One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

This completely disrupted Lao Sha's original plans.

He wasn't like Moria, who acted impulsively on a whim. Old Sand was skilled at planning and much more patient.

But reality doesn't demand his patience.

The Beasts Pirates have not been this weak in the past twenty years.

This is an opportunity you absolutely cannot miss.

"Just leave Kaido to me!"

The hero of the Western Sea uttered a bold statement, and Moria, finally not lying down, sat up and began sharpening his knife.

The clown's transformation was very effective.

"Not always."

Old Sha muttered that Moria had come for revenge, while he was after something else, though it wasn't certain yet.

However, in order to gain the upper hand, he made a special trip and brought along the person who knew Hades best.

"Let's go to the island."

The zombie-like crocodile had already reached the edge of the cliff, rubbed its head against it a few times, and some pebbles fell down.

Climbing up is not realistic.

Old Sha jumped off the deck, stepped onto the crocodile's long snout, and took a few more steps forward to the bottom of the cliff.

"I wonder how high the Red Line is?"

He muttered a couple of words, then placed his palm on the cliff face and said disdainfully, "Heh... but the result won't be any different, erosion of reincarnation."

With a whisper, the Sand-Sand Fruit brought the cliff face before him into its range, and the dried-up power raged within the rock face, squeezing out every last drop of moisture.

The cliffs, deprived of moisture, quickly turned into sand due to the drying effect.

The towering cliffs, stretching for hundreds of meters, cascaded down like a desert waterfall in no time.

Slide into the seawater along the crocodile's long snout.

At least this is no longer an obstacle for the crocodiles.

"If you ask me, we should fight our way up from the port and let Kaido know that I'm back!"

Moria had some reservations about Crocodile's actions; he was still a bit hot-blooded and felt that a true hero should confront things head-on!

"Fool." Old Sha glanced at him. "It doesn't matter what means or methods are used, as long as the desired result is achieved in the end."

He stomped on it a few times, and the zombie crocodile wisely crawled back onto the shore.

The original cliff has been transformed into a gentle slope by the cycle of erosion, making it easy to climb.

"As long as I can get... Hades!"

City of Flowers

Xiao Zi lowered her head, her face pale, showing none of her usual arrogant demeanor.

The clown's parting words still lingered in her mind.

"Of course, you can have a third option. Choices are created by humans, but at that time, you'd better be able to accept the outcome."

"I will blow everything up."

As the clown spoke, his head was lowered, his lips were as red as freshly dripped blood, and his eyes were filled with...expectation.

He eagerly awaits the decision that he and the others will make, instead of either of the two options!

"Don't worry too much, that clown doesn't look very imposing."

"Yes, we just need to wait for Lord Kyoshiro to return."

Several warriors offered words of comfort.

"No, no!"

Xiao Zi suddenly raised her head, her eyes seeming to be making a decision.

"The clown doesn't have the imposing presence of a samurai, but just seeing him instills a strange fear, like... a bomb that could explode at any moment."

"Moreover, with Orochi summoning Kyoshiro and the samurai at this time, and Kaido appearing, something extraordinary must have happened in Orochi Castle."

"We can't just sit here and wait!"

Komurasaki was merely a courtesan; the one who truly ruled the yakuza was Kyoshiro, or more precisely, Denjiro, one of the Nine Red Scabbards.

"So what should we do?"

"Spread out!"

Xiao Zi stood up, her previous fragile appearance gone. After years of feigning compliance with Orochi, she was not as vulnerable as she appeared.

Or rather, she only gave herself that much time to be vulnerable.

“We need to find Mr. Kin'emon quickly. He knows that clown, and that guy knows about our relationship.”

Komurasaki hadn't forgotten that when Buggy mentioned Kin'emon, he was referring to his and his companions.

The other party was well aware of their identity!

The sudden exposure of her identity filled Xiao Zi with a deep sense of unease.

The fate of their own country seems to be caught between two whirlpools, on the verge of being torn apart at any moment…

Father, where is the person who can save this country?

……

……

Bucky doesn't care about saving anyone.

He was walking along the road toward the Great Serpent City.

Kaido's roar was incredibly loud.

Judging by the timeline, Kin'emon should have returned with the Mink Tribe's reinforcements by now. Buggy had no interest in going any further and gave Kin'emon his original Vivre Card.

"The game is getting interesting!"

He's arranged for Kin'emon on his side, and Kaido will probably arrange for Orochi on his side as well. I don't believe Kaido is so arrogant as to play some trick with the clown about waiting three days to execute him.

Probably not...

It all depends on whether Kin'emon and the others can hurry up.

Yamato followed behind, carrying a spiked club on his shoulder, looking around. The houses near Orochi Castle were noticeably taller and had courtyards, and the people coming and going were dressed in fine clothes.

The difference between them and the ordinary people we saw earlier is enormous.

However, Oden's log obviously did not mention such a profound question; he just instinctively felt that it was not a good idea.

On Ghost Island, if the old man has wine to drink, his men will definitely have meat to eat.

When they reached the foot of Orochi Castle, she asked, "Aren't you Lord Oden's ally? Why did you have to kill his son?"

"You've misunderstood me."

Bucky was curious to see how long she could hold back, but he couldn't resist any longer.

"I am saving them."

"It's just a little ahead of its time."

save?

Yamato slowed her pace and looked up to see Kaido's tail appearing and disappearing in the clouds.

Then he shook his head.

"I don't quite understand."

"It was you who threatened them to make a choice."

“Otherwise, they’ll always choose to run away or compromise, which isn’t fun.” Bucky’s lips curled slightly.

Two warriors stood at the gate of the Great Serpent City. They were about to approach the clown when he narrowed his eyes, and their bodies suddenly split into several pieces.

"It's definitely much smoother."

"That's why his efforts weren't in vain."

Buggy ate the Chop-Chop Fruit twice.

The first time was eating fruit, the second time was eating a demon.

Hawkins can summarize it again later.

Awakening the demons is not about borrowing their power, but about truly devouring them.

Needless to say, the bronze gate of the Great Serpent City was easily destroyed when Bucky pointed at it with his finger, shattering it like a broken porcelain vase.

Yamato frowned and thought for a long time.

The Joker is a knowledgeable person, at least more knowledgeable than myself. I wonder what he really means by "salvation."

"Ugh!"

Lost in thought for a moment, Yamato slipped and fell while stepping on the broken pieces of the bronze door.

It didn't hurt, not even a fraction of the pain my father endured during his eight periods of fasting.

However, this fall happened to allow Yamato to see the Flower Capital behind him.

The long bluestone street disappears into the cherry blossom trees. On the two rows of red-tiled houses, commoners hide in the shadows, seemingly waiting for the final judgment of their fate.

"If Momonosuke dies at the hands of his retainers, this country can survive... but if he doesn't choose that path... Father won't let this country off the hook either..."

"Is this what you mean by salvation?"

"As long as we sacrifice the Kozuki family..."

Yamato suddenly remembered the heroic posture of Lord Oden as he died, and suddenly it dawned on him.

"That's right, I understand!"

What do you understand?