One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

"Roar----"

As soon as the fruit was eaten, the giant serpent trembled again, and a very unusual will emanated from it.

His originally round and harmless eyes suddenly shifted.

It transformed into an extremely sharp feeling.

"The will of the demon, or rather, the existence of the demon—is the will of the mythical beast species really stronger?"

The Yamata no Orochi, suddenly stimulated by another Devil Fruit, seemed to be forcibly awakened from its slumber.

The snake's entire demeanor became extremely fierce and ruthless.

This is not at all the cowardly and greedy demeanor of Kurozumi Orochi.

No, in terms of greed, their eyes are the same, but neither has the same kind of tyrannical, dictatorial greed that Orochi is currently displaying.

The snake slowly shifted its body, leaving a rustling sound, and its fragile scales flipped over, revealing a cold gray color.

The head that Bucky was holding opened its mouth slightly.

The Devil Fruit that had been swallowed was spat out with some disgust.

At the same time, a demonic aura no less powerful than Bucky's was unleashed.

Countless dark lines seemed poised to crush the entire room.

Denjiro's legs trembled uncontrollably, and he slowly lowered his head under the oppressive aura of someone who was clearly in a bad mood.

Is this still the same weak and incompetent Kurozumi Orochi?!

After the other seven heads of the Yamata no Orochi wriggled for a while, their gazes all turned to Buggy.

Black flames swirled and rose between the scales.

Even the head that Bucky had been holding, which still bore the marks of being deep-fried, quickly recovered under the surrounding black flames.

He was terrified.

"But you're not one of those guys, are you? Are you a new kind of person?"

The giant snake spoke in human language.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 205 Immortality

The snake head in Bucky's hands had a scrutinizing look in its eyes.

"Fragmented?"

The giant snake glanced around again. The original five-story castle had been forcibly pieced together by Buggy into a single large floor.

Look at yourself again.

The incision on the neck was smooth, and the blood vessels were still pulsating.

This seemingly disjointed ability can only be achieved by two fruits: the Chop-Chop Fruit and the Surgery Fruit.

"No, that's not right. A demon who has the ability to tear things apart is not like that, even if he comes very close."

This person is clearly much calmer; even when being held captive, they will prioritize analyzing the situation.

But the other seven heads weren't so good-natured.

Forced to awaken, their eyes widened like copper bells, and their massive bodies, with eight heads connected together, thrashed restlessly on the floor.

There were two with their mouths open, making hissing sounds.

"Approaching what?"

Bucky asked curiously.

The demonic activity within the Yamata no Orochi seems to far exceed what I've usually encountered.

They have their own complete set of understanding.

There may be more than one set.

He glanced at the other snake heads; their eyes were all different, as if they were separate individuals.

In other words, he summoned not just one demon, but seven, using a Devil Fruit?

If we follow Dr. Vegapunk's theory that Devil Fruits are formed from people's expectations, then what do Mythical Zoan types like Yamata no Orochi and Ookuma no Shinjin embody?

Is it formed by a belief similar to the deification of gods through incense offerings?

Doesn't that mean that Devil Fruits can be created or modified by shaping beliefs and expectations?

Or perhaps, the expectation when the Devil Fruit was formed was not the expectation of people of their time, but the expectation of people during that Void Century.

From this perspective, is it possible that mythical beasts, like Nika, are incarnations of people who once existed?

Unfortunately, until he transmigrated, there was no definitive answer to these things, and Bucky could only guess.

"Of course it's mature."

Although the snake head in his hand was slowly repaired by black flames, the burnt smell still couldn't be masked.

It gives you the urge to saturate it with the juice of the soul and then take a big bite.

It would be best to pair it with a purple apple.

Hmm. When did this memory come from?

Bucky's expression remained unchanged, except that his eyes narrowed slightly.

"A mature demon, like you, or like us?"

"Also, among the guys you just mentioned, wasn't the old spider guy, the one who likes to stare with his eyes wide open?"

As he was asking questions, the other seven snake heads had already surrounded Bucky, their tails coiling around him and enveloping him.

But it didn't tighten... as if waiting for his struggle.

However, Bucky's calmness was somewhat unexpected by the serpent.

"You're asking a lot of questions."

"I need to think about it carefully. After all, it's something from a long time ago. It will take a lot of effort to dig these things out from the depths of my memory, especially when there are many overlapping memories."

"What about this one?"

Bucky pointed to the snake body that was wrapped around him.

"I'm just an old snake that has just awakened from a distant past. I'm very insecure, especially when someone is holding my head. You can understand that, right?"

"Of course, I understand all of this perfectly."

The charred snake head didn't pay much attention to the meaning behind Bucky's words. Instead, it looked thoughtful, its eyes rolling around a few times. When it saw that its body had completely enveloped Bucky without leaving any gaps, it suddenly revealed a cunning and ruthless smile.

"I've got it!"

He let out a low cry, and the body that had been covering Bucky suddenly tightened, with cold gray scales pressing down on him.

"Now I know where that strange smell came from!"

The snake strangled Bucky, crushing his body into mincemeat in an instant.

"You ate a demon, hahaha, that must be it! How dare you, a human, eat a demon!"

Jiaoxiang Snake Head looked at the crumbs of flesh squeezed into his snake body, his eyes full of smugness. The anger that had been forcibly pulled awake had subsided considerably, and he looked as if he had seen some kind of treasure.

The snake's belly dragged on the floor with a rustling sound, and the strangled snake's body slowly loosened, its scales rubbing against each other with a rustling sound.

It sounded like the sound of chainmail being used while running.

The severed neck came closer, taking over the charred snake head, its eyes still fixed on the clown's crushed flesh.

"But thanks to you too." The giant snake glanced at one of the snake heads out of the corner of its eye... a snake head with dull eyes and a rough and simple temperament, which was very inconspicuous among the group of fierce snake heads.

"Thanks to your fear, I was able to take control of this body so smoothly. Hmm... when was the last time I felt this way? I think it was with the third host?"

His gaze swept to the third snake head from the left, and the originally ferocious snake head drooped under his gaze.

"It's too crowded, isn't it?"

"There's still this useless person around."

The one with the strongest will, Jiao Xiang, held the main control of the body, and his gaze lingered briefly on the third snake head.

It was quickly placed back on that head that looked like it had been terrified.

After the giant serpent awakened, its body swelled rapidly for a while, except for its head.

Denjiro recognized that it should be Kurozumi Orochi, but what about the origins of the other snake heads?

Despite his doubts, his attention remained focused on the mass of flesh that Bucky had turned into.

A guy who could stand up to Kaido... would die so easily?

Denjiro thought it wouldn't happen, and neither did Kurozumi Orochi.

The caramelized giant snake thought so.

He then saw the clown talking to him with a grin on his face, and oh, he even stuffed a low-grade fruit into his mouth.

Completely mastering the ability to tear things apart might be a highlight, but the drawbacks... Snakehead is well aware of them too.

"But soon... soon things will be different." The caramelized snake head's eyes were filled with drooling.

"To be able to walk the world as a demon instead of a possessor... those old guys would never have imagined, never have imagined that such a path could be taken in this era."

He dragged his tail, gathering the minced meat together.

As the scattered bits of meat were gathered together, a face slowly pieced together on top of them.

Bucky felt he should still show some respect, so he pieced together a face and put on the same smile as before.

Then he said slowly, "Go ahead, I'm listening."

"Hey!"

The charred snake head's eyes widened in surprise.

"How is that possible? How can the ability to tear apart be able to stop the strangulation!"