One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

Chapter 206 My Nephew Fell into the Water

The sea was especially deep and dark in the dead of night, even though most of the night had already passed.

Even the sound of the ship crashing against the waves became gentler, and the two white lines on the side of the warship stretched extremely long.

"Reporting to Lord Kizaru, at our current speed, we should arrive in Wano Country around dawn."

"what?"

Kizaru pulled down his sunglasses, his eyes still sleepy, as if he couldn't quite catch his breath.

After a while, he realized, "Oh, I almost forgot, my mission this time is to pick up the shogun of Wano Country."

"Honestly, it's one thing to pick up a Celestial Dragon, but to make me pick up even a general is quite a hassle. By the way, where is their king?"

He muttered a few words, and the adjutant beside him looked embarrassed.

He reminded him, "Lord Kizaru, the shogun of Wano Country is essentially the king."

"Is that so? I have never set foot on the land of this country."

"And this is Kaido's territory, right? This is practically like waging war against the strongest creature. How scary."

Kizaru sat up straight, his vertical striped suit making him look even thinner.

He rested his elbows on his knees, his eyes fixed on the white line on the side of the warship, as a gentle sea breeze blew by.

"Yes," the adjutant, already used to Kizaru's attitude, flipped through his notes and said, "So this mission is just to pick up Orochi, and try to avoid conflict with Kaido."

As you know, Mr. Kizaru, Seastone is a very important strategic resource, and the highest levels have always wanted to control Wano Country and thus control the production of Seastone.

However, due to the tacit understanding between us and the Four Emperors, we have not taken any action.

This is actually a great opportunity. General Orochi has proactively requested our assistance, allowing us to leverage him to influence some of the forces within Wano Country, while simultaneously keeping that emperor preoccupied.

These strategic matters are not something that a mere executor, like a CP agent, would need to pay too much attention to. However, Kizaru is a high-ranking member and decision-maker in the Navy, so he naturally needs to consider these things.

Kizaru narrowed his eyes, adjusted his sunglasses, and pondered carefully for a while, following what his lieutenant had mentioned.

"According to CP's intelligence, at least as night fell, both the Clown and Kaido, two formidable figures, were present on the island at the same time, right?"

"Not only that, the latest intelligence shows that former Shichibukai Crocodile and Moria have both appeared in Wano Country, but the two sides seem to be in conflict, which is a good opportunity for us."

"Ah—both the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Four Emperors, that sounds really scary."

Kizaru got tired of sitting, so he stood up and stretched his legs.

He was silently making plans in his mind.

Two Shichibukai, one Yonko crew, and one most dangerous criminal.

Momousagi is watching Big Mom; they're stuck in the middle of a battle and can't leave. Fujitora is guarding Mary Geoise, and Aokiji can't move right now.

"Hmm. And those two old men, it will take them at least three days to arrive. I only have my directly subordinate scientific defense force and two nearby branches available to me."

"The disparity in strength is too great, even without any conflict."

By the time Kizaru reached that age, he understood perfectly well that a gap is a gap, an objectively existing chasm.

It is like building blocks stacked one by one through the trials and tribulations of a long period of time.

It's not something you can overcome by just yelling a few times.

He was quite certain that the Glitter Fruit had no other name.

After stretching his legs, Kizaru turned to his adjutant and asked, "Where is Sentomaru?"

"He stood guard on the stern deck."

"I'll go find him."

Kizaru walked around the ship's deck and headed towards the stern deck.

The adjutant did not follow.

After a while, Kizaru returned, his expression showing a panic that he was trying hard to portray.

"Oh dear, I just saw Sentomaru fall into the water, we have to get him out first!"

"Fell into the water? Where?"

The adjutant looked on incredulously.

Kizaru, propping his hand up, asked, "About 300 meters away?"

"?"

How could someone fall into the water and land this far away?

It's probably not you who kicked it!

Before the adjutant could say anything more, he saw Kizaru waving his hands repeatedly.

"Stop talking now, let's turn around quickly, or my nephew's life will be in danger."

The adjutant understood perfectly; since his superior wasn't going to get involved, he couldn't force him to do anything.

The only pity is the evaluation of Sentomaru in this mission.

He accidentally fell into the water from a warship...

Kizaru patted his adjutant on the shoulder.

"We must maintain a sense of awe towards the ocean, otherwise we might end up like him, accidentally falling into the water."

Orochi City.

From the outside, this five-story castle, which should have been built on a hill, has now become a large single-level building.

A large, single-level apartment with very rough workmanship.

It's like using a cake knife to cut off pieces of a five-layer cake and then awkwardly piecing them back together with the bottom piece.

Under normal circumstances, such a change might have sparked a great deal of discussion among the public.

But now.

Sprinkle some water!

Oni Island was completely suppressed, while Kaido and Moria were fighting each other, with sand and dust filling the sky.

And then there's the general thrown into a vat of boiling oil at dusk, and the Kozuki family bloodline whose head was crushed...

In just one night, the people of Flower Capital had experienced too much stimulation, and the changes in Serpent City could no longer affect them.

Apart from a few individuals, few people knew what was happening in Serpent City.

"So, we're not even the same kind of people?"

Baki sat cross-legged on top of the charred snake head, while the other seven snake heads lay sprawled on the ground, like rows of roasting snake heads on a grill.

They're still using gas.

"...I wouldn't dare."

The charred snake's head lowered its rolling eyeballs.

Pink flesh buds clung to the bones, and the Yamata no Orochi trembled as the clown's blade gently grazed them.

“In my time, we could still occasionally hear rumors about demons, who were wrapped in black flames and were immortal.”

According to the Smoky Snake Head, he was not the devil of this fruit. To be precise, he, along with them, were all once users of the Yamata no Orochi fruit, but after their deaths, they became part of this fruit.

Except for the third host who once awakened them, they have been in a state of slumber the rest of the time.

"So what do you mean by those guys you mentioned?"

"Back in my day, there was a legend that the Five Elders were demons. And since my current state is similar to that of a demon, I just mentioned it casually."

Bucky's face showed obvious disappointment.

Then he used a knife to cut off another piece of meat.

He could clearly see the snake's head tremble slightly. While others scrape their bones once, he did it countless times, and his threshold clearly dropped significantly.

With low feedback, Bucky has less fun.

However, since Orochi claims to be immortal, there's a lot to play with.

"The legend that the Five Elders are demons?"

"…right…"

The charred snake head trembled with a sound.

"Don't you know this legend?"

"It originated from the Kingdom of Giants. The demons seduced the royal families of twenty kingdoms and destroyed the rule of the Kingdom of Giants. The benefit the demons offered to the twenty kings was... the method to become demons."

They also called it the way to become a god.

Bucky was certain that the snake head wasn't talking nonsense, not only because of the snake head's current fear, but also because he had successfully invaded the Yamata no Orochi's mental world.

He saw it himself.

Jiao Xiang Snake Head lived around the year 800 of the Sea Calendar, when the World Government had not been established for long and rebellious forces were emerging in various places.

There are countless legends about anti-government activities.

"Demons and Gods."

"That sounds even more interesting..."

After confirming that there was nothing left to squeeze out of the charred snake head, Bucky simply turned his attention to the spiritual realm.

The mental world of Yamata no Orochi is quite peculiar.

Eight different worlds are linked together by a tiny point of light, intertwining and overlapping, with the largest part being the charred snake head.

These eight worlds offer a glimpse into the development of world history.

The legend that circulated during the era of the charred snake head had completely disappeared by the time of the next few hosts.

The disparity in strength between the resistance forces and the world government is enormous.

The concept that the Celestial Dragons are descendants of gods has gradually emerged in various places.

It was during this period that pirates began to appear in large numbers.