One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

Only slightly gentler than Crocus, Roger's ship's doctor back then.

"Oh, right, the news of declaring war on the World Government has also been published in the latest newspaper, yes... take Kaido and Wano Country with them."

Bucky collected the nails and put them away with him before casually speaking to Morgans.

"Declare war?"

Morgans was no exception; whether Bucky declared it or not was a minor matter, since the World Government and the Joker had long been locked in a life-or-death struggle.

It's absolutely impossible for them to maintain some kind of tacit understanding like the Four Emperors.

To his surprise, Bucky mentioned two words.

Kaido and Wano Country.

With these two added, the world will truly become more lively!

"Understood, I'll do it right away. But you need to be careful about the World Government's response, even though they might not be able to spare the time right now."

"I am looking forward."

Bucky chatted briefly with Morgans to learn about intelligence from around the world, and then urged him to get the live Den Den Mushi sorted out before standing up.

His eyes swept around briefly.

A fairly intact little courtyard with two trees planted at the entrance, one... well, both are cherry blossom trees.

The cobblestone path next to the cherry blossom trees is full of potholes and bloodstains that have not yet been covered up.

The Flower Capital was already in a state of devastation because of his arrival.

The broken parts are broken, and the burning parts are burning.

Even the relatively intact courtyard where he is currently staying was hard-won.

"That's fair, isn't it?"

He turned his head and said something to the shadow behind him.

After all order collapses, everyone's identity can be reset to zero and start anew.

At least Bucky didn't restrict them in any way.

As the sunlight cast long, swaying shadows, Moria, the shadowy figure, crawled out.

He still looks the same as when he was young, but his mind seems quite dull.

It's really weird.

It's another masterpiece by the Joker.

Bucky also tried to find the shadow's mental world, but found nothing. He could simply divide the shadow into several pieces, though.

Fortunately, the fear he had instilled in Moria was deep enough that even in this state, he would still obey Bucky's words.

The shadow nodded.

"Hehehe." Bucky squinted and chuckled for a while. "The sun is shining so brightly, it's a perfect day for stamp collecting."

I need to find some little something to spice things up on boring days.

Even though the body is still in the recovery period.

He walked out of the small door with his arms crossed, and from time to time, he could see scavengers digging through the ruins on the gravel road.

This is the ruins of your noble home, enough to make people disregard their own lives.

At some intersections, people dressed as thieves set up roadblocks, clearly treating rummaging through ruins as a business.

There were also a few pirates dressed in animal skins mixed in.

The original members of the Beasts Pirates have been almost all destroyed by the Joker, so it's normal that they are now short-handed.

They act arrogantly towards the scavengers, but the moment someone notices the clown's presence out of the corner of their eye, they suddenly tremble.

Then he flashed a bright smile.

"Hehehe, you guys continue."

Bucky paid no attention to their actions.

He knew early on that chaos was always short-lived and unsustainable, so he simply enjoyed the process of moving towards chaos.

As for what happened after the chaos…

Whatever.

"Yes!"

The thieves who had set up the checkpoint straightened their bodies while grinning foolishly.

They didn't know the Joker's preferences, but one thing was certain: he didn't like things to be too serious, and he liked to smile.

The thief with the turban kicked the scavenger next to him, signaling him to smile as well.

Bucky took two steps, then turned back and asked, "Has anyone been to the Great Serpent City?"

"Only the governor has gone in; none of the rest of us dare to go in."

The pirate wearing animal skins replied.

Bucky nodded, without making any further comment.

I wonder what happened to that giant snake...

However, Buggy wanted to check on Doflamingo first, as he was also in Kaido's hands.

While other places may be hard to find, the Great Serpent City is quite easy to locate.

Before Buggy arrived, he contacted Crocodile and asked him to bring Doflamingo over, along with the shadow behind him.

Alright, three monsters have come together.

Not long after, Old Sand dragged a cage made of sea stone to the Great Serpent City.

"Even though I've watched it many times, I still find it hard to imagine what they went through..."

Crocodile placed the mummy-like Doflamingo next to the giant snake, which was still ramming against the stone railing.

Fortunately, the pressing effect of sea stone is remarkable.

"You know Moriah's thought process, you can just compare it with your own."

Bucky stood with his hands clasped, looking at the three monsters with a thoughtful expression.

The eight-headed serpents devouring each other, Doflamingo who went half-mad after eating two Devil Fruits, plus the shadow...

What are you trying to do by putting them all together?

"Of course, it's what you most want to know."

Buggy narrowed his eyes. "Apart from Moria, who's just here for the sake of commemoration, the other two are products of having eaten two Devil Fruits."

"Drought Jack just exploded."

"Yes, but Jack's case is because his will hasn't reached the level of awakening yet, and the ancient species themselves also possess a strong will."

"So...it's a pity, I just wanted to give him a push."

Old Crocodile raised an eyebrow, extremely wary of Buggy's method of stuffing Devil Fruits into the mouths of Devil Fruit users.

He hadn't forgotten the Joker's cold gaze from before.

Fortunately, the Joker still has the World Government as a target, otherwise Crocodile would definitely be hiding as far away as possible.

"Um... I mean, are you satisfied with just two fruits?"

Hearing the clown's words, Old Sha's face didn't change, but the golden hook on his back trembled several times.

Kaido said that only Haki is above all else, but the strongest Conqueror's Haki is something you are born with.

Kingly aura... Ha! Do you expect them to admit that they were born inferior and that their will is no match for those chosen ones?

That's impossible, of course.

To cross this chasm... the Joker has already set an example for him.

If two Devil Fruits combined can't defeat Kaido, what about three?

The synergy between the abilities of different fruits is definitely not a simple one plus one.

Simply put, Lao Sha was tempted.

Bucky could see the change in his emotions, and raised his eyebrows, saying, "You're an adult now, and adults want it all!"

"..."

What are you planning to do?

"No rush, let's hear about Hades first."

Bucky suddenly changed the subject, leaving Old Sa choking on his words after his anticipation had been piqued.

Actually, it wasn't just Hades; he remembered that Wano Country had a total of three Poneglyphs, one of which was a Road Poneglyph.

Used to guide people to the final destination, Laugh Tale.

However, Bucky's interest was lukewarm.

It was just to satisfy my curiosity.

The vast, empty city of the giant snake remains exactly as it was when Bucky left, with countless floorboards pieced together to form an immense room.

The room had a leaky roof, and the sunlight streamed in perfectly.

After standing in the sunlight for a while, Old Sand said, "Wano Country has always had the long-cherished wish of opening its own kingdom."

"Their country has been surrounded by huge cliffs since some unknown time, like a bucket, and the ancient Wano Country was originally located at the bottom of the bucket."

"But a bucket will always hold water. The land of Wano, which was blocked, was gradually flooded by rainwater. They could only keep moving upwards, which eventually led to their current situation."

"This is a pillar standing inside a bucket. We're standing on top of the bucket, while Pluto... is at the bottom."

Old Sha has been sitting idly by these past two days.

His main objectives in attacking Wano Country are twofold: one is Doflamingo, concerning the mystery of how to consume two Devil Fruits, and the other is the matter of Pluton.

What was originally just a conjecture has now been confirmed by Kaido.