One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

Below the ship's ladder, Donna, who was on duty at the port, was talking with Lieutenant Colonel Tomitch. Further away, a group of naval soldiers stood in neat rows.

In the third row, on the right, the clown had a mocking smile on his face.

The sarcastic smile made old Hughes' blood boil.

He argued and identified the suspects!

But no one believed it; they only believed what they saw with their own eyes—that they had fired five shots at a naval officer.

Damn, they so easily believed that a navy officer could dodge five bullets... It doesn't seem so strange in this world.

"clown!!"

Old Hughes's roar shattered the night.

A few rays of morning light peeked out from the coast, and the vibrant scene of the rising sun was no different from night in old Hughes' eyes.

"Pirates have landed on the island! Pirates have landed on the island!"

He roared hoarsely, his eyes were wet, and his cheeks were flushed.

He was like a whistleblower, but nobody listened to him.

"What a pity." Donna turned around when she heard the roar, and said regretfully, "He was a very good captain."

He then took a breath and said to the lieutenant colonel in front of him, "We will continue our investigation based on the clues you provided. Thank you for your cooperation."

In Dona's eyes, there are no pirates, aren't they all marines?

"It's what I should do."

Tomic's eyes flickered a few times, avoiding eye contact with old Hughes.

"Excuse me, Ms. Nuna, are there any other...boats coming to the island these days?"

"There is a ship belonging to the World Government."

Donna frowned slightly, not understanding why the lieutenant colonel was concerned about this issue.

Fortunately, the comings and goings of World Government ships are not a secret, as this place originally belonged to the World Government.

Thank you.

Tomic bowed to express his gratitude, and after completing the handover with the port, he led the soldiers toward the residential area.

Eghelm is mainly divided into a research layer and a factory layer.

The research layer is that giant eggshell above the clouds; if you look up from below, you can see a light curtain dividing it.

The factory level is the main part of Egherd, where numerous factories are built and pacifists mass-produce goods.

There are also scattered residential buildings around these factories.

The two areas have no dividing line and are connected, resembling a painted steel city, giving off an extremely unreal feeling.

It was vastly different from any of the islands Bucky had visited before; he could even see many vending machines.

After the soldiers dispersed, only Lieutenant Colonel Tomic remained by Bucky's side.

"What should I do next?"

After turning a corner, Tomic stood in front of a vending machine, inserting two peso bills while quietly asking a question.

"Get the rocket ready first."

Bucky was behind, his eyes showing a hint of nostalgia.

I haven't seen these things for over two years, and I kind of miss them.

Especially when standing on the island of the future, it feels like being in some cyberpunk trendy street, with blue and purple as the main colors, full of science fiction.

Furthermore, he is now truly planning to launch the old spider.

Everything here is ready-made!

Upon hearing this, Tomic's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the drink he had just taken out.

This sounds incredibly exciting!

Should I really work for this guy?

He thought about how Hughes had been treated, and the "truths" Bucky had told him on the ship.

There's no going back now...

He simply nodded and said, "Okay."

Launch it! Let's do it!

The two walked around the streets for a while, as if observing where a suitable launch site would be.

In fact, that's exactly what Bucky did.

He was looking for a good spot to plant the bomb, so that when the old man Saturn landed on the island, he could blow him up!

However, at this moment, the screens in the buildings that were displaying Big Bear's image suddenly flashed a blinding red light, and alarms sounded throughout the island.

For a moment, Tomic thought the Joker had been discovered, and his nerves immediately tightened.

Fortunately, the alarm was for all researchers to evacuate immediately... Does this have anything to do with the Joker?

Bucky remained calm and then took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

This thing makes a constant gurgling sound when the alarm goes off.

It's really annoying.

The Den Den Mushi revealed the appearance of a bird-man.

After Bucky answered the call, Morgans said impatiently:

"Mr. Clown!"

"Vegapunk has asked us for help!"

Has Old Bei finally realized this?

That was pretty fast; any later and I'd be in his bedroom by now.

Bucky tilted his head, pondered for a moment, and then made an "hmm" sound to indicate that he was listening.

This composed demeanor softened Morgans's previously excited tone, and he continued to explain:

"The Queen of Pleasure Street contacted me. I always knew that woman was an agent of the CP organization, but I didn't expect that she was also one of Vegapunk's people!"

"They have learned of the World Government's plans to clean up the mess and want to seek our help... especially yours."

"We hope you can reach the vicinity of Egherd before the World Government fleet arrives to assist their evacuation."

This was a request made by Old Berlusconi.

After taking a deep breath, Morgans brought up the reward promised by Old Bay, which was quite simple: the energy problem of the Holy Mother's Flame.

The giant iron ball can only fly now thanks to Vander Deiken's abilities; it's unusable.

As for Old Berlusconi's demands...

If I told him I was already downstairs at his house, would Old Bei be shocked?

Bucky narrowed his eyes, pondering another question.

He remembered that one of Old Bei's clones was a traitor, seemingly a clone of "desire"... perhaps it could be used.

After thinking for a while, he decided to give this most brilliant mind a surprise first.

If that traitor wasn't stupid, he would never have leaked his identity—what if the World Government got scared and didn't come?

Of course, the world government might not be so cowardly, but the deployment of troops would need to be re-planned.

What started as just capturing a scientist has now escalated into confronting one of the Four Emperors.

Morgans did not make such a show of force at Buggy's instruction, but in the eyes of the World Government, the Joker, who had cooperated with Kaido, was already a force at the level of a Yonko.

Even the old spider might not come knocking.

Tomic listened in stunned silence.

I looked up at the large eggshell above—supposedly Vegapunk's head.

One moment he was the mole, the next even the doctor was asking the man in front of him for help.

His eyes lingered for a moment, then brightened again.

Although he was somewhat passive, Tomic is now seriously considering following the Joker.

Damn it, it seems like they could actually strap the Five Elders to a rocket and launch them!

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Tomitch quickly said as Bucky hung up the phone:

"Sir, I know of a factory that has produced similar items. We can have them make some preparations before the researchers finish their visit!"

Tomic's mindset changed very quickly.

Before this phone call, they were invaders on Future Island, and had to be extremely cautious to avoid being thwarted by a large group of pacifists.

But after that phone call, things changed.

He began to let himself go.

After Bucky nodded, he immediately set off.

This was in stark contrast to the researchers who panicked and fled due to the red alert.

For Bucky, it was much simpler.

He found a security camera and, in front of the camera, touched up his makeup little by little.

Basically, it involves taking the red nose out of the pocket and putting it back in; it's not an ornament, it's a real nose.

Then he casually made a few strokes on both sides of his mouth, and the smile remained on his face.

He rubbed his face a few times with his palms, and his pale complexion returned.

Finally, all you need to do is take off your baseball cap and smile at the camera.

beep—

The alarm suddenly swelled several decibels.