One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

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The sea kings hurried on their way, and Shirahoshi seemed to be affected by their emotions, her eyes were always red, and she would occasionally peek out with her face before quickly burying it again.

Bucky had no one to talk to.

However, he also had a general idea of their position.

Bucky reached out and felt it.

The moment the sun was completely swallowed by the sea, the sea breeze disappeared, and only the layers of white waves left by the tsunami continued to surge on the surface, only the waves had become much calmer.

Calm zone.

This is the calm zone.

On either side of the herd, shadows as large as islands would occasionally flash by, seemingly merging into the herd beneath the sea, and then quickly disappear without a trace.

From the moment the other Sea Kings gathered, Bucky sensed that the ceremony had transcended the scope of a funeral and was more like a testament... like a coronation ceremony.

He tilted his head higher, his body like a kite holding his head up, so that he could see more clearly from this bird's-eye view.

They are the center of the herd.

To be precise, it has nothing to do with the clown; White Star is the center of attention.

The sea kings were already being very lenient by not dragging the guy who was standing on the king's head into the water and skinning him alive.

"I bet Godzilla is nothing compared to these guys. Could the rising sea levels be because these guys are getting bigger and bigger?"

Bucky muttered a few words, making no attempt to conceal his voice.

"Lord Clown!" At that moment, Shirahoshi turned around and changed from swimming face down to swimming on her back.

"We're about to dive."

The herd of beasts began to move downwards, their upward movement merely a concession to the king; now they were heading towards their target.

Bucky nodded and pieced his body back together, section by section.

"The deep sea... I still miss it a bit."

"Even when you've lost your ability."

"I should have asked them to go easy on me; at least leave Barrett's submarine behind."

Deep diving without coating or a submarine is undoubtedly an extreme sport.

Bucky could feel his heart skip a beat before quickly calming down.

Such an event didn't excite him as much as Barrett's battle with "Godzilla" and the like.

However, it did pique my curiosity about the Sea Kings.

He took out his bubble gun and created a bubble that was just big enough to hold him. The texture of the bubble was very similar to the bubbles made by the coating craftsmen. However, when he touched the bubble, he could clearly feel a sense of weakness in his body.

But not to the point that he would completely lose his abilities.

The effect is not quite the same as Vegapunk claimed. It may be because the concentration of Buggy the Devil is too high, or the seawater content in the bubbles is too low.

Shirahoshi held the bubble in her palm.

Then came another fierce stab.

A deep blue world suddenly came into Bucky's view.

Unlike the herd of beasts that peeks out from the surface of the sea like floating islands, the true form of this herd lies beneath the surface.

No starlight needs to penetrate the seawater; the glowing eyes of these colossal sea kings are enough to illuminate everything in front of Bucky's field of vision.

All around him were hills of various colors moving slowly, and the ocean currents seemed to materialize as they were dragged along by these hills.

The starlight is farther away now.

After diving to a depth of about 200 meters, Pakistan and his crew could vaguely see shimmering lights flashing on the dark blue seabed.

It's not just the lights.

Although Shirahoshi was holding the bubble, she still made sure her entire front was visible so that Buggy could see what was in front of her...

A city submerged on the seabed, where glowstones or lanternfish emit light amidst the ruins, and sea kings seem to move through the openings of the dilapidated buildings as if they were navigating through nest holes.

This made Bucky realize quickly that the city in front of him was a huge city belonging to giants.

The city stretched as far as the eye could see, and was more urbanized than Mary Geoise, with buildings much more densely packed.

After the sea kings arrived in the city, some dispersed, and this became their lair. Meanwhile, the sea kings carrying the corpses continued their journey towards the city center.

"Where is this place?"

Even Bai Xing's eyes couldn't take it in; in front of the towering door, her size was equivalent to that of a child.

“I have a rough idea.” Bucky tapped his chin with his fingers; the antiquity and mystery of this place gave him a lot of new feelings.

It's like... Red Nose went deep into some buried treasure ruins.

The greatest enjoyment in the exploration process is constantly encountering new and interesting things.

Including the huge wave-shaped crosses carved on these buildings, Bucky felt he had seen this pattern somewhere before.

Shirahoshi's attention was more focused on the Sea King's emotions; "They should be here soon."

She heard the sea kings whimpering again.

Surrounded by a cluster of dilapidated buildings, a mushroom-shaped tower stands tall, and the carcasses of sea kings flow into the tower's opening with the ocean current.

"They are saying... the flame will be rekindled."

Shirahoshi could sense the Sea Kings' emotions: resentment, persistence, and the joy of seeing hope again after hundreds of years of waiting.

"Then this place is just ashes."

"The Ashes of a Great Kingdom".

History can be erased, but the land where the Great Kingdom once stood cannot be erased, yet the World Government still managed to make it disappear completely.

Bucky couldn't understand this problem before, but now the answer is—the land where the Great Kingdom is located has been completely submerged.

Beneath the surface of the doldrums, the great kingdom lies buried.

But what is the relationship between the Sea Kings and the Giant Kingdom?

At Bucky's signal, Shirahoshi lifted the bubble and swam toward the tower. The corpses of the dead sea kings fell into the tower, while the other sea kings circled around them, looking at them with expectant eyes.

This should be called a blast furnace.

As they got closer, Pakistani gained a clearer understanding of the towering building.

If I had to point out any similarities... this seems to be a giant version of the energy furnace that Vegapunk used to create the Holy Mother's Flame.

He remembered that the Holy Mother's Flame also had a name: Mother Flame.

Is this the location of the Mother Flame of the Great Kingdom?

The tower was dimly lit, with phosphorescent flames burning inside.

The circular wall has been corroded over the years and its original appearance is no longer visible. It can only be barely identified that it seems to have integrated cables, circuit boards and other things.

"They said that this place was very, very bright many years ago."

Shirahoshi could still hear the voices of the Sea Kings.

"Like the sun, it provides endless energy to the entire kingdom..."

"But this fire was extinguished by a demon."

“The exact opposite of theirs, the demons believe that power should be in the hands of a few, not…”

Shirahoshi opened her mouth, not quite understanding the word the Sea Kings were conveying.

"They wanted to use faith...the prayers of many people..."

Her brows were furrowed, and the sea kings, having lived through countless years, had extremely quick minds, soon jumping to another matter.

"To evolve a few people into gods..."

Buggy didn't speak, but he thought of Vegapunk's research on the nature of Devil Fruit abilities, namely humanity's pursuit of evolution.

So Joy Boy, or rather the Great Kingdom's philosophy, is to let everyone evolve together?

He looked around at the intelligent, long-lived, and enormous sea kings... Could they be an experiment by the Great Kingdom?

The G20 nations chose to form an alliance and launch an attack because they could not accept this abnormal evolution.

What role did Im play in all of this?

Bucky was more interested in that.

However, the Sea Kings fell silent again, and Shirahoshi chose to take Buggy and swim deeper into the blast furnace.

She wanted to see what ashes looked like.

The blast furnace was filled with the corpses of many sea monsters, and the phosphorescent flames were generated from their bodies. These sea monsters seemed to be trying to use their own bodies as fuel to reignite the fire.

This seems to be a futile effort.

When Bucky and his crew sank to the bottom of the blast furnace, they saw neither any embers nor any ashes.

Time has smoothed away all traces.

“The king…they say that only a king can reignite the fire.”

"To find another king...and win the war."

"At that time, the world will be connected."

Shirahoshi can understand what the Sea Kings mean, but she has difficulty conveying that meaning to Bucky.

But Bucky suddenly laughed, “You can ask if that king is named Nika, and if he’s from the Sun God.”

His eyes were squinted.

"Hmm, eight hundred years ago it might have been called Joy Boy."

Bai Xing's face was full of confusion.

Whether it was the "King" that the Sea King spoke of or the "Nika" that Bucky spoke of, they were things she had never heard of before.