One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

Chapter 276 A New Game

"How can we play this card in a fun way?"

On the Ark, Bucky leaned against the thick railing, then raised his head up, lost in thought in a rather unladylike manner.

Sea Kings... This card was originally in Shirahoshi's hand along with him, but after Calm Wind took it away once, there have been some new changes.

Originally, it was just Shirahoshi, the king, at the behest of the king, and had little to do with Buggy. But now…

He found a point of convergence in their interests, which would allow him to unleash even greater power from the Sea Kings.

Now Bucky is thinking about where to best use this card.

Are they urging them to rush straight to Mary Geoise, hoping that the collapsed red line will have a slope large enough for these sea kings to climb?

The idea is straightforward: Bucky will wait until he sees what the Red Line looks like before making a decision.

The Ark is currently heading towards the Red Earth.

They'll need to resupply when they reach the Sabaody Archipelago, and Buggy also wants to visit Rayleigh again.

If that place hasn't been flooded yet.

A little further away, Shirahoshi, who had returned to the Ark, seemed to have finally returned to her safe house after her jungle adventure. She was discussing dessert recipes with Kemi and the others at the café.

The abundance of ingredients available on land has led to many innovations in their desserts.

Bucky sometimes tries it too.

However, the image of him sitting in the coffee shop eating dessert easily reminds the mermaids of the day they first met the clown.

He sat quietly at the table, enjoying his dessert. After he finished eating, Fishman Island was plunged into a bloodbath.

Now even Fishman Island is gone.

"Lord Clown...!"

Kemi came over carrying a rose-red cake, intending to let Bucky have another taste.

It must have been added with some kind of tree fruit?

It wasn't too sweet, and the cream tasted good.

Eating something sweet helps him think.

Bucky asked for two more dollars; there was no way he would pay, as the whole boat belonged to him.

The sun was blazing, and the ark, floating above the clouds with little shade, should have been extremely hot.

However, after Vegapunk arrived, he immediately installed air conditioning throughout the ship, so even on the deck, you could feel a cool breeze.

Moreover, to take care of his legs, this great scientist installed shuttle tunnels throughout the ship for rapid internal movement.

After Bucky had spent enough time at the Mermaid Cafe, he left through the pipes.

With more people around, even someone with his personality like him is bound to encounter many problems.

For example, regarding Caesar, we need to urge him on from time to time.

Vegapunk salvaged quite a few good items from the ruins of the Calm Belt city; you might want to check it out.

Jinbe taught Fishman Karate to a group of humans and fishmen at the original Fishman Town location.

There aren't many humans on the Ark; they're mainly the navy that Bucky turned in Egerhead, and Wang Zhi's subordinates.

It's quite interesting to see the Navy, pirates, and fish-men all listening to a lecture by a former Shichibukai.

The Joker has never been particularly concerned about these things, but as long as he's around, there are basically no troublemakers in the gang.

The last rebellious pirate was caught by the clown with a bamboo pole and thrown into the sea of ​​clouds to fish for clouds.

It was very harmonious, but also very boring.

The Joker would love to see some rebels plotting to overthrow his evil rule, or to collude with the Navy to give him a surprise.

However, the members of the gang already had a certain understanding of the Joker's personality; as long as they didn't cause trouble, the Joker had very little interest in anything.

For the safety of the Ark, these potential threats were nipped in the bud.

The means of passage through the tunnels are tough bubbles, just like those in the Sabaody Archipelago. Vegapunk completed a replica long ago, and even added a nozzle at the back.

It is indeed much more convenient.

It only took Bucky five or six minutes to get from the Mermaid Cafe at the bow of the ship to Caesar's gas factory at the stern.

Perhaps because Berlusconi knew his former colleagues too well, this shuttle tunnel was built all the way into the factory, into Caesar's laboratory.

So when Bucky came out of the pipe, he saw a small pool made of swimming rings among a bunch of bottles and jars.

Caesar was having a great time with two merwomen.

The loud laughter carried far.

But then suddenly I felt a chill on the back of my neck, and before I could react, the clown grabbed me by the neck and lifted me up.

"The Joker...the Joker!"

"I wasn't slacking off!"

Caesar, wearing beach shorts, said.

"Do you know Skypiea?" Bucky's expression was somewhat amused, as if he had finally mustered up a little enthusiasm.

"I...I know."

"There's a sea of ​​clouds on the floating island called the White Sea, and its specialty is very large shrimp and crabs. Which one do you think you'd be best suited to fish for?"

goodong...

Caesar's face turned deathly pale. Despite the clown's gentle demeanor, he rarely broke his promises.

The clown is usually busy playing pranks on the Marines and Celestial Dragons, so he rarely comes here!

"Wait, wait!" Caesar struggled with his hands for a moment. "I have results!"

"I've created a new highly toxic gas!"

"You should have said so earlier."

Bucky smiled as he put Caesar down and patted him on the shoulder.

“Take me to see,” Bucky said to Caesar first, then turned to the two mermaid ladies who were about to leave.

“Call Morgans over too, we need to come up with some new games together.”

They're a gang.

For the rest of the afternoon, Bucky experimented with the new weapons developed by Caesar, and also chatted with Birdman, who always loved big news.

The Ark arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago just as the sun was setting.

Looking down from the sky, the dense mangrove canopies stretch out as far as the eye can see, making it seem like a truly lush and verdant island.

But once the ark sank a bit and became shorter than the mangrove canopy, you could see many scattered houses pieced together with the mangrove branches.

The tree roots that were once visible have been completely submerged, with only the trunks emerging from the sea surface, not to mention the land.

However, the natural bubbles formed by the expansion of the resin still floated to the surface as always, and were captured by the residents at the trunk, and then pieced together.

They used bubbles as passageways between the mangroves.

"The effects are already visible."

Morgans stood on the ship's side and first noticed that many ships were moored among the tree trunks, neither with pirate flags nor with the World Government flag.

Instead, they were a group of survivors searching for hope.

When they saw the ark appear, their emotions seemed to fluctuate considerably, and they crowded around the ship's side, gazing up at it.

"With the massive tsunami and doomsday prophecy, if we don't want to be completely trapped in the hell of human evil, we must come out and find hope."

"The resources here are also very limited."

As a journalist for many years, Birdman gleaned a lot from the state of these people.

"The tsunami was a huge blow to world governments."

"So big that they actually... haha, they actually didn't intercept us from such a close position to the Navy Headquarters."

"It's a little... boring." Bucky looked disgusted, then his gaze swept around, and when he saw someone, his eyes lit up again.

With a whoosh, he appeared on a thick branch of a mangrove tree. Half of the number on the mangrove tree was covered by water, but it was still recognizable as number 69.

"Brigadier General Brownie... no, I mean Lieutenant General, that's quite a surprise."

An old acquaintance.

Brownie's eyes twitched a few times as he was greeted by the clown's enthusiastic greeting.

"So you just appear right in front of me, a marine, like this?"

"Sounds like you're planning to arrest me, huh?"

"..."

Brownie mustered his courage again and again, but ultimately let it go.

"I won't pretend I didn't see it!"

After the clown leaves, I'll report back to headquarters.

Despite his words, Brownie still gripped the sword at his waist tightly, his trousers rolled up; he had just been busy with the construction of the new naval base.

Despite the polite words, Brownie didn't seem inclined to attack the Joker immediately, and his tone became less aggressive.

"There's nothing here that's worth your attention anymore."

What are you doing here?

The Sabaody Archipelago is very close to the Navy Headquarters and not far from the Red Line, making it one of the islands most affected by the Great Tsunami.

"I'm visiting an old friend to replenish my supplies and also to tell you about our newly launched game. Seriously, it's suitable for all ages; no one, young or old, can resist it."

Bucky counted on his fingers and said, "Oh right, I have another question for you: are you interested in joining our gang?"

"How about we check into Mary Geoise?"