One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

There was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes. "That guy probably just wanted to see some change."

"Thinking that I was going to die anyway, I might as well use my life to create a new era."

Rayleigh didn't know what Roger was thinking in his final moments, but he guessed based on Roger's usually carefree nature.

"Well, my expectations are a little different from his."

Bucky blinked and banished that fervent emotion from his mind.

Red Nose has a special affection for One Piece and the One Piece, but he's rather indifferent to the Joker.

If we're talking about treasure, Mary Geoise's wealth is hundreds of times greater than that of the Roger Pirates.

After all, the Celestial Dragons had been reaping the benefits of the world for eight hundred years.

“Ah…” Rayleigh’s expression was a little strange. “He’s probably still a bit too timid.”

The great treasure hasn't even appeared yet, and you've already caused one of the Five Elders to die, one to be crippled, and one to be terrified. It seems like the difference between having the great treasure and not having it doesn't make much difference.

"He also ushered in a new era."

"Some things, once spoken, can never be taken back."

Rayleigh was somewhat wistful, wondering what he would have done if he had encountered this scene when he was young.

He would probably encourage Roger to charge into Mary Geoise together, right?

Whether it's the world or not is another matter, but now there truly is only one path to the new world.

Wait a minute...won't that mean I'll lose my job?!

Rayleigh suddenly had an urge to slash the clown in front of him twice. Without a doubt, the tsunami was related to the clown.

After all, she was an intern he had trained... Hades comforted himself with several words of encouragement.

"Also, my student..."

After the small talk, Rayleigh returned to the main topic of his presence there today.

The wine jug drooped down, and the white-haired old man grinned, "You don't need to worry about anything."

"Since we are pursuing ultimate freedom, we must bear the corresponding price. As for kings... hehe, we are no worse than people from eight hundred years ago."

"It's just... Roger's fate was unfortunate."

After they completed their final voyage, Roger had only one year left to live.

They promised to turn the world upside down together, but in the end, they could only helplessly place their hopes on a new era.

Rayleigh recalled Roger's last words to him before disembarking—that he would not die.

This is also true.

His will and spirit have indeed spurred an unprecedented era of great pirates, with even Buggy the Clown emerging as a prominent figure in this era.

It is also immortality in a certain sense.

When Rayleigh sees a pirate like Luffy, he does think of Roger, and then he thinks to himself, "What the hell?"

"If Roger had lived another ten years, we should be the ones shouting the title of King of the World!"

Young man, how jealous!

He waved his hand and stood up, not wanting to see the intern grinning in front of him anymore. Otherwise, he would feel sorry for himself, having spent half his life practicing his craft, only to have it completely rendered useless after a tsunami.

But before leaving, he still asked, "Is Hancock still with you?"

Bucky nodded obediently, a rare occurrence for him.

Hancock is impossible to get rid of now; she's determined to work with the Joker to bring down the Celestial Dragons. She only sent her two sisters back to inform them about the last tsunami.

As for whether there is anything else...

That's hard to say.

"Ugh--"

Rayleigh's sigh was filled with mixed emotions; in short, he really wanted to beat the clown in front of him to a pulp.

In the end, however, he simply went to the top of a mangrove tree and poured the wine from the jug in some unknown direction.

.........

"It looks like they've already chosen their battlefield."

As night deepened, Bucky returned to the ark.

On the spacious deck, which was as large as a plaza, a kerosene lamp was lit, and Morgans, Hancock, Jinbe, Wang Zhi, Hawkins, and Lilith, Vegapunk's evil clone, were all gathered there waiting for him to come over.

"You guessed right!"

Birdman started with flattery, "Aside from a few agents monitoring the situation here, no one from the Navy or the CP organization has shown up."

"I can understand the Navy. Kizaru refused the position of Fleet Admiral, and his request to Sengoku was also rejected. They had no choice but to let Aokiji continue as Fleet Admiral."

"The Celestial Dragons' expressions were extremely unpleasant!"

In addition to personally visiting the front lines, it's normal for qualified journalists to have some behind-the-scenes stories in places they can't access.

Especially after the Joker's power expanded, Morgans' news agency became even more well-funded, transforming from a newspaper into an intelligence agency.

Birdman showed several photos, and under the dim light of a kerosene lamp, the expressions of the Celestial Dragons in them were indeed as black as the bottom of a pot.

"They have lost control of the world."

The old One Piece King saw it more clearly.

Just a year or two ago, Akainu, a highly regarded candidate for Fleet Admiral, committed an unforgivable crime and was immediately placed on the World Government's wanted list.

At that time, the world government only lost face; its control remained real.

But now he has no choice but to accept that Aokiji indirectly caused the death of a marshal of the Five Elders.

The pressure from the Joker was just too much.

Bucky grinned.

Birdman nodded, agreeing with the old pirate's assessment, since his crew was genuinely heading for the World Government this time.

He continued, "The other one is the CP organization. They have a lot of military power at their disposal, but they haven't taken any action."

Their gang has done so many outrageous things that the CCP organization has become used to it.

But since they've already called themselves the King of the World, it would be a real shame if they didn't cause a few explosions.

"From this perspective, it's highly likely that, as Mr. Clown said, they've already chosen the battlefield."

Morgans, being well-informed, spoke eloquently.

"Red Harbor was completely destroyed in the tsunami, but the collapsed red earth continent unexpectedly formed an island."

"Now some people call it the Stairway Island, the stairway to the holy land."

After a massive tsunami, the geographical environment underwent tremendous changes. The Sabaody Archipelago was submerged up to the trunks of trees, and the changes on the red earth continent were even more significant.

New photos released by Morgans show that the collapsed red earth continent resembles a landslide, with the red earth on both sides sliding down.

A mountain range resembling steps was created at the original location of Red Harbor, winding its way to the Holy Land.

If you look at it from both sides, it even looks a bit like a pyramid.

The holy site has also collapsed in many places, turning from its original highest point into a small depression.

"If we had to choose a battlefield, it would most likely be here."

Morgans took on the role of a strategist.

The old Pirate King gave a sinister smile, "But we don't need to do things their way."

The Bottle-Bottle Fruit offers little advantage in one-on-one combat, but it demonstrates significant strategic value in warfare.

He volunteered to lead his men directly to Mary Geoise.

Bucky glanced at the guy sideways.

Why is this person stealing my job?

Isn't his parachuting into Mary Geoise part of his act?

“Mary Geoise… I don’t know what’s going on inside right now.”

"Besides the city guards, there is also a very mysterious Order of the Gods, whose strength is uncertain."

As the birdman spoke, he glanced at the clown, after all, the clown had already violated Mary Geoise twice.

Bucky thought about it seriously. He hadn't really encountered any knights of the gods. His strength had increased quite quickly, and he had directly fought the Five Elders.

He just shook his head.

"In that case..."

Birdman was seriously thinking about how to conduct this war, constantly comparing the navy's existing forces with the forces they could mobilize, and even drew a topographical map of Step Island and the distribution of forces under the light of a kerosene lamp.

The others watched him ponder for a while.

Then Bucky covered up his comparison picture.

"I think you've got one thing wrong."

Bucky tapped his fingers on the deck.

"This is not a decisive battle, and we do not need to wipe out the entire navy."

“What we need to do…” Bucky traced a line on the map, “is simply break through, well, I should say overcome the obstacle.”

"Break through the Navy, the CP organization, the City Guard, the Knights of God, and even the Five Elders. You don't need to kill them, or even fight them. All you need to do is get to Im in the end."

"We win when he has to step down from his throne."

Morgans and his group were still inexperienced and thought that the Navy was definitely on the same side as the World Government, and that they had to defeat them all before they could move on to the next stage.

Bucky thought Aokiji must be out of his mind to do something so stupid.

The Navy's core ideology is based on justice, which is evident everywhere.

When the Celestial Dragons represent the world order, upholding their interests is naturally the Navy's greatest act of justice, but this is not always the case.

The order established by the Celestial Dragons is gradually collapsing.