One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

I seem to have a goal?

An unwavering goal that must be achieved.

It was this goal that became the driving force for my continuous efforts.

During this time, Torrepol and the child appeared in front of him many times.

They burned down towns and looted merchant ships.

When they desperately chased after them, only some defenseless pirates remained, and the rest were reduced to ashes.

Even when I receive awards for these minor but significant contributions, I always feel a sense of unease.

It seems like they are afraid.

What are you afraid of being discovered?

This fear persisted until he became the base leader of the G5 branch.

That child has grown up and even built the Don Quixote family, a behemoth!

They even burned, killed, and looted right in front of him!

On the one hand, they ignored and condoned their behavior, while on the other hand, they were exceptionally knowledgeable about it.

why?

Vergo felt that he must have been thinking about this question all along, but he had suddenly forgotten about it.

My memory has always been poor.

But when that Yasha kicked him, the almost transparent thin line cut through his Armament Haki defense and into his flesh...

Vergo finally remembered!

Why did I join the Navy?

It's all because of this fruit!

They had found the Devil Fruit together with Trebol and the others, yet they unconditionally gave this fruit, which should have belonged to them all, to that child.

He joined the navy to take revenge on them!

Let them understand that this fruit should belong to him, Vergo!

And that child from back then is none other than the Heavenly Demon Doflamingo standing before us.

After figuring out this key point, Vergo found that all his past memories could now be pieced together.

What motivates me so much?

It was all to achieve his goal of revenge.

But why am I always afraid?

This is because Vergo understands that, relying solely on his status and power within the Navy, it would be extremely difficult to contend against that rapidly growing child and the family behind him.

So I endured it all!

Even though he had already risen to the rank of lieutenant general, and even though the Don Quixote family was not far from his territory.

He maintained great restraint, indulging their heinous acts while simultaneously gathering evidence of all their crimes.

All for that one day.

It could deliver a fatal blow to this family!

"What a pity, I was aiming for the heart just now."

He muttered something with a hint of regret.

For some reason, his aim at Dover's heart veered off course the moment he made his move.

All those years of forbearance have been for naught because of this!

I'm still not firm enough.

But such a golden opportunity shouldn't be let slip away easily.

Even though Dover used his abilities to stitch up the penetrating wound in his chest, Vergo was certain that his attack had caused considerable damage.

At least it was coated with Armament Haki.

He pressed one hand on the metal plate for support as he pulled his body out of the dent.

In his other hand, he was holding a completely black bamboo.

A trickle of blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.

His unusually sharp gaze was fixed on Dover.

He wants revenge!

“Look…”

Bucky's body continued to split apart.

This is not because of Dover's parasitic threads, but because he himself has the ability to constantly split.

In other words, his hanging posture just now was merely to tease the firebird in front of him.

This can be seen from Dover's unusually gloomy expression.

The effect is quite good.

"The simpler a person is, the stronger their execution ability will be."

As Bucky spoke, he pulled apart the almost transparent threads.

Dover's face was ashen, his index and ring fingers still twitching, but the parasitic threads were completely unable to bind his body, which had been torn to near-powder.

A little further away, Vergo, who had apparently been tricked, still wore an expression of utter vengeance.

"What are you going to do next, my half-dragon lord?"

"A subordinate who was once incredibly loyal, like family, has suddenly turned against you. Is this the first, or the last?"

Bucky's teasing voice was like a knife constantly stabbing Dover.

"Let's make a...deal."

Dover gritted his teeth, trying to ignore the way the other person referred to him as a "half-dragon."

The words seemed to be forced out from between his teeth.

He truly valued Vergo, as well as Torrepol, Pica, and Diamanti. They were his original core members and had followed him through his lowest point.

"Someone like you probably wants to see the world turned upside down, right?"

"Since you know about my past, you should also know that I have an intense loathing for the world ruled by those guys..."

Tenyasha certainly has the air of a ruthless hero.

Even if the clown keeps jumping around in his face, he can still let go of things he cares about.

"That sounds interesting."

Bucky smiled slightly, his tone suggesting he was somewhat tempted.

"Moreover, there is no conflict of interest between us."

Dover continued.

His expression was sinister.

Regardless of what the future holds, at least for now, he is indeed interested in cooperation.

Vergo is important to his current plans.

In particular, Punk Hazard's experiments required a large number of children.

Without Vergo's cover-up with the navy, it would have been very easy to be exposed.

At the same time, he was also pondering...

The power of the Chop-Chop Fruit can affect cognition.

It should be related to the awakening of abilities.

However, such abilities are inevitably not without a price, just like his subordinate, Sugar, who ate the Hobby-Hobby Fruit.

It also has the ability to modify human cognition.

However, once the ability user loses consciousness, his ability will also become ineffective.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 81 An Exceptionally Long Night

If you were to ask what the price is for someone like Bucky to use his abilities to wreak havoc in the mental world at will…

That's probably the demon that's becoming more and more "alive".

However, this price is very high for Bucky...

It's like playing a new game.

He was eager to see how this demon would react if it broke into his heart and saw the somewhat crowded situation inside.

That should be quite interesting.

Bucky's gaze swept back and forth between Vergo and Dover, and there was a part of Vergo's body that allowed him to see Vergo's thoughts at that moment.

Vergo's cognitive axis was fragmented by Bucky.

He completely cut off the parts about undercover agents.

And now, what's filling those gaps is the reason that Vergo himself came up with.

People can always find a suitable reason for their behavior.

revenge…

It's quite interesting.

"Your suggestion is really good, really."