Buster Call: Youth Edition

The Goa Kingdom is a model nation in the East Blue and a leading power in East Blue region.

But ultimately, it's still a rural area.

When Sabo set sail, the entire Goa Kingdom was overjoyed at the arrival of a Celestial Dragons.

Growing up in such a country, Stelly was certainly not very knowledgeable.

This can be seen from the fact that four years later, after he had become king, he asked Garp in Red Port if there was any way to buy the identity of Celestial Dragons.

Therefore, Stelly did not have a clear, intuitive understanding of the horror of the Buster Call.

He had only overheard other nobles mentioning it by chance; it was one of the World Government's trump cards for intimidating its Affiliated Nation.

Even knowing how terrible the Buster Call, Stelly had no other choice at this point.

Yang Zhi lost the Birthday Tribute, and he too was tattooed on the face and exiled.

Stelly lost the Celestial Dragons' Heavenly Tribute!

He believed that his father-in-law would kill him without hesitation to apologize to the Celestial Dragons, or that, as Horton had said, he would become a plaything of the Celestial Dragons, living a life worse than death.

Looking at Stelly, who was crying bitterly at his feet, Horton Tucker frowned.

The loss of the Heavenly Tribute was indeed a very serious case.

It was far worse than the kidnapping of princesses from various countries during the quadrennial World Government Conference.

Because princesses belong to their respective countries, while the Heavenly Tribute is the property of the Celestial Dragons.

Moreover, while others may not know, Horton Tucker knows all too well that if these princesses from the World Government Member States who have been illegally kidnapped are not rescued by the Navy in time, their final destination will most likely be the backyard of some Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise.

Just as Horton Tucker hesitated about whether to take further action, thick smoke suddenly billowed from the dock.

"Lord Horton, someone attacked our ship, stole the Heavenly Tribute that the Eta Kingdom had previously handed over, and even released the slaves of the Krinia Kingdom!"

A group of World Government employees and CP2 agents rushed over in a panic.

"What! Who are they? Daring to rob the property of the Celestial Dragons? Have they gone mad?"

Horton Tucker was horrified.

Previously, the Heavenly Tribute of the Goa Kingdom was lost to Stelly, and he himself bore no responsibility. All the blame could be placed on the Goa Kingdom, so Horton Tucker remained as steady as a rock.

But now that someone has stolen the previously confiscated "Heavenly Tribute," the situation is completely different.

This is Horton Tucker's responsibility!

Of course, as a hereditary official of similar character to Spandam, Horton Tucker immediately devised a whole plan to shift the blame to the two constituent republics.

However, doing so is inherently risky and has its hidden dangers. The priority now is to find a way to retrieve the Heavenly Tribute.

"Who did this?!"

Horton Tucker grabbed a CP2 agent by the collar. "I heard the East Blue has been quite safe lately, hasn't it? That guy who called himself 'Shigure,' wasn't he slinked away to the New World?"

"Cough cough cough..."

The CP2 agent, struggling to stop coughing, replied, "Not pirates, they're mountain bandits! The Sun Dog Bandit Group!"

"What 'Sun Dog Bandit Group'? The name sounds familiar." Horton Tucker frowned.

"Your Excellency, it was the Sun Dog Bandit Group that attacked me!"

Stelly quickly said, "Sun Dog is Naraku, Naraku is Sun Dog. He's a notorious bandit known to everyone in the East Blue, a figure who can stop children from crying at night!"

Horton Tucker was no longer rational enough to scrutinize Stelly's explanation, which he had only read in a comic book.

The enormous boulder that weighed on Stelly's head before is now weighing on Holden's tank.

The Celestial Dragons won't make an exception for him just because the Horton family has been slaves for generations and worked for them.

A dog that makes a mistake has no value in living.

"Stelly, you're right. This 'Sun Dog Bandit Group is no ordinary bandit gang. We have to strike hard!"

As he spoke, Horton Tucker pulled a gleaming golden box from his pocket.

The item used to activate the Buster Call is called the Golden Den Den Mushi.

This is an extremely rare Den Den Mushi), which cannot be replicated even with the biotechnology currently available to the Ma Qiao gang.

Unless a relevant tissue sample can be obtained for cloning.

It is said that there are only four Den Den Mushi in the world, each controlled by Marine Headquarters Fleet Admiral and three Admirals.

In the original story, Kuzan once gave his Golden Den Den Mushi to the iron-willed Spandam.

As a result, this guy accidentally pressed the button on the Golden Den Den Mushi, causing Enies Lobby to be bombarded.

The reason why Kuzan would entrust such an important Golden Den Den Mushi to this thing is quite intriguing.

As Nico Robin's secret guardian, he's gone too far.

In short, it is certain that this is related to Kuzan's rather rigid personality.

The owner of the Golden Den Den Mushi in Horton Tucker's possession is the most unreliable of the Three Admirals.

Admiral Borsalino Kizaru, known as the "King of Letting the Boat Go."

Known as the fastest man in the world, Kizaru has always been regarded by the Celestial Dragons as their most reliable bodyguard.

Ever since he became a colonel, he's been cleaning up the messes of the Celestial Dragons.

Theoretically speaking, collecting Heavenly Tribute from the entire world is also one of the things that Kizaru is responsible for protecting.

Given Kizaru's lazy nature, it's impossible for him to travel the world with the tax collection ships.

So when the tax ship departed from Mary Geoise, Kizaru handed the golden box to Horton Tucker, saying, "Young man, when you encounter a difficult problem, open this box, and the problem will be solved."

"The East Blue has become the most dangerous sea area in the last two years, which is why I entrusted this treasure to you. No other Heavenly Tribute envoys, including those from the North Blue, South Blue, West Blue, or even the Grand Line, have this privilege."

"This treasure is extremely precious, so you must take good care of it and use it wisely! Young man, I have high hopes for you!"

Recalling Kizaru's voice and smile when he spoke, that seemingly smirking, utterly lewd expression on his face, yet... perhaps... maybe... quite reliable, Horton Tucker's hands trembled as he opened the golden box.

"Appear, Golden Den Den Mushi!"

"Huh?"

To Horton Tucker and Stelly's astonishment, what appeared in the box was an extremely thin Den Den Mushi (snail Den Den Mushi), with a sallow complexion and dark circles under its eyes.

He lay on a bed, cradling a tiny book in his hands.

The bedside and foot of the bed were littered with crumpled napkins.

Even Den Den Mushi have physiological needs, which Horton Tank can understand. But why isn't this Den Den Mushi golden yellow, but rather a yellowish-brown color?

"This... this is the Golden Den Den Mushi you were talking about that can activate the Buster Call?" Stelly asked curiously.

"I guess so..."

Thinking back carefully, Kizaru definitely didn't say that the box contained Golden Den Den Mushi.

But his demeanor and tone of voice always subtly hinted that this was the ultimate weapon.

Horton-Tucker picked up the yellowish-brown Den Den Mushi with two fingers and examined it closely. "Excuse me, are you Golden Den Den Mushi?"

"Cough cough!"

This Exhaust Den Den Mushi, with its sunken eyes, coughed incessantly, as if it were about to die at any moment, and was completely unable to answer questions.

Of course, even in a healthy state, Den Den Mushi won't speak when no connection is made; they merely mimic human bioelectric waves and don't possess the ability to speak on their own.

Horton Tucker found the thing increasingly awkward; it lacked any of the legendary Golden Den Den Mushi's imposing presence.

Perhaps it's because this is Admiral Kizaru's Golden Den Den Mushi that it seems particularly sleazy?

That was the only way Horton Tucker could convince himself.

Fortunately, although the Den Den Mushi's color was a bit off, it did have a very obvious button on its snail shell.

"We can't hesitate any longer; we must respond forcefully to those bandits!"

"Sir Envoy, we must strike hard! Sir Envoy!"

Spurred on by Stelly, Horton Tucker made up his mind, his finger getting closer and closer to the button.

Finally, with a crisp click, the button on the Golden Den Den Mushi was pressed.

However, at that moment, several more CP2 agents and government employees rushed over.

"Lord Horton, after repeated inspections by the ship's craftsmen, our workboat is beyond repair. Please request a spare vessel from the branch in Loguetown immediately!"

"What? Is our ship damaged?"

Horton Tucker was startled.

Although he wasn't sure if he had just activated the legendary Buster Call, if it really was, the current situation would be extremely bad.

That country bumpkin Stelly is reckless; he knows all too well how terrifying the Buster Call is.

That's a special military operation authorized by the World Government and organized by the Marine Headquarters to carry out indiscriminate and destructive attacks on the areas that emit the signal, in order to completely eliminate anything and anyone in a region that poses a threat to the World Government's rule.

Once the Golden Den Den Mushi is pressed, there is absolutely no way to cancel it.

Of course, the Goa Kingdom is a large kingdom like Alabasta and Wano Country, and the island it is located on is very large, so it was not completely wiped out by the bombardment of ten giant warships like Ohara, which only has one village.

Destroying a large kingdom like the Goa Kingdom in one fell swoop is beyond the capabilities of the Buster Call alone.

Perhaps only the legendary Ancient Weapon, Pluton of the underworld who could destroy an island with a single shot, could possibly display such terrifying annihilation power.

However, staying in the Goa Kingdom at this moment is definitely not a wise move.

Horton Tucker immediately ordered his men to search the docks for civilian and merchant ships that could be requisitioned.

However, he was surprised to find that there wasn't a single other ship in the entire port.

"Damn it, this must be another of Naraku's schemes!"

Horton Tucker slapped Stelly's head hard, as Sterry was still clinging to his leg.

"Your Excellency, is it possible that during the few days that the Mary Geoise envoy visits this port each year, the peasants voluntarily hide away?"

Stelly made a bold assumption.

After all, compared to the aloof Mary Geoise envoy, Stelly was actually quite "approachable".

He had heard many stories about peasants from his older Sabo.

Contrary to popular belief, Stelly actually respected Sabo, his older brother, deep down.

His wife, Princess Sally Nandcanette, and Sabo were childhood sweethearts who knew each other since they were young and had a deep bond.

This can be seen in the scene in the original work where, when news of Sabo's death arrives, Stelly, alone in her bedroom with no need for a show, calls out "Big Brother Sabo" with a face full of grief, while Sally Nandcanette bursts into tears.

According to Sabo's father's original plan, Sabo should have naturally become Princess Sally Nandcanette's husband, thus ensuring the continuation of the glory of the Outlook Family.

However, he didn't expect that Sabo's development would take a slight detour.

He actually didn't want to be a nobleman anymore.

Thus, Stelly, as the younger brother, could only inherit his older brother's fortune and the princess with tears in his eyes...

In short, although Stelly looks like a simpleton, and is cunning, treacherous, foolish, and arrogant, he does have a tiny bit of ability.

He realized the seriousness of the situation from Horton Tucker's anxious expression.

On his advice, Horton Tucker led his men toward the capital.

The Grigorio River, the largest river in the Goa Kingdom, flows through the royal city.

The king's cruise ship was moored at the dock on the Grigorio River.

If we can seize this ship, we can sail directly into the sea along this river.

Horton Tucker had made up his mind that, regardless of whether it was the Buster Call or not, he would first observe from the sidelines and see what the Navy had to say.

If it really was because the Navy gave him false promises...

Meanwhile, at Marineford's Marine Headquarters.

In the confidential room, the Silver Den Den Mushi with its white beard remained motionless, still lying there.

The Silver Den Den Mushi is a special Den Den Mushi that can communicate with the Golden Den Den Mushi. It has extremely high authority within the Marine Headquarters, and whenever it rings, the Buster Call will be executed unconditionally.

However, the Silver Den Den Mushi was dozing off at that moment, meaning that no Buster Call was activated at all.

However, Borsalino, who was also dozing off, was awakened by a noisy ringing of a bell.

"Admiral Kizaru!"

A Marine saluted Kizaru: "Fleet Admiral Sengoku wants you to come immediately! The Police Communicator Buster Call Youth Edition, powered by Big Bird Communications, has been activated!"

"What does that have to do with me!"

Kizaru rolled over, wanting to continue his nap.

The soldier quickly replied, "Because that was a signal sent from the terminal you dispatched! Fleet Admiral Sengoku said that you might be more familiar with Admiral Kizaru, and now that this is the first time the youth version of the Buster Call has been launched, he wants to hear your opinion on the selection of personnel."

"I've sent out over a dozen Green Slaughter phones, how would I remember who pressed the button..."

Kizaru shook his head. "I have no objection. These days, the colonels at headquarters are all terrifying monsters. Anyone could go..."

With that, Kizaru flicked his finger, and the office lights went out instantly as he resumed his daily nap.