Humming to himself, Joker took a few steps and arrived at an underground secret chamber in Oden Castle.
Standing guard here was Kawamatsu, the fish-man who looked just like a kappa.
"Crack crack crack, Captain Buggy, you're here. I haven't been slacking off."
Kawamatsu stood solemnly at the entrance to the secret chamber. Seeing Joker, he mistook him for Buggy and greeted him with a smile.
"Of course. Mr. Balloon has always been conscientious and responsible. But I need to go in now, so please don't get in my way," Joker said, grinning and swaying his head.
"I am not Mr. Balloon! Mr. Buggy, even if you say that, I... You're Joker!!"
Looking at Kawamatsu's tense, fearful expression, Joker smacked his lips. "Don't worry, Mr. Pufferfish. I'm just going in to discuss something with Mr. Balloon."
"I'm not Mr. Pufferfish either!" Kawamatsu protested with his mouth, but obediently moved aside. He could joke around with Buggy, but upon seeing Joker, he wished he could hide as far away as possible.
Even if they truly fought, Joker might not necessarily be Kawamatsu's match. But some things had nothing to do with strength.
"Mm, all right," Joker replied perfunctorily before directly pushing open the door and entering the secret chamber.
Inside, a bizarre brain was connected to all sorts of strange instruments, which ultimately revealed something like an old-fashioned cube-shaped computer monitor.
"Has any new intelligence come in?" Joker casually pressed a few buttons, and the screen lit up. All kinds of pixels formed images, including the figures of Kaido and several CP0 Special Agents, though they looked rather blurry—somewhat like mosaics.
It had to be said that while Joker might still have been lacking in orthodox technology, his strange inventions occasionally gave people quite a surprise.
Of course, whether it was