On the sea near Dressrosa, a pirate ship flying a grinning skull flag slowly sailed in.
This was the Clown Pirates, quite renowned in the New World. Although the crew did not possess any Great Pirate truly worthy of being called top-tier combat power, their second-string powerhouses were in no way inferior to those of other top Pirate Crews—in fact, they were even stronger.
With Wano Country backing them, they lacked neither money nor military strength. As a result, they were considered a special kind of Great Pirate Crew in the New World.
Aboard the Clown pirate ship, the now-famous Captain Buggy quietly watched Dressrosa in the distance.
Besides Clown Buggy, there was also a green-haired swordsman sitting aboard the ship, maintaining the long blade in his hands.
"Say, Ushimaru, are we really going to trade with the Dragon Hunting Pirates?"
Clown Buggy looked solemnly at Shimotsuki Ushimaru. "Wano Country's trade volume in the New World should already be quite substantial, right? We should have earned enough money. Trading with the Dragon Hunting Pirates is simply too dangerous..."
Shimotsuki Ushimaru paid Buggy no heed. Once he felt he had finished maintaining his weapon, he tossed the white cloth he had just used to wipe the blade into the air. The cloth drifted down gently, landing on the blade and splitting neatly into two halves.
"...I'm not saying it's bad to earn more money. But we have to consider safety too! He's the infamous rebellious Celestial Dragon. Even the World Government fears his name..."
Slowly sheathing his sword, Shimotsuki Ushimaru leaned against the mast, seeming as though he were about to fall asleep.
"...Hey, hey, hey, are you even listening to me..."
Swish! A crescent-shaped slash flashed past, and Buggy's head was instantly severed. Before it could rejoin his body, Shimotsuki