Momousagi flew into a rage when she heard Buggy call her an "old hag."
She might have been a little older, but with her daily care routine, how was she any different from a young girl?
In her fury, Momousagi strengthened her legs and used an ultra-fast "Geppo + Sky Ladder," instantly appearing before Buggy and slashing her blade down.
Buggy was startled by that ghostly speed, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
Relying on his powerful Observation Haki, Buggy split his body apart at the very last moment before the slash arrived, narrowly avoiding the attack carrying immense sword energy. Otherwise, he would have been seriously injured for sure.
But Momousagi smiled.
"You can dodge, but can the statue behind you?"
Hearing that, Buggy immediately understood.
This woman was playing tricks.
It looked like she was attacking him, but her real target was the statue.
"Bastard!"
Buggy roared, separating his right hand from his arm again and using the force of the separation to charge toward the slash.
"Damn it, there's no time!"
On the statue, Luffy had only just finished gathering his strength. Although his use of Armament Haki had become much more proficient than before, this slash had left him too little time.
Damn it, I can only take it head-on.
Buggy looked utterly despairing. "Am I going to lose right from the start?"
Just as Momousagi's sword energy was about to cut the Roger Statue to pieces, another pale-blue slash shot over.
The two waves of sword energy collided and dispersed with the wind.
A man dressed entirely in white, his silver hair fluttering in the breeze, had appeared ten meters before the Roger Statue.
"Can Yue!"
Buggy and Luffy shouted excitedly.
"I knew you'd step in, kid. As expected of someone Lord Buggy has his