Shanks and the Clown

Back on the ship, Teach also had to prepare for tomorrow's battle, which would undoubtedly be a fight to the death. Pluto Rayleigh, the man known as "Pluton," was Teach dared not underestimate.

On the way, after some inquiries, I learned about the Fish-Man's origins.

Mog Radon is his name. He is Megalodon Fish-Man, one of the few Fish-Man who Awakening ancient bloodlines and is born with great strength and physique.

As is well known, Fish-Man and mermaids share the same ancestral genetic memory. The fish species they belong to at birth depends on the genes of their ancestral fish species from multiple generations ago, and is not necessarily related to the fish species of their parents.

Therefore, they are not surprised that any family can give birth to children of various appearances, but they are less able to adapt to the concept of judging kinship based on physical resemblance among earthly races.

In other words, even if your parents are shark- Fish-Man, there's no problem with you being born with goldfish blood. No one would suspect that your mother put some strange color hat on your father.

This is incredibly impressive; it fundamentally prevents the creation of family dramas and completely eliminates the purpose of Old Wang's existence, since everyone uses the same genes anyway.

Even if you wanted to verify something, you wouldn't be able to find out. As long as you weren't caught on the spot, you could always cover it up later.

A representative example is the sawtooth Fish-Man, Arlong, and the Fish-Man, Shyarly. Although they are half-siblings, it shows that Fish-Man and mermaids are the same species, but they are divided into two races because of their different forms of expression.

In its original world, the Megalodon was the apex predator of the ancient ocean, the emperor of sharks, and the overlord of the sea. Its eventual extinction due to food shortages illustrates how terrifying this creature was.

In the world of One Piece, it is even more powerful. In this world where even Megalodon has become so big that it feeds on Sea King.

However, ancient creatures like the Megalodon became extinct for unknown reasons.

After that, even Fish-Man and mermaids, whose genes carry memories, rarely had members with ancient bloodlines.

However, they still possess ancient bloodlines hidden within them, which will not disappear.

Occasionally, a lucky individual Awakening an ancient bloodline. The most recent example is a mosasaur Fish-Man from three hundred years ago, who became a notorious Great Pirate with monstrous strength and established a Fish-Man Pirates that plundered the seas everywhere.

He has his eye on merchant ships, naval vessels, and pirates alike, and he is extremely arrogant.

But one has to admit that he is truly powerful, especially in the sea.

Only Radon knew about Awakening his ancient bloodline; he didn't tell the other Fish-Man all believed him to be a shark Fish-Man.

However, this couldn't be kept from Teach and the others, especially with Rediat present, so Radon revealed it.

Fish-Man Awakening their ancient bloodlines are mostly Fish Giant, with a size that reaches over ten meters, just like the current King of Fish-Man Island, the Great Knight of the Sea, Neptune. The only difference is that Neptune's lower body is a tail, while the Megalodon Fish-Man's lower body is still two legs.

The reason Radon hasn't reached that height yet is because he hasn't entered his growth period. He's only fourteen years old now, and his body will grow rapidly soon.

This was the second time he had been captured by slave traders. Due to his size, he had no other human companions to play with when he was young. In addition, he had a huge appetite and needed to consume large amounts of food, so he became somewhat reclusive and lived alone in a corner of Fish-Man District.

Two years ago, he was accidentally captured by a slave ship hidden on Fish-Man Island. He was taken away from Fish-Man Island and taken to the sea. However, he used his strength to break a big hole in the ship and jumped into the sea to escape.

He eventually ended up on a deserted island, where he lived alone. Some time ago, he encountered a slave ship and, unaware of the existence of tranquilizer guns, was shot and captured.

And so they were taken to the Sabaody Archipelago.

After learning that Teach and his crew were going to Fish-Man Island, Radon was somewhat happy, but not particularly excited. He felt a little homesick, but not particularly warm towards his hometown. He had always been an outsider there, and now that he had joined the Night Pirates, he could see a wider world.

In recent days, many pirate crews have arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago and gathered together, seemingly as if they had agreed to arrive one after another.

The war in the New World presented an opportunity for these pirates. The Whitebeard Pirates tied down most of the Navy's forces, leaving most of their remaining strength to guard the four seas and the Grand Line, maintaining stability in these areas.

Therefore, there was no time to pay attention to these pirates and snipe them.

They could take this opportunity to enter the New World without worrying about being hunted by the navy or having to sneak around.

In the past, when there were too many pirates in the Sabaody Archipelago, the Marine Headquarters would send out strongmen to capture them and wipe them out like leeks.

The Night Pirates Night Pirates n't the only ones to arrive at the Sabaody Archipelago; they were the most famous among them.

Among them are many familiar pirate crews, such as the Red-Haired Pirates and the Clown Pirates, both of which have gained fame in the last two years.

Red-Haired Shanks, the captain of the Red-Haired Pirates, has a bounty of 230 million.

Buggy the Clown Buggy, captain of the Clown Pirates, has a bounty of 330 million Beli.

The reason Buggy's bounty is higher than Shanks' is mainly due to the powerful abilities of Buggy's Split Fruit. After being targeted by the Navy, he repeatedly displayed terrifying power, splitting an entire warship into pieces.

This terrifying ability and the destructive power it brought made him a prime target for the Navy, leaving Buggy helpless.

The Red-Haired Pirates, who were being hunted by the Clown Pirates, were much more low-key than the Clown Pirates. However, due to the influence of the Clown Pirates, people learned that Clown Buggy was hunting Red-Haired Shanks, and with Buggy's repeated actions, the Red-Haired Pirates gradually gained fame.

However, the most important thing is that the identities of the two men have been exposed. In this age of images, someone has revealed their identities and even produced evidence. Since they have been with Roger Pirates for so long, there must have been traces left behind that led to their discovery.

The exposure of Roger Pirates's apprentice pirate identities was the main reason they came to Sabaody Archipelago so early; otherwise, they would have wanted to develop their skills on the Grand Line for a few more years.

But time waits for no one. With their identities exposed, they became the Navy's primary focus. Compared to the powerful Night Pirates, they were still manageable for the Navy.

Therefore, they have been pursued by naval fleets and Marine Vice Admiral many times, from the four seas to the Grand Line. Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, they must hurry to the New World, otherwise, after the war in the New World ends, they may have to face Marine Admiral.

Moreover, the New World is their main battlefield, allowing them to grow rapidly.

Having lived in the New World, the seas and the Grand Line were truly like a warm home for them.

About half a day after Teach and his friends left Shakky's Rip-off Bar, they arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago.

For Shakky, who was well-informed, the news came quickly. Naturally, she would inform Rayleigh about it. As for Shanks and Buggy, Shakky had been closely monitoring their situation ever since they became famous. Although she had retired early, if she remembered correctly, Rayleigh had trained these two apprentice pirates.

"Since they're here, let's rest for a while." Rayleigh panted and chuckled to himself. He hadn't seen Shanks and Buggy for a long time, and he had heard news of their rise to fame beforehand. He hadn't expected them to arrive at Sabaody Archipelago so early, heading to the New World.

Rayleigh was now shirtless, revealing his strong muscles, and his body was slightly damp, as if he had been in the water.

Previously, Rayleigh was warming up in the deep sea, using the powerful water pressure to move his body. If you could see it, in the area where Rayleigh had just been, Sea King were unconscious, their bodies lying on the seabed. They had all been knocked unconscious by Rayleigh.

"Is this the place?" Shanks led his crew to Area 13. Looking at the somewhat dilapidated tavern in front of them, which had been there for many years with cracked walls and moss growing on them, what attracted their attention even more was the name of the tavern, "Shakky's Rake-Out RAB," which made them wonder.

"Shanks, you bastard, what are you doing here!" A familiar voice reached his ears. Turning around, he saw another group of people had arrived at this secluded place.

The newcomer was none other than Clown Buggy, who looked at Shanks with some surprise.

The atmosphere froze instantly upon the encounter between the two groups. The crew members drew their weapons and began a standoff. Since Buggy was chasing Shanks, their pirate crews had clashed several times before.

Although their captains were once on the same ship, they are now enemies.

It's worth mentioning that in the past three years, Shanks has recruited many crew members. He invites anyone he likes, which is his habit. You should know that in the future, even the Captain of the First Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, "Phoenix" Marco, Shanks dared to invite Marco in front of Whitebeard.

As for the Clown Pirates, Buggy has been very lucky these days, finding some great crew members. Although their overall strength is not as good as the Red-Haired Pirates, they have more members.

During the three years that the Clown Pirates have been sailing the seas, Buggy has developed three powerful subordinates, all of whom are Devil Fruit User. These three Devil Fruits were all found during their voyage.

While pursuing Shanks, Buggy didn't forget his original profession: searching for all sorts of treasures. Although there were many fake treasure maps, they still managed to find some good things, including gold and Devil Fruit.

Carlos, the Clown Pirates, is a pirate with great potential and strength. He is a gunslinger, swordsman, and has Paramecia physical skills. He is also a Paramecia- Devil Fruit with the Devil Fruit User to cycle through time. It sounds ordinary, but it is exceptionally powerful.

His position on the ship is similar to that of Ben Beckman, the vice-captain of the Red-Haired Pirates; behind the two captains, they are also the ones who oppose each other.

The two men placed their hands on the gun handles at their waists, their eyes fixed on each other. Although Beckman was stronger, he was very wary of Carlos's abilities.

Buggy also has two powerful subordinates: Gru, Devil Fruit User with super strong defense, Zak, a user of the Mythical Zoan Rat-Rat Fruit in its Weasel form.

It has to be said that Buggy's Conqueror's Haki is incredibly lucky. Although the number of strong individuals is relatively small, the three subordinates under Buggy are still quite troublesome due to the boost from their Devil Fruit abilities.

"Haha, Buggy, you're here too." Shanks touched his Straw Hat with one hand and greeted Buggy with a smile.

"Don't try to get close to me." Buggy wanted to punch Shanks whenever he saw his smiling face, but Shanks was strong and couldn't do anything to him in several battles.

"Don't be like that. It's just a treasure map. I'll give you one, no, three, ten later, no problem." Shanks waved his hand with a smile when he saw Buggy's reaction.

But this only made Buggy angrier. "Do you think this is something that can be solved with a treasure map? You've turned me into a landlubber, unable to swim, and so many treasures hidden at the bottom of the sea have left me." As he said this, Buggy clenched his fists tightly, almost losing control, and an invisible force flashed from his fists.

This made the atmosphere between the two sides even more tense, and the same was true for the Red-Haired Pirates, who knew how powerful Buggy's abilities were.

"Oh well! There's nothing we can do about it, isn't there? We can't just spit out the power we've already absorbed. Besides, this power is pretty good, isn't it? Not only does it grant Immortal Body, making it a nemesis for swordsmen, but it also has such immense power." Shanks chuckled awkwardly.

Having spent so much time on the same ship as Buggy, he knew all too well the extent of Buggy's obsession with the treasure; whether it was intentional or not, it was Bucky's fault.

"But how did you end up here? Are you like me? Did someone send you?" Shanks seemed to realize something, changed the subject, and couldn't help but ask.

"Huh? You too?" Buggy calmed down and was somewhat surprised to hear Shanks' words. He wondered why Shanks was here.

They arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago one after the other, but landed on different islands. Now that they have met in the same place, it seems that the person who summoned them was the same one.

After arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago, someone secretly informed them that someone they knew wanted to see them and asked them to come to the tavern in area 13.

Just then, the tavern door opened, and a mature woman stood in the doorway, one arm crossed over her chest, the other holding a cigarette.

"Gentlemen, please come in." Shakky smiled at them. "The person who wants to see you, or rather, the person you want to see, is inside."