Defeating the Playing Card Pirates

On board the flagship Yanhuang.

Moya sat in his seat, thinking that back in the day, the treacherous Cao Cao must have felt the same way commanding his subordinates from the rear to launch an attack.

He truly felt a bit of a thrill, a sense of looking around with satisfaction and feeling full of ambition.

"Brother Moya, have a grape."

Rika held a grape and offered it to Moya's lips.

"Do you all want to come up and take a look? The scenery from such a tall island must be beautiful, and you haven't climbed to such a height before, have you?"

Moya ate the grape, turned his head, and asked the women.

"Yes, please!" Nami answered immediately; she was still waiting to go up and harvest the treasure.

He saw that Maddie and Rim looked tempted, yet they hesitated, feeling their own strength was too lacking.

"Let's go together. I will protect you well. Richie, come here!"

Moya made a bold decision, lifting Rika, Rim, Maddie, and Kaya onto the back of Richie the Lion.

Moya led the way, Nami and Nojiko followed on either side, and behind them, Richie the Lion carried the four women, leisurely ascending the tower.

"Wow, it's so hot, so hot."

Buggy and King Bear exchanged a blow, and Buggy found himself struggling to hold on, especially since he hadn't reawakened his Haki yet.

"El Drago, I'll leave this to you."

Without a second thought, Buggy abandoned his duel with King Bear and sought out Honey Queen, that delicate and beautiful woman.

"No problem. As expected, I am the strongest cadre under the Captain. Buggy, you just joined the Moya Adventure Group a little earlier than me."

El Drago lifted his chin with a Trump-like air, as if he were the most formidable person in the world.

"My martial arts have improved quite a bit recently. The Captain said I'll be able to awaken Haki soon. Take this punch!"

Sonic Vibration Fist

El Drago's fist collided instantly with King Bear's glowing red, scorching fist. The shockwave rippled out, causing the clothes of everyone nearby to snap and flutter.

"So powerful, to actually go head-to-head with King Bear and not fall behind," Honey Queen said, covering her delicate mouth in shock.

"Don't get distracted, beauty!"

Buggy was not a man of honor; he struck while the iron was hot. His dagger flashed, slicing toward Honey Queen's neck.

Honey Queen panicked, but her head turned into paste the moment it was struck, and her entire body followed suit, leaving only her clothes behind as she dove into a pipe to escape.

"It's actually a Logia Devil Fruit?"

Buggy was startled, but how could there be such a weak Logia user? Was she just going to run away like that?

The Paste-Paste Fruit should be a special Paramecia, much like Katakuri's Mochi Mochi no Mi or Gasparde's Candy-Candy Fruit, possessing the ability to partially elementalize.

Regardless, with Captain Moya guarding the bottom, there was no way she could escape.

Seeing the swordsman Golass and the Needle Sword Clown locked in an evenly matched fight, he felt as if he were looking at a rival. He frowned; there could only be one clown, so he crept over insidiously, preparing for a sneak attack.

Just then, Gin the Man-Demon erupted, shattering Jack's spiked armor with a single hammer blow and defeating him.

This made Krieg, standing nearby in his hedgehog armor, break into a cold sweat. This kid had actually been stronger than him all along.

In the original story, if Krieg hadn't saved Gin, Gin would never have lowered himself to stay in Krieg's pirate crew.

As the swordsman Golass and the Needle Sword Clown fought fiercely, an insidious hand holding a dagger suddenly appeared from above.

Chop-Chop Sneak Attack Hand

The Needle Sword Clown's shoulder was instantly pierced, and he retreated in pain.

"Lord Buggy, you..." The swordsman Golass's face turned dark immediately.

"Hee hee, don't be angry. I just saw you couldn't win after a long fight, and since the Captain is coming up, I thought I'd help you out."

After saying this, he wanted to move in for the finishing blow—there could only be one clown, and that was him!

The swordsman Golass blocked Buggy's dagger, saying, "The Captain might want to recruit him. Please, Lord Buggy, do not kill him."

Buggy thought about it and let the clown go, then snuck off to the side of the battle between El Drago and King Bear, ready to launch a sneak attack at any moment.

Seeing this, King Bear became cautious and started fighting with restraint.

Sigh, I won't fight; I'll just watch.

It seemed that King Bear's defeat was only a matter of time. However, El Drago wasn't a pushover either; his Oto Oto no Mi was quite formidable, and he was only engaging in hand-to-hand combat with King Bear to train his martial arts.

At the base of Clockwork Island, Moya and his group were walking up slowly, looking as relaxed as if they were on a sightseeing tour.

Suddenly, Moya, who was walking in front, heard a sound coming from a nearby pipe and immediately became alert.

However, a glob of paste splattered toward Moya. In his cautious eyes, the glob of paste transformed into a completely naked, delicate, and charming beauty.

Moya's defense shattered in an instant, and the Haki coating on his hands dissipated in his shock.

The beauty had just charged naked into Moya's arms, and Moya had naturally caught her, his hands unconsciously giving a squeeze.

It felt just like that year, the sensation of driving with the wind in his hair.

At this moment, Moya was also completely dumbfounded.

Nami and the others behind him were equally stunned, before turning into a frenzy of rage, instantly sprouting fangs and claws, their hair standing on end and their eyes glowing red.

A naked woman falling from the sky.

"Moya, throw her down right now! Such a shameless, naked woman!"

Nami exploded instantly.

"Ahem, well, does anyone have any spare clothes?"

Moya asked, slightly embarrassed while still enjoying the situation.

"I wouldn't let such a shameless woman wear my clothes," the girls said angrily.

But, little Rika, why are you speaking up?

With your figure, what right do you have to speak? Pfft.

Moya had no choice but to give Honey Queen his shirt, which was similar to the one worn by Cavendish the White Horse.

Honey Queen was still struggling in Moya's arms, wondering in confusion why she couldn't turn back into syrup.

Little brat, as if seeing through Honey Queen's thoughts, he used his Haki-coated hands to give her backside another firm squeeze.

This made Honey Queen feel a long-lost sense of pain; it was the first time she had felt pain since eating her Devil Fruit in the East Blue.

"Stop struggling. Haki can suppress elementalization. Hurry up and put on the clothes, or the people behind will kill you."

Honey Queen saw the murderous, red-eyed glares of the women behind him.

She didn't dare to hesitate, immediately getting out of Moya's arms, taking the shirt he had taken off, putting it on, and standing quietly to the side with her head bowed, not daring to speak.

"Follow along, Honey Queen. You're an executive of the Playing Card Pirates, aren't you?"

The girls followed angrily, and under the threatening gaze of Moya, Honey Queen followed along as well.

Top floor...

Unable to win with close-quarters combat after trying every technique, El Drago began using long-range attacks, hoping to end the fight before the captain arrived.

"Sonic Lightning Laser Cannon!"

Hearing this shout, everyone's attention was drawn over; after all, El Drago had just used this move to blast Skunk One into smithereens.

King Bear narrowly dodged, but his shoulder was still grazed, the skin and a chunk of flesh instantly carbonized. This caused him to collapse in agony, while the wall behind him was pierced, leaving a massive hole.

El Drago wanted to follow up with a Sonic Cannon to finish off King Bear.

"Hey, hey, stop the wanton destruction. Don't you want this underling anymore? That's too wasteful."

Moya's impatient voice came from the stairwell, and in an instant, everyone on the top floor turned their heads toward the stairs.

They saw a young man with a bare chest, perfect muscle definition, and an incredibly handsome face appear before them.

"Captain Moya~"