Buffalo and Baby 5

Above Kingdom Island, a yellow unidentified flying object was flying at an altitude of seven or eight hundred meters, with the "buzzing" sound of a propeller spinning around it. If you looked closely, you could see that it was actually a bulky man in a yellow shirt with his arms outstretched.

"Hey, Buffalo, have you noticed the sky here has gotten darker?"

Sitting on the man in yellow was a woman with long black hair dressed in a maid outfit, a thin cigarette dangling from her lips, looking at the dark clouds in the sky with a puzzled expression.

"It's probably going to rain!" Buffalo, his arms outstretched and black hair spinning like a propeller, grinned, revealing a row of white teeth etched with a strange pirate crew symbol. "Baby 5, that island down there looks like a crown!"

"A crown...?" Baby5 quickly changed from a sitting position to a kneeling position, looking down at the scenery below. "Could this be the Crown Island that Young Master mentioned?!"

"Huh... so we've already arrived at Crown Island..." Buffalo said. "I wonder where the Rainbow Mercenary Group that Young Master mentioned is?"

"Who cares where he is? He's the first person to dare refuse the young master's cooperation request!" Baby5 adjusted her posture, crossed her arms, and exhaled a smoke ring with a thuggish air. "Watch me kill that ungrateful bastard!"

As Buffalo flew, he advised, "Wait a minute, baby5, don't be so impulsive. Young Master said that the Rainbow Mercenary Group is quite strong. Since they dared to refuse Young Master's cooperation, they must have some skills. If we underestimate them, we might be defeated. Besides, Young Master also instructed us to just monitor them and not to rush into fighting them unless absolutely necessary."

After a moment's thought, Baby5 said, "Hmm... I didn't expect you to make such a good point. Well then, I'll let them go for now!"

"Phew, that scared me to death..." Buffalo breathed a sigh of relief. "We just need that Rainbow Fish. I heard that the Celestial Dragons really like these kinds of rare and exotic creatures. Maybe this Rainbow Fish can help the young master deal with them."

"I... I need..." Baby5's heart raced, her face flushed red, and she said shyly, "You mean... you need me?"

"Hey, hey, hey... I didn't mean that!" Buffalo quickly explained, glancing down and immediately changing the subject, "Look over there, there seems to be a rainbow... Hmm, it looks like there are people fighting over there!"

Baby5 looked down, gazing at a faint rainbow in the distance. "Let's go take a look!"

Immediately, the two flew towards the Holy Lake.

Crown Island, on the Holy Lake.

Because they lost their target, Cabaji and his two companions became entangled with the Rainbow Three executives. Animals are naturally inclined to keep their distance; for example, dogs will urinate to mark their territory. For those controlled by the Seven-Colored Crown, their sense of territory becomes extremely strong when a stranger gets close. And with the Golden Braid giving the order to attack, the six of them naturally clashed uncontrollably.

Just then, Buggy charged toward the Golden Braid. As Tiro clenched his fists and slammed them together, thick, pillar-like spikes suddenly shot up from the ground in front of Buggy.

Even though Tiro used a sneak attack, Buggy, who was already on guard, naturally wouldn't let him succeed. He stomped down hard, and cracks spread outwards from the sole of his foot. In an instant, he leaped into the air, then hung upside down. He used his Life Return the power gathered in his right foot, and after a moment of separation and rotation, he suddenly swung out a pale golden crescent!

Tempest Kick. Golden Hook Hanging Moon!!

The pale golden crescent moon expanded rapidly in the air, instantly extending to a length of six or seven meters, before crashing down on the unsuspecting Tiro with overwhelming force.

Boom!!

A violent explosion occurred where Tiro was standing, and dust and smoke spread out.

The next instant, a figure with blood all over his forehead rushed out of the smoke at lightning speed. After suffering a great loss, Tiro did not retaliate against Buggy, but instead approached the fleeing Golden Braid. The latter glanced back at Tiro, who was getting closer and closer to him, and was so frightened that he ran away without thinking.

It was precisely because of this that he did not notice the surrounding trees beginning to sway on their own, like magnets approaching a magnet. In an instant, dense, thick branches separated from the trees, piercing countless holes in Golden Braid's body like sharp spears.

Puff!

Golden Braid suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, looked down incredulously at her body riddled with holes, her vision began to blur, she took two unsteady steps forward, and collapsed to the ground with a thud. Her last sight before dying was a hand picking up the Seven-Colored Crown that had rolled to the ground.

The instant the Seven-Colored Crown fell from the Golden Braid, Cabaji, Mohji, Mikuru, Kaya, and the three Rainbow Cavalry members regained their senses. They immediately stopped fighting and quickly retreated. However, everyone felt extremely exhausted, as if they hadn't slept for three days and three nights.

"It's back, finally back in my hands, the Seven-Colored Crown... I've decided I will never allow anyone to take it away again. It's mine, and only I am entitled to wear it!"

Ignoring the blood dripping from his forehead, across his nose, and down his chin, Tiro burst into laughter. He didn't rush to place the Seven-Colored Crown on his head, but instead stared intently at Buggy, who had stopped in his tracks. "In this world, no one but me can resist the Seven-Colored Crown's control, and you are no exception..."

"The situation doesn't seem to have changed..."

Although Buggy's attack injured Tiro, it also prevented him from taking the Seven-Colored Crown faster than the latter. Buggy pondered for a moment, a cunning glint in his eyes, "Are you also Devil Fruit User?"

"I possess Paramecia Devil Fruit, the Transfer Devil Fruit User." Tiro, confident of victory or perhaps overly excited, recklessly revealed his trump card. "I can transfer all forms of power and energy that attack me from the outside world to inanimate objects that come into contact with my body. I can also transfer my own power to inanimate objects in the outside world, and alter their movement and energy form..."

"That's quite complicated. In short, your ability can offset some external damage and control the surrounding environment from a distance, right?" Buggy summarized, recalling what he had just seen.

"Enough with the nonsense. You have some strength. I'll give you a chance: choose to submit to me willingly..." Tiro's half-open eyes suddenly widened, radiating a terrifying aura, "Or choose to submit to the terrifying power of the Seven-Colored Crown!!"

"Cabaji, Kaya, none of you should look that guy in the eyes, or you'll be controlled by him!"

Buggy yelled a warning to Cabaji and his three companions.

"We really were hallucinating... How terrifying..." Cabaji and Mohji exchanged a glance, while Mikuru and Kaya quickly retreated, whispering, "Let's get away quickly, be careful of being controlled again."

"Hmph..." Tiro placed the Seven-Colored Crown on his head, his pupils instantly turning crimson. "Unless you can run away without looking back, you will become my puppets!!"