Enel and Bartholomew Kuma

"THE WORLD, the upright [world]..."

Hawkins glanced up at Buggy, then lowered his head again, pointing to the tarot cards for analysis. "First, there are the four animals on the outermost edge of the card and the woman in the center surrounded by white clouds. The four animals represent people of different levels and classes coming from all directions to admire you, while the white clouds represent the woman soaring above the clouds. This means you will gain power and subordinates, and the scepter in the woman's hand, symbolizing power, also carries this meaning."

"Secondly, wreaths symbolize success, but they have no beginning or end; they are always moving, which conforms to the operating law of all things in the world. Only by constantly moving forward can one continuously achieve success, while once one stops, one will decline..."

"The woman in the middle, from being naked to being draped in a ribbon, also represents the creation of something from nothing... Judging solely from this card, your future fortune will greatly increase..."

"Interesting." Buggy listened with interest to Hawkins' explanation, who then slowly turned over another tarot card: a knight holding a scepter, standing atop a chariot. "THE CHARIOT, the inverted [chariot]..."

"When the Chariot is upside down, it signifies that opposing forces have intensified again. Emotions may cloud your judgment, causing you to dwell on a past situation. Overcoming this setback might allow you to rise from the ashes... However, giving up will lead to failure, just as this card shows, where the Chariot crushes the warrior beneath it, making him unable to rise again... Combining these two cards, your future fortune becomes unclear and unpredictable."

"Are they two opposing cards...?" Buggy smiled noncommittally. Hawkins' approach seemed like a charlatan's trick, merely summarizing the meaning of the two cards in a broad sense. This way, no matter what happened in the future, it could be attributed to these two cards, making it seem plausible no matter how it was explained.

"The second thing," Buggy continued, "If you were to fight me... what would your chances of winning be?"

"Are you trying to provoke Captain Hawkins?"

"Buggy the Clown, you only have a little over 130 million, right? Captain Hawkins' bounty is 249 million Beli, a full 100 million more than yours!"

"You're incredibly ignorant! I advise you to give up that idea; you're no match for Captain Hawkins!"

As soon as Baji finished speaking, the pirates following Hawkins, wearing black hoodies, shouted. Although their leader had a bounty of over 100 million, he wasn't a very famous pirate. Yet, he was speaking to Captain Hawkins in such a tone, which annoyed and displeased them greatly.

"Is that the problem...?" Hawkins remained calm, glancing indifferently at Buggy before continuing to fiddle with the cards in his hand. "[Battle] Win rate, 12%..."

"[Escape] Success rate: 37%..."

"[Defense] Evasion rate, 81%..."

"[Survival] Mortality rate...0%!"

The pirates in their black hoodies murmured in disbelief, "How could this be... Captain Hawkins has never encountered such a low probability before!"

"Hmm..." Buggy nodded, slightly bending his right leg and lifting it up. "Thank you for your divination... Now, please accept my payment."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his right foot into the air and kicked Hawkins hard at the head. Instantly, Hawkins' body flew backward like a bullet and crashed into a house twenty meters away!

Boom!

With a loud crash, the entire house was smashed to pieces, and mud and rocks continued to fall!

"I've encountered something interesting today..." Buggy deactivated the Armament Haki on his feet, slowly withdrawing it, then turned and left. "In this new era... see you later!"

The Hawkins Pirates were stunned. How could this be...? Captain Hawkins' bounty was higher than Buggy the Clown's... and even if Buggy the Clown was powerful, there shouldn't be such a huge difference in their strength. He actually kicked Captain Hawkins away with a single move...

"It was a sneak attack! This guy definitely used a sneak attack!" By the time the pirates realized what was happening, Buggy was already more than ten meters away. They drew their weapons in frustration. "Let's kill this bastard!"

"Stop..." Hawkins emerged from the collapsed building. He tossed the charred straw doll from his arm to the ground and calmly stopped his pirate subordinates. "Don't provoke him... He's strong, much stronger than me, but he has no murderous intent. However, if you attack him, your faces will contort with death... His purpose is probably just to test my strength..."

He dusted himself off and walked in the opposite direction from Buggy. "Let's go. I heard that we need to coat the ship to get to Fish-Man Island... That's the important thing we need to do next: find a reliable coating craftsman."

Buggy's commotion wasn't too big, but it caught the attention of two people. These two figures from different factions quickly approached and met before they hit Buggy.

"Why are you stopping me... Blue Sea bear?" Enel lazily reached out and picked at his ear, looking at the person in front of him.

"You must be Enel?" Bartholomew Kuma stared blankly down at Enel. "The terrorist with a bounty of 95 million..."

"Terrorist, I don't like that title..." Enel frowned, pointing his Golden Staff at Bartholomew Kuma, and a high-voltage current coiled around the Golden Staff shot out!

Bartholomew Kuma didn't move an inch. He simply held his right hand flat in front of his chest. The high-voltage current refracted at a ninety-degree angle as soon as it touched his palm, striking the gnarled tree roots beside him and charring them black.

"Hmm...?" Enel had never seen anyone able to deflect his electricity with their bare hands. This reminded him of the Straw Hat Pirates, who were 100% resistant to lightning. After arriving in the Blue Sea, he learned that it was something that didn't exist on Sky Island —rubber. And besides rubber, there were actually people who were not afraid of the lightning he thought was invincible, which made him a little irritated.

Bartholomew Kuma lowered his hand and asked in a questioning tone, "Enel, what is your purpose in coming to this island?"

"How dare you speak to God in such a tone..." Enel's expression turned cold, and he instantly transformed into a bolt of Lightning Flash, appearing abruptly behind Bartholomew Kuma. A powerful, scorching current surged from his body. "Discharge. One million volts!"

At the same time, Bartholomew Kuma vanished from its spot and reappeared in mid-air in an instant, its right hand, covered in paw pads, slamming downwards with a shout, "Ursus Shock!"

Suddenly, a huge, unfathomably Kuma print appeared below!