Straw Hat Luffy Appears

With screams of terror, the fully loaded warship plunged into a puddle with a "plop," breaking in two... However, this puddle happened to be the large hole that Diamond Jozu had created while digging through the ice!

"Quick, grab this and climb up!" The escaped prisoners helped each other and climbed onto the wreckage.

"Devil Fruit users are such a hassle!" Jinbe dived into the water, grabbing one in each hand and tossing the several Devil Fruit users who had fallen into the sea back onto the surface.

"Phew... I'm saved!" Catching his breath Luffy looked at the Execution Platform and shouted excitedly and happily, "Ace, I've finally seen you!"

"Luffy... Luffy!!" Ace was both excited and unwilling to see his younger brother in danger, his expression quite complicated.

The commotion of the warship drew the attention of the entire battlefield. "Hey, is that a crocodile...?"

"Jinbe the Knight of the Sea- errant, and Ivankov the Revolutionary Army..."

"Behind them are also some notorious pirates from the past... What kind of combination is that?!"

"Garp, it's your [family] again!!" Sengoku roared angrily from the Execution Platform.

"Luffy..." Garp covered his head with both hands, feeling like his head was about to explode.

Mihawk Mikuk muttered, "What a man who always manages to generate buzz..."

Gecko Moria's anger surged instantly. "Straw! Hat! Luffy!"

"Thank goodness, Luffy, you're safe and sound..." Boa Hancock's face flushed with happiness.

"The old and new [Shichibukai] are all gathered together, fu fu fu--" Donquixote Doflamingo laughed loudly.

"The main character is here..." Buggy whispered. "He's incredibly fearless; he might really play a crucial role."

"Don't look around at a time like this! Letting you two leave the East Blue... it's truly my dereliction of duty in managing Loguetown!!" Smoker unknowingly approached Buggy, swinging a brand new Jitte at Buggy!

Clang!!

The crisp sound of metal clashing echoed as Cabaji gripped his sword in a backhand grip, blocking the Jitte. His face grim, he said, "We've caught up... Smoker."

"It's you." Smoker said, a cigar dangling from his lips. "The guy who likes to wear women's clothes..."

"That's not true at all!!" Cabaji's face twitched. In Loguetown, to provoke a conflict between the local gangs and the Navy, he dressed up as Tashigi in women's clothing at Captain Buggy's orders. This was a rare "stain" on his record that he didn't want to recall.

Smoker completely ignored Cabaji's words, glaring at him with dead fish eyes and saying, "Get out of my way! Don't get in my way while I'm catching Buggy the Clown!"

"That won't do. I've long wanted to experience the power of a Logia Devil Fruit User..."

"Then let's take you down with us!"

Without hesitation, the two began to fight!

After a few moves, Smoker, who was attacking without holding back, became increasingly shocked... This pirate in front of him was not only not as weak as he had imagined, but was actually quite powerful!

"Cabaji, I'm leaving this to you."

Buggy glanced sideways at the battle between Cabaji and Smoker, then jumped back. Several Whitebeard Pirates near this battle line had successfully broken through a small path. Donquixote Doflamingo, having also exhausted some energy in his fight with Buggy, seemed wary and not in a hurry to attack again. Instead, he focused his attention on Crocodile in the distance, showing a rather interested expression.

With Cabaji guarding this place, as long as no powerful opponent emerges, this secure breach should be able to divert some of the navy's forces, and then the focus should shift to opening up other areas.

Buggy retreated less than a hundred meters when a figure appeared from the side and blocked his way— Shichibukai ... Mihawk Mikuru!

He drew his sword, his sharp, eagle-like eyes fixed on Buggy. "Although Shanks has never mentioned you, this should be true... As his friend, you shouldn't disappoint. Take this!"

Having said that, without giving Buggy a chance to refute or argue, the Black Blade 'Night' swept out without any fancy moves, instantly cleaving Buggy's body in two. The slash also sliced through the hundreds of meters of Ice Age waves behind him in the distance, the smooth, wide ice block crashing down on the warships and pirate ships below!

In the shadow of the falling ice, anxious voices rose and fell. "Hey, something's wrong! Ice is falling! Everyone get out of the way!"

"Get back quickly! Don't die here!"

At the same time, the commotion also attracted the attention of the group of prisoners standing among the wreckage of the warship, each with their own thoughts. They looked shocked and became restless.

"That terrifying power... it's him! The world's greatest swordsman, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hawkeye Micock!!"

"Who could possibly be a match for him? He seems to have dodged that slash!"

"I remember that guy, he's Buggy the Clown..."

"What... he's the Buggy mentioned on the ship's loudspeaker just now... a crew member of the [Pirate King], the pirate who calls the [Four Emperors] brothers!"

"That... is truly an important person!"

"This is too dangerous... This is murder, Dracule Mihawk..." Buggy closed his upper and lower body, and continued to retreat without lingering.

"Not afraid of the slashes...?" A hint of curiosity flashed in Dracule Mihawk's eyes. "Quite a strange guy... Aren't you going to fight anymore?"

Buggy raised an eyebrow slightly. "I don't have time to waste with you... I'll leave your head for now."

After retreating a short distance, another person suddenly appeared beside him and launched an attack without warning, shouting, "Birdcage!!"

A black iron barrier, like a fence, suddenly extended from Hina's arms and surrounded Buggy!

Buggy caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, then his body dissipated into countless specks of dust that resembled mist. The next moment, they coalesced into a human shape outside the closing black iron barrier. "It's you..."

Hina, a cigarette dangling from her lips, said, "Hina will never forget you, the pirate I met in Santansidi, Buggy the Clown!"

"That was a long time ago."

"However, Hina's determination to capture you... will not change no matter how much time passes!" With that, Hina retracted the iron cage and unleashed several javelins imbued with Haki. "Hina is arresting you!"

Bang!!

Several black javelins were deflected by a boomerang, which continued its trajectory with undiminished force, heading straight for Hina's neck!

Hina quickly bent down, narrowly avoiding the dart that came flying at her, but a strand of her pink hair was mercilessly cut off and fell to the ground.

The Raptor Boomerang was shattered on Sky Island, but Nilek later added Seastone powder and Nilek Alloy to reforge it, and now it shines again. It can even be used to counter Devil Fruit users.

The arriving Shuma caught the boomerang, which he had already mastered. "She's an opponent? Leave her to me!"

"Hina!"

Jango, the former vice-captain of the Black Cat Pirates who had fallen for Hina's charm and joined the Navy, pulled out his circular saw and gritted his teeth, saying, "Damn it, how dare they attack the beautiful Hina! Listen up, I'll count to three..."

"Count my ass!" Buggy kicked him directly. "What's it to you? Don't get in the way!"

Jango's eyes rolled back, and he flew backward, spitting out blood, while Iron Fist Fullbody trembled beside him.

"It's him... that guy who can dance really well!"

Even after so much time had passed, Shuma still remembered Jango, whom he had met in Syrup Village, and when he saw him being kicked away, a look of deep regret appeared on his face.

"This is yours, Shuma!" Buggy said, and then ran off in another direction without stopping.