Buggy the Clown, a Real Clown!

The two ships quickly drew close.

"Looks like there are only two people on board."

Buggy's eyes lit up. This was a heaven-sent opportunity—they were practically handing him a ship for free!

"None of you move. I'll be right back."

Buggy stopped the men who wanted to charge forward.

At a time like this, he couldn't let his subordinates steal the spotlight.

His time to show off had come!

Alvida looked at the two people on the opposite deck and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

That pretty girl was Nami, whom she had met before.

And that man, along with the massive sword at his side, was clearly Luo Wen!

"Wait, that looks like..."

"Luo Wen!"

Alvida's pupils contracted as she recognized Luo Wen.

Before she could stop him, Buggy had already taken the lead and leaped onto the Windrider's deck.

Seeing Buggy go over to throw his life away, Alvida could no longer sit still.

"Idiot, I'm not going with you to die!"

Alvida shoved the helmsman aside, cursing as she steered the pirate ship away into the distance.

"Our captain isn't afraid of him. Why are we running?"

First mate Mohji was dissatisfied with Alvida's actions. He still wanted to watch Buggy fight.

"Moron, maybe he can't kill Buggy, but can't he kill us?"

Alvida steered the ship and loudly berated him.

Buggy had the Chop-Chop Fruit. They did not.

Everyone on this entire ship could be dealt with by a single strike from Luo Wen.

Cabaji helped steer the ship from the side. What he had said to Buggy earlier had only been flattery.

If they really ran into Luo Wen, they still had to run!

Aboard the Windrider, on the deck.

"Hahaha! Tremble in fear! I'm Captain Buggy, with a bounty of fifteen million!"

The moment he boarded, Buggy planted his hands on his hips and laughed wildly.

The exaggerated clown makeup on his face trembled, revealing the smug expression of a petty villain.

He widened his eyes, wanting to see fear on their faces.

Unfortunately, there was none.

Luo Wen and Nami watched his performance as though they were watching a monkey show.

The moment Nami saw that it was Buggy, she was completely relieved.

A week ago, she had seen Luffy's group fight Buggy.

Compared to Luo Wen, that had been far too lacking.

"So it's you, you little thief cat. Looks like I'll get my revenge today!"

Buggy recognized Nami as the thief who had stolen his treasure before.

"Hehe, come hit me, then!"

Nami made a face at Buggy and hid behind Luo Wen.

After spending two days together, she had grown familiar with Luo Wen. No longer reserved, she revealed her lively nature.

Faced with Nami's provocation, Buggy's clown face flushed bright red.

Just as he was about to attack, a killing intent locked onto him.

Following that killing intent, Buggy saw a regular face from the newspapers, along with that unmistakable massive sword.

"You're Luo Wen? Why are you here?!"

Buggy's eyes widened even further as he shouted in terror, his voice echoing across the sea.

How was he this unlucky? He had actually run into this scourge.

Damn it, Cabaji had said Luo Wen never changed ships!

"Actually, I didn't expect to find you here either."

Luo Wen looked at Buggy. He was more than familiar with this clown.

If he remembered correctly, this clown, Buggy, should have already been beaten up by Luffy.

How did he still have the nerve to come looking for trouble with him?

Luo Wen raised his massive sword, ready to give him a friendly greeting.

"Don't get cocky! I'm not afraid of you!"

"I ate the Chop-Chop Fruit! Your swordsmanship is useless against me!"

Buggy craned his neck and spat threats at Luo Wen.

Luo Wen did not waste words.

He swung his massive sword, stirring up a powerful gust of wind.

A crescent-shaped slash flew straight at Buggy.

"Holy shit, that's strong!"

Buggy was stunned.

He had once been a member of the Roger Pirates and had seen countless monsters in the New World.

The pressure radiating from that strike was absolutely not on the level of the East Blue.

It was enough to dominate the Grand Line and even earn a place in the New World.

In an instant, Buggy's body split into separate pieces, perfectly evading the crescent-shaped sword energy.

The sword energy struck the sea, carving open a massive fissure and immediately churning the waters into violent waves.

Buggy reassembled his body and emerged completely unharmed.

"Looks like you really do have some skill."

Luo Wen was not surprised.

The Chop-Chop Fruit truly was a powerful Paramecia-type fruit.

Not only could it ignore a swordsman's slashes, even Mihawk's black blade could do nothing to him.

Mihawk could slice Buggy into strips of flesh, and he would still be fine, reassembling himself in the blink of an eye.

It was only natural that Luo Wen's swordsmanship would not work on him.

"Hahaha! Before the great Buggy, even the East Blue's strongest bounty hunter is nothing special."

Buggy's expression gradually became more unrestrained. He felt like he was back on top again.

"Looks like the time has come for me to rule the East Blue! Wahahaha!"

Buggy laughed maniacally.

Even a monster like this could do nothing to him. He was about to soar!

"Is that so?"

Luo Wen smiled disdainfully. Swordsmanship was not all he knew.

How could Buggy, whom even the newly departed Luffy could handle, dare act arrogantly before him?

"If sword energy can't hit you, can't I hit you myself?"

Luo Wen spun the massive sword and smashed it viciously down at Buggy.

The massive sword weighed a ton. Usually it was a sword, but in Luo Wen's hands right now, it was a giant hammer.

Before it even came close, Buggy felt an overwhelming pressure.

If that hit landed, he definitely would not come out well.

His Chop-Chop Fruit really was the nemesis of swordsmen.

Any part of Buggy's body struck by a blade would automatically separate, avoiding the damage.

But what kind of swordsman fought with a sword this broad and this heavy?

Buggy's body split apart again.

His head, torso, and limbs broke into pieces and flew in every direction, trying to evade Luo Wen's attack.

"Heh."

If it were that easy to dodge, he, Luo Wen, might as well rot in the East Blue instead of going to the Grand Line.

In Luo Wen's hands, the one-ton massive sword was as light as a feather.

Like a flyswatter, it swept through the air and precisely smacked every piece of Buggy's body onto the deck.

"Ahh! It hurts! It hurts!"

Buggy screamed in agony as his separated body was forcibly reassembled.

Every part of his body throbbed with excruciating pain, every part swelling up.

Under the massive sword's blows, every separated piece of Buggy's body had suffered a fierce impact.

His originally normal figure had been forcefully beaten into that of a fat man.

Buggy's clown face, in particular, received Luo Wen's special attention.

Not only was his face covered in blood, even his round red nose had been flattened.

Large tears streamed from the corners of his eyes. His entire face was a complete mess, no longer even looking human.

Why? Why did this happen?

If the pain were not unbearable, Buggy would have slapped himself twice.

Why had he been so stupid as to provoke Luo Wen? He should have just obediently knelt and begged for mercy!

And they were both in the East Blue, so why was Luo Wen this strong?

This was completely broken, did he know that?!

Buggy felt utterly wronged. Back when he had been on the Grand Line, he had never encountered an opponent like this.

"Well? Can I deal with you?"

Luo Wen wore a teasing expression as he nudged Buggy's head with his foot.

He truly could not understand how Buggy dared act so wildly in front of him.

A powerhouse who could cleave the sea could beat Buggy to death bit by bit even with a wooden stick.

"Don't get smug! My crew will come save me!"

Buggy had been beaten soft all over, but his mouth was still tough.

He still had dozens of crew members. He still had hope.

"Uh, why don't you look at where they are?"

Luo Wen grabbed Buggy by the hair and lifted him up to look into the distance.

The ship that had originally been only a dozen meters away from the Windrider had somehow stopped far out at sea, over a thousand meters away.

Buggy could vaguely see several flashes of reflected light. They were clearly reflections from telescopes.

Not only had those crew members not come to save him, they were watching him make a fool of himself from far away.

"Fuck! Cabaji, I'll **** your ****!"

Buggy's face flushed red with rage. Forgetting even the pain in his body, he began enthusiastically cursing out his chief of staff's entire family tree.

After cursing for a while, Buggy drooped his head, no longer possessing any of his earlier arrogance.

He clearly wanted to cry, yet beneath his clown makeup, he looked as though he were smiling. His round red nose seemed even brighter.

Oh no, he had really become a clown this time!