Miss Buckin's Cloning Plan

As a villainous group made up of vicious criminals in the eyes of the world, the Rocks Pirates naturally could not stay cooped up on Hachinosu every day. Otherwise, it would be far too damaging to Rocks's reputation. So, on this day, the Rocks Pirates set sail.

And what were they setting sail for? As pirates, of course they were going raiding!

"R-R-Rocks Pirates!!!"

When Xebec's Sword arrived at the port of a World Government-affiliated nation somewhere in the New World, panic immediately broke out. Everyone in the port scattered in all directions, crying out in alarm.

"Men..."

Watching the panicked crowd below, Rocks stood at the bow and laughed. He had wanted to deliver a few captainly remarks, but Shiki cut him off before he could finish.

"Cut the crap. We're not your subordinates. This time, whoever grabs the loot first gets to keep it.

Jihahahaha! I'm off first! You can eat my dust from behind!"

Shiki gave Rocks no face at all, once again making it clear that this was not a united group. With a lecherous grin on his face, he used the Float-Float Fruit to rise into the air and charged into the depths of the kingdom first.

"Move!"

When soldiers blocked his path, Shiki simply sent out a slash of sword energy, instantly scattering the formation made up of thousands of troops.

"What a sly bastard!"

Linlin was the second to take to the sky. She had clearly seen that Shiki was flying straight toward the royal palace.

"Mamamama~"

Laughing loudly, she rode Zeus and flew toward the palace as well.

"Whoosh~"

Miss Buckin, who had been lying on Newgate's shoulder, leaped up and landed on the thundercloud.

"You don't mind giving me a lift, do you, Linlin?"

Miss Buckin flashed Linlin a brilliant smile, and Zeus vanished from sight.

"Their abilities really are convenient!"

Kaido raised his head beside Oak, his eyes full of envy. The ability to fly could offer an ability user enormous convenience in action.

"What a mature beauty!"

Oak also looked up alongside Kaido, except he was looking up with two heads, and his focus was entirely different from Kaido's.

His attention was fixed on Miss Buckin. Pink dress, white fishnet stockings, purple high heels—Miss Buckin at this time was the very image of a top-tier mature beauty.

Her long white legs were dazzling, so soft and delicate that they made one desperately want to...

Just as Oak's gaze followed Miss Buckin's thighs upward, a slap cut him off.

"Brat, what are you looking at?"

Turning around, Oak saw Newgate glaring at him with an unfriendly expression and immediately behaved himself.

"Nothing!"

"Just like Kaido, I'm jealous of their ability to fly!"

"I swear!"

Oak abruptly raised three fingers and solemnly assured Newgate, while inwardly grumbling without end.

This guy was the only one on the ship acting sanctimonious all day. Whenever Miss Buckin eagerly threw herself at him, he would reject her on the surface, but in truth, even when she practically wore out his shoulder leaning on it, he never said a word.

He never took the initiative, but he never refused either. He was clearly a scumbag who did not want to take responsibility!

Oak nearly spat in disgust, but his face remained perfectly composed.

Only then did Newgate finally withdraw his gaze, though he was already thinking about finding a chance to give this brat a proper beating.

Hmph, don't think I didn't know you were cursing me in your head just now!

"Hey, how's that plan of yours coming along?"

On Zeus, Miss Buckin asked Linlin with a wicked smile.

Linlin naturally knew what she meant, and her face immediately darkened.

"That brat..."

She leaned close to Buckin's ear and poured out her grievances about Oak's slyness. He took every advantage he could, yet stubbornly refused to give her what she wanted...

"Hehehe, what a little rascal!"

Buckin covered her mouth and laughed coquettishly after hearing that.

"Want me to help you?"

"I can use cloning technology to clone both of your genes together. Maybe that way, the strongest child you hope for can be born!

And I plan to clone a Newgate in the future too. It's just that the technology isn't mature enough yet, and I'm not confident about it. Still, I can use the two of you to get some practice first."

Buckin's suggestion drew an angry rebuke from Linlin.

"In your dreams!"

"I don't want one of your half-finished products. That little brat isn't even an adult yet. I have plenty of chances, and I refuse to believe I can't make a creation that satisfies me.

Unless you convince Newgate to have a child with me too, I'll never agree to your suggestion!"

In the end, Linlin set her sights on Newgate again. However, Newgate was watched far too closely by the woman beside him, and he also acted as if he had no interest in women, so Linlin could only look for an opportunity through this woman.

"In your dreams!"

Miss Buckin bristled as well. In her eyes, Newgate could only belong to her, and every other woman who had designs on him was nothing but a shameless slut.

Thus, one moment they were close friends who could talk about anything, and the next they were fighting atop Zeus. Their little boat of friendship capsized at once, perfectly demonstrating what plastic sisterhood meant.

Back at the port, the remaining members jumped down from the ship one after another.

"Splash~"

Oak heard two splashing sounds from above while still on the ship. Looking up, he saw that two water pillars had risen into the sky at some point, crashing heavily down toward a distant town.

"Boom~"

A squad of kingdom soldiers who had just entered the town was instantly washed away without a trace.

"Fish-Man Karate..."

Barbel, the catfish fish-man, leaped out of the water. Those two water pillars had been launched by him, and he immediately used another water pillar to propel himself forward.

Everyone was advancing in their own way.

"Ghosts..."

Gill Bastar gripped a Flintlock in each of his four hands and fired into the distance. When the bullets struck four soldiers, four chubby white ghosts with long tongues crawled out of the bullets.

"Fear."

The ghosts swiftly passed through the soldiers' bodies. An unprecedented terror rose within them, frightening them out of their wits. They could no longer summon any desire to fight and turned to flee.

"Bang~"

Some were even so terrified while running that their hearts ruptured, producing a loud blast.

Sky Snake Red Cannon

Ganzui casually scraped a lump of mud from his body, rolled it into a ball, and flicked it away.

"Rumble~"

A violent explosion erupted in the distance, blasting half the town into the sky.

The moment he made that motion, Oak and Kaido stepped back in perfect sync, putting some distance between themselves and him.

Ganzui was notoriously filthy throughout the entire pirate crew. No one knew what he was thinking, insisting on using the black mud on his body as bomb-making material. To ensure he always had enough material to use his ability, he never bathed year-round. Beneath his armor was a layer of black mud even thicker than the armor itself. It was tolerable when hidden under the armor, but whenever he activated his ability and rolled mud balls out from beneath it, the stench shot straight to the top of everyone's heads!

"Blech~"

Rocks and Newgate, who had reacted a step too slowly, were nearly sickened by the smell. They acted together and kicked Ganzui straight off the ship.

"You bastard, get the hell away from me!"