Buggy Pirates

The troublesome one was only Buggy's Chop-Chop Ability!

With his current Haki, he still couldn't kill him in one blow!

"Take us down together? Kid, you really look down on us! We're officers of the Buggy Pirates, not the same as those ants!"

Seeing that Moonlight did not even spare him a glance, Mohji immediately shouted in rage.

He cracked his whip and lashed Richie viciously.

Richie snarled in pain and lunged fiercely at Moonlight!

"Forget it."

Moonlight sighed helplessly, drew his blade in a slash, then sheathed it!

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

A crescent-shaped Sword Aura immediately split into three sections and shot forward in savage slashes!

After Moonlight sheathed his sword, the charging Richie and Mohji had already been sent flying by that single strike!

Blood sprayed everywhere as they passed out on the spot!

They had been defeated in a single slash. Before Moonlight, they were completely helpless!

"Mohji! Richie!"

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, Cabaji and Buggy roared in fury. However, with Zoro and Luffy before them, they could not afford to let their guard down or break away!

"Taken down in one slash? Just as expected of you. Leave this guy to me—I can use this chance to temper my swordsmanship!"

Zoro was secretly shocked by Moonlight's strength. Then, looking at Cabaji charging toward him with his blades, his expression turned solemn.

This was nothing like the fodder he had cut down before!

"This guy's an ability user. Let me handle him!"

Luffy also stepped forward to face Buggy.

Buggy's Chop-Chop Ability was troublesome, but Luffy had his own way of dealing with it!

Only an ability user could deal with an ability user!

Others might have no way to deal with him, but Luffy did!

"All right, I'll leave them to you. I'll handle the rest."

Moonlight shrugged, then jumped down from the ship and looked at the large group of villagers charging toward them.

They had first met up with the village chief, who had gone to gather information, and then rushed over after sensing the commotion!

"The famous Buggy Pirates were defeated just like that?"

At that moment, Nami emerged happily, dragging a huge sack filled with all the Buggy Pirates' treasures. But upon seeing the astonishing scene before her, she could not help but stare in shock.

The Buggy Pirates were no small-time mob. They were well-known in the East Blue.

Yet they had been taken down just like that!

"They are...?"

Her attention was then drawn to the charging villagers, and she asked in confusion.

"Stop!"

Just as the group reached the ship, the village chief suddenly stopped and held everyone back. He stared blankly at the scene aboard the ship, his face filled with shock!

"What happened? Are they fighting among themselves?"

"No, this isn't infighting. Those three probably aren't from the Buggy Pirates!"

"My God, look! The beast tamer Mohji has been knocked down, and his beast is dead too. That officer Cabaji is being suppressed, and the captain... Who is that young man fighting him? Is he an ability user too? His arms can stretch! That's amazing!"

"What is going on?"

It was not just the village chief. All the villagers were shocked.

They had come prepared to die, yet they had witnessed such a scene!

"Everyone stay where you are. Do not take even one step forward and disturb them."

Facing the charging villagers, Moonlight swung his sword!

A fissure several feet deep was instantly carved into the ground, stretching between Moonlight and everyone else!

Moonlight spoke calmly and concisely!

He could not be bothered to explain anything to them. Once this was settled, he would leave.

He still had to go to the Grand Line. How could he waste time in a place like this?

"This... this has to be a joke!"

"He split the earth with one sword strike?"

"So strong!"

Seeing the massive fissure in the ground before them, all the villagers froze. When had they ever seen such power?

Compared to the man before them, the Buggy Pirates were nothing!

"Who are you? What do you want? What are they doing?"

The village chief took a deep breath. Though afraid, he still looked at Moonlight and asked gravely.

"Our target is the Buggy Pirates. It has nothing to do with you, so if you don't want trouble, stay here quietly."

Moonlight said calmly.

"Chief, it seems he's telling the truth. Look, the Buggy Pirates have already been dealt with!"

"That's right. The other two seem to be his companions. They're fighting the Pirates!"

"He's so powerful that there's no need for him to lie to us. At least for now, there's no reason for us to clash with him!"

Hearing this, the village chief still hesitated, wondering whether Moonlight's words were true. However, the villagers around him spoke up one after another.

"Is that so? Then we'll stay here. But if you intend to destroy this town, then even if it costs us our lives, we won't let you have your way!"

The village chief nodded, looked at Moonlight, and gritted his teeth.

Moonlight nodded and turned his gaze toward the battlefield.

The battle had reached its end. At first, Zoro had been caught off guard by Cabaji's dazzling tricks and suffered many wounds, but in the end, he unleashed Oni Giri and cut Cabaji down in one strike!

Luffy's battle had also ended. Though he had been constantly injured and was completely at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight, even his rubber body could not endure Buggy's blades forever.

In the end, Nami discovered Buggy's weakness—his feet could not leave the ground. She immediately gave Luffy a hand, and Buggy was sent flying by Luffy's palm strike!

In the end, they won a complete victory!

And the Buggy Pirates were utterly wiped out!

"We won!"

Luffy sighed in relief. Looking at the cut on his hat, he became somewhat downcast.

This hat meant a great deal to him, and he had made a promise to someone. He had not expected it to be damaged like this.

"Thank you for saving me. I can fix your hat for you."

Seeing this, Nami said.

"Really? Then thank you so much! But Moonlight already invited you earlier, so I'll invite you once more. Join us and be our navigator!"

Luffy looked at Nami and extended his invitation again.

"Joining you is impossible. My goal isn't the Grand Line—I prefer treasure. But we can cooperate. You'll probably be going to many places, right? I'll guide you while collecting treasures along the way!"

Nami smiled.

After going through life and death together, they could be considered comrades who had shared hardship!

"Cooperate? Sure."

Luffy nodded, then pointed at Zoro, who had already fallen asleep on the ground.

"Moonlight, let's go! Forward to the Grand Line!"

"Captain, if we're going to the Grand Line, we need at least one ship of our own. And this guy... he really has a big heart, falling asleep just like that?"

Moonlight looked helplessly at Zoro lying on the ground!

Being able to fall asleep even in a place like this—and surviving until today—was practically a miracle!

"Yeah, don't worry. We'll definitely get a ship."

Luffy nodded, wearing an inexplicably confident expression!