"His ambitions can't stop here; he's been so ruthless with the younger generation."
A man wearing a dark green coat stood in the air, surrounded by an invisible storm, a "whirlwind".
A storm erupted at sea and collided with the lava fist, changing the direction of Meteor Volcano's attack. Large amounts of lava fell into the sea, steaming up hot air. The mysterious protector finally made his move.
"The sky was right again. There really is a powerful figure helping us get out to sea. It's a pity we don't know who this person is." Nami held up her binoculars and looked at the other party, but the powerful figure who made the move had covered his face, so she couldn't see the appearance of her savior.
"Usopp, turn the helm and charge! Didn't you see the opposing warship being blown away? This is our chance!"
The violent storm tore through the naval encirclement, splitting it in the middle and leaving a path. In addition, the storm was blowing winds from behind the Going Merry, more than doubling the speed of the small boat.
"That was terrifying! I almost thought I was going to die. Let's charge together!" Luffy laughed heartily while standing on the ram's head, unaware of who had saved him.
"I won't let them pass so easily, let out a powerful burst of fire!"
A massive amount of lava erupted from Admiral Akainu's hand like a volcanic eruption, the sky-covering lava threatening to completely wipe out the Straw Hat crew.
"Sakazuki, have I ever offended you before, Eye of the Storm?"
A powerful blue storm formed around the Merry. The center of the storm was very safe, as it protected the ship from the lava, which could not penetrate this wall of wind.
Accelerated by the hurricane, the Going Merry instantly passed the Navy warship head-on. By the time Akainu made his move again, the Straw Hat crew's ship had already traveled some distance. The strong wind made it difficult for the warship to move, and the only way to catch up was for the warship to turn around and give chase.
"Damn dragon, I didn't expect your son to get away again. He won't be so lucky next time."
The Marine Admirals are not afraid of the Revolutionary Army leader. Akainu did not continue the pursuit to conserve his energy. If he were to waste time with Dragon here, Buggy the Clown might escape. Right now, Buggy is a greater threat than Luffy.
After the Straw Hat crew's ship sailed away, the waters near Loguetown returned to their usual calm, much to the relief of the navy personnel on the warships. Had the storm been any stronger, most of the warships might have been capsized...
Chapter 13 Prison Break
Rogge Town Naval Branch Prison
The Clown Pirates have been imprisoned for a day. There are also some villains in this prison without bounties. In short, they are all as weak as chickens and do not deserve to be imprisoned in the advanced prison.
Mochi stroked the lion's head beside him, comforting his battle partner who was frightened again. The lion was so scared by Navy Smoker that it had been hiding in a corner trembling since it came in, completely unlike a wild beast, and even became cautious when eating.
"Captain, when are we going to leave? This child is nearing his limit."
"Haven't you noticed something? There are fewer and fewer soldiers patrolling this prison. It's so strange." Kabaki's unicycle had been confiscated, leaving him only able to count people for fun out of boredom.
"I'm starving! Damn the Marines, I need a feast!" Alberta ate the Slip-Slip Fruit and became thinner and more beautiful, but her strength and appetite remained unchanged. She felt uncomfortable if she didn't eat several meals a day, and her appetite was equivalent to that of three adult men.
"Captain, there are no outsiders here, so please don't pretend. We are all your most loyal subordinates."
"Please lead us, even if it means going to the underwater prison, we'll go together."
The pirate crew's highly sought-after captain was now unable to move, leaning against the wall. Buggy the Clown had a seastone collar around his neck and his hands and feet were fixed in place with seastone handcuffs.
Although the sea stone on Bucky's body wasn't high-purity, it had already exhausted him to the point that he was completely weak and unable to move even a finger.
"Don't panic, men. I will lead you out of prison. This little thing can't do anything to me." At this moment, he still had to put on a brave face and not let his crew see his weakness.
If Buggy the Clown were to ask who he hates the most right now, his first choice would be Shanks, who made him eat a Devil Fruit and become unable to swim. His second choice would be the people behind Skyfall, as these two groups have completely ruined his life.
He knew his own limitations; he didn't even know the three types of Haki, so he could only bully small pirates in the East Blue. Once he reached the Grand Line, he figured any Devil Fruit user could easily beat him up. He originally wanted to find the treasure quietly, but the sky's exploding winds made that a pipe dream.
Buggy was also looking for an opportunity. He didn't want to be locked up in Impel Down, a hell for pirates. Apart from the great pirate Shiki the Golden Lion who broke his own legs to escape, no other pirate had ever succeeded.
“There really aren’t any Marines left in the prison. Our chance has come!” Bucky the Clown barely raised his right hand, fumbling through his hair until he finally pulled out a wire, which he tossed to Mochi, the best lock-picker.
"As expected of the captain, he can even hide things in here," Mochi caught the wire and began trying to pry open the prison door in front of him.
Perhaps the prison was in disrepair, because Mochi pried open the prison door in less than 5 minutes. "Haha, so easy, I really admire myself."
When other prisoners saw that someone had successfully picked the lock, they started cheering, "Brother, give me a hand, and I'll join your pirate crew!"
"I was a navigator, please save me and take me aboard!"
"Don't leave me behind, I used to be a helmsman."
Mochi ignored the group and focused on rescuing his own Clown Pirates members. The handcuffs of the ordinary members weren't made of Seastone, so he could unlock them in a little time. But when it came to the captain and Alberta, his lock-picking skills weren't very effective.
“Captain, this Seastone is like handcuffs that I can’t pry open. You need to find the key from the Navy. I can’t help you,” Mochi concluded after working around Bucky the Clown for a long time.
"Just as I thought, you don't need to worry about me. Mochi, go and help others unlock things. All the criminals in this prison can become my subordinates. Our Clown Pirates are going to grow stronger." As long as he has as many subordinates as possible, the more the better. Clown Buggy doesn't care about the level of his subordinates. As long as they are alive, they can boost his prestige.
Upon receiving new orders from the captain, Mochi went to open the gates of the other prisons, as they planned to stage a major riot to show the East China Sea Navy how formidable Bucky the Clown was.
There weren't any decent weapons in the prison, so they could only use mop handles to bolster their courage. If they were to face the Navy's muskets, these new recruits would have to charge forward and get hit by bullets so that the Buggy the Clown Pirates could survive.
The beast tamer Mochi was extremely efficient. It took him about an hour to pry open all the non-Seastone handcuffs and the prison door. If he had eaten the Wax-Wax Fruit, there would be no lock in the world that he couldn't open.
The prison gate opens from the outside, and they can only leave the prison by prying it open. At this moment, Mochi is peering out of the lookout window, looking at the situation of the naval branch outside. Not only are there no naval personnel on guard or patrolling outside the prison, but there isn't even a single warship in sight at sea.
"Captain, it seems like the navy has all run away!" He uttered an absurd conclusion, but the reality was right before his eyes.
The Navy voluntarily abandoning its own branch base is unheard of. The Clown Pirates have been at sea for so many years, and this is the first time they have encountered such a strange phenomenon.
"They are absolutely afraid of Lord Buggy, those cowardly marines," in the end, these wicked pirates could only attribute the credit to Buggy.
In the sky above, Buggy is so powerful that the East Blue Navy is no match for him. Even Smoker, the future Admiral, is only a Captain and can only run away with his tail between his legs. In short, in their hearts, Buggy the Clown is the most powerful pirate.
Soon things took another turn.
"Several naval warships entered the port, and then they came back?"
Upon hearing that the Navy had returned, everyone panicked and turned their attention to Bucky the Clown, hoping this powerful figure would offer some advice, as their escape depended on him.
Buggy, who couldn't muster any strength, was already giving it his all to maintain his normal tone of voice. Seastone was too restrictive for Devil Fruit users; the former was the natural enemy of the latter, and a weakling like him had no ability to resist.
"Don't panic, men. The navy doesn't know we've escaped. They're coming in to surprise them and catch them off guard. I'll intervene if necessary."
He is unable to take action when necessary, and Buggy the Clown can only make empty promises. Only if these people desperately try to obtain the handcuff key will he have the power of a Devil Fruit and be able to fight against lower-level Marines.
But the Marines who came this time were no small fry; they were elite soldiers from Marine Headquarters, with Admiral Akainu personally leading the team. This Marine, who believed in absolute justice, would give these trash scumbags a little shock...
Chapter 14 Attention from all parties
For safety reasons, all the Marines who did not possess Haki were evacuated. However, as the strongest member of the Loguetown Marine branch, Smoker ordered his adjutant Tashigi to leave, as he still did not believe that the clown Buggy was that powerful.
"You're Smoker. Interested in being my second-in-command?"
Faced with the invitation from Marine Admiral Sakazuki, both of them are Logia-type Devil Fruit users and share a similar understanding of justice, so they have more in common to talk about.
Akainu, who believes in absolute justice, has his own ulterior motives. Promoting future admirals is more of an investment for him, as it strengthens the influence of the hawkish faction within the Navy and balances the impact of the other two admirals.
"Thank you for the invitation, but I still have my own path to walk. After dealing with Buggy the Clown here, I need to go and hunt down Straw Hat Luffy and his crew. I absolutely cannot let him grow stronger."
Smoker is used to doing things his own way, otherwise he wouldn't have been exiled to this small place in the East China Sea, and he certainly wouldn't want to have another father over his head.
"I respect your opinion," Sakazuki said, and then didn't say much more. After all, everyone has their own aspirations, and he couldn't force them.
However, Smoker was more interested in how Fleet Admiral Sengoku would deal with Buggy the Clown. "Admiral Akainu, are you going to imprison Buggy the Clown Pirates in Impel Down?"
"No need for all that trouble, this is where he will die."
Sakazuki didn't understand why Bucky wanted to go to Impel Down to find Barrett. Killing him in Loguetown would solve the problem once and for all. No matter what kind of conspiracy it was, it would be completely crushed in the face of absolute power.
After the main force of the navy completely landed in Loguetown, this matter could not be kept secret. The outside world also received the news. Morgans, the president of the World Economic Herald, received a Den Den Mushi (snail phone call) from a reporter stationed in Loguetown, who reported the latest situation in Loguetown to him.
"I didn't expect the Navy to take this so seriously, actually sending Admiral Akainu. This is definitely big news."
Morgans, this birdman, is obsessed with the news and is the undisputed king of newspapers in the pirate world. He also wants to verify the stories on the sky and see if Buggy the Clown is really as amazing as he claims.
Publishing newspapers was no longer enough for him; he wanted to broadcast the battle live, which required the full cooperation of Donghai's subordinates.
"If the president does that, the Navy and the World Government will once again launch a campaign to suppress us."
“I’m not afraid, so what are you afraid of? I’m the one who always takes the lead when it comes to offending people. This time, let’s make a big splash,” Morgans said, his eyes gleaming. As a journalist, he couldn’t let any opportunity to stir things up slip by.
"As expected of the president, let's work overtime together tonight." The president isn't afraid of his subordinates, so he's even less afraid. This isn't the first time he's done a live stream. Let's see how many signals the navy can cut off.
Every wealthy island has a screen capable of broadcasting live. The Navy's dispatch of an admiral to hunt down Bucky the Clown quickly attracted the attention of all busybodies thanks to the news spread by Newspaper King.
The four Sea Emperors in the latter half of the Grand Line also received this message. Kaido and the others will also watch this live broadcast in person to verify what is said on the sky. If it is just bragging, then they don't need to pay much attention to it anymore.
Onigashima, the base of the Beasts Pirates
Kaido rarely lets his son Yamato out, allowing the guy to see the world. "It's rare to see an admiral make a move. Look at the difference between you. I've worked so hard to train you all these years, all for your own good."
"Hmph, I'll defeat you and escape sooner or later," Yamato said, sitting with his father Kaido, both of them staring intently at the live stream screen. Behind them was a group of Beast Pirates members, equally curious about how the battle would unfold.
Whole Cake Island, the base of the Big Mom Pirates
Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, was stuffing a delicious cake into her mouth. She was also watching the battle closely. If Bucky the Joker was really as powerful as the rumors made him out to be, having him as her husband would definitely be a good idea.
"I wonder how Buggy will fare against the Marine Admiral. I'm really looking forward to it."
Katakuri was more concerned about the Devil Fruit liberation mentioned on the sky. He had already taken the step of Devil Fruit awakening, and in order to protect his family, he had to become stronger.
At that moment, the other two Emperors of the Sea, Red-Haired Shanks and Whitebeard Edward Newgate, were drinking and chatting happily. The two disagreed on the matter of Ace, and although the conversation was not very pleasant, the atmosphere on the ship became much more cheerful when the topic was turned to Bucky the Clown.
“I still remember that kid who wanted to dye my white beard red. I don’t know who gave him the guts,” Edward Newgate recalled of the joke, which represented his entire impression of the Joker.
"I haven't seen Bucky for over twenty years. I couldn't find him when I returned to the East Blue. He was deliberately avoiding me," Shanks said, sounding very distressed. Ever since the captain was executed, the two of them had parted ways in the pouring rain that night. It was truly a cruel twist of fate.
"Luckily, Morgans isn't afraid of death; there's a live video stream we can watch."
Marco the Phoenix brought over a large screen, which now displayed images of Loguetown in the East Blue, including Admiral Sakazuki.
The more exciting the battle, the more enjoyable the banquet became. They hoped that Buggy could hold out against Akainu for a little longer and not tarnish the former Pirate King's reputation.
Naval Headquarters Marineford
The irritable Warring States Marshal was criticizing his subordinates' work, "Are you all useless? Hurry up and cut off the live broadcast signal, find all the camera bugs, that damned Morgans is really causing trouble."
"That bastard is hiding somewhere, the world government can't find him, and his newspaper should have been banned long ago."
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