Pirate: I, Buggy, am the Emperor, the Emperor of the Clown King!

Nami gritted her teeth and kept running.

Who cares? As long as we don't get caught, that's a victory.

But she soon discovered that things weren't that simple.

The number of pirates kept increasing.

At first there were only two or three people, then it grew to five or six, and then it was all over.

As time went on, Buggy's orders gradually spread among the pirate groups in the town.

If it were just these pirates having a sudden whim, they certainly wouldn't put in much effort.

But if it's Bucky's order, then it's a different story.

Disobeying Bucky's orders can be fatal.

"A woman with orange hair! The captain said, catch her!"

"She's over there! I see her!"

"Quick, after her! Don't let her get away!"

Shouts came from all directions.

Nami emerged from an alley and saw seven or eight pirates standing on the street ahead, peering in her direction.

She immediately shrank back and turned to run in another direction.

But there are people in that direction too.

"Damn it!" Nami couldn't help but curse. No matter how you looked at it, this situation was terrible.

She began weaving through the alleyways, using her agility to outmaneuver the pirates.

Fortunately, those pirates were indeed stupid.

A guy tripped and fell while running, and the person behind him couldn't brake in time and stepped on him, and the two of them rolled into a heap.

Another guy chased her to the alley entrance, looked left and right, and even though Nami was crouching on the corner of the wall three meters to his left, he didn't see her and chased after her to the right.

"Fool," Nami thought to herself with a cold laugh.

As soon as the guy ran away, she slipped out from behind the wall and ran in the opposite direction.

Although Nami's physical skills aren't particularly good, compared to these ordinary pirate henchmen... she could easily take on 5, if not 10.

After all, he was a member of the Arlong Pirates and had received some combat training.

After running a few steps, Nami suddenly heard someone shouting ahead.

"...The captain's orders! No unnecessary killing!"

"The future of the world belongs to a great captain!"

"Therefore, from this day forward, everyone in this town is the captain's property!"

Nami paused in her steps.

The captain's orders?

Would Bucky the Clown really give such an order?

This is different from the rumors.

The legendary clown Bucky is said to be extremely cruel.

"Not going to kill anyone?" one of the pirates muttered irritably. "Then what are we doing here?"

"You bastard, keep your voice down!" The pirate who delivered the message glared at him. "You dare question the captain's words? If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

"No... I just feel... if you're going to steal something, why worry about whether it involves killing someone? It's always been like this before..."

"The past is the past, and the present is the present. Didn't you see how the captain looked when he came out last time? Let me tell you, I glanced at him, and my legs are still shaking."

"……you're right."

"Alright, alright, anyway, they didn't say we couldn't rob, so take what you want, eat what you want... Besides, the captain only said not to kill too many people, so as long as they don't resist, we won't kill them; if they resist, we'll kill them!"

"The captain said that everyone in this town is his property, and we're just getting a small share. Understand?"

"I understand, I understand."

In short, although these pirates had some complaints, they quickly backed down.

Nami, however, felt a strange sensation as she listened to the conversation.

This Bucky... actually ordered people not to kill indiscriminately?

Are you kidding me?

But she didn't have time to think about it, because after the pirate who delivered the message finished speaking, he shouted again:

"Oh, right! The captain also said that the ship's nautical charts were stolen! By a woman with orange hair! Whoever catches her will be richly rewarded!"

The surrounding pirates suddenly fell silent for a moment, then their faces turned pale with fear.

They didn't want to incur Bucky's wrath!

Whether or not it's rewarded is not important.

The important thing is not to be punished or blamed.

No one would think that Bucky didn't say anything, so there was no punishment or blame, right?

The current Bucky the Clown does indeed take responsibility for his words and actions.

But Bucky the Joker used to be quite unpredictable.

A cacophony of sounds echoed as the pirates discussed and relayed messages, constantly leaking information in the process.

But there's nothing we can do about it; we can't have any confidence in the quality of these pirates.

Nami's heart sank.

It was definitely coming at me after all.

She kept running, but the pirates had been fully mobilized.

At first, I only encountered one or two occasionally, but now I can hear shouts and see people everywhere I go.

"Orange hair! She's over there!"

"Block that street!"

"Go around to the back!"

"Don't let her get away!"

"Capture her and retrieve the nautical chart!"

Nami hid in an empty house, bolted the door from the inside, and leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Outside, footsteps were in disarray, shouts rose and fell, and occasionally the roar of a lion could be heard.

It's that stupid lion named Leakey.

Nami peeked out through the crack in the door.

Pirates were everywhere in the streets.

Some were kicking down doors from house to house, some were searching for corners where people could hide, and some simply climbed onto rooftops to look around.

"These bastards..." Nami muttered under her breath.

Even if she can run fast, she can't outrun so many people.

If you get stuck somewhere, then you're really doomed.

We need to find a place to hide for a while and wait until they relax before we think of a solution.

But where can we hide?

She glanced at the empty house.

The kitchen, dining room, storage room... there was nothing there, it was completely empty, and there was no place to hide anyone.

And those pirates will kick down this door sooner or later.

Nami gritted her teeth, climbed out of the back window, and kept running.

She ran through several alleys and around several street corners, and suddenly saw a tavern ahead.

The door was ajar, and there were vaguely visible figures inside.

Nami hesitated for a moment, but still ran over quickly, pushed open the door and rushed inside.

Then she froze.

There were indeed people in the tavern.

But now there are only two people left; the others should have run away when the pirates attacked.

The two people, one sitting and the other lying down.

The man sitting down was wearing a white shirt, with three knives hanging from his waist, short green hair, and a fierce look in his eyes. He was drinking from a bottle.

It is none other than the famous pirate hunter Zoro from the East Blue.

The one lying down...

Wearing a straw hat, a red short-sleeved shirt, blue shorts, and straw sandals, he lay on his back in a chair, mouth open, fast asleep.

This is Luffy, a novice user of the Gum-Gum Fruit, who will later be possessed by the Nika Fruit.

There were dozens of empty plates on the table, along with a pile of gnawed bones.

The current situation is clearly due to the so-called butterfly effect.

Because the time traveler became Bucky, there was a slight difference in time.

Unlike the original storyline where Luffy was injured by a bird that accidentally wandered in, this time Luffy's storyline is different.

Because of Buggy, it was late here, so Luffy came to this island by boat.

Therefore, Luffy and Zoro arrived together.

This is just the beginning of the butterfly effect; the changes it will cause will become increasingly significant, and we don't know what the future holds.

Nami was taken aback for a moment: "..."

What's going on?

With such a commotion outside, are these two still eating or sleeping here?

The tavern door was suddenly pushed open behind her.

"It's in here!"

"Quick! Don't let her get away!"

Nami turned around and saw a group of pirates rushing in through the door.

There were two people leading the group.

A rather thin man was riding a unicycle, holding a knife in his hand.

It was none other than Cabaji, the chief strategist and unicycle swordsman of the Buggy Pirates.

Another one stood next to a lion, clutching a whip in his hand, his face full of fierce features.

This is Mochi, the vice-captain and beast tamer of the Buggy Pirates.

Nami took a step back, moving closer to the two people.

The one lying down is still asleep.

The one sitting down is still drinking.

Neither Luffy nor Zoro really think much of the Buggy Pirates.

So Zoro drank by himself.

Luffy didn't even sense the threat while he was sleeping.

...Uh...Even Luffy, who has just set sail, could actually take on the Buggy Pirates if he got serious.

Yes.

Luffy needs to be serious about this.

If Luffy isn't serious, he'll inexplicably fall down.

Nami gritted her teeth, suddenly crouched down, and shouted at the man in the straw hat, "Boss! Someone's trying to arrest me!"

As for why Luffy was chosen, it's because Zoro looks too fierce and not someone to mess with.

Nami also realized that Zoro and Luffy were in cahoots, but she had no other choice at the moment.

Unfortunately, Luffy, who was lying down, didn't react.

"Boss!" Nami called out again.

Still no response.

Nami: "..."

Is this person dead?

Zoro, who was sitting down, finally put down his bottle, glanced at her, then looked at the group of pirates at the door and said something:

"What do you want?"

Zoro was actually already thinking of drawing his sword, since he wouldn't hold back when dealing with pirates.

But if Luffy, as the captain, hasn't given the order, then as long as these pirates haven't made a move yet, Zoro wouldn't mind waiting a little longer.

At this moment, Luffy, who was lying down, finally woke up.

He opened his eyes, groggily sat up, looked at the group of people at the door, then at Nami, and said, "Who are you?"

Zoro, who was sitting down, sighed: "Idiot."

At the door, Kabaji and Mochi were too lazy to waste any more words.

"I don't care who you are," Mochi said, cracking his whip. "Hand over that orange-haired woman, and I'll spare your lives."

Luffy blinked and turned to look at Nami.

Nami immediately leaned closer and whispered, "Captain! They're bad guys, they're trying to capture me."

Luffy blinked and looked at the group of people at the door again.

"Oh," he said.

Then he stood up.

"Then you can't arrest her." The clueless Luffy didn't understand the situation, but since Nami had just called him "boss" and "captain," he definitely had to do something about it.

After all, Nami looks more normal than these fierce-looking pirates.

Mochi was taken aback.

Kabaji was also taken aback for a moment.

Then Mochi laughed.

"Kid, do you know who we are?"

"The Buggy the Clown Pirates!"

Do you know who Captain Bucky is?

"You little brat who hasn't even grown a beard yet, how dare you stop us?" Mochi started to get annoyed.

The Buggy Pirates have already taken over Orange Town, yet you all act like you don't recognize us.

Luffy thought for a moment.

"I don't know," he said.

Luffy is serious.

He indeed had no memory of the Buggy Pirates, after all, Luffy was a rookie who had just set sail.

Zoro's expression, however, began to turn cold.

As a pirate hunter, Zoro did inquire about the pirates in the East Blue, and he knew about some of the more famous ones, like Buggy.

Mochi's face darkened: "Damn it—"

"lion!"

Mochi roared, and the lion named Liki behind the gate pounced out.

Niche did indeed pounce.

Then it flew back.

It was so fast it looked like it hadn't moved at all.

Mochi stared in stunned silence at the lion that was about to smash through the tavern wall but instead flew out and crashed into the street.

"That won't do, we're still drinking here~" Luffy said, waving his arms as he stood at the door.

Although Luffy hadn't mastered any advanced skills when he first set sail, his physical abilities were already very strong thanks to Garp's training.

Simply put, Luffy is actually a high-level monster, but his skill proficiency is very low, and his skill tree hasn't been unlocked yet.

But the attribute panel can be just as good.

"Hehe..." Seeing that Luffy had already made his move, Zoro could no longer hold back.

He drew a long sword from his waist, one in each hand, and another in his mouth.

"Three-sword style..." Kabaji's expression changed.

He looked at the green-haired man: "You, you are... Roronoa Zoro?"

Zoro, the pirate hunter, is quite famous in the East Blue.

Zoro ignored him, but his eyes grew even fiercer.

"Pirate Hunter." Mochi's voice changed as well, after all, Zoro was no nobody, and they couldn't be careless.

Luffy scratched his head: "Zoro, are you famous?"

"It's alright," Zoro thought to himself, almost sighing.

"Oh. So, can you beat these people?" Luffy remained as clueless as ever.

"Nonsense." Zoro is starting to regret it. Should he have followed Luffy?

Kabaji and Mochi exchanged a glance.

"Let's go together!" Kabaji shouted.

The pirates swarmed forward.

Then the tavern erupted in chaos, filled with the sounds of fighting.

Nami didn't watch the battle that followed.

It's not that I don't want to watch it, it's that I don't have time.

The door was blocked, but the back window was open.

While the pirates were rushing towards Luffy and Zoro, she jumped out of the window and ran away.

Whoever they are, anyone who can hold off those pirates is a good person.

May good people live a long and peaceful life.

Nami climbed out of the back window, but stopped the moment she landed.

The world seemed to turn into black and white in a silent stillness, and a sense of fear seeped into my heart.

My heart was pounding, and time seemed to slow down.

It wasn't because of a fall, it wasn't because of a cramp, it was because...

That person was standing there.

The man wearing a mask.

The man who walked out of the door.

The man who made her stop breathing for a moment.

Bucky the Clown was standing there.

They were less than five meters away from Nami.

It's in the alley right outside the back window.

Right in front of her.

Will you find love around the corner?

I encountered a ghost around the corner!

"..." Nami felt like she was frozen.

The person's mask looked particularly eerie in the shadows.

Those eyes, which she couldn't see, seemed to be looking at her.

No.

I was just looking at her.

Nami's pupils contracted sharply.

She wanted to run, but her legs wouldn't obey her commands.

She tried to shout, but no sound came out of her throat.

——Nami∑(O_O；)

——NamiΣ(っ°Д°;)っ

——NamiΣ(っ°Д°;)┛

Under Nami's terrified gaze, Buggy the Clown took a step forward.

The pressure from just this one step made Nami feel like her heart was being gripped tightly.

Just then.

boom!

The tavern exploded.

The walls collapsed, wood chips flew everywhere, and the entire house collapsed with a roar, as if it had been torn apart from the inside.

Smoke and dust billowed up, obscuring the sunlight, blocking out the view, and obscuring everything.

Nami's eyes stung from the smoke and dust, and she instinctively closed them for a moment.

And then no more.

Nami let out a painful whimper because her neck was being choked.

In the blink of an eye, Buggy was in front of Nami, and he grabbed her by the neck with his right hand and lifted her up.

Bucky the Clown is 1.92 meters tall.

By normal standards, she has a very good figure.

Nami the Cat Burglar is 1.7 meters tall.

By normal standards, her figure is quite good.

……当然这是局限于正常人範畴，海贼王里的不正常人挺多的，什幺身高3米、4米、5米、6米、7米、8米都有。

However, that's not the point. The point is that Buggy's height and physical abilities are indeed sufficient to grab Nami by the neck and lift her up horizontally.

"Ugh..." Nami cried out in pain, feeling as if she was about to die this time.

The atmosphere in the alleyway became inexplicably quiet.

Smoke and dust filled the air, with only the sound of gravel scattering at one's feet, and shouts and sounds of fighting in the distance.

"Ugh..." Nami felt like she couldn't breathe. Her survival instinct made her start flailing her arms and legs, hitting Buggy.

But this makes no sense.

Nami's small fist couldn't possibly cause any damage to Buggy.

Even the term "massage" sounds almost the same.

This is the difference in strength between the two sides.

The original Buggy the Clown could easily defeat Nami, let alone the current Buggy the Clown King.