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Kuina was speechless: "Bookworm, when did you start liking this kind of metaphor?!"
Three days later, in the basement of the "Black Bear Tavern," the owner was yelling furiously at the safe: "Who stole my money?!"
But no matter how hard he investigated, he couldn't find out who did it!
A voyage that returns fully loaded is always exceptionally easy.
The small boat headed towards Cocoyasi Village. Nami was humming a song as she counted the Berries in the box, Kuina was on guard at the bow, and Robin was flipping through her newly bought books.
A gentle sea breeze was blowing, the sun was shining brightly, and everything seemed so peaceful.
"Wait." Kuina suddenly narrowed her eyes. "There's something going on ahead."
A pirate ship with an exaggerated design came into view. Its prow was shaped like an elephant, with the elephant's trunk designed as a cannon. The main body of the ship was red, with gold decorations. There were three masts on the sails, and the horizontal sails on the masts had the symbol of the Buggy Pirates, which was a white skull with a red nose.
The ship was drifting slowly on the sea, and a commotion could be faintly heard from the deck.
"It's the Buggy Pirates." Robin closed her book, recognizing the flag. "Captain Buggy the Clown, bounty 1500 million Berries."
Nami's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she put down her ledger: "1500 million? It's not much, but it's a good start for the return trip! Perfect for one last heist before heading home."
Kuina continued wiping the sword. "Are you addicted?"
"It's convenient anyway," Nami nodded confidently.
Bucky was standing at the bow of the ship, proudly showing off his new treasure to his men: "Look closely! This is a treasure map that I got for a fortune..."
He waved a yellowed parchment, his red nose standing out conspicuously in the sunlight.
The crew below immediately began to put on a show, vying to flatter him.
"Captain Bucky is awesome! This treasure map is destined to fall into your hands!"
"That's right, only Lord Buggy deserves such a treasure!"
"Let me dedicate a song to the captain! ...Great Captain Bucky, your red nose!"
Bucky was basking in the crew's flattery when he suddenly heard the word "red nose," and his face instantly darkened.
"What did you say?!" he roared, his red nose turning even redder with rage. "Who dares to talk about my nose?!"
The crew panicked and scrambled to pin the unfortunate man who had misspoke to the ground, giving him a good beating.
"Captain, please calm down! He must have misspoke!"
"This kid's new here, he doesn't know the rules!"
"Captain, spare me! I'll never do it again!"
Bucky calmed down a bit, then turned and grinned again: "If you dare touch my nose again, I'll throw you into the sea to feed the fish!"
He straightened his collar and struck a majestic pose once more.
"The captain is the best, so cool!"
"That's right, Captain Bucky is awesome, so cool!"
"Being able to sail on Captain Bucky's ship in this lifetime is the greatest blessing I've ever had!"
Buggy, flattered and elated, stood with his hands on his hips and laughed heartily: "Of course! I'm going to be the Pirate King!"
He was completely unaware that on a small boat not far away, three girls were silently watching this farce.
Nami facepalmed: "This is the pirate with a bounty of 1500 million Berries?"
Kuina had already sheathed her sword: "I suddenly don't want to fight anymore."
Robin shook his head slightly: "It seems we overestimated our opponent."
Just then, Bucky suddenly pointed at their small boat: "Hey! That small boat over there! Hand over all your valuables!"
"That's right, hand over the treasure immediately, or surrender and give us half!"
"Yes, yes, hand over the precious treasure immediately!"
His crew immediately assumed fighting stances, but their "special skills" were truly laughable—some performed sword swallowing, some wielded throwing knives, and one even broke a boulder on his chest... and so on.
It looks exactly like a floating circus!
Nami sighed, "I suddenly feel like robbing them is bullying them."
But Bucky couldn't wait any longer. He shouted arrogantly, "Men, get them all! Grab them! Men, women, and children, don't let them escape!"
Chapter 72 The Strength of the Buggy Pirates
Kuina nimbly leaped onto the deck of the Buggy Pirates' ship. Her longsword was drawn, and with a flash of cold light, she easily knocked down the crew members who rushed forward.
In no time at all, a group of groaning pirates lay sprawled on the deck.
Seeing this, Bucky calmly stepped forward, a sly smile on his face: "So, you're a female swordsman after all..."
He crossed his arms, smugly shaking his head: "But how about we make a bet? I bet you can't hurt me!"
Kuina raised an eyebrow, twirling her longsword in her hand. "Interesting. What's the bet?"
"I'll bet you this one sword strike!" Bucky thumped his chest. "If you can hurt me even a little, you can take all the treasure on this ship!"
Kuina didn't bother to say anything more, and her longsword flashed out like lightning. The sharp blade precisely sliced through Bucky's body, cleaving him in two.
The two halves of the body fell onto the deck with a "thud" and remained motionless.
However, just when Kuina thought the battle was over—
An barely suppressed laugh came from the side.
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a crew member who had been knocked down and was lying in the corner covering his mouth, his shoulders shaking violently.
This then triggered a chain reaction.
"Hahaha…!"
"Hey hey hey..."
The crew members who had been lying on the deck groaning were now bursting into suppressed laughter, some loud and some strange.
They looked at Bucky's "corpse" split in two, then at the bewildered Kuina, and laughed even harder, as if they were witnessing an absolutely hilarious performance.
Kuina gripped the hilt of her sword, her brow furrowed. She clearly felt the blade strike her opponent, so why were the crew reacting this way? The body lying on the ground, severed in two, looked particularly eerie amidst the laughter of the crowd.
Nami, watching from a distance, was dumbfounded: "What... what's going on?"
Robin looked thoughtfully at the cleaved but bloodless "corpse," as if he had thought of something.
Kuina stood amidst a chorus of eerie laughter, staring at Bucky's "remains" on the ground, her expression one of genuine bewilderment for the first time.
The next second, a chilling killing intent came from behind!
Before she could even turn around, her body had already instinctively leaped to the side and forward.
A flash of cold light grazed the hem of her clothes—it was a short dagger that appeared out of thin air, held by a severed hand that was floating in the air.
Kuina twisted in mid-air and landed steadily, her sharp gaze fixed on the floating hand.
"A Devil Fruit user?"
Before she could finish speaking, the severed hand flew back to the deck and was reattached to Bucky's wrist.
Bucky, who had been split in two, was now put back together, dusting himself off as he stood up with a smug grin on his face.
"That's right!" Buggy flexed his wrist, which had just been reattached. "I'm a Split-Man who ate the Split-Split Fruit!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly split into several pieces with a "snap," with his head, torso, and limbs floating in the air, surrounding Kuina in the middle.
"How about that?" Bucky's head spun triumphantly in the air. "Now you know fear, huh?"
The crew members who had fallen to the ground laughed even harder, and some even started clapping and cheering:
"The captain is awesome!"
"Captain Bucky is amazing! That female swordsman was completely terrified, haha!"
"Absolutely! No one in this world who saw Captain Bucky's first time wouldn't be terrified!"
"Captain Buggy, show her the power of the Split-Split Fruit! Especially that big treasure!"
Kuina surveyed the floating body parts, a slight smile playing on her lips: "So that's how it is... this is your trump card?"
She slowly raised her longsword, the blade gleaming with a faint black light.
"Then let me see how many pieces you can split into!"
When Bucky saw the dark sheen emanating from Kuina's sword, his smug smile froze instantly. The head floating in mid-air widened its eyes, its voice distorting:
"Wait... this is... domineering aura?!"
His body parts clattered back onto the deck, frantically piecing themselves back together. The now-complete Bucky pointed at Kuina, his voice trembling with disbelief:
"Who...who are you? How could anyone in the East China Sea be so domineering?!"
He seemed to recall something terrifying, and retreated repeatedly: "Ever since that bastard Roger started the Great Pirate Era, the Navy has swept the East Blue clean... There are hardly any decent Devil Fruit users here, let alone anyone who knows Haki!"
The crew members who had been laughing were stunned and began to whisper among themselves:
"Domineering? What's that?"
"Never heard of that before..."
"Even Captain Bucky is so afraid, he must be very powerful..."
Bucky wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his red nose fading slightly in fright: "Impossible... absolutely impossible... a place like the East Blue..."
Seeing the other person's panicked appearance, Kuina gently turned the hilt of her sword: "It seems you do have some knowledge."
The black light on the sword intensified, carrying a chilling sense of oppression.
Buggy suddenly seemed to realize something and abruptly looked up: "Could it be that you're from the Grand Line?! No... even if you are from the Grand Line, people who know Haki..."
His words trailed off as Kuina's sword was swung once more. This time, the overwhelming aura emanating from the blade caused the very air to tremble.
"Wait! I give up!" Bucky screamed, raising his hands. "The treasure is yours! The ship is yours! Just don't use that to cut me!"
Bucky, who had been so arrogant just moments before, was now terrified.
Kuina's sword, still imbued with a dark and domineering aura, slashed down, striking Buggy's shoulder precisely.
The moment the blade touched his body, Bucky closed his eyes in terror—