Chapter 138: 138. Buggy's Battle
After everyone finished their battles, Buggy is the only one who still fights. Brist has finally used his own sword now after Yanze took it. His sword is a wide longsword, reminding Buggy of Guts's sword from the Berserk series, Dragon Slayer Sword.
"Such a massive sword. Are you sure you can use it?" asks Buggy mockingly.
"I'm not you who won't even be able to lift this bad boy," says Brist smugly.
"Oho, do you want to test it?" asks Buggy while extending his right hand to the front.
Brist throws his head to the left and whistles to avoid the challenge. Yanze sweatdrops at his leader's acts and sighs because it's a usual thing. Buggy just smirks seeing it and shrugs his shoulder before getting ready to fight.
The 2 slave traders are also getting ready and then the battle starts. Both sides rush at each other and they swing their swords. It is a battle of swordsmen and Buggy intends to follow it by only using his swordsmanship.
Brist & Yanze attack Buggy from 2 sides with their haki covered swords. As an ex-Rear Admiral, Brist has the knowledge of haki. So he taught it to his men, but only 2 men could learn it, Yanze, and the man who fought Ruff.
Too bad that haki can't protect someone from heat. That's why the man who fought Ruff couldn't stand the heat after being burnt by Ruff. He hasn't even had the chance to use his haki in the battle before getting defeated.
Both Brist & Yanze use haki immediately because they know Buggy is a devil fruit user. They need to make sure that their attacks can damage Buggy, so they use armament haki. Yanze's haki isn't too strong, but at least he can touch Buggy's body with it.
They clash in close range using their swordsmanship. Buggy can defend their attacks even though they pinch him from 2 sides. It is quite challenging, but he likes challenges, and he'll gladly face them.
Buggy uses his right hand to face Brist while his left hand to face Yanze. Fighting 2 strong people at once forces him to use all his concentration. It is not easy, but it is a good way to train and improve himself.
He uses his Observation Haki to the max to see all their attacks. It is easy to see their attacks, but it is hard to follow them. His body doesn't always be able to move following his mind's command.
Buggy gets hit many times in the beginning because of it. But it reduces as time goes and Buggy starts to move his body as he wants slowly. His mind & body's coordination is getting better as the battle goes on.
He gets many cut wounds because he doesn't activate his devil fruit ability. Buggy wants to feel the full experience of fighting as a true swordsman. But he still uses armament haki because his opponents use it too.
He can only defend now and can't even attack his opponents. It will be easier if he uses his devil fruit ability to fight them. But he wants to improve his swordsmanship now because he fights with swordsmen.
Both Brist & Yanze are strong, although they are weaker than Buggy individually. But they're still strong because Brist is a Vice-Admiral level now and Yanze is almost Rear Admiral level.
He can assume that because Brist is significantly stronger than Strawberry, while Yanze is weaker. It is not an accurate scale, but it should be close enough.
The Clowns are looking at their Captain's battle and sigh. They know Buggy can finish his battle fast if he wants to do it. But he chooses to do it in a more difficult way. Only Enel doesn't understand why Buggy does that.
"Why doesn't he just uses his ability to defeat them now?" asks Enel while getting treated by Manba.
"Because he doesn't want to finish it quickly. Captain doesn't like having easy battles, no matter who his opponents are. Wasn't that the case when he fought you?" asks Palu.
Enel now remembers that Buggy also could defeat him fast. But Buggy didn't do it and only fought without his full power. It makes Enel even more confused now because he can't think of any good reason for it.
"He wants to improve himself even when he fights weaker opponents. To do it, he will use the aspects that he lacks or something else that can be improved in the fight. Now, he fights 2 swordsmen, so he chooses to improve his swordsmanship," explains Cricket.
Cricket's explanation makes Enel understand. Although he is still confused about why Buggy bothers to do it. But then he realizes that it is one of the secrets to why Buggy can be this strong.
"Maybe I should do it too from now on," says Enel while rubbing his chin.
"Do it after you can defeat your opponent easily without getting hurt like this," says Jude while touching Enel's injury.
"OUCH! OUCH OUCH! BASTARD, DON'T TOUCH IT!" says Enel angrily.
*BONG*
Manba knocks Enel's head angrily and says, "DON'T MOVE AROUND! I'M STILL TREATING YOU."
Enel gets silent and grumbles in low voice. The others laugh at it before they look at Buggy's battle again. They still haven't know why Buggy suddenly has a battle on the passenger ship though.
Buggy now can block all Brist & Yanze's attacks. He has been able to synchronize his mind and body perfectly. Now, he starts to attack them too, not just defending. But he can only attack every once in a while because it is still difficult.
'Damn, he is improving as the battle goes on. As I thought, he uses us to train himself. He doesn't even use his devil fruit ability that he used before we fight. Tch, he underestimates us,' thinks Brist angrily.
Buggy doesn't know what Brist is thinking and he doesn't care. He indeed used Brist & Yanze to train his swordsmanship, after all. Besides, it's his freedom to use what he wants to fight anyone.
They keep fighting using their swordsmanships in close range. Brist & Yanze use flying slash attacks every once in a while but they aren't effective. Buggy is always able to block their flying slash attacks easily.
But buggy never uses flying slash attack and only fights in close range. It is ineffective to use a flying slash attack in a small space like this front deck, after all. They will just waste their energies by using flying slash attacks.
The proves appear soon after that. Brist & Yanze start to get tired while Buggy is still energetic even though they fight together while he's alone. It should be him who gets tired first, but they are wasting too much energy in their fight.
The price for that mistake isn't cheap. They start to get pushed back by Buggy's attacks. Buggy's attacks also start to hit them more and more. Their wounds increase slowly as Buggy's attacks get more ferocious.
It's getting harder and harder for them to defend Buggy's attacks. His attacks are getting faster & stronger as their battle goes on. Now, Brist & Yanze start to lose their ground and Buggy knows it's time to finish the battle.
"Thanks for your help in my training. I don't have another swordsman in my crew, so I don't have a sparring partner," says Buggy while grinning.
"Damn bastard," curses Brist as he rushes forward angrily with Yanze.
Buggy waits for them while preparing his attack. He places his swords on his left and lowers his stance. Then when Brist & Yanze arrived, he swings his swords with full power.
"Divine Departure!"
Buggy hits Brist first and pushed him toward Yanze. Then both of them get pushed by Buggy's strong attack. They can't defend it and fly very fast to the far-away sea. Buggy finally defeats his opponents.
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