Capítulo 198: 11. Battle Against The Buggy Pirates
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After dealing with Mohji, Ikki, Zoro, and Luffy decided to break into the Buggy Pirates' base camp without hesitation. After all, their navigator was still in the hands of the enemy!
When they arrived, the trio found themselves immediately targeted by the cannons of the Buggy Pirates.
From the pirates' perspective, the three fools standing below would be reduced to ash as soon as the fuse was lit.
Buggy, grinning maniacally, turned to Nami and said, "Since you've joined my Buggy Pirates, here's your chance to prove your loyalty. Light the fuse and send your former partners to their graves!"
He motioned for one of his men to hand Nami the torch. Around her, the pirates erupted into cheers, chanting, "Fire the cannons! Fire the cannons!"
Nami stood frozen, the torch in her hand. She glared at the trio below—Luffy, Zoro, and Ikki—but her mind was in turmoil. She hated pirates and Marines alike, but she had never killed anyone, and the thought of doing so weighed heavily on her.
Yet, if she didn't follow through, her own life would surely be forfeit.
Luffy, standing below with his usual carefree grin, looked directly at her and said, "It seems like you don't have the resolve to take on pirates."
His words stung.
Angrily, Nami snapped back, "So your so-called resolve means killing people?"
"No." Luffy shook his head. "It's the resolve to risk your own life."
Nami froze, her grip on the torch tightening. Luffy's words cut through her hesitation, forcing her to confront her fears.
Before she could respond, one of Buggy's impatient lackeys grabbed the torch from her hand. "Tch, newbies are always useless! Here, let me do it!"
The pirate lowered the torch toward the cannon fuse, the flame dangerously close to igniting.
Acting on instinct, Nami whipped out her three-section staff and struck the pirate, knocking him out cold.
Her body trembled as she realized what she had done. Bowing her head in a panic, she turned to Buggy. "I'm so sorry! It was a reflex!"
Buggy's face twisted with rage. If there was one thing he couldn't tolerate, it was betrayal.
"So, Nami… You think you can turn against me? You little liar!"
With a roar, Buggy ordered his men to attack her.
Luffy, watching from nearby, wouldn't let his navigator come to harm. The moment Nami took down the pirate, Luffy knew she was one of them—a true crewmate and their navigator.
Springing into action, Luffy rushed forward, stretching his leg into a rubber whip that sent a group of charging pirates flying.
Ikki and Zoro quickly followed.
Zoro, however, didn't draw all three of his swords this time. Instead, he unsheathed the Asauchi he had recently received from Ikki. He wanted to test its strength with a one-sword style.
Even with a single blade, Zoro easily cut down the pirate lackeys. With each precise strike, another pirate collapsed, defeated.
At that moment, a man on a unicycle rolled into view, wielding a long blade.
This was Cabaji, a Main Staff Member of the Buggy Pirates.
Cabaji's swordsmanship, if it could even be called that, blended awkwardly with his juggling tricks, making it both unpredictable and ridiculous.
Zoro, unimpressed, had no intention of dragging out the fight.
As Cabaji performed an elaborate spin with his blade, Zoro moved in a flash. Clutching his sword firmly, he executed a single precise slash.
In the blink of an eye, Zoro was standing behind Cabaji.
Cabaji froze, his mouth agape, as a deep gash appeared across his chest, cutting down to the bone.
"One Sword Style: Oni Giri."
Zoro's words reached Cabaji just before his vision darkened, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
With Cabaji defeated, the only leader of the Buggy Pirates left standing was Captain Buggy himself.
Originally, Buggy had hoped to launch a sneak attack while Zoro was occupied with Cabaji. But who could have predicted that Cabaji would be cut down by Zoro in just one move?
Buggy's frustration boiled over—not just because his crew was being defeated one by one, but because the straw hat on Luffy's head reminded him of the person he hated most in the world: Red-Haired Shanks.
Years ago, Buggy and Shanks were trainee pirates aboard the Pirate King Gol D. Roger's ship. During one of their adventures, Buggy had found a Devil Fruit while plundering a rival pirate crew.
Though most of Roger's crew had no interest in eating the fruit, Buggy saw its potential value. Knowing Devil Fruits could fetch a price of 100 million berries, he came up with a clever plan: he'd fake eating it, then sell it on the black market for a fortune.
Buggy's plan was going smoothly—until Shanks interrupted him. Startled, Buggy accidentally swallowed the fruit whole. To make matters worse, the treasure map he'd hidden in his other hand slipped into the sea, forever lost.
From that day forward, Buggy had cursed Shanks' name, swearing revenge for what he saw as the ruin of his grand ambitions.
Now, seeing Luffy's straw hat, Buggy narrowed his eyes in anger. Without warning, he launched his right hand, aiming for a sneak attack on Luffy.
Before the disembodied hand could reach its target, Ikki stepped in, stomping Buggy's hand into the ground.
"A sneak attack? Isn't that a little disgraceful for someone who was once part of the Roger Pirates?" Ikki said with a smirk.
Buggy froze, his eyes wide in shock.
'How does he know that?' Buggy thought, his mind racing.
Though he prided himself on his connection to the Roger Pirates, Buggy never revealed this to anyone. Being linked to Gol D. Roger could draw the attention of the Marines, ruining his relatively peaceful existence in the East Blue.
Buggy's shock quickly turned to fury. Glaring at Ikki, he sent his other hand flying, this time armed with a dagger, aiming straight for Ikki's throat.
Ikki dodged effortlessly, and with a swift move, he struck the hand pinned beneath his foot with a Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.
Pain shot through Buggy's body like a lightning bolt. The connection between his fingers and his heart made the blow excruciating, causing his entire body to convulse uncontrollably. He even lost control of his Chop-Chop Fruit powers momentarily.
Buggy's scream echoed through the camp as he writhed in pain.
"That settles it," Ikki thought. "Buggy's not some secretly overpowered mastermind pretending to be weak. He's just… really weak."
Ikki lifted his foot, releasing Buggy's hand.
Buggy hurriedly reattached it to his arm and began blowing on it furiously, hoping to numb the pain.
When the throbbing finally subsided, Buggy scowled at Ikki, preparing to deliver a scathing retort. But before he could say a word, a voice rang out:
"Gum-Gum Bazooka!"
Luffy's attack hit Buggy square in the abdomen, sending him flying through the air.
Ikki chuckled. "Luffy, was that a sneak attack?"
"Nope!" Luffy grinned, shaking his head. "He looked like he was ready, so I just went for it!"
Luffy's combat abilities were far stronger than when he first set sail. Having mastered the basics of Nen and enhanced his physical capabilities, he was now a formidable fighter.
As for why Luffy's abilities aligned with the enhancement category of Nen, the answer was simple: his personality.
Enhancers were known for their straightforward thinking and direct approaches. In simpler terms, they weren't exactly known for their intelligence.
It fit Luffy perfectly.
Capítulo 199: 12. The Banquet Will Be Held Wherever You Go
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The battle was over.
Except for Captain Buggy, all members of the Buggy Pirates were tied up with ropes by Ikki. He then used a Den Den Mushi to contact the Marines in Shells Town to come and take them into custody.
Ikki wasn't like Luffy, who would simply leave after a fight. Pirates were pirates. If they weren't dealt with properly, they might return to Orange Town and take revenge on its citizens.
The only regret was that Buggy himself had managed to escape.
As Ikki finished tying up the remaining pirates, an old man dressed in makeshift armor arrived with a group of townspeople.
The group froze in confusion when they saw the Buggy Pirates' hideout in shambles, with all the pirates bound and incapacitated.
"Who are you? Did you do this?" the mayor asked curiously.
"Oh! We're the sea—"
Luffy started to blurt out that they were pirates, but Ikki swiftly covered his mouth. "We are a private Marine force dedicated to serving the people!" he declared.
"I heard there were pirates causing trouble here, so we came to deal with them."
Ikki then produced an official-looking letter of appointment as proof of their legitimacy.
Hearing this, the townspeople's doubts quickly vanished, and they erupted into cheers. Orange Town had long suffered under the Buggy Pirates' rule.
Not only had they been extorted for money and goods, but Buggy would occasionally fire his signature Buggy Balls into the town just for fun, wreaking destruction and terrorizing the people.
Now, with the Buggy Pirates defeated, it felt like a dark cloud had finally lifted. The townspeople were overjoyed and quickly began preparing a celebratory bonfire at the pirates' hideout.
In the world of One Piece, whether Marine, pirate, or civilian, no one could resist the allure of a banquet.
Luffy, of course, joined in wholeheartedly. For him, this was what it meant to be free—traveling the seas, fighting battles, and celebrating wherever he went. It reminded him of the banquet in Shells Town, which had been just as lively.
But Ikki, ever mindful of their cover as private Marines, knew they were skating on thin ice. If it weren't for his quick thinking and official papers, they might have been run out of town instead of celebrated.
"I'm going to be the Pirate King!" Luffy suddenly shouted, his voice ringing out over the festivities.
The lively banquet went silent in an instant.
Ikki's heart sank. He quickly raised his voice to cover for Luffy's slip. "That's right! Luffy's going to be the One Piece's man!"
Luffy didn't notice anything strange about Ikki's phrasing. To him, it sounded perfectly natural—after all, he was going to be the Pirate King, no matter what anyone thought.
The townspeople, however, exchanged puzzled glances. Slowly, they seemed to accept Ikki's explanation, though their expressions remained skeptical.
Meanwhile, Zoro, who had been drinking nearby, spat out his sake in shock before doubling over in laughter.
Nami, ever quick-witted, pointed at him and declared, "And this guy's going to be the world's greatest swordsman's man!"
Zoro glared at her, his face turning red. "Oi…"
Despite the awkward moment, the banquet resumed, the night filled with laughter and celebration.
By the next morning, Luffy and his crew were ready to set sail, leaving behind a town that was finally free of the Buggy Pirates' tyranny.
Just like in Shells Town, the townspeople of Orange Town prepared an abundance of food for Luffy and his crew as thanks.
Luffy, ever generous, declared that all the money Buggy had extorted from the townspeople would be returned to them.
Luffy had no real concept of money. In his mind, it simply made sense to give it back to its rightful owners.
Nami, however, was furious at his decision. "Do you have any idea how much that treasure was worth? Millions!" she exclaimed, still fuming over the loss of such a fortune.
Meanwhile, Ikki reflected on his accomplishments. He'd hoped that defeating the Buggy Pirates in Orange Town would yield more justice points than their previous victory in Shells Town. However, to his disappointment, he only received a thousand points for his efforts.
Between those points and the ones earned from defeating Buggy himself, Ikki's total came to just over 1,100 points. It was enough for a round of ten silver draws in the lottery system he used—but Ikki had a bigger plan in mind. He decided to save up for a batch of golden draws instead.
Back aboard the ship, Ikki began examining the items he had received from his earlier draws.
First, he pulled out a sea bicycle. True to its name, it was a bicycle designed for travel on the ocean. It featured floating boards on either side and a propeller attached to the rear wheel, powered by pedaling.
The speed wasn't anything impressive, but it was perfect for leisurely rides.
Curious, Ikki decided to test it out. The feeling of gliding over the waves with the ocean breeze against his face was surprisingly pleasant. It was no wonder Admiral Aokiji was known for using a similar bike.
Luffy's eyes sparkled with excitement when he saw the sea bicycle.
"Whoa! That's so cool!"
Smiling at Luffy's enthusiasm, Ikki handed him the bike and moved on to his next items.
The next two items he retrieved were the Toyako Bokuto and a sake gourd.
Ikki strapped the Toyako Bokuto to his waist, then focused his attention on the wine gourd. This item was particularly intriguing—it could transform any liquid poured into it into wine.
Curious to test its abilities, Ikki poured some seawater into the gourd, gave it a good shake, and opened it. A rich aroma of wine wafted out.
Zoro, who had been napping nearby, sniffed the air and immediately sat up, his eyes fixed on the gourd.
Ikki took a small sip of the transformed wine but immediately spat it out—it was far too strong, likely over 40% alcohol.
Before Ikki could react, Zoro appeared beside him, his face inches from the gourd. He sniffed it deeply and grinned.
"That's some top-quality wine! Did you conjure this too?"
"Yeah," Ikki replied, handing the gourd over.
Ikki had already explained to the crew that his unique abilities allowed him to produce strange, magical items.
Zoro took a long swig from the gourd, his expression lighting up with approval.
Meanwhile, Nami glanced over from her navigation charts. "A wine gourd? What's the point of that? Why not conjure up something useful, like gold?" she muttered.
Ikki shrugged. "Gold might be possible someday. But this wine gourd? It's got its own value. It can make us a fortune!"
Hearing the word fortune, Nami's attention snapped back to Ikki. "What do you mean? Is this thing worth a lot of money?"
She was already plotting ways to "acquire" the gourd.
"This gourd can produce unlimited high-quality wine," Ikki explained, grinning as he snatched the gourd back from Zoro. He emptied its contents into the sea, much to Zoro's dismay.
"Oi! Don't waste it! You could've at least let me finish that!"
Ignoring him, Ikki demonstrated the gourd's ability. He filled it with seawater, shook it, and opened the lid again. The seawater had transformed into fragrant wine.
"With this gourd," Ikki declared, "we can turn the whole sea into wine. Imagine how much money we could make!"
Both Nami and Zoro were stunned by the gourd's capabilities.
Nami quickly regained her composure and began scheming ways to capitalize on it, while Zoro's focus was elsewhere. Taking the gourd back, he took another long drink, his eyes gleaming.
"If that's the case," Zoro said with a grin, "then I'll never run out of wine again!"
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