After sleeping at the port of the Goa Kingdom for a night, Kaguya boarded a ship bound for Orange Town the next day.
Although Foosha Village is far from the Marine Base, it wasn’t suitable for Kaguya to stay long because Garp would return from time to time.
On the other hand, Orange Town, which was occupied by the Clown, was very suitable for Kaguya to live in.
Kaguya hadn’t forgotten the shadow Buggy the Clown cast over him when he first transmigrated here.
Although Buggy hadn’t done anything to him at that time.
But the scene of him casually killing Roy was forever etched in Kaguya’s heart.
The air in Orange Town was filled with the sweet scent of citrus, yet it couldn’t mask the aura of decay that hung over the town.
Kaguya stepped on the creaking wooden planks, his gaze sweeping across the closed shops on both sides of the street.
A few ragged children hid at the entrance of an alley, shrinking back in terror when they saw the long sword at his waist.
The Buggy Pirates were off somewhere again, either looting or searching for treasure.
They weren’t in their base in Orange Town at the moment.
Although there were people left behind to guard the base, they were all low-level pirates with little strength.
Kaguya had no interest in making a move against them.
Because this was the Buggy Pirates’ headquarters, the capable townspeople had all fled.
There were many empty houses in the town.
Kaguya found an empty house with a courtyard in town and settled in.
He stayed there for over ten days.
One day, while Kaguya was training in the courtyard, he suddenly heard the sound of cannon fire coming from the port.
“Hmm?
Is Buggy back, or have other pirates arrived?”
Kaguya put down the boulder, wiped the sweat from his body, and headed toward the port with sandai kitetsu in hand.
Thick smoke billowed from the port, and the pungent smell of gunpowder mixed with the sweet scent of citrus wafted toward him.
Kaguya moved quickly across the rooftops, sandai kitetsu glinting coldly in the sunlight.
When he arrived, he found a pirate ship flying a ridiculous clown flag docked at the pier, its deck piled high with looted goods.
“As expected, Buggy is back…”
Kaguya narrowed his eyes, watching the Buggy Pirates move the goods off the ship bit by bit.
Buggy, the leader, was triumphantly waving his gloved right hand, his red nose particularly prominent in the sunlight.
Kaguya didn’t rush in blindly.
Although his current strength wasn’t weak, his entry-level Six Powers combined with entry-level Observation Haki wasn’t enough to face the entire Buggy Pirates head-on.
Kaguya hid in the shadows, carefully observing Buggy’s movements.
Suddenly, Buggy seemed to sense something and snapped his head toward where Kaguya was hiding.
Kaguya’s heart tightened; he quickly pulled back and suppressed his presence to the limit.
Buggy scanned the area suspiciously a few times before scratching his head and continuing to direct his men to move the cargo.
“Such sharp perception…”
Kaguya thought to himself.
He decided to leave the port first and wait until nightfall to act.
By the Moonlight, he saw Buggy alone in a warehouse, counting the day’s spoils.
The warehouse was filled with over a dozen treasure chests overflowing with gold, silver, jewelry, and Berries.
Buggy was excitedly counting gold coins, his red nose gleaming in the candlelight.
“Clink, clink.”
Buggy tossed gold coins into the air, letting them scatter across the floor.
“Yahahaha!
Gagagagaga!”
Listening to the crisp, pleasant sound of the gold coins, Buggy let out a weird laugh.
“Boys!
We’re having a banquet tonight!”
His loud announcement drew a cheer from the pirates outside.
Kaguya lurked in the shadows outside the warehouse, holding his breath and focusing.
As the banquet began, the noise gradually drowned out everything else.
After several rounds of drinks, the pirates lay scattered on the ground, their snoring rising and falling.
Buggy was also leaning drunkenly against a treasure chest, still clutching half a bottle of rum.
Just as Kaguya was about to make his move, the warehouse window was gently pushed open.
A young girl with short orange hair flipped inside nimbly, her lively eyes sparkling with a cunning light in the darkness.
She skillfully avoided the drunken pirates and headed straight for the most valuable treasures.
“Nami?”
Kaguya recognized the girl’s identity; after all, as a pervert, how could he not recognize Nami?
He watched as she expertly pried open a treasure chest and stuffed the valuables into her small bag, her movements clean and efficient.
Suddenly, Buggy let out a drunken hiccup and blearily opened his eyes.
“Who’s there?”
Nami froze and quickly hid in the shadows.
Buggy stood up unsteadily and walked toward Nami’s direction.
“As expected of someone from the Pirate King’s ship.
He’s not as stupid as he seemed in the anime.
He still has some strength.”
Seeing this, Kaguya had no choice but to deliberately kick a stone, hitting a distant window.
“Who’s there!”
Buggy immediately sobered up quite a bit and turned to head outside.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Nami seized the opportunity to dash toward the window.
After Nami got out, she bumped right into Kaguya.
She was startled, but fortunately, Kaguya covered her mouth in time.
Kaguya shook his head, signaling her to be quiet.
Nami nodded, and only then did Kaguya release her.
Nami gestured with her hands, and Kaguya roughly guessed her meaning.
Kaguya shook his head and made a few gestures back.
“No, I’m here to kill someone.
Leave quickly.”
“Kill someone!
Buggy is very strong, you can’t kill him.”
“How will I know if I don’t try?
Go quickly, or you won’t be able to leave in a moment.”
Nami gave Kaguya a deep look, then quickly vanished into the darkness.
Meanwhile, the few officers of the Buggy Pirates who were still sober were searching the headquarters in different directions.
After all, Kaguya had just shattered the glass with a kicked stone.
There were definitely outsiders in the headquarters.
“Richie, do you smell an unfamiliar scent?”
Moji was riding his lion, Richie, wandering around the courtyard.
The lion twitched its nose and shook its head, somewhat speechlessly.
The entire headquarters was filled with a heavy smell of alcohol; how could it smell anything else?
“Work harder!
We can’t let that rat escape.”
Just as Moji approached the warehouse on Richie, Kaguya’s figure flickered out of the shadows like a ghost.
“Humph, the rat is right here.”
Kaguya instantly activated’Soru,’ and before Moji could react, sandai kitetsu had already carved a cold flash of light.
Moji only felt a chill at his neck before he tumbled off Richie’s back.
The lion Richie let out a furious roar.
Kaguya struck ruthlessly, sending it to join Moji with a single sword strike.
Then, with a flash, he leaped onto the roof.
“Enemy attack!”
The Buggy Pirates’ officer, Buggys subordinate Kabaji, rushed over at the sound, his face paling instantly when he saw the fallen Moji.
He drew his long sword and looked around warily.
“Who is it?
Get out here!”
Buggy’s voice came from behind Kaguya to the right, followed by several throwing knives whistling through the air, aimed precisely at Kaguya’s position.
Kaguya quickly dodged to the side; the knives grazed his clothes and embedded themselves into the roof with a ‘ding-ding’ sound.
“Brat!
Who are you!”
Buggy’s figure appeared at the warehouse entrance, his red nose looking even brighter due to his anger.
He stood with hands on his hips, a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.
“To dare cause trouble on my turf, it seems you’re tired of living!”
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