Time flew by, and a week passed.
Nojiko and Nami were now able to keep up with Kaguya’s pace and complete a full lap around the island.
To ensure they had enough energy for their daily workouts, Kaguya gave Kensuke a large sum of money to buy plenty of high-energy food for them every day.
Now, the two girls could not only run a lap around the island but even did so with added weights.
Every day after finishing their run, they would return home to rest for a while before moving on to other training.
Today, while Kaguya was doing basic arm strength training with the two girls in the tangerine orchard, they suddenly heard Kensuke’s voice from afar.
“Kaguya!
Kaguya!
Pirates are coming, and they seem to be looking for you.
Hurry and hide!”
Kaguya put down the boulder, picked up onikiri and a towel, and asked while wiping his sweat, “Pirates?
Do you know which Pirate Crew it is?”
“I don’t recognize them, but the leader is a very fat woman, and next to her is a man who looks like a clown.”
“How did those two get mixed up together?”
As soon as Kaguya heard Kensuke’s description, he knew who they were.
“It’s fine, I’ll go take a look.”
“Kaguya, I’m coming with you.”
“Me too.”
Nami and Nojiko immediately went to Kaguya’s side.
Kaguya looked at the two girls, thought for a moment, and then said, “You two have just exhausted a lot of physical strength.
Don’t be impulsive if a fight breaks out later.
Take the villagers and retreat further away.
Otherwise, I’ll have to be distracted looking after you.”
“We are very strong too!”
“That’s right, I feel terrifyingly strong right now.”
“That’s just your illusion.
Be good, don’t make me look after you while I’m fighting.
You just need to protect yourselves.”
Afterward, Kaguya quickly ran toward the beach of Cocoyasi Village.
Kensuke and the two girls followed closely behind.
On the beach, the Buggy Pirates and the Alvida Pirates had the villagers surrounded.
Holding a portrait of Kaguya drawn by someone unknown, they interrogated them about whether they had seen him.
How could these villagers expose Kaguya?
He was the benefactor who had saved Cocoyasi Village.
So, one by one, they shook their heads in denial.
After approaching, Kaguya didn’t rush out immediately but hid in the shadows to observe the situation.
Once he confirmed it was indeed these two Pirate Crews, he felt at ease.
Just as Buggy was about to make an example of someone to establish his authority, Kaguya kicked out two slashes.
One flew toward Alvida, and the other toward Buggy.
The slashes sliced through the air, letting out a sharp whistling sound.
Buggy’s red nose twitched violently, and he instinctively dodged to the side, but the slash still cut off a lock of his hair.
“Who’s there?!”
He shouted angrily, his clown makeup twisting into an even more comical expression.
Alvida brandished her spiked club and roared in a gruff voice.
“How dare you sneak attack me?
Get out here!”
Her fat body trembled as her spiked club slammed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Kaguya slowly stepped out from the coconut grove, onikiri glinting with a cold light under the sun.
“Buggy?”
A cold sneer played on the corners of Kaguya’s mouth.
“I didn’t go looking for you, yet you’ve delivered yourself to my doorstep.”
“You damn brat, it’s you!
I’ve finally found you!”
When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with hatred.
“Brat!
Give me back my treasure!”
“Boys!
Charge!”
Buggys subordinate Kabaji saw that his boss wasn’t following the plan and had rushed ahead, so he had no choice but to lead his men to help.
To the side, Alvida watched the Buggy Pirates charge forward but made no move herself.
“Captain, aren’t we going to help?”
A cunning expression appeared on Alvida’s ugly face.
“No rush.
Buggy has a grudge against him, but we don’t.
Better to let Buggy test his strength first.”
She licked her thick lips, a glint of greed flashing in her eyes.
“If Buggy can deal with him, great.
If they both end up wounded…
hehe, we’ll just swoop in and reap the rewards.”
“Wise, Captain!”
Facing the swarming pirates, Kaguya’s gaze sharpened.
onikiri unsheathed, and wherever the blade passed, pirates fell dead.
He moved through the crowd like a phantom, killing at least one pirate with every swing of his blade.
“Chop-Chop Festival!”
Buggy roared, his body suddenly splitting into dozens of pieces as cold, glinting knives shot toward Kaguya from various tricky angles.
At the same time, Buggys subordinate Kabaji launched a surprise attack from the side on his unicycle, his long sword aimed straight for Kaguya’s throat.
A cold light flashed in Kaguya’s eyes as his Observation Haki instantly expanded, making the trajectories of Buggy’s knives clearly visible to him.
His body swayed as he activated Soru, leaving an afterimage in place while all the knives missed their mark.
“Finger Pistol: Rapid Fire!”
Kaguya blocked Buggys subordinate Kabaji’s attack with the sword in his right hand, while his left hand became a blur, repeatedly striking Buggy’s split body.
Every strike hit a vital point accurately, and blood immediately spurted from Buggy’s fragments.
After the battle with the Arlong Pirates, Kaguya’s strength had reached a new level.
“Damn it!”
Buggy struggled to reassemble his body, his face pale.
He hadn’t expected Kaguya’s strength to have improved so much in such a short time.
“Alvida!
Why aren’t you attacking yet?!”
By this time, Alvida already had thoughts of retreating.
Just a few minutes after the Buggy Pirates engaged Kaguya, they had suffered heavy losses.
Buggy himself was once again seriously injured.
She didn’t think adding herself would turn the tide of the battle.
“Retreat!
Retreat quickly!”
Alvida made a split-second decision; her fat body turned nimbly as she sprinted toward her pirate ship.
“Captain, are we just running away like this?”
Her subordinates were a bit hesitant.
“Idiots!
Can’t you see that guy Buggy is about to be beaten to death?
If we don’t leave now, we’re next!”
She glared fiercely at her subordinates and urged them.
“Set sail immediately!”
Without the Alvida Pirates’ watch, Nami and the others immediately ran out and led the villagers away.
Seeing his ally run away without even looking back, Buggy immediately began to curse loudly.
“Damn you, Alvida!
You despicable fat hag!
How dare you desert in the middle of a battle!”
Buggy was shaking with rage.
Did you ask for my opinion?”
Kaguya’s figure instantly vanished from where he stood.
In the next second, Kaguya appeared on the deck of the miss love duck.
Alvida had just boarded when she saw that Kaguya was already waiting there.
She was instantly struck with terror.
“Brat, when did you get on board?!”
Alvida retreated two steps in panic, her spiked club nearly slipping from her hand.
Cold sweat seeped from her fat face, large droplets rolling down her double chin.
Kaguya didn’t answer; he just slowly raised onikiri.
The blade reflected a blinding light under the sun, mirrored in Alvida’s terrified pupils.
“Wait!
We can talk!”
She waved her hands frantically.
“I…
I can give you all my treasure!”
“Too late.”
Kaguya said coldly.
Before his voice had even faded, his figure flashed before Alvida like a ghost.
A crimson blade-light flashed; Alvida only felt a chill at her neck, and then the world began to spin.
Her last bit of consciousness was seeing her own headless, fat body slowly collapse.
“The Captain is dead!”
“Run for your lives!”
The pirates were terrified and jumped into the sea to escape.
Kaguya didn’t pursue them; he turned to look toward the shore.
Buggy had split himself into two parts and was flying toward the interior of the island while clutching his legs, trying to sneak away.
“Buggy.”
Kaguya’s voice was like the whisper of the Grim Reaper.
“You don’t really think you can escape, do you?”
Buggy trembled all over and turned around stiffly.
He saw Kaguya actually stepping through the air, flying toward him at a speed far exceeding his own.
Buggy’s clown makeup had been smeared by sweat, making him look even more comical and ridiculous.
Buggy immediately split his body into a dozen pieces, trying to interfere with Kaguya’s pursuit.
But he was being too naive; Kaguya flew straight for his feet and head.
“Finger Pistol: Chaos!”
“Ah!
Pfft!”
Buggy screamed in pain and spat out another large mouthful of blood.
His fragmented body was forced back into its original form.
“I…
I can tell you a secret!”
Buggy stammered.
“About the treasure of the Grand Line!”
Kaguya sneered, “I have no interest in your lies.”
He slowly squeezed Buggy’s neck, and Buggy shouted in despair.
“Wait!
Let me die with some understanding!
We have no grievances, so why did you go all the way to Orange Town specifically to kill me?!”
“Moby Island, the Small Fishing Village!”
As Kaguya’s words fell, Buggy, one of the Four Emperors who would have stirred up trouble in the New World in the future, met his end on an ordinary small island in the East Blue.
This time, the Clown King’s Haoshoku-level luck didn’t play any role.
After dealing with Buggy, Kaguya went back to clean up the remaining pirates on the shore, including Buggys subordinate Kabaji.
As for those who jumped into the sea, Kaguya kicked out dozens of slashes; very few lucky ones managed to survive, and he didn’t bother to chase them into the water.
If they could survive, it meant it wasn’t their time to die yet.