Clink!
Clink!
Clink!
Holding the navigation chart for the Grand Line and listening to the sweet sound of clinking gold coins, Nami hummed a cheerful tune as she walked down the street, so happy she was practically skipping.
Sinan, who owed Nami hundreds of millions of Berries, had been reduced to a lowly lackey.
Carrying a massive sack weighing over a hundred pounds on his back, he trailed closely behind her.
If it were his body from yesterday, Sinan definitely wouldn’t have been able to carry all these gold coins and jewelry.
But after an entire night of dual cultivation, he had transformed into a rather strong ordinary man.
Being able to throw a punch with a thousand kilograms of force genuinely only made him a “slightly stronger ordinary man” in this world.
The top-tier powerhouses of this world routinely used mountains for punching practice or casually sank entire islands, so Sinan’s current strength really was just that of a sturdy regular guy.
Even those Fishmen in Nami’s village could effortlessly lift a small house, turn it upside down, or throw it like a bowling ball, yet they were nothing more than small fry in the Grand Line.
BOOM!!
As they were walking, a house to their side suddenly exploded, collapsing right onto the street and completely blocking their path.
With a loud bang, the rubble blasted apart, and a giant red nose flew right out from the collapsed ruins.
“Damn you, Straw Hat!” Having just crashed through an entire building, Buggy roared as if he were completely fine.
The fist imprint planted squarely on his face seemed to have caused him far more damage.
“Damn it, you bastard!
How dare you do this to my treasure?!” Clutching his straw hat, which had been pierced by Buggy’s knives, Luffy roared furiously at him.
“And you even spit on it!” Saying that, Luffy took a deep breath and spat a thick wad of phlegm right at Buggy.
Faced with Luffy’s spit, Buggy activated his Devil Fruit power.
“Chop-Chop Escape!” Instantly, Buggy’s body split into dozens of floating chunks, successfully dodging Luffy’s incoming spit.
Watching this scene play out, Sinan almost burst out laughing.
He definitely didn’t remember Luffy and Buggy spitting at each other in the original story!
However, Buggy splitting into pieces seriously frightened Nami.
After all, suddenly seeing a living person dismantle into floating severed body parts was undeniably terrifying.
Letting out a surprised “Ah!”, Nami quickly darted and hid behind Sinan.
Nami’s cry caught the attention of both Luffy and Buggy, making them notice the two onlookers.
Seeing it was them, Luffy greeted casually, “Oh, it’s you guys!” But when Buggy saw the massive sack on Sinan’s back and the navigation chart tightly clutched in Nami’s hand, he instantly connected the dots and flew into an absolute rage.
“You filthy little thieves!
Put down my treasure and my Grand Line chart right now!” Clamping eight throwing knives between his fingers, Buggy’s face contorted into a monstrous shark-like expression as he flew furiously toward them.
“How dare you rob me while my back is turned!
I’ll tear you both to shreds!” Covering the distance of tens of meters in the blink of an eye, Buggy was right in front of them.
Sinan raised his hand, fully prepared to give Buggy a lethal electroshock therapy session.
Thwack!
Crack!
As if the horrifying sound of shattering testicles echoed in the air, Buggy, who had been charging at them, suddenly displayed an expression of sheer, agonizing ‘pleasure’.
He slammed face-first into the ground, whimpering “Ooh-waa-waa” with his face planted in the dirt.
It turned out Luffy had launched a flying kick that successfully nailed a direct bullseye right in Buggy’s crotch.
Just watching it made Sinan’s own balls ache, and that was despite his current Silicone Body making him immune to standard blunt-force kicks.
“Damn you, rubber freak!
How dare you sneak attack me?!” Tears of agonizing pain streamed freely from Buggy’s eyes.
Having just delivered a devastating nutcracker kick, Luffy stood triumphantly with his hands on his hips, laughing, “Our fight isn’t over yet!” Whether his junk had simply shriveled up or was literally made of iron, Buggy managed to recover surprisingly quickly.
“Hey, brat.
Put the treasure down,” Buggy growled, glaring fiercely at Sinan.
At the mention of treasure, Sinan didn’t even need to respond.
Nami stepped right up and declared, “This treasure is mine!
Why should I put it down?!” Even though she was still hiding behind Sinan out of fear of Buggy’s vicious glare, Nami clenched her fists and loudly proclaimed her personal philosophy.
“I’m a thief who specializes in robbing pirates!
Any treasure stolen from pirates rightfully belongs to me!” Nami self-righteously preached her own “Way of the Thief.” “Oh!
Makes sense.” Upon hearing Nami’s completely twisted logic, a certain rubber idiot punched his palm in realization, looking entirely convinced.
Watching the bizarre interaction between Luffy, Nami, and Buggy, Sinan realized his own vibe was completely out of place.
When these total goofballs gathered together, the atmosphere instantly shifted into the classic, chaotic comedy of One Piece.
Nami’s absurd theory made Buggy even angrier than when Luffy kicked him in the balls.
He roared furiously, “My treasure is MY treasure!
Do you think just because you stole it, it automatically becomes yours?!
Are you out of your mind?!” In response to Buggy’s furious scolding, Nami simply stuck her tongue out playfully.
“None of your business!
I haven’t sunk so low as to be lectured by a filthy pirate.” Hearing this, Buggy’s face darkened completely.
“Chop-Chop Assemble!” Activating his power, Buggy split into numerous floating fragments and lunged viciously at Sinan and Nami.
Seeing Buggy launch his attack, Luffy quickly warned them, “Watch out!” Fortunately, Sinan was already fully prepared.
“Lightning Net!” Sinan extended his right hand, and a sharp bolt of electricity shot from each of his five fingers.
Under his precise control, the five blue-white currents wove together in mid-air, forming a massive electrified net that completely engulfed all of Buggy’s flying body parts.
Seeing the blinding web of lightning rushing toward him, Buggy tried to retreat, but it was far too late.
BZZT!
BZZT!
BZZT!
The lightning flared brilliantly, violently chaining all the floating chunks of flesh together with high-voltage electricity.
In an instant, the severed chunks looked as if they had been cooked well-done, emitting a faint aroma of roasted meat.
Plop!
Plop!
Plop!
The roasted body parts fell from the sky, flopping heavily onto the ground.
Buggy’s head slammed heavily onto the pavement, his giant red nose taking the brunt of the impact.
His head rolled across the dirt a few times.
With his hair standing on end and his eyes rolled back, he was completely out cold.
Buggy wasn’t dead.
Even though Sinan genuinely wanted to kill him, he knew he absolutely couldn’t do that.
Over the years, Buggy appeared to be doing absolutely nothing of note in the East Blue, but Emperor Shanks and the former members of the Roger Pirates were definitely still keeping tabs on him.
Making enemies out of a group of the world’s most terrifying top-tiers before fully growing into his own power would be incredibly foolish.
In fact, it would be foolish even after he grew strong.
The adult world was just fucked up like that.
Everything required carefully weighing the pros and cons; you couldn’t just do whatever you wanted!
Even knowing Buggy was a scumbag, and Sinan’s own values dictated killing him to prevent future trouble, the harsh reality of the situation forced him to stay his hand.
“Wow, you’re amazing!
I’m Luffy!” Luffy walked over and cheerfully introduced himself to the two.
“I’m Sinan, and this here is my wife, Nami!” Sinan smiled and replied to Luffy.
Hearing Sinan brazenly call her his wife, Nami flushed with embarrassment and furiously slammed her fist right onto Sinan’s head.
“You idiot!
Since when did I ever become your wife?!” The ‘fist of love’ truly was unblockable, and a massive bump quickly swelled up on his skull.
Watching Nami, only one thought crossed Luffy’s mind: This woman is utterly terrifying!
But when he spotted the map in Nami’s hand, Luffy asked excitedly, “Is that the navigation chart for the Grand Line?!” Seeing Luffy’s simple-minded expression, Nami nodded and gave an “Mm!” of confirmation.
Luffy, who had just been stressing over finding a navigator, immediately followed up, “Do you have a lot of navigation knowledge?!” She might have been modest about other things, but when it came to navigation, Nami’s face radiated absolute confidence.
“Of course!
When it comes to navigation skills, absolutely no one can beat me, because I love the ocean more than anything!” Hearing this, Luffy cheered happily.
“Oh, that’s perfect!
How about you guys become our crewmates?!
We’re heading to the Grand Line right now!” Receiving Luffy’s invitation, Nami thought for a moment and asked, “The Grand Line?” “Yeah!
Become pirates with us, and let’s go find the One Piece in the Grand Line!” Luffy declared with a wide, beaming smile.
However, the moment she heard the word “pirates,” Nami’s expression instantly darkened.
“No way!” Nami firmly rejected him with obvious anger.
“Hey, come on!
Be our navigator!” Luffy persistently pressed on.
As the two started bickering back and forth, Sinan finally chimed in.
“It’s no use, Luffy.
Nami hates pirates more than anything in the world.” Hearing Sinan say this, Luffy just let out a disappointed “Oh,” before turning to him.
“Sinan, why don’t you convince Nami to join with us?!” Looking at Luffy’s seemingly clueless face, Sinan thought to himself, Luffy might look like a total idiot, but his emotional intelligence is surprisingly high.
He’s trying to use me to pull Nami into his crew.
Just as they were deep in conversation, a furious roar came from behind them.
“You damn bastards!” They turned to see Buggy’s floating, severed head screaming viciously at them.
“Oh!
You’re still not dead!” Luffy exclaimed in surprise.
“I’m going to kill all of you!
Chop-Chop Incomplete Assemble!” In the end, only a single pair of hands and feet flew back to connect with Buggy’s head.
The rest of his body parts had been completely paralyzed by Sinan’s electricity and flat-out refused to respond to his commands.
“What the?!” And just like that, both sides stared awkwardly at each other.
Everyone blankly watched Buggy, who was currently reduced to nothing but a floating head with hands and feet attached.
“Hahahahaha!” Sinan, Luffy, and Nami all burst into hysterical laughter simultaneously.
“Leave this to me!” Luffy declared.
Luffy stretched both of his arms far back behind him, using the immense snap-back tension of his rubber body to dramatically multiply the force before launching his palms straight at Buggy.
“Go to hell, Buggy!” “Gum-Gum Bazooka!” “Wait, wait, wait…!” Screaming in terror, Buggy was blasted completely out of the town by Luffy, disappearing into the distant sky with a twinkling star-like flash.
Ding!
The undisputed master of “Luck Haki,” the man who would literally fail upward into becoming a Warlord and eventually an Emperor of the Sea—Captain Buggy’s Small Buggy’s Big Adventure was about to officially begin!