309. Against Big Mom

The war of Clown Pirates against Big Mom Pirates has started. Buggy & Big Mom are fighting in the air at a very close range. They are clashing their swords that have big size gaps, just like both of them.

Buggy is far smaller than Big Mom, but he isn't losing at all. Big Mom has monstrous physical power since she was born. But Buggy has a monstrous determination that makes him able to keep training every day to improve himself.

He can't slam a giant at the age of 5 like Big Mom, so there was a big gap between them. But he keeps training to close that gap slowly and now he can hold his ground against this monster. He always pushes his body to its limit and this is the result.

Buggy trained harder since his brief clash against Whitebeard. He was still far from Whitebeard's level, so he needs to train more. He always find time to train while he was on East Blue even with all his activities there.

That's why he can improve this much and his crewmates are even surprised by it. He always looked relaxed while spending time with his family on East Blue, after all. But he actually trains harder than any of them and gets stronger too.

Big Mom is also surprised by his power because she thought he isn't this strong. But it makes her more interested. "Mammamamma~, so it wasn't luck that made Kaido lose. I guess you aren't just all talk like the others."

"Luck, is it? I never rely on luck, but I consider myself lucky because it comes quite often. If I'm unlucky, then big names like you or the Marine Admirals would've killed me when I was weak. But that didn't happen, so I'm very lucky. Besides, do you think Kaido is someone who can be defeated with mere luck?" asks Buggy.

Big Mom just grins and they continue their sword fight. Buggy only uses his swordsmanship and haki to go against Big Mom's sword. He only uses his devil fruit ability to fly as they fight midair. He doesn't use other skills even though they are very useful.

Buggy has many strategies to be used against Big Mom with a high winning rate. This sword fight isn't one of them but he uses it nonetheless. The reason is, as usual, training. A training maniac like him who wants to surpass his limits by fighting strong opponents won't let this chance go easily.

Big Mom is still very much in her prime, at her peak of strength. She is also one of few people that are standing above him now. He might be able to defeat her using his strategies, but he won't grow stronger.

Improving his power is getting harder by day because not many people can rival him now. So now when he can fight one of those people, he will take full advantage of it. Big Mom Pirates' attack annoys him, but this is the risk of being in this position.

This swordfight isn't a battle of swordsmanship, it's a battle of strength and haki which will help him grow stronger in many aspects. Big Mom's swordsmanship is shit compared to Mihawk, but she has overwhelming strength which makes that weakness disappear.

The current Buggy has far better swordsmanship than Big Mom. But he lacks physical strength and haki mastery compared to her. Her mastery of Armament & Conqueror Haki is still better than Kaido at this point of time, so fighting her will help Buggy grow stronger.

That's the reason he chose to fight her using just his swords & haki. He keeps using all his advanced Observation, Armament, and Conqueror Haki while clashing against her. Big Mom also does the same and she is pushing him back slowly.

"Why does Captain fight like that? He keeps blocking Big Mom's attacks without dodging any of them at all," asks Yamato.

"Well, I guess you don't know it yet because you haven't seen it since you joined. It's one of Captain's bad habits. He likes to exploit his opponent for his benefit," says Alan.

"Exploit? Benefit? I can only see him overpowered though," says Jack.

"But do you see him losing?" asks Alan.

Yamato & Jack look at Buggy more carefully now and they can see his excited expression. Alan nods seeing their confused expressions, and then he says, "That's what Captain often did. Every time he finds a strong opponent, he used his opponent to push himself to the limit, and improve himself. In another word, he is a maniac."

"In a sense, he is similar to Kaido-san," says Jack.

"No way! He isn't cruel like Kaido," says Yamato angrily.

"It's not that, it's their thirst for battle. Just like Kaido-san, Captain seems to enjoy fighting strong opponents," says Jack who has acknowledged Buggy fully as his new Captain.

"Hmph, don't say they are the same again. Captain has taken care of me in a few months more than Kaido did in 8 years. They are very different," says Yamato before she looks at Buggy's fight again.

But suddenly, Cricket shouts to everyone on the ship, "GRAB YOUR WEAPONS! WE ARE ATTACKING. DON'T BOTHER TO USE THE CANNONS OR RAILGUN. CAPTAIN HAS FORBADE US TO USE THEM. HE SAID WE NEED TO IMPROVE OURSELVES TOO, SO WE WILL FIGHT TGE ENEMIES DIRECTLY."

The old members are cheering while the new members who joined after they defeated Beasts Pirates are dumbfounded. Buggy doesn't just make his battle more difficult, he makes their battles more difficult too.

"Still thinks he is better?" asks Jack.

"O-of course, this is nothing," says Yamato as she takes her metal club.

The old members are quite happy with this because it's been a long time since they did this. When fighting Beasts Pirates, they only focused on winning because their opponents are very strong, and making mistakes mean death.

However, they've gotten a lot stronger than when they fought Beasts Pirates. Big Mom Pirates are strong, but the gaps between their power aren't too far apart. So the Clowns can be a little lenient in this war.

The new members have just found out what kind of crazy crew they've joined. But it's just a matter of time for them to get used to it and become like that too. Everyone was like that at first, after all.

"Cricket, which one is our target?" asks Enel who controls the ship.

"Their main ship, the biggest one. We'll leave the other ships to our subordinates. Big Mom's older children are on their main ship, after all. Only we can handle them," says Cricket.

"Queen Mama Chanter, huh? It's the first time I see it. That's a very big ship, maybe as big as Moby Dick," says Jude.

"We'll go around quite far on the left. The impact of Captain's battle will push our ship if we are too close," says Enel.

"Alright, just make sure to catch up to their main ship," says Cricket.

Buggy's battle against Big Mom is shaking the area around them. None of the ships can get closer to them, so they need to go around the affected area. The Clown Pirates target Queen Mama Chanter while their subordinate crews target other ships.

Cricket who takes over the lead instructs other ships through Denden Mushi. He just gives them one of the strategies that The Clown Pirates have made for war like this. The subordinate crews are ordered to use their upgraded cannons that have a longer range than the enemies' cannons while the Clown Pirates won't use them.

Big Mom's older children who are on Queen Mama Chanter also target The Clown Pirates on Black Pearl because they're the only ones who can handle The Clowns. It's a good thing for The Clowns because they are also the only ones who can handle Big Mom's older children like Katakuri, Perospero, Oven, etc.

Both ships get closer to each other and Queen Mama Chanter shoots its cannons when The Black Pearl gets into their range. But none of their attacks hit the Black Pearl because The Clowns protect it well. Soon, the 2 ships get side-by-side, and The Clowns get on Queen Mama Chanter.

Cricket stands in the front and grins, "Let's dance, Mama's kids."

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