Chapter 46

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"So, a pleasant cooperation, Captain Buggy. Let's skip the celebration party; we're quite pressed for time."

Zyhark smiles as he takes the special Buggy Balls from the hands of two underlings, and "kindly" translates for the mumbling Buggy.

"Hmph, even if you wanted to hold a banquet to make up for the previous offense, this goddess wouldn't easily forgive."

Aqua, with her hand on her hip, spins her wise eyes, "But well, if there's some pricier sparkling wine or red wine, I might consider it~"

Such a cunning statement stops Zyhark, her partner, in his tracks in amazement, looking at Aqua with eyes full of pity and sadness.

This child's IQ, I'm afraid even the Brain-Brain Fruit can't save her...

Zyhark tosses the folded treasure map to the furious Buggy, pulls the alcohol-addicted Aqua, and heads towards the street at the end of the square, putting a safe distance between them and the Buggy Pirates.

"Aqua, leave the rest to you, give them a great water cooling down."

The special Buggy Balls are thrown backwards into a wishing well, no worries about them being damaged by the water.

Meaning, they can now take on the Buggy Pirates without any hesitation! Aqua, still immersed in the idea of the banquet wine, but thinking of the six million reward and gaining a large number of followers, becomes resolute instantly.

"All my followers in this world, heed the command of Aqua, the Goddess of Water."

Seeing Aqua bathed in holy blue light, Zyhark quickly instructs, "This is a town, don't overdo it, just enough to extinguish their firearms and cannons, leave the rest to me."

Upon hearing this, Aqua frowns from the center of the water column.

The rest is left to you?

Who are you looking down on! I am the great Goddess of Water, Aqua, watch as I wipe them all out with one move! Her stubbornness seemingly misinterprets Zyhark's intention.

The wise look in Zyhark's eyes gives him a bad premonition, but it's already too late.

"Grant my wish, fulfill my desire, show the world your power, creation of sacred water!"

Buzz!

A huge blue magic circle forms above the heads of the Buggy Pirates.

Meanwhile, after Buggy's incessant sword gesturing, Cabaji and others finally understand the captain's real intention.

The slow-to-catch-on underlings immediately curse at Zyhark, quickly rotating two large-caliber cannons, lighting the fuse to blast him to smithereens.

Unfortunately, the speed of the fuse burning was just a tad too slow.

The sound of rushing water fills the square, and as Buggy and the others look up in response, they're scared witless.

Flood, an endless flow of water, falls from the sky, ah!

Boom!

The flood ravages, scattering the Buggy Pirates and their cannons almost instantly, leaving them no time to react!

Aqua, regaining some divine power from the faith, fully unleashes the creation of sacred water, naturally much more powerful than during her time in Windmill Village.

The roaring water floods everywhere, pouring endlessly in all directions.

Damn! Is this idiot goddess's brain filled with water?!! When Zyhark sees the towering waves rushing towards him, his first thought is to give Aqua a severe beating! But before he could act on this thought, the fierce water completely fills his vision.

As expected, he and the culprit next to him are completely engulfed by the rapid stream...

The flood breaking out from the central square runs wild, striking the surrounding town buildings, including Mayor Boodle's house, the bookshop owner Polo's store, and Hocker's pet shop under renovation!

The surging flood streams through Orange Town's streets until it merges into the sea, gradually calming down.

Much of Orange Town suffers varying degrees of damage, and the townsfolk stand on the ruined streets, utterly dumbfounded.

"Aqua, what on earth were you thinking, didn't I tell you just enough to extinguish their firearms?!"

"Ah, ah?!" Aqua, standing in place awkwardly scratching her head, seems to have overdone it.

Looking at Aqua, whose face is filled with "wisdom," Zyhark helplessly covers his eyes with his palm.

If he didn't know her nature, he'd think she was deliberately causing trouble! Prioritizing the Buggy Pirates over the damage Aqua caused to the town, they head back to the port along the flooded streets and board the ship.

Including Buggy himself, the Buggy Pirates could hardly inflict fatal damage on Zyhark, known for his formidable defense.

With Aqua's assistance, if it were just a straightforward fight, he's confident he could take them down without their firearms.

But the real question is, would the cunning and sly Buggy Pirates really do that? Now, apart from his strong defense, whether it's strength, speed, or stamina, everything about him is quite mediocre.

If Buggy discovers this obvious weakness and decides to use a hit-and-run strategy with their numerical advantage, the situation could become uncontrollable! So, Zyhark's plan is simple, to move the battlefield from land to sea against the Buggy Pirates.

Once on the sea, dominated by Aqua, the numerical advantage of the Buggy Pirates will be utterly nullified against their absolute home field advantage.

Only a fool would not use Aqua, a powerful weapon at sea, and choose to engage in a melee fight with the Buggy Pirates on land!

In a corner of the square, Buggy, weakened by the soaking, finally catches his breath with the help of his pirate underlings.

Watching Zyhark and Aqua's retreating backs, he clenches his fist in anger, vowing incoherently:

"After making a fool of me like this, you think you can just run away? There's no such cheap deal in the world!"

"Underlings, chase after them, no matter what, they must be torn to pieces today!"

Under the captain's order, the Buggy Pirates, filled with rage, draw their swords and rush towards the port.

(End of Chapter)