100. Buggy VS Strawberry

Ruff is looking at Angelo who is looking at the battle between the Clown Pirates and Marine from a rooftop. Ruff makes a plan to capture Angelo and he also has another intention. He wants to test his weapons on Angelo.

"Hehe, I never have the chance to test it on people before. Captain said he is quite strong, so he will be a good test subject," says Ruff with a crooked smile.

Ruff opens his bag and thinks of a weapon that he wants to test first. He finally decides on a weapon and takes a black ball. He loads it in a hand cannon and aims at Angelo.

"This will be fun," says Ruff happily.

Ruff pulls the trigger and the cannon shoots the black ball. No sound is produced when he shoots it. The ball flies toward Angelo at a rather high speed and hits his back.

*PLOP*

The black ball doesn't create a big explosion like a bomb. But it transforms into black wires that wrap Angelo's body and lock his arms & legs. It surprises Angelo and makes him fall to the ground.

"OUCH! FUCK, WHAT IS THIS THING?" says Angelo after he fell.

Of course, it makes Ruff excited because that black ball is still a prototype. He compacts the wires into a ball. So the wires will wrap the target when the ball opens.

He is excited, but Ruff doesn't immediately go to Angelo. Buggy said that Angelo is quite tricky, so Ruff wants to make sure that it is really safe before approaching Angelo. That guy might be able to release himself from the wires.

"If he's as tricky as what Captain said, then he should be able to release himself," says Ruff while peeking from an alley.

His hunch is right because Angelo can release himself from the wires with some effort. After seeing Angelo escape from the wires, Ruff runs away from his spot to find another hiding place.

Ruff's decision is right because Angelo starts to look for the one who attacked him. He looks around to find the culprit, but he doesn't see anyone suspicious. But he sees many people looking at him and making him uneasy.

Angelo tries to find the culprit, but Ruff has gone from there. Suddenly, another black ball hit Angelo's back again. But now, the ball explode and let out a lot of black sticky liquid.

"WHAT THE FUCK, WHAT IS THIS? WHO'VE DONE THIS? COME OUT!" says Angelo angrily.

Angelo tries to remove the sticky liquid that has started to get harder. Ruff just laughs silently from his hiding spot and doesn't show up. It is more exciting this way.

"Captain, everyone, leave this to me. I promise I will test all my prototypes on him- Wait! I mean I will capture him," says Ruff while holding his laugh.

While Ruff testing his weapons, the Clowns are fighting the Marine. They are having the upper hand now and they're stronger than the Marines. All crew members can overwhelm their opponents, even Manba & Jude who fight with a lot of enemies.

The only exciting battle in there is Buggy's fight with Strawberry. At least both of them has similar power level. But the crew members' power levels are a lot higher than the Marine soldiers & officers under Strawberry.

Buggy and Strawberry exchange some basic techniques and no one gets the upper hand. Their basic swordsmanship's level is similar and no one is better.

"It seems I need to improve my basic swordsmanship after this," says Buggy while clashing with Strawberry.

"Don't worry, you won't need to do it because you will live in Impel Down," says Strawberry.

"It's fine, I already have my ship as my home," says Buggy.

Buggy & Strawberry aren't saying anything, but they suddenly jump back at the same time. Both of them then get into a stance and rush to each other. They swing their right sword when they meet in the center.

*CLANK*

Their swords clashed and creates a rather big impact. They use all their power in this attack and the result is both of them get pushed back. But Buggy gets pushed back by Strawberry.

Buggy is happy because he finally finds someone stronger than him physically. Everyone that he fought on Karate Island was weaker than him physically. But many of them were more skillful than him.

With Strawberry being stronger than him, Buggy knows he can't win if he relies on strength. Strawberry's swordsmanship is also high. But Buggy has one advantage, his speed & agility.

Buggy's swords are shorter and easier to move than Strawberry's. Although his swords' range is shorter too, they're lighter. So Buggy can use his swords faster than Strawberry.

Buggy uses it to his advantage and attacks faster than before. But Strawberry is a good swordsman too and has more experience. He can block Buggy's fast attacks using all parts of his swords, even the handle.

Seeing his fast attacks aren't working too well, Buggy uses another method. He swings Castor on his left hand diagonally and Strawberry tries to parry it. But then, Buggy changes his sword's direction and makes an S move.

*CLANK*

Castor hit Strawberry's right stomach, but it creates a clanking sound. Buggy looks at the spot and sees that Strawberry has covered it with armament haki. He's not that surprised though and it will be strange if Strawberry can't use at least one type of haki now.

That moment of silence gives Strawberry a chance. He swings his sword to Buggy's neck and cuts it cleanly. But he makes a mistake, he doesn't cover his sword with haki.

"Such a shame. You're too focus on your failed attack and forget about me. I thought I could get more fights from Roger's apprentice. It is such a shame, Buggy The Clown," says Strawberry while looking at Buggy's detached head.

Strawberry thinks that he has won, but suddenly he feels pain in his stomach. He looks down and sees Buggy's right hand has stabbed his stomach with Pollux.

It surprises him and he looks at the cut on Buggy's neck. He finally realizes that there's no blood from the cut that he made. This can only mean one thing.

"You- You're a devil fruit user?!" says Strawberry in surprise.

"Oh, I thought you knew. Now I doubt the Marine's intelligence. You don't even know basic information like this," says Buggy while his head is still flying.

Just like what Buggy said, the Marine HQ hasn't known that he is a devil fruit user. It's not that they didn't try to find out about him & his power. But Buggy himself rarely used his devil fruit power in a battle and used his swordsmanship more often.

Buggy swings Pollux up and cuts Strawberry's torso. It creates a deep wound on his body and Strawberry gets fling back. He coughs some blood and falls to the ground.

But it won't defeat someone like Strawberry. He stands up again and gets ready to fight Buggy. Such a wound won't stop someone like him easily.

Buggy grins and rushes to Strawberry. With a big wound like that, Strawberry can't move as he used to when he is still in good condition. He can't keep up with Buggy's pace and get more wounds.

"You're a good opponent and this is a good battle. But let's end this here because I don't want to humiliate you," says Buggy.

"I haven't lost," says Strawberry firmly.

Buggy doesn't say anything and prepares Pollux on his right side. Then he moves at Strawberry and swings Pollux horizontally with strong force.

"Divine Departure!"

Buggy swings his sword and Strawberry blocks it. But Strawberry's bad condition makes him powerless against Buggy's attack. His block failed and Buggy's sword passed the swords to cut Strawberry's chest.

Strawberry is sent flying and a deep cut is made on his chest. He crashes onto some trees and finally falls to the ground. His injuries have become too serious and he can't stand up again.

"It's over," says Buggy while sheathing his swords.

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