CHAPTER 15: Straw Hat

Port of Orange Town.

The Thousand Sunny and the warship have already dropped anchor and docked.

Luffy and Zoro disembarked from the battleship together, and the first group of sailors immediately saluted.

"Luffy-sama, the pirate ship over there is flying the Buggy pirate crew's Jolly Roger. Our men have searched it and haven't found any enemies yet."

"Don't worry, you can stay here."

Luffy nodded and immediately went towards Sunny.

Nami got off the ship and said to Luffy, "We must have been exposed with such a glorious arrival."

"It doesn't matter, as long as we get the navigation map for the Grand Line, we can leave. Nami, will you stay here?"

"If I don't go with you, do you think you'll be able to tell if the map is real or fake?"

Nami's tone was slightly worried. "Buggy the Clown is considered a man with an almost immortal body, his bounty is 15 million berries. Luffy, he is a very dangerous pirate."

Zoro frowned slightly.

"A nearly immortal body?"

He didn't believe in things like an immortal body.

"It's because of the power of a Paramecia-class Devil Fruit that he ate, the Bara Bara no mi."

Luffy explained, and the three walked towards the city.

"Since he is immune to cuts, even if his body is cut, he will be unharmed, so people who don't know think... hmm?"

As soon as Luffy was speaking, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and look at the street ahead.

One pirate after another appeared from various hidden spots on the street, each one holding a weapon.

"Hehehe~"

Some of them let out ambiguous laughs.

Zoro squinted his eyes and instinctively grabbed the hilt of his sword.

Nami decisively approached Luffy.

"Ahahahaha!"

A voice came from the nearby rooftop.

Buggy, the red-nosed clown, crossed his arms and first laughed, then his face suddenly turned dark.

"This is my territory, where did you brats come from? You are really audacious, daring to bring the navy here."

Upon seeing this guy, Luffy wanted to laugh.

"Oh, Buggy."

"What, 'oh', don't get too familiar, who are you? Identify yourself...hmm? Wait a minute!"

Buggy finally noticed the straw hat on Luffy's head, and his expression became even worse.

It reminded him of a painful past, making him huff in anger.

But he didn't connect the two completely, thinking it was just a coincidence.

"That straw hat is really annoying! Boys, attack!" He gave the order angrily.

The pirates advanced, howling.

Zoro immediately drew his sword from his waist to counterattack.

They were obviously no match for him.

Zoro cut through their formation like he was cutting melons and vegetables.

With a single strike, more than a dozen fell to the ground in an instant.

It was only at this moment that the pirates reacted and showed a bit of fear on their faces.

"This guy... Captain Buggy! This guy is Roronoa Zoro, the pirate hunter! He's not an opponent we can face!"

Screaming, the pirates began to retreat.

Suddenly, the ground shook.

A man holding a long whip, like a circus animal tamer, mounted a giant lion and walked there.

"Who told you to back off?"

The pirates were frightened and turned to see the lion raising its paw.

"Stop, stop! Mohji-sama!"

"Get out of the way you useless people!"

The giant lion swept away these little fry with a swipe of its paw, as if it was cleaning up trash.

Mohji snorted coldly and fixed his gaze on Zoro, sneering: "You are the famous pirate hunter, bad luck for you, you came here just to die."

"Huh?" Zoro looked coldly at the other person.

With a fierce gaze like that of a wild beast, he made Mochi's heart race.

He tried to save the situation and said, "I am Mohji, the vice-captain of the Buggy Pirates and a beast tamer! This is my pet Richie, Roronoa Zoro, I will be your opponent!"

"Sorry, but I'm not a pirate hunter anymore, and never really was one. I just catch some pirates to earn money for food."

Zoro drew his second sword and smiled, "Now I am the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, the captain of the first division. I don't care who you are, are you prepared to die?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged towards his opponent.

"Nitoryu: Ushi Bari!"

(Literally means: Two Swords Style: Bull Needles)

Zoro attacked Mohji like a bull.

"Richie!" Mohji's expression changed, and he quickly shouted.

The lion roared and raised its paws, ferociously attacking Zoro.

Boom!

Richie's attack broke the bricks in the street, but didn't hit Zoro.

Zoro jumped and looked at the lion's owner.

With a flash of sword the beast tamer Mohji let out a scream and blood gushed from his chest and he fell to the ground.

"Mohji?!" Buggy's face twitched.

"Hahaha, looks like my buddy is a little stronger, Buggy."

Clap clap clap~

Luffy applauded Zoro as he laughed.

As captain, he would naturally do nothing.

If Buggy didn't make a move, he had no reason to either. He had to let his subordinates show off their skills.

Buggy let out another pig cry and shouted angrily, "Kabaji, kill this brat!"

Behind Luffy and Nami, a cunning man rode a unicycle and jumped off the wall.

The blade in his hand fiercely stabbed Luffy's head!

"Wheel of Death!"

When the attack came from above, it looked like it was about to hit Luffy's straw hat.

Luffy pulled Nami and took a step back.

"Are you stupid? Who would shout your movement during an ambush?"

While grunting, he forcefully kicked the falling person.

Boom!

A footprint was left on his back, and the killer lost his balance in the air, rolling dozens of meters away.

Upon seeing this scene, a shadow fell over Buggy's eyes.

"You, you straw hat brat... how dare you... hurt my subordinates..."

"Gear Second."

Luffy swung his arm as if it were a high-pressure air pump, and steam appeared on his body.

In the next moment, he disappeared from his original position.

Buggy was frozen in place.

"Where did he go?"

Only one woman remained in her previous position.

Nami had one hand on her hip and pointed behind Buggy, smiling mischievously, "Behind you, red nose."

"What?"

Buggy immediately turned around without worrying about Nami talking about his nose, and saw the straw hat that made him grind his teeth.

He let out a frightened scream and immediately tried to run.

"Oh, don't even think about running."

Luffy stomped on Buggy's foot and taunted, "I know all about your abilities. Stop wasting my time and bring me the Grand Line navigation map."

(End of chapter)