417. Clowns Update

"Where are the kids now?" asks Buggy to Dela.

"We have lost sight of them after they defeated the Baroque Works agents. Our deal with the Giants to not placed our men on Little Garden causes this to happen," says Dela annoyedly.

"Hey, that was Magnus's request, so we shouldn't do it. Besides, we can predict their movements, right?" asks Buggy.

"Sigh, yes. Considering Robin's personality, she would make a deal with them although she doesn't fully trust them yet. She knows what can make them accept the deal, after all. She has some Eternal Poses to be used as bargaining chips, while the Straw Hat Pirates only have a Log Pose that still needs a year to be charged. We heard from our insiders at Baroque Works that their attacker group lost their Eternal Poses. Knowing Robin, she would've taken those before the Straw Hat Pirates found those. We predict they are on their way to Alabasta now because there is something that Robin needs there," says Dela.

The Clown Pirates have kept track of Robin since she left Gaban's protection a few years ago. She is currently aiming for Alabasta's Poneglyph, but different from the original story, she doesn't join Crocodile. The current her has more confidence in herself and Gaban taught her to not join anyone who will backstab her.

Robin is strong enough to save herself even from Warlords. So there is no reason for her to join Crocodile because it will just give her problems. That's why she chose to find the poneglyph herself, but Crocodile found her plan out.

Although Robin is strong, she is still helpless against Crocodile's sand logia body. She hasn't learned Armament Haki from Gaban because she mostly learned about the history and rarely wanted to learn fighting skills. Although she managed to learn Observation Haki a little just to sense danger.

She knew she couldn't defeat Crocodile, so she ran away. Crocodile was stopping her from finding the poneglyph, so she needed to take care of him. She couldn't do it alone, so she tried to make the country of Alabasta her ally.

But they couldn't believe her because of her bad reputation as a person wanted by World Government. She couldn't persuade them until she found a big chance. Vivi was attacked by Crocodile's men and she was in danger, so Robin helped her.

They were chased by Baroque Works agents, so they escaped until they leave Alabasta and arrived at Little Garden. Robin knew it is a rather safe place and there was no human there. Also, it's a good place to talk and negotiate with Vivi about the poneglyph.

"Finally she used that brain of hers properly. Although maybe one of the reasons she doesn't even consider joining hands with Crocodile is because of us. She could just ask for our help, but she didn't. If she joined Crocodile, it implied that she trusted Crocodile more than us. Offending a Warlord or an Emperor, it was an easy choice," says Buggy while grinning.

"Aren't you exaggerating? She could've rejected Crocodile because she didn't need his help and didn't fear him," says Jude who listens from the side.

"Robin is still too rational to do something based on her feeling. We know for sure that she didn't join Crocodile because there were more problems than benefits for her if she did that. Whatever her reason was, we just need to know that right now she is on her way to Alabasta with the Straw Hats & Vivi. She won't just plan to go back, she's gonna make the Straw Hats face Baroque Works. If they succeed, they will be Alabasta's heroes, and she will have an access to the poneglyph," says Enel while lying on a couch.

The others are looking at him with stunned faces because he has just said something smart. He knows what they are thinking, and it pisses him off, but he ignores them because his couch is too comfortable. His reaction disappoints his mates, so they leave him be and continue their discussion.

"Can they defeat Crocodile?" asks Deon.

"I'm sure they can. Even without haki, there are some ways to face logia users," says Palu.

"I know about that. But Crocodile is smart and he has some decent people around him," says Deon.

"The Numbers, huh? Well, they are decent enough to be challenges for the kids. Let's just watch what'll happen from now on," says Buggy.

"Sure, but what about your plan? You haven't started it yet?" asks Brook.

"Hmm, that plan, huh? I think I can start it after they leave Alabasta. But I need to go tomorrow I think, so keep updating me about them," says Buggy.

"After Alabasta? Where will you start it?" asks Palu.

Buggy grins and says, "Skypiea."

The next day, Buggy prepares to leave alone without his crew. He has a ship ready to send him to his destination. Buggy is wearing disguises now and none of his crewmates are on the port to send him.

They all planned this so that the marine won't realize Buggy is leaving Clownland. Even the crew that Buggy joins to leave Clownland doesn't know that their leader is joining them. They just know that they will go to Paradise to send some guys.

This crew isn't a pirate crew even though they are Clown Pirates' subordinates, after all. They are just courier crew that has the job to send items and people all the time. However, the sailors in these crews are strong enough to defeat most crews in Grandline.

Without proper strength, they will just die when sailing in New World every day. Clown Pirates have a lot of enemies, so these courier crews will surely get targeted. That's why the Buggy gives these sailors proper training and weapons to defend themselves.

So far, they only lost 1 courier crew in the years since they made this division for Clownland. These courier crews are very important, so they can't lose them. Even the loss of that 1 crew was too much because it meant they also lost a lot of items and people.

Anyway, Buggy joins the courier crew and goes to Paradise. He disguises himself very well so no one realizes his real identity. Well, surely no one will realize it because he has reformed his appearance greatly that even his crewmates will take a while before realizing it.

Buggy used his ability to chop his face to a cellular level so he could reshape it. He changed his facial structure, especially his red nose which has been shaped like a normal nose now. But he covers it with a layer of normal skin he takes from all over his body to avoid people realizing that it's him because of the red nose.

Other than his face, Buggy also removes his long hair and now he has short hair. But he doesn't just cut it normally, he used his ability to do it so he can reattach it later. He has grown it for years, so he won't just cut and throw it.

Buggy's face now looks like Kuroko from Kuroko no Basuke. He thought of a blue-haired character that might suit his plan and he chose Kuroko after a very long thought. Well, it's been years since he got his 2nd life, after all, so he forgot many things, and he could only remember Kuroko.

With such a different appearance, Buggy can walk around anywhere and no one will attack him because he is just a normal citizen now. No one will recognize him, even those with Observation Haki won't realize he is a powerful person because Buggy is very good at hiding his presence.

On his way to Paradise, Buggy keeps getting updated about the Straw Hats. He gets the news that they stop on Drum Island because of a problem. Just like in the original story, Nami gets infected by an insect, so they stop on Drum Island.

Interestingly, it's not Vivi who started the negotiation with the locals, it's Leo. He was very worried about his sister and never left her side before they arrived on the island. When they arrived, Leo didn't even hesitate to put his head on the floor and beg the locals to save his sister.

He knew very well that normal people are afraid of pirates. So even without knowing the locals' problem, Leo still begged them to save his sister. The only thing on his mind was finding a doctor to treat his sister, nothing else matter to him at that time.

His action surprised the locals who were very wary of them. Then the local leader showed up and told the Straw Hats to follow him. The locals didn't attack again and the Straw Hats follow the local leader who said he would help them find the doctor.

Leo carries Nami on his back and he increases his body temperature a little with his fire ability to make her warm. He had never done this before, but he needs to do it now to keep his sister warm. To increase his body temperature, Leo turns his inside organs into a fire while keeping his skin normal.

Leo is restless on their way to the village and keeps asking Dalton, the local leader about the doctor. Dalton sighs and finally points to a very tall cylindrical mountain. There is an abandoned castle up there and the doctor lives there.

After Dalton said that, Leo thanks him and runs immediately. He shoots himself forward using fire on his feet. Now Dalton is very surprised because he didn't know Leo is a devil fruit user with a strong-looking ability.

Sanji & Luffy run to chase Leo & Nami, but Leo is very fast with his rocket feet. He reaches the mountain in a short time and climbs it immediately. Leo is a good climber, so he can climb the mountain without any tools.

Still, it's not easy, especially with Nami on his back. But that doesn't bother him and the only thing on his mind is finding the doctor for his sister. Even if Leo often fought with his sisters, he still loves them greatly, and his family's well-being is the most important thing to him.

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