Chapter 14: Comedic Battle - Punching Buggy Away.

Ah...

Taking a moment to glance at the other side of the battle, Roman's thoughts condensed into two words.

What the heck!

Just now, Luffy and Buggy were fighting skillfully, countering each other's moves. Now, their battle mode was:

"You dare to mess up my straw hat and spit on it—"

"Ahhh, don't wipe it on me~~"

"Shut up, it's your own spit!"

Buggy, lying on the ground, was being ridden by Luffy, who was wiping his beloved straw hat on him! The two instantly went from a high-level duel to a street brawl... making Roman's eyebrows twitch.

Come on, you two captains, can you be serious? This is a life-and-death battle, you can't kill each other like this!

Ripping faces, glaring, spitting...

The two of them, with their B-grade antics, were wrestling and trash-talking at the same time.

"Don't say you're Shanks' brother!"

"I don't care what your relationship with Shanks is, I can say whatever I want!"

"Don't say it—"

"I will if I want to..."

"Gomu Gomu no - Nose Picking!"

"Bara Bara no - Tickling!"

...

Two idiots!

Roman stopped in his tracks, almost unable to resist turning around to beat these two guys up! Their presence was lowering the IQ of pirates to infinity. However, to the panting Mohji and Cabaji, it looked like:

"Hold on, he's almost done for!"

Heh,

Roman sneered. Ever since he knew he had crossed into the world of One Piece, he hadn't slacked off for a single day! While others drank and partied, he trained; while others slept soundly, he trained; while others played leisurely, he trained...

Moreover, his body's natural quality was excellent, as if there were no 'bottlenecks'. So even without a master to guide him, Roman's strength was still formidable! This level of combat intensity, he could handle it for a day and a night without any problem.

However:

Roman maintained a steady attack frequency, openly 'slacking off', not in a hurry to decide the outcome. He definitely didn't want to get involved in the fight between those two idiots, lest he also get affected by the 'dumb aura' and become foolish.

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Ah, got a bit too absorbed!

On the other side, hiding behind a building, Nami was also snapped out of her daze by the chaotic fight between the two captains, realizing what she should be doing.

Although the buildings were burned down, the Buggy Pirates' treasure would definitely be prioritized for rescue. So...

"Huff, huff, huff,"

Finally breaking free from Luffy's entanglement, Buggy climbed up from the ground, glaring at Luffy's straw hat.

"I'll tell you, the person I hate the most in my life is Shanks!"

"Because he destroyed my dream!"

Hmm?

At the mention of the word 'dream', Luffy stopped his attack, seriously listening to Buggy's 'old story'.

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"Back then, Shanks and I were just apprentice sailors..."

"But I was different from Shanks and the others on the ship!"

"They didn't care about treasure at all, only their vague 'dreams'..."

Hmm, a real pirate among a group of dreamers, it felt as out of place as a lunatic among normal people.

"The purpose of sailing is treasure, and taking treasure is the greatest joy of being a pirate. That's the true essence of being a pirate, Shanks doesn't understand pirates at all!"

(Far away in the New World, Shanks: Yes, yes, I'm an Emperor of the Sea, what do I know about being a pirate.)

"So when we got a map of a treasure under the sea, I decided to go solo..."

"But at that time, I didn't have my own ship, no crew... So: when our ship got a Devil Fruit, and no one wanted to eat it, I stepped up—"

"You ate that Devil Fruit?"

Facing Luffy's question, the clown captain Buggy smiled proudly.

"Of course not! I just performed a 'trick' in front of everyone, hid the real fruit, ate a fake one, and said it was just an ordinary fruit..."

"I had it all planned out, once I sold the Devil Fruit, I'd have the money to build my own ship! Then recruit a crew and search for that treasure under the sea! But then:"

"Damn Shanks! He suddenly scared me from behind, causing me to accidentally swallow the Devil Fruit and fall into the sea—"

"Although that guy saved me, it turned me into a man who can't touch water. I'll never be able to search for that underwater treasure again..."

"What? So Shanks saved your life."

After hearing about the 'grudge' between the other party and his savior, Luffy nodded in realization. — It turned out they were similar.

"You're focusing on the wrong point, aren't you!?"

"The point is that bastard ruined my dream!!"

"Forget it," after saying a lot, the gradually calming Buggy's body split apart, with his upper body floating in the air.

"Since I can't get the underwater treasure, I'll get all the treasures on the sea!" Saying this, he turned his head towards the direction of the burnt ruins.

"Dare to touch my treasure—"

Whoosh!

His upper body flew towards that direction at high speed. On the outskirts of the ruins, a girl named Nami was quietly trying to sneak away with a bag of gold, silver, jewelry, and coins.

"Even if it's a woman, I won't let her go!"

The sharp short knife in his hand pointed at the girl holding the treasure, and Buggy's shout and killing intent arrived simultaneously.

"Nami, put down my treasure!"

Hmm?

Just as Roman, who was 'taking it easy' on the side, was about to make a move, Luffy had already taken the lead:

Boom!

"Oooooh~~~"

Buggy's upper body, which was rushing towards Nami at high speed, suddenly fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, his eyes turning white, and snot and tears flowing simultaneously! Like a real 'mask of pain,' because:

"Damn rubber, you actually ambushed me!"

That's right, in front of Buggy's lower body left in place, Luffy had kicked him between the legs! The intense pain transmitted instantly, causing Buggy's upper body to fall to the ground, trembling all over.

"Hey, our fight isn't over yet."

Luffy stood with his hands on his hips, a righteous expression on his face. At the same time, he turned to the orange-haired girl.

"Nami, put down the treasure. Otherwise, he won't let you go..."

"I won't!"

However, the orange-haired girl fully displayed her 'money over life' attribute, holding the treasure tightly with both hands.

"What I stole is mine! I won't let go—"

"Hey,"

Buggy's upper body, lying on the ground, caught his breath and slowly floated up.

"A thief dares to be so righteous?"

"Stealing it makes it yours? Is there no justice, no law..."

"Hmph, do I need you to teach me?"

The girl named Nami sneered.

"These treasures were also stolen by you from others. If I can steal them, they naturally become mine!"

"That makes sense,"

Luffy, on the side, nodded in realization, leaving Buggy speechless. However:

"Fine, I'll kill you! Then take it back, and the treasure will be mine again!"

"Bara Bara no"

His upper body near Nami and his lower body near Luffy simultaneously 'split' into many scattered pieces.

"Big Chop!"

Clang—

Buggy's body turned into countless flying pieces, skillfully dodging Luffy's follow-up attack, then:

"Heh heh, let's see how you hit me now?"

"Well then,"

Buggy's head and hands holding the short knife flew towards the sneaking Nami, shouting:

"Put down my treasure!"

"Never!"

Hmph, looks like I have to step in. Roman, always keeping an eye on the other side of the battle, flipped his hand, and a paper throwing knife appeared, ready to throw. But then:

"Hahahaha~~~"

?

Buggy's flying head suddenly burst into laughter!

Confusing everyone, Roman turned to look, his face darkening.

It turned out that one of Buggy's dismembered feet was being tickled by Luffy.

??

"I can't—"

But the next second, Buggy's eyes bulged as he tried to hold back his laughter!

"Oh oh oh oh~~~"

???

Luffy was twisting a piece of skin on the foot 360 degrees.

"Don't go too far, rubber kid!"

Whoosh—

Taking another deep breath! Roman felt that if this continued, the weather in the pirate world would warm up.

The world is so beautiful, yet I'm so irritable. Not good, not good...

Damn it,

Are you here to fight or perform a comedy? Can you be serious for a moment? Do you deserve to be called pirates?!!

Opportunity!

No matter how funny the scene was, for the pursued Nami, it was a great chance to turn the tables. She immediately threw the huge bundle she was carrying at Buggy's flying head! But:

Smack,

The strength gap was too big, and the so-called counterattack was just:

"Walking into a trap!"

Buggy's flying hand easily caught the bundle Nami threw! No matter how funny or absurd, the pirate captain named Buggy was a 'strong' pirate with a bounty of tens of millions.

On the other side, Luffy's eyes sharpened, and he immediately stopped playing and rushed over!

"Die,"

As Buggy's flying head spat out cold words, one hand grabbed the bundle, and the other hand's short knife fell from the sky! Stabbing at Nami's—

Boom!

But just as Buggy and Nami's attention was on the treasure, the quickly arriving Luffy kicked Buggy's entire head into the treasure bag, sending both the head and the bag flying, saving Nami.

"I told you, our fight isn't over yet~~"

When the dizzy Buggy 'got up', he saw Luffy with clenched fists!

"Hmph, don't get cocky. Bara Bara—"

Buggy's head shouted.

"Reunion!"

Swish swish swish,

Hands and feet instantly flew over, reuniting with the head! Except:

"Where's my body?!"

"You mean this?"

On the other side, Nami tied up a bunch of wriggling 'meat chunks' with a rope, including thighs, torso, and arms... all parts of Buggy's body. When Buggy's head got kicked and he fell into a daze, Nami quickly 'packed' and tied up these parts.

"I..."

"Hahaha, as expected of Nami. So: Gomu Gomu no—"

Facing the 'miniature' Buggy, who only had his head, two hands, and two feet left, Luffy laughed loudly as his arms rapidly stretched backward! When they reached their limit, they suddenly snapped back.

"Wait a minute—"

"Rocket!"

Boom!

"I'll be back~~~"

Buggy, who was sent flying by Luffy's 'Gomu Gomu no Rocket', disappeared into the sky, and his long, distant scream made Roman start to question life. — Why? The 'style' used to be so normal...

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