"Are you kidding me!!!"
Watching that encirclement wall — the Navy's secret plan to annihilate the Whitebeard Pirates — vanish into nothingness, bloodshot veins spread across Sengoku's eyes.
He had known all along—
Orin, that guy, would never just obediently help the Navy!!!
"Tap..."
"Tap..."
As the encirclement wall disappeared, a figure with hands in his pockets slowly walked out from within.
Orin raised his head, looking at the Navy forces standing outside the wall in a formation meant for total annihilation. A faint smile hung on his face, as if he hadn't just stabbed them in the back.
"Oh my, Navy, what is the meaning of this? Planning to wipe me out together with the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Hearing this,
Countless shards of ice formed in Kuzan's hands, but he was immediately stopped by Sengoku's sharp shout.
"Stop, Kuzan!!!"
"Do you want Marine Headquarters to deal with two legendary figures at the same time?!!!"
He then turned toward Orin.
"Orin-sama, this time it is our Navy who failed to handle things properly. Please do not take offense."
Head lowered, shadows covered Sengoku's face, making his exact expression unclear.
How could he not want to question him, just like Kuzan?
With your abilities, a mere encirclement wall could never stop you, so why go out of your way to destroy it?
But there was no helping it.
There were too many actors in this war.
Even Sengoku himself, when facing the grandson of his old friend Garp, felt the impulse to let things slide — much less that man?
As Fleet Admiral, all he could do was push the situation toward the least disastrous outcome.
Right now, the priority was focusing strength against Whitebeard, and ensuring that the severed broadcast — the one that might cause global panic—
"Pu..."
A choking noise escaped Sengoku's throat as if something stuck inside him. He looked toward the distant live broadcast screen,
"What is that!!!"
Across the world,
Countless people were watching the broadcast. After a brief cut, someone soon noticed the screen lighting up again.
It read:
[Please wait a moment]
Even Orin almost burst out laughing. At the battlefield's edge, a full professional filming crew had suddenly assembled.
Somehow, Buggy's all-purpose underlings had even brought makeup equipment and lighting from who-knows-where.
No wonder people said that once you entered, you'd find talents everywhere inside.
The live broadcast was quickly prepared.
First, the camera swept across the brutal battlefield. Beside it, the underling's voice sounded:
"Thank you all for waiting. This is Marineford — corpses of pirates and marines lie everywhere..."
"Eh? That silhouette standing in that beam of light—is that?!!!"
Then his tone grew more and more exaggerated.
"Could it be... could it really be... one of the legendary crew members who sailed aboard Pirate King Roger's ship, someone who has long hidden his true identity!!!"
Countless people were stunned by the title.
All gazes focused on that backlit figure.
"Who is that?"
Then Buggy slowly turned around.
"Yes, it is I — Buggy!"
Seeing this, Sengoku instantly reached boiling point.
"What is that ridiculous broadcast supposed to be doing?!!!"
"Stop them immediately, or the operation can't proceed!!!"
"But..."
The soldier looked troubled.
"That's the live broadcast Transponder Snail of the World Economy News. Because of Orin-sama, it was specially modified to resist jamming..."
"Nani?!!!"
While the Navy scrambled in chaos, the broadcast continued.
"Ah!!! That is the great pirate, crewmate of the Pirate King, brother of the Yonko Red-Hair... The dear friend of Orin-sama — the King of the Next Generation — Captain Buggy!!!"
"Yes, that is me!!!"
"You are the man who endured over a hundred slashes from the world's greatest swordsman, [Hawk Eye] Mihawk, aren't you, Captain Buggy!!!"
"Yes, that's right, it's me!!!"
"..."
Silent fury surged; veins bulged violently on Sengoku's forehead.
"Kuzan, go capture Buggy's group!!!"
"I know."
Fortunately, Sengoku directly sent Kuzan — who was barely suppressing his urge to attack Orin — and Kuzan was more than happy to go.
He leapt forward, cold air bursting from his entire body. Soon, one of the prisoner lackeys noticed the incoming figure.
"Captain Buggy!!!"
"A Navy Admiral is coming!!!"
The live broadcast shook wildly. Hearing his underlings, Buggy turned toward the execution platform—
And the moment he saw who it was, snot and tears burst from his face.
I'm dead!!!
But his underlings didn't think so.
To them, Buggy was a legendary figure — a mere Admiral wouldn't be a problem for him at all!!!
"Yeah, yeah~"
One underling grinned with mysterious confidence.
"After all, he is someone mentioned alongside those legendary names — [Black Gun] and [Red-Hair] — standing shoulder to shoulder with them!!!"
"The [Clown Emperor] Buggy!!!"
"It's so exciting — I didn't think we'd witness a Yonko-Admiral-level battle so soon!!!"
The underlings praised him more and more enthusiastically.
But the Buggy they pushed to the front—
His mouth curved downward, tears and snot pouring uncontrollably.
What kind of joke is this, you bastards!!!
An Admiral, seriously...!
Soon, Kuzan's eyes locked onto Buggy — the one pushed up front. A chilling glint flashed within them.
Of all people, he understood Orin the bastard best. He had known for a long time that Buggy and Orin were in cahoots.
Back when he followed Vice Admiral Garp in pursuing the Roger Pirates, the first day he met Orin—
This red-nosed guy had already been at Orin's side.
"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!!!"
"Go, Captain Buggy!!!"
"Eh!!!!!!"
Facing the approaching giant ice bird, Buggy's pupils shook violently — even his snot froze.
In the end, he unleashed that one hidden move he never wanted to use.
Just as the ice was about to hit him—
"Orin!!!"
"Rest easy~"
A whisper echoed in Buggy's ear — a low voice like a demon from the abyss.
"That voice..."
Buggy froze. Before he could react, he opened his eyes—
And saw his underlings staring at him with worship intense enough to faint.
The enormous ice bird, just inches from Buggy, instantly shattered into countless fragments—bursting outward.
The terrifying force continued spreading—
Even Kuzan himself was blown apart into scattered shards of ice.
"This... could it be..."
One underling thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up — he instantly understood everything.
"There's a rumor... that Captain Buggy's fruit is one of the strongest Paramecia devil fruits!!!"
"Not only can he split his own body infinitely, becoming immortal..."
"He can even..."
"He can even split the WORLD into pieces!!!"
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