I Will Become Hokage in One Piece

Chapter 23: Poor Buggy

"Are you dead? Are you dead?" He picked up a branch and poked Buggy's red nose. "Hey, red nose, big nose, are you awake?"

"Who are you calling Red Nose? Are you looking for death?" Buggy's conditioned reflex kicked in as he heard "Red Nose." He overcame the pain and stood up aggressively.

Buggy couldn't hear people calling him a red nose. Even if he were in a severe coma, he would forcefully wake up. The setting is very strange. After a brief moment of anger, reason regained control of Buggy's brain, and the two looked at each other.

Rodney: (─__─)

Buggy: -_-#

The atmosphere suddenly quieted down, and the scene became very embarrassing.

"Let's stop fighting and make an emergency escape!" 

Buggy's body suddenly turned into dozens of pieces, scattering in all directions. The pieces didn't fly far before reforming into a body in the woods, floating in the air, but missing two feet.

"My feet!" Buggy saw through the gaps in the leaves that his own feet were trapped under Rodney's.

Now it's troublesome. Buggy's ability to tear apart his body is considered a weakness when it comes to his feet. He can't fly, and his body can't be too far away from his feet.

"Hmph, fortunately, my uncle's ability is invincible here." 

Being immune to slashing, Buggy doesn't have to worry about what will happen to his feet. Now he just needs to find a way to retrieve his feet and save his crew members. Although he often bullies his crew members, Buggy still cares about them.

On Rodney's side, Rodney looked at the two feet he was stepping on and smiled. Knowing that cutting would be useless against him, he didn't choose to use ninjutsu again. He pointed at the remaining crew members and said, "Bring the unconscious person back to the boat, and then..."

Looking back at Buggy in the woods, he smiled unfriendly in Buggy's eyes.

"What the hell is this guy up to?"

Buggy hasn't remembered the information about Rodney yet, but he knows that this guy is not someone to mess with. So he decides to wait and see.

Under Rodney's threat, Buggy's crew obediently carried the group of unconscious guys onto their pirate ship. As for Buggy's two feet still being stepped on by Rodney, it was obvious that Rodney wasn't going to let him go. This annoyed Bucky for a while.

"How long are you going to keep me trampled on?"

It feels very uncomfortable to be stepped on. At this moment, Rodney moved, kicking Buggy's feet one by one until he kicked them onto the pirate ship.

"Not good! Wait..." Buggy couldn't control his body, and he flew along with his feet. Any part of his body could go missing, but his feet had to be there.

"Start the boat," said Rodney.

Afraid of Rodney's power, the pirates had to set sail. They cursed inwardly but didn't dare to show anything on the surface. Buggy was left hanging behind the boat. While Rodney wasn't paying attention, he quietly boarded the boat.

"What's going on now?" Buggy asked one of the crew members on the ship.

"I don't know, Captain. This guy wants us to sail to the nearest naval branch. What should we do, Captain Buggy?" the crew member asked.

The peak combat power of the entire Buggy Pirates is Buggy, as he is a Devil Fruit user. In East Blue, there are very few guys with Devil Fruits. They have always listened to their boss.

Buggy pondered for a while and said, "Let me think about it, but first you need to retrieve this uncle's feet." He must get his feet back; otherwise, his ability will be limited.

"Is this it?" a hand passed over two feet from one side.

Buggy took them without even thinking and said with a smile, "Yeah, that's right! You did a good job, kid. I'll make you one of my crew..." He put the feet on and smiled with a pair of red eyes.

Buggy: (⊙x⊙;)

"Hello, Captain Buggy."

"Kid, you... those eyes, I remember. You're the recently famous pirate hunter, Red-eyed Rodney?!" Buggy shouted the nickname that Rodney didn't want to admit. "You bastard, have you already set your sights on me? Damn it!"

Veins popped up on Rodney's forehead, but he still wore a smile on his face. 

"Captain Buggy, call me Fate Master Rodney. I didn't intend to catch you, but now it seems I'll be sending all of you to Loguetown, the town of beginnings and ends. It's very suitable for you, isn't it?"

Buggy's body trembled, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and he said, "You... Could it be that you..."

"Oh, I have a special intelligence system, and I know your identity very well."

"You... What do you want?" Revealing the crew's identity as members of Roger's Pirate could attract the Marines, and his ability is no match for them.

Rodney smiled slightly. "That's for me to know."

He punched Buggy, knocking him to the ground. Buggy, who was about to use his ability to split his body, suddenly felt a chill in his wrist. Then his whole body became weak, and he fell limp on the ground.

"This... Could this be..."

"Well, those are Seastome Cuffs. Don't even think about escaping. I'll send you all to Loguetown one by one," Rodney declared. 

He glanced at the crew member who was eating melons and said, "What are you staring at? Why aren't you sailing? If you don't set sail, I'll toss you into the sea to feed the Sea Kings!" 

"Yes, yes!"

The crew hurriedly went about their tasks.

"Well, the scenery here is quite pleasant. You can just stay here," Rodney said as he turned his back to Buggy.

Although Buggy's body was weakened, it didn't mean he had no backup plan. Seeing Rodney with his back turned, Buggy seized the opportunity and activated his "Special Buggy Balls!"

A tiny cannonball shot out from the soles of Bucky's feet, hurtling towards Rodney at high speed. Reacting quickly, Rodney turned around and unsheathed White Light Chakra Sabre, infusing it with Thunder Attribute Chakra.

He sliced through the Special Buggy Balls with his blade.

Boom!

Even though Rodney managed to cut it, the Special Buggy Balls still exploded. The powerful blast sent him flying away. Buggy couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Gyahaha! After eating a Special Buggy Ball from Uncle Buggy, you're definitely finished, right?!"

Rodney's body was flung out of the pirate ship, but instead of plunging into the deep sea as Buggy had expected, he landed on the water's surface like a floating stone. He stepped on the water, coming to a stop.

His clothes were tattered, his skin was burned in many places, his face was covered in soot, and some of his hair had been singed.

Buggy: Σ(っ°Д °;)っ

"This monster! How can he still be alive after taking a Special Buggy Ball from Uncle Buggy?!"

Rodney: (╬ ⋋_⋌ ╬)

With bloodshot eyes, Rodney watched as Buggy felt that his life was hanging by a thread. What should he do now? Should he prepare to meet Captain Roger?

No, he hadn't found the treasures yet!

He regretted using the Special Buggy Ball on Rodney.

"Well done! You're quite something, Buggy!" Rodney gritted his teeth. He was in pain, but he activated his medical chakra, causing his palm to emit a cooling light that stimulated cell recovery and helped heal his wounds.

"What... What do you want? Don't come any closer!" Buggy kept retreating, but Rodney caught him and pulled out a steel wire from his pocket. One end of the wire was attached to the Seastone Cuffs, while the other end was tied to the railing on the ship.

"Wait, you didn't mean to..."

"That's exactly what you thought." Buggy was kicked off the pirate ship by Rodney and dragged along in the water by the ship.

"Gululu... Hold on... Gululu..." Buggy was dragged by the ship, floating on the sea's surface for a while, sinking in at times. He felt powerless as he couldn't use his abilities, and he felt greatly aggrieved.

"Keep an eye on him every half an hour. This guy can't die. If you neglect your duty or if I find out you've brought him back up, you'll suffer the same fate," Rodney commanded the group of pirates beside him. He laughed, sending shivers down their spines.

"Understood!"

Poor Captain Buggy, he would have to endure it for now.

Thus, Buggy spent his days in the sea, eating, sleeping, and enduring, as an ordinary person might perish under such conditions.

Rodney had been careless this time, he didn't expect Buggy to have such a secret attack, and it was painful to endure. It took him days to heal the burns on his body, but regrowing his hair would take more time.