Transcended as Lord Buggy

Chapter 223: Ruined Image

Mihawk's last attack cuts Buggy in half but it doesn't kill him because he splits his body. It makes Mihawk's eyes widen & his jaw drops in shock. His surprised expression really ruins his usual cool image.

"Hahaha, I lost. As I thought, my swordsmanship is still far below yours," says Buggy as he attaches his body again.

"...So this is your devil fruit ability, huh? I've heard that you are a devil fruit user, but I don't know your ability," says Mihawk after calming himself.

"Yeah, this is my ability. I can split every part of my body like this," says Buggy as he splits his left arm into some parts.

Mihawk looks at it for a moment before saying, "Doesn't that make you immune to sharp weapons?"

Buggy grins and says, "That's right."

Mihawk sighs and says, "Then you are a swordsman's worst enemy. But why didn't you use it before?"

"It's because we are dueling as swordsmen so I only used my swordsmanship. If it's a free battle, then I will use everything I have even dirty tricks," says Buggy.

Mihawk smiles and says, "Well, thank you for just using your swordsmanship in our duel."

"That's obvious. I am still a swordsman and have the pride of being one. Even if my swordsmanship isn't as good as yours yet, I still won't taint my pride," says Buggy.

"I appreciate that. Then, I guess we'll part ways now. I'm sure you have another thing to do, so see you in the future," says Mihawk as he turns around to leave.

But suddenly, Buggy's hand grabs Mihawk's shoulder and stops him.

"Come on, Hawk-Eyes, why are you in a rush to leave like that. It's a rare chance for us to meet, so let's enjoy our time," says Buggy.

Mihawk has a serious expression and asks, "How will we do it?"

Buggy grins and looks at his crew before shouting, "LET'S THROW A PARTY AS WE LEAVE THIS ISLAND!"

The Clowns cheer happily and immediately scatter to prepare for the party. Mihawk immediately has a tired expression and sighs deeply. He gets reminded of what Shanks did after their duel, it's the same as what Buggy does, throwing a party.

He wants to refuse but Buggy's detached hand is holding his shoulder very tightly. Now he can't run away so he finally agrees to join them. They all cheer and immediately throw a big party on their ship.

The Clowns plus Mihawk leave the island after they take Mihawk's boat to another coast. They throw a big party not just because they met Mihawk, but also for their success in destroying Kaido's business in Breeze Island and selling all the resources they got there.

Mihawk can only smile seeing the Clowns are singing & dancing happily even with him here. He has just fought with their Captain and even defeat Buggy, but they don't seem to mind it. But he doesn't mind it and actually enjoys being with people like them.

"There's no eternal enemy in our world," says Mihawk so suddenly.

"Huh? What did you say, Hawk-Eyes?" asks the drunk Buggy.

Mihawk just smirks and says, "Nothing. I'm just impressed at how lively you guys are."

"Of course, we are lively. We need to enjoy every moment in our lives. No one knows what will happen tomorrow so we need to enjoy our lives while we can," says Buggy.

"Yeah, you're right," says Mihawk while smiling.

The party continues for hours with a full music performance by Brook's music team. Then after the party finished, Mihawk leaves on his own boat. The Clowns wave their hands happily as Mihawk leaves as if they are friends already.

After Mihawk leaves, the Clowns resume their way to the next island. They will continue their plan to destroy Beasts Pirates' forces slowly. Their current destination is quite far so they've stocked a lot of supplies on the previous island.

But now, the Beasts Pirates must've been alerted by their actions and raised their guards. It's not a problem for the Clowns because the stronger the enemies, the better it will be for them. Their aim isn't just to reduce Beasts Pirates' power but also to raise their own power.

Stronger enemies will stimulate their growth better than weak enemies. But if the enemies are too strong, then it will be a problem too, so they need to be careful. Well, they will just escape if the enemies are too strong.

However, as long as Kaido himself isn't there, then the Clowns are confident that they can win. Even if the All-Stars are their opponents, the Clowns are still confident that they can win or at least hold their ground.

On their way to the next island, the Clowns keep training themselves. They are very diligent in their training because they know the enemies will keep getting stronger. The only way to avoid their demise is by getting stronger.

While sailing, the Clowns encounter some pirate crews. They attack those crews to gain more battle experience for their men. They don't let those crews leave and destroy them thoroughly because they don't want those crews to spread their whereabouts.

From those crews, they get quite a lot of loots including 2 Devil Fruits. As usual, the fruits are for the ones who find them. One fruit was found by a normal member, while the other one is found by Mantis.

The fruit that the normal member gets isn't recorded in the devil fruit encyclopedia yet, so its ability is unknown. Despite that, the man who found it still wants to eat it because obtaining a devil fruit is a very rare chance.

He eats the fruit and then the information about the devil fruit's ability appears in his mind. Buggy asks him and the man says that the devil fruit's ability is to see the past of any object he touches. In another word, his ability is Psychometry, an ability to get information from objects.

The man is disappointed that his ability isn't combat-related. But Buggy is excited after knowing his ability because that means he can gather the information that can't be obtained through normal means. Although it can't be used on living beings, this ability is very useful.

"You are from Cricket's team, right? I will move you to Deon's team then. Your ability is very useful to gather information, so don't be so sad like that. Also, because your fruit still hasn't had an official name, then we need to think of one. How about Past Past Fruit?" asks Buggy.

"Past Past Fruit? That sounds cool. Alright, I will use that name. Thank you, Captain," says the man.

Next is the fruit that Mantis found. She isn't a devil fruit user so she can eat it. But she doesn't want to eat a devil fruit because she doesn't want to lose her ability to swim. So she decides to give it to someone else.

Mantis already has someone in her mind and that is Alan the boy. He always said that he wants to eat devil fruit so that he can be stronger. But he hasn't found any when they looted and he doesn't have money to buy one.

Alan and his sister Elen were founded by Mantis and she has taken care of them since then. They are like her siblings already and Alan is also on her team so she really dotes on him. That's why when she found this devil fruit, she immediately thinks of Alan.

Mantis gives the fruit to him and Alan accepts it happily. They already know the devil fruit from the encyclopedia so Alan is very excited knowing he will have that power. He thanks Mantis and eats the devil fruit without leaving any left-over despite its disgusting taste.

After he eats the fruit, green liquid covers Alan's hands. Some drops fall from the liquid and fall on the wood floor. Then a hissing sound is heard from the spots where the liquid drops.

The spots corrode because the devil fruit is Acid Acid Fruit, a paramecia. It's similar to Magellan's Venom Venom Fruit, but this is acid. Then just like Venom Venom fruit, this fruit isn't a logia despite its ability to form a liquid.

Alan is very excited to see his new power but Palu isn't. He bonks Alan's head and scolds the boy for corroding the floor. The others laugh seeing it and then they throw a party again to celebrate the new devil fruit users in their crew.

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