The moment she sensed the presence of two people behind her, Alvida broke into a cold sweat. Her face turned deathly pale. She tried to turn around, but her body trembled uncontrollably—she couldn't even move.
Buggy and the others were equally shaken. Seeing Sora appear before them, their expressions froze in terror. No one dared to speak.
Sora brought Aphelandra with him, casually glancing over Buggy's crew, then eyeing the curvaceous Alvida.
He stepped toward her—her body was trembling slightly—grabbed her delicate face, and turned it toward him.
A true beauty.
No doubt about it—post-weight loss, Alvida was stunning. Her figure and looks were now on par with the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock.
"L-Lord Sora..." Alvida stammered as her lips were pressed into an 'O' by his fingers, forcing a smile despite her fear.
Sora grinned slightly, a spark of lightning crackling at his fingertips.
"Ahhh!!"
Alvida screamed as her body convulsed violently from the electric shock.
Hearing her scream and seeing the lightning flash across Sora's body, Buggy and his men flinched, but no one dared make a sound. None of them wanted to draw his attention and risk being next.
Thud!
Sora casually tossed Alvida aside and strolled over to a sofa on the deck, plopping down and kicking his legs up on the table.
"Come here."
He grabbed a can of beer and gestured toward the limp Alvida.
She froze for a second, then crawled over to him, trembling. She opened his beer, then gently lifted his feet into her arms and began massaging them submissively.
With a measly 5 million Berries on her head, all of Alvida's pride and confidence had been shattered by that one electric strike. Any thought of resistance was gone. Her only hope now was that her beauty might spare her life.
After all, she'd heard the rumors—Sora had a habit of capturing beautiful women. And she was confident in her looks.
Cabaji and Moji stared wide-eyed, stunned to see Alvida, the same woman who never even gave Buggy the time of day, now meekly serving at Sora's feet.
"Sheesh, knew you were gonna start collecting women again."
Nami, Mikita, and Nojiko had come to Aphelandra's side. When they saw Alvida groveling by Sora's side, they all rolled their eyes.
Nami then turned to Buggy with a fake smile.
"Well, if it isn't Captain Buggy. What a surprise."
She had already seen him through the telescope on the Divine Slave, and that was one reason she insisted on joining the attack. Because of her past with the Arlong Pirates, Nami held nothing but contempt for scumbag pirates like Buggy.
Buggy's smile twitched. Without another word, he turned and bolted.
He knew damn well Nami would never let him off the hook.
Sora took a sip of his beer, watching Buggy and his men flee. He looked over at the girls and smiled.
"Kill them all."
"Yes." Aphelandra, who had been quietly waiting by his side, immediately unsheathed the longsword on her back and charged after the Clown Pirates.
As a warrior of Amazon Lily who had mastered Armament Haki, she followed Sora's orders without hesitation.
"Hmph!"
Mikita snorted. She wasn't going to let Aphelandra steal all the glory. Activating her own Armament Haki, she joined the assault.
"We surrender! We surrender!"
"Please! We give up!"
"Spare us!"
But in the face of two Armament Haki users, Buggy's crew stood no chance. Their begging fell on deaf ears.
Without Sora's command to stop, Mikita and Aphelandra showed no mercy.
"Buggy! You're not getting away!" Nami's expression turned fierce as she chased after him.
"Don't underestimate me! Buggy Bomb!"
Buggy turned and roared, trying to bluff confidence. He threw a tiny bean-sized bomb at Nami.
Nojiko jumped in front of her and caught the explosive with her bare hand.
BOOM!
The blast engulfed both of them in thick smoke.
"Hahaha! Idiots!"
"My Buggy Bombs are custom-made! Way more powerful than normal ones!"
Buggy laughed hysterically as he sprinted toward the rail.
"That's quite the explosion. Mind sharing the recipe?"
Nojiko walked out of the smoke, unharmed, brushing dust off her combat suit as she smiled.
She had been wracking her brain for ways to improve her own bombs. The Buggy Bomb gave her ideas.
She looked absolutely delighted.
"No way!!"
Buggy was stunned. It was like seeing a ghost.
His custom Buggy Bombs were strong enough to level half a town. Even the miniaturized versions were far beyond what a regular person could handle.
Even Alvida, still at Sora's feet, was shaken. She knew just how strong those bombs were.
Yet this blue-haired girl had caught it—barehanded—and didn't even have a scratch.
Alvida was so shocked she started questioning reality itself.
"Hmph!" Nami stepped out from behind Nojiko, scoffing coldly. She pointed at the fleeing Buggy.
Three streaks of blue lightning shot from her fingertip, forming three giant wolves that pounced at him.
Ten Million Volts: Thunder Wolves!
Bara Bara Escape!
Buggy saw the wolves coming and split his body into a dozen pieces, scattering in all directions.
But Nami knew his power well. One of the wolves lunged straight for Buggy's foot on the ground—and hit its mark.
"AAAHHH!!!"
Buggy screamed as all his body parts suddenly collapsed and fell to the deck.
Nami didn't waste the chance. She unleashed another burst of lightning, electrocuting Buggy until his body was scorched black and he passed out cold.
"Hmph." Nami stepped on Buggy's unconscious head, full of disdain.
After receiving the Rumble-Rumble Fruit from Sora, she realized just how weak the pirates she used to fear back in East Blue really were.
If it weren't for Nojiko wanting his bomb formula, she would've killed Buggy on the spot.
For despicable pirates like him, Nami showed no mercy.
She can use lightning too...?
Alvida stared at Nami in shock. That same lightning—just like Sora's. Her mind reeled.
And as if to confirm her thoughts, Sora's fingertip crackled with lightning once again. He looked at her and smiled.
"N-No..." Alvida's body trembled as she stared at the glow on his fingertip, frozen with fear. She wanted to run—but couldn't move.
Sora chuckled softly. With a calm smile, he pressed his glowing finger against her forehead.
"AAAHHH!!!~"
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