Inside the main base of Buggy pirates.
A funny circus like music was being played as mentioned dressed strange with clown make up danced and drank-
"Gyahahaha"
The pirate captain "Buggy the Clown" laughed wildly while sitting a a throne like structure made from barrels as a base.
He was a Man in his Forties and over 6 feet tall with clown makeup and a big red nose.
" Flashy idiots ! Drink up, drink up ! We got another successful raid this time !"
He pointed at a random house and said
"Gyahahaha- Cabaji ! Light up another cannon with 'Buggy Ball' blast that Big Red House - it's blocking the my view ! "
He paused for a breath then grinned and said
"And do it flashily !"
Cabaji a lanky swordsman riding a unicycle said while smiling softly-
" Aye aye captain Buggy ."
As he moved the rest of pirates cheered for him and buggy-
"Hahaha- Buggy sama is the greatest ! "
"Yeah"
"Cabaji samaaa~"
"Cabaji sama you are also great"
"Buggy sama~"
They cheered-
"Blast it"
"Blast it"
"Blast it"
As Cabaji was about to pick up the flashy Buggy ball - A loud wild laughter and playful voice interrupted him.
"Hahaha~mann you guys are really lively !"
Ash grinned as he walked past the mob of confused pirates-
"Who is this flashy bastard"
Buggy spoke in irritation.
An underlying with clown makeup responded-
"B-buggy sama,.....H-he is pirate hunter Ashborn who recently got famous for hunting pirates in a spree...! T-they call him the Grim reaper - as he annihilates almost every pirate during his hunt !"
Buggy was taken back by the strong impression given by his subordinate.
He scowled as he said-
"So ,you are a flashy bastard who hunts pirates for bounty huh.Are you here for my bounty too!?"
Buggy sneered with disdain as he was confident in himself and his crew afterall he was not small time pirate.He is someone who one had sailed the seas of 'grandline'.
Seeing this Ash walked upto a nearby food table, He picked up bunch of grapes and spoke while eating them leasurely in a playful mood-
" ..my ...How violent ! what can a harmless Me can probably do to Buggy the clown with a bounty of 15 million berries."
"If that's what you think - then what are you doing in our base !?" Cabaji spoke as he was also irritated and wary of ash.
"..hnmmm...oh . I ....uh probably just wanted to meet buggy and see the rest of the buggy pirates as well?"
Ash spoke as he pointed his fingers towards buggy while eating zthe last of the grapes.
" Though I must say- you lot are really lively for a pirate crew."
A pause-
Then Ash walked upto the center of circus ring and said in amusement -
" Heh...so this is Buggy's Circus eh ? Not bad . I've seen worse birthday parties"
Ash said as he glanced around at the gaudy tent ,juggling pirates and confetti raining out of nowhere.laughter,cannon smoke, and caos mixed in perfect One piece -style Nonsense.
"Gyahahaha ! Welcome to the grand show, bounty hunter ! You are just in time to DIE under the spotlight! "
Buggy spoke with the arrogance he had .
Ash tiled his head, smiling softly-
" A spotlight huh ? Guess I'll make it quick then. Don't wanna steal your stage for too long you see."
Buggy's vien popped.
"Get him !"
Round 1:- The Mob Madness !
A wave of Buggy's goons charged forward,yelling and swinging.
Ash sighed- but with a grin that said he was actually having fun. He drew his katana with a shimmer of blue steel-
"Water breathing - first form: water surface slash.
His blade flowed through the air like a wave. Every move deliberate and precise flowing like water.The moment it ended- half the pirates went flying in a burst of confetti,smoke and balloon squeaks.
One pirate's pants flew off and landed on juggler's head.
"Whoa- he's slicing faster then I can blink ! "
Yelled another~
Ash rested the sword over his shoulder,smirking in amusement -
"C'mon fellas,I just warmed up.atleast, pretend to make it intresting."
A cannon misfired behind him launching a pirate upside-down into the cotton candy stand.
Round 2 :- Cabaji's Circus Of Blades.
Cabaji zoomed forward on his unicycle,juggling knives with both hands-
" You mock us , bounty hunter ? I'll show you real performance! "
Ash grinned-
" Oh, I am all eyes , Impress me ."
Cabaji leapt, spinning through the air,flames and blades crcling around him-
" Flame wheel of death"
Ash stepped forward with casual grace-
"Water Breathing - second form : water wheel.
A swirl of water slashes collided with Cabaji's fire spin- steam burst across the ring.
When it cleared ,Cabaji stood frozen...untill his clothes neatly split at every seam-
"What-!? My outfit !"
Ash laughed softly -
"Haha- hey , atleast the crowd enjoyed it."
Buggy facepalmed .
"Cabaji ! You're ruining my circus, you flashy idiots ! "
Round 3:- Captain Buggy The Clown.
Buggy stepped down from his perch with an exaggerated bow, his cape fluttering -
" Well, well , ashborn... you've done well to survive this long in my circus ."
Ash spoke while tilting his head and smirking softly-
"Survive ? I was kinda hoping for an encore ."
Buggy chuckled, spreading his arms proudly-
"Then allow me to introduce the STAR ATTRACTION ! "
He puffed out his chest dramatically and said-
" I ate the chop-chop fruit,a devil fruit that makes me a man who cannot be cut ! Every inch of me - detachable, unbreakable and unstoppable! "
He struck a ridiculous pose, his limbs flying off and spinning mid air like a fireworks show.
"Behold ! The Invincible,un-sliceable, magnificently handsome- captain Buggy The Clown ."
Ash grinned , clearly amused-
"Man, that's quite a mouthful, you rehearse that in mirror every morning ?"
Buggy fumed
" You dare mock greatness- let the show begin!"
Buggy's body exploded into dozens of pieces- hands,feet,legs,torso,all armed with knives, Bombs and absurd props.His head hovered above,barking commands-
" Now ,witness my master piece- chop- chop festival of death."
The air filled with spinning blades and exploding balloons.
Ashoved through it all like a flowing river, grinning all the while.his sword sang through the air,reflecting blades,slashing ropes,and sending bombs back with elegent flicks.
" Not bad clown, kinda fun actually."
" Fun !? I am your doom ! "
Buggy's handed lunged,each holding daggers-
Ash chuckled.
" Then I'll enjoy it~"
He exhaled slowly.The world seemed to still-
"Water Breathing - Tenth form: constant flux"
His sword moved like a living current- spinning, flowing,roaring.Blue waves shimmered across the circus tent as he darted through Buggy's dismembered assault.
Every part of Buggy's body was slashed sway midair- not cut, but redirected, sent spiraling into tent poles like juggling pins.
Buggy's head whirled around,shouting in panic-
" Stop slicing me like salad, damn it ! Told you, I can't be cut !"
Ash stopped mid-swing , the blade hovering inches from Buggy's nose.He smirked playfully and said -
" Yeah, but I can still toss them around don't I ?"
He flicked his sword upward- Buggy's head crashed right into a cream pie that had survived the caos .
Splat-
The tent went silent for a beat, then laughter-
Pirates snorted and howled,pointing at their fuming captain covered in frosting-
"Gyaah ! Stop laughing ,you flashy lot ! "
Ash sheathed his katana with a click, as the tent collapsed behind him in a slow- motion tumble-
" Good show , captain. You really brought the house down ! "
Buggy's, still dropping cream shouted from under the rubble-
" This ISN'T OVER, YOU BASTARD ! "
Ash smirked as he tied the limbs of buggy which were detached from him with a rope and said in a calm amused tone -
" I can do this all day Buggy- though I have a proposal for you."
He pointed at buggy pirates lazily and said-
" You lot leave this Island now , and never step foot on it again.plus hand over all your valuables to me - In return, I won't turn you In for bounty as I am in quiet a good mood today."
Buggy fumed in anger as Cabaji took him out of rubble-
" Captain ! We can take revenge on him later. But if you got taken by marines the Buggy pirates will fall."
Cabaji explained to buggy with sweat and panic.
Seeing this, buggy took few breaths to calm down and reluctingly agreed -
" Though make no mistake you flashy Bastard-"
" You can call me Ash " Ash spoke.
" -Don't interrupt me while I speak ! One day, I'll definitely get my revenge. Damn it ! "
He turned to Cabaji and said-
" Let's go ! You flashy dolts."
With that Ash ended up with a total of 22 million berries , as it turned out Buggy was quite rich!?
He also got thanked by th village people and the chief fo saving the orange town.
As ash was enjoying and having fun of his life- unknown to him his name as pirate hunter became more and more known in the entirety of east blue.
_________to be continued __________