Clink! Clink! Clink!
Holding the Grand Line sea chart in her hand, and listening to the sound of gold coins clashing and rubbing together, Nami walked down the road humming a cheerful tune, practically jumping with joy.
Xinan, who owed Nami over a hundred million Berries, was relegated to the role of the errand boy. He trailed behind her step-by-step, carrying a large bundle that weighed over a hundred pounds.
If it had been his body from yesterday, Xinan definitely wouldn't have been able to carry all that gold and those coins. But after their night of dual-cultivation, Xinan had become a strong average person.
The ability to punch with a force of one thousand kilograms truly made him just a strong average person in this world.
The world's top powerhouses often practiced punching mountains or sinking entire islands, so Xinan's modest strength was genuinely that of a strong average person.
Even the Fish-Men in Nami's village could effortlessly lift and flip a small house or toss it like a bowling ball, yet they were merely small fry in the Grand Line.
BOOM!!
As they walked, a house on one side suddenly exploded, collapsing into the road and blocking their path.
With a bang, the debris parted, and a man with a large red nose flew out of the collapsed ruins.
"You damn Straw Hat!"
Crashing into a small building, Buggy yelled as if nothing had happened. The punch mark on his face seemed to be the greater injury.
"Curse you! You bastard, look what you've done to my precious treasure!"
Holding his straw hat, which had been pierced by Buggy's knife, Luffy angrily yelled back at Buggy.
"And you spit on it!"
With that, Luffy took a deep breath and spat a wad of thick phlegm towards Buggy.
Faced with Luffy's spit, Buggy activated his Devil Fruit ability: Chop-Chop Escape!
Instantly, Buggy's body split into many separate pieces, successfully dodging Luffy's phlegm.
Seeing this, Xinan almost burst out laughing. He didn't remember a scene in the original story where Luffy and Buggy spat at each other!
Buggy's body splitting apart terrified Nami. After all, it was quite frightening to see a person suddenly divide into several segments right in front of you.
Nami shrieked and quickly ran behind Xinan.
Nami's scream drew the attention of both Luffy and Buggy.
Seeing them, Luffy waved and greeted them, "Hey! It's you guys!"
Buggy, however, noticed the large bundle strapped to Xinan's back and the sea chart clutched tightly in Nami's hand. He instantly understood everything and flew into a rage.
"You little thieves! Put down my treasure and my Grand Line sea chart!"
Clutching eight flying knives between his fingers, Buggy's shark-like face flew angrily toward the pair.
"How dare you profit from my misfortune! I'll chop you into a thousand pieces!"
Covering a distance of several dozen meters in an instant, Buggy was about to reach them. Xinan raised his hand, ready to give Buggy some shock therapy.
THUD!
CRACK!
It sounded as if an egg had shattered. Buggy, who was charging at them, suddenly wore an expression of extreme ecstasy before slamming onto the ground. His face was pressed against the dirt, and he let out sounds of "Owwwahhh!"
Luffy had delivered a flying kick that successfully hit the bullseye.
Just watching it made Xinan wince, even considering his current silicone body protected him from most normal kicks.
"You cursed rubber man! How dare you attack me?" Tears of sheer bliss streamed from Buggy's eyes.
After delivering the kick to the family jewels, Luffy stood proudly with his hands on his hips and laughed, "Our fight isn't over yet!"
Whether the part was wilted or made of iron, Buggy quickly recovered.
"Hey, kid, put down my treasure," Buggy growled, staring fiercely at Xinan.
Before Xinan could retort about the treasure, Nami stepped out. "The treasure is mine! Why should I put it down?"
Though scared, Nami hid behind Xinan, clenching her fist and loudly asserting her principle.
"I'm a thief who specializes in stealing from pirates! Treasure stolen from pirates naturally belongs to me!"
Nami declared her "Thief's Code" righteously.
"Ah! That makes sense."
That idiot rubber man agreed with Nami's twisted logic, pounding his fist into his palm in approval.
Watching the interaction between Luffy, Nami, and Buggy, Xinan felt like his personal tone was definitely out of place. With the comic characters gathering, the joyful atmosphere of One Piece instantly returned.
Nami's reasoning made Buggy even angrier than being kicked by Luffy. He roared, "My treasure is my treasure! Do you think it's yours just because you stole it? Do you understand anything?!"
In response to Buggy's furious lecture, Nami simply stuck out her tongue cutely.
"Mind your own business? I haven't fallen so low that I need a pirate to lecture me."
Hearing this, Buggy's face grew even darker.
"Chop-Chop Merge!"
Buggy activated his ability, splitting into many fragments that rushed toward Xinan and Nami.
Noticing Buggy's attack, Luffy quickly warned, "Watch out!"
Fortunately, Xinan was already prepared.
"Lightning Net!"
Xinan extended his right hand, and five electrical currents shot out from his fingertips. Under Xinan's control, the five blue-white currents weaved together in the air to form a net of lightning, enveloping all the separated pieces of Buggy.
Seeing the dazzling electric light rushing at him, Buggy tried to escape, but it was too late.
Zzzt! Zzzt! Zzzt!
Lightning flashed intensely, stringing all the airborne chunks of flesh together.
In an instant, the chunks of flesh seemed to be electrocuted and cooked, emitting a faint, meaty aroma.
Clatter! Clatter! Clatter!
The pieces of flesh smacked onto the ground.
Buggy's head landed heavily, red nose first, and rolled a few times. His hair was standing on end, his eyes rolled back, and he had passed out.
Buggy was not dead. Although Xinan wanted to kill him, he knew he couldn't.
Buggy might seem idle in the East Blue, but Yonko Shanks and other members of the Roger Pirates were still keeping an eye on him.
It was highly unwise to make enemies of the sea's top figures before growing strong enough.
And even after growing stronger, the caution remained.
The adult world is complicated; everything must be a calculation of pros and cons, not just doing whatever you want.
Xinan knew Buggy was a villain, and his values dictated killing him to eliminate future trouble, but the reality of the situation forced him to hold back.
"You're amazing! My name is Luffy!" Luffy walked over and greeted the pair.
"My name is Xinan, and this is my wife, Nami!" Xinan replied with a smile.
Hearing Xinan call her his wife, Nami blushed and delivered a punch to Xinan's head.
"Idiot! When did I become your wife!"
The punch of love was truly undefendable, and a large lump quickly swelled on Xinan's head.
Looking at Nami, one thought crossed Luffy's mind: This woman is terrifying!
But seeing the navigation chart in Nami's hand, Luffy asked excitedly, "Is that a sea chart to the Grand Line you're holding?"
Seeing Luffy's simple-minded look, Nami nodded, "Mhm!"
Luffy, who was looking for a navigator, continued, "Do you have extensive navigation knowledge?"
When it came to sailing, Nami's face shone with confidence.
"Of course! No one can beat me in terms of navigation knowledge, because I love the sea!"
Hearing this, Luffy shouted with joy.
"Oh, that's great! Why don't you two become our crewmates? We're heading to the Grand Line!"
Receiving Luffy's invitation, Nami considered it for a moment and asked, "The Grand Line?"
"Yeah! Become pirates and let's go find the great treasure of the Grand Line together!" Luffy said happily.
But at the word "pirates," Nami's face immediately fell.
"No way!" Nami retorted angrily.
"Aw, come on! Be our navigator!" Luffy pressed on.
The two were getting along well, so Xinan chimed in.
"It's no use, Luffy. Nami hates pirates."
Hearing Xinan say this, Luffy could only say "Oh," and then added, "Xinan, can you tell Nami to join us?"
Xinan looked at Luffy's innocent expression and thought, "Luffy looks clueless, but his emotional intelligence is quite high. He's trying to get Nami to join the pirate crew through me."
Just as they were deep in conversation, a roar came from behind them.
"You bastards!"
Buggy's head was floating in the air, glaring and yelling at them.
"Ah! You're not dead yet!" Luffy exclaimed in surprise.
"I'll kill you all! Chop-Chop Limb Reassembly!"
However, only one pair of arms and legs returned to Buggy's body. The other parts seemed to have been electro-paralyzed by Xinan, completely unresponsive.
"What?"
Just like that, the two groups stared at each other, all of them looking at Buggy, who was just a head and a pair of limbs.
"Hahaha!" Xinan, Luffy, and Nami all burst out laughing.
"I got this!" Luffy declared.
Luffy whipped his arms back, using the elasticity of his rubber body to slingshot them forward with increased force towards Buggy.
"Die, Buggy!"
"Gomu Gomu no... Rocket!"
"Wait, wait, wait..."
With a cry of agony, Buggy was sent flying by Luffy, turning into a tiny star in the sky.
Ding!
The possessor of Lucky Haki, the man who became a Warlord and then a Yonko through sheer luck—Captain Buggy's Little Buggy's Great Adventure is about to begin!