Leon was 100% sure Buggy had cheated.
Otherwise, how could she instantly shake out three sixes right after he bet on a triple?
A three-six triple has a 1 in 216 chance.
How could it appear the moment he called it?
There was only one explanation:
Buggy used an ability.
In the original One Piece, Buggy ate the Chop-Chop Fruit—
a Paramecia that let him split his body apart.
This world wasn't the same,
but if this Buggy also ate a Host-Host Fruit variant…
Then her ability must be something equally absurd.
Leon already had a wild guess in mind.
And if his guess was right—
no adult man could resist that ability.
Not even an old grandpa.
"I'll lead the way!"
Leon originally dragged Buggy by the wrist,
but soon Buggy took the lead—
this was her territory, after all.
She could navigate blindfolded.
Buggy brought Leon straight into her private residence—
spacious, luxurious, and definitely belonging to someone with money and power.
"No one will bother us here.
Show me that sliding thing again!"
"You mean this?"
Leon immediately performed a smooth moonwalk,
even circling around Buggy twice while doing it.
Buggy stared fixated on his feet,
completely captivated.
After a long moment,
her own feet began to move
—as if she wanted to mimic him.
But her left foot tangled with her right,
and she instantly lost balance.
Fortunately, Leon reacted quickly
and grabbed her,
his arm wrapping around her waist just in time.
They froze in a very romantic-movie pose—
Buggy leaning back,
Leon holding her firmly.
Buggy looked straight up at him, expression unreadable.
"…Can you let go now?"
"My arms are strong," Leon grinned.
"Believe it or not, I can hold this pose all night."
Buggy's body swayed slightly,
and Leon instinctively tightened his hold.
"…How exactly did you do that dance move?"
She was hooked—
completely obsessed with the moonwalk.
"It's easy.
I'll teach you step by step."
He didn't wait for permission;
he started immediately.
Leon moved his hand down,
lightly tapping Buggy's calf.
Then further down—
grabbing her ankle.
"Lift your foot."
Buggy obediently lifted her left leg.
"Now—
keep your toe touching the ground."
"Bend your knee."
Buggy bent her knee,
but as she did,
her hips pushed upward in a very… dramatic curve.
Leon blinked.
"I said bend your leg—
not your butt.
You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
"Who did it on purpose!?" Buggy snapped.
"If you lunge forward with one leg, your back naturally arches!"
"If you don't believe me, try it!"
"…Is that so?"
Leon copied the pose—
then twisted around to look.
His butt was… not sticking out.
"See?
Mine didn't stick out at all."
Buggy's eyebrow twitched.
She didn't bother pointing out the obvious—
that a man's figure is nothing like a woman's.
Leon finally understood and dropped the subject.
Hand-over-hand teaching continued—
and gradually, the groping "instructors" turned into buttery "helpers."
Still, Buggy didn't resist.
She leaned into Leon even more, fully focused on mastering the move.
"…I think I've got it."
Buggy finally managed a decent slide—
not smooth yet,
but clearly the basic moonwalk was learned in minutes.
"Teaching disciples drains the master,"
Leon sighed dramatically as he dropped onto the sofa.
Then—
Buggy sat directly on his lap.
"You taught me something valuable.
Shouldn't I repay you properly?"
Leon's eyes lit up instantly.
"I feel terrible owing favors.
Since you helped me…
I must repay you."
"Alright then," Leon said eagerly.
"I'll accept massages as payment."
"You're so shameless," she scoffed—
but didn't get up.
Instead, Buggy raised her hand.
"Let me give you a proper back massage."
She lifted her left pinky finger—
and then—
Pop!
The tiny finger dropped to the ground
and transformed instantly into a miniature Buggy.
In seconds, it expanded into a full-size duplicate—
with the exact same body, same expression.
The clone Buggy moved behind Leon
and placed her hands on his shoulders.
"This isn't an illusion…
It has weight…
It's real!"
Leon's eyes widened.
Buggy's Host-Host Fruit power in this world was far more outrageous than the Chop-Chop Fruit.
She could split a single part of her body,
turn it into a fully independent Buggy,
and let the clone act freely.
If she could make one…
Would that mean she could make many?
Leon's heart shook violently.
His mind instantly jumped to a very, very bold thought.
With enough Buggys…
he wouldn't have to sleep alone for the rest of his life…
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