31: Chapter 31 Zoro VS Kabachi the PerformerLuffy knew from the voice that this was the person he was looking for today—Buggy the Clown.The door slowly opened, and a man dressed as a clown—with a white skull painted on his forehead, two blue slashes across his eyes, a large red nose, red lipstick, and a clown hat—emerged.Behind him followed another man with hair covering his left eye, wearing a scarf and a cape."Captain Buggy, that straw-hatted bastard defeated First Mate Mocha!" a pirate henchman reported to the captain."What?" Buggy turned to look at Luffy, and a familiar straw hat caught his eye.Instantly, Buggy's eyes widened, and he roared at Luffy, "Who gave you that straw hat?"
Luffy was taken aback at first, then realized that Buggy becoming a Devil Fruit user was thanks to Shanks.Buggy had originally planned to sell the Chop-Chop Fruit, but Shanks tricked him into eating it instead.Furthermore, Shanks had lost the treasure map Buggy had painstakingly found, so Buggy had been holding a grudge about it ever since.Thinking of this, Luffy took off his hat and looked at Buggy with a grin:
"Want to know?Then defeat me, and I'll tell you, you big red nose (ಡωಡ)hiahiahia!" Suddenly, the entire Buggy Pirates fell silent.Buggy, with a dark expression, roared at Luffy, "What did you just say to me?Say it again if you dare!(ʘ言ʘ╬)"
"I said you have a big red nose, really, people's tastes are so weird these days ヽ(・＿・;)ノ" Luffy said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders.
"Oh no, oh no, Captain Buggy hates being called 'Big Red Nose' the most," Buggy's crew member said, trembling.
Buggy roared angrily, "Straw Hat Kid, no matter where your hat came from, I'm going to kill you today!" He stretched out his hand, unleashing a devastating "Chop-Chop Clown Knife!" His wrist and arm split apart, each hand wielding a small knife, and he lunged at Luffy.But Luffy merely shook his head and said, "You call yourself a former member of the Pirate King's crew?So weak!"
"Gum-Gum.Bazooka!" Luffy unleashed a powerful attack, sending Buggy flying just as the knife was about to pierce him.Buggy screamed as he flew backward."Alright, don't get so worked up, Uncle Buggy.I was just doing my job to send you flying."
"How dare you harm Captain Buggy!" Suddenly, the man following Buggy drew his sword and slashed at Luffy.Zoro immediately drew his sword to block the attack."You're a swordsman too?" Zoro asked curiously."Yes, my name is Cabaji, the chief strategist of the Buggy Pirates, also known as 'Artist'," Cabaji replied."Interesting.Then let's have a match," Zoro said, assuming a three-sword style stance.Cabaji laughed disdainfully, "Alright, let me show you the difference in our strength."
"Zoro, finish this quickly!" Luffy realized Zoro wanted to improve his swordsmanship against Cabaji.Remembering Cabaji's fighting style in the series, Luffy urged Zoro to finish quickly.Although Zoro was puzzled by Luffy's advice, he still faced Cabaji head-on with "Acrobatics: Kamikaze Hundred Spinning Top Theater." Suddenly, Cabaji flung countless spinning tops from his hands.Zoro immediately swung his sword to block, giving Zoro no chance to react.Cabaji then used "Acrobatics: Steam Murder Incident," creating a cloud of smoke before thrusting at Zoro.At this moment, Zoro understood why Luffy had told him to finish quickly—this guy wasn't a swordsman at all.Thinking this, Zoro assumed a fighting stance, unleashing "Three-Sword Style: Demon Slash!" In a flash, two bloody gashes appeared on Cabaji's chest.Zoro sheathed his sword and returned to Luffy's side.Luffy then said, "Zoro, now you know why I told you to finish quickly!"
Zoro nodded: "I understand, Captain.Next time I encounter an opponent like this, I won't act like I did today.I will kill them with one blow."
Luffy turned to Buggy and said, "Uncle Buggy, now all that's left is to knock you away.Don't worry, I'll definitely go easy on you."
Bucky felt a chill run down his spine, and a sense of foreboding washed over him.