Transcended as Lord Buggy

Such a shocking scene makes everyone from the Dojo speechless. It's so shocking for them that they even forget to breathe. They never see something like this, after all. It's something they wouldn't even see in their wildest dream.

They all know that Buggy is surely far stronger than Zoro. But stopping 3 metal swords with a mere grass is even more unbelievable than Zoro defeating Buggy. They never witness world-level Swordsmen, after all, so their reactions are normal.

These people would freak out if they saw Buggy's battle against Oden where they used long grass leaves instead of real swords. That unbelievable battle was very intense that people would think they used real swords shaped like grass leaves. But they weren't and it made real swords seem worthless.

Zoro who finally wakes up from his shock decides to not believe this result. He attacks Buggy again, but Buggy easily handles his attacks using the grass. The grass is coated by Buggy's Armament Haki, that's why it gets hard and doesn't break against the swords.

A few moments later, Zoro's training swords are shattered. Even if Buggy toned down his power a lot, it is still enough to destroy Zoro's training swords. Besides, his swordsmanship level is too high to be toned down to a kid's level.

Zoro slumps down in shock and says, "No way. This is just...."

"The world is very vast, kid. You've only seen a fraction of it," says Buggy as he drops his grass in front of Zoro.

It falls slowly and then Zoro picks it up to see if it's real grass. His hands shake when he realizes that it's just normal grass. It breaks easily when he crumples and rips it because well, it's just grass.

Buggy then leaves with his crew without saying another word. They want to give these people time to ponder their existence. This is the time for these people to widen their minds and know more about the world.

"Did you really need to do that?" asks Mantis after they get quite far.

"Yeah, what if that little guy gets discouraged?" asks Jude.

"If he gets discouraged just by this, then he'll never be a great swordsman. Anyone who gets discouraged should just quit and stop using swords immediately. They'll never be strong, so I was just doing a favor by helping them change their paths before they are late," says Buggy while shrugging his shoulders.

"Sigh, you really don't want to be blamed, huh? Whatever, this is your responsibility anyway," says Mantis while holding her forehead.

Buggy just smirks and they walk around before returning to their ship. When they return, they see Hatchan cleaning the ship while singing. They have freed him last night and Buggy scolded him till morning.

Hatchan listened to Buggy's nagging very well after he knew that Buggy is Rayleigh's & Shakky's friend. Buggy even called Shakky to scold the Octopus guy too. It was easy to make Hatchan obedient and understand why Buggy sent Arlong & the others to the Marine.

This Octopus guy is kind, after all. He is just stupid and easy to manipulate. Arlong who was considered as a friend by him knew this well and made use of this. Hatchan knew that what Arlong did was wrong, but he tolerated everything because he knows Arlong's pain as a Fishman and he thought of Arlong as his friend.

Now, after he gets separated from Arlong and has a long talk with Buggy, Hatchan finally can think more for himself. He can finally voice out that Arlong was wrong. Hatchan is someone who doesn't hate humans indiscriminately. He is someone who judges people by their characters.

"Oh, you guys have returned. I cleaned up the deck while you left because I was bored," says Hatchan while holding 6 brushes.

The crew looks around and gets amazed by how clean their ship's deck is. They always keep their ship clean and clean it every day. But they need to work together, while Hatchan cleaned the deck by himself.

Buggy pats Hatchan's shoulder and says, "Do you want to join my crew?"

Hatchan is surprised as he looks at Buggy who has glittering eyes now. The other crew members also look at him with glittery eyes as if they see a celebrity. Their gazes make him embarrassed and scratch his head shyly.

He is very happy to be offered to join one of the strongest crews in the world. Even if the reason they want him to join is because of his cleaning skill, it is still a fact that an Emperor of The Sea wants him to be a crew member. Buggy never planned to increase his crew members, but Hatchan's cleaning skill is too good to be wasted.

"C-can I really join you?" asks Hatchan.

"Of course, I never went back off my words. You can do what you want in my crew as long as you obey my rules," says Buggy.

"Can I make Takoyaki?" asks Hatchan.

"You want to cook yourself?" asks Buggy with a fake-stunned expression.

"N-no! I will use normal octopus," says Hatchan hastily.

"HAHAHA, I'm joking, buddy. You can make Takoyaki, Ikayaki, or any yaki that you want. Just don't make it every day or we'll get bored," says Buggy.

Hatchan seems happy and he easily agrees to join the crew. Arlong didn't let him make takoyaki for his crew, after all. So he just cooked for himself, but he wants to make people eat his takoyaki because it gives him joy.

The crew then celebrates this event because it's been a long time since they get a new crew member. They hold a big party on the ship and it's very loud that the villagers even protest against them. These villagers aren't used to such a party which makes them unable to sleep.

The next day, another thing happens. Kuina visits the ship to meet with Buggy. She believed everything that Buggy said now and decided to meet him.

"You want me to teach you swordsmanship for females?" asks Buggy.

"That's right. You are the only one I know who can teach it to me," says Kuina.

"Are you sure? Will your father allow it?" asks Buggy.

"It doesn't matter, I want to prove to him that even a girl can be a great swordsman," says Kuina firmly.

Buggy doesn't answer and acts as if he is thinking deeply about it. Kuina bites her lips and then she kneels before prostrating to him.

"Please, I beg you to teach me swordsmanship. I have made a promise to Zoro that we will compete to be the greatest swordsman. But if I stay like this, then he will surpass me in the future. My father even said that Zoro will surpass me soon and now I believe it after what you said about my current swordsmanship. I need swordsmanship compatible with me if I want to pursue my dream," says Kuina sincerely.

"Hmm, won't it be unfair if you train under me while Zoro trains under Koushirou? You surely know how strong I am compared to him, right?" asks Buggy.

"I know, and that's why I asked you to teach me. One needs a great master to be great too," says Kuina.

Buggy grins and says, "Fine, but I'll only teach you the basics. You need to find your own path after that just like other great swordsmen."

Kuina smiles and raises her head before she slams it on the floor again. "Thank you, Master."

Buggy nods and says, "Go and prepare your stuff. We will go to my home and train there. I still need to train my son, after all, so I can't stay here."

"Yes," says Kuina before going back to her home.

She returns after a while and Zoro also comes.

"Why's the boy here?" asks Buggy.

Zoro suddenly says, "Please teach me too."

Buggy has predicted this, so he says, "No, I already have a male disciple, so I can't accept you. Besides, my style isn't suitable for you who prefer using strong physical power."

Zoro is very disappointed, but then Buggy says, "I will help you in another way, kid. Kuina has a good sword that her grandfather made passed down to her. But you don't have any, so I will give you a sword of the same level. This is a chance I'll give you to compete with my disciple. To be a great swordsman, you need a great sword too."

Zoro is still disappointed because he still doesn't know the importance of a sword's grade. But he can't say anything and getting a sword is better than nothing. Buggy gives a katana to Zoro, it's one of the 21 Great Grade Swords.

"This is Kusanagi, a sword I bought for my son. But he chose to use Sabers now, so this katana doesn't have any owner," says Buggy as he gives the sword to Zoro.

Zoro takes it before leaving disappointedly. The Clown Pirates then leave with Kuina. Koushirou & Zoro are looking at the departing ship from the port. A very thin smile can be seen on Koushirou's face. He is happy that her daughter has found a path he can't give her.

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