"Minions! Attack and avenge Cabaji!" Buggy roared, his eyes bloodshot, veins bulging in his neck, pointing a trembling finger at Yun Lie as if to turn his hatred into something tangible.
"Kill! Kill him!"
"We outnumber him! He's just one person, the advantage is ours! Take him down!"
Though initially intimidated, the pirates, spurred on by Buggy's roars, mustered their courage, gripped their weapons, and swarmed towards Yun Lie like a tide.
A cruel smile curved on Yun Lie's lips as his longsword traced a sharp arc in his hand: "One-Sword Style, Space Slash!"
No sooner had he spoken than several crescent-shaped slashes spread out like a giant net. Wherever they went, pirates were instantly cut into several pieces, and with a chorus of "thuds," blood stained the ground beneath their feet.
"Crack!" The longsword in Yun Lie's hand could not bear the strain and shattered completely after a crisp sound.
Mochi and Richie the Lion of the Buggy Pirates also fell instantly under this terrifying attack.
Only Buggy, thanks to the Chop-Chop Fruit's ability, was unharmed despite his body being cut into several pieces.
"Fl… Flying Slash!" Buggy's voice trembled, his face filled with fear.
As a former crew member of the Pirate King's ship, he knew what this meant—that was a Grand Swordsman's signature ultimate move!
At this moment, he had only one thought: escape, he must escape from here quickly!
"My sword is broken, how will you compensate me?" Yun Lie's figure flickered, instantly appearing before Buggy, his large hand gripping Buggy's head like an iron clamp.
"I… I'll compensate you!"
Buggy was already scared out of his wits, his body dismembered and sprawled on the ground, his head held aloft by Yun Lie, looking utterly pathetic.
"Your head seems quite valuable."
Yun Lie said with a smile, scaring Buggy so much that tears and snot streamed down his face, making him look both comical and pitiful.
Taking advantage of Buggy's distraction, Yun Lie quickly disarmed him, especially of Buggy's custom Buggy Balls, which were quite powerful, and then took out a rope to tie him up in a ball.
"Nojiko, Nami, let's go!" Yun Lie shouted towards a distant corner.
Everything that needed to be procured in Orange Town was ready, the crisis brought by the Buggy Pirates had been resolved, and the rest could be handled by the local residents.
"Coming!"
Nojiko and Nami emerged from their hiding place. The bloody scene before them made Nojiko's legs weak, and even the well-traveled Nami was too shocked to speak by the gruesome sight. They carefully shuffled their feet, trying their best to avoid the scattered limbs on the ground, and quickly ran to Yun Lie's side, treading on the sticky bloodstains.
Yun Lie dragged Buggy, with Nojiko and Nami following closely behind, and walked towards the outskirts of the town.
After the four people and one monkey left, the hiding residents cautiously poked their heads out. After confirming that the danger was gone, they all came out of their homes.
Having survived the ordeal, the people bravely began to clean up the town. They believed that soon, Orange Town would regain its former prosperity.
........
By the sea, the Infinite Space was quietly docked.
"Yun Lie, why did you bring this evil pirate along?"
Nojiko frowned, pointing a stick at Buggy, her face full of disgust.
In her eyes, Buggy, with his history of burning, killing, and looting, was even more despicable than Arlong.
"I want to do an experiment, and this guy's head is worth ten million beli to the Marine, so we can't waste it!"
Yun Lie smiled and pulled out a wanted poster, on which was Buggy's portrait.
At this time, Buggy had not yet occupied Orange Town, and his bounty had not yet risen to fifteen million beli as it would two years later, but ten million beli was still quite substantial.
"What! Ten million beli!"
Nami's eyes instantly lit up, her mind filled with all the things that money could buy, and she exclaimed excitedly.
"I need to experiment with him first. Nami, Nojiko, you two operate the Infinite Space. Next stop, Xi Luobu Village!"
After Yun Lie finished speaking, he dragged Buggy into the ship's cabin. Nami and Nojiko didn't ask any further questions. The Infinite Space was easy to operate, and the two of them could easily pilot it together.
Inside the cabin, Yun Lie stared at the terrified Buggy and slowly spoke: "Buggy, an apprentice on the Pirate King Gol D. Roger's ship, and Red-Haired Shanks's good brother, how did you end up like this?"
He had already thoroughly checked and confirmed that Buggy was nothing more than a weakling with a false reputation; his muscles were not much stronger than an ordinary person's, so there was no possibility of him hiding his strength.
"You… how do you know?" Buggy's eyes widened in disbelief.
He had always carefully hidden his identity. How could it be exposed in a small place like the East Blue?
"Secret, hahaha."
Yun Lie smiled mysteriously, which made Buggy anxious and angry, but being tightly bound, he could only fret helplessly.
"Alright, the experiment begins." Yun Lie grinned, and an ominous premonition surged into Buggy's heart.
As he was about to speak, his figure vanished from its original spot.
Yun Lie closed his eyes, concentrating on sensing a space he had created.
That space was only the size of a restroom. Buggy appeared there, slumped in a large bucket, his face full of panic.
Then, Yun Lie began pouring seawater into the bucket.
Buggy watched in horror as the water continuously rose past his mouth and nose, his eyes filled with despair. He struggled futilely, shouting loudly: "You can't do this to me! Shanks will avenge me!"
The water level continued to rise until it completely submerged Buggy.
Devil Fruit users lose all their power once they come into contact with seawater.
As a Chop-Chop Fruit user, Buggy quickly sank to the bottom of the barrel, unaware that various fruits were placed at the bottom.
Time passed by the minute. Approximately five minutes later, the bucket stopped bubbling.
Yun Lie was fully focused, sensing every fluctuation within the space, not daring to be even slightly negligent.
When the water surface no longer produced bubbles, a strange purple energy slowly overflowed from Buggy's body, condensing into a hideous grimace in the air, frantically crashing against the space barrier, making "bang bang" sounds.
Fortunately, this energy, after several impacts, failed to break through. Finally, it gave up struggling and swiftly drilled into one of the fruits.
In an instant, that fruit began to change, and spiral patterns gradually appeared on its surface.
Yun Lie excitedly reached out and grabbed it. A bright red Devil Fruit appeared in his palm—it was the Chop-Chop Fruit!
The experiment was a success!
"Hahahahaha!"
Yun Lie was very happy; the Space Fruit had brought him too many surprises!
Even the Devil within the Devil Fruit could not escape the Space Fruit's capture!
After putting away the Chop-Chop Fruit, Yun Lie took out Buggy's corpse and put it in a sack.
On the way to Xi Luobu Village, there was a Naval Base, so he could conveniently exchange it for some bounty money.