The ruins of Orange Town echoed with a chilling laugh.
"Hyahahahaha! Who dares to oppose Buggy the Clown?!"
From the shadows, Buggy stepped forward. His wild blue hair puffed out like a lion's mane, his bright red nose gleaming under the moonlight, his eyes glowing with manic delight. Behind him, his battered crew shuffled nervously, too afraid to stand tall after their earlier losses.
The old mayor raised his cane defiantly."BAGGY! You've destroyed enough! This town will not bow to you any longer!"
Buggy spread his arms wide, mocking."Bow? Hah! Orange Town is already mine. Any fool who stands in my way will DIE!"
Luffy stepped forward with a wide grin."So you're Buggy, huh? The clown with the big red nose?"
The world froze.
Buggy's grin vanished, replaced with pure rage. His voice shook the streets."…What… did you just say?"
Luffy tilted his head innocently. "You've got a big red nose. Looks funny."
Buggy roared. His men flinched, trembling. They all knew: insulting their captain's nose was a death sentence.
Zoro sighed, hand resting on his sword. "Here we go."
Nami slapped her forehead. "Perfect. He's gonna get us all killed."
Meanwhile, Adam was fiddling with his system menu, eyes wide as a new mission popped up.
[Main Mission: Confrontation with Buggy.]Condition: Survive + Contribute to the fight.Reward: Double points.
Adam whispered desperately: "Contribute? Can I just clap from the sidelines? Please say yes…"
…
Buggy raised his arms, his grin returning."Then allow me to show you the power of my Chop-Chop Fruit!"
Suddenly, his arm detached from his body, shooting through the air like a rocket-powered fist.
"Wha—?!" Luffy blocked just in time, his face lighting up with excitement."Your hand can fly?! That's awesome!"
The mayor gasped. "He's a Devil Fruit user!"
Adam's system chimed:
[New Data Acquired: Chop-Chop Fruit (Bara Bara no Mi). Ability: Body fragmentation.]+20 points.
Adam gawked. "I just got XP from watching?! Heck yeah, this is the laziest grind ever!"
…
The battle exploded. Buggy's body flew apart in pieces—his head hovering in the air to mock them, his feet kicking forward like cannons, his knives spinning wildly in his hands.
Zoro slashed at the flying limbs, but they danced away. "Tch. Can't cut what won't stay down."
Luffy, of course, laughed. "This is FUN!"
Nami backed away, shaking her head. "Fun? He's insane."
Adam tried to hide behind a barrel until the system blared at him.
[Bonus Challenge: Meaningful Contribution.]Reward: +100 points.
Adam groaned. "Fine, fine… stupid glowing UI bullying me into fighting."
…
One of Buggy's henchmen spotted him."Hey, coward! Where do you think you're going?!"
The thug charged. Adam panicked, grabbed a broken stick off the ground, and swung wildly. By sheer luck, the stick cracked across the thug's skull and knocked him out cold.
The system chimed:[Skill Unlocked: Random Strike (Lv.1).]+50 points.
Adam blinked. "That worked?! Maybe I'm a natural-born fighter after all!"
Another thug lunged at him. Adam shrieked, hurled the stick, missed horribly—only for Luffy's fist to stretch past him and knock the thug flat.
Luffy laughed. "Nice teamwork, Adam!"
Adam muttered, "Yep, totally teamwork. Not me screaming like a dying chicken…"
…
Buggy, furious, unleashed a storm of blades. His knives flew through the air like deadly fireworks.
Zoro deflected what he could, Luffy dodged with rubbery reflexes, but Adam's system suddenly flashed:
[Hint: Chop-Chop Fruit Weakness → Feet remain the anchor. Target them to restrict movement.]
Adam, without thinking, shouted: "His feet! They're his weak point! Go for his feet!"
Everyone turned to stare at him.
Nami frowned. "How do you know that?"
Adam panicked. "Uh… a talking dog told me?"
But there was no time to argue. Luffy grinned. "Got it! Thanks, Adam!"
…
The fight raged on. Buggy's laughter echoed through the town as pieces of his body whirled around like weapons. But now the crew had a plan—and Adam, for the first time, wasn't just hiding. He was part of the fight.
Clutching his broken stick, sweating buckets, he whispered, "Okay, maybe… just maybe… I can do this."
And for the first time since he'd arrived in this world, Adam stood tall beside the crew of the Straw Hats.
The battle with Buggy had truly begun.