Transcended as Lord Buggy

Chapter 425: Back to Jaya

While the war in Alabasta rages on, Buggy is speeding on the sea. Yeah, speeding, because he uses a speedboat that has just been made on Water 7. Alice the little girl is enjoying the ride so much because it's really fun for her.

"Haha, you really have a sailor soul, Alice."

"What? I can't hear you."

"Nothing, just enjoy the ride."

They travel very fast to their next destination, which is Jaya Island. That island is quite far from Water 7, so Buggy needs to be fast. Grandline's sea weather changes are not that good for Alice who is still a child.

So when they encounter bad weather, Alice hides inside the boat in a special room made for her. This room is warm and very well protected, but she still can see the outside because there are 2 glass windows. Buggy wants her to experience a lot of things in their journey.

He has decided to take care of her, so he will give everything he can to her. Buggy always said he is not a hero, but for those saved by him, he is their hero. Alice also feels like that and she feels very safe with Buggy after she lost her dad.

On their way to Jaya Island, Buggy finally shows his true appearance to Alice. He doesn't tell Alice his real identity though because she is very shocked already by his facial reveal. She might pass out if she knows he is the current most wanted man in the world.

He tells Alice that he is on a secret mission now and the little girl believes it right away. He also said his real name is a secret for now, and Kuroko is his codename. Buggy then asks Alice to help him in his mission and gives her a codename, Anya.

Alice smiles very widely and nods furiously before Kuroko a.k.a Buggy pats her head. Both of them keep going to Jaya while Buggy keeps entertaining Alice with the secret agent game he made. But he doesn't just play with her, he teaches her a few things too.

Because they are in a ship, uh, boat now, Buggy teaches her things about sailing. He introduces the basic knowledge of navigating, helming, roles in a ship crew, and other ship-related things. The little girl listens to all the lessons seriously because she thinks they are very important for her 'job' as an Agent.

That game makes Alice more lively. Buggy is very happy because she always looked sad since she lost her dad. She always tried to hide it, but a child like her can't fool an experienced man who has seen too many things. So it's really good that her mood has gotten better.

After a few days, they finally reach Jaya Island. It takes a few days even though their speed boat is faster than normal ships. Well, they still need to rest, after all, because Buggy operated it alone, and he needs to sleep too.

On Jaya, Buggy immediately searches for information about the Straw Hat Pirates. He goes to an information broker with Alice. The broker is a member of the Caribbean, so Buggy is their boss, but they don't know it because he doesn't use his real identity now to see if they work properly.

The war should've ended by now and he is right. It hasn't and won't appear in the news, so he buys the information from the Caribbean that kept an eye on the Straw Hat Pirates by his request. The war is obviously won by the Straw Hat Pirates, but some things are different from the original story.

The one who defeated Crocodile wasn't Luffy, it was Leo. It's because Luffy fought someone else, a man who joined Baroque Works through a special way. He has a sister who got recruited by Crocodile to be Ms. All Sunday, the position that Robin has in the series.

The man is a devil fruit user, Dog Dog Fruit model: Tasmanian Devil. He has sharp metal-coated claws & fangs that can rip Luffy's rubber skin easily. This guy is actually as strong as Crocodile, that's why Luffy has a hard time against him.

As for his sister who became Ms. All Sunday, she was fighting Robin on the battlefield, making Robin unable to watch over the Straw Hats. This woman is also very strong that even Robin has a hard time despite having all the great skills taught by Gaban.

These 2 new faces are actually members of The Caribbean. Buggy sent them to infiltrate Baroque Works to get information even before Luffy started sailing. Their initial mission was to get important information from the Warlord.

But when the Straw Hats were going to Alabasta, Buggy changed their mission. They needed to make sure Leo & Nami stay alive, but also make sure they grow by letting them fight. Their initial plan was to let the Tasmanian Devil Man fight Leo and the woman fought Nami.

But he couldn't fight Leo without using haki and she couldn't fight Nami because Crocodile ordered her to fight Robin. If they do as they please, then there would be problems. So the man fought Luffy while keeping tabs on Leo and the woman fought Robin while keeping tabs on Nami.

They held themselves a lot and finally 'got defeated' after Leo & Nami won. Nami's victory was good, but Leo's victory was very surprising for them. He grew a lot in his fight against Crocodile that he didn't even need to use water to defeat Crocodile.

Leo won by concentrating the fire on his blades, making them very hot that when he slashed Crocodile, the heat of his fire blades turned Crocodile's sand into glass. The cut wounds on Crocodile's body didn't bleed because they were covered by glasses.

Obviously, Leo got more wounds than Crocodile because the Warlord dominated the battle most of the time. But Leo was very persistent and didn't go down no matter how powerful Crocodile's attacks were. He kept fighting back without any care for his injuries.

Leo knew if he couldn't even defeat Crocodile, then defeating his dad would be impossible. So he kept forcing himself to surpass his limits and finally made the fire on his blade hot enough to damage Crocodile.

He could only do it by concentrating his fire on his blades. The cost of this technique is he lost his intangibility because his body couldn't turn into the fire as all his fire is on his blades. But it made his fire much more powerful and hot that it even melted sand.

Buggy grins when he reads the report about Leo's battle. For now, Leo could only reach such an insane fire temperature by sacrificing his fire body. But this opened up a possibility for Leo to reach that level of fire easily without sacrificing anything.

"What he needs the most is the experience of fighting strong people. Well, that will surely happen because he is joining the Straw Hat Pirates. The Main Characters will always attract problems anywhere they go. But I've made some changes in the past, so there are some things that need to be manipulated now."

After he got the information he wants, Buggy goes to a small building in the corner of Mock Town. He knocks on the door using a unique knocking pattern as a code. The door opens and Buggy enters it while carrying Alice on his back.

There are some people inside who look at the 2 of them intensely. Buggy then shows his real face and they all immediately bow very low and greet him as Big Boss. He just nods while Alice is awed by the respect they show to Buggy.

"Uncle, they call you Boss."

"Of course, I am their Boss, after all. So, Alice, we will stay with them for a few days. I will leave for a while between those few days and you will stay here with them."

Buggy tells Alice that he has a dangerous job to do and he can't take her with him. She becomes very sad and begs him to not leave her. Buggy knows she is afraid to be left again, but he really can't take her to where he will go.

"Then, let's make a promise. I will return here and take you to interesting places. While I go, you need to learn more things so that you can help me go to those places. If you get smart enough, I can take you to the place you can't visit now."

What Buggy said makes Alice thinks that she can't go with him because she lacks knowledge. It makes her very motivated to learn more things so that she can go with Buggy anywhere. She nods and promises that she will become very smart, so Buggy needs to fulfill his promise too.

They make a pinky promise to seal the promises they've just made. Buggy smiles and rubs Alice's hair before taking her to a comfortable bed because she is tired. She falls asleep immediately even though she said she's not sleepy.

Alice isn't used to sailing intensely for a few days, so obviously she would get tired. Buggy planned to leave after putting Alice to sleep, but she holds his hand tightly. He giggles and decides to sleep beside her like a father sleeping with his daughter.

2 days later, Buggy leaves Jaya Island while Alice stays with his men. These guys are very powerful, so Alice will be safe with them while he's not here. Now he can do his main mission which requires him to be someone else.

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