NOVEL WEB Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Roasted Meat!
Chapter 86: Roasted Meat!
"Now, draw your sword and strike the bamboo sword in my hand. Then you will understand." After speaking, Buggy directly wrapped his Armament Haki around the bamboo sword.
In the next second, the originally wooden bamboo sword instantly turned pitch-black with a metallic luster.
Zoro didn't even draw his sword to strike; he was stunned by Buggy's 'trick'.
But in the blink of an eye, Zoro recovered, then drew the Wado Ichimonji and slashed at the bamboo sword in Buggy's hand.
A clear clang rang in the ears of Koushirou and Zoro.
"How did you do that?" Sheathing the Wado Ichimonji, Zoro immediately stared intently at the spot he had just struck.
"Everyone has a kind of energy inside their body. This energy is called Haki, and it is the threshold for measuring the strong. What you just saw was the effect of Haki wrapped around a weapon, called Hardening. The effect on this bamboo sword can only be considered passable, but when applied to a real sword, the effect is substantial."
After hearing Buggy's words, Zoro immediately asked loudly, "Uncle, how can I do what you just did? Do I have that Haki thing too?"
"Everyone has Haki, and you are of course no exception. Perhaps your aptitude is even better than that of an ordinary person. But good aptitude doesn't mean anything. To do what I just did, you must first awaken your Haki. As for how to awaken it, don't ask. If there were a one-hundred-percent certain method, the term Haki would have been popularized long ago, instead of only being prevalent among the strong now. However, it is said that long-term training and a moment of intense emotional change is a method with a higher probability. When your sword can easily slice a warship, only then will you have the qualification to challenge for the title of the strongest in swordsmanship."
Originally, after hearing all this, Zoro wanted to ask more, but Buggy didn't give him the chance. As he was speaking the last sentence, he had already flashed outside the dojo, then stepped on the moonlight and flew away.
Two days after leaving Shimotsuki Village, Buggy finally arrived at the final stop of this temporary trip: Goa Kingdom.
Instead of going through the Gray Terminal of Goa Kingdom, or climbing Mt. Colubo from Foosha Village, Buggy went straight up Mt. Colubo from the sea.
With the guidance of the magical compass, there was no way for Buggy to get lost on the towering Mt. Colubo.
An hour later, Buggy found the two brothers of the sinful bloodline in the mountains, roasting meat.
"Ace, is this crocodile meat ready yet? I'm starving to death!" Luffy's voice reached Buggy's ears from a long way off.
"It's almost ready. Wait a little longer," Ace was not in a hurry, but unhurriedly turned the roasted meat on the spit.
"Hmm, it smells pretty good. You two little brothers, I wonder if you could share some of that roasted meat with me? My stomach happens to be hungry too." With a flash, Buggy appeared beside Luffy and then said, looking at Ace.
"No way! Where did you come from, you guy? This is my roasted meat! I'm definitely not sharing it with you!" Before Ace could say anything, Luffy snatched the roasted meat from the spit and looked at Buggy warily.
"Luffy, don't eat the roasted meat yet! This guy is strong, very strong. Be careful." Picking up the iron pipe beside him, Ace stared intently at Buggy, ready to attack at any moment.
With another flash, Buggy, now beside Luffy, instantly snatched the roasted meat, then raised his hand towards Luffy and flicked him directly on the forehead.
Luffy, who had just reacted and was about to make a move, cried out in pain. At the same time, Ace was already in the air, his iron pipe smashing down towards Buggy's head.
Buggy casually swung the hand he had used to flick Luffy, and his blackened palm slapped the iron pipe that Ace was bringing down.
Then, before Ace's extremely astonished eyes, the iron pipe shattered into countless pieces.
Placing the roasted meat back on the spit, Buggy, while sitting down, blocked another incoming kick from Ace with one hand and grabbed Luffy's fist with the other. Pushing them to the sides, Luffy and Ace, who originally had many follow-up moves, suddenly felt a great force strike them, and they were pushed back more than ten meters.
Only then did Buggy sit down and say, "I mean you no harm. To be honest, it would be too easy for me to kill you. After all, the power gap between us is too great. So don't make any more moves, otherwise, I will give you a sound beating. I guarantee my hand won't be any lighter than that old geezer Garp's."
Hearing Garp's name, Ace and Luffy finally stopped.
"You know Gramps?" Ace asked tentatively.
"How could I? He wants to catch me more than anything. Would I dare to go and get to know him? But I do know Red-Haired Shanks, and I came here specifically for you two this time." Unhurriedly turning the roasted meat on the spit, Buggy directly stated his purpose.
"Shanks! You know Shanks? How has he been lately?" Upon hearing Shanks's name, Luffy immediately scooted over and asked Buggy.
"Before I say anything, first let me see the straw hat on your back," Buggy said directly, without even raising his head.
"Oh, here you go!" Luffy was very obedient and took off the straw hat.
Taking the straw hat, Buggy gently patted the dust off it.
"How many years has it been? Hmm, almost seventeen years. Since Loguetown, I haven't seen this straw hat again. Kid, you must be the little brat Shanks said was most like Captain Roger, right? Remember, no matter when, you must always treasure this straw hat. Because it is Captain Roger's only remaining personal belonging," after speaking, Buggy handed the straw hat back to Luffy with great nostalgia.
The feeling of nostalgia was genuine, because it had indeed been seventeen years since Buggy had seen this straw hat.
"Really?! So the Pirate King wore this hat too! Ah! You're the captain of the Red Nose Pirates, Buggy!" It was only at this moment that Luffy noticed Buggy's nose and shouted.
"Red-Nosed Buggy, a crewmate from the Pirate King's ship. No wonder you know Red-Haired Shanks," Ace's expression, however, was somewhat grim.
"Luffy, did Shanks lose an arm saving you back then?" Buggy suddenly changed the subject.
"Yeah. To save me, Shanks's left arm was bitten off by a sea beast," at the mention of this, Luffy's eyes filled with tears.
"Don't mention this matter again in the future. His arm has already been restored, so don't be too surprised when you see him later," Buggy replied casually.
Hearing Buggy's answer, Luffy's eyes widened.
"Really?! That's great! But how can a severed arm be restored?" Luffy asked again after his moment of emotion.
"There are many types of Devil Fruits. A user of the Heal-Heal Fruit can regenerate a severed limb at a small cost. There's nothing strange about it. Let's eat first. The meat is ready."
(End of Chapter)
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