One Piece: Buggy's Uncharted Legend

Chapter 89: New Companions!

On the Grand Line's Sandy Island, when this island is mentioned, most people will think of Alabasta. And when Alabasta is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is not the capital city, Alubarna, but Rainbase, the City of Dreams.

For no other reason than that Rainbase is the seat of the current Warlord of the Sea, Crocodile.

Arriving at Sandy Island, Buggy's destination was not Rainbase to chat with Crocodile, who had not yet invited Nico Robin, nor was it Alubarna to see that Princess Vivi.

Buggy's destination was the coast of Sandy Island, because the new companion Buggy intended to find this time was actually not human, but the mascot he had decided on long ago.

Looking at the entire world of One Piece, the number of candidates suitable for the position of mascot was not small.

Anyway, as long as it was a non-human existence, it would do. For example, the Tontatta Tribe from the island of Green Bit in the second half of the Grand Line, or the Mink Tribe from the country of Zou on the back of an elephant. Of course, the mermaids of Fish-Man Island could also be considered.

In addition to these, all the animals in the world of One Piece could be included in the list of candidates.

For this position, Buggy had scratched his head and thought for a long time.

In the end, he finally decided on the candidate—a well-known belligerent animal from Sandy Island in the Grand Line, the Kung-Fu Dugong!

There were three reasons for choosing the Kung-Fu Dugongs. The first was that this animal had a very high talent for combat, which could be seen from the fact that a certain Kung-Fu Dugong would master Haki a few years later. The second was that the Kung-Fu Dugongs had a very good IQ; at the very least, they could read the World Economic Journal. Although they couldn't speak human language, they could understand it. As long as they mastered writing, communication would not be a problem. As for the third reason, it was because Buggy needed companions who could move freely in the sea.

Why was there such a need? This had to be traced back to when Buggy was searching for Devil Fruits more than a decade ago. He had the magical compass, but in the end, he was unable to obtain the Devil Fruit he wanted because he couldn't enter the sea. This made Buggy determined that among the companions he would find in the future, there must be an existence that could move freely in the sea.

And then, there were also a few too many ability users on the Red Nose Pirates' ship. If they encountered some sudden incident and the ship capsized, relying solely on Mihawk alone was a bit too unrealistic. Increasing the number of skilled swimmers was imperative.

Based on the above, Buggy came to the third reason.

Of course, there was a fourth reason, which was that among the candidates who met these three criteria, Buggy thought the cutest were the Kung-Fu Dugongs.

After entering the Alabasta sea region, the "Thor" followed the current and arrived at the coast of the Green City, Erumalu.

As soon as they approached the shore, before Daz Bonez could even control the "Thor" to drop its heavy anchor, one after another, dark shadows shot past from under the "Thor" and then burst out of the sea, jumping onto the shore.

"Gugu... Gwa... Gugwagwagwa gu." The Kung-Fu Dugongs, wearing turtle shells, officially made their entrance.

Without a master translator like Chopper, no one in Buggy's group could understand the language of the Kung-Fu Dugongs. However, this did not prevent them from understanding the Dugongs' gestures.

It was more or less the same meaning as when the Straw Hat Pirates landed a few years later: if you want to come ashore, try to defeat me. If you don't dare, then get back to the other side, you cowards.

"Everyone, our soon-to-be-joining new companions are challenging us. What do you think we should do?" Buggy looked at the Kung-Fu Dugongs on the shore and then asked the others on the ship's rail.

"No way, Captain! The companions you want to invite are actually these little things? Are you mistaken?" Paula was instantly dumbfounded and asked Buggy loudly.

"That's the truth of the matter. I do indeed plan to select a few of the strongest from this group of Kung-Fu Dugongs to join the Red Nose Pirates." To Paula's surprise, Buggy nodded very naturally, without any hint of joking.

"Captain, is there anything special about these Kung-Fu Dugongs?" Basil Hawkins asked Buggy with great curiosity.

"As you can see, they are just a group of ordinary sea animals. Of course, what makes them different from other sea beasts is that the Kung-Fu Dugongs are a typical martial arts faction. Their combat talent is very good, and they are also very smart. They can understand what we say and have the ability to read and recognize words. That's why I chose them from among the many animals," Buggy explained unhurriedly.

"But Captain, I still don't quite understand why we need to invite these little guys," Law also asked from the side.

"It's because there are too many ability users on the ship, right?" Mihawk saw through Buggy's intention at a glance.

"Not just that. Their learning ability is very good. I plan to try and train them to master Haki. If successful, they will be very good combatants. If nothing else, whenever we arrive at an island, won't we have candidates to guard the 'Thor'?" As for the matter of searching for Devil Fruits at the bottom of the sea, Buggy would not say it out loud in front of everyone.

"But how do we pick out the strongest from among them? I've heard about the Kung-Fu Dugongs. Once they lose to an opponent in a duel, they have to immediately become their disciple. A few are fine, but too many will also be very troublesome, right? If nothing else, preparing food will be very troublesome," Daz Bonez said with a slight frown.

"No fear! Betty can definitely take good care of them! They're so cute! Brother Buggy is so nice, actually wanting to invite these cute little things to accompany me." Betty seemed to really like the Kung-Fu Dugongs and didn't care at all about how many there were. This was a manifestation of a skilled chef's confidence.

"Very simple!" After speaking, Buggy's eyes widened, and an invisible wave of power instantly spread out.

Conqueror's Haki—Intimidation!

Buggy had no interest in testing these Kung-Fu Dugongs one by one. Strong or not, a single wave of intimidation could roughly distinguish them.

And as Buggy expected, after more than half of the group of Kung-Fu Dugongs had collapsed, there were still five standing. However, at this moment, the arrogant flames of these few Dugongs had long been extinguished, and only terror remained in their eyes.

Obviously, they didn't understand what had just happened at all; they only felt a chill run up their spines and straight to their heads.

Jumping onto the shore, Buggy walked to the side of the few Kung-Fu Dugongs.

"Your comrades just couldn't withstand my Haki and fainted. They'll be fine. As for you few, your strength is not bad. Are you interested in learning from me? I'm very strong, you know." As he spoke, Buggy gathered Armament Haki in his hand and then, using a Bājíquán-style force projection, threw an empty punch at a sand dune not far away.

In the next second, a large chunk was blown out of the distant sand dune by the invisible fist force.

"Gu-uuh!"

Seeing this scene, the terrified eyes of the few Kung-Fu Dugongs instantly changed, becoming filled with immense admiration. They looked at Buggy, shouting praises.

Then, they performed a disciple's bow towards Buggy.

"Don't be in such a hurry to become my disciples. I have requirements. I'll give you six years. Any who haven't mastered Haki, I will ruthlessly kick out. We are the Red Nose Pirates, one of the top pirate crews in the world. We don't need idiots or trash. Understood?"

"Uu-gwa!"

"Very good. After your comrades wake up, we will set off."

(End of Chapter)

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