One Piece: Buggy's Uncharted Legend

Chapter 95: The Divination Result!

"Then Captain, how do you plan to solve this weakness of insufficient strength? I just did a divination on the outcome of us facing the World Government's main forces. The probability of victory is 1%, the probability of escape is 15%, and the probability of being defeated and killed is as high as 75%. The remaining 9% is an unpredictable probability." Hawkins, for the first time in a formal meeting of the Red Nose Pirates, used his most proficient divination skills.

"Hey, hey, Hawkins, your divination skills don't seem that great. The probability of us being defeated and killed when facing the World Government's main forces is actually that high? That's not normal, is it?" The one who spoke was not Law, who usually liked to argue with Hawkins, but Paula.

As for Law, he didn't speak, but instead looked at Hawkins with a grim expression.

"Alright, Paula. Although Hawkins's prediction is a bit exaggerated, the actual situation might very well be like that. The World Government has existed for 800 years. How deep its foundation is, is simply not something we can imagine, nor is it something a pirate crew like ours with no foundation can compare to," Buggy also said with a somewhat grim expression.

However, Buggy's expression was not because the probability of defeat and death was too high. On the contrary, it was precisely because this probability was so high that Buggy suddenly thought of a possibility: did Doflamingo learn about the three stages of Devil Fruits from the World Government? If that's the case, how many experts who have reached the third stage does the World Government have?

Thinking of this possibility, Buggy's face turned grim, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"Uh... Captain, I'm sorry. But I was really just stating the result of the divination," Hawkins thought Buggy's grim face was because of what he had just said, so he quickly apologized.

"It has nothing to do with you. On the contrary, it was precisely because of this abnormal probability you mentioned that I thought of something, something very possible and at the same time very terrifying. You were not wrong at all; you did very well. It seems I do indeed need to make a change." At this point, Buggy began to ponder.

After a long while, Buggy then said to Mihawk, "Mihawk, have you been to Kuraigana Island?"

"I have, and I'm very familiar with it. Before joining the pirate crew, I lived in a castle within the ruins of the Shikkearu Kingdom. What's wrong?" Mihawk was quite surprised by the topic Buggy had suddenly brought up.

"Before the Shikkearu Kingdom was destroyed, I had also been there. What impressed me most about that country was a unique animal species there, the 'Human Drills'," Buggy paused here, because he knew Mihawk would surely understand his meaning.

"Do you need a few, or more?" Just as Buggy thought, Mihawk immediately asked in return.

"True gold is revealed only after being sifted through great waves. A larger number would be better. In any case, they'll have to be weeded out in the end. I'll have to trouble you to make a trip personally," Buggy's meaning was very clear; the entire crew would not participate in this operation to capture the 'Human Drills'.

"How about this? I'll have Sandersonia dispatch the Kuja's pirate ship to go with us. What do you think, Brother Mihawk?" Hancock took the initiative to speak up from the side.

"That would be for the best," Mihawk knew as soon as he heard it that Hancock meant not to use the "Thor."

A new day began. Buggy started training in Bājíquán with cow 1 to cow 5 and Chopper. As for whether the Kung-Fu Dugongs could perform the Bājíquán stances, Buggy didn't care. As long as they got the way of using force right, the techniques themselves would have to be improved by the Kung-Fu Dugongs themselves.

And after Buggy left with the mascot team, Mihawk and Hancock headed for Kuja City. Not long after, a new pirate ship set out from Kuja City.

After both sides got busy, Daz Bonez and the others began their respective training.

Among Bonez, Paula, Law, Hawkins, and Betty, apart from Law who was solely focused on training his Haki, the others, in addition to training Haki, also had to hone their abilities, striving to meet their captain's requirements for their abilities as much as possible.

Daz Bonez was required by Buggy to master bio-electricity and apply it in battle. Hearing about voltages measured in millivolts, Daz Bonez didn't feel like a new door had opened before him, but rather that his head was about to explode.

As for Paula, Buggy didn't have too high requirements. She just needed to achieve two things. First, she had to be able to walk slowly on the sea surface. Second, she had to focus her ability on a smaller scale.

It could be said that compared to Daz Bonez, Buggy's requirements for Paula were actually even higher.

After all, the requirement for Daz Bonez focused on control, while for Paula, it focused on using her ability to its maximum extent.

To walk on the sea, it required the thorns extending from Paula's heels to reach the seabed and take root. Only then could Paula stand firmly on the sea surface. As for walking, that was the next step after standing firm.

As for focusing her ability on a smaller scale, this was preparation for awakening the third stage.

Compared to Paula and Bonez, Betty had it much easier. After all, Betty didn't like poison, and Buggy didn't force her to develop in that direction. The main focus was still on training Haki. In terms of her ability, Buggy only required one thing: to create as large a suffocation area as possible.

As for the last one, Hawkins, he first had to train his swordsmanship with Law, which meant sparring. Then, he had to train combat coordination with Law, mainly focusing on complementing each other's abilities. As for opponents, Rusukaina Island had plenty of powerful animals.

For Hawkins, this was all just routine. What truly gave him a headache were Buggy's requirements for his substitution ability. He was required to develop his ability to the point where any object with sufficient life force could become a substitute for damage transfer, and it would be best if he could cast the curse from a distance, rather than having to touch the target's body or collect their hair.

Casting curses from a distance was something Hawkins wouldn't consider for a long time. What he had to consider was how to include objects with sufficient life force in the list of what he could curse. Animals and people were no problem; the difficulty was plants.

Without caring how high the requirements he had set for his other crew members were, Buggy was now, on one hand, teaching the Kung-Fu Dugongs, and on the other, pondering his own Chop-Chop ability.

Buggy had completed the first stage of his ability years ago. As for the second stage's derivation, Buggy had also completed it. Of course, this derived purification ability was of no use in combat.

What Buggy was pondering now was how to enter the third stage.

The third stage of a Devil Fruit ability was called "Awakening" in the world of One Piece. In other power systems, this would be called a "Law Domain."

To reach the Law Domain, one must comprehend what the fundamental essence of the Devil Fruit ability itself is.

(End of Chapter)