477. Booming Battle

Buggy's battle continues although it doesn't go as he had planned. He thought he would have a massive advantage after fusing Cricket's and Enel's abilities into his body using Dela's ability. But before he could even show this mode's real power, Imu also got a lot stronger after activating his awakened mode.

So Buggy can only fight the much stronger Imu now. He's really glad he has Cricket's Azure Dragon and Enel's Lightning power now because Imu has become a lot faster and stronger. It's not that he isn't confident he can win using his own power, but their power gives him more options to use.

"Damn, dude! You are using your awakened power too soon. The villains usually used their hidden power when they almost lost to the Main Character. Then the Main Character would pull a miracle with their Power of Friendship or just because they said some encouraging shits that's basically just them activating their plot armor."

Buggy rants a bit while fighting Imu, but the furious Demon King doesn't say anything and just keeps throwing powerful attacks at Buggy.

"No response, huh? Must be because you think I am not the Main Character of this world, which I agree with. If I were this world's Main Character, I would have the power to kick your ass before I even turned 20 because I won't need to train as much as I did and became as strong or maybe even stronger than now with the help of my plot armor, luck, and talent as a Main Character. Hmm, or maybe I don't even need to be that strong and just defeat you using Talk no Jutsu. Another scenario is I suddenly awakened some strange power or shit that surprised everyone, but then it would get nerfed."

"SHUT UP!"

Imu finally has enough of Buggy's rants of bullshit that he keeps spouting while fighting. He doesn't understand most of the things that Buggy says, but he knows that Buggy is looking down on him by saying so many things while fighting him. It's like Buggy is saying this fight is too easy that he can talk that calmly.

"You want me to shut up? Make me shut up then."

Buggy grins as he exchanges blow after blow with Imu while moving around the sky or ground at a very high speed. In Buggy's mind, his battle with Imu must've looked like DBZ battles that flash around everywhere. Though the battleground isn't the whole planet like those DBZ fights.

The Clown Pirates are retreating quite far to avoid getting affected by the battle. They have retreated to the sea already using their ship that luckily is very durable so it didn't get destroyed by the great impacts of Imu's attacks. Now, they are watching the fight while the injured are being treated.

They watch as the fallen part of Red Line is getting destroyed every time Buggy and Imu clash near the ground. The ground on Buggy's side is always being chopped before being blown away by the impact while the ground on Imu's side melts before the lava is pushed back too.

It's not just the hard ground that gets affected, but also the sea and sky. The seawater becomes violent as the impacts push it around, creating big and violent waves. In the sky, strong typhoons are appearing as the clouds are churning up. The clouds get darker and darker too as lightning bolts strike continuously.

These phenomena can be seen even from New Marineford where everyone can also feel the suffocating pressure caused by Buggy's fight against Imu. Even the normal soldiers and pirates can feel the tension now which makes them nervous without knowing why.

The pressure affects everyone there, making them unable to fight properly. Even the powerful bigshots have become uneasy now. So both the pirate and Marine sides agree to halt their war for now without saying anything. They only glance at each other to know that no one wishes to fight in this condition.

"That Red Nose brat, just what kind of thing that he is pulling right now?"

"Are you sure you want to be on his side now, Whitebeard? With this level of power, he won't need your help at all. Maybe he will remove you after he's done with this stunt and you won't be able to resist. I doubt even you in your prime is the match of someone whose power's effect can reach this far."

"Shut your mouth, Sengoku. Whether I'll side with him or not is up to me. I am just repaying my debt to him now, nothing else. We are never on the same side before or after this war. We have fought many times over the years, so we might fight some more times again. That's a normal thing in this sea, right? You Marines also work together with some Pirates which are your enemies and I'm sure you'll ditch them soon."

"Hmph, I never like the idea of siding with those Shichibukai."

"Hating it doesn't mean you won't do it."

Whitebeard and Sengoku are talking like old buddies, not enemies. They look calm, but they are actually quite nervous thinking about what Buggy would do after this war if he wins. Buggy is always unpredictable, after all, and often does things that no one expected.

It's just like this war. No one else ever expected that Buggy would start a war against the World Government out of the blue. There wasn't any sign or clear conflict that could initiate the war, yet he suddenly destroyed Marie Geoise.

It's not just them who think like that, Imu also thinks the same. Surely all pirates, especially the 4 Emperors are World Government's enemies. Conflicts between them are normal and they often fight, killing each other in the process.

The World Government and Clown Pirates are like that too. But they haven't had any great conflict for years. The last time they truly go for each other's throats was when Clown Pirates almost reach the last island on Grandline that can be found by Log Pose, Lodestar Island.

They had a great war where Clown Pirates defeated everyone the World Government and Marines sent. Buggy even defeated all the Admirals and vice-admirals and also killed Sakazuki to show his power.

After that war, the Clown Pirates and the World Government started a truce. They rarely bother each other and only have small clashes over the years. Since then, the World Government became very wary of Clown Pirates and never provoked them too much because they knew the consequence of angering Buggy wouldn't be light.

But it doesn't mean they are afraid of Clown Pirates and never thought of ways to remove the pirate crew. Buggy and Clown Pirates are always on the top of their enemy list. So the World Government would eventually remove them, just not now.

They never thought that Clown Pirates would strike them first when they weren't ready. Things always go as they planned in the past, so they weren't ready to face something like this. They who always become the hunters have become the prey now.

"Why are you suddenly attacking now?"

Imu finally can't hold his curiosity, so he suddenly asks Buggy. But his attacks are still not stopping, so they keep fighting while talking.

"Finally in the mood to talk, eh?"

"Just answer the question."

"What an impatient guy. Well, that's fine, I can tell you that much. The reason why we attacked you now is why not?"

"What?!"

Buggy's answer startles Imu a bit that he almost gets hit by Buggy's punch in the face. But he manages to dodge it in the nick of time, avoiding getting his head blown into pieces by Buggy's ability.

"What do you mean by why not?"

"I mean, why not now? Why wait anymore? Why should I wait for you to be ready? Why wait for you to be stronger? Attacking when the enemies aren't ready would increase our winning chance, so we won't miss it. You guys have shown your Pacifista in the war against Whitebeard Pirates last year. Who knows what else you'll show if I wait any longer? At the very least, your Pacifista would get stronger, and if not, then you would've created more dangerous weapons. As if I would let you get stronger when I want to destroy you. I know you guys were always planning to destroy us, after all. Even those Pacifistas must be one of your plans to destroy pirates like us. But they weren't enough for Emperors, so you must've prepared something else. There's no way I would just wait for you to attack us using whatever it is you are preparing. Seeing how nothing appeared so far, I can assume that whatever it is you are making, it isn't ready yet."

Imu frowns because he never thought that Buggy could assume this much. But then he realizes that Buggy must've planted spies in Marie Geoise and they managed to find a lot of important information. It now makes sense to him how Buggy could guess his identity in the beginning even though his existence is a top secret.

This really surprises and angers Imu because he thought Marie Geoise was completely under his control. He always knew their enemies would always try to infiltrate Marie Geoise and collect information. But they never succeeded and even if they were, it was always because the World Government let them get some information that was not important.

That's why he is very shocked and angered to know that Buggy's spies managed to run around Marie Geoise freely. To collect these important pieces of information, they must've done it for years. Just imagining those rats running around freely under his nose for years really makes Imu's blood boil.

"DAMN, YOU VERMIN! HOW DARE YOU PLAY ME!"

Imu suddenly sends a punch stronger than any of his previous attacks. But Buggy counters it with his own punch that doesn't lose in power. The clash of their punch cracks the fallen part of Red Line before it gets split in half and sinks into the sea.

Buggy grins seeing Imu's super furious face. "Now that's a face suitable for a villain."

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