The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

Why is a man dressed as a clown so strong? His tall figure is like a god in the eyes of Kozuki Momonosuke, even more majestic than his father Kozuki Oden. And the innate aura of looking down on the world makes the boy feel submissive.

The clown loosened his grip on the boy's neck, and the falling Momonosuke Kozuki fell on his butt, but his hostility towards him had completely dissipated, "This is all fate, and I have found another piece of the puzzle about the world."

The clown had an extremely happy expression on his face after getting the two things he wanted at the same time. The domineering aura in his body was not restrained at all at this moment, and it burst out violently, even stronger than the one just now.

The domineering aura that comes from the belief in the heart becomes stronger and stronger as the master's state of mind grows. Not only Kozuki Momonosuke noticed the changes in the clown, but even Douglas Barrett felt uncomfortable under this domineering aura.

The man dubbed the devil's heir was actually forced to retreat again and again in today's momentum contest by a younger junior. This was something Douglas Barrett had never imagined. A dead heart that looked down on others once again showed the desire to fight. No one had ever given him this feeling since Roger's death, not even Edward Newgate with the white beard.

The clown looked down at the boy with an arrogant look, and then said: "I thought the Kozuki clan was extinct. Kozuki Oden and I were in the same boat. Although I look down on your father, I would not kill the son of an old friend."

Character Notes: One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Captain of the Joker Pirates - Buggy the Clown [Arrogant], user of the Parahuman Split Devil Fruit

When Kozuki Momonosuke heard that his life was saved, he immediately bowed and thanked the emperor. Unlike his father, this child was flexible and could survive without any heroic intentions. Moreover, he did not even have the qualifications to be a hero, let alone restore the rule of Wano Country on his own.

Barrett shifted his gaze to look at the boy next to Buggy, but he didn't know Kozuki Oden. When he got off the boat, the samurai had not yet boarded the boat, so there was no question of him having any friendship with Kozuki Oden.

"Is the Kozuki clan so powerful? Why didn't I see anyone with this surname when I was on Roger's ship?"

Then, at the signal of Buggy the Clown, Momonosuke Kozuki mustered up the courage to explain to Douglas Barrett in detail the relationship between his father Kozuki Oden and Pirate King Roger, emphasizing the importance of the Kozuki Samurai on the ship. If the general of Wano Country had not accompanied the ship to the last battle, Gol D. Roger would never have conquered the Grand Line in his lifetime, and could not even touch the shadow of the final island, Raftel.

Both Kozuki Oden and Douglas Barrett are battle maniacs, and both were defeated by Gol D. Roger, but the former was defeated, while the latter, upon hearing that Roger had an incurable disease, fought a final duel with him, was defeated again, and left in disgrace without participating in the journey to conquer the last island.

Perhaps it was fate that allowed the three people related to the Pirate King Roger to gather in such a situation at the same time and place. This was the result that Buggy the Clown wanted most, and God was still very kind to him.

Since everyone knows each other, there is no need to continue fighting. What they need right now is a lively occasion to speak their minds out. Buggy the Clown wants to get something from each of these two people. Taking things by trickery and robbery is not what a gentleman does. The arrogant Buggy hopes that the weak will give up the things obediently.

Then Buggy the Clown took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and contacted the members of his own pirate group nearby, asking them to drive the ship over quickly so that he could hold a party on it to welcome old friends. A pirate who doesn't like to hold parties is not a good pirate.

Originally, Douglas Barrett should have been the first to enjoy this treatment, but this prisoner who had just been released from prison was not very clear-headed. He did not appreciate it nor gave face to Buggy the Clown. There was nothing to say to the two of them. They just decided to fight it out. Only the winner could take everything from the other party.

Barrett is not known as the devil's descendant for nothing. When he was young and boarded Roger's pirate ship, he was able to fight against Pluto Rayleigh to a draw at the age of less than 20. No one on the ship except the captain was his opponent, which was also the capital of his arrogance.

At that time, the red-nosed clown Buggy and the red-haired Shanks were just trainee crew members, and were not comparable to Douglas Barrett at all. Who would have known that many years later, not long after he was released from prison, the man found out that these two people had turned over a new leaf. One became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and an ally of the Navy, and the other became the Emperor of the Sea and possessed the title of One of the Four Emperors.

But when the real fight started, Barrett completely underestimated the strength of Buggy the Clown. In terms of Armament Haki and Observation Haki, both of them were at the same level, but in terms of Conqueror Haki and the development of fruit abilities, they were not at the same starting line. Buggy the Clown crushed him unilaterally throughout the whole process.

Douglas Barrett first used the Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, and then activated the awakening of the Devil Fruit in his body. Coupled with his well-trained physique, these last three trump cards were all played, but the opponent could easily deal with each step, like an adult playing with a child, leaving the escaped prisoner with no hope of victory at all.

Buggy the Clown also knows the technique of Conqueror's Haki entanglement. As for forming a big monster through the fusion fruit, Douglas Barrett is simply wasting his energy. Buggy the Clown also uses the awakening of the devil fruit and cuts the hundred-meter-long black-skinned monster directly into countless small pieces from the front.

As for Barrett using the Armament Haki to defend his body against the power of the Devil Fruit, and wanting to rely on his extraordinary physical fitness to defeat his opponent in hand-to-hand combat, who would have thought that Buggy the Clown would advance the Devil Fruit to the second level? It can only be said that times have changed.

The release of the magic fruit directly split the armament domineering on Barrett's body. If it can even split the domineering, then the flesh and blood body is even more of a problem. It directly dealt a heavy blow to Barrett at the cellular level. If they didn't want to save his life, the parts of his body would not be as intact as they are now.

Just as Buggy the Clown expected, Douglas Barrett was indeed a despicable bastard. As long as he was beaten up with greater violence, he would admire this strong man from the bottom of his heart and set a goal for himself to surpass.

Of course he would not refuse an invitation to the banquet. Not only did he want to eat and drink on the opponent's pirate ship, Barrett also wanted to join the Joker Pirates. His purpose this time was the same as last time. He wanted to increase his strength little by little through constant challenges and defeat the captain to become the master. The only difference was that this time the target of the challenge would be replaced by Buggy the Clown instead of Gol D. Roger.

The loser humbly asks the winner for advice. It is not shameful even if the former is younger than the latter. Barrett just wants to continue to become stronger and surpass himself in the challenge, so he doesn't care about his own face.