At the same time, Nami stood in front of the five remaining pirates.
Her knees were knocking, but she held her three-sectioned staff in a tight, two-handed grip, trying to look brave. She had to.
Just stay alive. Just find an opening. They're already hurt.
The pirates, however, just looked her up and down. They were hurt, but their eyes were clear. And their grins were ugly.
"Well, well, what do we have here?" said the one who seemed completely fine. He was bigger than the rest. "The captain left the pretty lady for us."
"Heh heh... she looks scared..."
"Don't worry, little girl, we'll take good care of you..."
Nami's fear turned to a cold, familiar anger. She hated this. She hated them.
She decided to move first. She screamed a high-pitched "Aaaaah!" that was half fear, half war-cry and swung her staff right at the big pirate's head.
WHACK!
But the big, healthy pirate caught it. He stopped her staff with one hand, his grip like steel. He grinned, showing a row of yellow teeth, and then, in a truly disgusting move, he stuck his tongue out and licked the staff.
Nami's whole body recoiled in disgust. He's... gross!
He was distracted, admiring his "catch."
Nami's eyes went cold. She lifted her leg and kicked him as hard as she could, right between his legs.
THWACK!
The pirate's eyes bulged. All the air left his body in a high-pitched wheeze. He let go of her staff and crumpled to the ground, holding his 'family jewels'.
The other four pirates stopped. They looked shocked.
"You... you can't do that!" one of them shouted, suddenly furious. "That's against the Pirate Code! You never target the family jewels!"
Another one, who was holding a cutlass, charged at her. "I'll teach you!"
Nami quickly pulled her staff back and held it up just in time to block the sword.
CLANG!
But the other three were moving, too, coming at her from the sides. "You're all alone now, girl!"
Nami saw them coming and got scared. She was trapped. She yanked her staff back, trying to get away from the sword.
This was a mistake... and a lucky break.
The pirate she was blocking (Pirate 2) was pushing hard on her staff. When she pulled it away, he had nothing to lean on. He stumbled forward, right into the path of his friend.
At the exact same second, another pirate (Pirate 3) charged from the side. He couldn't stop. He ran his sword right into his friend's stomach.
SHINK!
Pirate 2 looked down at his own stomach, then at his friend. "Why... why'd you attack me...?" he mumbled, and fell over.
The other three pirates were even angrier now.
"Look what you made me do!" Pirate 3 shouted at Nami.
They all charged at her again, screaming. This time, Nami was ready. She wasn't just scared; she was thinking.
Their legs... two of them are already limping!
At the last second, she dropped to the ground. She swung her long staff in a low, wide circle. It was a perfect leg sweep.
The staff hit all three of them at their ankles. They tripped and fell, landing in a big, tangled pile.
THUD!
Nami jumped up. She didn't give them a chance to get up. She hit each one on the head with her staff, as hard as she could.
WHACK!
WHACK!
WHACK!
She was breathing hard, thinking it was over. But then, the first pirate—the big, pervy one—started to get up. He was still holding his groin, and his face was purple with anger.
"You... BITCH!" he roared, and charged at her.
Nami looked at him. He was much bigger than her. Fighting him head-on was stupid.
So, she used her ultimate move. She did what she did best.
She "tripped."
"Aaaah!" she yelped, and fell backward. She landed on the ground in a "helpless" pose, her clothes a little messy. She looked up at him with wide, teary eyes. "Oh, please! Don't hurt me! I'm just a weak, helpless girl!"
The charging pirate skidded to a stop.
SKRRR!
His anger vanished. His eyes went wide. He started to pant, like a dog in heat, a stupid, leering grin on his face.
He crouched down, getting closer. "Oh... a weak girl, huh? Don't you worry... I'll..."
That's when Nami's expression turned from "scared" to "disgusted."
"Idiot."
WHACK!
She hit him right in the head with her staff. He went down... but this time, he had a blissful, happy look on his face, as if he'd seen something wonderful right before he got knocked out.
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The battlefield had split into four different fights.
As Zoro's swords rang against Cabaji's in a narrow alley...
As Alvida's heavy club chased Mohji through a broken-down building...
And as Nami nervously swung her staff to keep the five last pirates away...
...Buggy the Clown unleashed his full, crazy anger on Luffy.
His lower half detached from his waist.
"BARA BARA..."
Little knives popped out from the toes of his boots.
SHINK!
His legs began to spin, faster and faster, like a buzzsaw.
"...GOMA!" (Windmill!)
The spinning legs flew right at Luffy. But Buggy was too angry to wait. He was already pulling more daggers from his coat and throwing them.
FSHINK! FSHINK! FSHINK!
The spinning legs attacked low. The knives attacked high. There was no room to dodge.
"Gyagyagya! You're finished, brat!"
Luffy just looked... calm. He didn't jump. He didn't duck.
He just turned his head, glancing at the dark alley right at the side of where he was standing.
He simply stretched his arm.
His arm shot out sideways, stretching ten, then fifteen feet into the alley. His hand grabbed the corner of a building deep inside.
GRAB!
Just as the spinning blades and flying knives were about to tear him apart...
FWOOSH!
Luffy vanished.
He had yanked himself sideways, pulling himself off the street and into the darkness of the alley.
The spinning legs hit the dirt. The knives sliced through empty air.
Buggy stared.
"WHAT? WHAT JUST HAPPENED?"
He looked everywhere, confused and angry. "WHERE IS HE?"
He re-attached his legs, his face red with fury.
He ran to the last place he saw Luffy, at the mouth of the alley.
"You think you can hide from the great Captain Buggy?! Not after eyeing my treasure and insulting my NOSE!"
Just as he got to the alley, he heard a voice from inside the darkness.
"Gum-Gum..."
Buggy turned. He saw Luffy, flying out of the alley like a cannonball, aimed right at him.
"...ROCKET!"
Buggy's eyes went wide. "AAAHH!"
He was too slow. He tried to split his body. "Bara Bara Emer—"
KRAK!
Luffy's knee smashed right into Buggy's face.
Buggy was in the middle of trying to detach his head, and the high-speed impact hit him like a freight train.
"Hah!" Buggy's head flew off his neck, spinning like a ball. It hit the side of a house with a wet, heavy sound.
WHAM!
His body, now headless, just fell over.
THUD.
Luffy landed perfectly. He walked over to Buggy's still, headless body and put one foot on its chest.
"How'd you like that?"
A groan came from the wall. Buggy's head, which now had a huge, purple bump on the side, woke up. It floated through the air, its eyes full of pure hatred.
"I have never been so angry at anyone!" Buggy's head shrieked. "You... you rubber boy! And you're even wearing that hat! It reminds me of that red-haired bastard!"
Luffy's cold, amused smile vanished. His expression turned sharp. He was interested.
"You're not talking about Shanks, are you?"
"HUH?! You know him?!" Buggy's head screamed. "Don't say his name in front of me! It makes me just as mad as you do!"
Luffy's smile came back, but it was all calculation. "Hmm. Tell me, Buggy. What's your relation with Shanks?"
"We were trainees on the same vessel... HUH? Why am I telling YOU?!" Buggy gritted his teeth.
Then, a creepy, thin smile spread on Buggy's floating face. He thought of brilliant trick. "Thinking you already won, huh? Well, think again, sucker!" The body under Luffy's foot suddenly moved. Its hands, which were pinned down, detached from the wrists. "Bara Bara... CANNONS!"
The two hands flew up from under Luffy's foot, daggers aimed right at Luffy's unprotected face. Luffy just... snorted. He looked at the flying hands, then at Buggy's floating head. "You really don't get it, do you?"
Luffy didn't move the foot that was pinning Buggy's chest. He just used his other foot, the one on the ground. With a single, swift, brutal motion, he delivered a sharp kick right to the crotch of the body lying on the ground. THWACK!
It was not a cartoon sound. It was a sickening, heavy impact. A high-pitched, inhuman, agonized scream ripped from Buggy's floating head. It wasn't a gag. It was a sound of pure, system-shocking pain. "GYYYAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
he two flying hands, which were just inches from Luffy's eyes, instantly lost all power.
The intense, agonizing pain from the blow completely shattered Buggy's concentration. The daggers fell from their limp fingers. The hands themselves, now just dead weight, dropped straight out of the air and hit the dirt with a dull thud.
"My... my...!" Buggy's head wailed, tears of real pain and terror in his eyes. He was helpless. His floating head could only watch as Luffy kept his foot firmly on his chest.
"Stop... stop..." Buggy whimpered. "You heartless fella..."
Luffy just kicked him in the crotch again. THWACK!
"AAAAAAAAHHHH! STOP! PLEASE! I GET IT! I SURRENDER! I SURRENDER!"
[Task Completed: Defeat Buggy the Clown]
[Reward: 1 Contract]
[Contracts Remaining: 18]
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