104. Rainbow Pirates
*BOOM BOOM BOOM*
The Clown Pirates and Rainbow Pirates shoot at each other's ships. Jude covers the side with her ash to block the incoming cannonballs. Buggy, Cricket, and Mantis block the cannonballs that get shot to the upper side.
Palu and Ruff are shooting their cannons to attack the Rainbow Pirates. Manba is using his spear bazooka from the Crow's nest. The Clowns have a solid attack and defense for Naval Battle.
On the other side, the Rainbow Pirates are having a hard time. They can't block the Clowns' attacks and can only move away to not get shot. But the Clowns' cannons have longer range and the Rainbow Pirates' ship gets shot many times.
"Manba, destroy their mainmast!" orders Buggy.
Manba nods and shoots at the enemies' ship's mainmast.
*BOOM*
The Rainbow Pirates' mainmast falls after Manba's bazooka hit it. With the mainmast broken, the Rainbow Pirates' ship can't move fast again because it can't catch the wind.
All Rainbow Pirates get panic seeing their ship stop moving. But their Captain calms them down and tells them to get ready for direct battle. They all get ready and wait for the Clowns who get closer to them.
"You guys take care of the crooks, I will take care of that Rainbow Hair. He has good quality as a Captain. This will be interesting," says Buggy.
"Is he strong?" asks Palu.
"It's not like that. He can calm his panic crew easily, which means they all believe in him. That's what I mean by he has good quality as a Captain. Being a leader isn't just about strength," says Buggy.
"I think I understand what you meant," says Cricket while looking at the Rainbow-Haired Captain who gives a command to his crew calmly amidst their bad situation.
After they get close, the Clowns except Ruff jump to the enemies' ship. Ruff stays behind to control their own ship and provide support from there. The other 6 are enough to defeat their enemies that have 23 people.
"You should've just given me your Log Pose before," says Buggy while grinning.
"In your dream! I won't give it even now. If you want it, then take it yourself," says the Rainbow-Haired Captain.
"Ho, a strong-willed guy, I like it. I'm Buggy, what's your name?" asks Buggy to the Rainbow-Haired Captain.
"Deon, Blungon Deon," says Deon while getting into a horse stance and he opens his palms.
"A hand-to-hand martial artist, huh? I'll play with you then," says Buggy while getting into a horse stance too, but with his fists closed.
Deon moves to attack Buggy using his palm strike and Buggy dodges it. His attack becomes the signal to start the battle of their crews. Both crews start to move and fight against each other.
Buggy ignores his crewmates because they will be fine. He focuses on facing Deon who uses an unusual martial art. Deon's martial art is like the balance of gentle and hard approaches.
It makes Buggy interested because Deon's movements are very refined. But Deon does not have the power to back them up. It's like he worked on his techniques but forget about his physical power.
Buggy tries to use the same power level as Deon. They fight and hit each other many times. But Buggy has the upper hand and hits Deon more. Even with the same power, Buggy's strikes are still too hard for Deon.
After 5 minutes, Buggy's crewmates have defeated the Rainbow Pirates completely. They can finish it faster, but they didn't fight seriously to make it more interesting. Deon sees this and clicks his tongue before he jumps back.
"You guys are very strong. But this hasn't over until you defeat me," says Deon with a serious tone.
"What do you want to do, then?" asks Buggy while grinning.
"This," says Deon while spreading his hands.
Suddenly, Deon's skin turns into rainbow-colored scales. His eyes bulged and his tongue become very long. He also has a long scaly tail come out from his butt and he crouch. Deon transforms into a rainbow-colored Chameleon.
Buggy widens his eyes a little before grinning, "A zoan devil fruit. Lizard Lizard Fruit, model: Chameleon."
"So you know about this fruit. Then you should know its power too," says Deon.
"Yeah, I know. That's why let me tell you this, your power is useless against me," says Buggy.
"We won't know unless we try it," says Deon.
Deon suddenly disappears from everyone's sight. The Clowns only get surprised a little, but that's it. None of them get panic seeing their enemy disappear.
Suddenly, Buggy tilts his head to the left and the floor behind him breaks a little. He avoids a tongue-piercing attack from Deon who stick on a wall. Deon's tongue can get very long and he can use it for piercing attacks.
Deon is surprised to see Buggy dodge his attack, but he thinks that it's just a coincidence. He tries it again, but Buggy still can dodge it easily. Even after some more attacks, Buggy is still untouchable.
Buggy then turn his head and looks at Deon while grinning. It is at this moment that Deon realizes that Buggy can see him. He can't understand how Buggy can see him who camouflages himself with the surrounding.
Deon then changes his locations while attacking Buggy with his tongue. He uses piercing, swipes, throws items with it, etc. But none of his attacks worked like Buggy can see everything.
Seeing his attacks are useless, Deon knows that he can't continue this. The only way to fight Buggy right now is a direct battle. So he jumps in front of Buggy and shows himself again.
"Tired of hiding?" asks Buggy with a mocking tone.
"Tch, I don't know how you knew my locations. But I know that I need to defeat you. And the only way is to fight you head-on," says Deon.
Deon transforms into a humanoid rainbow-colored Chameleon. His appearance right now looks more like a human wearing a rainbow-colored Chameleon suit. But he turns bigger & taller than his original human form.
"So you can use your hybrid form already. That's good," says Buggy while nodding.
"Tsk, still looking down on me. You won't be able to say that after this," says Deon while disappearing again.
"I told you that won't work against me," says Buggy with a tired tone.
"This will be different," says Deon.
Buggy suddenly raises his right hand to block an invisible punch. He gets pushed back a little because of the punch and it surprises him. The Clowns also get surprised to see Buggy get pushed even if it's just a few cm.
"You have good strength now," says Buggy while grinning.
Buggy then uses both his hands to block more attacks from Deon. Deon attacks Buggy from many directions using his palms, tongue, and feet. He can move faster and his attacks are stronger because of his zoan fruit's ability.
Buggy uses his observation haki to detect every attack. He just keeps blocking Deon's attacks for a minute. But then Buggy decides to finish this because this gets boring.
Deon suddenly feels chills on his spine and looks at Buggy. But Buggy has disappeared from his spot and appears in front of Deon's face. A very strong punch suddenly planted on Deon's face and he crashes to the floor. He faints instantly just after one punch from Buggy.
"Ugh, I can feel the pain from here," says Palu while shivering.
The Clowns nod because they all have felt Buggy's punch in the past. None of them want to feel it again even after they get stronger now. They forget it and just smile to enjoy their victory.
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