Chapter 68: The Slow-Slow Fruit Ability Appears Again!
"Betty, take the Den Den Mushi and call Brother Buggy. Tell him we need reinforcements." Making an instant judgment, Hancock didn't even consider fighting herself.
Betty was in a weakened state and had no one to guard her. Both Sarkozy IV and that smiling fellow could harm her, and the two of them hadn't taken their eyes off Betty.
Hancock was well aware of how much effort Buggy had put into training this girl. The thought of fighting for personal glory never even crossed her mind.
Naturally, she pulled out the Den Den Mushi without hesitation and handed it to Betty.
Picking up the receiver and dialing the number, the phone was connected after the "Buru buru buru" sound.
"Moshi moshi, Hancock? Are you guys done too? Mihawk just called; they've already started heading back. I just finished up over here and even found a new crewmate. Today is such a goo—" Before Buggy on the other end of the line could finish the word "day," he was interrupted by Betty.
"Brother Buggy, Sister Hancock told me to tell you that we need reinforcements."
Hearing Betty's weak voice, Buggy's face on the other end of the line instantly darkened.
"Betty, are you injured?" Buggy asked in a deep voice.
"Brother Buggy, I'm fine, just a little exhausted," Betty replied softly.
"Have Sister Hancock take you and retreat. Bonez will cover the rear. Head towards Trel, the border city between Vonsale and Sarkozy, and wait for us there. We'll be there in a day at most! Now, point the receiver in the direction of Sarkozy IV."
Betty did as Buggy said. Actually, even if she hadn't, Sarkozy IV, who had been watching Betty intently, would have been able to hear.
"I know you can hear me. Listen up. The strength you possess has exceeded my expectations and surprised me a little. But it doesn't matter. To ensure that our pirate crew's first battle is a beautiful one, I will let you know the true strength of the Red Nose Pirates. Wash your neck and wait. We'll be seeing each other soon."
Hearing Buggy's arrogant words, Sarkozy IV didn't act as conceited as Oba III, but instead frowned with a grim expression.
From the moment he was inexplicably attacked until now, Sarkozy IV's expression had not been so grim.
He had already witnessed the strength of Daz Bonez. The evaluation was two words—very strong!
Sarkozy IV also gave a high evaluation to the weakened Betty. After all, nearly all the people in his palace were dead, and that weakened girl had played a huge part in it.
Two Logia-type Devil Fruit users, plus a calm and composed, and seemingly very dangerous, beautiful girl who had yet to make a move.
Just these three people alone had already displayed strength that was not inferior to any well-known pirate crew in the North Blue.
Sarkozy IV was extremely wary of this unknown Red Nose Pirates crew.
But fortunately, these three were about to retreat. In that case, although it didn't leave him much time, there was still some room to maneuver.
Right now, Sarkozy IV was only thinking of one thing: as soon as Hancock and the other two retreated, he would immediately contact the World Government and have them send people to expel this pirate crew. Hmm, that alone wasn't enough. He should also contact the Vinsmoke Family. At worst, he would have to bleed a little, but he absolutely could not let this group of people who wanted him dead continue to live.
But before Sarkozy IV's thoughts could be realized, Hancock took the receiver and said, "Brother Buggy, it's just a few ability users, no need to go to so much trouble. I just need you to come over and watch Betty. I want to personally get my hands dirty and play with them."
Uh...
Hearing this sentence, both the furious Buggy and Sarkozy IV, who was making other plans, were stunned.
"Alright, I'm on my way." After speaking and hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Buggy tossed it to Hawkins.
"We'll meet at the ruins of the White Town!" With that, Buggy's figure flickered, and in the next second, he was already dozens of meters away in the air, quickly disappearing from Hawkins's sight.
Watching the disappearing Buggy, Hawkins took out his Tarot cards and then unhurriedly sat down and began to slowly shuffle them.
A while later, Hawkins stood up again, a rare smile appearing on his expressionless face.
It seems the decision not to form my own pirate crew back then was truly the correct one. The Red Nose Pirates will surely leave a heavy mark on the history of pirates.
And while Hawkins was marveling, Sarkozy IV's expression was truly not good.
The captain of the Red Nose Pirates was coming personally.
Although he didn't know how long it would take for this guy to get here from Oba Kingdom, Sarkozy IV truly didn't dare to just wait. After all, there was an unwritten rule in the pirate world: the strongest person in a pirate crew is definitely the captain.
One Logia user had already tied up most of his combat power, and there was another one who hadn't even made a move. Even with this, he didn't have much confidence of victory, and now a captain even stronger than them was coming.
He couldn't wait any longer. This had to be a quick battle.
Thinking of this, Sarkozy IV flickered and joined the battle, surrounding Daz Bonez. He then raised his hand and aimed it at the nearby Daz Bonez.
In the next second, waves of light spread towards Daz Bonez.
Crap! The moment Hancock saw Sarkozy IV move, she realized things were bad.
Pulling Betty, she instantly retreated and landed directly among the troops who had been knocked out by the electricity.
With a wave of her hands to the left and right, the soldiers Hancock touched began to glow in the next second and were instantly assembled by Hancock into two tin soldiers, each two to three people tall.
"Obey the orders of the Red Nose Pirates! Take out the enemy for me!" While establishing the contract, Hancock didn't forget to grab them and throw them directly towards the battle where Bonez was.
In the next second, Bonez was hit by the light waves, while the toys created by Hancock were already flying through the air.
Also realizing something was wrong, Daz Bonez instantly tried to retreat, but unfortunately, due to excessive exhaustion, his reaction was a bit slow. He had only retreated less than a few meters before he was hit by Sarkozy IV's light waves.
"Damn... it..."
In the next second, Bonez's voice revealed Sarkozy IV's ability. It was none other than the Slow-Slow Fruit that Buggy had once used for an experiment.
Back then, after Buggy got his hands on the Slow-Slow Fruit, in order to prove what it was, he had specially made a captured bandit eat it. After proving its ability, Buggy killed the bandit but did not retrieve the Slow-Slow Fruit.
After all, Buggy already had plans for his crew members back then, and this plan included their Devil Fruit abilities.
(End of Chapter)