One Piece My Partner is Too Crooked

Orange Town, a brick building with small flags hanging at the entrance.

The spacious hall was crowded, with pirates in circus costumes engaging in their daily entertainment activities, creating a lively atmosphere.

On the second-floor balcony, several members of the Buggy Pirates were leisurely drinking.

“The owner of the sea restaurant has taken down several wanted pirates? Could the waitress on the ship possibly be a Devil Fruit user?”

Clown makeup adorned his face, with a big red nose on top.

Sitting at the main seat and speaking was Buggy, the former apprentice of the Pirate King Roger and the future emperor of the seas.

“Yes, just received some insider information; they’re starting to gain fame within the pirate hunter circle in the East Sea.”

Juggler Cabaji sat on a unicycle, discussing the news about the Unlimited Dream sea restaurant.

Icey and Aqua had just arrived in Orange Town, but the Buggy Pirates were already aware of their general information, indicating their good intelligence-gathering abilities.

After all, being in the East Sea, the spread of information among pirate hunters naturally happened faster than businesses operating normally, like the sea restaurant.

“Pirate hunters operating under the guise of a restaurant?” Buggy looked at the crew performing tricks below and asked.

“Not quite; if they pay for their meals normally, they won’t interfere.”

“Businesspeople with principles and boundaries? Sounds interesting; I’d like to see what kind of man this is.”

Bang!

Just as Buggy finished speaking, the wooden door of the headquarters was pushed open heavily.

The noisy Buggy Pirates instantly quieted down, their gazes unkindly fixed on the entrance.

“Buggy-sama! There’s a guy who runs a sea restaurant; he wants to see you!”

“We got beaten up badly; you must help us!”

Two battered pirates hurriedly ran in, tears streaming down their faces as they poured out their grievances to Buggy on the balcony.

They finally showed some backbone on their own turf, no longer fearful and submissive.

“Oh?”

Buggy raised an eyebrow, looking down at the two figures slowly entering the hall.

“If I’m not mistaken, you must be Buggy, the clown of the Buggy Pirates?”

Icey stood amidst a group of fierce pirates, and upon closer inspection, a faint blue light emanated from his body.

Before entering, he had Aqua bless him with a boost in attributes to guard against potential conflicts.

Next to him, Aqua was also highly focused, ready to unleash a flood if anything went wrong.

—According to Icey’s instructions, it should be like this, but at the moment, the supposed Goddess of Folly’s expression suddenly becomes somewhat strange when she sees Buggy’s bright red nose.

She seemed to want to laugh.

“Yes, it is!”

Buggy stood up from his seat, approached the edge of the balcony, and locked eyes with Icey, a hint of surprise flickering in his eyes.

“Do you know me?” Icey felt somewhat surprised.

“The owner of a sea restaurant who captured five pirate captains? Your reputation is gradually spreading in the East Sea.”

Buggy didn’t hold back, offering a straightforward explanation.

His words made Icey suddenly realize: So that’s why the pirate crews they encountered earlier were so proactive in paying the bill!

“Since Captain Buggy remembers me, I won’t beat around the bush.”

Icey quickly regained his composure, stepping forward and saying, “I’m here to discuss business with you.”

“To do business with pirates, you must have qualifications.”

Buggy turned his head and signaled to Cabaji beside him.

Cabaji immediately understood, swinging his legs and hopping onto the balcony railing with his unicycle, swiftly riding along the ropes of the banners hanging in the hall.

After a futile attempt to impress, he leaped down from the banners and arrived in front of Icey.

Buzz!

A cold light flashed; Cabaji drew a long knife and, with rapid footwork, charged toward Icey’s face.

“I’ve given you enough time, but I didn’t expect your reaction to be so slow…”

Seeing Icey standing still, Cabaji let out a disdainful sneer, unceremoniously swinging his blade down.

A faint red light flashed deep in Icey’s calm eyes, effortlessly catching the trajectory of the blade in the air. He swiftly covered his palm with Haki, accurately grasping the sharp, long knife.

Cabaji’s pupils shrank as he watched the blade hovering before Icey, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

No matter how much force he exerted, he found advancing difficult!

In the weakling-filled East Sea, as long as the opponent wasn’t trying to escape, Icey, with his dual Haki and Aqua’s blessing, held an absolute advantage in a head-on confrontation!

“How is this possible? This guy caught Cabaji’s attack bare-handed?”

The surrounding pirate lackeys stared in disbelief, their mouths slightly agape, no longer showing the cruelty and inexplicable confidence they had before.

The opponent’s strength seems quite formidable!

As Icey slowly released the long knife in his hand, Cabaji, feeling the pressure, quickly retreated, stepping back on his unicycle to create a safe distance.

“Is that enough?” Icey looked at Buggy on the balcony and said softly.

At this moment, Buggy, whose face was clown makeup, couldn’t maintain his composure anymore, his gaze fixed on Icey’s hand naturally hanging by his side.

He hadn’t expected someone to use Haki in the weakest East Sea…

Having spent so long on Roger’s ship, apart from anything else, his eyesight was far superior to that of an ordinary person.

Just now, the opponent’s block of Cabaji’s attack was undoubtedly Armament Haki!

Damn it! Someone like this shouldn’t still lurk in the weakling-filled East Sea; why bother causing trouble for me?

In his current panic in the East Sea, Buggy was worried but not to the point of fleeing in fear.

After swallowing his saliva to calm his restless heart, he asked deeply, “So, what’s the matter with Icey’s boss looking for me? If it’s for an autograph, you’d better be quick. After all, my time is precious!”

Considering Icey’s earlier mention of a sea restaurant and recent information about the young man and the blue-haired girl, he quickly guessed the other party’s identity.