Chapter 183: Long Ring Long Land
Leaving Sakazuki's unit with a broken ship, the Clowns headed to the next island. Ruff is evaluating the Railgun after using it to defeat Sakazuki's unit. It has good power but Enel said it needs a lot of energy to use so Ruff is trying to fix that issue.
Meanwhile, Buggy is teaching Armament Haki to Enel. He couldn't injure Sakazuki before because he couldn't use it. Without Armament, the railgun will be useless against some devil fruit users that can nullify Enel's lightning power. The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñòv€l-B1n.
"So that weapon can only be used by Enel, huh?" asks Cricket.
"Yeah, for now. Ruff & I planned to make a strong electric generator for the Railgun's energy source. So the previous test was to measure the energy needed by the Railgun," says Buggy.
"That means anyone can use it after we have the generator?" asks Mantis.
"That's right. It will be meaningless if only Enel can use it. He is our Helmsman, so he can't always use the Railgun when we are in naval battles," says Buggy.
"Hmm, but the Railgun's attack range seems to be very long. Won't we need a good sniper to use it?" asks Deon.
Buggy smirks and says, "We already have a good sniper."
"Huh? Who?" asks Deon.
"Oi oi oi, didn't you see it yourself? Ruff could hit Sakazuki's ship perfectly from such a long distance. He is already better than most snipers in the world," says Buggy.
"Now that you mention it, he really did well," says Deon.
"He always needs to test his weapons. Maybe that's why his shot can have high accuracy," says Cricket.
The Clowns keep moving to the next island while doing many things. Most of them train during the days while doing what they like & do their jobs every now and then. Training has become their routine since they joined the crew, so they always train every day.
Buggy & Cricket also have given the crew some martial arts manuals to learn including Hasshoken. They can train any martial art that they like. Most of the martial arts manuals were bought on Karate Island when they stayed there to train.
The only thing that Buggy hasn't given to them is the haki training method. To get it, they need to gain his approval first. They don't just need sufficient strength to get it, but also need to have enough contribution for the crew and show their loyalty. Well, it all depends on Buggy's decision in the end.
After 4 days of sailing, they finally reach the next island, Long Ring Long Land. The crew is amazed at the island's uniqueness. Everything here has a long size including the name.
"It seems he just used whatever materials he got and made something out of those," says Enel with a sweatdrop.
"Well, he surely couldn't be picky," says Cricket.
The battle between both crews ends just in 15 minutes. It will be a lot faster if all executives joined the battle, but it will be meaningless. They need to strengthen their crew members and give them more battle experience. Besides, the enemies this time are too weak for them so it will just be a boring battle.
Of course, the Clowns loot the enemy ship and take all their valuables. Surprisingly, the enemy crew is quite wealthy with many treasures & money. They even have a devil fruit which really shocked Buggy.
"Hmm, a zoan type. Bird Bird Fruit, model: Owl. Not bad. Do you want it, Bastia?" asks Buggy to the man who found the devil fruit, Bastia.
Bastia, a man with an average look and brown hair gets surprised before stuttering, "E-Eh? M-Me?"
"Yeah, you know the rule. The one who finds the devil fruit has the right to use it however they like. You can eat it or sell it to anyone in the crew. But you are prohibited to sell it outside. So, what will you do? Just reminding you, you won't get the other loot if you choose the devil fruit. This one fruit itself is worth a lot more than the share from today's loot," says Buggy.
Bastia gulps his saliva and thinks for a while before deciding to eat the devil fruit. The others are jealous but they still cheer for their comrade's luck. They all know the rule since they joined and have agreed to it, so they can't complain now. Besides, having one of their comrades get stronger is a good thing.
After looking and hesitating for a bit, Bastia eats the devil fruit. Its horrible taste makes Bastia almost puke, but Buggy stops him and forces him to eat it. A moment later, Bastia shows his Owl transformation, and everyone cheers before having a party. It's a very good day for the crew.
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