"How is it the same? Don't talk nonsense. Luffy just has Roger's shadow on him. That child is like Roger, possessing a heart that yearns for freedom. Besides, how old is Luffy? The ages don't match up at all..."
"Ah... I was just asking casually, no need for so much explanation." Buggy saw that Rayleigh was a bit flustered.
"I just feel that Luffy's appearance and personality are similar to Captain Roger's. I didn't mean anything else."
"Buggy, you can't talk nonsense about such things. You know the World Government's hatred for Captain Roger..."
"Upon learning that Captain Roger had an heir, they conducted a thorough search, and not a single infant whose birth date matched was spared." Rayleigh's expression became serious.
Buggy naturally knew these things, and he also knew that Ace stayed in Rouge's womb for twenty months.
This would be impossible for an ordinary person; even if the mother had powerful willpower, the child in the womb wouldn't be able to take it.
Unless... Rouge was a Devil Fruit User.
Rouge was from the South Blue... had a Devil Fruit that controlled life states... died after giving birth to Ace... the Devil Fruit was obtained by Bonney from the South Blue... but in the end, it was just a guess. Buggy wasn't some 'Death God' elementary student who had to find the one truth.
"Don't worry, I'm the man with the world's tightest lips; I won't talk nonsense about such things." Buggy gave his word.
"That's good." Rayleigh felt relieved. "Hurry up and leave, I get a headache just looking at you now... Who's there?"
"Fuffuffuffuffuffu~ Two wanted criminals chatting here so unscrupulously, do you think the Marines are just for show?"
A demonic laugh, a pink suit, and that weird walking posture... "Donquixote Doflamingo? Why are you wearing CP0 clothes?"
Buggy hadn't expected that Doflamingo, who had been reading newspapers in Impel Down, would actually be out.
"To seek excitement, I've cooperated with the World Government. How about it, surprised, Clown Buggy?" Doflamingo looked forward to seeing a shocked expression in Buggy's eyes.
Unexpectedly, the corners of Buggy's mouth curled up slightly. "You're so flamboyant!"
So flamboyant... flamboyant... flamboyant... For a moment, Doflamingo's train of thought stopped working.
By the time he realized what Buggy had said, an uncontrollable killing intent radiated from his body.
"Clown Buggy, are you looking down on me?!"
"Ah, no. I just think you're not suited for those clothes. You're better off dressed like a flashy flamingo."
"Ever White."
Tens of thousands of transparent white fine lines arranged horizontally erupted from Doflamingo's hands, forming a wave-like surge of anger intended to strangle Buggy.
Facing such an attack, Buggy didn't even intend to dodge; the Ever White passed directly through his body.
An illusion?
No, Doflamingo's Observation Haki clearly sensed that Buggy's body was right there, yet the Ever White seemed to hit thin air.
"While they aren't superior-inferior fruits, the natural counter is even more severe. The String-String Fruit simply cannot threaten the Chop-Chop Fruit."
Rayleigh had already seen it; when the Ever White attacked, Buggy's body had already split apart, making Doflamingo's attack completely ineffective.
"You despicable fellow, why aren't you attacking?"
Compared to missing the enemy, what made Doflamingo angrier was being ignored. "Fight back!"
Bang... Buggy used Flash, and a fist coated in Armament Haki struck Doflamingo's face, sending him flying.
"That's the first time I've heard such a request. What are you doing here, Doflamingo?"
"I should be the one asking you that, Clown Buggy. Why would you come to the Sabaody Archipelago at a time like this? And all alone?"
Doflamingo hadn't taken much damage. He was originally making preparations at Grove 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago when he received a message from his subordinates monitoring Pluton Rayleigh, saying they had spotted the Four Emperors 'god Buggy.
It made him think the plan had been exposed, so he rushed over.
"Where I go is my business, right?" Buggy felt it was somewhat absurd. "Do I need to report to you?"
"You bastard, this place is very close to Marine Headquarters. You actually came alone; aren't you afraid of being surrounded by the Admirals?" Doflamingo said through gritted teeth.
"Are you worried about me?" Buggy suddenly felt a chill and quickly searched his memories. "Our relationship isn't that good..."
"Before my grand plan begins, I don't want the protagonist to be unable to show up because of a foolish act." Doflamingo showed that punchable smile again.
"Incomprehensible. I should just finish you off. Vice-Captain Rayleigh, let's go together." Buggy noticed Doflamingo was trending toward becoming a riddle-man.
"Wait... don't you want to hear what my plan is?" Doflamingo didn't expect Buggy to play by the rules.
"No. I'm busy and don't have time to play house with you." Buggy was already prepared to strike.
"One month... in one month, I will orchestrate a conflict that surpasses the Marineford War, right here."
Doflamingo said hurriedly, "The Celestial Dragons, the Marines, the Four Emperors, and all the Pirate Crews with ambitions for the Pirate King title will gather here for an unprecedented grand battle..."
"A scene like that, you'd really want to see it, wouldn't you, Clown Buggy?"
Before Buggy could say anything, Pluton Rayleigh became angry first. He flashed forward, grabbed Doflamingo's collar, and yanked him down, forcing him to bend over.
"What do you want to do on the Sabaody Archipelago, Doflamingo? Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now!"
"I only want to see the strong fighting each other, a scene where blood flows like a river. Isn't that very interesting? Fuffuffuffuffuffu~"
Doflamingo laughed loudly. "Killing me is useless. The plan has already been approved by the Gorosei. If you kill me, the plan will still proceed, but it will only make this place more chaotic."
"Only I can control all of this. Do you want to take a gamble, Pluton Rayleigh?"
"You fellow..." Rayleigh realized Doflamingo didn't care about his own life at all, and instead found himself unable to strike.
"I suggest you kill him, Vice-Captain Rayleigh. That way, regardless of the outcome, at least Doflamingo can die with regrets," Buggy said.
"But the safety of the Sabaody Archipelago..."
"We'll talk about that later. In any case, we can't let the enemy have their way; otherwise, wouldn't that be too stupid?"
Seeing Rayleigh waver, Doflamingo finally panicked.
Just as Buggy said, he wasn't afraid of death, but he wanted to at least see the grand scene he had personally orchestrated before he died, or he wouldn't be able to rest in peace.
"Wait... I can change the plan and move the location of this great war to a deserted island," Doflamingo said.
Buggy sighed; Doflamingo wasn't going to die this time.
Sure enough, Rayleigh kicked him away. "If you can't do it, no matter where you run, I will kill you!"
"Don't worry, I'll definitely do as I say." Doflamingo didn't want to stay here any longer.
"Clown Buggy, I'll send you an invitation when the time comes. I'll also give you a reason you won't be able to refuse..."
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