One Piece: Honey Badger Speedruns the World

At the same time, off the coast of Zou.

The massive Bicudop sat anchored on the sea, resembling a brightly lit steel monster.

A slightly smaller, converted warship was docked nearby; it was the Narwhal of Bal.

The deck has long been transformed into a luxurious open-air banquet hall.

Colorful spotlights swept wildly, piercing the dark night sky.

Hundreds of pirates were celebrating wildly, raising their glasses, and the deafening music even drowned out the roar of the waves.

"Hahaha! Drink! Drink it all!"

Bucky, wearing his signature red coat, sat on the gilded temporary throne.

He swirled a glass of red wine in his hand, his face, smeared with paint, radiating an air of arrogant smugness.

"How boring... I thought that so-called Zou was some tough guy."

He exaggeratedly raised his hand, grabbed the alarm clock beside him, and made a regretful expression at the camera next to him:

"There are only ten minutes left until my deadline? And not even a single small boat has come to negotiate?"

"Looks like those beasts are afraid of death too! Once they hear my name, 'One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea,' plus the warships from the G-5 branch over there, they'd probably be cowering in the forest, trembling with fear! Hahahaha!"

The pirates below the stage immediately erupted in fawning laughter: "Of course! Captain Buggy's reputation is enough to terrify even the Four Emperors!"

"Those beasts of Zou wouldn't dare come to their deaths!"

Buggy was in high spirits, enjoying the flattery of his subordinates. He casually grabbed a long sword from beside him—the famous sword "Izayoi" that he had found among the goods—and rudely tapped the iron cage in front of him with the back of the blade.

when!when!when!

"Hey! Did you hear me, little fox!"

Inside the cage, Scarlet Fox curled up in a corner. At this moment, she was no longer the shrewd person she usually was.

His once-proud fiery red fur was now stained with mud and blood, and he wore a heavy, explosive collar around his neck. His wrists were bruised with deep purple from being bound for so long.

Upon hearing Bucky's voice, she trembled slightly, and with difficulty raised her head. Her once alluring fox-like eyes were now filled with nothing but lifeless despair.

"No one is coming to save you."

Bucky brought his face close to the gap in the cage, grinning maliciously, and the smell of alcohol he exhaled made Scarlett feel nauseous.

"Your companions, whether they're cats or dogs, have all abandoned you."

After all... the country is more important than a few lives.

"No……"

Fei Li Si's dry lips moved slightly, her voice hoarse and weak: "The two kings have more important things to protect..."

"What's more important? That's just a little trick to fool you... Hahahaha."

Bucky, as if he'd heard a joke, fiddled with the knife in his hand, not caring what kind of famous knife it was, and used it to cut a piece of meat with bone in it: "Don't dream about it. They'd probably wet their pants if they saw my flag."

"If any Mink dares to show their face, I won't even need to lift a finger; the navy over there will blast them to smithereens."

As he spoke, Pakistani pointed to three warships anchored not far away.

……

On the deck of the Navy's G-5 branch warship.

The atmosphere was completely different from the revelry on the pirate ship; it was filled with a somber and oppressive atmosphere.

"Shichibukai..."

Smoker, two cigars dangling from his lips, gripped the railing tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hands. The thick smoke almost completely enveloped him, masking the disgust in his eyes.

He looked at Bucky, who was humiliating the Mink Tribe like a monkey, and spat out a curse: "This is the 'ally' recognized by the World Government?"

"This is what they call the Seven Warlords of the Sea? They actually have our Navy serving as bodyguards for these rotten human traffickers... What a joke!"

"Mr. Smoker, please calm down." Tashigi, who was holding Shigure tightly from behind, was also trembling and had red eyes. She was obviously disgusted by the abuse, but she still dutifully reminded him.

"This is an order from above. We cannot take action against him unless that Bucky attacks civilians first. Besides... Zou is not a member state."

The smoke that enveloped the surroundings grew thicker and thicker, completely burying Smoker's figure within it.

"This steak is good."

A completely flat voice suddenly broke in.

Smoker and Tashigi turned around at the same time. They saw Commander Vergo sitting in a chair to the side, holding a knife and fork, elegantly...eating air.

A whole hamburger patty was now strangely stuck to his left cheek, swaying back and forth as he chewed.

"Mr. Vergo... your flesh is on your face," Tashigi weakly reminded him.

"Oh? Is that so?" Vergo expressionlessly removed the flesh from his face and stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes unfathomable behind his sunglasses. "Smoker, don't forget our mission. We're here to 'maintain order,' and also to observe Zou's movements."

He glanced at the noisy pirate ship, his tone as calm as if discussing the weather: "As for that clown's auction... let him be. This is the fate of powerless weaklings on this high seas anyway."

Smoker turned away in disgust, no longer looking at Vergo or the nauseating banquet.

……

"Alright! Time's up!!"

Bucky slammed the wine glass in his hand to the ground, shattering it into pieces.

He stood up, spread his arms, basking in the spotlight's focus, and grinned greedily at the video Den Den Mushi:

"It seems Zou has completely given up on these pathetic wretches! How disappointing! In that case..."

"The auction has officially begun!!"

"The first item! It's this stunning fox lady! Starting bid—ten million Berries!!"

"I'll offer fifteen million!" "Twenty million! I want to buy it and skin it!"

"Thirty million! I want this top-quality specimen!"

The sounds of bidding from pirates and Den Den Mushi all around were filled with fervor and malice.

Scarlett closed her eyes in anguish, tears streaming down her cheeks and dripping onto the cold deck.

It's over... Please don't come... Please don't come... Don't do it for me...

Bucky grinned from ear to ear as he listened to the ever-increasing numbers, his red nose shining even brighter: "Fifty million! Is there any higher? If not..."

He raised the gavel triumphantly, ready to finalize this bloody deal.

however.

Just as the hammer was about to fall.

Suddenly, a very sharp and faint "hissing" sound came from the pitch-black sky.

It's like thousands of birds flapping their wings in the clouds at the same time.

Immediately following was a chilling static electricity.

The air on the deck suddenly became scorching and dry.

The wine glasses in the pirates' hands began to tremble inexplicably, and the wine inside rippled in circles.

The fluffy tail that was originally hanging down to the ground was now standing up uncontrollably due to static electricity.

"Huh? Is the stereo broken? Why is there static?"

Bucky frowned, impatiently picked at his ear, and subconsciously looked up at the pitch-black night sky above.

next second.

His pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints.