One Piece: Honey Badger Speedruns the World

Nut Island, Peanut Town.

Minister of Nuts, Lady Ghost. Charlotte Armand's territory.

The dark castle hall was filled with the heavy smell of tobacco.

Charlotte Armand, a long-necked woman with a wide-brimmed hat and brooding eyes, slowly exhales a smoke ring.

She held the newspaper in her hand, her slender fingers tapping lightly on the table.

"The heavens of the world... are about to change."

Armand's voice was hoarse and deep, carrying a sinister, ghostly quality.

"First, that good-for-nothing Snag was removed from the list, and the four generals became three generals."

Now, Mother has actually broken the rules of bloodline and appointed an outsider as a minister…”

Her gaze lingered on Goss's photo for a moment before moving to an accompanying image at the bottom of the page—an appendix to the wanted posters for the members of the Goss Pirates.

Armand's gaze froze instantly.

She stared intently at the photo of Mia, a fur-bearing girl with two long knives at her waist.

As a swordsman who loves swords dearly, Armand's sense of smell for famous blades is more acute than a shark's sense of blood.

"Those two knives..."

Armand squinted and leaned closer to examine it more closely.

One scabbard was as white as a full moon, exuding a cold aura; the other scabbard was as red as blood, seemingly radiating a chill.

"Izayoi, one of the twenty-one great swords, and Kantsubaki, one of the fifty fine swords."

Armand slowly stroked the famous sword "White Fish" at his waist, a fervor that only a swordsman could understand flashing in his eyes.

"Go, send someone to inquire about it."

She gave the order to the shadow behind her:

Where is this swordswoman named Mia now?

"Send a letter for me. Say... I'm very interested in swordsmen and would like to exchange swordsmanship tips with this new colleague."

……

On the ship of Jinbe, the knight of the sea.

Jinbe sat cross-legged on the deck, holding the latest extra edition in his hand, his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

The sea breeze ruffled his blue bathrobe as this former Shichibukai, now captain of the Big Mom Pirates, fell into deep thought.

"A minister from outside the imperial family..."

Jinbe spoke in a low, deep voice, like muffled thunder:

"In all the time I've been with the Kingdom of Ten Thousand, I've never seen Mother so eager to promote a newcomer, even at the cost of breaking the ironclad rule of blood ties."

This is not normal.

Although the old woman was mentally unstable, she was extremely shrewd in politics.

At this moment, the company is both seeking a marriage alliance with Germa and promoting newcomers without regard to precedent—this rapid expansion of its fighting strength...

"Could it be... that Mom received some news?"

"Is this in preparation for the impending upheaval of the new world?"

Jinbe put down the newspaper and looked out at the surging sea in the distance.

He remembered the boy wearing a straw hat.

"The situation is getting more and more complicated... Luffy, bro."

"The waters of this world are deeper than I imagined. It seems that it won't be so easy for me to leave here and keep my appointment."

Jinbe stood up, looking in the direction of Seven Honeycomb Town, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes:

"Will this Goss... make the waters even muddier, or will it be the key to breaking the deadlock?"

Jinbe put away the newspaper and was about to turn around and go back to the cabin when his sharp, round eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.

As a fish-man, he has an extremely keen sense of ocean currents.

To the side and rear of the ship, a strange pirate ship painted in bright colors was sneaking around, trying to slip into the border of the World Kingdom under the cover of the waves.

"Hmph, what a stupid rat."

Jinbe suddenly stood up, and his imposing aura as a knight-errant instantly erupted.

He walked to the ship's side and issued a resounding warning to the vessel:

"Hey! That pirate ship over there! Stop right now!"

The roar of the waves was so powerful that ripples spread across the sea surface.

"This is the territorial waters of 'BIG MOM'! No guests are welcome without an invitation!"

"If you dare take another step forward, don't blame me for being ruthless and sending you and your ship to the bottom of this ocean!!"

Even as a show of force, Jinbe casually waved his hand, and a water jet shot out like a cannonball, accurately creating a towering column of water in front of the enemy ship.

……

Meanwhile, on the opposite pirate ship.

"Eeya ya ya ya!!! It's Jinbe!! That knight of the sea, Jinbe!!"

The deck instantly descended into chaos.

Mochi, riding his lion, ran away in terror; Kabaji, riding his unicycle, crashed into the mast; and Alvida, her face pale, gripped her newly stitched hand tightly with a spiked club.

At the door of the captain's cabin, a red-nosed man was hiding behind the crack in the door, his nose and eyes running with fear.

It was none other than "Thousand Taels of Transformation" Baki.

But Bucky looked very strange at this moment—his head had grown directly onto his shoulders, and the crucial middle section of his neck was missing!

This made him look like a comical turtle with its neck tucked in, and it was shorter than usual.

"Damn it! Damn it! How did I run into Jinbe here?!"

He was once a genuine Shichibukai.

Bucky was so frightened that his teeth chattered, and he clutched his already unstable head with both hands:

"The gatekeeper of all nations is actually a monster of this level?!"

"Captain Bucky! Should we just call it quits?"

Mochi, looking dejected, leaned closer: "That's Jinbe! He's invincible in the water! It's not worth risking your life for a Log Pose that might not even be real!"

"Shut up, you idiot!"

Bucky was terrified, but as soon as he heard "never mind," he jumped up in a fit of rage, though he was still quite short.

"What do you think I came all the way to this godforsaken place for?!"

"That bastard Goss! That damned robber!!"

Bucky pointed to his empty neck and roared in utter despair:

"He not only stole Captain John's treasure pointer! He also took advantage of the chaos to grab my neck!!"

"That's my neck! I'm looking like a coward now, I've lost all my pirate dignity!!"

When Goss stole the pointer, he also took Bucky's torn neck with him.

This is a disgrace to Bucky's entire life!

"But... Jinbe is watching us..." Mr3 added coldly.

"I...I know!"

Bucky swallowed hard, looking at the blue, towering figure in the distance, and felt a chill run down his spine.

We definitely can't win in a fight.

Only...

Bucky snatched the Den Den Mushi from the ship, pinched his nose, and deliberately contorted his voice, producing a sharp, hoarse, and obsequious tone:

"Ah! Is that the famous knight-errant Jinbe?! I've heard so much about you!!"

The sound was transmitted to the other side through the loudspeaker:

"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!!"

"We're just an innocent circus troupe passing by! We got lost because of the thick fog at sea! We absolutely had no intention of trespassing!"

"We're leaving now! Right now! Please don't lay a hand on us!!"

After shouting, Bucky immediately gave his men a look and then shrieked in a low voice:

"Quick! Change course! Retreat at full speed!!"

The pirate ship, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, made a clumsy sharp turn on the sea and fled in the opposite direction.

……

Jinbe frowned as he watched the comically fleeing pirate ship.

"A circus? That voice... it sounds familiar?"

Jinbe touched his chin in confusion.

The image of the red-nosed clown flashed through his mind, but he quickly shook his head.

"Never mind, they're probably just some insignificant nobodys."

Jinbe did not pursue. The current situation was sensitive, and he didn't need to waste his energy on such weaklings who dared not fight.

He turned and walked back to the cabin, continuing to ponder the important matters concerning his own and Luffy's future.

……

On the distant sea.

After confirming that Jinbe was not chasing after him, Buggy slumped onto the deck and let out a long sigh of relief.

"I...I survived..."

"Captain, are we really leaving?" Kabaji asked.

"Go? Go where?!"

Bucky leaped up, his cunning eyes gleaming with greed and resentment:

"That was a strategic retreat, don't you understand?!"

"Jinbei is guarding the area, so we can't get in. But... we can take a detour!"

Bucky took out a simple nautical chart from the World Trade Center and pointed his finger hard at an island on the edge—Six Honey Island.

"I have a connection with my body! That bastard Goss who grabbed my neck is in that direction!"

Bucky grinned maliciously.

"Men! Avoid the main channel! We'll sneak in through other blind spots!"

"Once we find that Goss, while he's sleeping... I'm going to get back my neck, and that priceless treasure pointer!!"

"This is a revenge battle that concerns my dignity!!"