One Piece: Wanted for Having Too Much Fun

"Can't believe a bunch of thieves actually beat down my crew," Buggy said with a grim look.

"Thieves...? We're pirates! And I'm gonna be the King of the Pirates!" Luffy said with a grin, punching his fists together.

"King of the Pirates?! STOP JOKING! If you're the King of the Pirates, then I'm the GOD of this world!" Buggy shouted, his voice filled with rage. That title clearly held a special meaning for him.

"Being King of the Pirates means getting all the world's treasure—and there can only be one! And that's ME!"

Buggy launched another cannon-hand toward Luffy, but Luffy easily dodged it.

BOOM!

Buggy's hand crashed into a nearby house, blowing it apart.

Luffy looked at the destruction, a few sweat drops sliding down his forehead."This clown's actually strong..."

Not far away, Lucen munched calmly on a rice ball.

What he didn't notice was that Mohji and his pet lion Richie were sneaking up behind him.

"Hehehe... that bastard's completely defenseless," Mohji grinned wickedly.

Richie also gave a creepy smile.

"Let's go, Richie. A sneak attack should do it. We'd lose in a fair fight, but like this—heh heh..." he whispered, trying not to alert Lucen.

Lucen glanced back.

"Hmmm?" He saw nothing—just two houses with a gap between them.

"Huff~ this guy's sharp..." Mohji muttered as he and Richie leaned back behind a wall.

"Grrr..." Richie nodded.

The two crept forward, taking light steps toward Lucen.

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"Wow! I never expected to see a fight at this level..." Nami whispered from behind another house, eyes wide in shock.

Even though she'd told herself the fight had nothing to do with her, deep down she was still a kind-hearted girl. Life had been cruel to her—poverty, her mother's murder, then being forced into the Arlong Pirates, drawing maps day and night while stealing from pirates.

Anyone else might've broken by now... or fallen to the dark side.

Nami swallowed hard as she looked at the destroyed houses and cracked roads. Her eyes landed on Lucen, who was just casually cheering for Luffy.

"Moron! What's he sitting around for? Why not just fight together?" she muttered angrily. She knew Lucen was strong. If they teamed up, they might actually beat Buggy.

But then her expression turned from annoyance to horror.

A giant lion, mouth wide open, was leaping toward Lucen from behind!

She was about to scream when suddenly...

The lion stopped mid-attack.

"Huh??"

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"Eh? It's finished already?" Lucen said, unaware of Richie behind him. He took out a huge slab of meat and started chewing.

"Mmm, this is good... what meat is this again—oh right, pretty sure it's lion meat." He smiled and took another bite happily.

Richie, who was just inches away from chomping down on Lucen, froze.

Cold sweat trickled down his face as the memory of how easily Lucen had toyed with him before came rushing back.

"Richie..." came a hushed voice. Richie turned to see Mohji making frantic throat-slashing gestures from behind the house.

Richie gulped, steeled his nerves, and got ready to pounce again.

But before he could, Lucen looked up—and their eyes met.

Lucen blinked at the wide-open mouth right above his head.

He looked down at the meat in his hand, then stood up in annoyance.

Mohji immediately ducked behind the wall again.

"YOU!" Lucen pointed.

Richie stepped back in fear.

"You were trying to steal my food!" Lucen growled.

Richie blinked in confusion, then rapidly shook his head.

"You think I'm an idiot?! What else could you be doing here if not stealing my meat?!"

Without waiting, Lucen clenched his free hand into a fist and punched Richie straight in the face.

"GRRRGH!"Richie flew backward at high speed.

"Is Richie still ali—EH?!" Mohji peeked from behind the house only to see Richie flying right at him.

SMACK!

Before he could dodge, Richie crashed into him, and the two flew off together in a mess of limbs and fur.

"WAAAAAAAHHH!"

Lucen looked at the ruined wall and the vanishing duo."Hmm... looks like I got a little stronger."

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"Idiot..." Nami sighed in relief. Her attention returned to Luffy's fight.

"Take this, you brat—!" Buggy lunged at Luffy with a punch.

But Luffy tilted his head slightly and dodged it with ease. He retaliated with a punch toward Buggy's head—but Buggy separated his head just in time.

Both of them jumped back, creating distance.

"You're really annoying! And that hat of yours just makes it worse!" Buggy growled, staring at Luffy's straw hat.

"Huh?" Luffy blinked. 'Why would anyone be mad at my cool hat?'

"It reminds me of a certain red-haired man..." Buggy said darkly, recalling their last encounter.

"WHAT?! You know Shanks?!" Luffy shouted, both surprised and excited.

"Yeah, I know him."

"Where is he now?!" Luffy asked eagerly.

"Why would I tell you?!" Buggy snapped. "He's my enemy! If I ever see him again, I'll kill that bastard!"

"DON'T SAY BAD STUFF ABOUT SHANKS!" Luffy roared, charging at Buggy and landing a solid punch to his gut.

CRASH!Buggy flew back into a house, breaking through the wall.

"Damn you, Gomu Gomu brat!" Buggy growled, standing up and brushing off wooden debris.

"If I had both my hands, you'd already be flashily dead!"

"Oh? Really?" Luffy turned to Lucen. "Lucen, give his hand back."

Lucen, seeing Luffy's serious face, casually pulled out Buggy's missing hand.

The moment he did, it shot toward Buggy and reattached.

"Finally!" Buggy grinned, flexing both arms. "back!"

He looked at Luffy and laughed."GYAHAHAHA! You're really an idiot, Straw Hat! Actually giving me back my arm?! Now I can flashily kill you! GYAHAHAHA!"

Nami facepalmed."He's hopeless..."

"Hmph. We'll see about that," Luffy said, arms crossed.

TO Be Continued...

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A/N:

Missed Chapter (1/2)

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