Chapter 103

"Otherwise what?"

"Do you think someone would be so kind as to capture Clown Buggy for me, then hand him over so I can claim the bounty at your Marine branch?"

Lu En smiled.

"This!"

The female Marine was speechless.

But, she still ultimately felt.

A four-year-old boy had captured a sea pirate with a bounty of over ten million Berries—this was truly astonishing, completely shattering all conventional understanding.

She couldn't imagine.

What kind of earth-shattering, terrifying talent would be required…

to capture a pirate with a bounty over ten million Berries…

at the age of four, alone and unaided!

Every sea pirate with a bounty over ten million Berries was an extremely terrifying top-tier powerhouse across the East Blue, a monstrous existence.

And this Clown Buggy before her was likewise a powerful monster of the East Blue.

A Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user!

Extremely strong!

Brutal in nature!

Ruthless and merciless!

Yet,

this very Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user now suffered the humiliating fate of being captured by a four-year-old child and delivered to the Marine branch.

"You—please wait a moment."

"This matter is too important; I must report it upward."

The female Marine took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock within her.

"Don't make me wait too long."

Lu En waved his hand.

"Don't worry, it won't take long."

The female Marine nodded.

Then,

she swiftly strode forward with her straight, slender long legs, hurrying toward the Marine branch's staircase and ascending to the second-floor office.

Huh!

She let out a heavy breath,

standing before the office door, slowly raising her hand to knock.

Knock knock knock!

The crisp, melodious sound echoed throughout the surroundings.

Inside the office,

a middle-aged man with a cigar clenched between his lips, a burly frame, and piercing eyes sat with one leg crossed over the other atop his desk.

Hearing the knock,

the middle-aged man straightened his posture, cleared his throat, and said: "Come in."

This man was Gerson, the highest commander of the Loguetown Marine branch!

A Marine Headquarters Colonel!

Also the strongest in the Loguetown Marine branch.

His strength was formidable,

even pirates with bounties over ten million Berries had repeatedly fled in panic from Gerson's pursuit.

Creak!

A soft sound.

The office door was pushed open.

The female Marine, Lilyth, hurriedly stepped inside, her expression urgent, her lovely face still bearing deep traces of shock.

"Lilyth, what's so urgent?"

Gerson asked, slightly surprised.

"Colonel Gerson, something terrifying just happened!"

"I think…"

"I need to report it to you personally."

"Better yet—you should go handle it yourself!"

"This matter is simply beyond belief."

Lilyth said, still trembling.

"A major event? Go on."

Gerson pinched the cigar between two fingers, exhaled slowly, and white smoke curled upward, quickly dissipating into the air.

Upon hearing this,

Lilyth composed herself.

Then,

she spoke slowly: "Just now, a four-year-old boy came to our Marine branch. He told me he had captured a pirate and intended to deliver him to our branch for detention."

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"I originally thought…"

"This was just a child making some casual joke. Perhaps the child merely mistook some petty thief or hoodlum for a pirate."

"So at the time, I didn't take it to heart."

"But what happened next has left me, even now, utterly baffled."

He paused,

right in front of Colonel Gersen,

Lilith took a deep breath and blurted it all out in one go.

"I had someone bring the pirate we'd captured to our Navy branch's main hall. After careful observation, I discovered an extremely terrifying truth."

"What was sent to our Navy branch was not a thief. Just as that child said, it really was a pirate!"

"And what's more…"

"A genuine, bona-fide great pirate! One with a bounty as high as twelve million Berries!"

"This captured pirate is…"

"The infamous clown Buggy, the great pirate of recent years!"

At the end of her words.

Gersen's body staggered, nearly tumbling from his seat.

The cigar pinched between his fingers…

slipped from his hand and dropped onto the floor tiles.

White smoke curled upward…

"W-what did you just say?!"

"Clown Buggy?!"

"A four-year-old child took down Clown Buggy? And delivered him to our Navy branch for imprisonment?"

"Are you certain?"

"Do you even know what it is you're saying right now?"

Gersen widened his eyes, his face full of shock.

That Clown Buggy who had made countless ordinary citizens across the entire East Blue tremble in fear at the mere mention of his name?

Certain?

You have to understand.

He had gone after Clown Buggy more than once.

Yet not once had he succeeded in capturing him.