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Shanks: "Hahaha!! That expression on Buggy over there is priceless, isn't it?!"
Nami: "He probably never imagined in his wildest dreams that the Luffy over there would not only be strict with himself but also with those around him. Ahaha~"
Silvers Rayleigh: "Come to think of it, Buggy's potential ceiling is actually quite high. It's just that after Roger's death, Buggy seemed to lose all ambition. Let's see how far Buggy can go being forced to train by that Luffy."
Edward Newgate: "Buggy's talent isn't weak at all. Even though I've only fought him once, I can still tell that much!"
Gol D. Roger: "Little Buggy meeting Straw Hat Luffy must be some kind of blessing. I'm genuinely happy for him!"
Buggy: "..."
[Why does he keep forcing me to train?!]
[Buggy was completely dumbfounded at this point!]
[He had always been a lazy person. If not for that, his strength wouldn't have stagnated for so many years...]
[Right now, he felt like a child who hated studying being forced to learn by a teacher wielding a stick...]
[That feeling... was excruciatingly uncomfortable...]
[Though Buggy wanted to refuse, under the overwhelming intimidation of Luffy's Conqueror's Haki, he ultimately relented...]
[But... he wasn't ready to give up just yet and decided to put up one last fight...]
["It's not that I don't want to train, it's just that my Devil Fruit has hit a bottleneck. I don't know where to go from here..." Buggy explained.]
[Luffy looked over at him. "Alright, then explain your Devil Fruit to me."]
["I ate the Bara Bara no Mi. Even if I get slashed by a blade, I won't get hurt. Look..."]
[Buggy demonstrated the abilities of the Bara Bara no Mi.]
[After the demonstration, Luffy stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "So, what you're saying is that when you're attacked by sharp weapons, no matter how many slashes, you'll automatically split apart and separate, even if it's a thousand or ten thousand cuts, right?"]
["Exactly, that's correct. But active splitting is impossible—active separation only works at my joints."]
[Buggy nodded and spread his hands helplessly. "So... as you can see, I've already pushed this Devil Fruit to its limits. There's nothing left to train, right?"]
["Let me think about this..."]
[Luffy didn't rush to conclusions but instead began pondering seriously.]
[When he first started training with the Gomu Gomu no Mi, many parts of his body could only passively respond to attacks with rubber-like properties. He couldn't actively manipulate them.]
[For example, when someone punched him, his rubber-like body would absorb the impact, reducing the damage caused by the punch.]
[However, he couldn't actively stretch the impacted area to further weaken the punch's force.]
[This situation was similar to Buggy's current predicament.]
[But through relentless training, Luffy managed to break through that bottleneck!]
[His training method was simple yet brutal—he tamed a group of monkeys and had them continuously punch him. Whenever their fists landed on him, he tried to actively stretch the impacted areas!]
[At first, it didn't seem to work, but after days and months of accumulation, Luffy successfully took the first step. After that, it became smoother and smoother, like a seasoned driver cruising down an open road...]
["I've got it!!"]
[Luffy suddenly slapped his thigh, startling Buggy.]
["Ah! What's wrong with you, scaring me like that!" Buggy complained, baring his teeth.]
[Swish!!]
[Before Buggy could react, Luffy swiftly swung his sword and severed Buggy's forearm...]
["Hey! What do you think you're doing???" Buggy shouted, leaping back in alarm.]
[From that single strike, Buggy understood the vast gap in power between them!!!]
[The speed of that slash was so fast that he couldn't dodge it!]
[Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!!!...]
[Luffy didn't respond but continued slashing, creating a flurry of afterimages with his blade. In moments, he had sliced Buggy's forearm into seventeen or eighteen pieces...]
[!!!]
[Buggy's eyes widened like copper coins!]
[Are you trying to kill me?! Has this Straw Hat gone mad?!]
Gol D. Roger: "Pfft!! Hahahahaha!!!"
Kozuki Oden: "Oi~ Buggy's expressions are as entertaining as ever, aren't they?"
Buggy: "Damn it! What the hell is that Straw Hat doing? Weren't we talking about training? Why did he suddenly start attacking me?"
Shanks: "Isn't it possible... that what he's doing right now is part of your training?"
Shiki: "That's not out of the question. Buggy's Devil Fruit allows him to split apart. It looks like that Red Luffy over there is experimenting with Buggy's ability to figure out a training method for him."
Franky: "Experimenting directly on Buggy... sounds kinda tragic, doesn't it? Haha!"
Roronoa Zoro: "It might be a bit harsh, but that Luffy is doing it for Buggy's sake. A little pain won't hurt."
[Since Buggy was a Bara Bara no Mi user, all the severed pieces of his forearm floated in midair.]
[Luffy pointed to two of the slices. "Put these two pieces together."]
[Though Buggy was irritated, he complied.]
[When the two slices came close to each other, they automatically fused back into one piece.]
[Luffy then said, "Now separate the two pieces you just combined."]
["You idiot! Didn't I just say that non-joint splits are passive? I can't actively separate them!"]
[Seizing the chance to vent his frustration, Buggy loudly "lectured" Luffy.]
[Luffy ignored his outburst and pointed to two different slices. "Bring these two together. As they're about to fuse into one, try to pull them apart again."]
[Seeing that Luffy completely disregarded his complaints, Buggy reluctantly muttered, "Fine, I'll give it a shot."]
[With that, he began controlling the two slices to move closer to each other.]
[Bia!]
[When the two slices reached a certain distance, they snapped together like magnets, fusing into one piece.]
[Buggy shook his head. "No good. Once they reach the critical distance, they automatically fuse together. I can't pull them apart!"]
["Then keep trying! We'll move on to the next stage of training once you figure out the critical fusion distance."]
[As he spoke, Luffy tossed a sword in front of Buggy. "I need to train myself too. You can handle the slicing from now on~~~"]
[Nani???]
[Staring at the sword lying in front of him, Buggy felt like his brain had turned into aspirin...!!!]
[Forcing me to train is one thing, but making me cut myself?!]
[This guy...]
[He's not human!!!]