" So we have arrived. " Zoro understood, jumping on a platform.

" Yes, it's Orange Town. " Said a Buggy's pirate.

" In any case, Raynare is here. " Remarked Lucy, pointing at a black feather which was at her feet. " I hope they have not decided to attack the chief of this place. "

" Don't worry ! If this clown decides to take revenge, I will protect you, Lucy. " Said Loke.

" In any case, the city is deserted. " Zoro noted.

" Normal, with a only cannon shot, Captain Buggy frightened the population enough for them to flee to the mountains. " Explained pirate A.

" Ah ? So what if you take us to where your captain is ? "

" What ? " Frightened pirate B. " No way ! If we do that, he'll think we're betraying her! You are Roronoa Zoro, anyway. "

" Already we come back empty-handed, no need to add more. " Adds pirate C.

Then pointing to a building where smoke was rising, they informed.

" The captain's HQ is over there. "

" Why is there smoke ? " Wanted to know Lucy.

" They must be partying. " Taught him pirate B.

" Well. " Said Zoro and Loke. " So that means your captain is there ! Let's go take a ride to greet him. "

Seeing them go, Lucy prepared to follow them, when she finally addressed the three pirates.

" And you, what are you going to do ? "

Suddenly pointing to a small boat, they said.

" It's our boat ! Which means that the one who rolled us in the flour is here ! We will wait her to give her a good lesson. "

" Ok, in this case, thank you very much for taking us so far! And be more careful, next time. "

Leaving, she could not see the three pirates who began to blush.

" She is really pretty. "

" Yeah, much more than the redhead. "

" And she, at least, is an angel. "

" Grrr, Raynare, you are no longer part of my crew. " Got angry Luffy, inside a big cage. " And you, Nami, you can always dream so that we are friends. "

" I never asked to be your friend. " Retorted the redhead.

As the pirates partied to celebrate finding their card and recruiting two new members, Raynare couldn't help but sigh when She saw that Luffy was even louder than them.

" Eat, eat. " Buggy advised them. " After all, this party is for you. "

" With pleasure. " Nami assured him, drinking a glass of alcohol.

" Hell, she has a sacred descent. " Said a pirate who was competing with her.

Remaining, on the other hand, Raynare saw people arriving towards her, in order to give her food or drinks.

" Well, taste this meat ! It seems that this is the specialty of this city. "

" And this wine is known to even alcoholize a bull. "

" Go, don't be shy and come have fun with us. "

Seeing them do and behave rudely, Raynare found it hard to hide hER disgust. However, she couldn't help to find it strange that neither of them criticized the fact that she was a fallen angel. To tell the truth, some even declared that her wings made her even more beautiful.

"The people of this world are really very strange. "

" Guys ! " Suddenly exclaimed Buggy. " Now that the party is in full swing, do you know what's going to happen ? "

" It's time for the Special Buggy Ball ! " Cried his men, raising their fists in the air.

" The what ? " Nami wondered.

" Hey, I want to go out. " Luffy ordered.

" Wait a little, Mugiwara. " Sneered Buggy. " Stay a little longer! After all, you will become the center of attention of this party."

And before he could understand the meaning of his words, a cannon was suddenly taken to the center of HQ and the tip of the latter was directly planted in the direction of Luffy.

" To have disrespected me by stealing my card, I decided to blow you up, in small pieces. "

" What … ? " Nami wondered.

" And to humiliate you even more, those who will shoot will only be your two former accomplices ? " Sneered Buggy.

" W… What ? " Rightened the redhead. " The ... kill him ? Me? "

Looking at her, Luffy saw her discomfort very well as she started to lose her temper.

" Cap ... Captain, in all honesty, I would prefer that we continue to party. "

Ceasing to smile, Buggy finally hardens his gaze before saying to her.

" This is an order. "

" But ... but … "

" Stops making your favorite. " Raynare suddenly ordered her.

Passing before her, the fallen angel positioned herself before Luffy before asking.

" If I kill him, would I be considered as a really member of your crew ? "

" Indeed ! "

" Very good, in this case. "

Bringing up a spear, she threw it at Luffy, before Nami could stop her. Fusing like a shooting star, the weapon however ends up stopping, a few centimeters from Luffy's throat, when the pirate manages to wedge it between his feet. Shouting in fear, he laughed.

" Don't you mind ? You almost killed me. "

" Be quiet a little, you get on my nerves. " Raynare ordered him, sending him a new spear, in the direction of his head.

This time, closing his mouth, Luffy managed to stop it with his teeth. Seeing him in this position, Buggy suddenly laughed.

" Well, this kid is a real clown. "

" But ... But ... Raynare ? " Nami frightened, advancing towards her.

The redhead then backed away, seeing her face of pure sadism while she took pleasure in trying to kill Luffy.

" The captain said to kill him, so we're going to kill him. "

" Well said. " Declared Buggy. " Nevertheless, finished playing. "

Suddenly throwing a matchbox at Nami, he ordered her.

" Light the wick with that! It will be faster! In a flash, this asshole will disappear from this globe. "

" Yeah. " Shouted his men. " Come on ! Come on ! Come on ! "

" But … " Stammered Nami, finding himself frozen.

Finding himself in great danger, Luffy suddenly began to gnaw on the bars of his cage, hoping to escape. However, the seconds passed without anything happening. Beginning to get impatient, Buggy insisted.

" Nami, are you going to light this wick, damn it ? "

" I can't. " Wanted to shout the redhead.

" It's hard, isn't it ? "

" Huh ? " Said Nami, turning to Raynare.

" When you try to play the strong girl, when you are weak, all that will happen to you, will be to fall from above. " Taught her the fallen angel. " If you are not able to shoot someone you have just known, you can never go to the Grand Line and manage on your own. "

Listening to her without saying anything, Nami finally looked down, and clenched her fist, aware that Raynare was telling the truth about her lack of courage.

" I am strong. " She said, however.

" So why are you trembling ? " Asked Luffy.

" That … ? "

" When a real pirate trembles, it's excitement. " Affirmed the pirate, smiling. " If you are afraid of facing these pirates, you will never be able to get out by fighting them! Before stealing a pirate, you must be ready to put your life on the line. "

Suddenly taking the matches from his hand, a pirate got angry.

" You really are not good! Let us do it. "

Seeing him then begin to strike one of the matches to ignite it, a second barely had time to unfold before she reacted. Pulling out three pieces of wood, hung at her leg, she joined them together to create a long stick, which she used as a weapon. Not wary of anything, the pirate prepared to light the fuse of the cannon, when Nami struck him from behind.

Hissing, Raynare started to smile when she saw the man knocking the man down. However, the rest of the pirates didn't share her fun.

" Nami, what does that mean ? " Buggy asked.

" I ... I will never kill anyone. " Said Nami, standing up to him. " And it is not a dirty pirate like you who will force me ! I may be a thief, I have principles that I would respect, even if I have to put myself all the pirates of this world back. "

Smiling, in turn, hearing her, Luffy sneered.

" You seem more courageous, as well. "

" Shut up ! " Nami ordered him.

Suddenly, her ears stood up when she heard a strange noise. Turning around, she widened her eyes, seeing the fuse of the cannon, igniting.

" Oh no. " She feared, running towards it.

Nevertheless, getting up then, the man she had tried to knock him out, stood between her and the cannon.

" As if I was going to let you do it. " He sneered, pulling out a saber.

" It seems that we have a traitor among us. " Noticed Buggy. " And what do we do to traitors, guys ? "

"We kill them. " Sneered four people, running towards the redhead, arms forward.

" I am stuck. " She remarked, seeing them about to kill her.

" Nami, the wick. " Cried Luffy, seeing the sting consuming itself visibly.

" What to do ? What to do ? What to do ? "

Suddenly, two figures froze time, for an instant. The first, rushing towards the barrel, managed to cut the wick of the barrel and stopped the propagation of the flame. As for the second, he cut the torso of the five pirates in one fell swoop. Seeing them fall to the ground, Buggy and Nami looked in amazement at the man with the three sabers who had just appeared in front of Nami as well as the spear of light which had destroyed the fuse of the cannon.

" Hell, what's going on here? " Wanted to know Zoro.

" Zoro. " Rejoices Luffy.

" Luffy ? But what are you doing here? You left, your head stuck in the beak of a bird and now I find you tied up in a cage. "

" It's a long story. " Said Raynare, joining him. " But, we will tell you all, once we get rid of this clown. "

" What does that mean, Raynare? " Wanted to know the clown, while noting that she had just cut the fuse from the barrel. " You too betrayed me? "

" I find it very difficult to consider Mugiwara as my captain. " Raynare confessed to him. " And it would be even more degrading, for me, to be under the orders of a face of makeup."

" Hey, are you ok Luffy? " Wanted to know Lucy, being behind Luffy's cage.

" Lucy! Get me out of there. "

Suddenly feeling lifted, Luffy saw Loke carrying the cage.

" Decidedly, you remind me of someone I knew at Fairy Tail. " Affirmed the spirit.

" Oh, you're there too, the lion. "

" Hey, who are you ? " Wanted to know Buggy.

" Captain. " Suddenly called Magi, resuming juggling. " The man with green hair, Mugiwara called him '' Zoro ''. "

" Zoro ? " Asked Buggy's men, looking at the man's sabers. " Don't say he's the famous Roronoa Zoro ? "

" Huh ? What can a pirate like you do on this island ? " Buggy asked. " Did you come to take my head ? "

" No ! I stopped chasing pirates ! Now, I spend my time saving my captain every time he is in the water. "

" We can go, Zoro. " Loke assured him, starting to leave with the cage.

Nevertheless, several men suddenly got in his way, their weapons pointed at him.

" Why leave so quickly? " Buggy asked them, with an unhealthy smile on his face.

Suddenly bringing out the daggers from his sleeves, they wedged them between his fingers, before attacking Zoro, who was turning his back on him.

" By killing you, I will become even more famous. "

" Pathetic. " Sighed Zoro, turning to him.

Cutting it at lightning speed, he cut him in half, at the level of his pelvis. Shouting the pirate eventually collapsed to the ground, inert.

" That ... Captain ? " Several of his men were frightened.

" Is he dead ? " Remarked Luffy.

" Zoro. " Cried Lucy. " Did you have to kill him like this ? "

" It's strange. " Noticed the man. " I feel like I barely touched him ! As if my sword had not encountered any resistance. "

Finding that the danger had been averted, Loke put Luffy's cage back on the ground before making his fist shine.

" Now that we have time, let's open this by force. "

Nonetheless, as he was about to hit the cage, Zoro and him ended up screaming in pain, feeling two daggers running through their abdomen from behind.

" That … ? " They wondered, falling to their knees, while blood or light began to flow from their wounds.

" Zoro. " Cried Luffy.

" Loke ! " Panicked Lucy, crouching next to her spirit. " It's okay ? "

" What is that ? " Wanted to know the lion, when he saw a dagger cross his stomach.

" Ha ha ! " Said Buggy's voice.

Floating in the air, everyone could see his upper body flying and moving while his lower body began to mock dance movements. As for his hands, each had left the pirate's arms and, using a dagger, had attacked the two men from behind.

" How… How is it possible? " Wanted to know Nami.

" I ate the fruit of the fragmentation. " Buggy explained to her, gluing the parts of his body as if nothing had happened. " I can separate my body at will, which makes me invulnerable to swordsmen. "

" Ha ha ha ha! " Neered his men. " What a joker this captain ! I almost believed it. "

" Idiot ! He is not a terror for nothing. "

" What a bastard. " Spat Loke, then disappearing.

" Hum ? " Said a pirate, not seeing him anywhere. " What just happened? "

" We don't care ! What matters is that he is dead. "

" You were lucky, Zoro. " Said Buggy. " Targeting you at the same time, I admit that I missed your vital points, inadvertently ! However, I wonder how long you can survive with your injury. "

" As ... As if it will prevent me from winning against you. " Growled Zoro, trying to sit up.

" Guys ! Kill him. " Buggy ordered them. " Double swig of alcohol for those who cut off his head. "

Immediately, his men rushed towards Zoro, determined to be the man who will have the privilege of killing him.

Nevertheless, they ended up being thrown back, when a lance exploded, at their feet.

" No more laughing. " Raynare assured, flying through the air. " Do the blades do anything to you? Very well, in this case, I will skewer you. "

Nevertheless, she cried out in pain, feeling a bullet pass through her shoulder.

" You have too many openings. " Magi said, with a gun in his hand.

Falling backwards, Raynare ends up holding his shoulder, crying out in pain.

" Bastard ! You will pay for that. "

" I'm Magi. " Presented the man. " One of the four lieutenants under Captain Buggy's orders. "

" HAHAHA ! Good work, Magi. " Congratulated his captain. " So, plague, do you see the power of my crew? This is what happens when people laugh at me. "

" Power ? What power ? " Wanted to know Luffy. " You attacked Zoro from behind ! You're just a coward with a BIG NOSE. "

Freezing immediately, the Buggy's pirates almost fell backwards.

" Idiot. " Cried Nami. " He hates being laughed at. "

" Mugiwara ... Bastard. " Buggy raged, running towards the cage.

Nevertheless, the anger in his face turned to fear, when he saw Zoro suddenly lift the tip of the barrel and, despite his injury, turn it towards the clown.

" But that … ? "

" There's always your ball inside. " Raynare said, then jumped onto the barrel.

Holding her shoulder, still feeling her wound make her suffer, she began to stare at Magi, in anger, before starting to smile.

" Burning Mugiwara, in small pieces ... That's what you wanted to do, right? "

Then showing a match, between her fingers, she ends up striking it against the surface of the barrel.

" Eye for eye, tooth for tooth ! You shot me, I send you a bullet in the face. "

" No, no. " Buggy begged.

Too late. Embracing her, Raynare burned the little wick that remained and fired. Shouting one last time, Baggy's crew disappeared in the explosion caused by the cannonball. Taking advantage of the smoke, Zoro immediately went to Luffy's cage and pretended to carry it.

" Go, come, let's go. "

Nevertheless, opening, as he moved, his wound only worsened and failed every moment to make him tear out a cry of pain.

" I… I'll get there. " He assured.

It was then that he noticed that someone snatched the cage from his hands.

" Let me do it. " Assured him of a huge creature resembling a bull.

" What … ? " Zoro started.

Suddenly taking his arm and wrapping it around her shoulders, Lucy said.

" It's Taurus, one of my spirits! Don't worry, he will carry this cage without any problem. "

Nodding his head, the bull ends up running, with the cage on his back, accompanied by Nami and Raynare. Beginning to follow them, Lucy noticed that the smoke was dissipating. Wanting to see if their opponents had been put out of action, she stayed a few seconds to see the extent of the damage.

" Do you think they were knocked out ? " She wanted to know.

" Seeing the physique of some, I doubt they can get up. " Said Zoro.

Nevertheless, he noticed his error when the two friends saw a huge metal plate appear when the smoke disappeared. And to believe the marks she was wearing, she had blocked the cannonball, thus protecting Buggy's crew.

" But that … ? "

" Hurry up and go find them. " Buggy ordered, on the other side of the plate.

" You have to go. " Understood Lucy, fleeing immediately. " But what is this iron wall ? How did it appear? It looks like magic. "

Who will join Luffy's crew ?

Before Shells Town : Raynare ( Highschool DxD ) / Lucy Heartfilia ( Fairy Tail )

Arc Shells Town : Roronoa Zoro

Arc Kuro : Usopp

Arc Baratie : Sanji / ?

Arc Arlong : Nami / ? / ?

Arc Drum : Chopper

Arc Alabasta : Nico Robin / ? / ? / ? / ?

Arc Skypiea : ?

Arc Enies Lobby : Franky

Arc Post Enies-Lobby : ?

Arc Thriller Bark : Brook

Arc Punk Hazard : ?

Arc Tesoro : ?

Arc Dressrosa : ? / ?

Arc Wano Kuni : Jinbei / ?

Arc Post Wano Kuni : ?

Arc Battle Teach : ?