Tashigi successfully handcuffed Buggy the Clown with Sea Stone handcuffs, instantly disabling his ability to split apart. He reassembled into a short man, less than two meters tall. At this moment, the tenmu displayed new content, with audio narration accompanying images, and dynamic video only played during key sections.
Buggy's first goal after setting sail was to infiltrate Impel Down, specifically to reach the sixth level, Infinite Hell, to find the former Pirate King's crewmate, Bullet, imprisoned there.
To conceal his true intentions, he allied with Alberta, a Sube Sube no Mi user, and waited for Straw Hat Luffy's crew in Loguetown. He also took the opportunity to test whether his close friend Shanks's protégé could carry on Pirate King Roger's will and conquer the Grand Line once more.
Events unfolded quite smoothly. He used a trick to lure Straw Hat Luffy to the execution platform, the very place where Pirate King Roger was executed. Buggy used Sea Stone to control his Rubber Fruit Ability, and more than twenty years later, in the same spot, he was about to execute a young man who proclaimed he would become the Pirate King.
Facing a test of life and death, Luffy, not yet twenty years old, actually laughed in the face of death. This immense magnanimity greatly relieved Buggy, who was standing in the wind and rain. Straw Hat Luffy had indeed inherited Captain Roger's spirit. If Luffy had cried and begged for mercy on the execution platform, Pirate Buggy would have immediately killed him, completely disregarding Shanks. Those who feared death were not fit to even carry Captain Roger's shoes. This young man might truly become the next Pirate King.
Buggy the Clown's judgment of people was incredibly accurate. This young man and his companions advanced towards the former Pirate King's One Piece, encountering various powerful enemies along the way, all of whom eventually fell at their feet.
They defeated Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea (a Natural Type Sand-Sand Fruit user), in Alabasta; Eneru, the God (a Natural Type Lightning-Lightning Fruit user), on Sky Island; Lucci of CP9 (an Animal Type Cat-Cat Fruit - Leopard Form user), on Enies Lobby; and many other formidable foes, which will not be listed individually here. Let's return to Buggy the Clown.
During this period, scenes of these individuals' defeats were interspersed, one after another, beaten into unconsciousness by Luffy. The credibility was one hundred percent, allowing the entire world to witness the unsightly state of these defeated opponents.
A bolt of lightning struck Buggy from the sky. Without Armament Haki for defense, he still managed to withstand the attack. The plan was progressing perfectly. Colonel Smoker, who had been waiting below the execution platform for a long time, actively ran towards this Natural Type Devil Fruit Ability User to help Luffy escape.
However, he underestimated the White Hunter's desire for bounties. Smoker was more interested in Luffy, who had a bounty of thirty million, and completely ignored Buggy. He merely sent Marine soldiers to surround him. Buggy knew in his heart that Luffy, without Haki, was no match for Smoker. He couldn't let this kid's journey end here, as it would be an injustice to Shanks and to the deceased Captain Roger.
Buggy's original goal was to be captured by Colonel Smoker himself. A Pirate with a Devil Fruit Ability would surely be imprisoned in Impel Down by the Marine. However, even the most perfect plan can have too many variables during execution, and a mysterious powerful individual intervened, surprisingly able to control the fierce winds.
Marine reinforcements had already arrived, but seeing this scene on the tenmu, the capture site surprisingly coincided with Buggy the Clown's plan. The other members of the Buggy Pirates, who had been quite disheartened, now rallied their morale and showered Buggy the Clown with praise.
"Captain-sama is truly amazing! This was all part of your plan!"
"Boss Buggy is so cool! I want to go to Impel Down with him!"
Alberta: "Count me in!"
Buggy, controlled by the Sea Stone handcuffs, was completely powerless at this moment, allowing an enraged Smoker to step on him. "What exactly is your purpose, you damned Pirate? If you don't speak, I'll kill you right here."
Tashigi dared not be careless, her long sword held in hand. If Buggy the Clown made any rash moves, she would strike to kill. This woman no longer knew whom to trust. What if Buggy the Clown had truly been acting all along?
Buggy continuously begged Smoker for mercy. "Marine-sama, believe me! I'm just a weak Pirate! Believe me! I have no other purpose! Everything on the tenmu is a lie!" He could feel the murderous intent almost overflowing from Colonel Smoker's body. The title 'White Hunter' was earned by the other party through killing Pirates in the East Blue.
"I'm not satisfied with that answer! Are you going to speak or not?" Smoker poured all his strength into his right foot, stomping the pathetic Buggy the Clown into the floor tiles. His face was immediately disfigured, bleeding profusely, and even his pleas for mercy grew much weaker.
The White Hunter was losing his patience. He couldn't wait for Admiral Akainu to arrive; he was going to personally eliminate Buggy the Clown...
This powerful individual who manipulated the fierce winds easily defeated Colonel Smoker with a single move. The other party's goal was to rescue Luffy; other Pirates were not within his consideration, which actually greatly helped Buggy the Clown.
The mysterious powerful individual personally sent Luffy's Pirate Crew out to Sea. Marine Smoker, unable to defeat the other party, settled for capturing other Pirates in Loguetown. He conveniently used his White Blow to trap the fleeing Buggy Pirates, which could be considered an atonement for his failure and a way to satisfy the townspeople of Loguetown.
Smoker, one of the future Admirals, would later describe this event in his memoirs, stating that personally capturing Buggy the Clown and helping him enter Impel Down was the stupidest thing he ever did in his life. He lived the latter half of his life in torment.
To be honest, the future Admiral Smoker didn't need to feel so much guilt. If Buggy didn't enter Impel Down by his hand, he would have entered through other Marines. Nothing would have stopped him from finding Bullet.
After Buggy completed his plan and obtained that Devil Fruit as desired, he completely revealed his strength and killed many Marines in the future. In terms of battle achievements, the other Sea Emperors combined didn't have as many as Buggy alone, leading Smoker to spend most of his future days in alcoholism.
In the battle where Buggy revealed his strength, he single-handedly annihilated 20 Marine warships, causing 3,000 elite Marines to perish in the Sea.
Marines connected to Smoker, including the future Rear Admiral Tashigi, his long-time subordinate; the future Vice Admiral Hina, his long-time friend; Vice Admiral Onigumo and Vice Admiral Yamakaji; and some Marine soldiers from the East Blue, all died in this battle with a vast disparity in strength. If Admiral Smoker had been present at the time, perhaps he could have saved many lives.
This battle was a heavy blow to the Marine. Because the battle took place on Iron Island, it was later referred to by the Marine as the 'Iron Blood Battle'.
The tenmu showed the final scene of this battle: Marine warships shattered on the beach, not a single warship intact. The nearby Sea was stained blood-red, with numerous body fragments floating on the Sea, all wearing Marine uniforms.
Marines with half a body remaining were considered lucky; most were badly mutilated. Hundreds of open-eyed heads floated together in the Sea, mixed with numerous scattered severed limbs. Iron Island had become a slaughterhouse for the Marine...