One Piece: The Demon Of The Seas

"I want to be that kind of Pirate!"

--------- The Next day -------

_______ In the forest next to Balmoral Village ----------

'Yesterday, I had to tell them to back home since they weren't in good emotional shape. Although, I need to find a way to eliminate the bandits... They only have 20 members, If Achille, Edward -Achille's father-, Osamu and I attack them head-on it would be an easy win since we're supposedly stronger than them but doing that would kinda be reckless. I need more information on them'.

Thought Buggy as he had just finished his early morning training. Since yesterday, he has been thinking of a way to eliminate the bandits as soon as possible. Of course, it would be easier if he went there alone and wrecked the place, but he wanted this experience to serve as training for his two Nakama.

The fact that Buggy could wreck the bandit's settlement was not too far-fetched, though. The old owner of the body managed to stay alive after traveling the Grand Line with an adventurous Captain, so, he must have been a pretty strong dude, plus after transferring to this body the new Buggy has been training in two, certain martial Arts he liked back on Earth.

Those two Arts he liked were Jeet Kune do and Muay Thai, those two Arts are pretty useful when used properly against other people that's why he preferred learning and specializing in them instead of other Martial Arts. These two Arts helped him protect his life for more than seven years. That's why he has been training them every day since he has been in this world for this body to get used to it.

He also knows how to use the dagger through the old owner's experience, so, he did not stop training on the art of the dagger too even though he has limited knowledge on it. So, he took note to find a master or a book to teach him about the ar of the dagger.

'I need to talk to Edward, he may be able to help me find more information about the bandits since he is a Hunter/Ranger he must be quite good at Stealth and Information gathering'.

Thought Buggy as he headed toward Uncle Jin's workshop to level his proficiency in Smithing up. It would definitely be useful in the future, he could gain money from selling the swords to other people, gain recognition for doing it and have an unlimited amount of weapons for his future Nakama.

Buggy also wants Osamu and Achille to specialize in something. Trying to learn a lot of things at the same time as what he is doing won't be efficient for a lot of people so, it would be fine if they specialized in some kinds of arts. Let's take the Straw hats, for example, everyone is proficient in only one subject and relies on their Nakama to do what they can't. That's the sort of balance that Buggy is trying to create in his crew, he also wants to find a doctor, a chef, an archeologist for when they discover hidden land or land that are forgotten and most importantly a marksman.

Finding a great marksman is on his must-do list. A marksman can help you in many ways, in a battle, he can always eliminate an enemy without being seen by using his sniper skills. In his last life Buggy used to have a subordinate that was a marksman. That guy was definitely a beast, among all his subordinates he was one of the strongest, even in close-quarter combat, he could not be matched by anyone. He could use every type of gun in every way possible. Buggy even learned some marksmanship from him, and that's why he wanted to learn to smith, Being a Blacksmith would help him create guns that existed in his last world for his and his Nakama use.

But that is if he is able to learn the art of smithing to the point of being able to reproduce the guns he used to own.

Except for those roles, Osamu is already the navigator and Achille is the main fighter of the crew, and that's all he needs right now since he is not on a battlefield, yet.

_______ Later in the Afternoon ______

"Yo, Buggy! Osamu said that you wanted to see me."

Said a middle-aged man with blond hair as he approached Buggy while the latter was eating something and Chillin' in front of his wooden house. The middle-aged man is Edward, he is Achille's father. The man saluted Buggy and sat in front of him.

"Yeah, I wanted to talk about something with you even though I did not tell anyone about it."

Buggy said with a surprised look on his face. In fact, he only thought of wanting to talk to Edward this morning.

"Haha, that kid is really talented! He is good at reading people and finding ways to help or deal with them. He uses that a lot when he needs something from me, Hahaha…" (Edward)

"Well, I'll go straight to the point. There are bandits near the village, and I want to eliminate them." (Buggy)

"So, you want me to help you?" (Edward)

"Yes!" (Buggy)

Edward took some time to think about it.

"It's without saying I'm going to help but what can I do? Achille is pretty much stronger than any pirate that has a bounty of Five million or fewer so taking down some bandits would not be a problem for him, plus you can probably kill them all by yourself."

"Me?" (Buggy)

"Yeah, any skilled fighter can see that you at least is strong enough to protect yourself through the way you walk, how you don't have any opening even though you're eating and how you always look ready to attack whatever the situation is" (Edward)

"That's some good eyes there, but honestly compared to some people I'm not that strong, and I need your help because I won't participate in this fight. And some unexpected things might happen when they raid the place so I need your help."

To say that Edward was surprised was an understatement.

"Why won't you participate in it?"

"I want this experience to serve as some kind of real-life training for Osamu and Achille, that's why I need your Information gathering Skill. I need you to find everything about the bandits that Osamu couldn't find since he decided to avoid going in contact with them and you'll to hand the file to them afterwards. I would only act if they are in a dire situation, otherwise, I would just watch from the sidelines"

"You are pretty serious on this, making refusing pretty hard… Alright I'll help you, but I have a condition"

"Hmm? What is the condition?"

"I want to take part in the bandit extermination!"

"That's not a problem! They would definitely need you."