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Buggy: "Damn it, Nami! Watch your words!"
Nami: "I was talking about the other Buggy. Why are you getting so worked up?"
Buggy: "..."
[Several days later, the ship sailed steadily across the vast ocean.]
"If everything goes smoothly, we should reach the coast in about two days. We'll need to stop at a village to resupply before continuing our journey," Buggy said as he pointed to a spot on the navigation map. The location was marked with a small village named *Sirob Village*.
Luffy nodded and tossed a knife to Buggy. "Alright, put the map away and get back to training."
Buggy's face instantly twisted into an expression of pure misery.
"More training...?" He groaned inwardly.
Once again, he tried to resist.
"Wait a minute! Even if I manage to master this training, what's the point? It doesn't seem all that useful!" Buggy complained bitterly.
"This passive separation ability might be great for countering slashing attacks, but active separation is useless unless it's at a joint, and even then, how am I supposed to use my body parts as weapons? Am I just going to throw slices of my own body like shurikens?!"
Buggy looked utterly defeated as he trembled indignantly.
Luffy placed his right thumb in his mouth, sucked on it lightly, and then blew hard.
WHOOSH!
His fist swelled to the size of a large water barrel.
"Hey...!"
Before Buggy could react, Luffy's massive fist slammed into him with a loud THUD!
KABOOM!
Buggy's body went flying toward the sea!
But Luffy stretched out his arm and yanked Buggy back from above the water.
"You bastard! Can't you talk things through instead of resorting to violence every time?!" Buggy shouted furiously, though he knew there was nothing he could do about it.
Luffy gestured casually with his oversized fist. "You saw it yourself—your passive splitting can ignore slashes, but it can't ignore punches."
Buggy snapped back angrily, "And how does that relate to my training?! Even if I master active splitting, won't I still get hit by your fists?!"
Luffy shook his head and walked over to a corner where a sandbag lay. He scooped up a handful of sand and gently tossed it into the air. Then, he punched the floating clump of sand.
His fist passed straight through, scattering the sand onto the ground. Though dispersed, the grains remained intact.
"The initial goal of your training is to achieve active splitting down to fine pieces, but my ultimate vision is for your ability to evolve to the level of these sand particles." Luffy explained calmly. "When you reach that stage, whether it's slashes or punches, you'll be able to negate them entirely—achieving *true immunity to physical attacks*!"
As soon as Red-Haired Luffy finished speaking, the chatroom erupted into chaos!
"Holy crap!!"
Kizaru (Borsalino): "Wow... That Red-Haired Luffy really has some brilliant ideas! To think of such an advanced development path after barely encountering a Devil Fruit—it's incredible!"
Aokiji (Kuzan): "If a Split-Split Fruit user could split their body to the granularity of sand, wouldn't that make them comparable to our Logia-type elemental transformations?"
Akainu (Sakazuki): "No... While Logia users can ignore physical attacks by transforming into elements, they're still vulnerable to Armament Haki. But if someone splits their body into sand-like fragments, even Armament Haki would struggle to deal significant damage!"
Cranium (Tsuru): "The moment an attack lands, their body scatters into sand, minimizing any force inflicted upon them."
Gol D. Roger: "Buggy! You should give it a shot! If you succeed, you'll become invincible!"
Shanks: "That's right, Buggy. The training method Red-Haired Luffy suggested is truly remarkable!"
[True immunity to physical attacks...]
Hearing Luffy's grand vision, Buggy's heart began racing...
He stared intently at the sand scattered on the ground.
Is it really possible to reach that level?
If I can refine my Split-Split powers to that extent, how many beings in this vast sea will still pose a threat to me?
Shanks—that damn guy—is now one of the Four Emperors ruling the seas, while I'm still just a petty pirate stuck in the East Blue...
Every time Buggy thought about this stark contrast, he felt an overwhelming sense of despair wash over him.
It was like seeing an old coworker driving around in a luxury car while you're stuck riding a secondhand scooter. How could anyone not feel crushed under such circumstances?
Now, staring at the sand on the ground, Buggy's breathing grew heavier.
If I can truly accomplish this... I, Buggy, will become a legendary figure feared throughout the seas!
"Shanks, you wait and see! I won't fall behind you!"
With renewed determination, Bucky crouched down, carefully gathering the scattered sand into a small pouch. He tied it securely to his waist.
"Straw Hat! Though I may not like you much, starting now, I'll train exactly as you've instructed!"
"I once set a lofty goal for myself..."
"But when I started slacking off, the person I aspired to be gradually slipped away from me..."
"Now... I'll work twice as hard!"
"Not for anything else, but to catch up to the version of myself I once dreamed of becoming!"
A newfound resolve gleamed in Buggy's eyes.
He bent down, picked up the knife lying on the ground...
And without hesitation, swung it toward himself!
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