Transcended as Lord Buggy-Part 1

126. No Chance of Winning

Enel suddenly says, "Let me fight that diamond head."

Cricket gets a tickmark hearing how Enel calls him, "Oi, who'd you call a diamond head, you drum-man?"

"You want to challenge Cricket?" asks Buggy to Enel.

"That's right. He is your strongest member, right? If he can defeat me, then I will join your crew. But if I can defeat him, then tell me how you could touch my body," says Enel.

Buggy grins hearing that, but his clueless crewmates are getting confused now.

"He is the one who I've told you before," says Buggy.

"Ah!" says everyone in realization.

"So he is that Enel guy," says Palu.

"Heh, at least he looks strong," says Mantis.

"How is it, Cricket?" asks Buggy.

"Sure, let's do it," says Cricket while grinning.

Enel smirks hearing that because he is sure he can defeat Cricket. But Buggy's next words make him frown and rather angry.

"Cricket, don't overdo it. I want a living crew, not a dead one," says Buggy as he walks to a distance with the others.

"Aye aye," replies Cricket.

"Tch, you should've told him to not die," says Enel pissedly.

The Clowns ignore him and just smirk hearing that. They know Cricket's strength and know that he won't lose to Enel. He isn't the 2nd strongest for nothing. His dedication to being strong is very high like Buggy.

Cricket & Enel get into their position and are ready for the duel. They stare at each other with eyes full of confidence. But Cricket is more relaxed than Enel who is still rather wary of his opponent.

Enel doesn't know whether Cricket can touch his body like Buggy or not. But he needs to assume that Cricket is capable of that and he needs to be careful. Still, he is sure that he is stronger than Cricket, so it won't be a problem even if Cricket can touch him.

Buggy then starts the duel and both fighters make their move. Enel shoots a lightning bolt toward Cricket as an opening. Cricket dodges to the side and rushes at Enel.

"Ho, lightning power. That sure is good power. But it is still very weak," says Palu.

"Lightning, huh? Maybe he can help me in my research about electricity," says Ruff.

Cricket dodges more lightning bolts from Enel. He is fast even though he is big & tall. Speed was his weakness in the past, so Cricket trained it seriously, and now he is fast & agile.

Enel clicks his tongue and shoots a big lightning attack toward Cricket who has gotten very close to him. With 2 meters distance, Cricket knows he can't dodge. So Cricket sends a punch to counter the lightning attack.

*WHEEZE* *BOOM*

Cricket's punch creates a vibration in the air and caused a ripple. He uses Hasshoken on his punch and it is also coated with colorless armament haki. The lightning hit it and scattered everywhere because it can't pass through the Hasshoken.

"WHAT?!" says Enel in surprise.

The effect of Hasshoken doesn't just block the lightning. It keeps going to the front and destroys the lightning. Then it reaches Enel's body and hits him very hard, flinging him a few meters back.

Cricket didn't just train in Karate, but also Hasshoken in the last 6 months. He is the best Hasshoken user in the crew now. Even Buggy's Hasshoken isn't as good as him.