Transcended as Lord Buggy-Part 2

258. Fake

On the 2nd floor, Oden runs around but can't find Orochi. So he goes up but still can't find any trace of Orochi. Oden goes to the upper floors to find Orochi and finally finds him on the 5th floor.

Well, at least that's what he thought because the one there isn't Orochi but someone else, an old woman, Kurozumi Higurashi. The old woman has Clone Clone Fruit that allows her to change her appearance into someone else.

"Nikyokyokyo, are you looking for Lord Orochi, Oden? Too bad, he isn't here," says Higurashi.

"Higurashi!? Damn, where is Orochi?" asks Oden angrily.

"Who knows? Maybe he is busy destroying Kuri now, nikyokyokyo," laughs Higurashi sinisterly.

Oden widens his eyes hearing that because that means Orochi is attacking Kuri now. It makes Oden angry and he rushes to attack Higurashi while shouting angrily. He jumps and then swings his swords at Higurashi.

*CLANG*

But Oden's swords suddenly hits a greenish transparent barrier.

"Semimaru!?" says Oden in surprise when he sees an old man sitting on the back.

"Nikyokyokyo, you won't have any chance, Oden. Do it, Semimaru!" orders Higurashi.

Suddenly, the barrier transforms into a big ball that entraps Oden inside it. The 2 Kurozumis plan to make Oden unable to move by trapping him inside a barrier.

"Let me go, you two!" shouts Oden as he tries to attack the barrier using his sword, but no scratch is formed.

"Nikyokyokyo, it's futile, Oden, you will just stay there and wait for everything you've fought for to get destroyed," says Higurashi.

"Damn! I won't forgive you," says Oden angrily.

*BOOM*

Suddenly, an explosion happens at Oden's location and engulfs him. But when the dust disappears, the barrier & Oden can be seen to be fine.

"What happen?" asks Higurashi in confusion.

"Mr. Oden, please calm down. You can get out of this predicament easily if you are calm. Your judgment has become dull because you don't think calmly," says Dela who is standing near the stairs from below with her secretary suit.

Dela is holding a riffle which she used to shoot an explosive bullet just now. She wanted to test the barrier's toughness, but it was a lot tougher than she thought. The explosive bullet couldn't even scratch it even though it has high destructive power.

"Dela-chan! Why are you here?" asks Oden.

"Vice-Captain ordered me to see what you're up to when he saw you ran here. I never thought that you would get caught by enemies," says Dela.

"Haha, sorry about this. Wait! It's not the time to do this, Kuri is in danger! Orochi is attacking Kuri," says Oden.

"Please rest assured. We have left some troops there in case the enemies come there. So there shouldn't be any problem," says Dela.

"Ah, that's right," says Oden as he remembers that they have left a lot of men to protect Kuri.

"Nikyokyokyo, do you think that will be enough? Lord Orochi has brought many men to attack your territory. There are more than 5,000 people in our troop there. I doubt you have more men stationed there," says Higurashi.

"5,000?! Damn, we only have 200 men there," says Oden while gritting his teeth.

Higurashi & Semimaru laugh, while Oden has a grim expression.