[Royal castle]
"Ughh....you won't get away with this crocodile!"
"It's useless to resist, once I have pluton no one can stop me. Now watch as I destroy you kingdom cobra"
Vivi watched on in despair inside her cell as her father was squirming under crocodile's foot. The pirates aiding her were already injured and most of them eventually collapsed from fighting a logia.
The captain was the only one who was able to land a hit after using his own blood to wet his sword. The savagery even surprised crocodile as makarov rushed to kill him without any regard for his own life.
Alas, the pirate couldn't hold on anymore and dropped at the last second unconscious. The fierce resistance vivi displayed was commendable but it wasn't enough. Ms.All Sunday trapped her in a cell and now they were being interrogated.
*Knock* *knock*
"Hmm?"
"Kel sparrow had been eliminated."
"....Who are you?"
"Hmm?"
"Mr.1 never talks to me that way. You can't possibly expect me to believe that you're my subordinate with all the killing intent you're emitting right now."
"I was injured by that kid, it's pissing me off, that's probably why I'm doing that?"
"....."
*Fwoooo*
"I guess these sneaky tricks are not my thing huh? I thought it would be fun like this."
"Kel sparrow."
"The one and only."
"What did you do with Daz."
"So that's his name huh.."
*Grit*
"Answer the question."
*Voosh*
"You can't expect me to answer while you're attacking me right?"
"Where is he?"
"Well I guess he was a bit important to you huh. Well since you want to see him here you go."
*Thud*
A head fell off in front of crocodile's foot as he saw his Daz's decapitated head. Crocodile's face was expressionless but his eyes told a different tale at this moment.
"Dude was weak as hell. So please give me a good challenge."
"Don't get cocky brat, you're nothing without your fruit powers."
*Bang*
"Kekekeke."
"What's so funny?"
*Fwoosh*
"A logia is humbling me about fruit powers.....kekekekeke."
*Bam*
"Ughh...Bleuuk haki?"
"So that's what it's called eh."
"How did you know about this technique in the first half of the grand line."
"Tch, I thought it was my own exclusive cheat, turns out its a type of aura."
"What are you talking about."
"I really really thought I had a cheat you know."
"Cheat?"
"Yea, but I didn't dammit. Where is my cheat!"
"I'll admit I underestimated you but I won't let my guard down now."
"Can you stop talking for a sec, I'm still pissed about not getting cheats."
"You got lucky once but it won't happen agai-"
*Swoosh*
*BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM*
*Crack* *Splatter*
"Geuuk...bleuuurgh."
"I told you to shut up didn't I?"
"...."
"Oh yea, you're dead now.Now then, time to take care of the rest."
I created a dense compressed space with [Compression] along with [Wooden flaming knuckles] on my fists and charged at the lady who was still shocked at the sudden development.
As she saw the incoming fist, she wished to escape from here but her legs were frozen from the sheer pressure given off from her attacker. Fortunately the attack stopped at the last second. She tried to ask why he stopped but couldn't as her voice wouldn't come out from fear of annoying kel.
"You're that devil child right? Nico Robin I pressume?"
"H-h-how?"
"Well your mask fell off when I was about to punch you."
"A-are you going to kill me?"
"I thought you were fearless or something, at least that was the impression I had of you a few moments back, so what's with the wimpy attitude?"
!!
"Are you going to kill me now~"
"The hell! Why'd you change your attitude now? I already know that you're a wimp so what's the point of hiding it with that blank look?"
"I don't know what you're talking about Kel-san."
*Shiver*
Crazy chick!
"Ufufufu."
"Oi.....stop"
"So what do you plan to do now?"
"Hmm....go to the laughtale I guess..."
"You say that as if it's no big deal."
"It shouldn't be that much of a hassle if you teach me how to read these ancient texts."
"Why would I let go of my only advantage?"
"True. So what do you want in exchange for your knowledge?"
"Let me join your crew, keep me safe and I'll help you find one piece."
..Deja Vu!
Didn't I do the exact same thing when I joined makarov's crew?
Is she a reincarnator like me?
'Prolly not.'
There's only one way to find out.
'Yes.'
"Do you agree that twitter is the most peaceful community in the world!!?"
"..??"
'Fwooo she's not a reincarnator'
{A/N: she's not a reincarnator.}
"Why me though? You should know my personality by now."
"Yes you wouldn't bat an eye if I were to die. The marines have reported you as a ruthless man who has no sense of comradeship. The cancer of grand line who suddenly popped up and caused havoc. There is practically no information before you got into piracy. They're calling you the 'Mad Pirate' nowadays"
"Correction-I'm not a pirate, I'm an explorer."
"There was also a report that you are always in self-denial."
"....well anyways, why do you want to join me?"
"I need someone strong to keep me safe and also, judging by your nature, you won't try to kill me if I were to run away."
"True. Well I guess you could join my crew. Welcome aboard."
"....."
"What?"
"No it's just.....I didn't expect you to accept so easily."
"I have severe mood swings."
"...."
"So what's your specialty."
"I can grow body parts anywhere I want."
".....Woah.....so you can like.....grow hands inside a body to crush someone's heart?"
"I need to 'sense' their exoskeleton for that."
"Can't you do that with haki?"
" I don't know how to use that. Perhaps you could teach me~"
"Smooth move.....yea sure, can't have you dying on me now can I."
"You know I can kill you with that right?"
*Smirk*
"I don't really care if I die."
*Smirk*
"The captain really is unique."
"Kekekekekekeke."
"Uufufufufu."
.
The day came to an end as we celebrated our victory in the royal palace eating and partying to our heart's content. The king was more than happy to accommodate us considering we had liberated his kingdom. It turns out the alligator was responsible for turning this place into a desert.
Vivi was still cautious of me since she came to know that I 'hypnotized' my crewmates. Her occasionally pinching herself to ensure herself of being free from any sort of hypnotism was something I found quite funny.
It was a fun adventure but sadly everything has a dark side. The dark side came after the king got drunk enough to pass out thus bringing the party to an end.....and I was just about to flirt with a maid to graduate from sagehood!
Damn you fate.
After the party, came a nagging crewmate who won't sit still unless I choose a proper name for the pirate crew. No matter how many times I explained that we are 'EXPLORERS', she would provide a counter argument that goes 'Ara. Captain is denying reality now?'
Conniving cunt...
Me! A PIRATE! Can you imagine this journal reader. There is no way a sophisticated modern man like me could become a pirate.
No, I am an explorer who wishes to see what wonders this world has to offer.
Except no matter how many times I delivered my wonderful speeches about why we are 'explorers' this cheeky girl won't budge. I just decided to ignore her but had to choose one when she said she would declare us to the marines as the 'kitty pirates'.
Thus with a lot of brainstorming for exactly 3 seconds I named our crew as the [EMBER PIRATES].
Ember symbolizing the sparks flame that burns in our heart to reach forward despite the unknown danger lurking in the darkness and Pirates which I will soon change to explorers. Lastly I named it as such because it sounds cool.
.
The last gift given to us by the king was a ship. It was a royal ship the king gave us to express his gratitude. I didn't cast a [Genjutsu] on the king to give us his treasured ship 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 not.....promise!
C'mon journal reader, you know me, I could never do such a shameless thing.
We said our goodbyes and hoisted our flag. A flaming skull with two swords crossed which had a black hue. The ship now called [Prometheus] was truly a work of art.
[Img]
"So where to captain."
Robin said with a smile on her face. I looked at her and smiled back.
"Prepare yourself for an adventure first mate, we're going to turn this world upside down. But for now let's go to our next destination."
"Roger."
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{A/N: no one sided love here or any form of romance. just life, fun, experience and adventure. robin will come to respect him as her captain, at most a brother figure.}
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