Proving my worth

I smiled to Aka, "Do you want to evolve?"

"Yes but how?" Aka asked curiously.

"I can use the tickets I got once.. Oh right.. Mystery tickets as well huh?" I said and smiled with a sigh.

"Right! We should use those since we have the time to spare and no one will bug us for now. hehe." Aka said with a laugh.

'System, what's the optimal way to evolve Aka?' I thought.

-ding-

-Use tickets to evolve before using the bloodline pills. WARNING: Aka will need to be in a quiet environment for the duration of the evolution or he will fail-

-Evolution ticket are used in pairs or sets. Using 2 tickets will evolve to an uncommon variant. 4 tickets will evolve to rare variant. 8 tickets will evolve to ultra rare variant. 16 tickets will evolve to epic variant. 32 tickets will evolve to legendary variant. 64 tickets will evolve to mythic variant-

'How many tickets do I have?'

-ding-

-14 tickets-

'Can I buy them?'

-ding-

-Yes. 1 ticket costs 2,000p-

'How many do I need to evolve Aka?'

-ding-

-16 tickets in total-

'Buy two tickets and use them all on Aka...' I lamented in my head but knew it was for the best.

"Aka, get comfortable. I just used the tickets.." I smiled at him.

"Thank you! I promise not to disappoint you!" Aka said and laid down.

A bright light flashed on Aka as blood like goo surrounded him. I watched curiously, the goo turning into a solid ball around Aka as black stripes crawled across the surface.

-ding-

-2 hours until evolution complete-

-1:59:59-

'Thanks for the count down. Let's use those outfit tickets.. Can you use them in random?' I thought, imagining a lottery wheel.

-ding-

-Using Free outfit tickets on lottery-

-Gained black cat onesie pajamas-

-Gained butler suit-

-Gained ninja 'Kakashi' outfit (mask and headband included)-

-Gained 'Dazai' suit-

-Gained 'L' outfit-

-Gained 'Yamamoto' head captain outfit-

-Gained 'Roy Mustang' military outfit-

'Oh wow... I'll take Mustangs outfit for now.' I thought and started changing. The new outfit laid on the floor next to me.

As I finished changing, I looked at the time remaining and decided to sleep until then. I wrote a note and put it on my door before locking it and laying in bed. I yawned and covered up, feeling a wave of tiredness wash over my body.

---

When I woke up, the goo thing around Aka was gone. Hell, Aka wasnt anywhere to be seen either. 'Aka?' I mentally called.

'Yes?' a voice near the pillows asked.

'Are you okay?' I asked him.

'Yeah... I apparently am a liger, part hell tiger and blizzard lion...' he said quietly.

'What's wrong?' I asked.

'My fur! Its blue and red! Sniff~ I dont like it... I'm ugly...' Aka cried as he popped out of the pillows.

'Well I think your handsome.' I said mentally and patted his head.

'R-really? Your not just saying it?' he asked.

'Would I lie to you? Your very handsome. Probably the most handsome liger in the world, no, the universe. Cheer up buddy,' I smiled and patted him some more.

'No, you wouldnt lie.. Thank you. What's with the clothes though?' he asked curiously.

"Hehe I used the clothes tickets in a lottery." I said with a laugh aloud.

"Oh! Did you use the mystery ones yet?!" Aka asked excitedly.

"No, I waited for you. Let's open them! hehe," I smiled and sat up better in the bed before thinking, 'Use all mystery tickets.'

-ding-

-87 Mystery tickets used-

-Gained pancake mix-

-Gained blueprint paper-

-Gained snack pack (108 pieces)-

-Gained back pack-

-Gained fuzzy socks-

-Gained capture scarf-

-Gained .....-

'....Aka, Did you catch all that?' I said quietly.

'uh... No, no i didnt. I stopped listening after back pack,' he said with a light laugh.

'Yeah... I wasnt far behind you... But I'll take that capture scarf if it is what I think it is.' I thought as I imagined a certain hero, 'fufu i cant wait to try it out.'

As I was lost in delusions, I didn't hear anyone knock on the door. Or notice Aka answer the door, for that matter.

"Hello? Are you listening, Ken?" a voice said.

"Huh? What?" I said and turned around, noticing Garp and Aokiji in the room. My capture scarf in my hand, I looked at it and put it around my neck.

"I asked what you opinion on the matter is. Garp says you are too young for this decision..." Aokiji said.

"Because he is. He's 16 Aokiji." Garp said angrily.

"I understand your worry but nobody can make me do anything I dont want to." I said with a sigh.

"Oh and you believe that?" Garp said seriously.

"I have my ways." I said and looked at Garp, "Look, if it makes you feel better, I'll sleep somewhere else."

"Good," Garp nodded and crossed his arms, "What the hell are you wearing?"

"....I'll change... I thought it was cool.." I sighed and went toward the bathroom.

"Wear something normal!" Garp yelled.

I entered the bathroom and changed into my Dazai suit, complete with a trench coat. When I came out, Garp face palmed and Aokiji stiffled a laugh. I frowned and went back into the bathroom, changing into my head captain Yamamoto outfit. Exiting again, Garps face darkened as Aokiji just nodded. I let out a long sigh and went back into the bathroom, changing into my L outfit.

"This is it before they take a turn in the other direction.." I said as I exited the bathroom.

"I think I liked the last one better..." Garp said and sighed.

"This doesnt suit you. Go change." Aokiji agreed.

"Ba fine." I went and changed back into Yamamoto outfit, "I refuse to change again."

"Okay. Let's eat and find a place for you to sleep tonight." Garp said and left the room.

We followed after him and had dinner before I entered my room again and placed the coffin I got years ago on the floor. Garps face darkened again but I didn't give a fuck. I directly entered and got comfortable, closing and locking the lid on it after Aka got in.

Like that, the two days went by quickly. When we docked at the bay, Aka and I smiled toward each other. Garp shook his head and got off the ship with Aokiji, as we followed closely behind. Entering the giant building at the island center, we came across the big doors once again. Garp being one for antics, threw the doors open like last time with a giant smile on his face.

"Garp, stop throwing the doors open," the old man said with a sigh, "Aokiji, did you bring the boy?"

"Yes," Aokiji said and stepped to the side.

"Hello again Sir. I'm back as asked." I said with a salute.

"...." the room was silent before an angry Akainu threw lava at me. I didnt move, letting it hit me and burn my clothes. I sighed, 'How much is another set?'

-ding-

-300p-

'Buy it...' I sighed and stepped away from the lava before putting my new clothes on.

"What are you really?" the old man asked.

"Who knows. My first memory is meeting Admiral Aokiji." I said with a shrug.

"How did that happen?" Old man asked.

"It was 10 years ago in the grand line. After I finished a job, I found him sitting in snow in negative degree weather as if it wasnt cold. He asked about Garp training kids to be marines so I took him to Garp." Aokiji said nonchalantly.

"....what a monster...." old man said, "Kid, tell me honestly. Why do you want to be a marine?"

"To surpass those before me and become Kenpachi... Above other things." I said with a serious look.

"So once you become Kenpachi, then what?" Akainu said.

"Kenpachi is both a title and a job. Until a successor comes along, Kenpachi must continue their job, no matter how many years pass." I said.

"That doesnt tell us what you will do once you become one." old man said angrily.

"Honestly, to each his own. One went on to slaughter for fun while the next chose to protect the world from that kind of thing. Another chose world domination. Another simply wished to battle strong opponents. I have my own version of justice, as do most of you. I'll fight to uphold it if I have to." I said.

"Are you implying some of us dont have a sense of justice?" the old man became angry.

"No. I'm saying that personal beliefs dont belong in justice. If it did then you should stop arresting vigilantes and bounty hunters." I said.

As I finished speaking, a man shot a light beam at me. I pulled out my light saber and reflected it to the ceiling. "Sneak attacks on someone because they voiced their opinion is a very low move for a marine. It's even worse coming from an Admiral, and a new one at that."

"What the hell?! How can you reflect light with that, that thing?" a man in a yellow suit said.

"This is a light saber. I found it on an island when Garp was training me. It sliced things very cleanly." I said with a light smile.

"....You arent allowed weapons in here." Aokiji said.

"I didnt know." I said and put the light saber back into my inventory after placing my hands together in my pockets.

"Kid, give me that thing before you hurt yourself." old man said.

"Sorry, no can do sir." I said.

"....Marines must follow orders. If you cant follow orders then you cant be a marine." the old man said. Yellow suit man smirked at that with a stupid face.

"I'll follow orders if they pertain to justice and proper etiquette, however if you want something from me personally then I will have to decline." I said.

"You little brat!" the old man yelled.

"Shouldnt you be more worried about other topics?" I said looking at the papers I took from in front of him.

"YOU!" the old man became angrier.

"Oh this is about teach... That retard started his plan huh?" I sighed.

"You want to be a marine, yet you steal from the Fleet Admiral?" Akainu said with a raised eyebrow.

"I didnt steal, I brought attention back to what needs to be dealt with. Like this guy, he isnt moving normally and half his trips on here are false, along with some missing and the fact he is getting a crew together..." I said and gave the papers back.

"What are you talking about?" Aokiji said to me.

"On a few of the pirate ships, I read and memorized their captains log book and whatever papers were on board. I collected the whereabouts, hideouts, secret bases, treasure maps, and dirty marines. Cant say any of that over the phone can I? Not to mention, I believe someone has bugged the ships. If I dealt with it at once then the culprit would be on to us, however before the pirates get any crazier, I suggest you clean house." I said and handed over a stack of papers.

All eyes in the room were on me at that moment, so I smiled, "Nobody expected a child to listen in on their conversations or to understand what was really going on. It makes me good at intelligence gathering, spying, and infiltrating. I'm immune to heat, cold, and poison. I'm a magnet for finding weird things or the best anything around. I have basic mastery on most weapons and can use haki, as well as blend in with nature and stay hidden from the world. I lack delicacy, hate the smell of blood, hate the limelight, and I'm a bit eccentric. Shall I continue?"

".....No. I can see the merit for us but what are you getting out of this?" old man asked.

"I need different sword styles so I can create my own. Without my own style, I cant be Kenpachi. Joining the marines let's me observe and learn thousands of different styles quickly as well as rid the world of evil in the name of justice. I also have some friends here, so why not?" I said with a smile.

"I see.. Then while we have a meeting about what you just told us, I want you to debug all the ships here." the old man said.

"Does that mean I'm now a marine?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It means your on probation as a marine until we have proof of what you said." the old man said with a frown.

"I'll take that. Thank you sir," I saluted the old man and ran off with Aka back to the ships.

"Okay Aka, round 2 of the hide and seek treasure hunt. Last time was a tie, so this time lets... Hey!" I said before noticing Aka had already started running toward a ship. I sighed and used my disguise to board the ship.

---

We spent six hours debugging the ships. The game was once again a tie as we finished the same amount of ships at the same time. Aka was mad because even with his head start we still tied. When I handed over the chips to Aokiji, he looked at me surprised at the amount.

"Every single ship on this island has been debugged. They are a special type that needs a tape to record it before being played out, so the tapes are sent somewhere else before anything else happens with it." I said and yawned, "So what's the verdict?"

"Well.... Garp disagreed with you staying on my ship under the pretense of learning from others. Good news, you dont have to learn from Kizaru. Bad news, Akainu seems to have it out for you." Aokiji said with a frown.

"Oh okay..." I said a little down.

"Akainu may be a hard ass but you could learn a thing or two from him." Aokiji said with a light smile.

"Who's a hard ass?" a voice asked down the hall. We looked over and found the lava man right there.

"You are. But it's to be expected. I'll take this to Sengoku while you two talk about the arrangements." Aokiji said and left.

I was stifling my laughter the best I could, 'Aokiji caught red handed calling someone names, haha.'

"Alright boy, listen up. On my ship, you do what I say and when I say it. Got it?" Akainu said with a frown.

"Yessir." I said and looked up at the towering man.

"Good. I dont trust you so you will have the room across from mine. Any wiff of a problem from you, and I'm leaving you on the first deadly island I find." he said.

"Yessir." I said and blinked at him.

"Get your stuff and get to my ship before we set off in half an hour." he said with a smirk.

"I have all of my things already." I said and pulled my back pack out of nowhere.

"What about your new uniform?" he smirked.

"Since I'm undercover, I shouldnt have a uniform. Also, I'd like to ask what I should tell your crew if they ask about me." I said with an 'innocent' smile.

"Dont know. Dont care." he said and walked away. I smiled viciously for a second before frowning while trying to mimic him. He turned to look at me, "What are you doing?"

"Aokiji said I could learn a lot from you, so I figured I should get into the proper mindset to understand your point of view better." I said with a frown.

"Well, stop that. It's annoying," he said and furrowed his eyebrows.

"Then what should I do?" I asked him and furrowed my eyebrows.

"Pfft! Hahahaha! Kid that's hilarious!" Garp said from behind us.

"Knock it off Garp." Akainu and I said together.

"Pfft HAHAHAHA!" Garp laughed louder.

"Quit kid." Akainu said as he got mad.

"Quit what? Hes loud," I stated.

"Sigh... I'm about to just sent you back to Aokiji." Akainu said and started walking away.

"Boy, if you dont last on his ship until your 18 you will not be a marine." Garp said and eyed me.

"Yessir.... Bye Gramps," I said and looked at Akainu's vanishing back and whispered, "I'm gonna try to get him to lighten the fuck up. Wish me luck."

---

The room Aka and I were put in was not to bad. The crew all secretly thought I was Akainu's kid or nephew. I was once again helping cook and clean as well as learning new sword styles from the different swordsman onboard. Aka was constantly practicing hide and seek with the marines. Sadly, he couldnt fool Akainu yet. In our down time, we typically played tag (parkour version) across the entire ship. After the first few months, Akainu decided to use my abilities to capture a few pirates. My task was to kill target pirates without anyone on either crew knowing it was me. One or two marines suspected it was me each time but I had a 'solid' alibi, Aka, the handsome liger who needs to be brushed more...

One night, after taking out a ship of pirates, I returned and quickly went to the bath. The smell of stink and blood was sickening, so I used a bath bomb to help clear my nose better. As I was relaxing in the bath after a good scrub, I heard someone grumble and walk directly into my room. I sank into the bathtub prepared to be scolded for the drop of blood or something. Instead, the room went quiet until I heard a thud and Aka's voice in my head, 'He came into the wrong room...? Smells a little boozy.'

'Ah fuck. Did he make it to the bed? Please tell me he isnt on the floor...' I thought.

'He made it but he is sprawled out... I cant move him to get the blanket.' Aka said with a sigh.

'Its okay. Let him be. We have the memory foam bed, remember?' I laughed.

'Sleeping in a coffin! How fun!' Aka said sarcastically.

'I wont close it this time..' I added quietly.

'Okay okay fine. But I want sushi for breakfast.' he said.

'Deal. I'll give you all the sushi I have and fish for some more,' I agreed and washed again before getting out and putting on my black cat pajamas. "Hey, Aka, how do I look? Nyah."

"Dont do that..." Aka responded trying not to laugh.

"Meow dont be mean! How do I look, nyah?" I said seriously.

"pffft..." Aka laughed quietly.

"Shut it, I'm sleeping," Akainu grumbled quietly.

"Meow why is he so grumpy? If I didnt nyeow any better I'd think he was lonely nyah," I whispered to Aka.

"Maybe he needs a cat. He seems like a cat person. Ya know?" Aka said seriously.

"Because cats always look like they will kill you? or because dogs look derpy even when angry?" I asked seriously.

"Both?" Aka said.

"You know what I just realized. He isnt near that pillow and I can sleep on next to you. That coffin is great for outdoors but there is a bed right there..." I said and pointed toward the back corner.

"If your going to wear the outfit then act like one..." Aka said seriously and jumped onto the bed and stepped over Akainu until he got to the pillow.

"Fine. Fine. Meow wait a minute so I can cover him up nyah," I said and grabbed the extra blanket, covering Akainu and dodging his moving arm. I landed next to Aka on the bed and curled up like him before closing my eyes, not noticing the eyes watching me.