86 Chapter 86

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The ship sailed as Momoo pulled the Going Marry with great speed towards the south side of the east blue. Their destination was Sakura Island, one of the most beautiful islands on the east blue. A tourist spot like the Goa Kingdom.

"You sure Captain Kuro will be there?" Luffy asked the now tied-up marine, "If you lie, you will be fed to the sea king…"

The sea king in question looked back towards the marine, making Nezumi shiver in fear. "I'm sure he will be there… that's far as I know… I had my contacts there on the island, they said one person who looked similar to Kuro is trying to use the island's ships to cross to the North Blue. And that ship will reach the island in a week."

Luffy squinted his eyes, "I will take your word for it, but I find it really suspicious that you have all your treasures stored on that same island."

Usopp on his side also frowned, "You aren't trying to set us up, or anything like that are you…" he said, posting the barrel of his wooden gun on the man's forehead.

The marine gulped, "It's a coincidence…" he said. "I would never think about it."

Luffy hummed. The marine showed no signs of lying, so he told Gin to take him to the down floors and gag him till further questioning.

The tonfa user nodded and rough-handled him to downstairs.

Luffy patted Usopp's back, "Don't worry, we will get Kuro… that bastard won't live this time…"

Usopp nodded. "It will still take three days to travel there… I'm just worried that he might leave the east blue and come back later to harm Kaya and the villagers." He said, clenching his fist, "I wish I was then strong and mature enough to finish him off."

Luffy patted his back, "Hey, it's not like you… and we all make mistakes." He said, Usopp wasn't his usual self after Nezumi mentioned Kuro again. The news that Kuro escaped was long revealed in the Baratie, but then, they didn't know where Kuro was, and planned to search for him a bit, before going onto the grandline.

But now that they had a lead on Kuro, they could go there and finish him off. Luffy also viewed it as a chance to mature his weak-willed friend. Showing mercy to scums like Kuro would only bring disaster… and people needed to learn that. Not all men deserve second chances…

But then again it's not about second chances… what about the people that scum killed… what about them… they won't be able to get a second chance. It seemed that the prison system was flawed in both worlds.

This would be a huge experience for people like Coby and Usopp who still view the world childishly.

Luffy hummed now that the journey has started and most of the crew had been gathered he called all of them out. "Guys, everyone out… I have something to say!" Luffy shouted before jumping towards the head of the Going Marry, bringing all of their attention.

"Captain, you called?" Gin said, coming out of the room, along with Johnny and Yosaku. Yup, now they were part of the crew.

They were strong enough to contend with Coby and had good teamwork working together. And also they had some good talent for Semi Kaiken. So when they asked to join the crew Luffy happily accepted them.

But he told them to always hide from the Marines and not be seen with the Straw Hat Pirates. (Even though they weren't labeled as a pirate crew, yet… but they would be soon.) His reason… simple.

Other than notorious pirates, small-time pirates could be easily dealt with them and Johnny and Yosaku would be able to cash them to local Marine Bases to cover their fees. Of course, the Straw Hat pirates would take down the notorious pirates for recognition and bounty.

Luffy wanted a good income source… and before going to Skypia, he needed money to buy rare materials and even devil fruits if he got the chance. And that required money.

Even though Luffy roughly had over a hundred million in bellies, he needed more if he wanted to buy good stuff along the journey. And bounty hunting would provide that.

"You called…" Nami came out of the Navigating room.

Hatchan who was on the top of the sea king also looked towards Luffy. But he didn't say anything… he was still feeling a bit hesitant in a crew full of humans.

"You called Cap? Need more food?" Sanji said still having a pan in hand, tossing egg rice with perfection. He was trying to cook a new dish with the local vegetables he collected from Nami's village.

"No, thank you, Sanji." Luffy said, "I will take you up on that offer later… for now, I'm here to discuss about this." Heading it the cook put the pan back in the stove before returning. Luffy took out a thick book into the air, and pointed at it.

"The Rokushiki techniques…" Zoro who woke up from his sleep read the title. Sparky who was also taking a nap yawned, but was a bit interested.

"Wait, aren't those the techniques only Marines are able to use?" Kuina asked.

Sanji snapped his fingers, "I was sure I heard of that somewhere…"

"Well, yes… this is the Roushiki techniques… and this book contains how to learn those techniques…" Luffy said, "Sparky, if you would be kind enough to demonstrate."

The monkey suddenly disappeared from his spot and landed right on Luffy's shoulder. To the untrained eyes, it looked like he teleported there. But there were more than enough people in the crew who could barely follow Sparky's movement. "That is what you call Soru… a leg-based technique, where you kick the ground a total of ten times or more to gain sudden speed."

Kuina blinked. "Wait, this is similar to Captain Kuro's technique…"

Luffy nodded. "Yup… I think he was able to steal the Soru from the marines. But he might also discover it himself." He said, "It grants a lot of speed, but without mastering it, you will be like Kuro… who couldn't change directions with it and couldn't even follow his own movements."

The others nodded.

"Sparky."

The monkey nodded on his shoulder and jumped into the air, kicking the air below going a few steps. "Gekkoo." He tried to say 'Geppo' but his vocal cord was still underdeveloped to fully speak. But he was getting there.

Luffy was a bit excited at the prospect of a talking monkey. Anyway…

"That is what you call Geppo… or Sky Walk… some of you have already seen me using it. It works by kicking the air… Like how in Soru, you kick the ground ten times… here you use that ten times strength in one step to make yourself airborn and stay afloat by constantly doing it. Some of you might already have the necessary leg strength to perform the technique, and after a few tries you might be able to use it."

The others nodded, Sanji looking eager on that technique.