Saito the Princess Charmer part 2

Continuing where we left off

To be honest, I really didn't expect to see being able to calm Neptune's Daughter down, not even Luffy himself was able to stop her crying, so me being able to do so leaves me very surprised.

💭Ok I can't stop now if I can perform this miracle, so I have to go to the end.

- Y-Yes, I promise princess that - I was going to continue, but I feel something coming at high speed.

I jump in front of the Princess and hold a large ax in my hand, I hear a cry of surprise coming from Shirahoshi, it seems like she recognizes the axe. I destroy the ax with my hands.

- What ax is that?! Where did it come from? - Luffy said, being surprised to have seen a large axe.

- Are you okay, Princess? - I say this by making Shirahoshi pay attention to me.

- Y-Yes! I am fine. Thank you for saving me. - She said, recovering from the shock.

- Princess Shirahoshi!!! - I hear the scream of the guards arriving in the room.

The princess took me and Luffy by her hands, hiding us both behind her while she talks to the guards. They said that the pirate that Zoro arrested is free and that they captured Zoro, Usopp, Brook and Nami. There is also the fact that there was a certain prophecy that made the Straw Hats a threat to the fish men. After that, the guards left, locking the princess's room.

- Thank you very much again. I apologize for my rudeness earlier. I didn't know you were Megalo's saviors. Can I call you Saito-sama and Luffy -sama? - Shirahoshi asks and I receive an elbow from Luffy forcing me to speak for him.

💭You're going to pay dearly for this Luffy!!!

- Of course there's no problem. - I answer.

- Saito-sama, if you're a pirate, does that mean you're a bad person? - Shirahoshi asks.

- You decide, princess. - I say this by shaking my shoulders.

- Okay.... - Said the Princess, becoming uncertain, but she continued.

- They said that our soldiers arrested their comrades. - Said the Princess.

- Don't worry, they won't stay stuck for long. - I say this carelessly.

- But changing the subject. Do you know the owner of that axe? - I ask, leaving the princess silent for a few seconds.

Shirahoshi says that the person responsible is a guy she refused to marry, his name is Von der Ducken. Ducken, angry at having been rejected, uses his Devil Fruit to try to murder the princess every day. His Devil Fruit allows Ducken to throw any objective that he will guarantee will go in the direction of his target and his target is the princess. Because of this Neptune decided to keep his daughter trapped in her own room.

However, the conversation is interrupted when we hear Luffy's stomach growling.

- My god..... I'm so hungry.... - Luffy said holding his stomach in pain. - Ehhh.... Princess, can you let Luffy eat your food? - I say this letting out a sigh. - Yes! Of course it's the least I can do. - Said the princess smiling and she takes me and Luffy to the table. Luffy wasted no time and started eating.

💭There goes Luffy and his black hole of a stomach....

- Continuing.... You say this guy keeps trying to murder you in response to a rejection? He has nothing to do in life, right? - I say this making the princess laugh. - That was 10 years ago. - Said the princess with a sad smile. - 10 years?! Damn.... - I say this in surprise. - Furthermore, my father prohibited the soldiers from staying here for more than 10 minutes... - Said the princess.

💭My God Neptune, you deserve the Oscar for the best father in the world.

- That's why Megalo is the only one I can talk to. He is my best friend. - Said the princess. - So that must be why they were going to have a banquet. But they must have already canceled it. -Said Luffy while he is eating. - Why do they want to arrest Megalo's rescuers? - Said the princess.

- Maybe it's out of fear. If the woman who makes prophecies said that something dangerous is going to happen and we are in the middle, it is obvious that they will take this as a priority. There's also the fact that we're only here because your father didn't make the banquet. Luffy smelled food and I had to follow him. - I say that and Shirahoshi is surprised to see Luffy eating.

- By the way, you eat a lot, even though you're so small. - Said the princess. - We humans are not like that, Luffy is the only person who can eat so much. Hey Luffy doesn't eat everything! Leave some for me! - I say this by taking some food. The princess sees this and starts laughing again.

- I don't think you are bad people... Since you are pirates, are you looking for adventure? - The princess asks.

- Yes. - I answer.

- Oh, have you ever seen the sun? There are stars in the sky at night, aren't there? And there are several types of flowers and furry animals! Have you ever seen a green place called "forest"? - Shirahoshi said, shaking her tail, looking like an innocent girl being carried away by her imagination.

- Yes, yes, Shirahoshi. Everything you said exists out there. Oh! I know how about you go out and see all this? - I say this leaving the princess surprised.

- No! I can't. - Said the princess.

- But don't you want to see the outside world? - I say that.

- Of course, there are several places I want to visit. - Said the princess uncertainly.

- So let's go! Don't worry, Luffy and I will protect you. - I say that.

- Why am I in the middle? - Said Luffy, but he immediately gets scared when I look furious.

- Oh! Yes, of course we will. - Said Luffy.

******

After I convinced Shirahoshi to want to leave the room, the only thing left was how we were going to take her without suspicion, then Luffy had the idea of using Megalo as transport to take the princess inside him. On paper this seems like a terrible idea, but we didn't have a better idea so we did it. With the Princess inside the shark we left the room and started flying around the island.

During the walk, Shirahoshi loved the view of her city and she looked like a child taking a walk. Luffy was being a bit difficult with the princess because she cried easily, but luckily I always managed to make her stop until now I don't understand how that's possible.

During the tour Shirahoshi said that there is a certain place she wants to visit and I already know what kind of place she is talking about.

Shirahoshi wants to visit the place where her mother was buried, Luffy agreed to help her get there even though he didn't know.

On the way Luffy and I saw Chopper and Sanji with a fish man that I know, but I forgot his name. They are surrounded by the island's residents and Megalo looks like he can't handle having a princess stuck in his stomach.

💭Oh-oh that's not good....

- Saito, you keep an eye on Shiroque, I'll go see Sanji and Chopper. - Said Luffy jumping from the shark.

- Hey Luf... He's already gone. - I say this while maintaining my balance.

- Shirahoshi, I suggest you get ready to leave. - I say this holding one of Megalo's teeth.

- But I can't stay in sight! - Said Shirahoshi.

- I know, but Megalo can't stand having you inside him anymore. - I say that.

As expected, Megalo fell to the ground and spat the princess out revealing it to all the island people.

- Princess Shirahoshi?! - Said the people of the island, surprised to see their princess outside the castle and Shirahoshi herself is shy.

- Um.... Well.... I.... You found me. - Said Shirahoshi without much to say and I just let out a sigh.

- The princess was kidnapped!!!! - shouted the people.

- Hey, Coward! Why did it come out of the shark?! - Luffy shouted, which immediately made Shirahoshi look bad.

- Luffy! Shut the fuck up!!!! Don't you know the work I have to do?! - I shout this stressed out so many times that I had to make Shirahoshi stop crying.

- I'm sorry, Luffy-sama, Saito-sama! Don't be mad at me. - Said Shirahoshi who started crying again.

With that a lot of things happened at the same time, me trying to calm Shirahoshi down, Luffy seeing the fish man, Sanji turning into a statue after seeing the princess, Chopper crying and me and the rest being tied up by the people of the island.

They are thinking that we are the villains for kidnapping the princess. That's technically true, but we're not doing it without her permission of course. Obviously, Shirahoshi tried to convince her people that this is a misunderstanding, but that went to waste when Ducken appears.

- I want you to answer me, Shirahoshi! If you say yes, you will escape death! You have to marry me! Answer me, Shirahoshi! And I think you'll say "yes"! - Ducken shouted.

💭This guy is really crazy. You don't know how to date, do you? Could he look for a more normal way to win her over?

- I.... I..... I like someone else!!! - Shirahoshi shouted after a lot of effort, leaving everyone surprised, even me.

💭Wasn't she supposed to say that he's not her type? Why the change out of nowhere?

For some reason I have a feeling this is going to bite me in the ass in the near future, I can't explain why I'm feeling this.

- Miserable! You played with my feelings for 10 years and now you tell me you were interested in another man?! If you don't love me, then I despise your existence! Shirahoshi dies! - Ducken shouted.

The people kept telling the princess to run away, but I decided to intervene.

- Stay here, Shirahoshi! You can let me deal with him. I didn't promise to protect you for nothing. - I say this with a smile imitating Luffy.

- R-Right! I will stay. - Shirahoshi said, showing a little courage.

- Sate, Sate, Sate..... Time to deal with a guy who doesn't know how to take rejection. - I say this taking off the ropes that are losing me and then I appear behind Ducken.

- Hey, friend, do you want some love advice? - I say this making Ducken turn towards me, but he soon receives a karate attack that makes him fall face down on the ground.

- There are always more fish in the sea to look for. Did you understand? "Fish in the sea"..... I know I'm terrible at jokes. - I say this already on the ground.

After that I release the others using Yamato and soon after I wake up, Megalo who was out.

Chopper said that Sanji is better after returning and that we have to leave the city, Luffy had the idea for Shirahoshi to use Megalo as transport, but I decided to come up with another idea.

- Let's do the following,you get on Megalo and I'll take Shirahoshi with you. - I say that.

- Ahh! It's true you can fly. Great idea, Saito. - Said Luffy.

- H-How are you going to take me, Saito-sama? - Shirahoshi asked.

- Shirahoshi, have you ever been carried by someone once? - I ask.

- Not that I remember. Why? - Said the princess.

- Well then, this will be your first day. - I say this going to where her waist is near the fish part and then I'm carrying her... Well not in the normal way, but I am.

- He's carrying the princess with his hands?! - Shouted the people in surprise.

- A-Aren't I too heavy, Saito-sama? - Shirahoshi said this while blushing with embarrassment.

- No, you're very light, I can even carry you with one hand, but that's probably a bad idea. Here we go, Shirahoshi! - I say this by jumping up and starting to use Geppo to fly and follow Megalo.

In the middle of this, the giant child who tried to attack Sunny appeared again now trying to attack the princess, luckily Luffy solved this problem for me.

- I thought we had dealt with him before. - I say that.

- Well now we have no more obstacles. Next stop the sea forest! - Luffy shouted.

*******

We arrived in the forest and saw that Sunny is fine and that Franky is also with Jimbei. Jimbei was completely shocked to see Shirahoshi outside the room and the princess met Franky.

Sanji was "cured" of bleeding when he saw a woman and Shirahoshi went to the place where his mother is buried.

Jimbei said that Shirahoshi's mother died when she was a child and that it's been years since the princess visited her mother's grave. Since Shirahoshi was able to fulfill her wish, she is very relieved.

After that, Nami arrived and when she saw me and being close to Luffy, she was furious.

- Saito! I thought you were going to stop Luffy from doing stupid things?! - Nami shouted, grabbing my clothes.

- I'm not Luffy's relative to deal with every shit he does! - I say this shouting.

After a brief discussion between Nami and Nami, she explains that Neptune has been captured with the whereabouts of Zoro, Usopp and Brook being unknown.

- I can't believe my father was captured. - Said Shirahoshi who is trying to control his tears.

💭At least it's a start.

- Luffy, Saito, I'm sorry! I sent the message because I didn't want you guys to get into trouble, but you ended up getting involved too quickly. We have to go, but I have something to say. Two years ago, when I met Luffy and Saito, it was harder to talk about it than it is now. - Jimbei said.

He is grateful that the Straw Hats defeated Arlong and his tyranny in East Blue, but he apologizes at the same time.

- The person responsible for letting Arlong act freely in East Blue, 11 years ago.... It was me. - Said Jimbei, taking all the Straw Hats by surprise with me being the exception. At the same time I notice Nami holding her left arm.

💭 It's impossible to forget what Nami went through dealing with Arlong was the reason she betrayed the crew. It seems like it's time to relive old scars....

To be continued...