5 Pursue!

Naju emitted a loud cry, "Djuu," And flew after their pirate ship. Yue, seeing this moved, she ran and jumped landing on the marine ship, looking around she saw the ship was empty. She pulled the anchor released the sails and went after her own ship. Yue looked at the ship in the distance narrowed her eyes and huffed, "Let's see who is brave enough to steal a pirate ship!"

Since the pirate ship was sailing to the east, the bird's head was in a sideway's direction. But he still narrowed his eyes chasing the ship.

Naju was already flying over the ship, he dived at the person that was operating the helm. The mysterious person didn't notice the bird that was flying. But Naju was dumbfounded as what happened, the person bellowed. "What is your problem, you stupid bird?"

The person punched the bird, and Naju was sent flying. Yue seeing Naju flew out from the ship frowned. She continued following the ship as there was nothing she could do at the moment. Naju kept trying to disrupt the person, but Naju failed each time. After failing so many times Naju decided to simply follow the ship.

The person saw Naju circling around the ship, this stranger just frowned continuing on the path. Yue nodded when she saw the bird finally got some common sense. She continued onward, but she frowned when she heard a sound bellow deck. She couldn't just leave the helm as she was worried the ship would disappear from the horizon.

Yue just stood at the help staring at her own pirate ship moving away, she decided to wait for the person that was below deck to come at her.

After sailing for more than two hours, the ship that was in front finally stopped at an island. Yue narrowed her eyes and smiled, as her chance to finally take back her ship has come.

Yue docked the ship at the same harbour as her ship was docked, the south bird came down and looked at Yue, "I am sorry, djuu."

"It's fine, you did well, now, who is our mysterious person."

"It's a woman, djuu"

"Oh?" Yue looked intrigued.

Yue left the marine ship without checking below decks for her mystery passenger, she decided to let the marine go as he wasn't even brave enough to go up and deal with the pirate. Yue jumped to her own ship and spoke, "Let's wait, our mystery person is bound to come back."

The south bird emitted its sound, "Djuu," This showed his agreement.

Yue sat down and addressed Naju, "Fly around, and tell me when our snatcher comes around."

"Okay, Djuu."

The bird flew up and Yue closed her eyes, resting. She waited for Naju's signal until that time she wouldn't open her eyes. When she opened her eyes she saw a girl staring at her face. Yue frowned and the person spoke, "So our sleeping beauty is awake? What are you doing on my ship, beauty?"

Yue was shocked at the girl's words but she also was puzzled she gave a look at the girl. The girl had short scarlet hair, modest clothes black eyes. But Yue was puzzled as to why Naju didn't tell her about this person.

Seeing Yue's puzzled look the girl took a bag and opened it, inside a beard flew out, it wanted to speak but it couldn't as its beak was tied up, it looked at Yue. Seeing this Yue just sighed and spoke to the young woman, "You stole my pirate ship you know."

"So sleeping beauty is a pirate?" She asked with a wide grin on her face.

"And who are you, thief?" Yue said mockingly, she was still sitting while the other woman was standing.

"Mhm I am also a pirate, but I haven't started gathering my crew yet, I know, how about you be my first mate, I will be the captain and you be my second."

Yue looked at the self-proclaimed pirate and shook her head speaking, "That won't do, but you can join my crew."

Red haired beauty tilted her head, "No perks?"

"None" Yue stated.

"Mhm," She looked at Yue slightly amused.

Yue spoke to the grinning girl, "To put it simply, I already have a log pose and this is my ship. Unless you want me to kick you off, I can let you join my crew, and join my quest to become the queen of pirates."

Hearing Yue's words the girl started laughing out loud, "You sure have big dreams, queen of pirates you said?"

"That's right," Yue calmly nodded her head,

"That's a good dream, my dream is not as big as yours, I just want to make the map of the world, you see I am a navigator, but no matter where I looked I couldn't find the log pose."

She continued with a big smile, "So I will take up your offer, I will be the vice-captain though,"

Yue smiled, "That's good, I was looking for a navigator, what's your name?"

The red-haired beauty smiled as she stated, "My name is Clemons Ira."

"Welcome to the crew Ira, now it's three of us"

"Three? Who is the third?"

Yue stood up and released the beak of the bird, and at that time the bird emitted the loudest djuu sound Yue has ever heard and Naju attacked the newest crewmate, Clemons Ira.

Yue looked at the bird and Ira she just smiled and mumbled to herself, "I am one step closer, soon I will sail the grand line and conquer it, and I will become the queen of pirates."

The bird attacked but Ira blown off the bird with her punch, Yue looked at the blown away bird and then at Ira and she spoke, Ira you are not allowed to hurt your crewmates.

Ira looked at Yue and just emitted an, "Eh!"

The bird at that moment start pecking on her head, and since Ira was forbidden from punching the bird she had no choice but to succumb to the bird's endless attacks.

After the two stopped playing around Ira looked at Yue and asked, "What now captain?"

Yue smiled, "Our next destination is ...."