12 Causing trouble
"Goodbye, everyone. I'm sure we'll see each other again in the future.", I say to them and wave at them. It has been a relaxing time for me. I didn't really take the limelight, but that's not a desire of mine. I want to enjoy myself and as long as that is what I have, I don't care about the rest.
But that was enough stretching my limbs now. 12 years of training and enjoying the journey are enough time to get into some action. I do what I want and what I want right now, is to visit the Sabaody Archipelago. This has been long overdue and now I feel like it would be a good time. Why now and not before? Well, why not now? Celestial Dragons don't run away and there will always be slaves.
"B-but Sid, when w-will we see each other again?", Buggy asked me while holding onto my leg and crying. I smiled gently at that. I liked Buggy and Shanks a lot. I held his head and knelt to his height, looking the two boys in the eyes. Shanks wanted to ask the same thing, but he thought that he was more mature. Silly boy.
"C-can't we come with you?"
"You can. You are free to do what you want essentially. However, you must understand what it means to follow me. Ask yourself this, what is my dream? Do you want to trade one crew for another? Or do you want to create your own crew? The choice is yours."
"What are you going to do?", Shanks asks me.
"I will visit the place where everything started for me. Sabaody Archipelago."
"Which area are you going to?", Rayleigh asked me.
"Area 1."
"I see. Well, then I believe that both Shanks and Buggy shouldn't follow you.", Rayleigh says and I nod at that. I don't care either way. I can protect them, but that's just not what they'd want.
"Why Rayleigh-san?", Buggy asked.
"Because you would lose a big part of your freedom by having to face the full force of the Marines. You are still young and need time to grow, so it's better to take your time before you challenge the World Government like Sid will do."
"You will challenge the World Government?", Shanks asks with wide eyes. I smile at that.
"For sure."
"W-why would you do that? Don't you know what that means? You will be hunted down by every Marine there is. They will kill you or capture you!", Buggy exclaims in fright.
"Hahahaha, you should know Sid-sans character by now Buggy.", Rayleigh says.
"Hm? What do you mean?"
"Rayleigh means that Sid doesn't care about any of that."
"Is that true, Sid?"
"Haha, remember Buggy, I do what I want and when I want. No matter who it is, if they stand in my way, I'll crush them.", I say with a big grin.
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I make my way towards the docks and acquire a ship. It will take a few days for me to reach Sabaody. I am not in a rush. I will take my time and see what else happens. Now that I think about it, I will also visit the Saturn guy's island. Wouldn't it be a tragedy if his oh-so-valuable research got destroyed or even exposed? Wouldn't that be a sight?
The small dinghy is not a fast boat, but as I said, I'm not in a rush. I lean back and just enjoy the ride. No matter where the ship takes me, I'll get to taste some good food. Oden was a good cook, considering that he was the leader of Wano. But I guess he enjoyed a thorough education to one day lead his people. I can't fathom Oden leading people before though. I can now since he matured a lot over the journey and is even married. But before ... no chance.
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After two days of sleeping and sailing, I finally reached an island. It's not that big, but I have a feeling, I'll get some good food here. I disembark my dinghy and walk along the docks towards the village. I follow the smell of good food. I reach a place called 'Ronda's Bar' and enter. The smell intensifies inside and I smile. I sit down at one of the places. Not even 1 minute later, a strong woman comes to me.
"What' ya want to eat?", she asks.
"I'll take everything you have on your menu. But no alcohol, I'd rather get some juice for that matter. Thank you.", I smile at her. She looks at me strangely but simply nods. She seems to have a good feel for characters and knows how to differentiate the bad apples from the ... less bad ones.
The food comes after 30 minutes. I gave Ronda quite a lot to do, but I'll pay her some extra for her troubles. And just as I smelled before, it is very tasty. I am devouring my food when an unpleasant voice interrupts my joyous time.
"Spiky tooth, Sid from the Roger Pirates. I am Commodore Maurice from G2, you are hereby under arrest. Come quietly or we will be forced to use force."
"Hm?", I don't stop eating but turn my head ever so slightly. There I see a marine with his hand on his sword and a group of marines pointing their guns at me. I think for a moment and then get a good idea. Why pay for a ship, or bother stealing one ... if others can take you there? Genius.
I raised one finger as if to say they should wait for one moment. Like a black hole, I swallowed all the food in an instant.
"Hmmm, that was delicious, Miss Barkeep. Thank you.", I say and then turn towards the Marines. I narrow my eyes and the pressure seemingly rises. But just before things could escalate, I put up my hands.
"I surrender."
"... Huh?"
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I was put into a cell and used Kenbunshoku to listen to the talk of the Captain. I didn't want to waste any unnecessary time sailing if it wasn't necessary. So I would let them do all the work and take over when we reach Sabaody. Or whenever I feel like it.
Why did I let myself get captured? Well obviously because an escort is safer ... hahahaha. I let the Marines act as a taxi and bring me to Sabaody Archipelago. How nice of them is that? But now ... I'll sleep. I will need my beauty sleep after all. When I go live I have to make an impression.
So that is what happened. We spent a few days sailing across the Grand Line and approached Ennies Lobby. But I didn't want to go to Impel Down. My goal was Sabaody, so I unfortunately had to stop my sleep and take the reigns of this vessel.
I stood up and cracked my joints. I did some stretching after that. Always remember to stretch. It helps with flexibility and is very relaxing. It also is a good warm up in my opinion. Now then, let's get this show started.
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*Booom*
I tapped the cell walls and blew them away. I heard shouting and not two minutes later, there were so many marines in front of me, as would fit in these narrow halls. I looked at them uninterestingly and waved my hand as if I dismissed them. I used a burst of Haoshoku to put them asleep. I really enjoyed Haoshoku. I loved the dismissal of those that you don't want to deal with.
I walked past the Marines and reached the deck. There the Captain was waiting, breathing heavily and looking like he was about to pass out. I walk up to him and see that he is trying to say something.
"You ... m-"
*Thud*
And then he falls to the ground unconscious. I'll take that as him giving up. Then I take the log pose of the helmsman and go through them until I find the one for Sabaody. It is time for me to visit that place. After 15 years, it is finally time. I'm in no hurry but it will still be funny when I do what I have planned.
I turn the wheel and put us on the correct course. On to the mangroves that are Sabaody Archipelago. It is truly a nice 'island'. If it wasn't infested with filth, that is. But I guess, I'll take care of that for a while. Because after I'm finished, I wonder which of the astronauts will be brave enough to go back there.
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I eat the food that was meant for the Marines. I didn't move any of them. I just use a Haoshoku burst whenever they seem to wake up. The cook, however, is another matter. I don't knock him out. It is nice to have someone cook for you on a big ship like that. And his food is tasty.
Finally, after one week I can feel Sabaody approaching with my Kenbunshoku no Haki. I do what every good pirate would do. As we reach the docks, I knock all the Marines out one last time and then leave the vessel. It was a good ride but now I need some time to do what I want before the Navy can intervene.
I make my way towards the Human Auction House. After a few minutes of walking, I finally reached it and to my luck, there were some astronauts there. That's perfect because I need them for a small 'show' I'm gonna hold. I prepare a Den Den Mushi. I am going to record this entire thing and send it everywhere.
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I walk into the Human Auction House with easy and slow steps. I don't stop walking until I reach the front stage.
"300'000 going once, going- ... Hey! What do you think you're doing?!", the man says. I see that it's still the same auctioneer from 15 years ago. that makes me smile. This seems almost poetic. Contrary to popular belief, this is not revenge, this is just doing what I want because I can.
"Good to see you again, Mr. Auctioneer. It has been a while.", I say with a smile. And I can see that he recognises me. This surprises me a bit. He sells so many slaves every day, that the chance that he remembers was very slim.
"Y-you!!"
"Yes me. If you allow me, I'll take the stage, thank you.", I say.
"Hahaha, oh is that so?", he asks me and two burly guys come from behind the stage. I don't even look at them. As they take another step, they stop ... and then fall to the ground with foam coming out of their mouths.
"Yes, that is so.", I smile at his reaction. He is a pathetic human being. So to set the scene, I swing my staff with an effortless swing and smash it on his head.
*BOOM*
His head explodes when my staff hits and splashes the first few rows of the hall with blood and brain matter. I turn to the crowd and address them.
"Welcome everyone. Thank you for attending today. I am pleased to see that so many managed to come to this short event. My name is Gautama Siddharta, but you can call me Sid. I am here to announce that you are all going to die. It's nothing personal, but you're just terrible human beings. So prepare to die."
When I say this, the hall becomes chaotic and some begin to laugh and some are outraged that I dared to interrupt the auction.
"Huuuuuh? You slave dare to talk to us like that?", I raise my head to the person who said that.
"Ah, an astronaut. Well, aren't I glad that you're here today! There are a few questions that I wanted to ask you for the world to know. Say, is it true that you hold hundreds if not thousands of slaves in Mary Geoise, which you torture and force to fight against each other for your pleasure?", I ask one question after the other while taking one step at a time until I stand right in front of him and look down, with both of my hands in my pocket.
"Well ... won't you answer ... ~dragon~?"
