Extra 13: We are Pirates ~! (26)

Two hours later, Kurama was boarding the navy ship to the jealous gaze of the men present, after all, not just anyone could receive a kiss and a hug from the most beautiful woman in the world.

"So you're the [Emperor]" - said the leader of the boat while squinting - "My name is Momonga, a vice admiral in the navy, and allow me to be skeptical of the idea that you are Hancock's replacement."

"Do you want to check how strong I am?" - Kurama asked with a half-smile, after all, this was stupid. He had destroyed a [Buster Call] by himself, he had also destroyed entire fleets, toyed with high-ranking marines, among many other things.

"No, I have received the reports on your actions, so your strength is proven, what I was referring to, was that there was no reason for you to replace Hancock" - Momonga replied while shaking his head - "I'm sorry for expressing myself so badly"

"No problem, although I regret to tell you that I can't inform you about the reason why I am replacing her, although if you want me to tell you a reason, you can take it as the fact that I don't want her to get hurt during the operation against [Shirohige]" - replied Kurama while looking at the vice-admiral of the navy - "Does that work for you?"

"It's better than nothing" - Momonga replied as he motioned the albino to follow him to his cabin - "By the way, why do you want to talk to the prisoner Ace?"

This he said with narrowed eyes as he tried to analyze every word that came out of his "guest's" mouth.

"To put it in simple words, I'm curious to see and talk to the son of the former [Pirate King]" - Kurama replied with an innocent smile - "I've heard many things about Roger, but I've never been so close to him, as I am now."

"I see, it makes some sense" - murmured Momonga as the duo walked towards the cabin.

When they arrived, Momonga informed him of the rules he had to follow to prevent trouble and left.

Kurama quickly put a privacy seal on the room, then made another hand seal.

Quickly, a yellow flash appeared in front of him, showing the silhouette of a confused Luffy.

"Are we there yet?" - Luffy asked in confusion, only to frown as he noticed how they were still on the ship - "I thought you were going to call me when we were in that prison."

"That was the plan, but after giving it some thought, I decided that we'd use this time in a better way" - said Kurama with a huge, sadistic smile - "That's why I decided to give you a quick training to improve your fighting style."

"What's wrong with my style?" - Luffy asked with a frown - "It's been working well enough so far."

"It's not a fighting style, it's just fighting wildly and letting your instincts do all the work" - replied Kurama while clicking his tongue - "You lack a consistent style, something you can lean on to reduce the risk your body suffers from your self-destructive skills"

". . ." - Luffy fell silent when he heard this last, only to widen his eyes in surprise, after all, he hadn't informed anyone about the adverse effects of his power-up techniques.

"The first thing we'll do, is to do breathing exercises while I use my unique energy to strengthen your heart, so at least instead of losing years of life, you're going to only exhaust yourself physically for a few hours" - Kurama said seriously while giving the boy a firm smack on the head.

"Why did you do that!!!" - Luffy exclaimed in annoyance.

"For being an idiot, seeking power in exchange for your life expectancy, that's stupid!" - Kurama roared as he glared coldly at the boy - "Do you know how long you have to live?"

"Long enough to be the [Pirate King]" - Luffy replied firmly.

"Idiot, finding the [One Piece], it's just the beginning" - said Kurama as he shook his head - "They say that [Laugh Tale] is the last island of the [Great Line], but that doesn't mean it's the last island of all."

"!" - Luffy widened his eyes in surprise - "Are you trying to say that there are unexplored islands!"

"Roger was human, he didn't have the time, nor the desire to go all over the world in search of more adventures, not to mention that he kept a huge secret that is still unknown" - Kurama replied while shaking his head - "Although there are rumors that say that it's about him knowing the truth of the events that happened in the [Void Century] after arriving at [Laugh Tale]"

Luffy was silent again as he got to thinking - "More islands to travel, and a bigger world to explore."

"Back to the point, your life doesn't only concern you, but also your loved ones, your friends, and everyone you've helped during your journey" - Kurama continued as he looked at the boy - "Think about it, how do you think your family and friends will feel if they find out the truth?"

"Ugh, they'll probably try to murder me for keeping the truth from them" - muttered Luffy with an uncomfortable smile - "My grandfather will probably try to capture me to lock me away forever, so I won't be in danger"

"I would do it too if I had a grandson as Kamikaze as you" - replied Kurama while giving him a blank look - "Now let's start with the training, and relax, I put a seal that will increase the time inside this room."

"Your techniques are fantastic, Kurama" - said Luffy with a huge smile, only to scream in pain as he felt the albino hit him in the head - "What did I do?!"

"Unfocus, training has already started so I want you to start meditating" - said Kurama seriously.

"Meditate? What's that?" - Luffy asked confused.

"This will be a long training" - muttered Kurama while holding the bridge of his nose.

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"We've finally arrived" - said Momonga as he entered the albino's room, only to notice how he was sitting on the bed meditating - "Sorry for interrupting your training, Kurama-dono."

"You don't have to apologize, I was just resting" - replied Kurama with a smile - "You said we had arrived?"

"That's right" - nodded Momonga as he motioned for him to follow.

Kurama looked in the direction where the table was, only to notice how Luffy was meditating under it with a huge number of seals.

His training had been a success, he had not only managed to strengthen his internal organs thanks to Kurama's chakra, but he had also managed to learn one or two fighting styles that suited his way of fighting.

"Come on, we're here" - Kurama said calmly.

Luffy slowly opened his eyes and nodded firmly, with this, he was getting closer to accomplish his goal of saving his older brother.

* * *

"Welcome to my [Impel Down]" - said a sphinx-like man - "Right, it's not my [Impel Down] yet."

"Hannyabal, stop the pleasantries and contact Magellan" - Momonga said with a frown because he didn't have the time or the desire to play along with this idiot.

"Ok, ok, you have to get so worked up" - said Hannyabal while shaking his head - "Domino!"

"What's going on, Vice Warden Hannyabal?" - Asked a pretty blonde woman wearing a guard outfit.

"Here we have our scheduled guest to visit our prisoner Portgas D. Ace" - said Hannyabal with a slight frown because he didn't like to be called by his title.

Domino looked in the direction of the guest, only to freeze for a few seconds before shaking her head to push those thoughts away - "Sorry for my manner, please follow me."

"OK" - Kurama nodded as he followed the woman into a small room with a [Den den Mushi] camera type.

"Here we need you to take off all your clothes to make sure you don't bring anything dangerous" - said Domino with a slight blush over her cheeks.

"OK" - nodded Kurama again as he started to take off his clothes.

Domino gawked at him for a few seconds before shaking her head, only to blush at the sight of the albino's firm, shapely muscles.

"Is it okay with this?" - Kurama asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"Huh? Right, I have to make sure you don't have anything hidden" - Domino said as she swallowed saliva and started to touch the albino's body.

Kurama stood I want as he waited for her to finish with her work, which took longer than the estimated time.

"Ready, you can get dressed" - Domino said as she coughed to get rid of the crazy thoughts going through her head - "By the way, I'm going to need you to use these shackles and handcuffs from [Kairoseki] to make sure you don't do anything weird."

Kurama again nodded, mostly because these kinds of security methods didn't affect him in the slightest, after all, he wasn't an [Akuma no Mi] user.

"Let's go" - Domino said as she gestured him to follow her out of the room, not noticing how the ventilation duct at the top, opened slightly.