Chapter 43

"So what are we going to do now?" asked Sabo

"Euh, do some exploring, I guess. Maybe we can find some cool things."

I sensed someone watching us from behind a tree.

"It seems like someone already found us." said Deuce

"It's not like we were trying to hide." said Robert

"You can stop hiding; we won't eat you up."

From behind the tree, a girl appeared.

"I'm sorry to spy on you; I was just curious."

"It's fine. I'm used to cute girls staring at me."

She blushed a little.

"Why don't you ever call me cute?" asked Zala

"A cute girl wouldn't try to seduce everyone around her."

"He has a point." said Sabo

"Yeah, that's not something a cute girl would do." said Ace

She looked upset.

"I guess the right word for you is hot."

She immediately smiled.

"I knew that you wouldn't be able to ignore my beauty forever!"

"Didn't you once say that hot girls are only good for f*cking?" said Deuce

"Yeah, I did say something like that."

*BAM*

She hit me right on my head, sending me straight into the sand. Only my head was sticking out.

"Hahaha, nice job, Captain!" said Deuce

*BAM*

He also got hit on his head and also sent into the sand with his head sticking out.

"HAHAHAHA!" x3

Sabo, Ace, and Robert started laughing.

*BAM*

*BAM*

*BAM*

We were all in the sand with our heads sticking out.

"This actually feels kinda nice." said Deuce

"Yeah, it feels like cloudy sand." said Sabo

"Hey Ace, how about you heat up this sand a little bit. I heard that It would feel really great."

"Sure, Ken."

The sand started heating up.

"Stop."

He stopped heating the sand.

"Oh, damn. This feels so good." said Sabo

(An: Whoever is thinking that something else is going on down there, has lost his innocence. And that's probably all of you.)

"Thank you, Zala, we needed this."

"Tsk, screw you guys." said Zala

"Hahaha, love you too."

"You're too much."

"Ken."

I looked back and saw Robin with the girl.

"Yes?"

"I talked with her and got some information about where we are."

"Good job. So what did she say?"

"Shouldn't you get out of there first?"

"Nah, I'm fine right here."

"Alright, so her name is Conis, and she lives here with her father, Pagaya. This island is called Angel Island, and this beach is called Angel beach."

"Why does she have wings?" asked Deuce

"That's something everyone has here." said Robin

"That's so cool!"

'Hm? So he is already keeping an eye on us.'

"Sigh."

I got out of the sand.

"Why are you getting out, Ken?" asked Sabo

"We're are at a place that we know nothing about. There could be an attack at any moment, so I'd rather not be stuck in the sand when that happens."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." said Ace

The four of them also got out.

"How about you guys come to our house and have something to drink?" asked Conis

"Sure, thank you for your hospitality."

"No problem. I'm always happy to help."

We followed her to her house that was close by.

We entered her house and saw someone sitting on the couch, reading a newspaper.

"Hello, dad."

"Hello, Conis. Who are these people."

"Hello sir, my name is Ken, and this is my crew. We met your daughter on the beach, and she invited us to her home. I hope we aren't a bother."

"No, no, of course not. Come in and have a seat."

"Thank you, sir."

We all sat down.

"So, what brings you guys here?"

"Adventure and dreams."

"And fate." said Van Augur

"Yes, and fate."

"I see, but you guys should leave soon."

"Why?" asked Robin

"Because if you don't pay the fee at the entrance, you'll become criminals."

"Oh, that. Don't worry; we've paid for it."

"What, really!?"

"Yeah, we found out how much a berry is worth here, and it wasn't too expensive."

"You guys are a smart bunch. Normally people just go through without paying because they don't know the currency."

"Here is your tea." said Conis

She gave us all a cup of tea. I tasted it.

"Hmm, this is good. You'll make a good wife."

She blushed a little and smiled.

"Thank you."

"Ken, stop flirting already." said Ace

"Come on, man. You should be happy for your brother."

"Yeah, Ace, we should be happy for him." said Sabo

"Sabo, you're my real bro."

Conis ran back into the kitchen.

"If you really want my daughter, you'll have to be approved by me first."

"Sure, we'll do that later. But before that, I need some more information."

"About what?"

"About this place. Does it have any ruler?"

His expression darkened.

"We don't have a real ruler, but we have a god."

"What!? Gods, don't exist!" said Robert

"His name is Enel, and he has the power to use lightning. He uses it to destroy people who get onto his island, Upper Yard. He also uses it to destroy the people that oppose him."

"You said that he has the power to use lightning, which probably means that he has a Devil Fruit."

"Devil Fruit?"

I started explaining to him what Devil Fruits are.

"To think such things could exist."

Ace's hand suddenly turned on fire.

"Your hand!"

"Calm down; this is my Devil Fruit. It's a logia Devil Fruit that lets me turn my body into flames and create flame attacks." said Ace

He stopped the flames.

"Wow, that was so cool!" said Conis

He scratched the back of his head.

"Hahaha, you think?"

I looked at Sabo.

"Do you think what I think?"

He nodded.

"A guy in love." said Sabo

"One hundred percent!"

He suddenly grabbed us.

"Could you guys please excuse us." said Ace

*WOOSH*

He took us with him far away from the house. We were standing on the beach.

"So why have you brought us here, Ace? Did we embarrass you or something?"

He smirked.

"Nah, I just wanted to have a little spar."

"A spar, you say."

"And what are the rules of this spar?" asked Sabo

"No Haki, no Rokushiki, no Devil Fruit."

"I see, so you want to fight with pure physical powers." said Sabo

He nodded.

"Hey, Ace."

"Yeah?"

I appeared in front of him.

"Catch."

*BAM*

I hit him straight on his nose, sending him flying.

Sabo suddenly appeared in front of me. He grabbed my head.

*BAM*

He slammed my head on the ground.

I looked up and saw Ace suddenly falling from the sky with his foot aiming down.

*BOOM*

He landed on Sabo, which also hurt me.

Ace jumped away, and so did Sabo and me.

We are having a staredown.

I smiled.

"You guys have improved a lot. I'm proud of you guys."

They smiled.

"We're also proud of you." said Ace

"Yeah, you've come so far, and you're also the reason that we came so far." said Sabo

"Don't say that you idiots, you're going to make me cry. But since we're still in a battle, we can't let our emotions get in the way."

"Yeah, you're right." said Sabo

"Let's finish this in one shot then." said Ace

Sabo and I nodded.

*WOOSH*

*WOOSH*

*WOOSH*

We appeared in front of each other.

*BAM*

*BAM*

*BAM*

I hit Sabo on his face, Sabo hit Ace on his face, and Ace hit me on my face.

*THUD*

*THUD*

*THUD*

We all fell on our backs.

"That was fun."

"Yeah, hitting you on you're face was really fun." said Ace

"Hahahahaha!" x3

We started laughing.

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