Chapter 277: Raki Joins

"We did it," Luffy shouted as he jumped into the air. Luffy had a wide smile on his face. 

Ben looked to see Enel down on the ground. (Sweetie, did we complete the quest to beat everyone?)

[ Yes, you have defeated all the targets on the list once. I would recommend completing all task before leaving this place. The rewards will greatly help in your adventures.]

(I will plan to Sweetie. Thank you, you are the best.) 

Ben thought he had a giggle at the end. He thought it was good that the hard part of the quest was done. He did not do much this time however he knew he was not going to get an easy ride all the time. Luck does play a role however he could not rely on it. 

"My love, we did it," Alvida said as she jumped into his arms. He felt her warm embrace. She smelt nice. 

"Yes we did," Ben replied. Alvida hugged tighter. She pressed her breast onto his chest. Alvida let go and hugged his hand.

"Luffy thanks to you we beat him," Ben congratulated. 

"Shishishishi," Luffy laughed. He had a wide smile. "He was annoying and he hurt that guy with wings," Luffy said. 

"Guy with wings?" Ben asked. 

"Yeah, they did not like each other and fought but he lost," Luffy replied. He picked his nose. "Then he attacked him," Luffy added, throwing a piece of snot away. 

Ben thought, was he referring to Wyper, he did not see anyone nearby. "Okay," Ben said. He added, "I am going to head back to the Miss Love Duck to regroup and then look…" Ben added.

"I need to get the treasure," Luffy shouted as he ran off. "See ya later Ben, I am getting the treasure first," Luffy shouted. 

"I was not going to talk about the treasure," Ben sighed. 

Alvida giggled. "He is energetic," Alvida replied. 

Ben laughed. "He is, and I think you deserve a special reward," Ben teased. 

Alvida smiled. "I looked forward to it, my love," Alvida replied. She had a wide smile on her face. 

Ben grabbed her waist. Alvida smiled. "Already my love," she teased. 

"We need to check on Zala and ensure Lexie is back, we need to re-group first and ensure everyone is okay," Ben said.

"They will be my love, they are strong," Alvida replied confidently. 

"I know," Ben replied.

"You love us all, so you are worried about us, we all love you," Alvida stated. 

Ben flew up. He went back to where they came from and saw Lexie. Ben looked closer and saw Zala, Raki and Aisa together. They all had smiles on their faces. 

As Ben landed, Aisa ran up to Ben and hugged him. "You did," she said as tears left her eyes. Ben tried to comfort her. 

"You know?" Alvida asked.

Raki and Zala walked up to them. "Aisa has a unique form of mantra which allows her to see the future, and she saw you beat Enel," Raki explained. 

"That is interesting," Alvida replied. She knew about haki and how it can predict the future. She thought this was an advance form.

"Was he trouble for you?" Zala asked. 

"No, Luffy did most of the work, we helped in the end," Ben replied. 

"Luffy was his perfect counter," Alvida added. 

Aisa had calmed down a bit. She realized she was in his arms and left. "I did not want a hug," Aisa said. 

Alvida and Zala giggled. "She reminds me of a certain someone," Zala remarked. 

"Ben," Raki stated, locking eyes with him. "You did it, keeping your end of the deal," she said. She looked at Ben in this form. It was different, his large black wings however he did not look bad. "I will join your crew, Captain," she added as she bowed.

Ben stepped closer, gently lifting her chin. "No need to bow," he replied. "Thank you for joining. I knew you would," Ben added. His eyes held a mix of pride and anticipation.

"Thank you Captain," Raki replied. 

Alvida and Zala smiled. "Looks like we have another one officially," Zala remarked. 

"My love was always going to," Alvida said. 

They both walked to Raki. Raki turned around. "Please treat me well," Raki said. 

"We will, but there is a rule for," Alvida teased.

"There is no rule of that," Ben said. He knew what Alvida was going to say. Zala giggled. Alvida winked at Ben.

Aisa looked at Raki. "You are going to leave?" she asked.

Raki walked up and hugged Aisa. "I will have and also I want to see more of the world, there it is down there. They have told me about their adventures there," Raki replied. 

Aisa looked at Ben. She had puppy eyes. "We are not taking her forever, we will visit back soon," Alvida replied. 

"Can I come?" Aisa asked. 

"No, it will be too dangerous for you, however, you will get to see and talk to Raki whenever, we will give you something for it," Ben replied. 

Aisa smiled. "Okay," Aisa replied. She let go of Raki. " I will be back, don't leave without seeing me," Aisa said as she ran off. 

"It is dangerous," Raki shouted, trying to stop her.

"Enel is gone and so are the majority of his men," Ben said as he put a hand over her shoulder. 

"But she," Raki replied. 

"She is a big strong girl," Alvida replied. 

Raki nodded. "Lets head back to the Miss Love Duck," Ben suggested. 

"We are heading back to the Miss Love Duck," Zala shouted.

"I will find you," Aisa shouted back. 

They all smiled. Alvida opened the door of Lexie. Alvida took the driver seat. Zala and Ben sat together. Zala leaned and hugged Ben`s arm. Raki sat next to Ben and looked in front. "Everyone ready?" Alvida asked. 

"Yes," they all replied. Alvida closed the doors and put Lexie into gear and moved forward. After half an hour they arrived near a river. Alvida then drove into the river. She went downstream, hoping to catch the Miss Love Duck and she did. They saw the Miss Love Duck slowly moving down. Alvida pushed the lever forward to max thrust and sped down towards it. The Miss Love Duck stopped and opened the ramp. Alvida drove inside. 

"We are back," Alvida stated.

"Yes, you are good at driving," Ben replied. 

"Thank you my love," Alvida said. She smiled. Alvida opened the doors. 

They all exited Lexie and saw HQ waiting for them.

"Welcome back Master," HQ greeted. She looked at Raki, Alvida and Zala. "Welcome back everyone," she added. 

"Good to see you as well HQ," Ben replied.

 "Finally back home," Zala remarked. 

"My new home," Raki added. 

"Let's go and see everyone and then we can show you your room," Ben said. 

"I can show her Master," HQ said. 

"Naughty," Zala teased. She added, "Already the bedroom." 

"Not for that," Ben quickly said. 

Alvida and Zala giggled. Raki smiled. "Is everyone back?" Ben asked. 

"Yes Master, everyone is on the deck," Ben replied. Ben nodded and headed to the deck of the Miss Love Duck.