Chapter 23.

I couldn't upload the chapter yesterday because of urgent work along with some verbal fight with a guy.

So I made this chapter, a little bigger than usual. So Enjoy it.

Thanks for reading.

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I have already made space in the paragraphs however it is not showing here for some reason. I don't know the reason of this.

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Unnecessary thoughts - The reason why shounen Mc's are made stupid is because of their ridiculous dreams. Any sane guy of that universe would not follow that kind of dreams. Anyone would get distracted from their dreams if they face any tough situation.

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Im is going to be a girl in the fanfiction since we don't his/her gender. There would be no gender change in the future so don't worry about it.

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If you find any mistakes in the chapter then do tell me. It helps me a lot since I don't proofread.

Have a nice day and stay safe.

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"Where am I?"

Nami muttered looking around her with nervousness. She was about to ask the elder about her sister sudden disappearance but she was teleported here without any notice.

She started to walk nervously while looking around her for any possible danger. The area around her was very clean and it kinda looked like the mansion where she had just visited before coming here.

"Hmmm, there seem to be some noise"

Nami murmured, shivering in fear while looking in front of her. With trembling steps, she started to walk towards the source of the sudden noise.

"Don't tell me?"

Nami suddenly yelled when she heard the sound again. A look of hope appeared on her face while tears started to gather around her eyes.

"Nojiko!!"

She screamed with a little smile while the tears finally started to fall from the eyes. She could still recognise the voice of her sister who had supported her when she had no one.

She started to run towards the voice without even caring about the surrounding for any possible attacks. She was running hurriedly in the same direction though she still couldn't reach the source.

The place seems to be never-ending while she was getting exhausted slowly. After some more time of running, she could finally see the source of the voice. She was about to shout in happiness however her eye widened in fear.

"Roar....!"

A loud screamed was heard all over the room which shook her whole body in fear. With fearful eyes, she looked at the giant creature which seems to be in agony. Her body could not even move due to the fear, she was feeling in her very being.

The creature was massive in size even more than some of the Marine bases, she has seen in past. It was pitch black with green liquid on its body. It had a muscular body like a giant though it had four arms around it.

It had a single eye and that too on his forehead vertically while there seems to be nothing more on his face. There were many holes in his giant body though they were closing slowly.

"How could a monster like this even exist?"

Nami whispered however her expression suddenly changed when she remembered that her sister was near it along with another girl.

"Nojiko! Runaway from it"

Nami screamed worriedly while looking at the giant body which was in front of her. Even from her distance, it looked so massive and she was very far away from the location.

In her whole life, she has faced many people with power and her boss was the strongest however no one could handle a candle to this creature. When she faced her other enemies, she could at least move even when she felt fear for her life however right now her body was not even listening to her.

It was the same situation when their mother was killed and they couldn't even do anything. Just looking at the creature was making her body tremble.

The creature moved his giant arm towards Nojiko which caused Nami to close her eyes while her whole face was covered in tears. She stayed like this for some time before she opened her eyes again.

"W-What..!!!?"

She shouted in disbelief while she looked at the creature who was on the ground lifeless.

She looked at the creature again to make sure it was dead before her eyes went towards her sister who was looking at the corpse along with a girl, they both had impassive eyes which caused her to feel a little frightened.

"Nojiko!"

Nami yelled happily while running towards her sister. The overwhelming fear, she was feeling previously had disappeared. She could finally feel in control of her body which was not listening to her when that creature had shown himself.

Nojiko and Kaya who were looking at the corpse were surprised when they heard a girl voice in the room. Nojiko eyes widened when she heard the voice as it belonged to one of her most important people.

Nojiko turned her head immediately in the direction from where the voice had come. Her eyes started to get wet when she saw the face of her little sister.

"Nami..!"

Nojiko started to run in the direction of Nami along with Kaya who was following her with a painful expression. Kaya's body was trembling from time to time while her cheeks were reddish.

They both hugged each other while sobbing loudly. Kaya was standing some distance away with her trembling body while her eyes were looking at the sisters who were crying happily.

"How did you arrive here, Nami?"

Nojiko asked smiling while separating from Nami who was cleaning her tears with a happy smile on her face. Nojiko was curious about her sudden appearance at this place after all it was Ray's personal space.

"I was at the mansion when the elder was reading the letter that Ray had left. The moment he was done reading it, I got teleported here"

Nami replied with a small smile while looking at her sister body which seems to have changed somehow.

"I-It must be darling work to send you here without even informing you about us"

Kaya spoke staggering while looking at them with a small smile though it looked strange because her cheeks were flushed. Her body was constantly shaking which confused Nami.

"Hmm, It must be hubby work"

Nojiko spoke smiling while humming in confirmation. She knew about her darling playful nature and this is something, he would happily do.

"Why would he send me here?"

Nami asked confusingly while looking at them which made both of them chuckle.

"He is a man who seeks entertainment"

Nojiko spoke giggling along with Kaya. Nami was still giving them a sceptical look.

"He had sent us here to train ourselves so that's why he sent you here"

Nojiko explained a little about their current situation while looking at Kaya who was still shivering.

"Train you?"

Nami confusingly muttered while looking at them.

"Yeah, that creature over there was one of our enemies"

Nojiko spoke smiling while pointing at the corpse which was starting to crumble slowly. Hearing her, Nami eyes widened in shock.

"W-What are you saying? You could have died there!"

Nami shouted in worry while looking at both of them. She couldn't believe that a person would let anyone fight that horrifying creature.

"Hmmm, You are new here so you don't about it. I should explain everything to you"

Nojiko spoke calmly without caring about the creature who could have killed them if they had not paid attention to it. 'Nah! it was very weak for us.'

Nojiko slowly started to explain to her everything about their journey since they had left the village. She didn't want Nami to stay ignorant about the world and Ray. After all, Ray has sent Nami here for a reason.

She told them about the marine base incident and how he showed her true power. Their training and his they had met Kaya before killing another pirate. She hid the detail of Arlong body for now as she did not the whether Nami could handle it or not at the moment.

The more Nami listened to her sister, the more she was getting shocked. For her, Arlong was the strongest however it changed when she saw the creature whom Nojiko and Kaya had killed without any injury. To think, there was a person who could erase it with a finger was mind-boggling for her.

"Now that I have told you everything about us. Why don't you tell me about yourself before you came to this place?"

Nojiko asked smiling while taking a long deep breath to calm her breathing. Even though the battle was not difficult however she was still tired after fighting for nearly one month. 'When would I meet hubby?'

Nami started to explain to them that she was about to steal from a famous pirate when she heard one of the pirates who were saying that the strongest pirate of East Blue has been killed. She had enough information about the pirates so she knew about whom they were talking about.

She asked them for confirmation which they told her that it was true. She became overjoyed at this and immediately took a ship for herself to check it out by herself. Even if this was false, still she would be happy because she would be able to meet the villagers.

She reached the base of the fishermen in two days even though she was hesitant, she still went there to check the information. It proved to be true and she was delighted to confirm. She immediately made her way towards the village where she saw the villagers who were now living happily.

She slowly met everyone who was also happy to meet her after such a long time. They made food for her which confused her because usually, it was her sister who used to make food for her whenever she came to the village in past. They informed her that Nojiko had left the village along with her husband.

She had asked them about the person with whom her sister had gone. The villagers happily told her about their saviour Ray, who had become the messiah for them. They all told her about Ray and his good nature which caused Nojiko to fall for him.

She was happy about the news that her sister had found someone for her however she was also disappointed that she couldn't meet her sister at her best moment of life.

Nami lived in the village for two more days before she started to travel again. The villagers had asked her forgiveness because they all had believed that she had betrayed them. Nami gave them all of the money that she had collected in her whole life.

The villagers were against it though Nami had left it with them. After all, she had collected the money to free them from that awful life however now they could all use it for themselves to get a better life to fully enjoy themselves while leaving the past behind.

With her skills as a navigator, she tried to think of the place where they might have gone. Using her intelligence, she reached the place where the base was destroyed by the supposed tsunami.

With a map in her hand, she concluded that those two might have gone to Gecko islands so she went there full of hope. That was where she had met Elder Mary who was getting robbed by some teenagers.

She had quickly scared them away which cause the elder to talk to her.

From that point, they started to talk to each other and Mary told her about her sister and her husband. Nami was instantly happy that she could finally meet both of them without any problem.

Mary had started to tell her about the recent things which happened after the couple started to in the mansion along with them. He even told her about the training though she had ignored it that time because of her excitement. Though she didn't find them in the mansion which worried her however they had found a letter.

"And this is how I ended up here"

Nami spoke sighing while looking at Nojiko who was grinning at her proudly. Nami eyes went towards the shivering body of Kaya who was looking at them with flushed cheeks. 'What is wrong with her body? Is she sick or something?'

"What is happening to her anyway?"

Nami asked curiously while pointing towards Kaya who was looking at them with a smile. Nojiko sighed a little which caused Nami to get even more confused at the situation.

"It is her punishment for questioning hubby from time to time"

Nojiko spoke with a small smile while looking at Kaya who turned her head away in embarrassment.

"What is wrong with asking questions anyway?"

Nami asked with visible confusion on her face while she looked at Kaya who was still trembling. 'What is even happening to her body that is causing her to react like this?'

"It's not that simple Nami. She always seems to get under hubby skin that's why she is getting punishment"

Nojiko explained to Nami while sighing a little. 'A wife shouldn't make her husband annoy if she loves him.'

"Just because of this, he is punishing her! What right does he even have to do such a thing?"

Nami spoke furiously looking at her both of them who seems to be a little confused. 'She has given him a place to stay and he is behaving like this with her.'

"E-Eh, Nami, you got some things wrong"

Kaya stammered confused while looking at Nami who was still furious. Nojiko was also confused about her sudden anger at Ray.

"Hmph! I didn't get anything wrong. He is just using his powers to oppress you"

Nami spoke furiously, pointing at Kaya before she looked at Nojiko had an emotionless face. Nami spoke to Nojiko in irritation.

"How can you even live with him when he is harassing a girl in front of you?"

Nojiko who was listening to her took a deep breath before she spoke to Nami in an annoyed tone.

"Did you even listen to the whole thing, Nami?"

Nami who just heard her annoyed tone instantly shut her mouth in fear as she knew Nojiko could be very dangerous once she gets angry about something. 'They were not speaking so I believed that they had spoken everything. Did I speak too early?'

"She is going to be his wife in the future so asking annoying questions would make him dislike her slowly"

Nojiko explained to Nami while looking at Kaya who was looking down at the ground in embarrassment at her actions towards him. 'Does she believe that he would always let her go after asking ridiculous questions?"

"Hmmm, you are right about this Nojiko. After all, a powerful man like him could get any girl so him still thinking about her is quite incredible"

Nami spoke in a calm tone with a look of understanding the situation. In her whole life on the sea, she has seen many people reject their lovers because of some small conflicts between them.

"I'm not against you Kaya though I have seen many scenarios on the sea where people had rejected their lovers just because of some small things"

Nami spoke to Kaya with a small smile on her face to calm her down. Kaya was still looking at the ground with a look full of sadness. Nojiko went towards her to calm her down.

Nami was about to speak something again when she remembered a sudden thing. With wide eyes, she looked at Nojiko before speaking in a disbelief tone.

"Nojiko, that man is looking for more women even after he has you by his side"

Nojiko who was patting the head of Kaya to calm her suddenly heard her sister disbelief tone. With visible amusement on her face, she spoke to Nami.

"Isn't it common for a strong man to take multiple women for himself?"

"I believe it is true since you are happy with it so I wouldn't say anything as you can take your own decisions"

Nami spoke with a look of the understanding whole looking at her sister with a small smile. She was not naive to tell Nojiko that it is not good for her. 'She can take her decisions and I would support them wholeheartedly.'

Nojiko smiled at her sister understanding of her decision. She didn't want her to give her some advice which she doesn't need. 'Nami would be a perfect housewife for him.' Nojiko smirked looking at her sister who is going to join her hubby harem.

"What's her punishment anyway?"

Nami curiously asked while looking at Kaya who was finally looking at them. Nami was now interested in the man who had won the hearts of these two beautiful women.

"You should ask her yourself"

Nojiko spoke with a teasing smile while looking at her sister who just puffed her cheeks causing everyone to laugh. 'Hubby, I want you to meet my sister after this whole training ordeal.'

"So what am I suppose to do here?"

Nami asked curiously, looking at the women for some answers. She was smiling when suddenly her whole body shook. She would not even stand properly due to the sudden pressure, she felt on her entire body.

"Of course, You are gonna train with us"

Nojiko spoke with a sweet smile while looking at her sister who was feeling the pressure on her body. Nami looked scared when she saw the smile on the face of her elder sister.

"I don't want to..!"

Nami cried out in nervousness at the mere thought of fighting, a creature like that. ' I would die immediately.' Nami sat on the ground in anxiety so she wouldn't have to train herself.

Nojiko was looking at her with amusement in her eyes while Kaya was giggling at her dramatic behaviour. They both were going to enjoy this training session even more now that they have another member with them.

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The Holy Land Mary Geoise is the capital of the World Government, where its highest rulers, namely the Five Elders, the World Nobles and Commander-in-Chief Kong, reside and govern. It also hosts the World Meeting, a council of rulers of World Government nations that occurs every four years.

Mary Geoise is located on the Red Line and serves as the official route for people to cross between the two halves of the Grand Line, although only people acting inside the law are allowed passage. Pirates and criminals are not allowed to pass through it.

Pangaea is a large castle located in Mary Geoise. It serves as the base of operations for the World Government, where the Five Elders and Commander-in-Chief works.

Pangaea Castle is highly secure, with its gate being surrounded by a wall that has three other heavily guarded gates. One of these gates is the Celestial Dragons Gate, which is located right next to the Domain of the Gods where the Celestial Dragons live. The other two leads to a path to the gondolas to descend the Red Line.

The Room Of Authority is the room where the Five Elders meet, and where they meet with people whom they have granted an audience to. It is a large, expansive, and opulent room with tall alcoves and windows along the walls. The floor's design consists of light-coloured circles over a dark background.

The room contains two couches and a chair for the Five Elders to sit on, as well as two tables for them to use which have stacks of papers on them.

The five elders were right now sitting on the couch while Sengoku was sitting on the chair in front of them. They had called him due to some important things about which they wanted to discuss some things.

The elders were very tall comparable to Sakazuki who was 10 feet tall. They all had a serious expression along with Sengoku who had come here to talk about two crucial things.

One of the elders has a scar on his left side of his face. He was wearing a hat over dreadlocks and he was wielding a walking cane. He was wearing a black suit along with a tie.

The second elder was a tall and thin man with a white beard on his face along with white hair. He was also wearing a black suit along with a tie.

The third elder was a bald man with large birthmark spots on his forehead. He also had a white beard on his face while he was wearing a black suit and a tie.

The fourth elder was the oldest looking man among them. He was a bald man along with glasses on his face while he was wearing a white gi. He was holding a samurai sword in his hand and he didn't have any facial hair.

The fifth elder was the youngest looking elder among them. He has blond hair along with a beard of the same colour. He had a scar on his chest while he was wearing his suit with the shirt button opened. Though he was not wearing a tie.

"So I got the information that one of the commanders of Germa 66 is in East Blue"

The bald elder spoke with a serious expression while looking at Sengoku. The others were also looking at him with the same expression.

"It's the best time to capture her without any casualties on our side"

The oldest looking elder spoke seriously while the others nodded at him.

"Send someone who could capture her without dying themselves"

The youngest looking elder spoke to Sengoku who nodded without speaking anything.

"Don't send someone of high position in the Marines otherwise it would tarnish the reputation of World Government"

The elder with the scar on his face spoke seriously. He didn't want to do anything that might affect their reputation in the long run.

"Hmm, I have the perfect candidate for it"

Sengoku spoke seriously while looking at the elders. The elders looked at him for a few moments in seriousness.

"Who might be that candidate of yours?"

The thin elder asked curiously though his voice contained seriousness.

"She is a Marine captain Hina who has potential in her"

Sengoku spoke proudly as he mentioned one of his subordinates ago was doing a done job.

"Very well, we would support your decision though I hope she would do her work properly"

The oldest looking elder spoke in seriousness. The others didn't speak anything on this.

"What about the Shiki incident?"

Sengoku asked in a serious voice as this was an important topic, he wanted to discuss.

"You have sent the money right so what's the problem?"

The youngest looking elder spoke in an annoyed tone while narrowing his eyes.

"I have sent, however-"

He was stopped by the elders who motioned him to keep quiet. He shut his mouth angrily as he knew why they didn't want to talk about it.

"The meeting has ended"

The youngest looking elder spoke seriously while standing up from his seat along with others.

Sengoku also stood up from his place while gritting his teeth in frustration before he went out of the meeting room. 'Nothing has changed since then they still value reputation over the safety of civilians.'

The elders after seeing him finally gone from the castle started to walk towards in hallway. Everyone was quiet as the atmosphere around them was quite heavy.

After some time of walking, they finally reached a room that was hidden from the view of everyone and no one had permission to even come close to it otherwise they would be killed mercilessly. It would not matter whether you are an Admiral or a Celestial dragon.

They slowly entered the room while closing the gate at the same time. There was no light in the room though they could still see the things in the room. In front of them, there was a majestic throne.

The Empty Throne is a throne that supposedly sits at the centre of the world. It is kept on top of a three-level platform and has several swords and axes planted on the floor of the first and third levels.

The 20 weapons right in front of the throne symbolize the creators of the World Government, and the throne represents a declaration of peace that no one person will ever take full control of the world. When they come to Council meeting, all royals must pledge to not take the throne.

Though there was someone who was sitting on the throne while gazing at the sky. The five elders immediately kneeled in front of the figure who was still not paying any attention to them. With their voice full of respect and reverence, they all spoke simultaneously.

"Im-sama"

Im possesses a humanoid figure with a hand resembling a human's and sharp almond eyes with red irises that have thin circles surrounding the pupils. Im was wearing a crown that has four sharp, incredibly tall spikes on the top and an extremely long robe that flows upon the ground a great distance behind them.

The figure looked at them before looking in the sky again. The elders didn't say anything before they stood up from their places towards the existence of the room. They all knew if the figure wanted to speak something then it would have already.

The figure looked at the place where the elders were sitting before it looked at the hand. The figure opened its mouth and whispered to himself.

"When would I be free from the curse of mine?"

The voice contained many emotions in it such as sorrow, guilt, loneliness and hope for a better future. It was a very melodious voice with a feeling of yearning for some love. The figure has lived all alone for so much time, it started to forget about human communication.

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"Oh! I wonder what are you doing here?"

Reiju spoke smiling dangerously towards one of her subordinate who was picking up the den-den mushi to call someone and that too in the basement.

"I-I was not calling anyone, commander"

The soldier spoke stammering while his entire body was shaking in fear of new death.

"But I didn't even say that you were calling someone"

Reiju spoke smiling while taking a step forward scaring the soldier even more. The soldier put his hand in his pocket to draw something when Reiju shot him in the head with a pistol in her hand.

"I was not aware that one of my subordinates has betrayed me"

Reiju muttered seriously while looking in his pockets to check something. She found a symbol of some sort and she could guess to whom it belonged.

"So the World Government knows about my arrival in the East Blue"

Reiju whispered to herself while looking at the dead body of her supposed subordinate. 'Hmmm, though they would not send anyone with a high position in the Marines to capture me.'

With slow steps, she made her way back to the upper area of the ship as they both were in the basement. She was starting to think about some important things which she couldn't miss.

"There is a dead body in the basement so throw it in the sea"

Reiju ordered one of her soldiers who immediately went into the basement to throw the body out in the sea.

"Turn the ship towards the calm belt as we are not going to that palace anymore"

Reiju ordered her soldiers seriously who nodded at her without asking any questions. She sat on her chair while sighing a little as she wouldn't be able to meet her little brother anymore.

'If I meet him now then the Marine would also find out about his existence in the East Blue. He would not be able to live peacefully and he might even get captured by the Marines. I don't think that he has enough strength to protect himself from the Marines.'

"If the words come out then my family would immediately want to kill him so they could protect their reputation. The only reason they haven't captured him because they want him to return to Grand Line on his own so he could be at least worth something.'

" I wanted to meet him however it is not possible now"

Reiju muttered to herself while gazing at the vast sea. The ship had been turned to them towards the direction of Calm Belt. 'The sea stone technology is quite good when you use it with your ships.'

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"Why does Hina has to go there?"

A woman muttered unhappily while smoking a cigarette slowly. She was looking at the sea while her ship was moving slowly.

"It was an order from the Fleet-Admiral, Captain Hina"

A marine officer yelled from the deck of the ship with hearts in his eyes. The other officers also had hearts in their eyes while they were all looking at her.

"Captain Smoker is also in East Blue. Hina thinks he should be the one who should do the work"

Hina spoke irritated while taking a puff of a cigarette. She did not want to leave the Grand Line just so she could catch someone in the East Blue.

She is a tall and slim woman with straight, waist-length pink hair that she wears in the middle part. She has dark brown eyes and wears red lipstick.

Her clothing consists of a purple shirt with a deep neckline and golden motifs on the front, matching long pants, and high-heeled shoes. She was also sporting a bead necklace around her neck and a pair of purple sunglasses on her forehead. There was a marine jacket on her shoulders like a cape and the epaulettes were blue.

"Captain Smoker would not leave the place where he is working right now"

Another officer spoke smiling while looking at Hina who threw her cigarette in the sea with frustration on her face which caused everyone to get even more excited.

She sat on the chair with a face full of irritation while the officers were looking at her with heart-filled eyes. She didn't pay attention to them as it has become a regular thing on the ship. It was entertainment for her to pass the time.

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"Hmmm, seems someone is going towards the Calm belt"

Ray whispered to himself while he was flying towards the location of that sea restaurant. He felt some presences that were going towards the Calm belt however he didn't pay any attention to them.

"Everyone would be able to handle them though I wonder how would they react to the new Seak kings"

Ray muttered with a playful smirk on his face while he increased his speed slightly. It was getting so better now that things have started to change greatly.

"I would not get any bounty instead I would get the status of an Emperor of the sea which would be very funny because I have not even seen the Grand Line"

Ray spoke while laughing loudly at the thought of the chaos, it would generate among the other Emperors and the pirates.

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