Vol. 04 Ch. 04 – New Members

By the time Arthur and the others reached the river mouth, Baby-5 had caught up with them with the devil fruit in each of her hands. They did not linger on the island and sailed back across the sea of death to proceed to the next island. Monet and Sugar immediately received an official welcome to join the pirate's ART.

Arthur: "Once again, I welcome Monet for joining the ART pirate group, from today she officially joins us. You already know me as a captain and Hancock as our navigator. "

Baby-5: "Nice to meet you, my name is Baby-5. I am a doctor and a chef, after this I will check the condition of you two. " Baby-5 feels they need a health check.

Robin: "Welcome to the crew, my name is Nico Robin, the first mate in this crew." Robin introduced himself after Baby-5.

Monet: "What about my younger sister?"

Arthur: "That's what I want to talk to you about, Sugar since you are still 8 years old, do you want to join or not? If not, then I'll take you to Hancock's sister island, where you can stay comfortably and safely there. " Monet finally understood Arthur's intentions, and she was pleased that Arthur gave her sister the freedom to choose.

Sugar: "Monet-Nessan?" Sugar does not know what to do and asks her big sister.

Monet: "Whatever you want, Sugar. Both choices are good for you, although I want to stay with you, I also don't want to endanger you with this trip. " Monet makes Sugar even more confused.

Robin: "For now she can come with us as a temporary member after we want to leave North Blue she can make a decision." Robin who was checking the results of the poneglyph copy suggested a solution.

Arthur: "Good advice, Robin. Maybe we will stay in North Blue for one to two years, so during that time, you can think about your future. "

Monet: "Thank you. Monet, say thanks to the young master. " Monet is truly grateful for what Arthur did to both of them.

Sugar: "Thank you, young master."

Arthur: You're welcome. But calling me captain is better than calling me a young master if you don't want to call my name. "

Monet: "But Baby-5 also calls you young master Arthur." Hearing Monet's words made Arthur could only sigh.

Arthur: "Make yourself both comfortable. Hancock, when can we get to the nearest island to buy Monet and Sugar daily necessary? "

Hancock: "If there is no problem then tomorrow afternoon we will arrive at Shackle Island."

Arthur: "Baby-5, take Monet and Sugar to their room and in the meantime take them to look around the ship."

Baby-5: "Yes, young master Arthur. Monet, Sugar, come follow me. " Baby-5 stood up and invited Monet and Sugar to get to know the contents of the ship.

Arthur: "Oh yeah, Robin, use this." Arthur throws his magic compass at Robin after Monet and Sugar go to follow Baby-5.

Robin: "Why did you give this strange compass to me?" Robin who checked Arthur's compass was confused about why Arthur gave it to her.

Arthur: "You both know that the compass is not pointing north or to the next island like a log pose right?" Hancock and Robin nodded at Arthur's question.

Hancock: "So where is the compass point to?" Hancock, who from the first time she saw the compass already had a sense of curiosity.

Arthur: "This compass points in the direction the holder wants the most, be it property, love, or anything. But if the holder doesn't know what he/she wants or his/her desire is like Hancock where she wants to abolish the slavery system then the compass will continue to spin irregularly. " Arthur explained the two of them.

Robin: "Because I desire to immediately find out about world history by reading the poneglyph, this compass ..." Robin stopped her words and saw the compass needle that stopped spinning by pointing in a direction.

Arthur: "Looks like we have the next destination after taking a rest one night on Shackle island." Arthur nodded satisfied with the results of the magic compass.

The next day Athena arrived at Shackle Island without a hitch. The arrival of the ART pirate crew in North Blue has begun to spread throughout the North Blue island. The residents were afraid of them, the marine tried to make a plan of attack, and the North Blue pirates began to be wary of these pirate crew from the Grand Line. The residents and shop owners on Shackle Island also didn't dare to bother Arthur and the others, they didn't even want to charge anything for what they wanted to buy. But Arthur still gave money for items that Hancock and Robin wanted. After getting everything on their shopping list, Arthur and his crew decided to stay overnight at one of the Shackle Island hotels. At dinner, the six of them began chatting casually with jokes until Arthur began to discuss his plans while in North Blue.

Monet: "Is the young master always like this?" Monet asked Baby-5 about the nature of Arthur.

Baby-5: "Yes, when with friends or family, the young master always acts relaxed like this. But when fighting young master Arthur has a very gallant expression. "

Sugar: "Robin-Nessan, this is delicious, what's the name of this fruit?" Sugar asks for the name of the fruit she first sees and tastes.

Robin: "The name of the fruit is grapes."

Arthur: "Back to our conversation on the ship. Like my original plan, we will stay in North Blue for one to two years and then we will go to East Blue. " Arthur was not afraid to discuss his plans in public because they would all remain scattered in time.

Robin: "Looks like it won't take a year for me to find what I want." Robin conveyed his thoughts while cutting the steak on her plate.

Hancock: "Is there another girl you want to recruit?" Hancock wants to know more about Arthur's plan.

Arthur: "Why do you always think that what I want to save is a girl?"

Baby-5: "Five ... wrong, the seven people young master Arthur saved personally were all girls." Baby-5 answers Arthur's question with the facts.

Arthur: "Ugh ... but this time no, who I want to save this time is a boy. Maybe add one more man if I can be on time. And during that time you must train your body, Monet. "

Monet: "Yes, young master." Monet understands his ability to be very weak compared to ordinary people because of his residence.

Arthur: "Oh yeah, I haven't asked you, Monet, what's your dream? Sugar, you too, what is your dream? "

Sugar: "I want to taste all the delicious food in the world." Sugar answers Arthur's question right away, but Monet needs time to think.

Monet: "For 16 years I was on that island and didn't know anything about the outside world, so I wanted to know everything in this world and explore places that I had never known." Monet answered after thinking for some time.

Arthur: "As long as you are a member of the ART pirate crew, we will take care of each other and fulfill all the dreams of the crew members, but you must also be able to look after yourself during our adventures later."