21 fight
"Fleet admiral, May I have a word with you?" Sakazuki asked after knocking on a door.
"Yes, come in." a voice called back.
"Dont make a mess," Sakazuki sternly warned me. I nodded and followed him into the room. Sakazuki spoke before the fleet admiral could, "This is my son. For some god forsaken reason, his mother decided to take him to that island. I was able to intercept them before they got to the island and brought him away from her bad influence."
"How did you find out about him?" the fleet admiral asked.
"She told me about him after he was born. Before she left for that island, she told me where I could find them if i wanted to meet him," Sakazuki said.
"And that's why you agreed to the mission so readily. Why didnt you say anything sooner?" the fleet admiral asked.
"I wanted to find out if he was actually my child before I spoke to anyone," Sakazuki stated, "His name is Lucifer and he knows many languages."
"I understand. Hello, Lucifer. Can you tell me something?" the fleet admiral asked.
I looked toward Sakazuki, pretending to get permission, as he nodded so did I. The fleet admiral smiled a bit, "Good. Can you read poneglyphs?"
I made a thinking face but ultimately decided to say no. Shaking my head, the fleet admiral looked toward Sakazuki, "Is he mute?"
"No sir. His mother taught him too many languages so he ends up not speaking ours properly. We ran into Garp, figured he could be useful for something," Sakazuki said.
"I understand. Well kid, it was nice to meet you," the fleet admiral said, "Oh and if you want, you can call me Sengoku."
I nodded and smiled slightly. Sakazuki frowned again then we left. We went up a few flights of steps before entering a bright hallway, stopping in front of the third door. Sakazuki pulled out his keys and unlocked the door before entering and letting me in as well, "Dont break anything or mess with anything. Do you understand?"
I nodded and closed the door, looking around the living room. Sakazuki entered the kitchen and spoke, "You can sleep on the couch for now. Tomorrow, if you want the spare room, you'll have to clean it out. What do you want for dinner?"
I entered the kitchen and looked at the things in the refrigerator..... Turning to see the oven and stove looking untouched, I cleaned the dust off and turned the oven on. Placing a note in his hand, I started making dough.
For some reason, he read the note outloud, "Please fry some ground beef and cut up some peppers... What the hell is lemon for? And why would I use that much salsa?"
I sighed and put the dough to rise as I wrote a response, 'It makes the dish taste better. Besides, that stuff is about to go bad.'
He huffed and said "Fine." before crudely chopping up the peppers and onion.
--
All in all, the empanadas were pretty good. The peppers could be cut smaller but it was still good. As I lay here, in my cat pajamas, on a couch, I contemplate how to figure out the language easier. I couldnt sleep so I sat up and sipped some tea, 'System, what should I do to strengthen myself?'
-Host should consider getting a more compatible bloodline and scrapping the draconian progenitor-
'What bloodlines are more compatible with me?'
-List created. Would host like to browse the list?-
-Y/N?-
'Yes please'
-Feline Progenitor. Feline Apex Progenitor-
'Um... a list should have more than this... But thank you. Which do you recommend?'
-Feline Progenitor allows you to make the bloodline specific to your needs. Apex would make you stronger or faster but not both-
'Let's scrap draconian and get feline then. Will anything change?'
-Host will gain feline slits for pupils, feline ears and two tails. Can be hidden like kagane-
'Okay. Can you put me into a meditative coma for the duration?'
-Recommended for host to be inside a tub-
'Alright. Give me a few minutes to set up.' I stood up silently and went to the bathroom, placing a small tub on the ground by the shower, 'Ready.'
Sitting in the tub, nude, I felt like I fell asleep. When I opened my eyes, Sakazuki was looking at me with worry and anger written all over his face, "What is wrong with you?"
I just shook my head before looking over my body. I was covered in blood. Sighing, I stood up to shower.
-Put tub and blood in inventory-
I did as the system asked, including the stuff stuck to me before turning the shower on. Ignoring Sakazuki, I took a quick scrub and went to the mirror. Allowing my cat ears and tails to show, I silently laughed and hid them again.
"I'm not even going to bother asking right now. Hurry and get dressed before Garp comes," Sakazuki grumbled and pushed me out of the bathroom.
I shrugged and quickly put on a black suit with a red shirt, leaving two buttons undone. Slicking my hair back before putting my contacts then sunglasses on, I sipped on a cup of tea and placed some pancakes on the table for Sakazuki.
-New Mission! Shock Sakazuki into silence. 24 hour timer. Reward: discount ticket. Failure: Unable to hide tails-
Looking up exasperated, I found Sakazuki standing over me with a frown. I pointed at the plate of pancakes then went back to sipping my tea, "Good morning sir."
"The spare room is over there. Clean it before Garp comes to get you," he said and went to his room.
Shrugging I went to the room and opened the door. The room had not a single thing in it besides dust and spider webs. Smirking, I took off my jacket and put headphones on, playing That's The Spirit album by Bring Me The Horizon. As I danced and used a broom to dust the ceiling first, standing on air platforms, occasionally singing along. After dusting the room, I landed and smiled before bringing out a swiffer and finishing the room off.
Smiling and dusting off my hands, I unrolled my sleeves and put my jacket back on before going to the living room to wait. I found Garp, Sengoku, and Sakazuki chatting over coffee. Taking off my headphones and putting them away, Garp waved to me so I waved back.
Sengoku smiled a bit, "So how are they going to figure it out?"
"No idea, but I want to make sure he doesnt do anything stupid," Sakazuki said and glanced at me, "Did you clean the room?"
I nodded and smirked. Garp laughed, "It couldnt have been that bad."
I raised an eyebrow and pulled my phone out of my pocket, pulling up a picture of the room before cleaning and after. Smirking and laughing silently, I looked toward Sakazuki. His face was grim...
"Shouldn't you get started already?" Sakazuki huffed.
Garp sighed, "Yeah yeah, dont get your panties in a bunch. Alright kid, let's hear it."
I smirked and started singing a new favorite song, "What doesn't kill you
Makes you wish you were dead
Got a hole in my soul growing deeper and deeper
And I can't take
One more moment of this silence
The loneliness is haunting me
And the weight of the world's getting harder to hold up
It comes in waves, I close my eyes
Hold my breath and let it bury me
I'm not OK and it's not all right
Won't you drag the lake and bring me home again
Who will fix me now?
Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
Who will make me fight?
Drag me out alive?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
What doesn't destroy you
Leaves you broken instead
Got a hole in my soul growing deeper and deeper
And I can't take
One more moment of this silence
The loneliness is haunting me
And the weight of the worlds getting harder to hold up
It comes in waves, I close my eyes
Hold my breath and let it bury me
I'm not OK and it's not all right
Won't you drag the lake and bring me home again
Who will fix me now?
Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
Who will make me fight?
Drag me out alive?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
'Cause you know that I can't do this on my own
'Cause you know that I can't do this on my own
'Cause you know that I can't do this on my own
Who will fix me now?
Who will fix me now?
Who will fix me now?
Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown."
Each line was in a different language. I wasnt stopped so I guess none of those were it. So I tried the same song in different languages, over and over until I changed the song. I sang Avalanche and hilariously enough when the words, " 'Cause the weight of it's like hands around my neck" in the last verse, I was stopped.
Thinking about that single language, I restarted the song. They looked at me oddly so I changed the song to Lost Boy.
I'm unsure if they liked it because they stayed silent. Sengoku frowned soon after, "How many languages do you know?"
"Um... 6,000 or so? Give or take a few," I said.
"And you cant read the poneglyphs?" Sengoku questioned again.
"No sir, I hadnt had the chance to observe the language yet," I said as if confessing.
"So you can figure a language out by looking at it. How?" Sakazuki asked this time.
"I have an iedetic memory and can spot a pattern easily. Once I know a pattern, it's simple to figure everything out from it. The world is based on patterns after all," I said and smiled.
"So you can understand verbal and written patterns. How will that help you in a fight?" Garp asked with a grin.
"You misunderstand. I notice all patterns and can tell how someone will move based on minut muscle movements," I said.
"That wont help you fight," Sengoku stated.
"Okay," I didnt agree but I dont want to argue.
"Good. Akainu are you putting him in the school?" Sengoku asked.
I frowned, "What do I need to do to not go?"
"Prove you can hold your own against a captain. However, since your Akainu's kid, you have to hold out against a vice admiral," Sengoku smirked.
"Okay," I readily agreed.
"Are you sure, kid?" Garp asked.
"Yes. My momma didnt raise a weakling," I smiled.
Sakazuki frowned, "Dont get full of yourself. You'll be fighting me."
"....No. I dont want to fight you," I said and shook my head.
"Oh? Why is that?" Sakazuki smirked.
"Because your my father. Family shouldnt fight," I stated with a faint smile.
Garp smiled, "I'll fight you then."
Sengoku sighed, "Why did it come to this?"
--
We went to an underground sparring ring for devil fruit users and those ranked vice admiral and up. I placed my suit jacket on the side and rolled up my sleeves, popping my fingers. I decided to make clones as I walked a circle around Garp, making it seem like the clones were after images. His haki wouldnt help him.
Each hit the clones took made them disappear into a puff of smoke. Getting fed up and bored, I cancelled the clones and dodged a punch from Garp then stood on his fist and leaned forward, "Watch your step."
Flipping backward, I landed a few feet outside the spyke encirclement. He was able to get out of it easily. I stood my ground and let him punch me. My chest caved in a bit but instantly healed, however his hand was now broken. I grinned and softly punched him before he fell to the ground coughing.
"Here, this is medicine. Drink it and lay down, old man," I said and forced him to drink a regeneration potion and placed a bucket next to him. Turning to see the reaction, Sengoku was angry and Sakazuki was stunned.
"I held back. He will be healed in a second but will probably throw up...," as I said that, Garp started throwing up, "I'm sorry..."
That's when another person spoke, "That wasnt a single punch."
I flinched.
"And his hits never touched Garp."
I flinched again.
"What did you do?" Sengoku asked angrily.
"I... Used the air pressure generated by a punch to hit him instead of actually touch him. I dont have full control of my strength so it's all or nothing. I chose 100 hits with nothing behind it...," I said and looked down, "I'm sorry."
"Damn kid," Garp yelled, "What the hell are you?! You sure as hell can take a hit and dish them out! How much do you even weigh?"
Looking at Garp oddly, I responded, "I dont know... Normal scales dont register me..."
"What?" Sengoku and the other speaker said.
"Its true. You cant even tell he is there even if you lift him," Sakazuki nodded.
"Do you even eat?!" Garp yelled.
"Not really. Most foods make me sick, so the few things I eat, I end up bingeing," I said quietly.
"You did eat a lot for dinner last night," Sakazuki said, "But I don't remember you eating breakfast."
"I didn't...," I looked down at my feet.
"Well... You dont have to go to the school. But your not allowed to fight anyone without your father present or your life is endangered. Do you understand?" Sengoku said sternly.
"Yes sir," I said.
"Good. Now,....," Sengoku looked at the guest, "Kizaru, what did you need?"
"Just wanted to check out the brats fighting potential since he came from a monster like Akainu. Honestly, I barely saw him moving, so..." Kizaru said with an amused face.
"You're either ninja or devil fruit.... Which are you?" I questioned after seeing him move about and return to his spot from before.
"Light light fruit," he said.
"Hm.. A worthy challenger for high speed 3d laser chess," I grinned.
"The hell is that?" they all asked.
And so I explained.