Chapter 46- A Rear Admiral
After the party, Dorry and Brogy drank sake they brought from the ship with Luffy to officially join the straw hats. "So... How do we get off this island?" Dorry suddenly asked as he realized that they don't have their ships anymore, and the Going Merry won't be able to support their weight.
"I have an idea, though you probably won't like it..." Luffy said while scratching the back of his head. "What?" Brogy asked. "I can throw you".
Brogy and Dorry looked at him with a strange expression before starting to laugh. "What's there not to like? It has been a good while since I got an adrenaline rush from something that isn't fighting" Dorry said, and the Straw Hat crew looked at him as if he's a madman. Which he probably was.
"So where do you guys want me to throw you?" Luffy asked them but before they could answer Sanji suddenly barged into the conversation as he was a little concerned about the giant's health. "Couldn't you just let them ride Buddy?" Sanji asked while pointing to the giant dragon flying above them.
"But that's no fun..." Luffy said with a depressed face earning him a punch from Nami. "We don't care! What if you miss and those two get eaten by some sea kings?!". Nami yelled at Luffy while the giants waited for Buddy to come down.
As Buddy came down, the two giants told him they wanted to go to Elbaf. Buddy didn't know the location, but the two giants told him to fly and that they'll tell him where to go.
As the two giants flew away, the Straw Hats returned to the Going Merry. "Where do we go now, Luffy?" Nami asked as she heled the wheel.
"Let's go to Jaya. I'll give you directions so just do as I say". "Why Jaya?" Law asked, "It's just some insignificant island". "True, but I have a friend there, and we can stock on supplies before heading to Skypiea via the Knock Up Stream".
"But can't you just pick up the ship and fly?" Zoro asked while having a bad feeling. "But where's the fun in that?", Luffy replied with a grin. "I knew it..." Zanji said. "Don't be like that, it'll be fun!", Luffy said excitedly.
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As the Straw Hats were sailing towards Jaya, Usopp suddenly spotted a marine ship. "Marine ship ahead! They are fighting some other pirates" He yelled. Luffy was about to ignore the marine ship, but suddenly a very intriguing event occurred. A giant meteorite suddenly flew down and crashed into the pirate ship!
It was a shocking scene. Everyone was curious as to how a meteorite just happened to crash into the pirate ship, it seemed too good for the marines to be true. "Oh, so he already joined? I guess we can stop to say hello" Luffy said. "Who are you talking about?", Katakuri asked, intrigued, since even he had to knowledge the power the meteor held.
"You'll find out soon enough. Nami, head for the marine ship!" Luffy commanded as he wondered if a meteorite will fall on them too. And as they got closer, and the marines started screaming in fear, a meteorite fell.
However, unlike the other one, which was the size of a ship, this one was the size of a small village. Luffy nodded to Karakuri, and the latter created a mochi shield around the ship and covered it with armament haki.
The meteorite crashed against the mochi, but it was unable to penetrate it and crashed to pieces. "That's one hell of a greeting", Sanji mumbled, and the ship continued to advance towards the marines. But this time, no meteorite fell, the cannons didn't fire, and neither did the guns. Even the marines went quiet as they seemed to accept their fate, but one man walked towards the edge of the ship and started to lower a bridge.
"So you're the famous Straw Hats", The man said. "You seem awfully calm for a marine meeting a Yonko", Zoro said. "Why should I be afraid? I don't sense any malicious intent from any of you", the man stated calmly. "Interesting... Can I ask what is your name?" Robin asked. "It's Issho", Issho answered (Fujitora can sense other people's feelings and intentions with his haki).