(Vol 3) CHAPTER - 17 { Devil's Shadow Part-4 }

"Kill!"

Chopper, in his monster point, slammed his right palm on Kitta.

*Boom*

Kitta barely managed to hold on to his stand while blocking Chopper's palm.

"I don't even know you!"

Kitta gritted his teeth and punched the huge palm with armament haki.

"Roarr!"

Chopper pulled his palm and joined his fists together as he brought them down on Kitta.

*Boom*

The entire mountain shook and snow fell from the top to the foot of the mountain.

"Ahh!"

Kitta's painful scream rushed in the plain as one of his knees pierced through the flesh of his leg.

Blood splashed on the white snow, dying it red in color.

"Damn it! Ah!"

Kitta's whole body was crushed on the ground as Chopper slammed on him continuously with the fists.

"Kill!"

In Chopper's eyes, he was doing the right thing. But he was not thinking with the right mindset.

"Chopper!"

Luffy, Zoro and Sanji rushed over to the location in the open where Chopper was beating Kitta.

"Kill!"

Chopper's voice, with anger and grief, entered their ears.

"Calm down! Chopper, remember what Doctor Kurai said to you and us!"

Luffy stood in front of Chopper while Zoro and Sanji moved around the half dead Kitta.

"He deserves this! But you shouldn't be the one who gives it to him! You are a doctor, Chopper."

Luffy lowered his straw hat and looked at the tall Chopper in his monster point.

"Don't you want to be a great doctor? A doctor who can cure any disease? Join me! No, join us! My crew! We will help you achieve your dream! Won't Doctor Kursi want that?"

Luffy extended his right hand towards Chopper with a smile on his face.

Looking at Luffy and hearing the things he said, Chopper remembered it.

The huge body of Chopper slowly started decreasing.

The densely packed hair and large horns reduced. And the reindeer hybrid Chopper was the one left.

"Doctor K-Kuraih, h-he!"

Chopper burst into tears as he ran to Luffy. Luffy embraced Chopper as he consoled him.

* * *

Standing on the edge of the tall mountain where the castle was located.

Luffy took in a deep breath and opened his mouth wide to shout out loud.

"From now on! This will be the territory of the Straw Hat Pirates!"

From behind, Zoro walked over with a huge flag of the Straw Hat Pirates.

The island was quiet as the shout went away but that wasn't long when multiple cheers were heard.

"Woow!"

"The Devil's Pirates are taken down!"

One could hear the villagers' voices even from the top of the mountains.

Meanwhile, the pirates of the Devil's Pirates panicked.

"Damn! Did the Captain lose to those rookies?"

"Fuck it!"

"What do we do?"

The pirates were not even ready where hundreds of villagers marched over.

"Kill the pirates!"

"Don't let a single one live!"

The roars of the villagers echoed like a wildfire on the island.

* * *

Burying Doctor Kurai's body besides his mother, Dr. Kureha and Hiriluk.

The atmosphere was heavy but because the Devil's Pirates were still on the island, it wasn't much.

Luffy and the crew joined and helped the villagers to wipe the Devil's Pirates.

In return, the villagers swore loyalty to the Straw Hat Pirates.

After years of torture and painful sufferings, the Drum Island was free from the grip of the Devil's Pirates.

Sleeping on the nice and warm bed, Nami flipped the newspapers to read the latest news.

[The biggest marriage in history, the joining of the two of the biggest forces in the New World, Grand Line, has been concluded! The Devil's Pirates and Big Mom Pirates! Will the world see hell?]

["Pirate Empress" Boa Hancock, the captain of the Kuja Pirates, has been stripped of her title of the "Warlord of the Sea".]

[Due to direct and open relation with the Devil's Pirates, Boa Hancock is suspected to be an agent of the Devil's Pirates in the Seven Warlords of the Sea.]

[Caruka city, in one of the islands of the Massland, has been bombarded and completely wiped off from the surface of 'One'. A new pirate group is suspected to be the one to destroy Caruka city]

With the newspaper, few new bounty posters were stuck to the pages in between.

[Wanted Poster]

[350,000,000 million berries]

[Black Cat Doraemon]

A small and round looking black coloured robot cat with a huge head, held on to a device in his hand with no fingers.

[Wanted Poster]

[120,000,000 million berries]

[NOBITA]

A handsome young man with round glasses, sat on a chair reading a history book.

[Wanted Poster]

[150,000,000 million berries]

[Giant Ape]

A huge man, almost 4 meters in height with large body fat held on to a big metal sword. His face was scary as a demon while in his eyes showed emptiness.

Nami viewed the wanted poster with a worried expression.

"I knew the Grand Line wouldn't be so easy but this hard. We just took down a person with a 200 million bounty and another one with an even bigger one emerged."

Nami threw the newspaper and the three bounty posters to the side table.

Few minutes later, Chopper with a bag of medicines came into the room.

"Nami, how are you feeling?"

Chopper asked as he stepped near her bed with small legs.

"Much better because of you."

Nami raised her upper body and adjusted to a comfortable position.

"Hm. Your temperature has decreased a lot. You will be good to run the next day!"

Chopper smiled at Nami as he applied some paste on her forehead.

"Wait for a second."

He then brews a cup of medicine for her to drink which will give her a boost.

"Chopper, what do you think about the offer Luffy gave you? Join our crew!"

Nami stared at Chopper with some hint of anticipation in her voice.

"I am still thinking."

Replied Chopper while brewing the medicine. He looked so concentrated that Nami didn't feel like talking further.

"But you said the same thing the day before yesterday."

Muttered Nami in her breath which was inaudible to Chopper near the table.

When the medicine was completed, Chopper fed it to Nami even though the latter complained about the bitter taste.

"We will be leaving tomorrow."

Just before Chopper could walk out of the room, Nami's voice was heard.

"... Okay."

Chopper nodded and stepped out of the room. His footsteps disappeared slowly.

'I am sorry, Chopper.'

Nami stared at the closed door while secretly asking for forgiveness from Chopper.

* * *

The news of the defeat of the Devil's Pirates in Drum Island spread in the sea.

Almost making the world in an uproar. Who thought that the strongest force in the New World, Devil's Pirates would be defeated in their own territory.

Some started rejoicing. Some made plans for the coming future.

Some are scared of the possible outcome. Some were angry and totally enraged.

The news shared some small details of the happened in Drum Island.

[A mysterious and rookie group of pirates, The Straw Hat Pirates, surprisingly captured one of the territories of the Devil's Pirates, The Drum Island!]

[Who and where did they come from? And what will the "Devil of the Sea" do about it? Whatever he does, it will definitely cause a tsunami in the Paradise, Grand Line.]