Meeting people

After staying for a few days, Garp went to pick up his crew and go off to do something. He told me to follow Zoro to the new world, even if I was hidden the entire time. I agreed as long as he told the Fleet Admiral I was taking a job hiatus until I could contact HQ myself.

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Mihawk would occasionally find me sleeping in his bed and just slept next to me. Occasionally, we would spend a night doing things. He became a real master and used collars and ordered me around, whipping me and giving me treats when I behaved. I trained diligently after that night with Garp. My depression had all but left, however, I still needed to vent and the only way I could was with another person.

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Zoro and I became friendly and could joke about a lot of things but he learned a vital thing about me that he liked to repeatedly ask about with worry.

"Why do you like people double your size?" Zoro asked as we packed to leave.

Ever time I answered, I said a different reason but never the truth. "Because of the abs," I said and smiled looking at his abs he was showing off to load the boat with cargo.

"No seriously, why?" He asked for the umpteenth time.

"Because of the feeling of abs rubbing against your body while..." I started to explain why abs are great before being cut off.

"Stop! Forget I asked!" Zoro said fed up.

"Let's get moving. Dont forget anything." Ghost lady said.

"I need a bit, I left stuff on the roof... and bathroom.... and my room... hehe my bad," I said and dashed off. I went straight to Mihawk and we had a quickie before I went back to leave. I dont regret lieing to them for that however I now had to carry my bag from the villian in glasses outfit.

We set off and I told Aka about the journey as we went. Sadly Aka went with Garp so he could train and fine tune his abilities. One morning of the trip, I asked Aka, 'How is Garp actually doing?'

'You hooked him on tequila...' Aka said.

'I see. I'll send some to you with the next batch of fish, if you want.'

'No thanks. He needs to mellow out,' Aka said.

'Alright. My bad. I can see the islands now, talk soon buddy!' I said and poked Zoro's cheek, "Here."

"What?" Zoro asked half awake.

"We're here." I said.

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We went to a bar and I told them I was on hiatus until I got three certain objects and that I wont bother my good friend/ rides crew. Zoro smiled at my explanation at first then heard me calling him a ride and his lips twitched. We decided to sleep at the bar until the crew arrived 10 days later.

I chose to wear my villain in glasses outfit and kakashi mask, so nobody would associate me with No Face or the marines. To waste time, I arranged my inventory and went through all the things I had, while also using my hundred odd mystery tickets. I did get some cool books and things but most were random crap. I also got a disturbing quest to either get a tattoo or stitches for every person I've killed. My broken mind immediately went to stitches instead of tattoos, so while everyone slept (or at least i thought they did), I stitched my leg with black, grey and red thread, creating a design. As I stitched, I sang a song quietly to myself, Pain by Three Days Grace.

When morning came and the crew started to arrive, my odd quest finished and I got my reward, three summoning tickets to fight past Kenpachi from bleach. I smiled at this and bought the soul reaper reishi before practicing it for an hour. My energy reserves were enormous because I had trained my ninja abilities, so it was easy to get used to self made platforms instead of sticking to things.

I found Zoro trying to fish so before he went off, I told him I was going to have a fight and to keep people away or they might get caught up in it. Zoro thought I was joking until I jumped into the air and went above the ocean a ways away, summoning Yachiru Unohana.

"Child, why did you summon me," the dark red light asked as it formed a person.

"I wish to fight the Kenpachi of old at her peak," I stated and brought out my sword, "If you will."

"Very well child, but be warned, I care not for your life," she said and flash stepped toward me with her sword drawn.

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"You dont have a chance of beating the next one if this is all you have. Train harder," she turned into black and red swirling light around my sword and disappeared. I had a hard fought battle that lasted what seemed to be hours but was merely a few minutes. Managing to kill the summon after using most of my energy, I realized what I needed now more than anything; to sharpen my intent and will. After returning to the ground, I fell to my knees exhausted.

Zoro came to me with a man in a suit and luffy not far behind, "Hey, you good?"

"Kenpachi Yachiru Unohana has been defeated.. I have two left before becoming Kenpachi myself... I'm not experienced enough for the next one and far from ready for the final boss...," I said quietly.

"Are you serious?" the man in a black suit said.

"Dead serious...," I fixed my glasses, "You have roughly 3 minutes before being surrounded by ships, Luffy, Grandpa Garp has sent me to tag along to the new world for a bit. I'll pay for the ride if need be.."

"Let's go then!" Luffy said and ran of to the ship.

I followed Zoro and the man onto the ship and as everyone reacquainted and began to get the ship ready to leave, marine ships approached. Except they were blocked by the Kuja. We made our escape then people turned on me and asked a million questions. I answered cryptically, until a certain question was asked by Zoro.

"Why do you like people double your size," Zoro said with a smirk.

"I wont stop my answer if you dislike it. Do you still want todays answer?" I asked with an 'innocent' smile.

"Dont go too far otherwise it's fine," he said. The crew mates were curious about the topic and listened.

"I like them because its exhilarating," I smiled.

"I dont get it..." Chopper said.

The man in the suit, Sanji, spoke up, "Is it because they treat you like a child?"

Zoro face palmed and looked at me, "Dont taint them..."

I smiled, "I warn you, if your faint hearted then dont listen."

Chopper got spooked and hid behind Robin. Brook inched closer slowly.

"Its exhilarating to see just how much can fit before I start breaking apart, how far they are willing to go before worrying about my life or the disregard for my life. One disregards my life and even breaks my bones while doing it or simply goes until I black out.... Fuck... I cant wait to attack him..." I spoke and started panting at the end thinking about them.

"Masochist?" Robin said confused.

Zoro had a face that screamed 'shut the fuck up' while looking at me. I smiled to him, "Dont look at me like that... You asked and I replied. Besides, you already know it's not the real reason."

"Then what is the real reason?" Usopp said skeptically.

"Their breath," I said and sat on Zoro's shoulder.

"??? What?" Usopp looked confused.

"Its easier to demonstrate," I said and got onto Usopp's back. I leaned onto his shoulder, my mouth near his ear while I slowly breathed on his neck and spoke softly, "The feeling of their breath on you while laying together, sometimes hitting your neck, other times your ear. When they speak, saying things like, 'Come back here' or 'I didnt say you could stop' or my favorite, 'You feel so good, I cant get enough'."

"Stop, your giving him a bloody nose...," Zoro said and grabbed me.

"Oh come on, he asked," I said and let Zoro squeeze me in his arms, "Mm squeeze me harder!"

"Little pervert!" Zoro dropped me.

I turned onto my back before falling, "You could have broke my glasses! These are special you fuck!"

"Do you like everyone double your size?" Sanji asked curiously.

"Nope. That's like asking if everyone in a skirt is a woman," I said.

Sanji shivered and agreed before I spotted Franky glancing at me from time to time. I smiled and fixed my glasses before being captured again by Zoro. "Dont even think about it. Arent you a supposed to dislike pirates?"

"I never told you my criteria for my hit list did I?" I said outloud while thinking.

"Hold up, hit list?" Nami said shocked.

"I am a killer, you know. I believe evil should be purged so anyone and everyone, no matter affiliation isn't spared. I dont go after anyone for any random reason, they have to have done something and I need solid proof and evidence," I said and looked toward the ocean, "That's why I'm no longer deemed a marine. After the war, I told Sengoku that my justice isnt the same as the marines or world governments. Because of a deal, he never reported me or officiated me being a marine."

"Can I ask what your criteria is?" Robin asked with a notebook ready.

"No. I'm indebted to this crew, especially Zoro, so I wont go after you guys," I said and yawned, "Doesnt mean I wont come after you to reprimand and fight you. I just wont kill you."

"Big mouth for such a little kid," Franky said.

"I'm being honest. I actually implore you to try to kill me," I said and yawned again, "If you need help, wake me." I walked up one of the trees and laid in a branch, quickly falling asleep.

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"Wake up!"

I felt a cold hand grab me and put pressure on my body. I opened my eyes and looked around, finding Franky and some fishmen. I yawned, "How long was I out?"

"Three days. Nice of you to finally wake up," Franky said angrily.

"Sorry, I was healing. Need any help?" I asked.

"Who is this?" a Fishman asked.

Franky shrugged, "Dont know his name."

"Why if it isnt Jimbe. We met once a few years back, I was on Aokiji's ship for training." I said and jumped to the ground.

"I only met one kid back then and he was an eccentric. It's been years, so you cant be him." Jimbe said skeptically.

"No, that's me. And as promised, a bottle of jim beam," I said and handed him a bottle of alcohol.

"It is you?!" Jimbe said and took the bottle, "How come your still short?"

"I quit growing so I could continue my hunt," I said and smiled.

"Okay? How has your ninja skills progressed?" Jimbe asked.

"Ninja?!" Franky said, stopping his other conversation.

"Hehe, you want your stuff back?" I asked.

"? What so you mean?" Jimbe asked confused.

I handed over the newly stolen things and smiled, "When do you think I took these?"

"When Franky was looking for you?" he said.

"Nope. When you said ninja," I smiled and handed Franky a bottle of cola, "Force of habit, my bad."

Nobody spoke at first but Franky went back to his other conversation.

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I fell asleep at one point, and woke up on Franky's back after the fight. Finding Jimbe and Luffy hooked up by a blood transfusion tubes, I watched Jimbe. Moving to sit on Franky's shoulder, I softly hummed Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish, alerting the group that I was awake.

Zoro was pissed, "Why are you asleep when we need you?"

"Because I'm still healing..." I said quietly, eyes still on Jimbe.

"Healing from what?!" Zoro yelled at me.

"....Kenpachi Unohana..." I said and opened my robe, showing the still bleeding holes from inpalement.

"You should use a vial," Zoro said with a frown.

"Not needed. However, I need you to keep the people calm.... Because I'm going to throw up..." I said and jumped off to the side, away from the crowd.

Chopper and Robin came over to check me out after seeing my wounds, but I ignored them and threw up my shredded organs. Chopper panicked and Robin threw up. Once I stopped throwing up, my external wounds healed and I sighed, "Took long enough..."

Lighting up a smoke and having tea, I looked at the duo. Chopper was panicked and trying to get me to lay down while Robin kept throwing up. Sighing again, I pulled out my glove and burned the expelled organs before putting the glove away, "Why are you panicked? What's wrong with Robin?"

Once Robin calmed down and looked again, she was confused. Chopper just kept blinking. Luffy however had a frown on his face, so I approached the duo and sat next to Jimbe, "I dont have a devil fruit, I just have special items that mimic them."

Luffy calmed and looked back up silently. Jimbe looked at me softly as I watched him with a sad expression. He asked, "What's the matter?"

I smiled sadly and played a song, Ocean Eyes, outloud while watching him. He looked confused at first until he realized what the song meant. He patted my head and smiled at me softly.

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When we were leaving, Jimbe waving at us in the distance, I sighed. Brook came over, "You know some good songs. Know any more?"

I opened my ipod and played When the Party's Over by Billie Eilish.

"Your so depressing..." Brook said.

"Sorry..." I said and played Carry on my Wayward Son, the supernatural play version.

Brook didn't speak at first but patted my shoulder, "So your missing someone."

"I am..." I whispered.

"Want to talk about it?" he asked.

"....No. It would only hurt everyone on the ship..." I said and played You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban and softly sang along.

Zoro came over as I was hiding my tears and lifted me up like a child, "I need a pillow, come."

I hid my face and allowed him to take me as I turned the music off. After waving slightly to Brook with a forced smile, Zoro brought me to a room and laid down with me. "Be a good body pillow...," he said quietly and cuddled with me.

I sniffed, trying to stay calm and closed my eyes, "Thank you..."

"Shhh... Sleep," he said and pretended to sleep. I followed suit and fell asleep not long later.

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'Ken, I'm in the new world with Sengoku.' Aka's voice rang in my head.

I jolted out of sleep and fell off the bed I was on, 'I can feel the connection between us getting stronger, so we must be getting closer. I cant wait to see you.'

'Hurry up and save me from this depressing person...' Aka lamented.

'Soon, my friend, soon. I'm splitting off from Straw hats soon. Tell him to prep for my arrival, hehe.' I laughed internally.

'Alright, but I want to be small again. Being so big is a pain and so hard to hide.' Aka said with a sigh.

'I'll do it when I see you,' I said and noticed eyes looking at me, 'I gotta go..'

'Ciao!' Aka said.

"Did I wake you?" I asked quietly.

"Yes... Get off the floor," he said.

I crawled back into the bed and laid next to Zoro, becoming a body pillow again.

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As the ship sailed, a marine vessel came into view. I turned to the crew and spoke, "It was a pleasure spending time with you. I've placed a gift with your things and a transponder snail as well."

I jumped into the air and used reishi to get to the marine ship and greet the captain. When I got to the ship, I had already changed into my 'No Face' outfit and voice changer. Immediately I called out, "Vice Admiral Smoker, I came to visit. I wont bother you or your crew."

"Who are you?" Smoker asked.

"I am No Face. Fleet admiral Sakazuki can confirm my identity." I said.

"Just stay out of the way and we wont have problems," Smoker said. His lawless crew made dubious faces at me so I nodded.

"Of course. I'll be off somewhere," I said and started to walk away, "Oh by the way, warn your crew not to remove my mask or the will lose their faces."

"You would injure a marine over looking at your face?" a woman asked angrily.

"Oh no, the opposite. I warn them so they wont be. I'm an odd being, I steal the face of those who see my original one. Not on purpose but it happens when people get curious," I said to her.

"....what happens to them then?" she asked horrified.

"They lose their face and eventually suffocate to death. Even if you cut open where their mouth belongs, you wont find one. You'd need to open a hole in their throat but they would bleed out that way. Just warn them." I said and entered the inside of the ship.

I roamed for an hour before finding the woman again, so I approached her, "Hey, do you know where I can sleep at?"

"Uh... I'll ask Vice Admiral Smoker." she said and turned to leave, tripping over her feet and loosing her glasses.

"Here," I handed her glasses over and smiled, "Glasses are a real pain. Always something wrong with them."

"Er... Yeah, and losing them at inopportune times.." she said hesitantly.

"Dont flirt with my lieutenant!" Smoker yelled from down the hall.

"I'm sorry Vice Admiral but I wasnt flirting," I stated bluntly.

"Then what do you call it?" Smoker said pissed.

"....Talking?" I said 'confused'.

"Why is it a question?" Smoker yelled.

"....You're intense... Sorry miss, if it seemed I was flirting. If i were to flirt, it wouldnt be with you. While you're very pretty, I dont swing that way...." I said and turned toward Smoker, "And your far from my type. Now, where can I rest at?"

"Did you call me pretty?" the woman asked shocked.

"Dont swing that way.... You're...?!" Smoker said a little dazed before collecting himself, "Sorry. There is a room down the hall, third door on the right. Rest there and nobody will bother you."

"Thank you, Vice Admiral. Miss, you are very pretty, and any person would be lucky to have you. I wear glasses myself so if you need to fix a pair, I can help."

"T-thank you!" she said and bowed.

"By the way, Vice Admiral, I'll need an ash tray.." I said and walked away.

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Time passed as we chased the straw hat crew. Eventually coming to a half frozen, half burning island, I changed into an all black No Face outfit and played music. As we came to an area full of gas, I went toward it and frowned, "This is sleeping gas...."

We continued on and I left to venture the old battle grounds. I retraced both sides steps of the battle, over and over stuck in a daze. The song One Day I'll Fly Away by Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge version, as gas poured into the area. My dazed antics caught the eyes of many people with gas masks on on the island, including allies. In my daze, I had summoned the next Kenpachi I wished to fight, Kenpachi Kiganjo.

"Why did you call me?" a grey and red light said as it turned into a man.

My dazed state, I looked at this man, "Kiganjo, I will surpass you here and now."

"You're a thousand years too young, kid." he said with a smirk before attacking.

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The fight was intense, lasting an hour in real life but felt like days to us. I had lost my arm and a leg, but managed to kill him. As he disappeared, he spoke, "Still too early to fight Zaraki. Your intent is like a kittens to a lion, your energy is strong but not enough. He waits for you."

"I'll surpass him. No matter what." I said and put my sword away as the lights vanished. I went to the ground and picked up my limbs before sitting down and slowly stitching my leg on first, then my arm as I was surrounded.

I sat there, letting my limbs heal as Smoker and Tashigi came to ward off the masked people. Smoker spoke, "I want to know everything that just happened and why you were dazed here for days."

"I cant tell you... Fleet admirals orders..." I said as the fight between Sakazuki and Kuzan (Akainu and Aokiji) played in my head.

Smoker squinted his eyes and looked at me, "Can you get to me? I'll carry you back."

I jumped onto his shoulder, "Let's go then..."