Chapter 20: What is your dream?!

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"Bwahaha you still can't fly yet boy?" A purple cat with two tails swaying behind it said with a cackle of laughter as it floated, rolling around in the air.

Kazuki sat on the front deck trying to meditate but Ba would constantly interrupt his concentration by throwing a jab or two at him.

"I will soon grams, it's like a muscle so the longer I can get used to the weight of my KI the easier it will be to control along with other things." Kazuki said with his eyes closed.

"Hmm all that KI stuff is so barbaric, should have learned magic from me instead, you would have have been a third circle mage by now." Ba said puffing her chest out in pride at her teaching skills.

Kazuki had met Grandma Ba when Ka-sensei had asked him if he wanted to learn magic, so he brought him to Ba, who was a friend of his sensei.

Ba didn't live in the BLUE itself, but she visited them often as she traveled the universes, when she finally came to visit she didn't expected that they would have found a new student.

When Kazuki met her it was a strong bond right after there first interaction, Ba treated him like family whenever she visited from then on, even egging him on to call her grandma.

But magic didn't fit Kazuki, as KI just suited him more, so he just learned how to use spatial parting to carry his belongings.

"So how did you and Dian meet, she was very tight lipped about it, just saying that she formed a contract with you. Anything I should be worried about." Kazuki said raising a eyebrow at her.

"Ho, ho haven't I told you that a women needs her secrets boy." Ba said playfully as she spun in the air avoiding him.

Rolling his eyes, he went to go back into his meditation but was interrupted when Bloom walked over to him.

"Kazuki we're nearing Loguetown, we should arrive in a hour." Bloom said avoiding eye contact with the cat as she turned right back around, walking out.

Kazuki scratched his head at her weird behavior before just shrugging his shoulders, if it was important they would tell him.

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Bloom held a telescope up to her eye, looking into the distance. "Ok, someone will stay on the ship keeping itself out of eyesight and three of us will take two rowboats to the island." She said before looking at Kazuki.

"I vote that Kazuki should stay behind hiding behind some rocks watching the ship." She said pointing at him.

"I agree."

"Yeah that is for the best."

"Ho, ho smart crew you got Bwahaha."

Kazuki looked shocked as he watched everyone nod there head. "What the hell. I'm going to the island, have someone else stay behind." He said hotly while stomping his foot down.

Bloom shook her head while looking at him sternly with her hands on her hips. "No, your the strongest here and we can't have someone attacking the ship while we're all away."

Dian nodded while looking apologetically at Kazuki, "Sorry well have to get your hair redone after we enter the grandline."

"B-but just have Pei.." Kazuki was stopped from talking as a awkward cough sounded out, silence then came over the deck lingering in the air for a moment.

Slumping his shoulders Kazuki turned around but was startled when a grey cloud formed over his head, pouring water then came down as it rained and cackled with lightning only around him.

Glaring at the chuckling Grandma Ba, he flared his KI a little to disperse the cloud, maintaining his glare he shook his head to get rid of the water.

"Go, please go away, but bring back tons of good food and I'll forgive you," He said walking away from the smiling group throwing a wave over his shoulder.

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"Teacher Ba why do you mess with the Captain so much." Dian said as she checked off another item on her list, she was shopping for food to stock up along with other task to be done.

After arriving to loguetown they separated to do the task Bloom wrote down for everybody, along with stocking up on food she was also getting a map and a log pose.

A Log Pose is a specialized type of compass, a necessity for navigating the Grand Line due to the magnetic fields each island emitted.

Bloom was tasked with getting medical supplies along with things she needed to start building her projects.

Peinto was getting the armory stocked up along with getting supplies he needed to keep the ship fixed and in shape.

Teacher Ba walked beside Dian as she let out a small yawn. "The boy needs it, he's too smart-stupid sometimes." She said looking at the girl.

"Smart-stupid?" Dian gave Teacher Ba a confused stare as her face scrunched up.

Ba nodded her head as she looked forward. "Yeah, but Nevermind that, let me ask you a question Di."

Dian froze for a second before throwing a small glare at the still walking cat. "What is it teacher." She said trying to keep her voice calm.

Ba threw her a glance as she kept walking forward, "Why do you follow Kazuki, he's only twelve after all, but you all call him captain."

Dian shrugged her shoulders, "Wouldn't you know already having used mindwalk on me?" She said bitterly looking expressionless at Ba.

Ba shook her head, "No I didn't dive in, just looked at the beginning, it usually shows what's in the present." She said crypticly drawing a confused stare from Dian.

"Well anyway, he's my miracle and his age doesn't matter for me after all magic wouldn't exist in my little world if I didn't meet him, so I decided." She said smiling before throwing her arms in the air.

"I'm going to follow him to complete his dream, just as he helped me complete mine. HE'S GOING TO BE THE STRONGEST!" Dian yelled out startling Ba and the people passing by.

Ba looked the smiling women and shook her head as she smiled, good the boy was finding loyal companions.

"AHH." Diane suddenly yelled out as she froze, causing Ba to go on guard but turning around to see what happened she dropped her head down in embarrassment.

A huge banner with the words special delivery intrigued Dian but when she saw the date for it an she got bummed out, it wouldn't be until eight months later that it would come.

"Aww that sucks I always wanted to cook blue-finned elephant tuna." Dian said bummed out before searching for the rest of the listed items.

As the crew went and completed there task, Kazuki was in the training room practicing his martial arts.

"HA." Kazuki yelled as he moved through the Ka-me style kata at a fast pace, his fist cut threw the air, followed by a sharp kick a second later.

This went in for a hour as sweat begin to build up under him soaking the tiled floor of the room, throwing one last kick in the air, he dropped to the ground panting breathlessly.

"Haa, Haa." Kazuki sat up as he tried to catch his breath, looking around the training room he couldn't help but still be impressed.

White tile and walls almost gave the room a isolated feeling if not for the couple machines used for target practice lining the walls.

Peinto and his dad took his opinions into account as they made the customized room, and Bloom said that she would update it once she learned somethings needed to make it more beneficial for him.

Kazuki started stretching as he prepared to walk end his work out and go to the kitchen and get something to eat.

(Bump)

Kazuki looks up to the ceiling curious at the sound, "Oh are they back already, wonder if they got anything good to eat."

Smiling he made his way to the top deck stretching his arms as he climbed the stairs.

"Hey guys do yo…" Kazuki froze as he looked at the dozen of marines on his ship who turned and looked at him.

(Clink)(clink)

Dozens of rifles were aimed at him causing his reflex's to react as he thrusted his hands forward.

"Kiai point." Kazuki yelled as a fierce invisible force threw all the marines on his ship flying far into the ocean.

Those still holding on were soon punched or kick away as Kazuki ran around the ship cleaning his ship free of marines.

When the final marine was sent flying, he breathed out a sigh of relief before suddenly hearing canon fire, turning out to sea he saw four canon balls headed towards his ship.

"Oh no you don't assholes, KIAI POINT BREAK!" Kazuki yelled sending a huge invisible wave towards the canon fire and ships.

Not wanted to kill anyone, he tonned it down enough to just send the ships reeling back yards away from firing distance.

But this didn't stop the marines as another ship came into the distance, looking to engage with Kazuki.

"Ah man I'm hungry, can't they give me a break man." Kazuki complained before sending another Kiai wave.

Back with Bloom she smiled at the supples they had all gathered, especially her load full of what looked like junk but was everything she needed to start her projects.

Peinto walked by setting planks of wood in one of the carts they bought. "Man this stuff is heavy, we should get back to the ship soon so we don't draw too much attention." He said breathlessly leaning on his cart.

Dian nodded as she walked by rechecking her list to make sure nothing was missing along with Ba by her side.

"Yeah, and I'm sure Kazuki wants to try this chocolate we bought him." She said smiling, looking at a cart full of sweats.

"That boy already has too much energy and now you people want to gi.."

(Boom)

Teacher Ba was about to lecture the crew when a sudden explosion sounded no far from them, looking at each other they ran to see what it was.

A crowd had already formed when they arrived looking scared as some ran away quickly and others looked blankly into he sky.

It looked like an explosion as the front part of the house was completely obliterated along with the streets around them it.

Bloom managed to grab someone who was running away and was able to gather some info from them before they broke her grip and continued running.

Bloom stood still for a sec before rushing back towards the carts with Peinto and Dian following behind her.

"Shit, shit how did they spot him." Dian heard her mutter and a worried look crossed her face.

"Bloom what's going on?" Dian said as they started getting the carts ready to be uploaded into the rowboats.

"The marines, apparently found a marine killing pirate ship near the island and are engaging them now. The Murasaki no Kaigara Kazuki!" Bloom said to them as they rushed towards the ship.

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(Boom)(Boom)

Blast of canon fire and hails of bullets filled the air and sea as the marines fought to overwhelm the green pirate ship.

But no matter what they did the ship couldn't be touched nor could they get near it, as a blast of invisible waves stopped their canon fire along with their ships from being able to onboard.

"Lieutenant smoker what should be do, we can't get near the pirate to board nor does the artillery work." A young female pirate said looked at a white haired man smoking a cigar.

Smoker growled as he glared at the green ship, he was recently demoted back to a lieutenant for disobeying a order.

But if he continued on his streak of pirate catches then he would become a captain again.

"Just get me near the ship then I'll attack, after I do, blast his stupid ship to smithereens." Smoker growled as he blew out a large cloud of smoke from his mouth.

"Your time is over before it began Seashell."

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To be continued…