Chapter 2. The Kiss

"Sir, here is your order"

A man in his late fifties spoke to me with a smile on his face while handing me the plate filled with food which I happily took.

I was right now in a small travelling which was quite popular in this town. I took my seat on a corner seat while picking up a bottle of liquor.

Just like Tashigi said, she showed me all of the places in this town. She was more excited than me which was cute in my opinion. Though she had to go early because a new pirate was running around the town.

She bid me farewell and told me to keep myself safe to which I just chucked. She even showed me this restaurant before running into the other side of the town.

I started to eat my food slowly though my mind was somewhere else. I still have not seen the changes which were made in my body even without my permission. Even if I knew before it, I would still not be able to do anything to stop it.

Only time will tell as I can't find anything new in my body. Though I noticed one thing that people around me have started to respect me even though I have not done anything. Since Adam was the father of humanity so it might be affecting them.

After I was done with my food, I walked out of the restaurant leisurely. Tashigi has told me to not pay anything as it is her form of apology for leaving me in the middle of our tour.

"Hurry up, a foolish pirate is going to get killed by another pirate on the execution platform"

I heard some whispers while the people around me were running towards a specific direction in which she had gone earlier. With a calm expression on my face, I started to walk in that direction as well.

If I'm right then I have landed at the moment where Luffy was about to get executed by Buggy though he survived because of some miracle.

After some time of constant walking, I finally reached the platform where people were gathered to watch this exciting show even though they might get killed by these pirates.

I noticed many familiar faces in the crowd which caused me to smile. Since they were all focusing on the execution, no one noticed me otherwise I would have become the centre of attention.

In the middle of the crowd stood two people of the Luffy crew, Zoro and Sanji. They were looking at Luffy face with an irritated expression. Just like in the anime, they looked very the same though they were fighting with the Buggy crew.

Behind those two stood, the two cowards of his crew Nami and Usopp. Both of them had stupefied expressions on their faces while they were hiding behind some civilians.

I still didn't notice Tashigi around here so I jumped on a tall building from where I could see the entire area without any problem. I did a quick scan of the entire island to find her and she was running in the platform direction.

I sensed some smoke as well which means that Smoker was coming here as well. Another unique signature, I sensed on the other side reminded me of storms and winds though I didn't pay attention to him.

Inside the crowd, I noticed a very hot woman with a sexy figure. She was wearing a cowboy hat which further enhanced her beauty. She was Alvida, one of the ugliest women in this world before she ate that devil fruit.

Everything went smoothly just like it happened in the anime. Luffy was saved by his father though everyone thought it was a miracle. Everyone escaped from the Marines with no harm to them whatsoever.

Dragon has seen me as well though he didn't say anything to me. He went back to his work while the crowd went to their houses. Alvida and Buggy managed to run as well with their respective crews though the unknown members were arrested by those Marines.

Tashigi didn't go along with the other Marines instead she when in the other direction alone. She has some tears in her eyes after the small fight with Zoro.

Honestly, I don't understand her fully. Zoro has spent his entire life becoming a better swordsman so it was natural for him to become so strong.

Even though she has practised well enough however she has subconsciously limited her growth. She always thought that women were weaker than men so she blamed her loss on that thing.

In this world, there are a lot of women who can kill even the strongest people with enough time and preparation. So she should not blame her woman body.

I followed behind her by jumping on the different buildings. She didn't notice me as her eyes were on the ground.

After some more time of walking, she finally stopped at the shore of the island. She sat on the ground while looking at the vast sea in front of her. I landed beside her before taking a seat next to her though she didn't look in my direction.

"You were very brave there, Tashigi"

I spoke with a calm tone while gazing at the sea along with her. Her body stiffened for a second before she hugged me tightly while sobbing slowly.

I looked at her with a smile on my face while patting her on the back to calm her. Even though I don't care about anyone emotional breakdown however I can't see a crying girl either as it makes me sad as well.

After some time of constant patting her back while speaking sweet words to calm her, she finally calmed down. She raised her head towards my face with a disheartened expression still visible on her face.

"Happy now that you have finally let out these bottomed up emotions"

I spoke calmly while placing my hand on her cheek while caressing it gently. Instead of saying anything, she closed her eyes while leaning forward.

I could guess what she wanted right now and I was not planning to deny it either. So I closed my eyes as well while leaning forward towards her face.

Our lips finally touched each other. Wrapping our arms around each other necks, we started to kiss slowly before it started to become passionate.

I gently bit her lower lip which caused her to moan in painful pleasure. Seeing my chance, I slipped my tongue in her mouth before I started to explore her mouth.

She tried to wrap her tongue around mine though it failed quickly as she was inexperienced. Still, she was learning this slowly and she was improving rapidly.

After some more time of tasting each other, we finally separated from each other. A thin layer of saliva was connecting our mouths while we had a smile on our faces.

"It's my gift to you for helping me in overcoming my emotional breakdown"

She spoke with a smile on her face while leaning on my shoulder.

"It's my pleasure"

I spoke calmly while playing with her hair while looking at the sea. My right arm was wrapped around her slim waist which was fitting perfectly in my hand.

Even though I was going to leave this island in the night that doesn't mean that I can't enjoy this little moment of ours. Even though I don't love her, it does not mean, I can not act like a lover.

I would never be able to love these girls no matter what and I'm not going to change it either. As long as they are happy with my company, I would be happy with them as well. Love is not something that I think I'm capable of.

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