Chapter 201: The samurai head
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Chapter 201: The samurai head
"So…"
"So…here we are."
They were standing in front of a door with the number 102 on it.
"So…no one has the keys, right?" Asked Franky, just to confirm.
"In hindsight, we should have brought one of those guys we captured. I bet they had the keys. " Said Nami.
"Well, stand back!" Exclaimed Franky with excitement before breaking the ropes they had tied him with to pretend he was a prisoner.
"I will open this door with my super mega Franky bea- "
The wall suddenly collapsed while making a tremendous noise.
They all looked at the source of the noise and found Vivi wielding a giant crystalline-looking gauntlet in front of the collapsed wall.
Vivi turned her head.
"What?...did you guys want to break it?...sorry." She looked apologetic at them.
Before they could make any comments, they started to hear someone coughing loudly.
"What is the meaning of this? Who goes there?" The voice demanded to know.
"Are you the samurai?" Nami asked.
"I am indeed a samurai. Have noble warriors come to my rescue?." He asked.
The dust dissipated and they were finally see him…or what was left of him at least.
"Where is the samurai? There is no one here." Asked Buggy.
"What is that on the corner?, Some kind of bugs?" Chopper pointed.
"We are not bugs!, These are the pieces of my head. Please, put them back together!" The samurai requested.
"How is he still alive? " Wondered Nami.
"An evil spirit!" Cried Chopper.
"Oh no!" Brook took a step back.
"Devil fruit…what else can do something like this?" Vivi and Sanji started to piece the head back together.
"Now that you mentioned it, it reminds me of Buggy." Nami pointed out.
"There cannot be two identical fruits, and I cannot separated in such tiny pieces," Buggy commented.
"Let's see…I have a mouth here." Muttered Sanji.
"Oh, let me help, I always liked these types of games!" Exclaimed Franky.
They assembled the head over the complaints of the samurai on being treated like a puzzle game.
"Done!, A human face." Franky looked at their 'creation with a satisfied smile.
"I think you put the neck on the top…" Said Nami.
"You obviously have no idea what a human head is supposed to look like..." Commented Buggy.
"Hold on." Sanji hurried to pick it up and correct the mistake.
"You have my thanks…that was a bit uncomfortable." Said the head.
"So, how did you end up in pieces, if you don't mind me asking?" Said Sanji.
"I was cut down by an unknown man…I thought I was going to die, but somehow, I still live. To be alive after losing a duel like that is shameful for a warrior like me…"
The samurai lamented.
"If the circumstances were different, I would cut my belly open and die, but there is something I must do, even if it means to live in dishonor."
"You don't have a belly to cut anyways." Mocked Buggy.
"What can you tell us about this place?" Asked Vivi.
"Why is this woman addressing me so casually?. You should be always three steps behind a man and only speak when spoken!." The samurai shouted.
"Oh?...is one of those." Vivi raised an eyebrow.
"How can you speak like that to the people that helped you?!" Nami was outraged.
A vein popped on Sanji's forehead.
"Should I step on it then?." He then put his foot on the samurai's face.
"Such violence! From what kind of foreign land are you all coming from?." The samurai asked.
"We are just a bunch of traveling pirates." Answered Vivi.
"Pirates!, Hmph, no wonder you are all savages! I hate pirates, they make me sick!." The samurai shouted.
"So, I guess you don't need our help to get out of here?" Asked Sanji.
"Hmph!, I would never accept help from some outlaws! "
"What about that important thing you must do no matter what? What are you accomplishing by staying here?" Vivi asked the samurai.
He merely frowned and tried to look away, but was unable so he chose to close his eyes.
"Let's just leave him here. Besides, aren't you the one who was attacking people? We received an emergency message saying they were being attacked by a samurai." Nami concluded.
The man looked seriously offended at the accusation.
"Do not take me for a common murderer!. I would not shame myself by attacking people for no reason. I came here to save my son, but I will cut down anyone who tries to stop me from doing so."
"Oh…you are looking for your son?" Nami looked a bit apologetic now.
Sanji gave the samurai a serious glance.
He then made up his mind and picked his head up.
"What are you doing?, Put me down, pirate!." Demanded the head.
"You won't find anyone if you stay in this cell. In taking you with us." Said the chef.
"I think we should hurry, before-"
Vivi was interrupted by a loud alarm.
"INTRUDER ALERT"
"INTRUDER ALERT"
A robotic voice started to repeat.
"We have been found out." Exclaimed Chopper.
"Well…we didn't even try to hide the guys that we knocked down." Admitted Franky.
"We didn't knock him down, Brook scared him to death!" Exclaimed Chopper.
"He didn't die...I don't think at least." Said Brook.
"Great, now you can take these cuffs off!." Demanded Buggy.
"You know?...those are not seastone cuffs. Take them off yourself." Nami pointed out.
Buggy made a realization face and then used his ability to separate his hands, allowing the cuffs to fall down.
"Much better…now what?"
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