Chapter 122

[1 hour later]

After going through the snowstorm on the sea, we managed to arrive on the island. Only to walk into an even bigger snowstorm.

"It's so cold! Even with this warm jacket, I'm about to freeze to death." said Perona

"Stop acting pathetic. If you were that weak, I would have left you on the island."

"Wow, Captain believes in me so much!"

"Sigh, let's get going."

I jumped off the ship, and everyone followed me.

"Follow me everyone, and Ace, I'll give you the honorable role of being our portable heater."

"What!? You must be joking!"

"Take good care of us, Mr. Heater." said Deuce with a smirk on his face

"You bastard! I'll kill you."

He was about to attack Deuce, but Sabo held him back.

"Stop it, Mr. Heater, you should know your place."

"Not you too!"

He looked around, but no one stood up for him.

"Tsk, fine. I'll be a heater then."

'He accepted it better than I thought.'

I turned around, and as I was about to start walking, I felt a chill run down my spine. I instantly used Soru, and as I looked back, I saw a huge flame pillar.

'This idiot!'

When the flames disappeared, I saw Deuce, Paulie, and the triplets running around with their coats on fire.

"Sigh. Ace, stop this at once!"

The flames instantly disappeared.

"Tsk, you're crazy if you think I'll become your heater." said Ace

"We have bigger problems to deal with right now because of your stupid act."

I turned around and looked at the people that are hiding in the snow with their guns pointed at us.

'With the white clothes they have on, it would be almost impossible to spot them in this snowstorm, but I don't need to use my eyes to see.'

"You can all come out. There's no use in hiding."

Seeing as their camouflage was of no use, they all stood up with their guns still pointed towards us. There are about 50 of them. An old man walked out from behind them. They all made way for him, so he must be someone important.

"What are pirates doing here on this island? We have nothing that would appease you. So you shouldn't waste your time here."

"Really? If you have nothing as you say, then you wouldn't mind us looking around, right?"

"There he goes again. Trying to be the bad guy again." whispered Robin to the crew

'I'm just trying to have fun.'

I suddenly sensed something flying towards me. Before I could do anything, Van Augur already shot it out of the air.

'A stone? Who the hell dares to throw a stone towards me!?'

I looked at where the stone came flying from and saw a little boy shaking in his boots with a slingshot in his hands.

"What are you doing, kid!? Pirates are dangerous! You can't just attack them like that!" said the old man

But the kid didn't listen and took out a knife. He came running towards me, and the guys that were pointing their guns at us earlier tried to stop the brat, but he easily slipped past them.

'Looks like he has been training. That shot that he fired earlier was pretty accurate, so he isn't completely useless.'

He was closing in on me, and the adults were desperately trying to catch him.

'If I was a nice protagonist, what would I do? Disarm him and hug him, or let him stab me in the hand and then hug him. Then tell him that everything will be okay, and take revenge for his parents or whoever some random pirate hurt.'

He is right in front of me and jumped towards me with the knife pointed at my throat. And the next second, the brat flew back from where he came from, right past the armed soldiers, and he collided with the old man sending both of them flying.

'To bad for him, I'm not a nice protagonist.'

"Ken! You can't hurt a child like that!" said Robin

"Tsk, this is nothing. Ace, Sabo, and I went through much worse. This brat's head is too big. He needs to learn a lesson."

"But still…"

"If you like children that much, how about we make a couple. Then you can dote on them as much as you want."

That immediately shut her up, and the rest were just as shocked. They completely forgot that there are enemies in front of us.

'It's not like I would refuse if she begged on her knees.'

I looked at the soldiers who are looking at us and the two idiots I just sent flying, with confusion.

"Shouldn't you check if they're still alive?"

They glared at me, but they all still ran back to check on the two.

"Cough, cough. Are you okay, kid?" asked the old man.

"Sniff, sniff, I'm still too weak!"

The little boy started crying.

(Or sniffing. I can't really tell.)

"How dare you kick a child in the face, you filthy barbarian!" screamed one of the soldiers

"Me a barbarian? You should get your eyes checked."

"Why you…"

"We just came here in peace, and you guys suddenly point your guns at us. And that is fine. After all, strangers are treading on your home. So it's only normal that you'd be protective. But that brat shot a stone towards my head and then tried to stab me in my throat. I don't care who it is; I don't show mercy to my enemies."

"Shut up! You pirates are all the same! You just do whatever you want and don't think about the consequences!" screamed the brat

"A pirate must have really hurt you, huh. But don't lump me in with those cowards. I don't bother with weaklings. Unless they provoke me, I won't lay a hand on them. But even if I say it, you wouldn't believe me anyway."

The little boy glared at me with tears still in his eyes.

"Ey old man. Do you have any warm place we can rest? Our heater is broken. It's such a useless thing."

Ace was ready to attack me.

"So that pillar of flames was created by your heater!?" asked the old man

I nodded.

"Alright, I can see that you're different from the other pirates, so we'll welcome you to our village."

'More like he knows that they aren't our match.'

"Elder!"

His people were shocked.

"Now, now, let's hurry before the snowstorm gets worse." said the Elder

After not being able to change the elder's mind, they just followed him.

"Let's go, guys. This snowstorm is bad, so don't get separated from each other."

"Yes, sir."

We started to follow them, and after just a minute we arrived in a lively village. With such a heavy snowstorm, it would be difficult to find this place without Haki. As we entered the village, everyone was cautious of us, and when they saw Brook, their souls would jump out of their bodies, making Brook sad.

"Don't let it get you down Brook, you're not scary at all. I think you're really cute." said Perona

"Oh my, a beautiful lady is complimenting me. So does that mean that I can see your panties?"

"BOOOM!"[SFX: EXPLOSION!]

She used one of her hollows and let it explode in front of Brook, sending him flying. Luckily she is good enough to limit her explosion, so Brook was the only one hurt.

"Damn, pervert! Even after all this time, he still hasn't given up." said Perona

"It can't be helped. Apart from his perverted mind, he is a nice guy. He even makes us tea all the time." said Robin

"Well, that's true, but still. Captain, why don't you say anything about it?"

I looked back at them and smirked.

"Sure, show me your panties, and I'll make sure he never bothers you again."

"You damn bastard! I thought that I could trust you!" screamed Perona

"Hehehe, every guy is a pervert at heart."

The other guys smirked.

"Kyaa!" x2

They hugged their chests and started backing off.

"Paaaantiieeess."

They slowly turned around and saw a skeleton with a half-destroyed face. Lighting suddenly appeared behind him in the sky.

"AAAHHH!" screamed Perona

Robin grabbed Perona and started running away.

"Hahahahaha!"

We started laughing while the male soldiers and citizens were trying to hide their wives and kids.

"Mission failed. We'll get 'em next time."

"Yes, sir!"

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Quotes:

"People change, and everyone leaves. Learn how to survive alone."

"Maybe broken things like me are better off alone."

"I think I'd do better on my own, no friends, no fights. Just me alone."

"At some point, everything needs to be left alone. Even your past, even your pain."

"I'm not sure if I'm depressed. I mean, I'm not sad but I'm not exactly happy either. I can laugh and joke and smile during the day. But sometimes when I'm alone at night, I forget how to feel."