Cherry Blossoms

Rin walks around the castle while waiting for for Nami and others to wake up.

*cough* *cough*

'My coughing isn't stopping..' Rin thought as she check her throat. 'The inside of this castle is really cold... Did I get a sore throat from the cold...'

"Maybe I should've worn a muffler..." Rin muttered to herself.

'I could buy one from the system's shop but one of them might realize that I suddenly have something I didn't have before...' Rin thought. 'I should tell them about Tomo sooner or later, but.. how...?' She tries to think of an explanation when she needs to introduce Tomo.

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A while later, Chopper informed Rin that Nami and the others woke up so she went to check on Nami.

"You okay, now?" Rin asked.

"Better than before, at least." Nami answered.

Rin and Nami chat for a bit while Dr. Kureha just stands at the corner quietly.

"By the way, where's Luffy and Sanji?" Nami asked.

"I heard they haven't woke up yet-" Rin answered but she got interrupted by Luffy and Sanji chasing after Chopper to cook/eat him. "Nevermind, they woke up already."

Luffy and Sanji noticed that Nami had woken up and ask if she's okay now.

Then the usual chaos happens, Luffy trying to recruit Dr. Kureha, Luffy and Sanji tries to cook/eat Chopper, Dr. Kureha chases after them for some reason and starts to throw weapons at them, etc, etc.

"You seem happy." Nami said.

"Huh? Do I?" Rin asked because she's pretty sure she isn't smiling right now.

"Yeah, just a bit." Nami answered.

"... Heh.." Rin couldn't hold back her expression and smile. "It's been a long time since I've seen Luffy like this up close.. Maybe I miss his stupidity." She said.

"..." Nami kept quiet and just smile with Rin.

"Since you seems fine, I'll continue my walk. You should take a rest." Rin said.

"I know." Nami said.

"..." Rin leaves the room and starts exploring the castle.

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A moment later, Rin got bored of walking around the castle and decided to stay in Nami's room.

She saw the books on shelf and took a look out of curiosity.

'Plagues in the Past, Grand Line's Unique Agriculture Techniques, Poisons and Antidotes found in Grand Line, History of Diseases...' Rin reads the books titles. 'Most of them seems boring and hard to understand...' She thought.

Rin gave up in searching for a book to read and took a seat instead. After few minutes, the fatigue from climbing the mountain finally catch up to her and she ended up falling asleep on the chair.

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"Hm.." Rin yawned as she woke up and looked around.

Luffy suddenly slammed the door open searching for some warm clothes. Nami woke up from the noises and told him he could take her jacket and went back to sleep while Luffy went back out.

Rin stood up and followed after Luffy.

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When Rin arrived outside, Wapol became a house, combined his men using his devil fruit ability and shoot Hiriluk's flag that Chopper put up on the castle's roof.

'... Nah Luffy can handle this..' Rin thought as she turned away from the chaos to go back to Nami's room. 'I don't even know why I followed Luffy just now' Rin quietly question her action.

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Back at the room Nami's resting in,

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"Hey Rin, everyone in front of the castle, right?" Nami suddenly asked.

"Yes..?" Rin answered, surprised by Nami sudden question.

"Let's get away before the doctor returns." Nami said. "She told me, I had to stay in bed for few more days but we don't have time for that." Nami took a jacket she found nearby and prepared to leave the room. "Let's go, we need to get to Alabasta, fast!"

"Uh.. okay.. I guess?" Rin said as she follows Nami.

When they got out of the room, they stumbled across Wapol. He recognized Rin, who kicked him flying into the ocean and starts to chase after Rin and Nami as they ran away.

'I really don't wanna deal with this..' Rin thought as she ran since she doesn't feel like fighting.

Then, Nami and Rin came across Luffy who's searching for Wapol to fight him.

Nami said something to Luffy about paying three times plus interest for the her jacket that Luffy teared before Wapol tried to open his weapon room only realize his key to the room is missing. Wapol ran away while Luffy chases after him.

Sanji who just arrived asked "Nami-san, Rin-chan are you alright?"

"So this key is for the weapon room.. I thought it was the key for the treasure vault." Nami said.

'Just when did you take that from Wapol..?' Rin thought.

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Things happen and Wapol is defeated. Dalton, the residents, Vivi and the rest of Straw Hat Crew came up the mountain using the ropeway and now, Rin, Nami and Sanji is hiding from Dr. Kureha cause Nami wants to hurry to Alabasta instead of staying here getting treated.

"Nami, you should go back in there to get treated." Sanji whispered.

"Your spine and other wounds still hasn't fully healed yet either, Sanji. You should've gone back too." Rin whispered.

"Shh.. if we go back there, I have to stay for at least two more days. We don't have that time-" Nami whispered.

"GO BACK TO BED!!" Kureha breaks the wall behind them.

'Just how strong can this old lady be?!' Rin thought as Nami and Sanji gets dragged away for treatment.

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Kureha treats everyone that's injured and ask Dalton if he knew where's the weapon room's key is. Dalton answered that it probably still with Wapol when Nami suddenly said that she has it.

Nami told Kureha that she can have the key if she didn't ask any money for the treatment and to release her immediately.

Kureha agreed and said the don't have to pay but Nami still has to stay till she recovers. However...

"Listen, girl. I have to leave this room now to take care of things. There's a drawer chest with my coat in the back rooms. And it's not like I'm posting guards... Also, the young man's spine treatment is already completed. But listen, don't you dare escape!" Kureha said before leaving the room with the residents that followed Dalton.

"She told me to wear her coat, take Sanji-kun and escape using this chance." Nami said.

"Yeah... that's how it sounded to me too." Vivi said.

"Well, let's go grab Sanji and go." Rin said.

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At the ropeway,

Luffy finally convinced Chopper to come with them but Chopper wants to tell Kureha about it before going with them. But.. Kureha ended up chasing after him with cleavers and knifes. Chopper grab a sleigh and told Luffy and the others to get in it and they went down the ropeway with Chopper pulling the sleigh.

On the way to the ship, there they saw... cherry blossoms that blooms in winter...

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