"Nami, What's our next stop?" Luffy shouted from his seat on the figurehead.
Looking over her maps Nami announced their next stop. "Loguetown, the famous city where Gol D. Roger was not only born but executed."
With sparkling eyes and a grin to match Luffy excitedly ran around the ship yammering about the former Pirate King and visiting where he died.
"Did you hear about Clementine Snow?" one man asked, "I heard she was in town!"
"Clementine! I've heard that she single handedly beat Don Krieg just last year and even gained the respect of Arlong. She's worth 20 million beli and doesn't even have a crew."
Overhearing this when they docked, Luffy and the crew listened intently. Before he could be stopped Luffy ran to the men asking about this Clementine. The way they praised her it was clear that she was a very powerful pirate.
"I hear she has Devil Fruit powers. It allows her to control water. Some people even call her the Sea Nymph of the East Blue."
"I want her in our crew!" Luffy shouted excitedly
Immediately Usopp protested to the idea "You're insane. What if she try's to kill us? Anyone that 'Arlong' respects can't be good! That man was just evil."
"I agree," Nami said "We should be wary of her not try and inviter her on Merry."
"But-"
Sanji punched their Captain in the back of his head, which succeeded in shutting him up, at least for the moment until he decided to run away and look for the execution platform.
"At least he won't be wasting his money on food." Nami mumbled before separating from the others.
Zoro stood outside the window of a store absolutely crestfallen when he saw the outrageous prices of the swords on display.
"Why's everything in this town so freaking expensive?" he growled at the window
"I know right!" A voice said beside him "Half of it's not even worth the money they demand. Such a shame."
Looking to his right he saw a young woman. She had short brown curly hair and bright emerald eyes. She had a white shirt that stopped at the bottom of her breast showing her flat stomach. She had on dark blue shorts and black combat boots.
"Personally I prefer Tachis but Katanas are still great, just not so good for my fighting style."
Standing at his full height Zoro got a good look at her and realized that she was only an inch shorter than him making her very tall for a woman. Resting on her lower back was a Tachi with a red and black hilt and red sheath.
"How long you've been using a sword?" he asked her eyeing the weapon.
"Only 5 years. I've been playing it by ear. And you?"
"Since I was a kid."
"Got a name swordsman?" She asked
"Roronoa Zoro, and yours?"
A spark of recognition flashed in her eyes when she heard his name. Chuckling to herself Clementine took a step towards him. It took a lot of self-control for Zoro not to flinch or break eye contact.
"Clementine Snow. You have a crew Mr. Roronoa?" she asked
The corner of his lips twitched up into a small smirk. He too recognized the name. Although she was a potential threat there was something about this woman that seemed alluring. Before Zoro could reply they heard two pirates loudly harassing a woman in a floral shirt with a large object wrapped in a tarp.
"If you insist, I will fight you." She said sharply
As they continued to antagonize the woman both Zoro and Clementine grabbed the hilts of their swords ready to interfere. Before they could, the woman unsheathed a sword from the tarp and effortlessly took down those two pirates. The crowd gasped in shock that such a meek looking woman could be so powerful. In an anti climactic turn of events the swords-woman tripped and landed face first, her glasses sliding to the duos feet. When they reached for the spectacles Zoro and Clementine's fingers brushed one another's. A small blush crept up Zoro's cheeks when he realized just how close they were but he quickly hid it.
When he attempted to hand the glasses to the swords-woman Zoro froze once he got a decent look at her face. In a state of shock he crushed the glasses. Freaking out, the woman yelled at him about repaying her for the damage and based on Zoro's reaction he didn't have the money. Stifling her laughter Clementine stepped up and handed the woman a thousand beli.
"That should cover it." She said "And whatever change you have left could go towards a sharpening stone of a case for your glasses."
"Thank you ma'am." The mystery woman said shooting Zoro a glare before leaving.
"You didn't need to do that." he said.
"I know but I wanted to. So, you're welcome."
"Let me pay you back." He insisted
"No need swordsman. I hope we run into each other again."