Disclaimer: This is purely fan made work of fiction. One piece is owned by Oda and the only thing I own is the OC.
Summary: A crew member is on the political side on World matters. His dreams and ambitions were cut short by World Government. He once thought about helping the world with knowledge, but found out the reality of how people acted. He finds that changing the World will require to dream and chance. Little did he know his boss asked him for a favor? He gave him a chance to relive the dream and be a knight that carries a king. No matter how many times it will hurt him again. A rewrite to 'A Price for Freedom' and it will be soon taken down.
MY OC's name is Lightning D. Farron and for a reason it describes why he left his island. He left his home at the age of 7. Hopefully to test his knowledge and love for science, to be the smartest was his goal. He comes from an island not in the World Government's clutches. It still retains many of the old technology that Void Century had. Making them advance than the Kakakuri Island. He meets Chopper the reindeer training to be a doctor and relates to his pursuit in being a doctor to being a top scientist in the field.
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Prologue
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On an Island as sea shifted blood along the shore. Mangled bodies and destroyed ships were in the distance. Eight headed beast swimming away as it submerged into the water. As a smaller beast cried as it looked towards the desolate shore. It was looking at the lone figure that was still alive before it submerged into the sea. Someone was running down the shore crying.
It was a girl in teenage years with sandy blonde hair and grey eyes. She wore a disheveled white top under battle armor. She dropped her spear as she ran over to lone body. She got there to only see tears in her eyes at the sight before her.
A boy at the age of thirteen wearing heavy body armor was ripped, torn, cut, shot, and smashed in areas. Blood oozed out from his body as he had a broken sword resting in his hands. She could see broken bones and organs exposed from battle. She saw his eyes were red with blood and his hair color was unrecognizable as well.
"Why didn't you run, you knew you couldn't…" She mumbled.
"It's ok; it was to help save your island… even if I didn't have a shot. Trying something would be better than nothing…" the boy gasped. He had some shallow breathing.
"It's your fault, this happened because of you!" another boy's voice was heard. He was older than the two. He ran up to him as he kicked him in the side. He coughed out blood as she panicked. As other people were coming down to the shore. "You keep trying to impress her even while you are trying to die."
The boy was gasping for air as best he can. "Why…" he muttered.
"Stop it he didn't do anything wrong! I asked him to try to stop it. Don't bring your jealously into Noctis. All he wanted to do is help." She pushed him away.
He pushed away as she hit the ground hard. "He comes here and steals you away. He made me look like a fool and almost killed me! I might as well kill you now, while I have the chance."
Someone knocked him over the head. A man with a green cloak looked down at him to see he was in pain. "Hikari, if you can hear me? Please use what is left of your strength to freeze yourself!" the man shouted.
His vision was fading as he looked up to see the man. He had black hair with a widow's peak, red tribal mark, and a frown on his face. The water of the sea formed over his body as it was quickly freezing his body.
"Dragon…" he wheezed.
"Save your strength to freeze yourself…" he muttered. The ice formed all across his body. It was a big block of ice that finally formed.
"Will he be okay, Dragon-san?" the girl asked him.
"He said freezing people can help put him into suspended animation. We need experienced doctors on hand to help make this possible. The longer he is in it, the worse it is for him." He explained.
Several men hoisted him up with a cloth as a huge to carry him to a ship. "Sir, he is here…" one man muttered. They noticed a big figure in a huge cloak
"It is very good that you came." Dragon thanked him.
He took off his gloves. "Where do you want me to send him?"
"We need to go Drum Island to look for a doctor. A very good one that can help save his life, they are known to be the best doctor in the world."
"You want everyone on the ship to go to Drum Island as well?"
"Of course," said Dragon.
"Was it my fault for siding with you?" the girl asked him.
"No Princess Ashe, it was never your fault. They thought your revolution was my army."
"We need to go now." The big one stated.
"Is there anything to do to support you?" Ashe asked them.
"You offered us asylum and a place to resupply. We may need the money to fix him up if it gets too bad."
"Then I will pay for his doctor bills then… it's the least I owe him." She explained.
"It's up to you, but he is one of my men…" Dragon explained as he disappeared with the big one. The girl sat there crying as she watched the boat vanish in an instant.
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A man woke up as he looked up to see blaring white lights stationed inside the tree house. He was moving a bit slower than usual. He noticed a small blur in his eyes. He quickly noticed humanoid reindeer sitting beside him. He had thick brown fur, hard hooves, and strong antlers. But he had a blue nose, wore a pair of purple slacks, and a pink top hat with a white 'x' on the front of it on its head.
"You're finally awake," the reindeer spoke.
Hikari groaned as he moved around. "Thank you Chopper…" he groaned.
"Doctorine's medicine is really strong and your surgery went well." He was checking his body over.
"How come do I have still to take some surgeries for minor things still?" Hikari asked him.
"Because you didn't replace any of your organs… on top of it you should be dead from that incident ten years ago. I was even surprised to see your bones actually healed and your nerves were not damaged. Doctorine was even surprised to see the rest of your body working."
"Doctorine said I was healed completely healed." Lightning wondered.
"You get new wounds or some broken bones from battle still." Chopper answered him.
"That's because I have to work to eat or do my experiments you silly Reindeer." Lighting tickled him. He giggled as he rolled around laughing.
"Chopper the talking reindeer, all thanks to Hito-Hito no mi (Human-Human. People and Reindeer alike treat him. It took him awhile to warm up to me, but seeing I spent four years here recovering and learning under Kureha for a while about medicine in return for her services. I spent the majority of my time coming back to see Chopper. Sending him Birthday and Christmas gifts were second nature to me. He was almost like another sibling to me after this point."Hikari thought.
They saw the door open as they Kureha has finally come home. Dr. Kureha wore black high-heeled cowboy boots, tight purple pants with a jagged pink design going up her left leg, a short purple blazer with yellow stripes going down the arms, and a white t-shirt with cherry blossom petals that bared her midriff and exposed her pierced navel. From the neck below the woman looked like she was in perfect shape and looked like a woman in her mid-twenties. But above the neck Dr. Kureha had long whitish-gray hair, a wrinkled face, a crooked witch-like nose, and wore a pair of glasses. She was clearly a very eccentric old woman.
She was huffing for a moment as she looked at Hikari. "Get up and get dressed! I need you fight like the stubborn person you are!" Kureha shouted.
Hikari put Chopper down on the table as looked towards the corner with a mirror. He looked up at the mirror; he saw his blonde hair stick up. His blue eyes looked up at the mirror. He began to slip on a white shirt over his muscular frame. He slipped on a black flak jacket that had pockets and it had gold trims.
"What is the problem?" Hikari asked her. He turned a bit to her, while he was slipping on black boots. He slipped over a black mask for his lower side of the face.
"The King and his men have fled the country before the fight even began!"
"You serious…" Lightning muttered.
"Several towns have been attacked and plundered for treasure already. Dozens of people are wounded and without a doctor now due to the doctor hunts that quack King Wapol has started. As a duty as a doctor, we have to make sure the violence is quelled first before treating." Kureha explained.
"You're trying to say that prevention is just a good policy as treatment." Hikari muttered.
She laughed at him as she lowered her shades. He was putting on a white cloak that covered his body. He slipped on his black gloves. "Of course, but if they continue how can we form a new country."
"Where are they anyway?" Hikari asked him.
"They were heading towards Robelle Town; they have a good pub there if I correctly remember." Kureha explained.
"What I can do?" Chopper asked them.
"You shall stay as support for now. Not everybody thinks the world of you, Chopper. They may think you will attack them and also you lack real battle experience." Hikari explained.
He picked up a huge rifle and placed it on his back, it has a more advance look than the standard rifle. It looked more futuristic more than anything else. He walked towards the door to pick his sword off his wall. The sword was six feet tall as he attached it to his back. It had a green and red braided silk wrap around the handle. It had a gold pommel, but no hilt. The broad side of the blade was imprinted gold flower like pattern.
"It seems you want us to stick to side until it is over." Kureha explained.
"We are the only three doctors on this island and only one of us needs to get hurt. I will try to be back as soon as possible, hopefully with no injuries." He explained.
Kureha nodded as she looked towards Chopper. "We have lot of patients that need our help now Chopper." Kureha explained to him. Chopper nodded as he helped grabbed several medical supplies.
"We are lucky that Hikari brought a big batch of medical supplies to us. Wapol basically shut off the market for imported medical supplies." Chopper noted as Kureha saw the Hikari disappearing.
"This country has fallen to a pirate flag, though it was a hidden blessing and a curse at the same time. Wapol fled with his cabinet and the twenty doctors under him. Hopefully this nut of a student I have can finish the job before it gets worse. Several towns have already fallen since these pirates since they just arrived." Kureha thought.
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Hikari finally made it to Robelle Town; he laid down on a rooftop. He sat down as the snow covered his body for camouflage. He took a picture of these pirates as he studied their appearance. He saw one massive middle aged man wearing a black captain's cloak he had a red shirt that was open. He had crooked nose and some missing teeth as well. He was laughing heartily while a wrestler was beating on another man. Another one was carrying a gun that had a tall build. As another had a cane in hand as he almost looked like some mime? The last member looked like old man on a tired horse.
"Captain are we done plundering this island?" the wrestler asked him.
The captain laughed. "The King ran away before the fight began. Thank goodness this place had some good supplies. I just wished I can get a proper boat one day! Let's go!"
A bullet whizzed by as it shot the horse as it fell over and trapped the rider from moving.
"Sniper!" one man with the rifle shouted.
"Van Augur, go find the sniper before he tries to take out the whole crew!" The captain ordered
A rifle sound without hitting the man with a top hat. Van Augur looked around with the scope of his sniper rifle. He saw something flying through the air. It looked like a cylinder object flying above them. The panels in the side opened up. He looked up in shock.
"Captain, it's has…!" Van Augur was cut off. A rain of shrapnel rained down on them causing to scream in panic. The cylinder object fell into the group of pirates as it exploded. The man with top hat and cane escaped the area. He had wings on his back as he flew away. He was also shot in the stomach knocking him into the ground.
"The sniper is on that roof Captain!" the man shouted.
"Good job Lafitte!" the big man shouted.
He dropped his rifle to get up from his building. He looked to see the wrestler of the group was able to fight still. He picked up a building with brute strength as he jumped up into the air.
"Take this you bastard!" he shouted.
"I beg to differ." Hikari muttered. He swung his giant sword as pressurized wind slammed into the man before he threw it.
"What the-!" he muttered. The blade of wind slammed into his stomach. A large gash appeared on his stomach as he lost focus to the task at hand. The building fell on top of the man it collapsed causing debris and dust to fly in the air.
"Lafitte and Burgess!" the captain shouted.
He picked up his rifle and attached it to his back. He looked over to his handy work to see four down pirates struggling as the captain looked at him.
"Four down and one to go…" Hikari muttered.
"Who the heck are you and why are you attacking my men?" the man shouted.
"I should ask you fools that in return. You think because you have no opposition that you will roll over the island. Besides your plundering and looting is hurting this island." Hikari lectured him.
The man laughed to himself as he looked at him. "Well… I almost forgot. I have no manners at all, my name is Marshall D. Teach or Blackbeard if you prefer.
"So this man is a D. as well. This man may be dangerous now or in the future." Hikari reasoned.
"You have to understand giving my full name is dangerous seeing I can be hunted down in the future. You can call me Hikari, and I am sorry that it has to be this way. If you leave now you may leave with your lives intact. I made sure to not give them fatal blows." Hikari suggested.
He laughed as he saw his crew stirring around. "Thank you for doing that, but we need this money and supplies. Unless you have a big boat filled with supplies than we can leave peacefully." Teach suggested.
"Well it looks like we are at a bypass… the only boat you are looking for was the King's boat. He left before you already arrived."
"Then why are you protecting this country then." Teach asked him.
"This land had an abundant source of good doctors here at one point and time. Even without a king, people can rebuild. You are taking the things they need to live off in order to survive. I owe my life to this doctor I call Sensei and she asked to get rid of you one way or the other. So don't take it personally, it just has to be this way." Hikari explained.
"I see then, but before we do anything else. How about you become my nakama, Hikari?"
"Why would I want to be your nakama?" Hikari wondered. "What are your goals?"
"I want to become Pirate King of course. I have the ability and strength to become the strongest man in the World!" Teach laughed.
"Then the answer is no, I have other obligations to be you're…"
*BOOM*
His speech was cut off as the sound of a rifle went off. Van Augur smirked as he saw the person stagger back. As the bullets bounced off harmlessly as they looked shocked.
"Nakama." Hikari finally finished.
"What the heck is going on?" Augur muttered.
Hikari looked at his cloak to see some black marks on it. "My coat has a metal weave imbued into it. When electricity conducts it makes it a light weight armor and stronger than steel. Though…" Hikari explained.
He disappeared from view. "Knowing that it won't help you win this battle." Augur turned around to the man. Only to see him kicked him through a window as Hikari turned to face the captain.
"It seems like we will have to fight if I want to save my men. Go back to the boat, while I deal with him!"
Everyone was complying with his order as they were helping each other. They were running out of town as Hikari snapped his fingers. "I almost forgot to tell you I placed a number of mines around the exit of the town that goes towards the sea."
Blackbeard eyes widened up as he turned to his men. "Everyone don't run towards the boat-"
*BOOM*
A huge fire engulfed that side of town as Hikari slashed him down the chest. Blood flew from it as Blackbeard screamed in agony.
"If you just took me up on my offer this wouldn't happen at all. Let alone I can't leave with the treasure you have stolen quite so easily." Hikari explained.
Teach was panting heavily as he looked at the blade. "That's a nice blade you got their boy… it cut me up pretty good." He muttered.
"It's called Senjou no Datta (Battlefields of War) a sword used through war and battle for almost nine centuries. It was made from a fallen star they said…" he explained. He quickly jumped back to get distance from Teach.
"It seems like I will have to use that to beat you." Teach muttered.
"It seems you have a devil fruit…" Hikari inquired.
He waved his arms up as black cloud covered his hands. "Of course," Teach confirmed it. "Look, even among Logias it's unique!"
As a black wave of darkness spiraled into the air as Hikari took note of it. He collected the blood off his sword into a vial. "It seems you don't have ability like me…" he muttered. The darkness blocked out the sun. "I am darkness!"
"Darkness…" Hikari muttered.
"That's right Hikari; I can't get killed by you! Out of all the devil fruits recorded in history, the one with this power is known as the most evil of them all! The Logia Fruit Yami-Yami no mi (Darkness), I've become the man of darkness! I will give you a taste of its power." he laughed.
A wind blade strike cutting him Teach stomach, though the wind was sucked in by the darkness. He laughed as Hikari frowned. "The power of darkness can absorb light, bullets, strikes, fire, and Lightning. None of moves can hurt me!" Teach shouted.
"Shit this asshole has this devil fruit normally I would just use my skills and weapons do the talking. I might have to use sea stone weaponry and my ability to quail this man." Hikari thought.
"Though I see this fruit doesn't let you avoid damage, your body absorbs more pain than a normal human. What a troublesome ability?"
Blackbeard slammed one hand down as darkness oozed out along the ground. "Black hole!" he shouted. The ground was covered in black smoke as Blackbeard was covered in black smoke. He felt the ground give way as he was stuck. The black smoke that covered Blackbeard was gone.
Hikari was sinking in the ground as he noticed bicycle was crushed and absorbed by the darkness.
"I have to admit you are really good fighter and you can stand up to some of the gravity exerted by darkness."
Hikari raised one hand up. Blackbeard noticed what he was doing.
"I knew you might have some type of ability in reserve, but it's useless to bring it out now! There's no devil fruit power that can work against me!" Blackbeard ran forward with a punch.
Hikari swung his sword come down from his hand. Blackbeard caught it and smiled. "Vortex!"
He shouted and to notice it was being swallowed by the gravity. "You're trying to keep your distance so you can use your devil fruit power. Smart, but that's not good enough!"
"I'm guessing it drags in and nullifies even the powers of devil fruits." Hikari muttered.
"Of course and you're powerless to stop me!" Blackbeard shouted. He slammed a black covered into his stomach. Blackbeard saw he tensed his muscles to take the blow as he grunted.
Hikari pushed pack cutting him in the side. "It hurts…" He shouted as blood came out.
'Arrogance and thoughtlessness are his real weakness.' Hikari thought. He managed to jump away from the black smoke on the ground. He was panting as he looked towards the sea.
"Well let's take this fight elsewhere; I can't let this town be destroyed in the process. I am wondering what your nakama are doing!" he shouted. He jumped from rooftop to rooftop to avoid the ground.
"Damn, he is going after my crew!" Blackbeard stopped his ability. He ran towards the sore trying to catch him. His size made it impossible to keep up with him.
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Blackbeard made it down to the shore as he looked around. He saw his crew was ok and sitting on the raft he called his boat. "Hey Augur, where did that guy go?" Blackbeard shouted.
"He is sitting up in the tree, Captain!" he shouted towards him. A bullet hit teach piercing him in the side. He grunted in pain as he let black smoke capture the bullet. He looked up to see him putting his rifle up.
"You keep surprising me each turn! But I will finish this fight and collect my treasure." Blackbeard laughed.
"Your right about one thing, this fight is finished!" Hikari shouted. He waved his hands as Teach noticed cold sensation around his leg. He looked down to see the water from the sea wrapped around his ankles. It pulled him high into the air and dropped into deep water. Hikari smiled behind his mask.
"By tiring him out and take his mind of me. I created a battle strategy using one of my elements I control. Water is even worse for devil fruit users if it's goes above their knees. It looks like you can never get rid of sound tactics." Hikari muttered.
Blackbeard was pushed up for a moment. He was waving his arms frantic "Save me! I can't swim; I'm a hammer in the water thanks to my devil fruit." Blackbeard shouted. "It's so cold!"
"Then surrender and I will let your men save you!" Hikari shouted.
"Alright I agree!" He shouted. Hikari waved his hands as he pushed down making a small ice platform. Blackbeard was shivering to himself as Hikari jumped out of the tree.
"You are lucky that water can be manipulated into other things…" he muttered.
"It seems like fate dictated this battle to favor him. The power to control water sounds frightful to devil fruit users." Van Augur muttered.
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A couple of minutes passed as Teach sat on a raft with a hot blanket. "You got me there really good, so it turns you are a pro on the sea. I have to admit the power of water is devastating!" Blackbeard laughed.
Hikari had the treasure bag they took from the island. He had extra big sack from the boat they carried. "Since I am being really nice today, I will let you guys keep the food and medical supplies. But Marshall D. Teach swear an oath to me to never comeback. Vow never to pillage or lay harm to citizens of this land along with your nakama and any future nakama." Hikari stated.
He nodded yes. "Very well then, I Marshall D. Teach. Vow to never to come back to this island with any nakama again. I will never pillage or harm any of the citizens on this island. I will uphold this oath to day I die." Teach swore.
Hikari nodded as he kicked their boat of the shoreline. "It's good enough, but be sure to pick up a log pose that avoids this island!" Hikari shouted.
He saw Blackbeard was laughing it off casually as they sailed away.
"Just like that… you let them leave." A voice muttered. Hikari turned around to meet the man. He saw the man had black hair that was slicked back and a goatee. He wore fur lined green tunic with armor covering his arms. He was carrying Spade with a large T-shaped handle.
"I see your one of Royal Knights… Dalton. I heard you were locked up for challenging the King." Hikari inquired.
"You could have easily killed him." Dalton explained.
"In the end are the actions we choose. By dropping to his level, how do you set an example to others? There has been enough pain for one day; in one punch that nut almost broke my ribs. Luckily I have collected some of my blood for my research." Hikari muttered. He handed the one sack of stolen goods to Dalton. "Be sure to give that back to the proper residents. I have to go see…"
"You're the witches apprentice… I thought I recognized the cloak appearance." Dalton muttered.
"You best be lucky she cared enough to inform me of this situation. The name is Lightning D. Farron and I'm foremost scientist. Too pay back to debt I owed for saving my life. I learned medicine for four years to help build more advance machinery. You should be mindful of what you say until you personally meet someone. By the way only friends call me Hikari." Hikari informed him.
"I see then, but you my thanks." Dalton held out his hand. Hikari looked at it for a moment. He shook his hand.
"You're welcome, but I have to go…"
"You're a doctor right… the people seem at ease getting treated by you. She will no doubt be busy helping people on one side of the island. Come to Bighorn with me so I can spread the word. We need a doctor on site that people nearby can go to." Dalton pleaded.
Hikari sighed as he nodded. "Very well, my medical supplies are on my boat. It's stationed near Gyasta; give me some time to dig up my whole load. I was lucky to buy all this stuff and bulk. It seems it won't go to waste now."
Hikari agreed and waved him on to follow him. Dalton soon instructed him towards a nearby sleigh with Rams tied to it.
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Lightning sat down looking at the calendar to see a week has pass since the incident. He was writing in his journal and checking his finance books.
"I'm lucky to have the power to control elements, though my power isn't restrained to elements. I can write things down and even they are affected as well. I didn't eat any devil fruit power and I can still swim. But my powers all depend on certain factors. Stamina must be achieved and new experiences help increase the spiritual energy in my body. I think my powers are supernatural or considered magic. It saved me from getting beat around in a fight that used darkness to his advantage. I was wondering can I go outside the original five elements I already use. Fire, wind, Lightning, water, and earth the five elements that compose my fighting style.
Water was my first element I discovered at a young age. Water cannot be forced or hastened. It had to flow a certain path and learning Tai Chi from my mother was given. It helped me when several fights across the sea, though my grandfather has told me never to rely on my abilities. I always mind his lessons to me. If I use too many I can get tired and let my guard down. I learned how to wield weapons and create them. My mother told me I was some sort of Prodigy, so I used my talents to help my everyday life and others around me.
Earth is element of substance; it revolves me keeping my feet on the ground to make it possible to bend it. It's mostly a defensive style that makes me endure attacks and counterattack at the right moment. It's not my style in keeping still unless defense is a must.
Wind is almost the same as water; it's flexible and follows the least path of resistance. The last two elements are the most annoying ones to pull off. Creating fire requires body heat and the air around me and often uses up more of my energy. I can also create Lightning by focusing my bio-electricity since storms are a rare occurrence.
Overall the terms of speed for the different elements can create gaps my opponents can exploit. I can bend one at a time and I need to focus otherwise it will be useless.
Overall I am in a good mood since last week. The extra medical supplies I bought turned out for the best. I ended up making quit a lot of money for my troubles. I made up 25 million beri and I gained 200 million beri from the Blackbeard pirates. On that note I sent word out for people who knew him just in case. For whoever will fight him, I know it will not be pleasant. I had the drop on him.
He finished writing as he placed a picture of the crew in a separate book. He put up his stuff in his backpack. "Come in Doctorine, the door is open. There is no need to knock it down." Hikari assured her.
She opened the door as she walked in along Chopper who was in walking point. "I see you made off with potential patients over the past week. I was wondering what you were doing here in this hotel." Kureha wondered. She closed the door as Chopper jumped on the bed.
"If you want money then say so, I got their treasure worth 200 million beri." Hikari answered her.
"If I wanted your money I would have asked it for a long time ago. I need another favor from you boy." Kureha asked him.
"Doctorine wants you to help move our stuff to the castle." Chopper told him.
"That's all…" Hikari muttered. He picked up the little reindeer over his head.
"Of course, and I have lots of stuff to be move. The stupid trolley is a pedal system and a woman like me shouldn't have to do such a thing." Kureha complained.
"Very well then… lead the way."
"But first I want you to cut down all the ones leading it. Then tie it around my tree house so it's only exclusive to me."
"I might as well take the ride up and find an extra cable first. Then let Chopper stretch it all the way down to your house." He explained. He slung over his backpack.
"Hikari, are you planning to leave again?" Chopper asked him.
He nodded. "I will have to leave soon with a friend for a job pretty soon. But I have time to do this for you. Am heading to East Blue and hopefully it will not end up as some type of fight." Hikari explained as Chopper pouted.
"What is the sea like?" Chopper asked him.
"I told you plenty of times it has magnificent sights in some places. On the Grand Line itself, it's like random jack and box at times. You will meet things even weirder than you Chopper. Your problem is smaller than you think." Hikari reassured him.
"But I have a blue nose." Chopper inquired.
"Girls will think it's cute and it's just genetic mutation to me." Hikari reassured him.
"But I can talk."
"That's because you ate Hito-Hito no mi, devil fruits are often misunderstood by most people. They even think regular people are freaks as well and my condition. I would be the biggest one, I didn't even eat one."
Kureha smirked as they walked out the hotel. No one noticed the reindeer on his head.
"How about this I will buy some more books and sweets? Then I will make sure to send it to you by bird. That way you can enjoy when I am away." Hikari suggested.
"Really, can I have a big basket of sweets?" Chopper shouted in joy.
"Honestly you spoiled him too much." Kureha muttered.
"Well between my sister and me, she is quite worse. She doesn't even give a reason on why she sends Chopper sweets. Besides that we should get this started before it gets too dark." Hikari explained.
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Several hours passed as Chopper was pushing the final things in the castle. Hikari was pushing the doors closed as Kureha looked at giant stone doors. Chopper was busy moving the stuff upstairs.
"Something wrong… I managed to open some of the doors inside the castle?" Hikari asked her.
"Nothing's wrong, but it looks like Wapol took the key to armory." Kureha noticed.
"I can easily make a key, just give me a moment." Hikari explained. He saw the lock was quite different from others.
"It seem like this lock uses teeth or husks from an animal…" Hikari muttered. "The normal pick pocketing tactics go out the window. Using heat or cold methods to copy the lock will warp the door. If I knock the door down or blow it up. It may destroy parts of the armory."
"If Wapol comes by again the island, we can get the key in the meantime. Have you found the treasury room yet?" Kureha asked him.
He motioned her to follow her as they headed through castle as Chopper followed. The three found the dungeon, a bedroom belonging to Chess, a huge kitchen, twenty MD labs stocked with medicine, a medical ward. The group made it to a vault that was underground. Hikari noticed it was mostly electronic.
He smirked walking up to as he pulled out a device. He began to decode the pass code and he punched in the numbers. The first door opened as he noticed another one with locks. He placed an electronic pick lock on top of the lock. He walked over to the other. It took him some time as the locks finally to sync as they both clicked. He backed up to see the vault open.
The three saw a huge amount of treasure stacked up in piles. Kureha smirked as she walked up to it. She walked in to pick up a chart off the side of the wall.
"It seems that this runt the old king had spent majority of his money on food. There are several things on the list that shows this fool just bought expensive and yet foolish. I knew he was going to run this country into the ground in a matter of time. The vault only carries five hundred million berries." Kureha muttered.
"That's a lot of money! But what is so bad about the amount?" Chopper asked the two. They looked at him with worry in their eyes.
"Chopper, I can understand you don't know the value of money. This is below a billion and Kingdoms like this are designed to have several billion beri on hand. Before Wapol took rise the amount of money here was over five billion." Kureha informed him.
"Meaning he neglected his people to live and a life of luxury. Meaning he was unfit to become a king of this country. At the most a treasury is used to help bailout the Kingdom when it's in troubled times. He was killing this country faster than any pirate could ever do." Hikari explained.
"Are we going to leave all the treasure here?" Chopper asked him.
"Of course Chopper, this country will need money before it's renamed. The issue of Wapol coming back is the people's main concern. That idiot did not take a log pose with him. So the odds of him coming back so soon will be high." Kureha explained.
Hikari shut the door on the vault. "Then perhaps you should invite the exiled doctors back to the country." Hikari suggested.
"We will wait for his return and kick him out personally." Kureha explained.
"You do realize we are the only three doctors in the Kingdom? I am saying you need to start up a medical school."
Kureha waved it off drinking plum wine. "That's crazy, who like to visit a monster and a witch."
"You want to make a bet on that?" Hikari asked her.
Kureha turned to him. "I bet you can't find for at least one person for a hundred million beri."
"Challenge accepted, and I will find as many as I can. I will tell them of your tendencies and who you are? That way there will be no surprises and I might as well get all women. I don't want any men giving you any surprises."
"You are inviting more people to become doctors? I am monster!" Chopper panicked.
"We will see about that Chopper, but in the meantime. I need to take my leave and look for some people then. Then I will head off to East Blue for my job." Hikari headed out the door and towards the exit.
"Sometimes I wonder why I didn't just take his money after he was healed and let him be." Kureha sighed.
"You noticed his technology he created was very advance." Chopper explained.
"He has heart of a mad scientist inside him or some crazed battle warrior. Oh well it's not like he can get people to come see me." Kureha laughed.
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Hikari was on the phone in East Blue as he had a smirk on his face. He was navigating his boat towards East Blue. Or more likely the computer was helping navigate the boat. He was calmly watching sea for any trouble.
"I hope you like your four new students; I managed to get all women too." Hikari joked.
"You go out your way and in two weeks you find the most willing people to become doctors. Hell you even told them of Chopper and he is scared to death on how they treat him. Now I lost 100 million beri to you over some challenge." Kureha complained.
Hikari could tell she was a bit mad, but relived at the same time. "You know I didn't bet you any money in return. But this is to also help Chopper with his human problems. On another note this is good for rebuilding the country. I know you're the best at handling new students and medical field. Besides that it's better to have some extra hands available. That way you don't have to stress over everything." Hikari explained.
He heard a sigh coming from the other side of the phone. "You always use nice and flattering words to get girls to do anything for you." She laughed.
"I didn't learn search thing from any man or use my charm. It was the way I was raised by my mother."
Hikari looked up to see a pirate boat in the distance as he frowned. "It seems I got some uninvited guests Doctorine and I just made it to East Blue. I was hoping to avoid this type of stuff. But if you have a small luxury class ship disguised as a battle ship." Hikari muttered.
"Well… that was Chopper and yet again he knocked down almost knocked down the chemistry set. I have him teaching the class for the moment, but it looks like I have to oversee it. Chopper will call you back as soon as he receives his gift from you. This is a learning experience for him as well." Kureha explained.
Hikari put the phone on the ringer. He picked up his sword as he walked to edge of the boat. He saw those shooting cannonballs at him. They were trying to scare him as he looked at the pirate flag. It had a whale and two swords stuck through it. He raised his sword high as he swung making high pressurized wind cut through the boat evenly.
He saw the pirates were singing a different tune as many panicked trying to get off their boat. He saw a big guy lunging around a treasure chest and a sword. He jumped over towards the dingy. He kicked him in the mouth as he fell unconscious.
"Captain Billy," a pirate shouted.
"Are people from the Grand Line monsters?" someone shouted. Lighting picked up the blue scabbard containing the katana. He noticed it had silk blue wrap around the handle and the end of the sword had a mountain symbol on it. He picked up the treasure chest with one hand. He easily jumped back over to his boat. He tossed the newly acquired items on his ship which was passing by. He picked up the Captain and jumped on his boat.
"Sorry to leave you guys, but I got to jet. I'm taking your captain with me it seems like he got a bounty." Hikari explained. He quickly sailed off to see pirates yelling at him and cursing him.
"Captain Billy a bounty of 3 million beri and you wield one of the fifty skillful Works of Good. It doesn't compare to the blade I carry, I might as well sell it off. But I wonder what's inside this treasure chest."
He opened it see a huge stacks of jewels and gold. He quickly closed it as he looked towards the distance. "Loguetown is where the Great Pirate Age began and where the Pirate King died. People from all over the world became pirates and search of his treasure One Piece. It drove countless souls of the past for the past twenty-two years. I been to East Blue before and it's the weakest one of the seas." Hikari muttered. He checked his hostage to see if he was awake. He was satisfied at his unconscious state.
"Though what most people don't realize that the people in East Blue have to get tougher quick. They may turn out to be famous people in the future. I wonder why Mr. D called me out here. He isn't even here yet. He must deal with coup d'état in Vira… so I will play around until then. I first need to talk to locals on where I should go."
He heard a phone go off in the helm as he walked over to it. He saw a phone number blare of it as he saw Mr. D. It was codename to say name Monkey D. Dragon. The world's most wanted man and the Revolutionary army leader.
He slowly picked up the phone to speak. "Hello you need something from me?" he asked Dragon.