Summary

The new island seemed to be fun. Casino, festivals, booze, eat-all-you-cans - name it and you can have it! But just like the one they experienced in Whiskey Peak, there's a catch to it all. And that is..


Disclaimer

I do not own One Piece. All of the crazy "Gomu Gomu no Fuusen", "Oni Giri", "Mirage Tempo", "Usoppu Superu", "Diable Jambe", "Ranburu Boru", "Cies Fleur", "Coup de Vent", and "Yahazu Giri" are copyrights of Oda Eiichiro.


Chapter 1: A New Adventure Begins! The Island of Happiness?

For two weeks and three days now, they have been drifting on the New World's seas since the last island they have landed on. As if now, there has been no signs of an island near them at all. No other sights to behold except the vast and endless ocean, along with the various sea creatures that jump out of the water from time to time.

"Nami~..", Luffy's bored voice trailed off. "Are we near an island yet?"

The navigator looked up to the man at the Crow's Nest who is looking out into the sea with a pair of binoculars. "Seen anything yet, Zoro?"

"No." The swordsman replied, "There's nothing yet."

"Zoro! If you see something, be sure to tell me first.", Luffy called out to the swordsman impatiently.

"Sure thing.", Zoro replied to his captain. He patiently scanned the vicinity for any small dot of an island. No matter how fast the Thousand Sunny has been going, there is still no island in sight.

It was when past lunch when Zoro found something in his binoculars that is a sure sign that an island is near.

Birds. Three birds were flying in the sky and going to the same direction.

"Nami," Zoro called out to the navigator who was reading a magazine on the deck. "I think we're nearing an island."

Sure enough, after twenty minutes, Zoro found a small dot at the horizon which is highly likely to be an island.

"Oi! Luffy!", he was calling out to his captain now. "I see an island up ahead."

Luffy came out from the kitchen. He was in there helping Sanji clean up after lunch but he immediately ran outside when he heard what the swordsman said. Of course, he would be the most hyperactive about it. It has been too long since he had his last adventure. He immediately went to his seat at the Thousand Sunny's head.

"Land ho!"

- o 0 o -

"Welcome to Shiawase Island!", a fat man with red spiky hair wearing a black tuxedo greeted the Strawhat Pirates. He was wearing a business smile, the same one that Nami usually wears when she is negotiating things related to money.

"Shiawase Island?", the crew chorused.

"Hai!", the same man grinned at them. "This is a place where you can enjoy yourself with the sky as the limit! We have beauty spas and salons here, unlimited booze, and exquisite eat-all-you-can cuisine. We also have casinos here where you can play to your heart's content!"

"Beauty spas and salons? Casinos?", Nami beamed.

"Unlimited booze?", Zoro grinned.

"Exquisite cuisine?", Sanji mused.

"Eat all you can?", Luffy drooled at the thought.

"You only have to pay for the entrance fee and you can spend the time here as you wait for the log pose to settle.", the man added. "You can also restock your ship with supplies while you stay with us."

"Excellent!", Franky cried. "We are running low on cola, after all."

"We also need more gunpowder", Usopp thought out loud happily.

"Yo-ho-ho-ho!"

"Maybe I can get myself more herbs and medicine!", Chopper happily screeched.

"So it's settled then!", Luffy exclaimed. "We are staying at Shiawase Island!"

"Hold that thought there for a minute!", Nami punched her captain for the overexcitement. "Don't go deciding that so easily! He just said that we need to pay for an entrance fee! Do you have an idea how much money we have left in my care?"

"Nami-swan~ is right, Luffy.", Sanji agreed – his eyes forming hearts for his mellorine.

"So," Nami turned towards the man. "How much is the entrance fee?"

"For the whole month that it will take for the log to settle, the entrance fee is 70,000,000 beli.", the man explained. "Each."

"70,000,000 beli?", the rest of them cried out for the expensive entrance fee that the man is charging them with. Except for Luffy.

"One month?", Luffy pouted. "That's a long time! How about our adventure on the New World?"

The rest of the crew comically slapped their captain on his shoulder.

"That's not what you should be complaining about!"


Author's Note:

I am really fascinated with this pairing as of right now so I have many stories in line for them. If I may, I want to appeal to my readers that if you like my stories, PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW. After all, I am a lazy bum who gets motivated when people gives me (constructive?) criticisms. Thank you so much!

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Chapter 2: Enter the Shiawase Island! What's Wrong With Zoro?