Hey there! Guys, here's another story of my fanfiction for Sengoku Basara! I hope you enjoy it!
On the ship of Fugaku belonged to no other but the Demon of Shikoku. The title also has other synonymous names. Devil of Western Sea, Sea Orge, and many more. Why? Because the ship is massive and the high of it is several stories! It also has a massive head of an oni under a huge cannon. Calling it a ship is an understatement. It was closer to a floating iron fortress on sea than a ship!
And such handwork and craft are made by one person, Sea Devil of Shikoku. This Sea Devil's name is Chōsokabe Motochika. The lord of Shikoku and a pirate captain of Fugaku. He is known for incredible in battles whenever fool tries to conquer his islands. This ogre is described as a muscular man with wild spiky white hair and dress in purple. He wears a purple large eyepatch covering his left eye. He has a purple unworn jacket with its sleeves over his shoulders and back leaving his chest bare except for the two thick straps that criss-cross over his torso and having a huge collar covering his neck. He prefers that since he wants to feel the wind of the sea hitting against his chest. He prefers seafaring than conquering since he is in search of new lands and other discoveries such as treasure and animals.
Plus, his reputation proceeds him as he earned great respect and admiration of his men who calls his lord, Aniki, whereas translation brother. Motochika cares for his men as if they were his little brothers.
Now…all is peaceful and usual on Fugaku until…..there is suspicion of a stowaway aboard.
This made pirate captain sighed in frustration as Fugaku's track record of having stowaways is broken since no person dared to sneak in and hop aboard his ship. Either this person is a fool or a spy who tries to gather information, making him a bigger fool. For some reason, Motochika suspected it was the work of his arch-nemesis, Motonari Mori. Lord of Aki, a genius and cold strategist whom unlike the sea ogre regards his men nothing as pawns. It leaves a sour taste in his mouth.
However, it didn't seem the case since his men report the steadily decreasing of food and water making Motochika doubt it was a spy or an assassin at that. So it all boils down to a just rat stealing food for itself.
"A-Aniki! The food is been stolen again!"
"WHAT?! Are you kidding me?!" Motochika widens his right eye in anger. That was four times in the row! He had those crates of food and drink moved to somewhere twice in order to starve the rat so it will come out of hiding, and somehow! Somehow! The stowaway manages to find it? Does this stowaway have a good nose in tracking down fish or something?!
"Ugh…" Motochika slams his cup of sake down on the table.
"But…there's more! It's something you have to see." One of his men guides Motochika to a track where something wet has been spilled near the food. But from the looks of a container does not hold water but…
"HUH?! That bastard spilled the sake?!" Motochika hates when someone wastes something so delicious and that includes great sake especially.
"B-but look at the footprints, Aniki!"
"Hm?" Motochika narrows his eye to look at the trail. The footprints were human and small as if…..
"Are you son of bitches tellin me that we got a brat onboard?!" No wonder, they can't find this intruder. He must be small that it seems his ship and its size is a perfect place for hiding. Motochika clicked his tongue then an idea pops up. He grins.
"Alright! This time! We got trap it! Here's what we going to do!" Motochika instructed the men of his elaboration for the trap.
Then hours later as night has fallen on the ship with the full moon up in the sky. The only lighting is the fire inside the lanterns stationed on the deck and inside. There was an open area that is not guarded at the far back deck as the only guards were a distance away from it, making easy for one to pass by.
A shadow figure leaps down from climbing onto the wall. It slowly hunches, inspecting then grabs the fish from the middle of the pile until a loud squawk makes one turns its source of a squawk is from a yellow parrot with a red bandana on it, startling the intruder with the flapping of its wings as he backs up. On cue, the trap is launched as a net snatch up the thief with the pile of fish inside while some slip out and hit the floor. As the net is up, strings followed by the sound of bells attached alarms the men right away. No sooner than later, the crew of the ship runs over.
"!" A loud yelp is heard which signals the men to surrounded the net right away that held this supposed stowaway, shouting at it nonstop, hurling curses at it.
"Alright, sea dogs!" Motochika raised his hand which silences his crew, "Now let's show this thief about what happens when you steal from Fugaku." His parrot, Chiba, the one responsible for making the trap so successful, squawked in agreement.
The men shouted in applause, wanting to see the punishment dish out. Motochika thinks of a appropriate punishment, something that is good for a child to learn first hand. One of his men came towards and shoves the lantern to the intruder's face, in order to show the frightened face to the captain.
What the Sea Devil didn't expect that the child is a girl and is no way doesn't look like one from the Land of the Rising Sun.
'Wah…" She spoke.