Chapter 3: Meeting some fishermen.

Three months passed since I have first arrived in this world. Surprising how time can just fly by. It wasn't the easiest time of my life in this world, Sen pushed me to my limits in his supposed 'training'.

I still call bullshit on some of them.

Swimming, sure. But while being chased by blood-thirsty SHARKS?! I was lucky to be alive after all those times!

Either way, I am lucky Sen found me when he did. I would probably be raped and brought along to Don Krieg to be a sex slave. And then probably died when Mihawk attacked them.

But still. Bullshit training. I stand by that!

Can't say that they aren't showing results, though. My stamina is definitely way better than my usual unfit self. I am able to lift half by own weight now! I bet I can punch just as hard as Luffy now!

…Okay, maybe not as strong as the rubber pirate… But definitely enough to knock a guy out cold!

And that brings me to the present time, me swimming right next to the boat with Sen writing into a book. I've asked him about it a few times, but he often gave me very vague answers.

"I see you're finally able to match up to ship normally now." He stated.

"Right, no thanks to you." I huffed back.

"Are you still mad about the sharks?"

"Yes."

"Come on, that was a two weeks ago!" He cried out, "How was I supposed to know we were in shark infested waters?!"

"There are fucking fins sticking out of the water!" I shouted back, "That's the most obvious signs of sharks!"

"In my defence, I thought those where dolphins."

"BULLSHIT!"

And just as I was started to argue back at him, the current suddenly changed, pulling me away from the boat. I looked back and saw what it was.

A large whirlpool the size of a house! And I was caught in one of the swirls!

"Rein!"

"Ah! H-HELP!" I struggles to swim towards the boat, but no matter how hard I tried, it keeps pulling me further and further away, "HELP ME!"

"Quick! Catch this rope!" Sen pulls out said rope and tossed it straight me. I managed to catch it, I stopping abruptly for moment before swaying a little in the strong currents. I feel him pulling the rope, struggling to make sure the boat doesn't touch the edge while trying to save me.

*SNAP*

And then the rope snapped, my eyes widen in horror as my lifeline was nothing but a spread of dried weeds. I tried to scream but the water is filling my lungs as I was pulled down under the salty depths. I struggles to get to the surface but I can't summon any strength to my limps.

Soon enough, from the lack of oxygen, I passed out.


Sen looked at his now shorter broken rope in pure horror. The girl he taken as his own apprentice is probably dead under the ocean now. He shakes his head in denial, 'No! Rein isn't dead yet until I see it!' He tells himself.

Turning his attention to his boat, he turns to rudder to sail away from the whirlpool before taking out a map.

"Let's see… the closest island here is Lain." He mutters, "The fishing town, Risa, is famous for their seafood, and their preferred method is their deep sea fishing… Hopefully one of them manages to saw her floating about…"

With that said, he set up his compass and set his course.

'Rein, don't you dare die on me!'

I was dead, sure I was. But it didn't felt like it. For once, I can still feel my body being moved. Maybe I was found and saved? Could be, but I can't open my eyes to check, or even move my mouth or a finger. Not only that, my lungs are definitely filled with water. I can't even breathe. Is this what being unconscious feel like?

"Damn, what happened to you?"

A voice. Not Sen, then, but a male.

"Must have capsized and sucked into that whirlpool…"

Crap, a male! I'm in nothing but my swimsuit right now! He better not try to take advantage of me!

Not long after, I feel a pressure on my chest. CPR, perhaps? Whatever it is, is working. The pressure is forcing some of the water out of my mouth, and forcing some air back in.

A sudden pressure of air sucking into my lungs made me cough, hard, as I manages to get out the rest of the water. I sucked in the water as much as I can while trying to keep a steady breathing.

"And she's lives!"

I manage to keep my breaths steady, some strength coming back to me. My eyes are heavy but I forced them to open, which isn't easy but slowly I did. The light blinds me for a moment, meaning it's still daytime, thank gods, and a blurry figure.

As my eyesight manages to focus, the figure sharpened and there sat an elderly man with tanned skin, a greying hair on his black mane of a hair with a dark seaweed-green eyes and a black moustache on his smiling mouth. He seems to be shirtless wearing a brown pants and a red sash around his waist.

"Hey there, lass!"

"Uuurrr…" I barely got out from my aching throat.

"Still be a little groggily, huh." He laughed, "Well, that's expected. You nearly drowned out there. Lucky that was I just in the area, huh?"

"Tha-*COUGH* …Thank you." I finally can get proper words out of my mouth. I sat back up, observing my surrounds.

I'm on what seems to be a long narrow boat, the types used by traditional fishermen. At the back of the boat, several large barrels of what seems to be fishes of various sorts. I can't tell what kind, but I can see a few noticeable ones. Grouper, dory… I think I saw a shark hanging on the corner of the sail.

So he's a fisherman. That means I'm probably close to an island nearby. I looked across the horizon, managing to find an indication of land just barely off the starboard side.

"Now then, time to head back home." He stated as he pulls down the sail, the boat starts to move towards the island, "Oh, right. The name's Lulong. What's yours, lassy?"

"Rein."

"Ms Rein, eh?" He worked ropes of the sail rather expertly, "What's a young beautiful woman such as yourself swimming around Whirlpool Cove at low tide?"

"Whirlpool Cove?" I looked at him confused, "Sorry, but I'm a traveller, so…"

"Ah, that explains it." He nodded, "That's the area where you nearly drowned. The place has a unique rock formation under the waters in which at low tide, the currents get caught between the rocks and twists it against other currents in the open waters, creating a big whirlpool."

"Oh…"

"Well, here we are. Risa Town!"

Lulong adjusted sail slightly, land coming close and revealing a rather large village of houses build above the water with pillars sticking into the waters below. Houses all building upon the cement which seems to form a platform extending from the small cliffs.

He keeps the sails as we slowed down to near the docks, the old fisherman tossing a rope and pulling the boat into parking position. I slowly got onto the port, taking a much closer look at the town. The houses are all white, with bluish designs on the windows or the doors. Signs drawn in noticeable symbols as well as their names hang near the doors.

It reminds me of that town in Greece.

"Come, you'll stay with my family for now." He tells me, the two of us walked down the gravel street. There aren't many people but there are several fierce looking man looking about as well as several Marines wandering about in their uniform and rifles.

Now that I've looked closely, there are Marines almost everywhere in this port. Is there some big Marine base here nearby?

"Hey, Lulong, why are there so many Marines about?" I asked.

"Oh you notice?" He stated, "This place is the largest fishing town in the East Blue. Not sure the exact details, but the location of our island is ideal for ninety percent of the fish native to these seas. We can catch almost anything in our waters, heck, I recall nearly catching a large Sea King myself once!"

"A Sea King?!" Aren't those like the largest of all sea creatures in this world?! And this guy caught one?!

"It was the young one so it wasn't as big but it's a plus in my book!" He laughed, "But I'm getting off-topic. Due to the large export of our seafood, our finances are extremely well-off for a fishing town. Apparently, pirates thought the same so they attacked and pillage this place multiple times. That stopped when the Marine HQ decided to build a base here." He pointed out, my eyes following his finger to a large white building a little ways from the town near the cliffs.

"Why would they build one here?"

"For one, we are the largest supply of seafood in the East Blue so any attacks we received will cause an inflation in prices." He added, "Another is this place is an ideal spot for one. This island is in the geographic centre of the East Blue. Meaning all routes from here to any of the islands are the shortest and the fastest."

"Ah, that make sense." I nodded. It's like Singapore with the British. It was right middle of the trade route from Europe to Asia, the ideal place to set up a port.

"Oh, by the way, aren't you cold?" He asked suddenly.

I looked at him confused. Now that I think about it…

I'm still in my swimsuit, aren't I? I groaned a little before palming my face for my own stupidity. God, I'm becoming Luffy at this rate… And as much as I adore the guy, I do NOT want to become him.

"My clothes must still be on the boat…" I muttered.

"Oh? So you got nothing with you, huh?" He chuckled, "Good thing my wife got some spares. It might be a tight fit though."

"Oh, thank you Lulong." I stated, "I hate to freeload so if there's anything I can do for you, let me know."

"Sure, if anything came to mind." He nodded with a smile.

After down a few streets, we made it to a small two story house. After welcoming me in, his wife, a middle-aged woman with quite a fit body for her age and equally tanned skin named Tein, made me change out of my wet swimsuit into a more presentable outfit.

She ended up dressing me in a red long shirt with long sleeves that reaches down passed my hips with white pants and a pair of brown shoes. A leather belt is tied around my waist to show off my figure.

"My, oh my, it fits you so well." She stated happily.

"It's like looking at your younger self." Lulong laughed, "Ah, memories~"

"Thanks you, ma'am." I bowed to them. We all at their living room with the elderly couple sitting on the couch. "I'll return it as soon as I-"

"No, keep it." The elderly lady tells me, "Those clothes would be happier with you than in the cupboard gathering dust."

"Oh… Thank you, I'm truly in your dept."

"So lass, what are you doing on this island with nothing but a swimsuit?" He asked me suddenly, "Did you get thrown overboard or something?"

"Um… something like that…?" I laughed nervously. What can I tell them? "I'm actually training and my idiot of a master fail to mention the whirlpool."? I'm not willing to believe that myself.

"A pirate raid, I presume." Tein sighed sadly, "I'm sorry for your loss, dear. It must be so terrifying…"

"Oh, no! That's not-"

"Mom! Dad! I'm back!" A voice called out from the doorway.

Tein got up and walked towards the hallway where a young man in his early twenties with black hair tied in a braid walked in a white jacket left opened to show his muscular outfit with bandages around his chest and navy-blue pants with black boots. In his hand is a Japanese spear, a Yari if I recall, with a bluish blade and grey pole with bronze cuffs at either ends.

"Ah, Suiren, welcome back." She greeted back, "How's work?"

"Not much, thank goodness." He sighed resting his weapon on the wall as he rolls his shoulders. I just realized, he is pretty short for a dude. I mean, I was at least a head taller than him as a guy. "There hasn't been any pirate sightings recently. And the surrounding waters are doing alright."

Pirate sightings…? Is he part of a militia? Or maybe…

"That's good news." She nodded with a smile, before walking up to me, "Oh, and we have a guest. This lady's Rein, and will be staying with us for a while."

He took notice of me, his eyes seems to scan me over, trying to figure me out. God I feel naked under his eyes. "I-It's nice to meet you…?"

"…Are you wearing…?"

Huh? My clothes…? I looked down and patted it down. Does he recognised this…?

"Hey, you're not wearing it anymore so might as well, right?" Lulong shrugged.

Wait, these are his?

"Um… sorry for stealing this…" I apologized.

"No, it's alright." He smiled, "But where did dad find you?"

"Found her drifting about near Whirlpool Cove." Lulong tells his son, "Thought she was dead for a moment."

"I was REALLY lucky…" I laughed nervously. Like really. Any second later and I'll be visiting my dead grandparents early.

"More like a miracle." Suiren stated, "Dad rarely fish near there. Usually his catches are in the open ocean."

"Say, how Lieutant broken knuckles doing?" The fisherman asked.

"Lieutenant Fullbody, dad." The son replied, "And he has been busy. There seems to be a notorious pirate crushing villages at a nearby island so he left to intercept them."

Fullbody? As in the Marine? Wait, is he a Marine?

"Are you a Marine?" I asked him.

"Yes, he is!" Tein tells me with a proud smile, "Lieutenant Suiren! He is second-in-command of the Marine Base here! Let me tell you, it is thanks to him and Fullbody that this place is pirates-free! There's no pirate strong enough to take him down!"

Wow, what a proud mother she is. I guess she would be with a son like that.

"Come on, mom, you're embarrassing me…" He muttered blushing, "And besides, Fullbody did most of the work, anyway."

"Ha! That flirty idiot is nothing compared to you!" Lulong stated angrily, "He just taking most of YOUR credit!"

"Dad, it was just that one time!"

"Nonsense! With the way he acts most of the time, I wonder if he cheated to get that promotion."

Huh? Sensing a history between here. And Fullbody. Damn, wasn't expecting any of the side characters to be in-charge of such an important place. Then again, in the manga, he is shown to be quite strong. He took down Gin, after all, and even an entire crew of pirates in a side story.

But I guess the flirty and little jackass attitude is more common than just that one time. He did made Lieutenant, after all. He must have done something right.

"Come on dad, that's uncalled for!" Suiren cried, "So he flirted with me one time, and maybe is a little sexist, but he definitely made that promotion proper!"

…Wait, what? He flirted with HIM? A GUY? … is he bisexual then? Guess there's more to him than I thought. But sexist…? Aren't they both guys, how does that work?

"Hey! Any guy that tries to get it on with my daughter is a bad one in my books!" Lulong retorted.

"Come on, dear…" Tein sighs.

Wait, DAUGTHER?! As in, female?! Suiren is a girl?!

"YOU'RE A GIRL?!" I suddenly shouted, my discovery is more than less shocking. HE is a SHE?! But he- I mean she… looks like a guy!

"Ah, another broken heart, eh~?" Lulong teased, winking at his son- I mean daughter.

"Oh, shut up, dad."

"I… You… but…" I can't find the words. No matter how you looked at him, or her, Suiren looks exactly like a guy! Even his/her body looks like one!

"Surprised, huh?" Lulong laughed, "Doesn't look feminine at all, does she? Not that it matters. She is still a badass Marine either way!"

Man, and I thought Ivankov whole gender-swapping thing is the most misleading way. The world's a big place, I see.

"Huh? Then why was she hit on?" I asked.

"Oh, she didn't use to look this way." Lulong stated as he shows me a photo frame. In it is definitely Suiren, but she looked so pretty. Her hair is longer too. And the clothes… are they the same ones as I'm wearing…?

"Ah, that makes sense."

"To be honest, I started dressing this way so Fullbody would take my work seriously." Suiren sighs, "Don't get me wrong, he is an amazing Marine in his own right, but he has this bad habit of thinking like a playboy when he's off-duty."

"That idiot thinks he can charm any lady he wishes." Lulong added, "Which isn't true. He can't get a lady even if he cheated. Suiren gave him an ass-whopping the first time he tried."

"But besides that, he is an alright person." His daughter added on.

"Ah, I see." I nodded.

After that, I was sent to work by Lulong and Tein. It were mostly very simple jobs, like cleaning the house, washing the clothes, weeding the garden, helping to prepare the fish for the market and so forth. It was my life as a freeloader for the next few days.

During all of that, I have seen Suiren around the town during her patrols. She is pretty popular from what I can see. Many of the townspeople greeted her and even thanked her for her hard work. I have yet to see Fullbody, and hopefully Sen find me before he arrive back.

But alas, fate isn't so kind.


It was sometime in the afternoon. People have mentioned the return of a Marine battleship, peaking my interest. So, as the curious soul I am, after finishing my chore I went out to the port for a peek.

When I arrived, there was a bit of a crowd there as the marines alighted the vessel in an orderly manner. I pushed passed a few people to take a look, just as a familiar face walked down the ramp with a cocksure smirk on his face.

Lieutenant Fullbody has arrived.

He is as the manga showed him to be, at least before Sanji beat the crap out of him. His stride shows that he is sure of himself, that he is truly a worthy man for anyone.

It kinds of grind my gears honestly…

"Welcome back, Lieutenant Fullbody, sir!" One of the officers greeted.

"Where's Suiren?" He asked.

"She is busy with some paperwork that came in, sir."

"Quite a hard worker as always, that Suiren." He huffs, "Anything else to report?"

"None of real importance, sir! The island has been peaceful."

"Is that so?" He smirks, "More prove of my aptitude as a Marine. Pirates all over cower in fear at the mention of the name Fullbody."

Wow, cocky much?

"Oh right! There has been a telegram of an inspection on all Marine bases in the following week." The marine added on.

"Huh? How come?" Fullbody asked confused.

"There has been an incident at the base of Shell Town." He replied, "Captain Morgan is found guilty of embezzlement of funds as well as the abuse of his own authority. As such, all marine bases in the East Blue are to surrender for inspection by HQ."

Oh, Morgan was arrested… that means that Luffy must have left Shell Town a few days ago. That leaves me with about… a few months before they left for the Grand Line. What can I learn in that time to be useful to them?

"Oh geez that axe meathead got what is coming for him." The Lieutenant sighs with a cocky smile, "Oh well, not that it matters to me, but… Who's inspecting this time?"

"That information hasn't arrive yet, sir."

"Keep me posted on that." He tells him, "As for the rest of you, escort the prisoners to their cells."

"Sir, yes sir!" They saluted as Fullbody walked off. The crowd slowly disbursing once all the commotion is over, although a few still remain. That includes me, which is to be given as I was in deep thought. Now, what role can I fit into…? Let's see… Maybe Chronicler? Most ship captains in movies and anime seems to write a log of their own journey, and with Luffy…

"Oh, hello beautiful."

I'm snapped out of my thoughts when Fullbody called me out. I took notice of the lack of distance between us and his terrible attempt at a charming smile. It just writes off as creepy and needy.

"I never seen an angel like you around this parts before." He stated suavely, "Want me to show you around? It would be fun."

Angel? The hell of pick-up line is that? "Oh, no. I'm good." I tells him as I walked back, "And I have to get going-"

"Now, now, there's no rush!" He added snaking his arm around my waist, "There's a restaurant I know that cooks the best seafood in town. Why don't we have lunch? Just the two of us. My treat."

"No, really, I got get going." I pry his hand off my waist and walked off, "Thanks for the offer, though."

"Hey, wait!" He cried, I ignoring and walking down the street back where I came from. Geez, I have heard of dense, but it is like he don't know that a girl can say no.

"PIRATES!" A marine suddenly shouted, I turned around to see a boat out in the horizon. A large galleon with a familiar black flag fluttering in the wind. I can't quite make out the jolly roger, but it wasn't needed as the townspeople starts running away from the port as fast as they can.

Marines starts rushing down the streets with rifles at the ready as well as pulling out several mortars from houses nearby. I looked on with curiosity, and was snapped out of it when Fullbody patted me on the shoulder with a serious look, "You better get out of the port! Head down the street to the town square and stay there!"

I numbly nodded as the Lieutenant ran down to join his squad. That wasn't what I expect from him especially from my first impression of him. Not wanting to get caught up the battle, I follow his instructions and head for the town square.


"Is our defences ready?" Fullbody asked, the cannons and mortar at the ready.

"Most of them are set, sir!"

"Good!" He nodded looking at the ship approaching. "Any word from Suiren?"

"She is gathering as much personnel as she can as we speak."

"Alright, men! You know our duty!" He called out, flexing his fingers slightly, "We are to not let them approach this town no matter what!"

"What about the prisoners, sir?"

"Leave them in the brig for now!" He looked through a telescope, the flag fluttering in the wind and took notice of it. It was a skull over a wheel, "Never seen that flag before… Alright men! Don't let them near the shore, no matter what!"

"Cannons armed and ready!"

"Mortars set!"

"Fire!"

In the series of loud booms, the cannonballs are sent flying, crashing into the waters and maybe the boat. They then reloaded before firing again, barely hitting onto the boat. Several flashes in the distance before several booms hits the town behind them, knocking up debris of stone and wood all over.

"Keep firing!" Fullbody shouted, "We got thin down their numbers!" He looked over at the fallen houses. 'This is definitely not looking good for my resume…'


In the distance, I can see smoke and explosions of grand exposure. That can't be good… I think I saw a few houses getting knocked down.

The murmurs in the crowd are increasing by the second, the unease is rising by the second. The marines there are doing their best to calm everyone down, but it only increase the tension. I looked over to the horizon, noticing the galleon have docked at the port. It is damaged slightly, but still sea worthy.

I don't recognise the Jolly Roger though… Must be some no-name pirates. But still, pirates are still pirates. And if reading One Piece have taught me anything, is that pirates are always dangerous, whether or not they are known or not.

I then took notice of some figures running towards us, a glint of steel caught my eye. Crap, did some slip by the Marines?!

"Pirates, here?!" One of the marines cried out.

"Fire! Don't let them near the civilians!" Another called out before firing their rifles. They grazed some of them as they charged forward with their swords drawn. Some of the marines also drew their swords and intercept the pirates.

Some of them still manages to slip through and grabbed one of the random civilians and raised his blade to her neck. "Now, now…"

Before he could do anything, however, I was already rushing towards them and punched one of them in the face as hard as I could. I feel the breaking of bones under my fist, as the guy was sent flying to the wall and he dropped onto the ground unconscious.

The pirates are left stunned for a moment, before looking and charging at me. I picked up the sword on the floor before raising it up and blocking an incoming blade. I pushed back and kicks him in the crotch hard, the man squeaked a little before falling unconscious.

The rest was a blur as I blocked most of the strikes with my sword before knocking the rest of them down with my kicks and punches. As soon as it was over, some of the pirates are left unconscious on the floor, much to the shock of the marines there.

That… was thrilling. And terrifying! What was I thinking, attacking the pirates like I did?!

"That was amazing, girl!" One of the Marines shouted.

"Damn that girl!" A pirate shouted pulling out a pistol, the hammer cocked back. I could only stared at it in shock, but then a spear flew passed me and stabbing into the pirate's chest. I follow the chain of the spear back to Suiren standing there with several more Marines. She pulls the chain, the spear slides out of the body back to her where the chains slid back into the pole, forming her complete weapon.

"Lieutenant Suiren!" One of the marines cried.

"Leave the rest to us." She tells them as she takes into position.

"No way, is that…?" One of the pirates looked at her in shock.

"This is her district?!" Another one cried out, "Ocean Amazon, Suiren!"

"Capture them all!" She ordered, the marines with her taking action, she charging first into the fray by stabbing one pirate in the chest and tossing him at the others. She then swings her spear and sends several of them flying.

Spinning her spear, she splits her weapon into two and spun the chain full around, knocking another group into the houses and walls. With a twist of her hand, she wrapped her chains around a group of them before tossing them over down the street.

One pirate tries to sneak up on her, only for her to spun around and knock him out with the non-blade half of her spear.

After several minutes of fighting, most of the pirates that gotten passed Fullbody are either unconscious or dead. Not so sure about the dead people on the ground but… better them than me… right?

"I've gotten word from Lieutenant Fullbody!" One marine ran up to her stated, "He manages to capture most of the crew but the captain and the rest of them are fleeing."

Suiren nodded and points her weapon at the remaining pirates, all frozen or shaking in fear, "So, are you going to surrender or…?"

They all dropped their weapons and take to the hills, screaming apologies as they ran. She sighed before turning to the marine soldiers, "All of you, tie them up and bring them to the cells."

"Yes, ma'am!" They saluted before doing as they are told.

I sighed as I tossed the weapon in my hand aside. So many dead people… I guess you can't truly portray such terror on paper… It's definitely different in real life.

"Thanks for your help, Rein." Suiren tells me, "You manages to help push them back long enough for us to get here."

"I-It's no problem…" I stated.

How many more of these am I going to face? Especially if I'm going to join the Straw Hats… They are a magnet for such things… Can I truly be ready to… kill?

I was snapped out of it when Lulong patted me on my back. "Nice going, lass! You got balls!"

"I-I'm a woman, though…"

"You know what I mean!" He laughed. "Come on! Let's go check the condition of my house!" With that, he ran off with me in tow.


The galleon sail out in the open waters in top speed. "Damn it all…!" The pirates' captain growled. "I didn't expect to meet Fullbody and Suiren here!"

"Captain! There's a small boat to the portside!"

He then smirked, "Pillage it! No way are we leaving this place empty-handed!" He ordered, the remaining pirates roared out in agreement.

They got ready, cannons aimed low towards the small ship, ready to take the easy prey.

Only… that wasn't an easy prey.

For just a moment, the ship is sliced in two. The sea splits slightly as the two halves sink into the sea with its occupants screaming out in terror. The captain manages to stay on board of the wreckage, watching the boat slowly sail away.

He didn't know what happened, but he never been so terrified in his life. And this incident will haunt him for the rest of his days.

A man with jewel-like eyes, cut down his ship like butter.


It looks like the house is still in one piece. The cannonballs seem to have missed their district by the long mile. Not sure whether it is fate or plain dumb luck.

Either way, I'm glad the raid didn't go true. I didn't want that to happen to Lulong and his family. They are good people.

"Looks like everything is okay." He stated, the both of us in the living room checking things out, "Nothing broken, or stolen."

"That's a relief." I sighed.

"Hey guys!" A random person called out, "A boat just docked. And it caught a Sea King!"

"What?!" Lulong shouted before running out of the house, me desperately following up behind him.

When we reached the docks, there floating behind a familiar looking boat is the largest creature I have ever seen. It's the size of a humpback whale, no, it's even bigger! But wait, who caught this?

"Oh, there you are, Rein."

Wait… I know that voice. And lo and behold, Sen stepped out of the boat with a smirk, "I see that you're still alive."

"What took you?!" I shouted at him.

"Hey, currents and winds change." He stated, "Plus, I was hunting this thing." He points at his catch.

"Why, pray tell, did you do that for…?"

"Well, I was on course but then this thing came to my path and I thought, 'That's a big one!', so I chased it for a while and manages to kill it." He explained, "Also, I thought I could sell this here as well."

"…You have the most random of things to do." I stated, Sen just laughed at my retort.

"Rein, friend of yours?" Lulong asked me.

"Ah, yes, this is Sen. My… mentor, if you want to call him that…" I stated.

"Ah, I see…"


After selling part of the Sea King and keeping some of it as well as a few more supplies, I and Sen are ready to depart. It's a shame I have to leave so soon. I've come to enjoy staying here.

"Thank you for all you have done for me, Lulong." I tells him.

"Don't mention it." He laughed, "Stay aboard this time, okay?"

"Come back to visit anytime, dearie." Tein said sadly hugging me.

"I will, Tein." I stated.

"Rein." Suiren walked up to me with a smile, "You'll make an awesome marine in the future. If you're ever planning on joining, let me know. I'll throw you a few favours."

"I'll think about it." I chuckled.

Sen pulls down the sail and we are off. I waved at them calling out my goodbyes as loud as I can, but before long, we are in the open ocean once again.

Once there, I sat down and ponder on it. I need to be able to fight. At least enough to defend myself. Just being strong isn't enough to survive in the Grand Line. I turned to Sen and asked.

"Sen, can you teach me how to use a sword?"

To be continued…


And done! Another prologue chapter finished! It's almost there, guys! Almost near joining the plot! And yeah, the dragon part of this series will become clear soon!

With that, I thank you for reading this!