Chapter Four

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"Talking"

'Thinking'

Flashback

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It has been several days since 'Hawk –eye' Mihawk first arrived at Windmill Village and so far it has been calm and most of the time, peaceful. During this time, Mihawk has either been training Kai in the art of swords, or hanging out in the tavern flirting with Makino, who just smiles and goes on with her day. That had earned Mihawk's respect for most women would turn to piles of goo at the sight of him.

Right now, Luffy, Kai, and some of Shanks' crew were sitting on the side of a clearing watching Mihawk and Shanks duel. It was very loud whenever their blades would connect. Kai was dividing her attention between the duel and Luffy as he ate a devil fruit himself that allows him to turn into rubber.

Flashback

Mihawk dragged Shanks back into the bar, bloody and covered with bruises and moaning in pain. Mihawk just dumped him a bar stool by the counter and was about to order some wine and flirt with the pretty woman who runs the place. Mihawk had to admit that she was the first woman that he ever saw with green hair that was not from Fishman Island.

'There must be some mermaid blood running through her veins,' Mihawk thought to himself as he studied the woman.

"WHERE IS IT!?" Mihawk jumped slightly when Shanks suddenly shouted. Looking at Shanks, he was holding a small wooden chest that was empty.

Suddenly, there was a swallowing noise and everyone was silent as they turned around and saw Luffy make a horrible looking expression.

Kai walked up to Luffy and asked curiously even though she knew the answer, but she just wanted to make sure about what happened, "Luffy, did you eat something like a weird looking fruit from that wooden chest?"

Luffy's face took on an innocent expression mixed with another expression that said 'did I do something wrong' and said, "Yes, but it was terrible tasting. Why? Was there something wrong with it?"

Kai sighed tiredly and sat down at the closest table and laid her head down, while mentally asking what ever god or entity out there what she had desired to go through this. All at the same time, Shanks was freaking out and was explaining what Luffy had just had. Causing Luffy to panic as well when he found out that he could never be able to swim.

End of Flashback

Kai watched carefully how Shanks and Mihawk began using Haki during the battle. Mihawk had shown her Haki and how he uses it in battle or whenever his nap was interrupted by some foolish pirate and their crew. Mihawk was very surprised that Kai began showing that she could use Haki as well. He has a feeling that she would be one of the most powerful Haki users to ever sail the Blues.

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Kai was out and about the market place to get a few things for Makino, when she heard some of the sailors that was able to make to their docks without the local Sea King attacking them, talking about something that they just heard.

"Did you hear that someone had spotted 'The Shinigami' somewhere in the East Blue?" Sailor 1 asked another fellow merchant from another ship.

"What? That thing is in East Blue, now?" Sailor 2 asked fearfully. Suddenly they noticed Kai standing there watching them, and listening in on their conversation. So they walked off.

After she purchased the things that Makino needed, Kai made her way to the bar. After handing things off to Makino, Kai walked up to Shanks and asked, "Shanks, can you explain something to me, please?"

Shanks suddenly looked fearful, thinking that Kai was going to ask him about the birds and the bees. Apparently, he was not the only one thinking that as the others slowly began to move away from him, while giving him looks of pity.

"Sure," Shanks said carefully.

"What is 'The Shinigami'?" Kai asked curiously as she hoped that Shanks can tell her about it.

Shanks blinked as he did not expect her to ask about that. Mihawk was wondering where she had heard that, so he asked, "Where did you hear that name?"

"A couple of the merchants down in the market place were talking about it and they said it was spotted in the East Blue, not too long ago," Kai answered, while not knowing what she just said.

Mihawk and Shanks exchanged wary looks, while the crew looked worried about the recent news. Ben decided to step up and tell her and Luffy, who stopped eating when he caught the worried expressions on the crews' faces, "It's a ship that has been around these seas for a long time. Before Gol D. Roger was ever born."

Kai and Luffy were now sitting in front of Ben on the floor, listening like never before.

"Almost everyone believes that 'The Shinigami' is a haunted ship. But there are rumors floating around in the seas and the Grand Line and the New World about that ship. The figure head of 'The Shinigami' is of a skeleton wearing a dress, with folded hands, and angel wings coming from its back. That ship, some say, is alive and is looking for the perfect person to be its Captain and gather a crew like no other."

"The Shinigami is a ship of mystery. Some sailors had witnessed it diving into the seas like it was nothing. No one is able to get close to it. Some say, it has an ability to travel to different worlds. Marines and pirates alike, spend their lives trying to capture that ship as its speed is match by no other." Ben told the two kids what he knew and what he had heard. Kai and Luffy were staring at Ben wide eyed as they were trying to imagine what the ship looked like.

"Wow! I hope that I get to see it one day. That is all I ask for," Kai whispered as she, one day, will become a sailor, so she can travel around the world to gather stories, legends, and history into books for others to read. It would be amazing to have at least a chapter written about 'The Shinigami'.

While Ben was telling Kai and Luffy about 'The Shinigami', Shanks and Mihawk were talking to each other about the report of 'The Shinigami' being spotted in this East Blue. Maybe one of these years, she (The Shinigami) would choose a Captain.

AN: I hope that all of you like this chapter. Sorry it took so long to write it. But the next chapter will hopefully come out sooner. Please review and tell me what you all think of it. Have a nice day, everyone.