Huge Revolution: Gathering Wishes


Drabble 8: Mind Haxorz

Post-Thriller Bark, en route to Sabaody

Yusei blinked at the sudden lights that came on.

"I want you to answer all my questions truthfully," Usopp stated, uncharacteristically serious. A pencil was tucked in behind his ear. "I'll ask you again. What's your full name?"

A pause, and then Usopp's backbone straightened. "I'm Usopp," he said, bowing while still seated. "Nice to meet you."

"Erm, Fudo Yusei." Yusei frowned. "Usopp-san, is this... a job interview?"

"I'm asking the questions!" Usopp complained. "What's your occupation?"

"Ah, I'm a scientist. Speciality: particle physics and computer science."

"Scientist?" Usopp started. "You... really don't look like one. I thought that somehow there's a biker gang around or something..."

"Yeah, people usually say that," Yusei gave a chuckle. "Before that, I was just a mechanic and handyman since I was eighteen. Over ten years, I've been involved in several energy generator projects and energy research, and I got my doctorate at twenty-two. I'm twenty-eight now... time really flew."

"Handymen can summon dragons in your world?!" Usopp looked really pumped up.

"That's just a game in my home world," Yusei demurred uneasily. "Besides that, I think my brain and my abilities with mechanics would be of better help to the Strawhat Pirates. My virtues are... I can learn easily, I have a lot of patience, and I'm adaptive. My weaknesses are... I make a lot of friends, and I can't put aside my feelings towards them easily. If we're going to kill for any reason other than defence... I don't think I can do that. Actually, I'm a bit worried about that..."

"I haven't seen Luffy kill anyone yet," Usopp assured. "You'll be fine with that reliable-looking poker face. One look at you and Nami's definitely going to assign you permanent Luffy-watch."

"8|..."

"Uhm... could you look elsewhere? That face is scary..."


The galley itself was lit, though only by the single light that Yusei had put on to navigate his way to a late supper that Sanji had set out in the locked fridge for him. The mystery of the lights was resolved upon spotting the rubber captain of the pirate ship he was on, and now his captain, stuck in a giant mousetrap.

"Yusei~" Luffy warbled. "Help me~..."

"Luffy-san," he acknowledged, stooping to lift the horizontal bar and allow Luffy to wriggle out, before snapping it back down and then returning to his own sandwich. One pathetic look, and he was sharing the sandwich.

"Thanks!" Luffy chomped down on it. "So good~! Yusei, you ever tasted food as good as Sanji?"

"No," the mechanic neutrally replied. "Sanji-san is an excellent chef. But that's no excuse to raid the pantry, Luffy-san."

"You can pick the lock, right?" Luffy grinned.

"Nami-san and Sanji-san will punish me if I do."

"Che, I'm the captain!" Luffy pouted, but not for long as he started to lick crumbs off of his fingers. "You're still looking for a way to get back? To your world?"

"I was fixing my D-Wheel," Yusei answered neutrally. "I have a few theories, but... actually, I found a chance to return. But..."

"Eh? Then why?" Luffy stared at him.

"...I have something to protect, that I promised my friends. These few years, I found myself in a slump, and I worried. As if... a part of me was slowly dying, and only the light of that promise to protect Neo Domino kept me going." Yusei took a deep breath. "Meeting you all... I shouldn't say it, but I felt alive again. I met my monsters, for the first time, and as a Duelist I'm so glad. I know the danger, but I'm so glad to have met all of you and made friends, pirate or civilian alike. If I said, that I chose to follow you out of my faith in the bonds of everyone of us, including those friends you would likely never see... would you laugh?"

"I'll never laugh at a reason like that!" Luffy grinned. "We're really nakama now! That makes you so cool, to do so many things for your friends! Shishishi!"


Post Marineford, Amazon Lily...

Those words that he spoke echoed as he dragged Yusei along to meet Hammock, er, Hancock. His handyman must be the coolest person in the world now, even if he was strangely reluctant to meet the Snake Princess or even set foot in Amazon Lily. That was alright, though. Even if Yusei couldn't save everyone, like the old man... Yusei's faith in him somehow led the handyman to come to Marineford, descending like a shooting star come to grant wishes.

Even for a complete stranger of a sort, Luffy trusted him. There was that kind of belief that made people want to die for him, of a sort. It was also a little bit sad, since the entire world was after him now, but the very fact of having met them grew a great and terrible emotion in Luffy's chest.

That makes you so cool, to do so many things for your friends! Shishishi!


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