Sorry about the lateness of this chapter. But, I had testing for two weeks. When I got off from school, my mom made me study. But I still love her. I know that it has been more than two weeks since the last update, but that was because I was too lazy. But, now I'm back! I hope you enjoy the chapter.

"Please excuse them Kurahaldol (that is how it is written on the website I am using), these people are..." The pretty girl in the window tried to say.

"You don't need to tell me." The man named Kurahaldol said, pushing up his glasses with his wrists yet again. "I will listen to your explanation later. For now, I'd like all of you to leave this area at once. Or do you people have something to say?" He continued.

"Yeah, we'd like a ship-" Luffy tried to say, as he was cut off by the man.

"Definitely not!" He yelled, pushing up his glasses again. Luffy looked rather upset. "Usopp-kun!" Kurahaldol yelled.

I turned around, and saw that Usopp was trying to get down from the tree to run away.

"Oops!" He whispered.

"I have heard many rumors about you. You're pretty famous in this village." Kurahaldol said, as Usopp went back up the tree.

"So, you have faced all kinds of danger before. That's really something at such a young age." Kurahaldol continued, even though he knew, that they were all lies.

"You may address me as Captain Usopp. That may help spread my name around." Usopo said proudly.

"Captain, eh..? I've even heard stories about your father." Kurahaldol said, pushing up his glasses. Now when I look at Usopp, I could see a look of worry on his face.

"Kurahaldol! Cease this at once!" The girl yelled.s

"You are just the son of a low-class pirate! Although anything you do won't be any surprise, stop pestering our Ojousama (Ojousama is the title for the daughter of a high-class family.)

"You dare call my father a low-class..? Usopp yelled, sounding rather mad

"You come from a totally different world from our Ojousama." Kurahldol said, completely ignoring Usopp.

"That's enough Kurahaldol!" The girl yelled, leaning forward. "Apologize to him at once!"

"Hey, Kaya. That's dangerous." Usopp warned.

"Why should I apologize to such a barbaric man, Ojousama?" Kurahaldol asked. "I am only speaking the truth. I do sympathize with you. You must be filled with hatred hatred for your idiodic father, who leaft you and your mother to look for treasure as a pirate." Kurahaldol kept taunting.

"You bastard! You'd better stop insulting my father!" He yelled, as he jumped from the tree, but had a grappling hook on him to lower himself. When he landed, he put it back in his bag.

"Why are you so agitated? It's times like this that you should do what you do best; lie. Just say that you have nothing to do with your father, or that he isn't your real birthfather-" Kurahaldol said, as he was punched by a very angry Usopp.

I personally wasn't very shocked. I knew that it was going to happen sooner or later.

Kurahaldol got back up. "See that? He immediately turned violent. No wonder they saty, "Like father like son."" Kurahaldol said.

"Shut up!" Usopp yelled. "I'm proud that my father is a pirate! Being a brave warrior of the sea. I'm very proud. Although it's true that I am a plain old liar, but a pirate's blood is within me! That kind of honor is simply sonething that can not be imitated. For I'm thr son of a pirate!" Usopp finished.

"So pirates are warriors of the sea. You're pretty naive to have that ideology. But, this does prove that barbaric blood flows within you. You like to lie, and resort to violence when someone else upsets you. Your ultimate motive is to aquire our Ojousama's wealth, and that is why you get close to her." He said, pushing up his glasses, with his wrist.

"What are you saying? I-" Usopp tried to say.

"Whether or not you have any ulterior motives, just the fact that your father is a pirate is enough proof!" Kurahaldol said.

Usopp grabbed the man by the collar, and was about to punch him.

"Stop it, Usopp-san!" Kaya yelled. "Please don't resort to violence again. Kurahaldol is not a bad person. He's only doing this for me."

This action actually caused Usopp to let go of the man, even though I knew that he is dangerous.

"Get out of here. Don't come close to here ever again!" He yelled.

"I get the picture. I would have left, even if you didn't tell me to." Usopp said, walking away. "I'll never come back here ever again."

The kids started yelling at Kurahaldol, and calling him stupid. Even Luffy yelled stupid. After getting a look from the man, they all shut up, well except for Liffy who was trying to get at him, with Zoro holding him back.

"All of you should leave at once!" He yelled.


"Where did Luffy go?" Nami asked.

"Maybe he went after the captain?" One of the two kids prestent suggested.

"The captain should be 'there.' Said the other.

"Yeah, at the coast." Said the first one.

"I'm gonna go cheer him up." I asked.

"Ok." Nami said. "Just, if you find Luffy, try to keep him out of trouble."

"Got it." I said, as I flashstepped over to the coast.


I landed behind the tree they were at.

"Are you evergoing to see that Ojousama again?" I head Luffy asked.

"If he comes to beg, I might consider it." I head Usopp say.

"Hi!" I yelled, trying to scare them, and it worked, well, on Usopp.

"Geez! You scared me half to death!"

"Mmm. By the caretaker, do you mean, that care taker?" Luffy said, pointing down the cliff.

"Yes that caretaker, why is that caretaker doing here?!" Usopp yelled in surprise.

"Oh Jango. Didn't I tell you not to attract any attention in this village? you were sleeping in the middle of the road."I heard Kurahaldol ask this strange man, who was walking backwards, and wearing heart shaped sunglasses.

The man named Jango respond by saying that he didn't attract any attention at all.

"Who is that wierdo with him?" Luffy asked.

"I've never seen him before." Usopp said.

"Well, there is a wied gut that you don't see every day." I said.

I saw Kurahaldol make a scary, kind of evil face. "So, are the preparations ready for the operation complete?" Kurahaldol asked, while pushing up his glasses.

"Of course. We can start anytime. The operation to assassinate the Ojousama! " I heard Jango say.

I was quite shocked. I knew that Kaya was a nice girl. And that something was off about Kurahaldol, but I did not expect this to happen. Usopp was quite shcoked as well. Luffy didn't even react.

"Did he say assassination?" Usopp asked in surprise.

"Don't say assassination, that sounds wicked, Jango." Kurahaldol said.

"Oh right, and accident... it was an accident.

"Hey, what are they talking about?" Luffy asked, as if he were confused.

"Keep quiet." Usopp whispered. "That's what I want to find out."

"We can't just kill her." Kurahaldol said. "Kaya-ojousama has to die from an accident. Don't ever forget that!"

Jango sat down on a nearby rock. "Anyhow, we just wait for your signal to attack the village and then kill the Ojousama, right? Then, you will take her inheritance."

"Are you stupid? Can't you use you're brain? How can an outsider take her inheritance?" Kurahaldol asked.

"Listen, this is the most important part. Before we kill her, you'll have to hypnotize Kaya to write a will. In that will, She'll leave everything to the caretaker, Kurahaldol. It'll be the firststep of my plan to take over the huge inheritance. It's perfect." He explained, pushing up his glasses. "I spent three whole years to win everyone'a trust. So no one would be suspicious, even if she leaves all of her inheritance to me."

"You became a caretaker for three whole years for this. It really surprised me back there, Captain Kuro. Three years ago, you suddenly said that you quite being a pirate. You got one of your subordinates to be your scapegoat; in order to have the world think that Captain Kuo was executed. That marked the beginning of your plan. No wonder they call you Kuro of trickery." Jango said.

"Don't call me by that name again." Kuro said. "I gave it up three years ago. I just want lots of money without being chased by the governmant anymore. That makes me a peaceful citizen."

Jango lauged. "I never thought that you can be a peaceful citizen. So for the sake of your own peace, you killed the rich parents." Jango said.

Kuro pushed up his glasses, and said, "Hey now, her father's death has nothing to do with me. It was unexpected."

"Never mind. It's none pf my business." Jango said. "Just hurry up, and give the signal. Our boat has anchored nearby by a week already. My men are getting pretty impatient."

"What are they talking about?" Luffy asked.

"Did you not just hear a thing he said?!" I whispered.

"Captain Kuro is said to be the smartest and the cruelest among all the pirates. I heard that he was caught and executed three years ago. But Captain Kuo is alive, and living as the caretaker, Kurahaldol. This started a long time ago. He'a been planning on how to inherit Kaya's wealth since three years ago. The village will b attacked. And Kaya will be in danger. This is terrible!" Usopp whispered to Luffy.

Luffy stared with a blank face, and soon stood up.""Hey, if you stand up they'll see you!" Usopp yelled in a whisper.

"Hey you down there!" Luffy yelled. "Don't you dare hurt Ojousama!"

"Who are you?" Jango asked.

"You idiot! They'll see us!" Usopp yelled.

"Forget it. They already saw him. You too." I said.

"Well, well.. isn't that Usopp-kun?" Kuro asked.

Usopp panicked as I was spot on.

"Did you.. hear anything?"

"No, no, no. Did you say something? We were just passing by. We didn't hear anything." Usopp lied.

"We heard everything." Luffy said.

"I guess it can't be helped. Hey you three! Look carefully into this ring." Me and Luffy looked. "With "One, Two, Jango," you'll fall alseep." He said, as he started swinging the ring, like a hypnotist. "One... Two... Jango!" And soon, everything went dark for me.


To be continued...