So, here's the next chapter! Yayyyy! I got it out faster than usual eh? (;
Last time on One Piece!
"We want a large ship…" Luffy began. "You there!" A male voice shouted. A handsome man in a suit with glassed strode towards us. "Klahadore." Miss Kaya said in acknowledgment.
"You're trespassing and causing trouble here." Klahadore told us as he pushed his glasses up oddly with his palm.
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"Excuse them Klahadore, these people are… " Miss Kaya began. "You don't need to tell me now. I will listen to your explanation later." Klahadore told her as he continued to walk towards us.
"For now, I'd like you to leave this area at once. Or, do you have something to say?" He asked us, looking at Luffy in particular.
"Yeah, we'd like a ship to see…" Luffy began, but got cut off by Klahadore. "Defiantly not!" He told Luffy.
I raised my brows at him for being rude to Luffy and crossed my arms. Luffy's shoulders slumped and Zoro put a hand on his shoulder while I gave him one of my hundred watt smiles to reassure him. I knew he would just find another way to get a ship if these people couldn't help us.
Klahadore looked up from Luffy to the tree behind us. "Ussop, I hear rumors about you all the time, you're pretty famous around this village, aren't you?" He said to him before elaborating.
"So you have faced all kinds of danger before? That's really something for someone at such a young age." Klahadore told him mockingly.
"You may address me as Captain Ussop!" He pridefully announced to Klahadore.
Klahadore again pushed his glasses up. "Captain… eh? I've heard stories about your father." He said insultingly.
"What?" Ussop said defensively. Miss Kaya looked at Ussop with concern and shouted down to Klahadore. "Cease this at once!"
He looked up to Ussop and made direct eye contact. "You are just the son of a low class pirate." Klahadore accused him, ignoring Miss Kaya's command completely. I glared at the bispeckled man. Uncle Yassop was anything but a low class pirate.
"Although anything you do won't be of much surprise, but would you please stop pestering our ojousama." Klahadore said as a statement than request.
"You called my father low class..?" Ussop began with anger.
"You come from a totally different world than our ojousama." Klahadore said like an explanation. "Do you want money? How much do you want?" He continued, obviously insulting Ussop.
Miss Kaya lost her cool and shouted down at Klahadore. "That is enough, Klahadore! Apologize to Ussop at once!" She shouted leaning further and further out the window.
Ussop looked over at Miss Kaya replacing his anger with concern.. "Hey Kaya, that's dangerous." He told her.
"Why should I apologize to such a barbaric man, ojousama?" Klahadore asked, clearly not seeing the need to apologize. "I am only speaking the truth." He added.
Ussop had begun to walk towards Miss Kaya, but stopped when Klahadore began. "I do sympathize with you. You must be filled with hatred. Hatred for your idiotic father who abandoned you and your mother to look for treasures as a pirate!" He accused.
My eyes flashed and my fists clenched at his words. This man had no right to talk such blasphemy. Luffy looked over at me and noticed that I was struggling to keep my anger in check, so he grabbed my hand and linked our fingers together. I looked up at Luffy as he gave me a soft smile; his eyes were shadowed, so I knew that this comforting action was not only for me, but him as well.
"Klahadore!" Miss Kaya yelled in shock at his words.
"You bastard! You better stop insulting my father!" Ussop shouted with furry as he slid off the tree branch and onto the ground using a rope.
"Why are you so agitated?" Klahadore asked amused. "It's times like these when you should just do what's best; lie." He suggested with a smirk.
"Just say that you have nothing to do with your birthfather, or he's not your birthfather…" Ussop's face contorted with rage as he punched Klahadore right in the face. "Shut up!" He shouted. Klahadore fell to the ground and clutched his cheek.
I sighed to myself. That was exactly what this Klahadore guy wanted Ussop to do.
"See that? He immediately turned violent. No wonder they say, like father like son." Klahadore said while sitting up.
"Shut up!" Ussop demanded. "I'm proud that my father is a pirate! Being a brave warrior of the sea, I'm very proud of him! Although it's true that I'm a plain old liar, but a pirate's blood flows within me! That kind of honor is something that cannot be imitated. For I'm the son of a pirate!" Ussop shouted with passion.
"Pirates are warriors of the sea, eh..? You're pretty naive to have that ideology." Klahadore said while standing up and dusting off his suit.
"What?" Ussop asked in shock.
"But this does prove that barbaric blood flows through you. You like to lie and would resort to violence whenever something upsets you. Your ultimate motive is to acquire our ojousama wealth and that is why you get close to her." Klahadore accused.
"What are you saying?" Ussop asked still in shock.
"Whether or not you have any ulterior motives…just the fact that your father is a pirate is proof enough!" Klahadore yelled. Ussop grabbed the collar of his shirt with one hand while the other reared back to punch him again.
"You've insulted him again!" Ussop shouted and Klahadore didn't raise a hand to defend himself, just held his head high while pompously keeping eye contact with Ussop.
"Stop it, Ussop!" Miss Kaya shouted. "Please don't resort to violence again!" She pleaded. "Klahadore isn't a bad person. He's only…He's only doing it for me…being over protective of me." She said, defending Klahadore.
Ussop absorbed her words and lessened his grip on Klahadore's shirt. Klahadore slapped his hand away. "Get out of here." He ordered Ussop. "Don't ever come close to this manor again!" He added.
"I got the picture. I would have left even if you didn't tell me to." Ussop told him while walking by Klahadore. "I'll never come back here again!" He said as a parting.
The three boys then ran up to Klahadore in furry. "You bastard! Stupid caretaker! Our captain in not that kind of person!" They shouted at him. Luffy started to clench my hand, getting riled up himself in reaction to the boys yelling. "Yeah, Stupid!" Luffy added.
Zoro hit him on the back. "Why are you butting in all of the sudden?" He asked. Klahadore looked down at the kids and they shrieked in terror and ran to hide behind Nami and me.
I had to let go of Luffy's hand to push one of the kids away from trying to climb onto me. "Would you get off me?" I asked in frustration, but the kid just continued, so I gave up and let him climb onto by back in fear. Nami also was having a problem with the other two pushing up against her legs.
"What, you bastard?" Luffy shouted at him while Zoro restrained him. "Let go of me! What the hell?" Luffy shouted at Zoro trying to wiggle free.
"If you don't like it, come and get me! Come on!" Luffy shouted at Klahadore.
"All of you should leave at once." Klahadore commanded ignoring Luffy's shouts.
"Come on Luffy, we should go find Ussop." I suggested. The kids all shouted in agreement. I looked over at Luffy and he calmed down and Zoro let him go.
"Goodbye Miss Kaya!" I shouted politely as I began walking past Klahadore. I glanced at him and our eyes locked. He smirked at me for a second before it disappeared and he broke eye contact. I looked back at him confused, but shrugged it off as we made our way out the gate.
I dropped the kid that was on my back to the ground. "Try not to let that happen again please." I told him. He smiled up at me and nodded. "Yes maim." He said with a salute. I laughed and turned to find Luffy. He still looked upset about this unresolved conflict and I walked up to him and hit his shoulder.
"Soaraaaaa." Luffy whined while rubbing his shoulder. I smiled and grabbed his hand. "Come on, let's go find Ussop." I was also still upset about how things turned out and I was sure Ussop would need someone to talk to.
Luffy and I left the group and headed towards the coast to find Ussop. "Oi, I have an idea!" Luffy told me while we were walking.
"What?" I asked him with a smile.
"Lets race!" he suggested. I giggled. "The usual?" I asked. He nodded his head yes. We both stopped and looked at each other.
"One…Two…THREE!" We shouted at the same time. Luffy took off in a sprint as I casually walked behind him with my hands behind my head. I figured that the coast was about five minutes away, and it would only take me a few to get there, so I waited at bit before turning into the wind and gusting there.
I smiled when I arrived, seeing Luffy and Ussop talking about how great Yassop was. I decided then to make myself known and turned back to my natural skin.
"But will you ever get to see Miss Kaya again?" I asked him. Ussop yelped and spun around at me in fright. Luffy looked at me and grinned. "I won!" He announced.
"Where have you been?" Luffy asked me as he patted the grass next to him. I walked over and sat down with a smile.
"Listening." I simply replied.
"Geeezz, the both of you just pop out of know where." Ussop said with a sigh as his nerves calmed down. Ussop looked between both Luffy and I with a raised brow. "So, are you two a couple?" He asked curiously.
My face turned bright pink and I looked away from Ussop in embarrassment. "Couple?" Luffy asked Ussop in confusion.
"So are you going to see Miss Kaya again?" I repeated before Ussop would explain what he meant.
Ussop took the bait and replied. "Don't know. If that caretaker comes to me and begs, I might consider it."
"That caretaker?" Luffy asked while pointing down below us where Klahadore was walking somewhat with another man.
"That caretaker, why is that caretaker here!" Ussop asked as he leaned over the cliff to get a better look. I lay down on my stomach and looked over the ledge as well.
"Oi, who is that weirdo with him?" I asked. The man was walking backwards and had heart shaped glasses on.
"I've never seen him before." Ussop replied. The men began to converse, though we could only hear a few words here and there.
"Hey Luffy, I'm gonna go down there, so I can hear them better." I told him. He nodded his head and I concentrated on feeling the air around me and turned into the wind. I flowed down closer to Klahadore and the odd man.
I had caught the end of their conversation, but it was enough to give me the gist of it all. "The operation to assassinate the ojousama!" The weirdo declared.
"Don't say assassinate, that sounds wicked, Jango." Klahadore told the odd guy named Jango.
"Oh right, an accident… it was an accident." Jango corrected himself.
"We can't just kill her. Kaya-ojousama had to die from and accident. Don't ever forget that." Klahadore told Jango, who sat down on a rock.
"Didn't you say something about another girl we have to capture?" Jango asked. Klahadore adjusted his glasses in his odd way and smirked. "Yes, the young lady with troublesome blood. Cathedral A. Soara." He replied.
What would he want with me? I thought in confusion.
I gasped silently as realization hit me. This guy was Captain Kuro. I chastised myself for not realizing it earlier. Kuro of the hundred plans. He should have been executed, but there was always the suspicion that the marines hadn't actually killed him.
"How are we going to do that?" Jango asked. Kuro turned away from Jango and I couldn't see his face. "I will deal with her." He replied ominously.
"Anyhow, we just wait for your signal to attack the village and then kill the ojousama, right?" Jango asked as Kuro walked towards the ocean with his hands in his pockets and stopped. "Then, you will take her inheritance." Jango finished.
Kuro turned to Jango. "Are you stupid? Can't you use your brain?" He asked harshly. "How can an outsider take her inheritance?"
"Work hard for it." Jango replied with a determined fist raised.
Kuro walked back towards Jango with a glare. "Working hard gets you jack squat." He stated.
"Listen, this is the most important part. Before we kill her, you have to hypnotize Kaya to write a will. In that will, she will leave everything to her caretaker, Klahadore." Kuro told him, stressing out the importance of his plan with his harsh superior tone.
Kuro's face darkened considerably in an evil aura. I unconsciously took a step back as he continued. "It will be the first step of my plan to take over the huge inheritance. It's… perfect." He pushed his glasses up with a sadistic smile. "I spent three whole years to win everyone's trust. So no one would be suspicious if she left her inheritance to me."
Jango got up with a thoughtful expression. "You became a caretaker for three years just for this. It really surprised me back then Captain Kuro. Three years ago… you suddenly said that you quite being a pirate." He said recalling that day.
"The day you had one of the crew step in for you. That marked the beginning of your plan. No wonder they call you, Kuro of trickery." Jango told him.
Kuro looked over at Jango. "Don't call me by that name again. I gave it up three years ago. I just want wealth and to not be chased around by the government anymore. That makes me a peaceful citizen." He said with a smirk.
Jango held out his hands laughing loudly over the water edge he had walked to. "I never though you can be a peaceful citizen."
Jango looked up at the sky for a moment before turning to Kuro. "When are you going to give the signal? Our boat has been here for a week already. My men are getting impatient." He told him.
I began to pace in front of the men. Not in the least bit worried that they would discover my presence. So, Kuro is going to have his crew pillage the town and murder Miss Kaya because he can't finish what he started as a pirate. What a disgrace of a pirate. I thought with vehemence. And he recognized me. I haven't seen the man sense I was a child and he's going to "deal" with me. What would he gain by using me? Well, at least we got here in time. There is no way Luffy would let this happen.
"Hey, you down there!" I heard Luffy shout from the cliff. Odd timing. I commented in my head. "Don't you dare hurt Soara or ojousama!"
Jango and Kuro looked up at Luffy. "Who are you?" Jango asked. Ussop began to freak out next to Luffy, pulling his arm in an attempt to get him to back down.
I looked over at Kuro and noticed his face darken again. "Well, well…isn't that Ussop-kun?" He asked terrifyingly, well, to Ussop, who screamed in terror.
Kuro kept his eyes locked onto my captain and Ussop. "Did you… hear anything?" He asked with a glare.
"No, no, no. Did you day something? We were just passing by. We didn't hear anything." Ussop denied fantically.
"I heard everything." Luffy stated with his arms crossed.
Kuro looked over to Jango and gave him a small head nod before turning away. "I guess I can be helpful." Jango agreed.
I looked at him curiously as he pulled out a silver ring on a string. "Look carefully into this ring." He instructed. He began to swing the ring slowly back and fourth as by body began to sway along with it in a trance.
"With "One, Two, Jango." and you will fall asleep. Got it?" He said. I barley heard what he said last as my mind blanked out
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