GyoJin Pride
Chapter 56
Aftermath
Sabaody Jail, Sabaody Archipelago- "Traitors!" Arlong was nearing his limit, and Oni and Kurobi readied to restrain him, "Selling your own kind to human trash!" Oni's men had captured the Makro pirates shortly after arriving on Sabaody, saving them the trouble of tracking the pirates down. Arlong, however, was extremely eager to dish out justice to the slavers. "We need them alive, Arlong." Oni reminded his brother, "Jimbei-Sama himself wants to deal with these three personally." Arlong's eyes glistened with fury, "These trash are worse than humans, selling their own kind." He clenched his fists convulsively, "They deserve to die." Gyaro grinned, "What's the matter, Arlong? Too afraid of Jimbei to . . .?" Arlong's fist shattered a half-dozen iron bars and connected with the Gyojin's jaw with a loud crack. Oni and Kurobi jumped forward, grabbing Arlong by the arms and pulling him back, "NO!" Oni struggled to restrain his brother, "We'll see them punished, just not now."
The Siren's Call, Stone Town, Stone Island- "Are you sure we should have Angel in a pub?" Sea Dragon asked quietly, holding her cooing granddaughter. Katarina smiled, "It's not a pub, it's a restaraunt where you can buy liquor. The owners keep an eye out for drunks, don't worry." She straightened Angel's hair, "This is the only restaraunt in town, and it's a good one." Togorogiri's family had begun arriving by the boatload earlier today to see the new baby. Helen smiled, "I'm glad you and Goro could come, despite all of fighting going on." "Actually," Goro said, "We live quite a ways from Sabaody." He paused, "Sadly, Gyojin Island itself is almost literally on Sabaody's door step."
The Post Office, Stone Town- "Everybody's here." Togorogiri spoke into the phone, "I hope you can make it soon." Cona laughed, "Now that things are starting to quiet down, I should be able to come in a few days." Togorogiri grinned mischievously, even though Cona couldn't see it, "And bring that man of yours along, we'd all like to beat . . . I mean meet him." Cona laughed, Togorogiri wouldn't beat anyone without good reason, "He might not be able to come, he's very busy." "Who is he, Gold-Sama himself?" Togorogiri laughed. "How did you know?" Togorogiri started to chuckle, but stopped, "Wait . . . You mean . . ." "Yes, I've been seeing Amadeus, I mean, Gold-Sama for several weeks now. He's a great man." Togorogiri was momentarily speechless, his sister was dating the highest ranking member of the World Government, the man who'd finally had the guts to take a stand against the slavers. "You won't find one much better." He said, "He's welcome in our house anytime."
Sabaody Archipelago- Oni looked around at the destruction, the uprising had been brief and vicious, many buildings lay in ruins, several were still burning. "Collateral damage?' Tashigi stepped up beside Oni. "My troops are still searching, and the wounded being sheltered in the local school, as the fools burnt the hospital." he sighed, "In short, I don't know, but given the destruction, I'd say too many." "One dead civilian is too many." Tashigi said softly, "But there's no way to fight a war without endangering innocent people, no matter what politicians say." She looked around, "Where's your brother?" "Sleeping, the lucky fish. I still have business to attend to." Tashigi looked sharply at the much taller Gyojin, "Are you sure it's wise to let him out of your sight? With his history?" Oni looked down at the woman, "Don't worry about that, he's too tired to do anything, we all are. We got here first, remember?" He rubbed his forehead in exasperation, "Sorry, I'm just tired, the last thing we need now is to fight amongst each other." Tashigi nodded in agreement. Racial tensions were already strained, and some in the marines were grumbling about working with Gyojin troops, not to mention the opposition Gold-Sama was facing from certain members of the government. She had no idea how the Gyojin felt about it, but she'd heard anti-human sentiments were strong. Perhaps, human and Gyojin fighting human slavers side by side to protect both their peoples would help relations somewhat.
To be continued...
