Hey ya folks Forzarismo here with a quick message for you all!
So I know that it has been quite a while, over a year and a half now in fact that I have since updated this fanfic.
Originally I was gonna post the next chapter sometime last month but The Coronavirus got in the way along with my job since we are still open due to being a necessary service to our city and its people.
Because of this, I might as well use this opportunity to give you all an Off-Season April Fools Joke that's not really a joke but I hope you all get what I mean.
So I'm just telling you all now that the next chapter will be coming soon, and as proof, here is a little sneak peek of what's to come.
Nothing too juicy because if I reveal too much it will spoil some things, but good things come to those who are patient! (granted you all have been patient enough with me so please bear with me a little while longer...)
There is an awkward silence that permeates through the air as soon as Arasval leaves the scene after basically incinerating Don Krieg like nothing. Every single one of the Straw Hats looks at each other with slight uncertainty wondering what to do next.
"So…" Nojiko begins speaking to the slumped man in Kuina's arms. "What's your name?"
"…Gin" The disheveled man replies as he tries to compose himself, Kuina dropping him on his feet. "Is… Is there anyone else that survived?" He asks.
"Let's see here…" Usopp answers as he uses his Observation Haki to search around the destroyed ships for any survivors. "I found one over there!" Usopp points towards some wreckage where a man with bulb-shaped headgear begins climbing out of the wreckage, only to be then permanently thrown back in there as a mast suddenly collapses on top of him, not unlike a hammer to a nail. "Well… there was a survivor…" Usopp presses on, looking at Gin with hesitance evident in his eyes.
Gin looks on for only a couple of seconds more before sighing in resignation, the truth that his entire crew has been annihilated finally cementing itself into his mind. "…Whatever… I guess this means my life is in your hands now… Do what you wish…" Gin says sullenly, looking lifelessly towards the ground, though there is a hint of sadness in his eyes if one were to see them.
"Nojiko, why don't you lead Gin into the dining room and get him something to eat and drink." Luffy softly commands, to which Nojiko nods and guides Gin into the dining room.
