After many hours of sailing, Usagi entered Mako's room with the day's report. "We have two hours before we reach land, sir!" he announced. Mako couldn't have been happier. Only a few hours left before he could feel dry land. Sure, he fought best when there was water nearby, but he preferred land now that he couldn't swim.
But, why should it have to take 2 hours when it could take a measly 2? Mako dove into the water and rose up on a geyser he had created with his Ocean-Ocean Fruit. He placed his hands on the back of the ship and used the force of the water to push himself into the ship. Thanks to this method, he managed to push the ship and increase its speed.
The others noticed this dramatic speed increase but they knew that when their ship went this fast, it was all Mako's doing. Even Mujihi couldn't question the captain's motives.
"So, Usagi, where are we headed?" asked Hana. Usagi smiled and answered, "We're going to the Yomi Kingdom!" The others went wide-eyed as the smiles on their faces increased in size dramatically. Yomi Kingdom was the most popular vacation resort. The wonderful thing about this place was that it was never too hot or too cold. The weather was just right all year 'round. What was even better was that it was the most beautiful Kingdom on Earth. It had wonderful streams, rivers and lakes, and it had one of the largest gardens in all the land.
"I can't believe this!" exclaimed Hana. "We're SO lucky!" Genkotsu smiled and said, "We finally get to go to a place where nobody judges you for who you are or what you look like!" Satsu grinned and said, "I won't have to stay on the ship this time." Ichigo was so happy. 'Yes! This is the perfect place to tell Mako my true feelings!' she thought. Kasai was so happy to find a place where his unbelievably warm blood wouldn't end up giving him ample sweat. Mujihi was also happy. Guests were treated like kings and queens in Yomi Kingdom. Mujihi always thought of herself as a queen.
Two hours later, the crew had finally reached land. As Mako and his crew unboarded the ship, a huge mob of people showed up. They all reached around in a menacing fashion as if they were looking for a weapon of some sort. They all pulled out guns and pointed them straight into the air. "Oh no. So much for a friendly visit!" complained Genkotsu. "They still discriminate against us!"
They all got in a battle stance, but when the people fired, bullets didn't come out. Instead, our heroes were being showered in confetti as fireworks filled the sky. The king of town walked forward, shook Mako's hand and said, "Welcome to my glorious kingdom, Captain Mako of the "Fortress Pirates".
Mako stared and uttered, "You mean you weren't going to… attack us…?" The king blinked twice before understanding what Mako was getting at. He laughed and answered, "I'm not going to shoot you! You're my quests, and here in Yomi Kingdom, we treat all our guests with respect!" The fortress pirates stared at each other, grinned and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Mako turned to his crew and said, "You guys go off and do whatever you want! I want to have a talk with King Yomi!" The crewmembers stared back as King Yomi asked, "What is it you want to ask me?"
Mako cleared his throat and asked, "Would you be so kind as to give me a tour?" The others jumped at this idea and decided to join in.
King Yomi's first stop was one of his favorite places of all. "This, my friends, is the bathroom! Just thought you should know where to find it! Now, the real tour begins!" But before the king could proceed, he noticed something very peculiar happening.
The royal guards chased a man with short blue hair and green eyes shouting, "Stop! What are you doing? Give that back! That belongs to the royal family!" The man seemed to be holding a strange medallion. He turned back to the guard and shouted, "Go soak your fat head!" Then he put his hand on the ground as a huge tremor started up. Rows of spikes jutted out of the ground catching the royal guards off… um… guard!
Mako couldn't stand to see this. His hand formed into a stream of water as he shot a big water-based missile at the thief. "Ocean Jet!" he announced as the missile collided with the man's body. The missile sent the man flying backwards as he landed in front of the royal guards. "Uh… did I tell you guys that I love you?" he asked. The guards all nodded and took the medallion from him without resorting to violence. Violence was the coward's way out. "So… up to your old tricks again, Koujou?"
It wasn't that this man hadn't even been punished severely for stealing from the royal family that surprised Mako. It was that his name was "Koujou" which meant "Kindness". How could someone so bad be named "Kindness"?