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The 3 youths crouched as low as they could as to avoid not being seen. Klahadore continued to walk down the path, until they saw him approaching something that was lying on the ground. Upon closer inspection they realized that it was another man, this one wearing a dark blue jacket and hat with a white shirt underneath. The man had grey stringy hair and a pair of heart shaped glasses that covered his face as well as some sort of stump growing on his chin. The 3 boys focused, trying to hear what they're saying.
"Jango… didn't I tell you not to attract attention in the village, yet you went ahead and sleep in the middle of the road…" Klahadore muttered.
"I didn't attract attention at all." The man now known as Jango retorted.
"Well are the preparations underway?" Klahadore said sharply.
"Of course, we can begin any time, the operation to assassinate the lady of syrup village." Jango said with a sinister smirk.
Upon hearing this all color drained from Usopp's face "a-assassinate… Kaya?!" Luffy and Gian were shocked as well.
"Don't say assassinate, it sounds too wicked." Klahadore reprimanded.
"Oh right, you wanted it to look like an accident. Smart" Jango corrected himself
"What are they talking about?" Luffy was a bit slow
"That's what I'm trying to figure out!" Usopp snapped.
"I have a feeling we're not gonna like this… what did he mean by accident?" Gian frowned
"Don't forget, we can't just kill Lady Kaya. She has to die in an accident, got it?"
"Of course, we'll wait for your signal and attack the village. Then we kill her, and you can inherit her wealth"
"Don't be stupid, how can an outsider inherit her fortune?" Klahadore snapped.
"…By working hard?"
Klahadore had to resist the urge to punch him there "No! Working hard won't do anything! Now listen, this part is the most important part of the plan. Before you kill her, you need to hypnotize her to sign a will, which will say that she leaves her entire fortune to her butler Klahadore."
Klahadore's face then turned sinister "that will be the first step of taking over her estate. It's the perfect plan. I spent 3 years winning over the trust of those villagers, they have no reason to doubt me."
"You honestly spent 3 years as a butler for this? It really surprised me back then… Captain Kuro. 3 years ago you claimed you no longer wished to be a pirate, used one of your subordinates as a scapegoat to make the world think that you were executed, and began your plan… your title still holds true, Kuro of a Hundred Plans." Jango recollected.
"That name…" Gian's eyes widened as he realized he saw it in the newspaper once.
"Never refer to me by that name again, I gave it up 3 years ago…" Klahadore – Kuro- reminded him sharply "I just want lots of money and to no longer be hounded by the government. That makes me a peaceful citizen"
"To the point where you even killed the girl's parents, you sure are dedicated to this peace." Jango pointed out.
"Oi, that wasn't my fault. Her father died of natural causes, rather convenient but unexpected I had nothing to do with it." Kuro corrected him.
"Whatever, it's not my business. Anyway just give us the signal soon, we've been waiting for nearly a week and we're getting impatient." Offshore, in the distance, a black ship with the figure head of a black cat could be seen drifting in the water.
Back with our trio, Usopp was freaking out! Who knew that Kaya's caretaker was actually one of the most feared pirates in East Blue? However, the emotion was not shared by everyone in the group…
"What are they talking about? Is there trouble?" Luffy asked as if he never heard anything.
"Weren't you listening?! We're gonna die!"
"I never thought Kuro would still be alive… I remembered reading about his execution in the paper. Kuro 'of the Hundred Plans' is one of the cruelest pirates by East Blue standards, and apparently very intelligent too. But his reign of terror supposedly ended 3 years ago. Who would've guessed he'd pull something like this?" Gian whispered.
"Though I've seen crueler people who aren't pirates. Nobody can come close to that Gas-bastard…"
"Exactly! We're doomed! The village will be attacked and Kaya will be in danger!" Usopp yelped.
"Then we need to warn them, we'll go and fetch Nami and Zoro and you can get everyone else, or you can go with Luffy and I'll go-"
"Hey you! Don't you dare hurt that girl!"
"…Or we can do that, yup! That's fine as well" Gian sighed as he stood up beside Luffy. Usopp faceplanted as he saw the strawhat kid drawing attention to them.
"Who are they?" Jango asked.
"Well, hello there Usopp-kun, care to join us?" Kuro's voice was laced with venom.
"Ahh! I've been spotted!"
"Tell me, you didn't happen to hear anything in particular did you?"
"N-N-No! Of course not! I didn't even know you said something! Did-" Usopp stuttered out; his entire body was shaking at this point as he hoped his lie would work (who was he kidding?) Unfortunately for him, that would not work.
"We heard everything!" Luffy shouted.
"I may have missed the part where you talked about the weather but yeah I got most of the conversation." Gian admitted.
"DO YOU WANT THEM TO KILL US?!" Usopp comically facefaulted.
"In that case… I guess there is no choice then. Jango, take care of this." Kuro motioned to his crewmember. The strange man grinned and reached into his coat, pulling out string with a ring attached to it.
"Oh my God, you can't be serious!" Gian scoffed "hypnosis? That stuff doesn't work! It's just a sham used to swindle old people of their money!" Living with Goro Ibuki has turned Gian into quite the skeptic on certain things!
"Oh you'll be surprised! When I utter the words 'One, Two, Jango' you will both fall asleep!" Jango snickered as his pendulum began swinging back and forth. "One… Two… Jango!"
"Yeah, yeah, I heard the whole shlock already. What's next you're gonna t-t-tell me tomrmrmrmrm-" Gian never finished his sentences as his head drooped down and he fell into a deep slumber. Beside him Luffy was in the same state. The two of them tilted forwards and crashed into the ground at the bottome of the cliff. However, they were not the only victims of the effect.
"Dammit Jango! I thought this problem of yours was fixed!" Kuro hissed with exasperation. As it happens, Jango himself was susceptible to his own technique and was now snoring away in his captain's arms.
At this point Usopp was frozen in fear at the sight of his two companions lying at the foot of the cliff. And it just so happens that there was a killer pirate a few feet away from him. They were going to be killed, and there was nothing he can do.
"They fell from that height? The fall itself should be enough to kill them… didn't mean to do that. What about the long nose kid?" Jango muttered as he woke up.
"Forget him, set the plan to commence tomorrow. Until then make sure you aren't seen." Kuro waved dismissively.
"T-tomorrow?"
"Yes, and nothing you do will change anything Usopp-kun." Kuro sneered.
Usopp was beyond scared right now. His entire village would be slaughtered tomorrow if he didn't do anything. Immediately he turned tail and ran towards the town. He had to warn everyone and fast!
"Should we go after him?" Jango asked.
"No, nobody will believe him. He is a liar after all. My plan won't fail, and no one will get in my way!" Kuro responded with confidence.
Sometime later
"Grrrn…" Gian's eyes fluttered open as he found himself lying face down in the ground. It turns out that the Goji-Goji no mi, in terms of recovery also reduces the time he needs to sleep. Gian never was a long sleeper, even though he likes to sleep in, so waking up wasn't as hard as it could've been. He looked to the side to find Luffy still sleeping soundly. A feeling of bitterness welled up inside of him; he really shouldn't have fallen for something that stupid, yet he let his guard down and payed the price.
"Goro Ibuki… you are a FUCKING LIAR!"
On the island of Solgell, said inventor suddenly dropped to his knees and clutched his chest in horror. Somehow he had an epiphany on one of his beliefs, and that belief had just been proven wrong.
"Well what will we do now? It's not like the villagers would believe us over their supposedly pure caretaker…"
Just then he heard noise above him and look up to see Zoro, Nami and the 3 kids.
"You guys decided to take a nap?" Zoro chided.
"Please don't mention sleep." Gian grumbled. He then tapped Luffy on the head, waking him up in the process.
"Where did that butler go?! I'll kick his ass!" Luffy shouted.
"Hold your horses hot shot, we have to bring these guys into the loop. Luffy, can you tell everyone here what happened? I got something to do."
"Where are you going?" Nami asked
"I've got to make sure Usopp doesn't get run out of town."
Meanwhile
"Nobody believes me!"
That was the thought that was rampant in Usopp's mind at the moment. He had done what anybody would've done in this situation, run into town immediately to alert everyone of what is to come. However, doing so he left out a critical component. Years of lying have cemented that view of him in the eyes of the villagers, and no matter how much he pleaded his warnings fell on deaf ears to the people who just brushed it off as another one of his practical jokes. Right now there was only one last person he had to warn; he only hopes that this time, his words will go through.
Rushing to the mansion, he picked up a pebble and threw it at Kaya's window. When he got no response, he tried again. This time the window cracked open and Kaya's blond hair could been.
"Usopp-san! I'm so happy you came back! I thought you were never going to come back!"
"You need to run Kaya! Or else you will get killed!" Usopp shouted with a hint of despair in his voice
"W-what do you mean? What is going on?" Kaya hesitantly asked.
"You've been tricked! That butler is a pirate! His crew is going to attack the village tomorrow and you will be killed!"
"W-what? Klahadore can't be a pirate! You're joking again aren't you…?
"I'm serious! I heard it with my own ears. Klahadore is a pirate who, for the last 3 years, posed as your caretaker just so that he can claim your fortune! One of his old crewmembers will lead his crew to attack the village tomorrow! You have to believe me!" Usopp pleaded desperately.
"Usopp-san… This isn't funny anymore!" Kaya shouted.
"No! It's not what-"
"I can't believe you would do something like this! What Klahadore said was wrong but how could you spread lies about him just to get back at him?!" Tears were beginning to form in the girl's eyes.
"I'm not lying! It's true!" Usopp was getting really desperate now. If Kaya doesn't believe him, then…
"I loved your previous lies, they were fun! This one isn't! It's plain despicable!"
"He's not lying! I heard it too!" The two looked up to see Gian running towards the mansion. "The plan's pretty creative if I'd say so myself. To think he'd go that far." Usopp was both glad and surprised to see that his companion didn't get killed. "Guess that means Luffy is fine as well."
"See Kaya? It's not a lie this time!"
"I refuse to believe it! Klahadore is not a liar!"
"Well I ain't calling him a truther! Look miss, the fact is that your butler used to be one of the most dangerous pirates in East Blue, and he was supposedly killed off 3 years ago! When did that pansy ass come to this island? Think about it, it all adds up! There's a whole conspiracy going on!" Gian tried to convince her further but it was in vain.
At this point, other people in the house noticed the two of them.
"Stay away from Lady Kaya!" They shouted as they pulled out their guns.
"Come on! We have to go! Once tomorrow comes you'll understand!" Usopp urged and tried to grab her arm. However, he was deflected with a slap.
"You're despicable Usopp-san!" Kaya cried.
"Ooooh, she's got teeth…" Gian grimaced "Guess this is going to be difficult." He too attempted to reach out, but before he could do anything, another man with hair that reminds Gian of sheep wool burst into the room. This is Merry, the caretaker second to only Klahadore.
"You ruffians get away from her!" he shouted and pulled out a gun as well.
"Goddammit! Everything got out of hand! Usopp we need to leave!" Seeing no other way to convince her the two then bolted away from the window. However, Merry's gun was still trained on Usopp.
"No! Don't shoot!" Kaya shouted weakly. However, Merry accidently pulled the trigger in a rush, the bullet shot toward Usopp, but at the last moment was blocked by the body of another.
"Gian!" Usopp shouted as he saw the black haired youth stumble.
"Don't worry, just keep running!" Gian yelled back as he got back up. At this point the other villagers have arrived as well.
"Catch them! Stop them from harming our Lady any further!" Merry cried. Naturally the village turned on them.
"Why… Why won't anyone believe me?" Usopp gritted his teeth.
"Don't worry about that right now, we need to GTFO!"
"What does that mean?"
"It means FUCKING RUN! AND STOP ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS WE'RE ABOUT TO GET LYNCHED!" the two of them ran as fast as they could with the villagers on their tail. More bullets peppered the ground around them. "What the hell?! We're leaving! WE"RE LEAVING!"
Later
"Are you sure you're alright?" Usopp asked Gian on their way back to the cliff. The pair, after some time, managed to evade the angry mob.
"No, I'm all left. Yeah don't worry about it I heal fast." Gian grinned and lifted his shirt, the skin underneath now absent of a bullet hole "So… that went downhill pretty fast."
"DAMN IT! Now there's nothing I can do about this!" Usopp shouted in frustration. Before Gian could respond, the sound of footsteps was heard and Piiman, Ninjin and Tamanegi ran towards them along with the rest of the Strawhats.
"Captain, you're alive!" the three shouted with relief "don't worry we know the whole story! We always thought that Klahadore was weird. Let's go warn the villagers!"
Usopp's eyes widened when he remembered what had happened when he had tried to warn them before. In his mind he realized that he can't get anyone else involved.
"A-actually, I was only kidding like I've always have! I was really pissed at Klahadore for what he said so I went around saying that he's a pirate!" Usopp laughed. Soon the kids were laughing with him.
"So Strawhat-niichan and Gian-niichan were both tricked!"
"uhhh… Yeah! Ya sure got me there Usopp!" Gian let out a shaky laugh. Lying really wasn't his best talent.
Soon, however the 3 kids gave a rather disappointed look at their captain.
"I'm starting to lose respect for you captain…"Ninjin muttered
"Yeah… even though Klahadore was a jerk you can't just spread rumors like that…" Tamanegi's eyes were low.
"To think we used to respect you so much… we should go home…" Piiman finished. With that the 3 children began to walk back to their houses. Usopp looked at them with a hurt look; he knew this was coming and it had to happen, but it still stung.
"It'll pay off in the end." Gian assured him.
Later that night
"Why did you tell them all that?" Luffy questioned him.
"I'm a liar… no one would believe me anyway. It was naïve of me to think that they would" Usopp answered.
"Also he made sure that the kids won't be hurt." Gian explained.
"Even if it is naïve, the truth is still the truth" Zoro said.
"So are the pirates really going to attack tomorrow?" Nami asked.
"Yes... but everyone will think it's a lie… and that is exactly what's going to happen! I will stop these pirates and make sure that people would think it's just a lie! It's my duty as a liar!" Usopp declared with bravado.
"Even though they chased me, even though they shoot at me… This is my home and I love it! I will protect everyone!"
At this everybody grinned.
"Never knew you were that kind of person. You ditch your friends so that you can face the enemy yourself." Zoro grinned while he adjusted his swords.
"Let me get this straight, all the pirates' treasure is mine alright?" Nami naturally thought of that.
"…Did you miss the entire point of that speech? But anyway hot damn! Never knew you had that in you! If Yasopp-san knew about this he'd never shut up about you ever again." Gian grinned at his former friend's child.
"Alright! We'll lend you a hand! Just tell us who to fight!" Luffy cheered.
Usopp was taken aback by all this "You guys… want to help me? Why?"
"Because they have more people." Luffy said simply.
"And after a speech like that, anyone would want to fight by your side. If Yasopp-san knew that his son charged head first into danger while I was here he'd blow my head off the next time he sees me." Gian affirmed.
"You can reconsider if you're scared." Zoro nodded.
"M-me? Scared? I am the fearless Captain Usopp! I fear nothing, no matter how many they have!" Usopp boasted, except that his legs are quaking at the thought and gave him away.
"I'm serious! This is Kuro's crew we're talking about here! It doesn't matter if I'm scared, I'm not accepting pity!"
"Look, I already said my reason. I'm not gonna just sit around while the children of someone that helped me risk their life." Gian didn't budge.
"If we were pitying you, would we put our lives on the line?" Luffy asked with a grin.
Tears filled Usopp's eyes. He had only just met them recently and already they're willing to help him. "You guys…" he cried a waterfall as he was overcome with emotion. The other 4 just sighed and smiled at their companion.
Later
Usopp had given an overview of what they would do the next morning. Everyone had known their places soon enough. The plan was to defend a hill, as it is the only way into the village. If they manage to hold it, then they would win.
"Alright enough talk, what are you all good at?" Usopp asked.
"Stretching." Luffy grinned
"Slashing" Zoro drew a sword.
"Stealing" Nami smiled.
"Breaking bodies, making awesome jokes, I can also make a mean latte, oh where to begin?" Gian laughed.
"You're jokes are horrible!" Zoro and Nami argued.
"Ignore them, they know not what true talent in comedy is. I can also-"
"Focus, Gian!"
"Great! And I'll be hiding!" Usopp declared.
"You fight too!" the four shouted.
"Kidding! I'll be your backup."
Usopp had managed to cover the hill with oil, an expertly set trap in his opinion.
"This way, when our enemy tries to climb up, they will slip and then we can finish them off! Now all we need to do is defend it."
"That's pretty smart." Nami complemented.
"Well you're more of a planner than your dad is" Gian affirmed
"Just be careful not to get caught in it yourself." Zoro warned "It's almost dawn, prepare yourselves."
With that the 5 lie in wait for their cue.
Later
"Where are they" was the thought on everyone's mind. They have been waiting for some time now for the pirates to come ashore. But no ship, nothing bigger than a grasshopper in fact, have been seen in that entire time.
"They could be late or having an early breakfast?" Luffy wondered.
"Not everything revolves around food you know…" Gian sighed. His eyes suddenly shot up "Hold on… where are our boats?"
Everyone got what he was referring to
"OH CRAP! I FORGOT!" Usopp shouted in panic "There's another hill that's almost exactly the same as this one! Except that its north from here! I'd thought that they'd be here since Kuro met his first mate here!"
"Our boats are on the north shore! That's where all my treasure is!" Nami shouted as well.
"Well then let's go! I'll get there in 10 seconds!" Luffy shouted and raced towards the north end with Usopp and Nami hot on his tail. The other 2 nodded and followed as well.
Just as Usopp predicted, the Black Cat Pirates indeed docked on the north shore. He had managed to make it there first, and upon seeing the amount of people coming ashore began to hesitate.
"Well, look who it is? The brat that was eavesdropping on us yesterday. Do you think you stand a chance?" Jango sneered at the liar.
"You better not do anything! Or else my 100 million followers would strike you down where you stand!" Usopp lied. To his credit, it seemed like the hypnotist actually bought the façade. Unfortunately the rest of the crew did not.
"Captain… he's lying…"
"CRAP THEY SAW THROUGH IT!"
"You… how dare you deceive me?!" Jango seethed. He then pulled out his pendulum again. "After I say the words 'One, Two, Jango' you will move aside for us!"
"One, Two, Jango!"
However, Usopp instead was clutching his head in pain as a familiar orange haired girl burst on the scene.
"All the treasure is mine! I won't let you take a single Beri!" Nami pointed to the two small boats.
"That really hurt you know?!" Usopp snapped.
"Well that's what you get for almost letting them steal my treasure. Besides, isn't Luffy supposed to be here right now?"
Meanwhile
"Luffy where are you going?" Gian shouted as he and Zoro chased afteir their captain.
"North! But I don't know why we are in the village?" The boy whined.
"…Luffy… north is up…" Gian facepalmed.
"No, north is the coldest."
"HOW DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE VILLAGE?! I swear, Zoro has been rubbing off on you too much these days."
"Screw you, Gian!" The swordsman snapped at the reference to his lack of direction.
Back with Usopp and Nami
"How could they have gotten lost at a time like this?" Nami sighed. Pirates were now about to surround them.
"Don't worry I'll back you up!" Usopp assured her.
"You want me to fight?! I'm just a girl! What am I supposed to do?"
"Well I'm not a man either! My legs are shaking so hard right now!"
Before anything else could be said a group of pirate rushed at them with the intent to kill. The two of them watched helplessly as the approaching pirates drew closer. Before they can do anything however…
"Sorry we're late!" A cry sounded from behind them. The next thing they knew, Luffy, Zoro and Gian all raced towards them. As the Black Cat pirates turned to the newcomers, they were greeted with a hail of attacks and ended up battered and bruised.
"These two… didn't even know what north means…" Gian panted.
"Shut up! You went along with it!"
"Anyway, now that the gang's all here, let's take care of this shall we?"
Jango gritted his teeth at this; his crew had just been stopped by a bunch of kids! In his heart, fear and dread began to build, not at the idea of being defeated, but something else.
"Crap… we're going to be late for the plan. And when Kuro is kept waiting, then he'll…"
He couldn't let this happen. Jango took out his pendulum again and pointed it towards the fallen crew. "Are you telling me that we're getting beaten by a bunch of kids? Then I'll have to power you up! With the word 'One, Two, Jango' you will all grow very strong and you wounds will heal!"
"He's using hypnosis to power his crew up? That's stupid." Nami scoffed.
"Yeah… that's what I thought too…" Gian was still miffed at being caught off guard earlier.
Right after the words were uttered the pirates stood up with murderous intent in their eyes. One of the pirates roared and threw a punch at the cliff wall and instantly broke a large chunk out of it, shocking everybody.
"Now get rid of them!" the hypnotist commanded. The empowered Black Cat pirates charged all at once.
"How are we supposed fight against this?!" Usopp screamed.
"With the strength they have, I might have to do a partial transformation…" Gian thought. He crouched down and prepared to unleash some of his power, but a hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"No need, someone's got this covered." Zoro pointed.
Gian looked and saw Luffy let loose a primal yell and raise his arms; he was hypnotized as well! The Strawhat boy then ran towards the opposing pirates and unleashed a barrage of fists and kicks, knocking them all away.
"Well… holy shit…" Gian blanked.
"I'm as surprised as you are." Zoro sighed.
"What an idiot…" Nami deadpanned.
The remaining pirates were chased back towards the beach, where Luffy, with his newfound strength, proceeded to rip the figurehead of the Bezan Black off.
"Go Luffy!" Nami cheered.
"The one time I look away from a hypnotist something good happens…" Gian grumbled and imagined what it would be like if he fully transformed and was under influence at the same time.
Luffy then turned towards the pirates, intending to smash the figure head into them.
"Dammit… Captain Kuro made a big miscalculation..." Jango cursed. He then took out his pendulum and uttered the familiar phrase that put the raging youth to sleep, this time placing his hat over his eyes. Luffy immediately fell down and began snoring away. Unfortunately, the figurehead of the ship fell on the pirates anyways, though Luffy was caught underneath as well.
"And just like that, the storm dies down" Gian muttered.
"The plan is completely messed up now… If Captain Kuro finds out about this he's going to kill us all!" Jango cursed.
"Oi, Buchi, what's going on out there?" a voice sounded from within the ship.
"Oi, Oi, what's happening?" Another voice sounded as well.
Two more people jumped out of the ship. The first was skinny, green haired man with a navy shirt, a pink bow, and black eyeliner. The second was a more obese man with a blanket on his back and striped pants. Both men had cat-shaped ears and wore clawed gloves.
"Sham" the first said
"And Buchi." The second grunted.
"Together we are the Nyaban brothers!" The two exclaimed together.
"Jessie, and James. Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!" Gian chirped for no reason, before getting a slap on the head by Nami.
"Don't join in! And what are you talking about?!" she scolded.
"Sham! Buchi! These people are in our way, take care of them." Jango commanded.
The two brothers got a nervous expression.
"I don't know captain… we're normally just supposed to guard the ship."
"Yeah and they look strong…"
"You go first Sham."
"WHAT?! Why me?!"
"Just go!" Jango snapped.
"OK! OK! No need to shout…"
"Are these two serious? They don't look like much, I'll handle it." Zoro scoffed.
"RAHHHHH! I'll tear you to pieces!" Sham ran towards Zoro blindly while waving his arms. Zoro easily blocked the strike, expecting this to be an easy victory. However, the second their attacks clashed, Sham's expression turned devious.
"You took me too lightly." The man smirked as he flipped backwards. It was only then that Zoro realized that Sham was carrying two very familiar items.
"Did you lose something? I wouldn't know!"
"Give me my swords back!" Zoro shouted.
"Give them back? Don't you already have one?" Sham tossed the swords behind his back. Zoro growled and tried to cut him down, only to have the man leap over him and pin him down.
"Now Buchi!"
The other member of the Nyaban Brothers leapt downwards as to deliver a heavy stomp. Zoro narrowly managed to roll out the way. The Nyaban Brothers grinned at their target before launching a joint attack, forcing the swordsman on the defensive.
On the sidelines, Gian, Usopp and Nami looked on worriedly.
"This is bad! Without all of his swords, Zoro can't fight at full strength." Nami whispered.
"How can we help him? I know! I'll shoot one of my Lead Stars-" Usopp loaded his slingshot but Gian stopped him.
"I have a better idea. I'll go and try to help take some weight of his shoulders. During the time they're distracted by us one of you will go and get the swords for Zoro. Nami you can do that right?"
"Of course. Did you forget what I'm good at?"
"Then that's the plan." With that Gian leapt towards the battling trio.
Zoro was not having a good time right now. With only a single sword he was unable to use his usual techniques and the Nyaban Brothers were relentless in their assault. One attack from Sham was too fast for him to dodge and he doubled over. He managed to raise his head to see the grinning face of Buchi with an outstretched palm ready to strike him down. Before he could however, Buchi was suddenly knocked aside by a colliding mass.
"I thought… I told you I'll handle this." Zoro panted.
"Well you were doing a great job of that weren't you? Seriously, you can use 3 swords no problem but when it comes to just one it's like they cut your arm off!" Gian retorted "After we're done here, you sir need to practice."
"Yeah… I get it. So which one do you want?"
The Nyaban Brothers growled at the newcomer. However before their confrontation could begin, Jango suddenly let out a scream of fear. Everyone turned to see what that was all about.
The Nyaban Brothers both paled and looked fearful as well.
"We're dead… we're so dead…"
"Actually Zoro, I might have to cut our little tag team a bit early; I got bigger fish to fry." Gian muttered and cracked his knuckles.
"Yeah…" Zoro narrowed his eyes as well, letting him off a pun for once.
Standing atop the hill was none other the Kuro 'Of the Hundred Plans' himself with a cold and condescending look in his eyes. When he spoke, his voice was full of venom.
"The sky has been bright for quite some time now, why are you not acting according to plan?"
G: Hello all, this is Gian pitching in to do the footnotes this time around. First and foremost I, and the author of this tale, would like to thank everybody for ¾ of 10 000 views on this story. It brings us motivation to continue and we love that you like it. Second, the author would like to apologize for behind-schedule update. According to him, he had taken up gaming once again, and gotten something known as Steam, after the pressure of his peers, and has been playing Team Fortress 2 non-stop.
KP: THAT SOLDIER'S A SPY
…Yeah, and aside from that he also got into Undertale and is busy exploring that fandom, for some reason-
KP: NYEH HEH HEH HEH-
-WILL YOU BE QUIET?! Lastly, his reading week consisted of first trying to comprehend the events of RWBY Vol. 3's finale –
KP: FFFFFUUUU MILES AND KERRY-
-STOP INTERRUPTING ME GODDAMMIT! - And watching Deadpool with friends, and studying for an exam that happens to be placed after his reading week. So that's why he was held up. Regardless he says that the next chapter should be up sometimes around next weekend, sooner or later.
With that we'd like to thank you once again for the support. Remember to leave a review so we'd know what to improve on. Till next time.
KP: See you're good at this!
G: nice, where's my money?
KP: I don't pay you… you don't even exist! You're just a fictional entity used to visualize an alternate universe of an existing manga.
G: …just don't let me do this again.