Luffy was silently trying to not snap at any of these girls.

"Focus Mister Monkey, you need to treat a woman gently and not drop her. Trust is the key for a stable relationship."

Lady Regina had the excellent idea of starting to teach the girls and Luffy how to waltz. Kinderella was paired with Luffy, Sarie was paired with Mororon, and Sharlia was paired with Ban. Soft classical music filled the air as Regina instructed the ladies to dance to the rhythm while Luffy was trying to keep up with the beat. Kinderella was working well, taking moments to touch his behind while giving him a clear smack when the teacher wasn't looking. It took all his willpower not to throttle this female out the nearest window. The others giggled at his misfortune, knowing that if he protested, he would get reprimanded. All day Luffy had to endure his lunch being thrown on the floor, burned by scalding tea, nearly ripped his sewing project, and being called every slur under the sun by Sharlia.

"Aren't you going to yell at me Monkey-chan?" Kinderella asked, allowing him to dip her. "I've been groping your butt for the past fifteen minutes."

Luffy sighed, bringing her back up. "I'm not going to scream nor will I yell at you. In fact, I almost pity you in a way. If you have a hard time keeping your lust down, then it must be hard for you to hold a relationship."

A pause made him almost stumble as he met the furious face of Kinderella. "How dare you! I don't need you judging or pitying me! You are just some peasant that wandered his way into our class."

Luffy let go of Kinderella, who stumbled and fell onto her bottom. Regina was about to snap at Luffy, but saw his eyes were filled with sadness and shut up. The other girls stopped what they were doing while Mororon picked Kinderella off the floor.

"You know what, I don't get you girls. You treat normal people like dirt, you disrespect those who don't have money like you, and you never once treated me nicely while I was here. I understand that you all come from prominent families, but you all don't deserve any of the luxuries your parents gave you."

They all gasped, feeling like Luffy just stepped on their faces and called them ugly.

"Shut up monkey! You clearly don't know your place!" Sharlia screeched, pointing at him. "You're one to talk with the way you present yourself and how you treat women."

"I treat those who treat me with respect. How can I give you the same benefit when you don't do the same for me?" Luffy glared at the bubble headed girl. "You are the most ugly, rude, and nasty girl I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. The only reason that the other girls aren't as bad is because they keep their nasty sides hidden. You, on the other hand, give me the impression that your family clearly doesn't discipline you enough. Spoiled girls like you will never know struggle and you'll probably pass out trying anything."

There was silence as the girls either glared or frowned at his words. Sharlia looked as if she was about to explode as she walked up to him and raised her hand to slap him. Before her hand connected, Ban grabbed it tightly and gave a quick squeeze.

"Ban! What the heck do you think you're doing? He just straight up insulted me!" The harpy screeched, before whimpering at the hold Ban had on her wrist. "You are harming me too!"

Ban gave her a steely glare before looking at the others. "We all should be ashamed of ourselves. We come from noble backgrounds with families that can buy literal people like objects. The way we carry ourselves is a way the world will see us. Mister Luffy, thanks to your poor attitudes, will speak ill against our families if and when he gets out of here."

"Why should we worry about that? We can always just bribe him not to do so." Sarie said, batting her eyes. "We're rich."

"What if we lose it all? We have nothing but our parent's money backing us up. Say you get disowned? Then you'll be no more than a simple commoner like Mister Luffy."

Mororon tried to laugh it off. "So, are you saying we should be nice to him in order to keep our power?"

Ban released the whiney Sharlia before standing in front of Luffy before bowing. This made the girls gasp in shock. No one with money and power would ever stoop so low to bow before anyone lower than their class.

"I know I did nothing to bother or mess with you, but on behalf of my foolish classmates, I apologize for their mistreatment of you."

Luffy stared at the only girl who did nothing wrong to him all day. In fact, Ban helped clean him up after his lunch was spilled on him. She even helped him with his sewing and etiquette. For all that's worth, his respect level for her soared. He placed a hand under her chin, allowing her to see his handsome face and big smile.

"Hey now, no need to bow to me! I'm no king and I'm certainly no big tycoon or rich boy. I'm just a normal guy who likes meat, his friends, and strong people in general. You seem like a strong girl, no woman! You've earned my respect Ban-Chan! Raise your head high and never let nobody tell you change yourself!"

He grabbed her hands and swept her upwards, causing a blush to appear on her face. Then, remembering the lesson Ms. Regina had taught him, he pressed a kiss on her hand and winked at her.

"Shall we continue the dance lesson? I'd like to dance with Miss Ban now."

Regina smiled at this before putting on the music once more. Luffy bowed to Ban, who in turn bowed back as she lead them back on the dance floor. She felt her cheeks getting hotter as they waltzed across the floor. Luffy made careful steps to not hit her feet, their bodies intertwined with one another. It was almost like watching professional dancers gliding on air.

From the sidelines, the other girls watched in irritation at their classmate actually having fun in their class. Perhaps it was their own cold hearts that pushed away their peers and prevented them from making friends. Sharlia even tried ignoring the dreamy expression in Ban's eyes as she was dipped by the handsome man.

Wait….handsome? Him? The boy who directly insulted her?

"Ban thinks she's clever, ensnaring that Monkey boy all to herself." Sarie snarled, covering her mouth once more. "I bet if I groveled like she did, I would be dancing with him instead."

Giggles erupted from Mororon's mouth, but they sounded more forced. "You have to admit that he is cute and smart. I've never had a man tell me off like that. He even managed to shut up Sharlia!"

Kinderella growled at the two dancing. "What does she have that I don't? No way does a bad boy like him go for a goodie goodie like Ban! I'm telling you that this is a ploy! I had him wrapped around my little finger earlier."

While the trio stewed in their own inner feelings, Sharlia was disturbingly quiet as she ruminated her own conflicting feelings. Being a Celestial Dragon meant that everyone was beneath her and would never live up to their reputation. She was even set to marry another whom was like her.

Then why was she feeling upset that this boy, this scum, was dancing with another girl right in front of her?

All she could do was bite her lip till it bled as the duo laughed and danced.


The bells signaled the end of the day as the girls and Luffy packed up their items. Ms. Regina had given them an assignment to do over the week, but knew that none would even attempt to do so. She praised Luffy for his first day and hoped he would return again. He made no promises, but thanked the red haired woman for allowing him to attend class.

Now he was out front, waiting for Makino to pick him up. The taste of her food caused him to salivate since he barely had enough to eat for breakfast and lunch. Afterwards, he looked forward to a nice bath and going to sleep.

"Hey Mon- I mean Luffy!"

Behind him stood all the girls from the Queen's class, the one who had spoken being Sarie. He noticed they were still wearing their fancy clothing, making him realize that these were their regular clothes. Shrugging that off, he stared at them with an indifferent gaze.

"Yes? Is there something you girls want?"

"W-W-Well…we wanted to-"

"What Sarie dear is trying to say is that we like to apologize for our rude behavior!" Mororon said, her smiling face shining. "It was wrong for us to treat you like trash and call you names behind your back."

"When you told us off, we realized that we are terrible brats that totally needed a reality check." Kinderella looked up from her phone before turning it off.

Luffy shrugged, nodding at this. "Apology accepted. I just don't like those who flaunt their riches and belittle those who are lesser than them. At the end of the day, we are all equal in some form, shape, or way."

Sarie's lip went upwards in a teasing smirk. "Well…if there's a way for us to make it up to you, then please tell us. Name your price."

Luffy thought about this for a second before giving them a big grin. "I think I may have a way you can make it up to me."


"OI MAKINO, CAN YOU PASS ME SOME MORE MEAT!?"

Party's Bar was lively on a Saturday night as the usual bar patrons watched in awe at the large table in the corner. Makino just laughed to herself as she was currently cooking some more meat for her favorite customer. What she was really surprised at was the group that Luffy had brought with him today.

It wasn't every day you saw people from the Levely District eating in a small town bar.

Luffy sat in the midst of all the rich girls, a large piece of meat hanging out his mouth. Mororon, red in the face from drinking, was laughing at his stretched out cheeks and spilling wine on herself. Sarie was waving her fan in front of her mouth to cool down her heated tongue. She was sharing a plate of nachos with Ban, who was humming in delight from the crunch of the chips. Kinderella was taking pictures of her food, sneaking bites of her sliders as she did. Even Sharlia was nursing a non-alcoholic daiquiri and snacking on pretzel bites.

"Luffy, you never told us how good commoner food can be!" Kinderella said, splattering ketchup on her plate. "My father never lets me eat these fried crisps. I'm so blogging about this place to my followers."

"Spicy! I need some more water!" Sarie shrieked, grabbing some water and chugging it down.

"I told you to not eat those jalapeños. Your soft mouth couldn't handle it." Ban droned, munching on more nacho chips.

"Try not to take pictures of me Kindy! I don't want my family to know I'm here." Sharlia ducked under the table to avoid being seen. "I can't stand breathing the same air as these….people."

"Oh lighten up Sharia~!" A drunken Mororon slurred, taking another sip of her wine. "We're only young once. Let's break a couple rules for once and have fun!"

Makino walked over with some more meat for Luffy. "Thank you all for coming here tonight. It's always nice to see Luffy bring his friends over. You seem like charming girls."

"Oh stop! Luffy, your auntie is so delightful! I'm giving her a nice tip~!"

Luffy just stuffed another piece of meat in his mouth and laughed. "Yeah she is! I'm so glad you all decided to come here with me. You aren't so bad when we get to know the real people behind the snootiness."

"Sometimes we all tend to judge people before we get to know them." Ban stared at her plate. "I'm happy that I got to know you too Luffy."

Kinderella rolled her eyes. "Enough with this sappy stuff! Let's take a group photo already to commemorate the day!"

With help from Makino, the girls and Luffy got close together (they had to drag Sharlia to join in) as she took the picture from Kinderella's phone.

Despite being from different social classes, they managed to find friendship with each other.


Finally! This filler arc is over! I can get back to the main storyline!

*Sees how long it took me to write this one chapter*

Never again am I waiting that long for inspiration.

Luffy has some dates to plan for next time. Wish him luck folks!