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Red.
All she can see is red. On her hands, clothes, feet, the floor, the walls, everywhere. She glanced down on the body she just slashed open a few minutes ago. She brings her weapon to her face, not minding the red liquid dripping down from her weapon as she saw her reflection.
There, she saw her face, dirtied by red liquid that got splashed over her mask. She peers into the eye holes; insanity fills her eyes as her eye color is completely different from her original eye color, lightening under the black eye holes of the mask. It's red, or for more exact blood red with black sclera.
That's right.
The reds she saw are blood. Or for more exact, her victims' bloods.
She grins before she laughed from softly to hysterical.
BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL RED. ALL STAINING THE PLACE. SO BEAUTIFUL. MORE. MORE MORE MORE MORE MOREMOREMOREMORE…!
But then she stops laughing. She stares into the corpses around her blankly before she slams her booted feet onto one of the corpses; the squishy and slimey sound fills the air in the building. She grins sadistically before she chopped the corpse again into more pieces.
She sighed in pure euphoria as she walks over the corpses and hummed softly. Ahh, the grotesque sights before her and the grotesque sounds it makes when she walks on it are so beautiful. Normal people will find this disgusting or they all will feel all horrible, especially squeamish people will vomit all over the place over seeing the sight.
How funny.
She steps on the corpses as she skips toward the exit of the building while humming happily. But then she stops for a moment as she feels a presence and movement. She glanced back before she grins under her blood-splattered mask and continues on skipping on the corpses just like rocks by the river for crossing it.
It's a person. Alive and well and shook down to his spine. How cute. Well, she could be careless about it. She has no more business here, better as well going away from here and go back to the inn without anyone sees her like this.
After all,
She accepts no failures.
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"…-sama."
"…jou-sama."
"OJOU-SAMA!"
"WAH!" I jumped in surprise as my heart skips a beat. Holy shit that was so loud that I thought I'm gonna lose my left ear's hearing.
"What the heck, Takao?! Do you want to make me deaf?!" I exclaimed out.
"You should pay attention on the road instead of daydreaming." Takao replied.
"I'm not! Why would you think in a crucial time like this I'm daydreaming?!" I protested with a mock-hurt facial expression.
"Actually, it's all the time." He replied with a sweatdrop. Whoops.
"But 'ey! At least we got help from Pagaya-san and Conis, so everything's gonna be okay," I said, "Unless the canon route still occurs just like before, then I have no more idea how to react shit anymore despite I tried to disturb it." I added with comical dark shadows on my face.
"Well, if it really do going to happen sooner or later, at least you already know how to deal with it somehow, Ojou-sama." Takao replied and I hummed in agreement.
"Yea that's true too, but what if my existence here actually makes some disturbances to the canon route. Oh but it already did, but what if it totally differs from the canon one?" I pointed out, "After all, me dating with Ace is a totally 'never happened' in the canon one."
"Maybe your every action never really affects the canon route entirely, but you said that there are several villains that shouldn't exist in the canon route but exist when you also exist here, right? So if I'm right and your theory is right, it can be confirmed that you can alter some of the supposed 'canon' route, but not the main and important parts of the 'canon' route." Takao explained.
"Yea. For example, us going to Alabasta and Skypiea," I confirmed, "Unless there's also a route where we're going to an island that I know nothing of and get our adventure there…" I added softly and grumbling at that a bit. Oh man, if that actually happen, then I have no idea what the hell I should do.
But still. I'm really wondering on who's the one that trap us for the whole 'kidnapping Nami and the others' shticks though. I will kick their ass when I found the culprit because it makes my hard work like a stupid thing to do.
"What are you two whispering on about?" Luffy suddenly asked and I jumped a bit when he did that that I accidentally hit him in the head, "That hurt! What are you doing, Eri?!" Luffy exclaimed out as he held onto his pained head.
"Whoops. Sorry, I did that on instinct—GEH! NO WAIT IT'S YOUR FAULT FROM THE START! IF YOU DIDN'T SNEAK ON ME, I WON'T HIT YOU!" I exclaimed back with shark-teeth.
"I WAS JUST ASKING WHAT ARE YOU WHISPERING ON ABOUT WITH TAKAO! YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIT ME! IT HURTS YOU KNOW!" Luffy yelled back with shark-teeth.
"Oi, stop yelling at each other, would you? You're making a ruckus…" Usopp told us with a sweat-drop, "Besides, what are you guys yelling at each other for? You two are getting worked up on weird stuffs sometimes." He added.
"That's not true!" I replied back in order to deflect it.
"Yes it is." Usopp said.
"Tell me one about it!" I replied.
"Your handwriting." Usopp replied back.
"But what I stated is true!"
"No it's not! Your handwriting is nice!" Luffy exclaimed.
"No it's not! It's a chicken scratch!" I exclaimed back.
"WHAT?! WHEN I TOLD YOU IT'S NICE, THEN IT'S NICE!"
"ARE YOU BLIND?! MY HANDWRITING IS SHIT!"
"Guys please…"
And for another minute, both Luffy and I are yelling at each other before Usopp hit us in the head, yelling at us for making a scene and making people looking at us with shark-teeth while both Conis and Sanji-san are looking at us with sweat-drop and Takao is face-winged himself before we continue our journey on going to the Gondola Port. There, we can see many gondolas with various sizes and features!
"Whoaa, there's tons of boats!" Luffy and I commented in sync and in awe while the others are looking at the various gondolas/boats that anchored near the dock.
"There are many kinds of boats anchored here. From hotel boats you can sleep on to high speed types with large Dials on board. There are many other models." Conis explained to us as we keep on walking.
"Look at that gondola!" Luffy suddenly exclaimed as he saw a really cool and big gondola. Oh dang it looks great! Dang the art on this boat/gondola is amazing! The handiwork is good too! It looks like a Chinese gondola for rich people!
"Can we rent this one?!" I asked out with sparkly eyes, "it looks so cool and comfortable!"
"Yeah! It's going to be a nice gondola trip!" Luffy added in excitement.
"Don't be ridiculous, we're going to save Nami-san and Robin-chan, not having a nice trip!" Sanji-san said.
"Your boat is over here!" Conis said as we followed her again.
"I'm so pumped up! I wonder what kind of gondola is it!" Luffy said in excitement.
"Probably a normal small boat or something." I commented bluntly with a grin until we stopped. And true enough, we stopped in front of a small gondola/boat that belongs to Conis and her dad.
"Here's your boat; Karasumaru!" Conis said, introducing our gondola with a smile
"No way!" Luffy said, looking so disappointed.
"A crow…? It's not even a waterfowl…" Sanji added.
"I used it until I became able to ride a Waver. It might not go as fast as a Waver, but it has two onboard Breath Dials. Please use it." Conis said, not minding Luffy's disappointment at all.
"Okay guys! Let's goo!" I exclaimed out as I jumped into the gondola in excitement, "I'll drive!" I added.
"No way you're driving! You can't even handle Going Merry!" Usopp replied.
"How dare you! That's because I don't know how to drive it with that stick!" I replied back.
"You're still not gonna drive it."
"No, I'm not going! I like that gondola better!" Luffy said childishly as he pointed at the gondola we ogled on earlier.
"Oi Luffy! Don't be selfish! It's a good thing that Conis gave us her gondola! Be grateful!" I scolded him.
"But that one is cooler!" he replied back childishly.
"You don't like it? I'm sorry, but…" Conis apologized but Sanji-san is knocking some senses to Luffy on being ungrateful and apologized to Conis' kindness.
"Yea don't pay attention to his selfishness. He's always be like that." I told Conis with a snicker as I saw Luffy's stupid face after Sanji-san knocked him some senses and he apologized to Conis. "I'm still gonna drive the boat!" I added as I sat down on the driver seat.
"No you're not!" Usopp replied as he did a back-hand motion.
"You can exit through the No. 2 Gate. You will emerge on the wide Milky Road which leads to Upper Yard and just follow the road." Conis told us as she pointed at the said gate.
"Oooh! Thanks Conis! Man, you're so kind to us Pirates. If only people are like you, I'm sure the world will be a great world ever." I thanked her and she smiled.
"No, it's alright. I'm sorry that this is the only thing I can do to help." She replied in slight saddened tone, "But please, be careful."
"But is it really okay though? For you escorting us here and telling us on how to meet our other crews." Usopp asked.
"You guys don't seem like bad people. Despite you guys being Pirate, I think you all are good people, so I think it's alright." Conis replied with a smile.
"You sure? I mean, we're dealing with 'God' here. We don't want anything happened to you and your dad after all, you know, for telling us things about Upper Yard and the Ordeals." I asked in slight worry before I realized that there are mists/fogs slowly engulfing the port. It seems the others realized it too while Conis actually looked pale and a bit scared over something. But before I can ask the others about the mist/fog, it actually thickens and I barely can see anything in front of me.
"Oi! What the heck is wrong with this smoke?!" Luffy exclaimed out.
"It's not smoke, I think its fog." I replied as I use my Kenbunshoku Haki to detect my surroundings. Okay, I can feel the others are near Karasumaru, but then I feel unfamiliar presence near Conis. I quickly jumped back to the land and kicked over the unfamiliar presence away from Conis before I hear a pained grunt.
"Takao!"
"Got it, Ojou-sama!"
Slowly, I hear Takao's flapping wings and the fog is slowly blown away. I looked around, but it seems the person that approached Conis is nowhere, even though I try to use my haki to spot them. I quickly approach Conis and checked on her for any injuries, but it seems that she's totally okay but still scared.
"Are you okay, Conis?" I asked her and she nodded, "What was that all about?" I asked her.
"I…I think that's the Fog Ordeal…" She answered softly, "Unlike the other Ordeals, it's the only Ordeal that will happen here along with in Upper Yard."
"What did you say?! That was one of the Ordeals you told us about?!" Usopp exclaimed out in disbelief.
"How dare them attacking a lady like Conis-chan! And Eri-chwan is amazing as eveeer~" Sanji-san swooned.
"But why did the Ordeal actually happen here too? I thought Ordeals and stuffs about 'God' only happen in Upper Yard." I asked Conis.
"It's actually the only one that will happen here as a way to make the people here gets 'punishment' for the sin they did…" Conis answered, "Usually the person that get the 'punishment' was injured, either badly or lightly, based on how bad their sins are."
"Man, that Priest must be a good person if they just injure the sinned person based on how bad their sin is and not killing them altogether or just injure all of them badly." I commented bluntly.
"Conis, Eri, you okay?" Luffy asked and I nodded.
"Yeap! We're good!" I replied with a grin before I turned to Conis, "But this will be bad if that dang Priest is back on hunting over Conis and her dad. Oh! Takao! You keep an eye over these two, would you?" I told Takao and he sighed at that but he agrees.
"Are you sure it's okay to leave Takao to guard on Conis and her dad?" Usopp asked in slight worry.
"Just saying, but Takao is actually pretty strong and using his Devil Fruit power, I'm sure he can kick people's asses better than you, Usopp!" I replied with a mocking grin.
"What did you say?!" Usopp yelled with shark-teeth while I just laughed.
"Now go, Conis. It will be bad if that stupid Priest actually got your dad. Don't worry, Takao is strong, so you both will be fine." I told Conis as Takao turned to his Griffin form, "and if bad happens, I bet Takao can handle it too because he's smarter than me even though he's a bird!" I added with a thumb up.
"Man, I'm sure having Eri as an owner is hard, isn't it?" Usopp asked and Takao nodded as he sighed out in exhaust.
The three of us jumped onto Karasumaru as I sat down on the driver seat as I put pressure onto the gas pedal, which turning the gondola on and I turned the wheel as the gondola slowly moves on the White Sea towards the gate. Hell yeah this is niiice!
"Alright, let's go to Upper Yard!" Both Luffy and I exclaimed out in excitement while I drove Karasumaru to the gate and Usopp doesn't seem to have the same mood as us.
"NOOOOOO!"
A/N: AAAAA I'M BAAAACK. After years(?), I finally came back to write stuffs! I try my best to finish this Arc because as you can see, I don't really like this Arc at all. Idk why lol. But I'm still gonna finish it anyway xD
Review Time!
To Lady Syndra : NEXT CHAPTER IS HEEEEEERRRE! FINALLY!
To NeKo19-94 : IT'S HEEEEERE!
To WantToBeaDog : Yeah, she's pretty emotional over it, but in a good way (sometimes)! Sorry for the long wait and thank youuu~! xDD
To Shu : Aww, that sucks! I don't think I'm gonna add an OC into the crew, as Eri (along with Flame and Takao) is already killing me enough because idk what dialog I should put for them, but thank you for your support! xDD
To Gamelover41592 : Awww yeeeess that's riiight! She now got two reasons to go on an adventure in this island and probably also finding treasuuuurees! xDDD
Thank you all for your supports! Even tho there are people that reviewed me with flames on the earlier chapters of this fanfic because of how bad the grammars are, but hey, I'm doing my best right now! Maybe I'll try to rewrite the earliest chapters, but idk lol!
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