SailorStar9: With Chapter 250 uploaded, I present Chapter 251 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.
Pairings: Married!Ace/Sasha, Sibling!Luffy/Sasha, Sibling!Sabo/Sasha, Background Protector!Law/Sasha
Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC, the pairing and the fic idea.
Chapter 251: Arc 15: The Secret of the Land of Wano! The Kozuki Family and the Poneglyphs
"Okay, let's go search!" Luffy was prepared to take off.
"Where are you going?" Usopp pulled him back. "It's a big world."
"I''ll get back Sanji quickly." Luffy promised.
"Listen to me!" Usopp pleaded.
"You-gara, if you're gonna go to Whole Cake Island along with Pekoms, it would be such a bad idea." Cat Viper pointed out. "Of the four Road Poneglyphs, we are missing the whereabouts of only one. We have one here. And the other two are under the control of some pirates: Yonkou Big Mom; and another Yonkou, Kaido, the King of Beasts."
"I see." Luffy grinned.
"So we should just rob them." Franky smirked.
"Whoever it is, I'll just cut them." Zoro agreed.
"I suddenly see nothing but darkness in my eyes." Nami sighed.
"Me too." Brook sobbed. "But I don't have eyes."
"Why?" Luffy whined. "We gonna kick their butts anyway, so let's just do it!"
"Don't say it like it's nothing." Usopp scolded. "I didn't care much because I thought we wouldn't fight them anytime soon, but the thought of it makes me wet myself."
"But you don't need to rob the Poneglyphs." Cat Viper reminded.
"It's kinda of true." Sasha mused. "Normally, we make copies of these texts; I mean, no one carries such massive stones around. Franky," she turned to the shipwright. "Given just how large the Poneglyphs are, even if aniki manages to steal them, what's the possibility of the Sunny not sinking due to the weight?"
"You've... got a point there." Franky admitted.
"I've got an idea." Usopp realized. "In that case, we'll sneak into Big Mom's and Kaido's headquarters and get the copies. Then, we'll reach Raftel before anyone knows."
"That's not manly at all!" Luffy argued, the two fighting across the floor. "Whoever it is, we can just kick their butts."
"Not again..." Sasha shook her head.
"Can't we figure it out with just thee of them?" Chopper wondered. "The location of Raftel." he turned to Nami.
"No, we can't." Nami admitted. "We can't identify the location with just three. I think we'll have to look for the fourth Poneglyph eventually."
"You know what would be totally anti-climatic?" Sasha suddenly had a thought. "What if the fourth Poneglyph is in Shanks' hands and he is just waiting patiently for us to pay him a visit?"
"It... is quite probable." Cat Viper noted. "But I'm more worried about you-gara, Nico Robin." he turned to the archaeologist. "Those-gara who are interested in the 100-Year Void are now collecting copies across the world, but no one can read them. Big names all around the world will surely target you-gara for kidnap when they're ready to read them."
"They obviously haven't heard what happened to Enies Lobby, have they?" Sasha gave the older woman a side look.
"I don't think they have." Robin chuckled. "It's no problem." she ensured Cat Viper. "I have strong friends who will protect me. By the way, how do you guys know so much about the Poneglyphs?"
"It all started with our Master – Kozuki Oden-sama who used to have an interest in the stones." Cat Viper explained. "Because... is it okay to tell them, dog?" he turned to Dogstorm.
"Go ahead." Momonosuke instructed. "You don't have to hide anything from them. You can tell them anything."
"Now, what's with this person Kozuki Oden?" Robin pressed.
"The Kozuki Family of the Land of Wano was, in fact, a clan of stonemasons that has quarried stones and processed them for generations." Cat Viper revealed. "They are still highly skilled. It goes way back, 800 years ago. The Kozuki Clan invented an indestructible book with their sophisticated skills. That's what the Poneglyphs are."
"The Kozuki Family?" Robin gasped. "Were they the ones who made all those Poneglyphs in the world?"
"Then, do you guys know what's written on them?" Luffy turned to the three samurai.
"That hasn't been passed down fully through the generations." Kanjuro admitted.
"You can find it out by reading the stones." Kin'emon added.
"The only thing that has been passed down was how to read and write the ancient text." Raizo supplied.
"However..." Kanjuro hissed. "Unfortunately, that's..."
"Before it was passed down to Momonosuke-sama," Kin'emon held back his tears. "It was cut off at his father – Kozuki Oden-sama's generation."
"By 'cut off', you mean Momonosuke-san's father is..." Brook realized.
"Yes, Oden-sama is..." Kin'emon choked. "Wano... Oden-sama was executed! By the shogun of the Land of Wano and the pirate Kaido! To save all of us retainers, he met his fate. And Yonkou Kaido's Beast Pirates are still in the Land of Wano."
"If you don't wanna talk about it, it's okay." Zoro voiced. "But why was your Master executed? You guys must have been captured and targeted because of that, haven't you?"
"Yes, you're right." Kin'emon sighed. "You could say it's a cardinal sin. Kaido was trying to pull information from us. The previous Daimyo, Kozuki Oden-sama, traveled to the last island, Raftel, with the King of Pirates, Gol. D Roger and witnessed the secret of the world!"
SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.
