I kept going.
By the time I got to the training of tree walking in the country of wave, I heard snoring within the barrel and continued the story in my head.
By the time of the Exams, we were found by a ship.
Meting eyes with one of the crewmen I ducked under the current and called out to them. "Hey, can you toss me a line!"
A rope climb and a smart-ass remark of 'If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put you and I together' that I respond to with laughter and for the second time that day I was naked and surrounded by strangers.
I sat on the deck and joked with the crewmen, but the humor was brief lived.
"SHIP SPOTTED OF THE STARBORD BOW; IT'S FLYING A JOLLY RODGER!"
I hopped to my feet and was knocked down once again as cannonballs hit the water around the ship and spat the seas bounty onto the ship, and sending the barrel holding Luffy spiraling across the deck and down the hold.
I took a deep breath, decided 'fuck today' and Re-quiped the viper gear.
I looked down and suddenly the slight scratches glowed red.
Witcher senses for the win.
Walking down the corridors I stopped and listened to the voices coming from the room
the trail led to.
"… and see what's inside."
CRASH
"Ah that was such a good nap!"
Well that was a que if I ever heard one.
I walked through the doorway drawing the steel sword, the near silent hiss of blade leaving scabbard enough to alert them.
22/25/26
Bandit/Thug/Pirate
Fat guy on the floor, blonde goatee, and facial tattoo. The two still standing turned towards me and raised their swords. I lifted my left hand and flashed letters in ASL. "AARD."
The telekinetic wave sounded, and they flew through threw wall and into the hallway. Groaning one of them stood up, looked at my eyes and started running away.
The pink haired boy who could only be Coby stared.
My captain on the other hand…
"SSSOOO COOOLLL!"
That's right, who's the lame witch now bitch.
Then the ADHA hamster that lived is head hit another lever. "Man, I'm hungry," he complained turning to the male version of Sakura pre-time skip. "Do you know where the food is?"
"Wwwwhoo are you guys?" Aw shit, he's triggered. And I feel like an asshole now.
I decided wit was the answer he needed. Sheathing the yet unused blade, I answered. "Like you heard, he's Hungry right now, but sometimes he's Monkey D. Luffy. Meanwhile I'm Bran of Beulclair." Yeah, not bad for a Witcher name.
He stood up ran around us and started pushing us with a strength I wouldn't have pegged him to have. "You have to run! When they come back with their friends, they'll kill you guys."
"Bran, get us some food." Luffy begged. He wasn't really doing anything to stop Coby from pushing and I just followed along. Suddenly he stopped, took a sniff of the air with me and we both started walking toward the sent of food, Coby dangling between us as we pushed forward.
I opened the door, Luffy walked in, and Coby shut it behind.
At least the captain is happy. "Bran, there's food everywhere, what should we eat!?" He[RR1] settled in on a box of apples and started chowing down.
I stared, slightly disturbed when his cheeks stretched like a chipmunk. He really does eat like an anime protagonist.
I walked to a box as a menu appeared in front of me, showing a list of what was inside.
Loot? Loot all?
Is this a rhetorical question?
Loot all.
Fruits, vegetables, meat, seasonings, and drinks disappeared into the Inventory. I started going through the boxes with a loot -boner when Coby spoke up.
"Mr. Bran, my names Coby, what are you two doing here?"
Luffy either didn't here or didn't care. Or both. He looked at Coby before I replied,"Is this a pirate ship?"
"No, this is a cruise ship that's being boarded by the Alvida Pirates'." Coby answered.
"Is there a rowboat on the side, ours got destroyed in a whirlpool." He said, stuffing his face again.
"A WHIRLPOOL, HOW DID YOU GUYS SURVIVE?"
Oh loot, how I enjoy taking you for my own. I should have taken all the stuff from those guys earlier. "I shoved the captain into a barrel and jumped into the sea, after that we got lucky."
Luffy started laughing, sewing apple everywhere, "SHISHISHI that would have been lame end for an adventure!"
Coby turned his glasses covered eyes to Luffy, "You guys are going on an adventure?"
"Yep! I'm going to be the King of the Pirates!"
"YOUR PIRATES!" I could have sworn we told him.
"Yup." I said.
"But the
"But the Pirate King is someone who holds wealth, fame, and power beyond anyone in the world! It means that your finding the One Piece, the treasure that all pirates search for!"
Luffy nodded his head standing up and flashing a smile. "That's right." He took of his hat and gazed at it. "I made a promise to someone that I would become the Pirate King, so that's what I'm going to do. Even if I die in the trying to do it, I'll be happy."
"But that's impossible!"
BONK
"Why did you hit me?!"
Luffy looked at him with a bit of a frown. Guess he felt insulted. "Felt like it."
I looked at Coby who was rubbing his head. "What about you, how'd you end up here?" I totally forgot that he was a press ganged pirate, then again, I haven't watched the East Blue adventures in a long time.
His blush turned his cheeks the color of his hair. "I got press ganged into Lady Alvida's crew against my will after getting on their boat by accident."
"If you didn't want to be a pirate, why didn't you just jump ship?" I asked.
Coby's face did a 180 and turned pale. "If Lady Alvida found out, she'd kill me!"
Luffy laughed and even I couldn't spare a smile. "Shishishi so you're a coward too? Now I really don't like you!"
Coby looked up with frustrated tears. "Yeah well what about you! You don't have a ship, do you even have a crew?"
I raised my hand. "Present." And adopted a slightly famous accent. "Plus, I think the captain was in the market, as it were, for a ship and a crew."
Luffy nodded and started waking for the door. I followed.
"Um."
We turned around and looked at Coby, who looked like he was screwing up his courage.
"Do you think I could accomplish my dream."
I looked to Luffy and he shrugged turning to Coby. "What's your dream?"
He looked up with a hungry expression. "To join the Navy! I want to become someone who catches villains and throws them behind bars. Do you think I could do It, If I wasn't scared to die?"
I don't really like being the pep talk kind of guy, but if the guy needed it.
I shrugged, "Sure. Achieving a dream is pretty simple; you want something and then you chase after it. The hard part is what you have to do to get it."
He looked up, "Then I'll do it! I'll become the greatest Marine I ca-eh" I pushed him out of the way.
I had a seconds warning and I still almost got crushed.
The celling caved in with the swing of a giant mace, followed swiftly by the form of a giant woman.
She looked at me and gave a sneer. "Only two swords on your back; Have you lost a blade Pirate Hunter Zorro?"
"EH, its raining fat dudes!" Luffy…. observed. "We have to get out of here Bran!"
He reached out, grabbed Coby, and threw me through the hole onto the top deck. I stood up and was greeted with the sight of a dozen guys armed with swords and pistols.
"Again, with this shit? I can walk ya' know captain!" I complained drawing my sword and looking at the thugs.
Not a single one of the pirates were higher than level 30.
Should I ask them to surrender?
"SHOOT HIM!"
BANG
BANG
BANG
I didn't even flinch, the Deflection enchantment springing up and stopping the bullets.
Did this guy just try to kill me. I sighed, drawing my sword. These guys seem more like the pillaging, raping, and murdering type of pirate anyway. "Death it is."
I crossed the distance to the one who called for me to be shot in two steps. He didn't even move until I swung the steel sword. The guy went down instantly.
"Gauh-wait what?" He was still alive. The sword didn't do anything, his guts should be spilling out.
I looked up to the enemy's disappearing health bar and I understood.
"I get it now. Because I effect the world like a game, instead of attacking the body I attack Vitality. And because-." I blocked a guys' cutlass with my longsword and knocked him back."Hey! I'm monologuing my power! Do you see me going to your job and slapping the dick out of your mouth!"
"SOMBODY KILL THAT MOTHER-FUCKER."
No.
Anime rule #3: Any time you are fighting yell the name of your ability and technique your using.
I held my left hand to the side, and a baseball size bomb appeared. I threw it at them. "Alchemic Combat: Northern Wind."
It hit in the middle of the group and they all froze. Literally.
Half the guys covered in ice and- I hit the ground when I heard Luffy coming. "Gumo Gumo Rocket! Hey Bran."
And with the cracking of ice they all flew away…. like team rocket.
….cool.
"W-WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU TWO." Huh, Coby's ok.
"We just beat up all of your crew mates. You might want to come with us when we find a boat; pirates aren't the most understanding when you betray them for a couple of guys you just meet."
Suddenly the ground shook. That big-ass monster of a woman jumped out of the hole and landed on the deck sending the ground shacking and knocking Coby on his ass.
I stepped in front of the kid and held the sword before me.
"You good?" I asked.
"Y-Yeah!"
Alvida looked murderous. She walked with the intent of somebody who needs someone to die.
That someone being us.
"Coby, I know that a coward like you wouldn't fight against his own crew; you love us too much. Tell them about me Coby."
I looked toward Coby as he stepped forward shacking, never lowering the sword.
He stopped shacking as he looked up. "Lady Alvida….. IS THE UGLIEST BITCH IN THE ENTIRE WORLD."
I gave a grin and behind me I could hear Luffy rolling on the floor laughing his ass off.
"Coby….. DIE!" She swung her club.
Onto Luffy, who pushed Coby out of the way, to all of zero effect.
I got really confused.
"You already saw us beat up most of your guys without too much trouble, so why are so sure you can hurt-" She back-handed me into a wall.
Literally inside of a wall.
I lost about a tenth of my vitality.
Fuck being nice."Luffy, kick her ass."
"Gomu Gomu bazooka!"
The hit landed right in her gut, and for such a large woman she flew really far.
And that is that. "Good job, Captain. You too Coby."
Luffy grabed me again. "BRAN,COBY, we have to get a boat before everyone else does!"
Right. That.
"Let's go!"
An chapter 2: looks good don't it. I'll be going into the exacts of the powers Bran possess during next chapter. Will be much quicker getting it out.
