Law passed out very easily once they made their way back to Kyros' house. Katya watched over him for a while until she too succumbed to sleep.

When the two finally awoke, Kin'emon and Kanjuro had brought back a wide variety of food and drink.

"Law, they brought food! Even bread!"

"KATYA-YA."

The freckled woman laughed and taunted him with a baguette as the others all tucked into their food. Katya chopped up some meat and put it on a plate for Law, who begrudgingly ate it. The group were beginning to enjoy herself until they got the call that the Navy were on the way.

"They really do suck the joy out of everything." Katya grumbled as she cleaned one of her knives. Zoro had spotted a few on the way there and had brought them to her. He understood better than most that a fighter's blades were important. They were a special type of throwing knife from Amazon Lily that was hard to duplicate, but now she only had three left.

After the group had gotten their things together, a very strange man named Bartolomeo had told them to run to the port town in the east. Luffy kept eating as they ran, which made Katya giggle.

"Why is he like this?" She shook her head as Luffy eventually ran off to 'do something important'.

"Why is HE like THAT?" Law gestured to Zoro, who was going south.

"Hey, Zoro-san, you're going the wrong way!"

"Eh?!"

Katya grabbed the swordsman's arm and dragged him in the right direction.

"I'm not going to let you go until we get to the port! We can't have you wandering off."

"I don't need your help!"

"You clearly do!" The rest of the group yelled back at Zoro.

"Law, now is not the time to get jealous!" Katya yelled as she noticed her Captain's expression, which was positively seething.

"As if I'd go for this crazy woman!" Zoro snapped.

"As if you had enough tact to GET a woman!" Katya punched him in the gut as they ran. Zoro growled at her and Law grinned.

"Ahhh! She hit Zoro-senpai!" Bartolomeo shouted angrily. "You bitch, I'll-"

"Fuck off you shark toothed fanboy!"

"Katya-ya." Law muttered at one point, and took her hand. "This way."

"Huh?" She let go of Zoro and let him run with the others. "Where are we going?"

"I saw Sengoku."

"And you want him to what, arrest us?"

"No, he looked at me like he wanted me to come over."

Katya nodded understandingly and followed him into an alcove where Sengoku was sat on the remains of a wall along with a rather large gorilla. She remembered his face from the Marineford war. He looked more tired and worn now. His hair had turned completely white.

The former Marine Fleet Admiral said, taking a bite of food. "Want some rice crackers?"

"Sure." Katya walked up and took a handful from the packet, seemingly unfazed by the man before her.

"Hm." Sengoku mused. "You don't have much fear, do you? I presume you're with him?"

"Fear isn't helpful for those who perform. Plus, you're an old man." Katya replied with a shrug. "And yes, he's my Captain."

"Cheeky brat."

Law leaned against a wall across from Sengoku as Katya went back to stand next to him. "You want some?" Sengoku held out the bag to Law.

"No thanks. Just start talking." Law said coolly.

Sengoku sighed. "One day, A Navy soldier died. He was someone special to me... I met him when he was a kid, and I thought of him as my son. He was honest and had a stronger sense of justice than anyone. So he was a subordinate I could trust as well."

Katya remained quiet as Law looked down at the floor.

"But he lied to me just once in his lifetime... he betrayed me. But he must've had a reason. Four things were lost during that incident: The Barrels Pirates, my subordinate, the Op Op Fruit, and the boy who was with the Donquixote Family at the time who was suffering from White Lead Disease."

"Yeah, that's me." Law replied.

"I thought so..." Sengoku bit into another rice cracker. "Rosinante look a half year break from his mission because of you?"

"Yes. He took me to lots of hospitals."

"Then he went for the Op Op Fruit and he sacrificed himself to save your life?...I wanna know exactly what he died for." Sengoku finished.

Law lifted his head. "Yeah, he did. We were going to escape together, actually. He gave me back my life and spirit. I'm forever in his debt." The Surgeon of Death grit his teeth. "That's why I've single-mindedly lived to kill Doflamingo on his behalf!"

"Law..." Katya put her hand on his arm.

"But...I don't know if this is how he wanted me, bearing the name of 'D.' to live..."

"'D.'?"

"Like Straw Hat, I have that secret name too. Since you used to be Fleet Admiral, don't you know something about the meaning of that 'D.'?"

"Law. Wait." Katya looked at him for a moment with worry.

"No idea." Sengoku replied bluntly.

"Hey! Don't play dumb!" Law said in annoyance.

"At least, I knew Rosinante had no idea. So that wasn't the reason he saved you." Sengoku turned back to them. "Don't try to find a reason for somebody's love!" Sengoku snapped.

Law's eyes widened in shock, before daring to glance across at Katya. The woman was staring forward at Sengoku, determination in her eyes. A reason for somebody's love...

"If I were still on active duty, I would've imprisoned you to have more time to talk, but...ironically, you're the only person who I can share the memory of Rosinante with, even though you're a pirate. If you really wanna do something in his memory, both you and I should always remember him."

Law fought back a sob and pulled his hat further down.

"That's good enough. And you live your life as you like. That's what he would say."

"He's protecting Law still." The Heart Pirate said quietly.

"Hm?" Sengoku looked across to the freckled woman, who raised her hand to click her fingers.

"Silent!" Katya snapped her fingers and the sounds of everything around them faded.

"You..." Sengoku breathed out.

"My name is Takimi Katya." The woman said with a soft smile. "I ate the Calm Calm Fruit, and I am honoured to inherit the will of such a man as him." She took Law's hand in hers. "I will continue to do what he started."

Sengoku looked down at the two's interlaced fingers. "I see."

"Thank you." Law said to the Fleet Admiral, his hat still hiding his eyes.

"Go before I change my mind." Sengoku said with a small smile and watched quietly as the two Heart Pirates walked away from him hand in hand.