Disclaimer :I do not own One Piece or their characters
But I do own Rinka (my Oc)
This will be a Law x Oc story and it is rated Teen because
Of blood and language. If anyone reading this likes it and is also good at writing we should team up.
Title : I'll get even
Chapter 21 :The long lost sword
When the Polar Tang successfully docked, and Law was leading half the Heart Pirates through the shady ports. Jean Bart, Bepo, Jerry, and Rinka all carried heavy chests filled with gold bars, artwork, and other goods Law's connections could easily fence, while the rest of the group carefully guarded them, keeping an eye out for pickpocketers, ememy pirates feeling brave but mostly stupid, and undercover Marines. The Heart Pirates were currently docked on Buroka island and were trading the goods that they came upon at Kodiak island.
A thick miasma of fog settled over the port, while narrow streets were lined with buildings made out of dark old wood and stone, giving a very claustrophobic feeling. Barely dressed women called from brothel balconies, and shady figures beckoned unwary travelers into dark alleys. Yet despite the atmosphere, it was unquestionably a thriving, bustling port, and the large assortment of shops were to die for. Clothing, books, tools, weapons, gardening centers, souvenirs, food stalls -the place was practically booming with places to spend money.
By this point, they'd left Grimm's cramped shopping quarters to arrive at the meeting place.
Gray eyes scanned the area before leading the crew inside an innocuous grey building that smelled like rotten meat.
A few light bulbs allowed just enough light to see the dozen men waiting on the far side of the building, all muscular and tough looking, all but one.
"Ah, I had been expecting you, Trafalgar Law," the short man in front welcomed nasally.
He wore a dark blue suit and large top hat, a bejeweled buckle, greasy hair kept in a messy bun as he gave a yellow-toothed smile. "So good to do business with you again."
"Judge," he replied with a curt nod then shook the man's hand. "Where's Beck-ya?"
"Ah, my partner was the victim of an unfortunate...incident just a few days ago. No clue whether or not he'll recover, so I'm here for his place. Really, it is for the best; he may be well-versed in the organ trade, but I'm the one who specializes in gold." Judge stated.
"If you say so," Law replied. The short man seemed bored, but Rinka could notice from the way his stance widened slightly that he was prepared for any surprise attacks. He was a smart man, and past black market dealings had taught him to never underestimate a man willing to regularly do business with pirates.
"Speaking of, I heard you amassed quite the haul on Kodiak island, and I see the reports weren't exaggerated!"
Jerking his head, Law signaled for Jean Bart to open the chest. Even in the dim light, the gold bars shine like the sun. Beri signs appeared in Judge's eyes as he eagerly took a few gold coins. After a moment, Jean Bart closed the lid with a snap, bringing the broker's attention back to the captain.
"You've got the amount Beck-ya and I agreed on?" Law asked.
"Ah, about that-you see, while your merchandise is certainly impressive, I'm a man of business. Beck may have a soft spot for you since you supplied him with so many...fresh goods, but I can't allow his bias to affect my profits. I'm afraid that with the fees Mr. Gregor will charge me for using his warehouse to store the goods, plus the time and effort I'll have to go through to fence off the individual pieces, your asking price was a bit too much. So, I've decided not to give you more than 150 million Beri."
"Excuse me?!" Law snapped at the same Rinka exclaimed "What?!" The rest of the Heart Pirates appeared just as pissed off, with more than a few hands touching their weapons.
"I think that is a reasonable price." Judge insisted. "I'm even being generous and including the bribe you'd inevitably have to pay me to keep me from selling you out to the Marines. And if you tried anything funny, just know I have Surveillance Transponder Snails all over this place. Their video footage is monitored in one of several security rooms. "
"Whoa! So that's Scarlet Knight Rinka? I heard she was hot, but like. Wow!" A group of Judge's lackeys exclaimed while watching her through a screen.
"Come on, snail, Daddy needs a closeup. Zoom in….Zoom in!"
[Transponder Snail buzzing]
"Oh! She's so cute!" they said in perfect unison.
"There's more than that amount in a single chest," Law growled. "Beck-ya and I agreed on 330 million."
"I'm under no obligation to pay up such a ridiculous price. I have warehouse fees, employees to pay, higher ups to bribe, and more. 150 million beri is more than fair."
"Oh yeah, Well I've got a crew to pay, provisions to purchase, and a high-tech sub like mine isn't cheap to maintain- 330 million beri was me being generous, and that's because I had such a good working relationship with your partner." Gray eyes narrowed angrily as his grip on Kikoku tightened . "As a businessman, I'm sure you understand that lowering the price so much tends to have terrible consequences." Law stated.
He snorted. "From what I heard, this isn't even your full haul- I'd say I'm the one being cheated on. Pretty much I'm paying 560 million beri, since I'm also giving up the chance to turn you and the chick for your guys bounties.
"Are you threatening me and my subordinate?" Law growled again, the brim of his hat casting his eyes in menacing shadow. "No no, I'm just suggesting that you should pick your battles carefully. Now, take it or leave it...I have other appointments after you guys. If you don't like my offer, then go cry to your mommy."
"How about no," Rinka chimed in, walking closer to the short man, eyes narrowed in determination and devious smile on her lips. Usually when she does shady stuff like this, she doesn't get involved. But if there was one thing she hated, it was witnessing someone try to cheat her friends out of their hard-earned cash.
"Not only you won't rat us out to the marines, but you will give Law double of what he originally asked for. So that comes to a total of 660 million beri." She said in a demanding but more of a seductive tone.
Judge gulps with a light tint of red on his face, still trying to act like he is not lusting over the pirate woman. He spoke up but it sounded more like gibberish rather than real words. "A...A-And I refuse."
She began to smirk and slowly lick her lips ,kinda suggestively. She doesn't like to act so flirtatious, especially to a creepy man like him. And mostly this type of personality reminds her too much about her crappy mother and that is the last thing Rinka wanted was to be more like her cruel, heartless , arrogant , abusive bitch of a mother. But you gotta do what you gotta do, and she needs to do this not just for her but her nakama.
"Do you really think you can say 'NO' to me?"Rinka questioned with a raised eyebrow while using her arms to enhance her cleavage. "Um..um..,"Judge sutter, losing his composer even more.
"Pirate or not, I am not going to be bossed around by some woman. Either way I am not scared to ruin that pretty little face of yours." He responded with sweat bullets dripping from his flushed cheeks.
"You can't intimidate me," she stated in a monotonous tone.
The man gulped again while tugging on his collar a bit.
"You know as a young single woman has certain needs that only a big strong man is able to do. So...be a dear and give my captain and his crewmates just 660 million Beri and swear on your life you're not going to turn us into the Marines. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes ma'am….Men, hand over the cash." Judge said loudly with a red hot tomato face.
Grunting, three men lugged over 4 large briefcases. Cocking an eyebrow, Law activated his Room, scanning their contents. He then gave a thumbs up, signaling that it was exactly the right amount.
"It was great doing business with you." Turning to leave, he flipped Judge off over his shoulder. "Some advice, Judge-ya; don't try to cheat pirates, especially the Heart Pirates. But one of these days I will come for your organs."
Eager to escape the off-smelling stench and stuffy heat of the warehouse, Rinka didn't even mind when Law's hand settled on her lower hip, gently but firmly pushing her towards the exit.
Once outside and making their way down the road, the Dark Doctor grinned proudly at Rinka. "From now on, I'm taking you to every single one of my business meetings."
"I can't believe that actually works. He really gave us double." Rinka commented with a light chuckle.
"That charm of yours is really something." Law exclaimed with a wide smirk.
The cooling breeze vanished as they once more entered the sheltered streets of the shopping quarters. Ushering them off the side so they wouldn't draw too much attention from curious vendors, Law finally removed his hand from Rinka's side to activate his Room. Quickly and quietly, he teleported a few wads of cash into each crewmember's pockets. Strange as it felt, Rinka had to appreciate that it was far safer than handing out wads of money where any onlooker could see and pickpocket an easy target.
"Alright, I suppose this is where we go off on our separate ways to enjoy our well deserved reward. Jean Bart, Uni and I will head back to the ship to get everyone else their fair share and lock up the rest of the money. "As for the rest of you, avoid trouble unless necessary, stick to a group of 2 or 3, and don't make yourself a target. Will meet back at 'Fireside Bar' exactly 8 o'clock"
The big group of pirates disperse and all went their separate ways. Rinka was tagging along with Zane and Thorn as they walked around at the many shops, boutiques and food stands.
"So , where to first?" Zane asked.
"How about the bookstore?" Rinka offered.
"That's fine with me, let's go."Thorn declared, looping his arms together and dragging them down the winding roads.
The smell of paper, ink and leather binding finished the job, as it set her into a good mood. Looking around, she had to grin at the tall shelves of books that made the store a veritable maze.
"If anyone needs me, I'm going to grab the latest issue of Sora, Warrior of the Sea."Zane exclaimed.
Thorn gave her a cheeky grin. "Want to check out the medical section with me."
She gave him a light nod ",Lead the way, Shrimpy."
"Hey!" He retorted with a small pout.
2 hours later in the bookstore, both Thorn and Rinka had 2 full large bags of mostly medical books but Rinka did buy a couple Mystery novels as well. Because reading medical books all day can sometimes get boring.
"I've been looking all over for you, Rinka!"A man shouted from behind where the group of pirates were walking.
"Hm?"Rinka mutters then turns around from where the voice is coming from.
"His name is Cavendish." One man said behind the tall blond man.
"He's the most beautiful man in the entire Grand line." Another one of his friends stated.
"I'm a man of passion! People call me true beauty." Cavendish announced proudly.
"And, I'm Cavendish's first mate, Suleiman!" A man wearing a long red coat said.
And, I'm his second mate, Andy!" A man with white curly hair said.
Everyone was silent as they stared at the large group of pirates.
"Am I supposed to know you?"Rinka asked with a bored expression on her face.
Cavendish and all of his crewmates dramatically gasped from how Rinka asked that question so casually.
Recovering from his shock, Cavendish walked over to the girl and bent down with one knee, and gently grabbed Rinka's right hand. Before his lips could make contact with Rinka's hand, she held up a fist and gave Cavendish a good punch in the face.
"Don't you dare!"She shouted.
"What a passionate woman you are...Come join my crew and leave that crappy captain of yours behind. "Cavendish said with hearts in his eyes.
"Suleiman! Andy! Show her my bounty poster!" Cavendish demanded.
"Yes Sir." They responded.
"Surely you must have at least seen my bounty poster before." Cavendish proudly said with a rose in his mouth.
"He's a man worth 180,000,000 Beri, all the girls far and wide have at least seen his bounty poster once before" Andy stated.
"I thought that I would never find a good rival who is a swordsman and also just as beautiful as I am. However…! I came across a news article about this new upstart pirate woman who rushed into the battle of Marineford and stood against admiral Akainu. When I lay eyes on your wanted poster I almost fell out of my seat . Since then, I've kept looking all over for you... searching every nook and cranny of the Grand Line. So after looking at my bounty poster for a good long minute, you must recognize my handsome face by now." Cavendish said with a sexy hair flip.
Rinka shook her head. "Nope doesn't ring a bell."
Cavendish faithed dramatically like he's been shot through the heart. "I challenge you, Rinka! Come to the tournament for only the best warriors at the Arena at 3 this afternoon!
I'll defeat you for sure at that championship! Got that?! Until then we shall meet again." With that last comment he swooped his fancy cape and vanished into thin air then rose petals suddenly appeared.
"So Rinka, are you going to participate in the competition?" Zane asks.
She shrugged. "Huh! No, I'm not interested and besides I have a lot more other stuff I need to get done with...Oh that reminds me I've been wanting to check out the sword shops or blacksmiths around here."
After looking around in 3 different weapon shops, Rinka didn't find any sword special enough to replace "Yato" , her old one. After looking around at the last weapon store on the entire town, she just decided to try her luck on the next island.
Just after she walked out another weapon store, along with Thorn and Zane behind her she suddenly stopped. What she saw just made her eyes widen in pure shock.
"No way it can't be…"Rinka mutters to herself while looking at one familiar sword that was displayed in a fancy glass case that was being carried by 2 heavily built men.
"Rinka what's wrong?" Zane asks, kinda concerned by the girl's actions.
She pointed to where the sword is being carried. "T-that sword used to belong to my father. 15 years ago some bastard stole that sword from his grave from where it was resting. And it's been missing ever since, I thought it was gone forever. But it's here right before my eyes." Rinka explained with still widened eyes.
-Flashback-
"Aaron, can you tell me more about what dad was like? The younger Rinka asks her older brother.
He began to smile, "Okay...Well father was also a great and powerful swordsman, in fact he was considered as legendary. He was able to slave a real-life dragon with just one slash with his mighty blade. Maybe one day you can wield his sword and become a great swordsman who is as good or maybe even better just like him." Aaron stated.
-Present-
Before Rinka could reclaim what rightfully belongs to her , someone firmly gripped her shoulder. She turned around from where the hand belonged to. "Remember what Law said, " avoid any type of trouble."Thorn stated, knowing what she was about to do next.
"Hey, you guys there!" Rinka shouted at the men carrying the sword.
"Yeah, what do you want?" One of the men asked.
" How much for it, sell the sword to me."
"What?!"
" I got money, please let me buy that katana." She responded.
"Hmm..I'm sorry girly but I can't sell it to you. This sword is going to be the grand prize for the tournament."
"It's a prize." Now she was angry, that sword was stolen from her father's grave and now it's nothing more than a dumb prize.
"That's right! The annual fighting tournament will be starting a little later today. Swordsmen and warriors alike from all over the Grand Line gather for this competition."
" This'll be given to the winner. After all, Kuro no tenshi is one of the 21 Great Grade swords and it's worth 15,000,000 Beri. It's exactly what a true swordsman deserves."
"If you really want it, you should participate. You're a swordsman I mean
swordswoman, aren't you? "another voice chimed in.
"It's still not too late to register, if you think you're really up for the challenge. See ya."
"A tournament, huh? All right,then! Huh…? Wait a second…"Rinka mumbled to herself before remembering something.
"I challenge you, Rinka!" Cavendish announced in Rinka's memory.
"Oh well.."
"Hey Rinka, where are you going? Registration is that way!" Thorn asks, kinda confused because she is walking the opposite direction from where the Fighting Arena is located.
"I need to ask Law for a small favor." With that response she started heading back to the sub.
"Now, the annual Fighting tournament is about to start! We have famous pirates, and bounty hunters from around the Grand Line gathered here!
This year's prize is an authentic 21 Great Grade sword! " The Announcer shouted.
The referee started explaining the rules.
"Alright the rules are pretty simple that there are no rules. For the first round, competitors are divided into 8 blocks and it's gonna be a battle royale!
A battle royale is a match in which all competitors fight at once, so everyone is your enemy except yourself! And the last one standing without being eliminated or getting killed will be the winner! All right! It's the first round of the special event in the Buroka Fighting Arena!
But there will be only 8 contestants who will actually make it into round 2. A battle royale of block A-52 competitors! Now begin!"
After the first 5 battle royales ended it was finally Rinka's turn to show off her skills.
"Alright let's get this party started! In Block F, We have a infamous pirate worth 118,000,000 beri! An incomparably brutal and crazy rookie! He bombed some innocent civilians just a few days ago! The pirate Bellamy! But there is another competitor for Block F! She's the last one!
She's nothing but just spectacular. Her beauty stole the hearts of men and women alike, and with a bounty of 110,000,000 beri...It's Scarlet Knight Rinka!
Now, all 52 competitors are in the ring! Let the battle "
"Ding!"
"Begin!"
"Now, who should I start with?"Bellamy exclaimed with a smirk.
"Bellamy!" a group of men shouted.
"6 men at once, already?"
He put both of his fists on the ground then activated his devil fruit abilities. "Spring Hopper!"
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