BROTHER ON BOARD
Bluejay Blaze - Yup. He's back. But before we can get to Sanji's reaction to Sabo and his girlfriend, first we've gotta see Usopp's.
Johnny Spectre - Usopp's relationship with Sabo (and Bonnie) is going to be interesting. And yes, a lot of fun. I had a blast writing this arc.
dhampire712 - Thanks, good to be back. But it wasn't so much Sabo mocking Buggy as him being the one that started it. Then it became a team effort. Honestly, I think Luffy's 'nicknames' were the best ones.
Son of Whitebeard - Buggy's a lot of fun to write and lot of fun to piss off.
Guest - I'm detecting a bit of sarcasm here. But if you doubt my SaboxBonnie pairing wait until you see them in action next chapter.
Mikila94 - Yeah, sorry about the long break. But I'm back now with a lot more time to write. I don't know if SaBonnie is the 'official' ship name. But I liked how it included both of their names in their entirety.
Usopp-
"YAY! YOU FIXED IT!" Luffy cheered as he happily held up his newly repaired straw hat. The Straw Hats had left Orange Town behind and had been sailing across the East Blue for two days in their two small skiffs. Luffy, Sabo and Zoro were in one while Nami had one to herself. The freshly-stolen skill still bared the black sail and Jolly Roger of Buggy the Clown. Just one more thing the Straw Hats had taken from him.
"I just sewed up the holes," Nami pointed out. "It's no big deal."
Luffy happily prodded at the top of the hat where the three holes had been. "There were huge holes here but now you can't even tell!"
"Just be careful with it," Nami warned him. But just as she said it Luffy's finger poked through her stitching and made another hole in the top of the hat. "YOU DON'T LISTEN!"
POKE!
"OW! You stabbed me with the needle!"
"You're made of rubber," Nami defended herself, "It's the only way I could hurt you."
"That's true," Luffy admitted. Nami quickly stitched up the new hole that Luffy had made and he was soon hugging his hat to his chest again.
"That hat sure means a lot to you," Nami noted.
"Sure does," Luffy agreed, "A great pirate gave this to me after he saved my life. He told me to give it back to him when I become a great pirate too. That's when I vowed to become King of the Pirates."
"Well… be more careful with it for now on," Nami warned him.
"Right," Luffy said. He fished into a barrel and offered her an apple. "Here, you can have this apple."
Nami rolled her eyes but took the apple anyway.
"I've been meaning to say Luffy," Sabo chimed in, "Take it easy on those apples. At the rate you're going you'll end up eating all the food the shrub-in-the-box gave us."
"Who?" Zoro grunted as he drank some grog.
"The weird guy with bushy green afro that was stuck in that treasure chest," Sabo answered. Zoro still confused. "You mean you don't remember that? Well, that's what you get for sleeping through an adventure."
"Whatever," Zoro scoffed, "It couldn't have been that interesting. If it was important someone would've woken me up. By the way… are we going to be landing soon? I'm almost out of booze."
"IS THAT ALL YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT?" Nami demanded.
"Maybe," Sabo said, "I could use some more bullets for Bonnie. There wasn't any magnum ammunition in with the supplies that I took."
"Well the good news is we should be reaching the Gecko Islands in a couple hours," Nami said, "We can make land there and maybe restock on food, booze, bullets and other supplies."
"Yeah!" Luffy cheered as he ran to the front of his boat and stood at the bow, "A new adventure! This'll be great! Here we come!"
"PIRATES ARE COMING!" a teen with a long nose shouted as he ran through Syrup Village. "EVERYONE RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! PIRATES ARE ATTACKING!"
"SHUT UP, YOU LIAR!" an annoyed merchant yelled at him.
"There goes Usopp causing his morning ruckus," old man Mornin remarked. "I guess it's time for work."
"WE'RE HERE!" Luffy cheered as they stepped off their boats on the shore of one of the Gecko Islands. But before they could even collect themselves they were under fire.
CHEW-CHEW-CHEW!
"WAAAH!" Luffy yelped as he danced around to avoid the incoming projectiles which bombarded the sand around his feet. Nami ran for cover by the boats while Zoro glared at the trees on the cliffs that ran along the pass island and loomed over the shore. "WHO'S SHOOTING AT ME?"
"That was your only warning shot," Usopp called out as he emerged from the bushes at the edge of the right-side cliff. He held a green slingshot at his side. "I'm the Dreaded Captain Usopp and this island is under my protection! You pirates had better leave now while I'm still in a good mood. Otherwise, my army of eighty million men will crush you fools like bugs!"
SKISH! SKISH! SKISH!
Pirate flags popped out of the bushes and shrubs at the top of the pass. It was worth noting that the flags only seemed to appear three-at-a-time. Soon two dozen flags were waving in the brush on all sides of the pass and made it look like there was an army hidden within.
"WHOA! EIGHTY MILLION!" Luffy exclaimed as he stared at all the flags in amazement. "AWESOME!"
Nami rolled her eyes and Zoro frowned and shook his head.
"I certainly don't want to fight an army of eighty million men," Sabo reasoned as he slung his rifle over his shoulder and turned around. "I guess we should just pull up anchor and go home."
"He actually bought that?" Nami thought to herself.
"That idiot actually bought that?" Zoro thought to himself.
"EIGHTY MILLION!" Luffy thought to himself. "SO COOL!"
"Wow! He actually bought that?" the three boys in the brush thought to themselves.
"HE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THAT!?" Usopp thought to himself.
KER-CHOW!
Bonnie Anne went off and a bullet whizzed right over the top of Usopp's head and struck the tree behind him.
"But on the other hand," Sabo said, "Bonnie Anne seems to think you're full of crap."
"Bon… Ba… Bah…" the now terrified Usopp stammered as his legs started shaking.
"I actually agree with her," Nami admitted as she folded her arms over her chest and eyed the six waving flags. "Eighty million men? I doubt he's even got eight. My guess is three."
"SHE KNOWS!" the three boys shouted as they turned and ran away.
"Some loyal crew," Zoro scoffed.
"WHAT? HE WAS LYING!?" Luffy gasped in surprise.
"You idiots," Nami muttered and shook her head. "The only one of you with a working brain is the rifle." Nami knelt down and picked up one of the projectiles that Usopp had fired at Luffy. It was a round pachinko ball. "Hmm… I've never heard of a pirate using a slingshot before…"
"Don't mock me!" Usopp snapped. "I'm a proud warrior!" He readied his slingshot again.
"It's not safe to point guns," Luffy said as he tilted his straw hat forward to hide his eyes. "Now that you've drawn you weapon... are you willing to use it?"
"I can assure you, we're real pirates," Zoro stated. "Save yourself the trouble and give up."
Usopp's shaky legs finally gave out and he dropped to his knees. "Real pirate have way more punch behind their words… They can actually back them up!"
"Shishishishishi!" Luffy laughed. "I stole that. From 'Red Haired' Shanks."
"YOU KNOW RED HAIRED SHANKS?" Usopp exclaimed as his face lit up. "He's a really famous pirate!"
"Shishishishi!" Luffy laughed again. "You're funny. I like you."
"Wow, so you guys are real pirates?" Usopp exclaimed as he, Luffy, Sabo, Zoro and Nami occupied a table in a local restaurant. "And you're looking for crewmen and a bigger ship?"
"Yup," Luffy answered as he gnawed at a big slab of meat.
"You can't exactly call those little tubs we came here in actual pirate ships," Sabo pointed out as he sat with Bonnie Anne propped against the back of the booth next to him. "I got one after I saved a cruise ship from Iron Mace Alvida and Nami stole the other from Buggy the Clown."
"You guys stole from Buggy the Clown and actually lived to tell about it?" Usopp questioned.
"We didn't just steal from Buggy," Sabo told him, "We beat him, his crew, sunk his ship and then we stole all his treasure, booze and supplies."
"Wow! Why'd you do all that?" Usopp asked, he was clearly enthralled by the pirate tale.
"He had a map we wanted," Sabo casually replied, "Plus he was terrorizing a town and destroying it with cannonballs. But it was mostly the map."
"Wow… real pirates are incredible!" Usopp gushed.
Luffy smiled. Usopp reminded him of when he used to listen to Shanks tell stories of his pirate adventures in Makino's tavern as a kid. Luffy cocked his head to the side. Actually… Usopp reminded him of one pirate on Shanks' crew in particular… OH NO! His plate was empty! "MORE MEAT!"
"So that's a pretty cool-looking rifle you've got there," Usopp remarked. "Lucky it missed. It nearly took my head off."
"Oh God here we go again," Nami complained while Zoro groaned into his mug of grog.
"This is not just a rifle," Sabo insisted as he picked up Bonnie Anne and held her fondly. "Her name's Bonnie Anne and she's an Advanced Wheel-Lock Rifle with an added scope and custom revolving action. She's my partner and my girlfriend and if she wanted to take your head off… she would have."
"As you can see… he's nuts," Nami said with a roll of her eyes.
"Wow! Can I hold her?" Usopp requested. Nami promptly face-faulted.
Sabo's eyes narrowed. "That's a bold thing to ask someone you just met."
"Oh, right," Usopp said, "My apologies."
"Good grief there's two of them," Nami muttered.
Luffy looked at Usopp then over at Bonnie Anne. Then back at Usopp. Then back at Bonnie. Usopp… a gun… there was a connection here that he was missing.
"What?" Usopp asked defensively. "Some people name their weapons. If I had a super-cool custom weapon I'd name it too." Usopp pointed at Zoro. "I bet you named your swords."
"Well… this one's Wado Ichimonji," Zoro stated as he put down his drink and picked up his white sword. "It means 'the Straight Road to Peace'."
"Wow, cool!" Usopp gasped.
"Whoa, Zoro, I didn't know that!" Luffy seemed equally impressed.
"But I didn't name it that," Zoro added awkwardly.
"Still… I bet it means a lot to you," Usopp said.
"It does," Zoro admitted. "It represents my dream to be the best… A dream I once shared with a friend." Zoro immediately went back to drinking.
"But you didn't name the other two," Sabo pointed out. "That shows favoritism and a lack of commitment, sword-hoarder."
Zoro flipped him off. "Gun-freak." Then went back to drinking
"So…" Usopp said as he turned to Luffy, "If you're looking for a bigger crew then I'm your man. I can be the Captain."
"No thanks," Luffy refused.
"Don't-don't you at least want to think it over?" Usopp sputtered.
Luffy shook his head. "Nope. I'm Captain."
"Well… as you can see this is a small village," Usopp pointed out. "We don't really have any ships here."
"What about that big mansion at the edge of town?" Nami inquired. "Is there somebody there that could give us a ship?"
"Don't be ridiculous," Sabo scoffed, "Rich people don't like to share their money."
"You can't go there!" Usopp blurted out. Then he faltered. "Actually… I just remembered something that I have to do. It was great to meet you all. Take care… Luffy, Sabo, Bonnie, Zoro, Wado, Nami." Usopp gave a quick bow then promptly left.
Sabo turned to Luffy, "You know what?" he said. "I like him too."
"You would," Nami scoffed, "He actually supported your weird relationship with your gun."
"Oh, I see what this is about," Sabo realized. "You're jealous of Bonnie."
"WHAT?" Nami shrieked.
Sabo shook his head, "Look Nami, you're cute 'n' all but in my eyes, Bonnie will always be the prettiest girl in the room."
Nami froze. Then she went red. Then a large vein in her temple started to throb.
"Hey Nami, are you okay?" Luffy asked.
"Fine Luffy..." Nami said as she started to massage her temple. "I'm just gradually being driven INSANE by three BONE-HEADED NUMBSKULLS!"
Usopp peered around the corner at two guards that stood outside the front gate of the mansion that was on the edge of town. He quickly slipped around the side of the huge house and pulled a square section of the shrubs out from their bed.
"Pardon the intrusion…" Usopp whispered as he slipped through hole onto the grounds.
The Straw Hats had just finished their meal and were about to leave the restaurant went three boys suddenly burst in through the door.
"USOPP'S PIRATES ARE HERE TO SAVE THE DAY!"
"What do you make of this?" Zoro asked as the three boys rushed their table.
"What'd you do with Captain Usopp?" The first boy demanded. He had short green hair but long sideburns and a head that was shaped like a bell pepper.
"Give him back to us!" the second boy ordered. He had shaggy pale purple hair and an orange bandana tied around his carrot-shaped head.
"What'd you do with him?" the third boy echoed. He wore glasses and short brown hair with a head that was shaped like an onion.
Luffy completely ignored the boys and patted his swelled belly. "That meat was great!"
"Don't tell me they…" the boys whimpered.
"You must be the three kids that ran off earlier," Sabo noted, "If you're looking for your Captain, I'm afraid you just missed him."
"Guess you shouldn't have abandoned him," Zoro added with a menacing grin, "We ate him!"
"AAAAAHHH!" the three boys screamed in terror. Their gazes locked at the scariest person at the table. "THEY'RE HAGS!"
"WHAT'RE YOU LOOKING AT ME FOR?" Nami berated them. The three terrified wanna-be pirates couldn't take much more and fainted.
"SHISHISHISHISHI!" Luffy laughed, "That was funny! You're great with kids, Zoro!"
"Idiots," Nami complained. "You just had to say something stupid."
Eventually the three kids woke up and introduced themselves as Pepper, Carrot and Onion. Sabo took it upon himself to clear up the matter that they weren't cannibalistic hags.
"Then he just said 'I just remembered something I have to do' and left," Sabo concluded.
"Oh, then he must have gone to the mansion," Carrot-head realized.
"Why would he go there?" Nami asked curiously.
"To tell lies!" Pepper-head proudly answered.
"And… that's a good thing?" Sabo asked.
"Yeah, it's great!" Onion insisted.
"You see…" Carrot started to explained, "The girl… Kaya… She's been weak and depressed ever since her parents died a year ago. Even though she has lots of money she's really sad."
"So Captain Usopp goes to her house and tells his special made-up stories to make her laugh," Pepper concluded. "Cause our Captain's the best at telling lies."
"Oh, so he is great," Luffy noted.
"I like our Captain's meddling side," Carrot said.
"I like his bossy side," Pepper told them.
"I like his exaggerating side," Onion added.
"We like him too," Sabo admitted.
"So that's helped her feel better?" Nami asked.
"Yeah, a lot better," Carrot replied.
"Great! Then let's ask her for a ship!" Luffy exclaimed.
"If she's just a lonely sick girl and not a rich snob then maybe she could help us," Sabo reasoned. He stood up and slipped Bonnie Anne onto his back with her seldom-used strap then adjusted his top hat. "Alright crew, Quartermaster Sabo's on the job."
"Hey you! Give us a ship!" Luffy called out.
The Straw Hats and Usopp's pint-sized pirate crew stood outside the front gate of the mansion. The guards were notably absent.
"There's no one here Luffy," Sabo pointed out.
"Then let's go in," Luffy decided. He grabbed the top of the fence and stretched backwards.
"AAAH! MONSTER!" the three boys screamed.
"Luffy! You can't just barge in there!" Sabo scolded him. Everyone grabbed onto Luffy to hold him back.
WOING!
But they all ended up going flying up into the air thanks to the rubber pirate.
"Intruders?" a butler in a fancy black suit with gold trim repeated. He had neatly combed black hair and wore a round pair of glasses. "Where are the guards?"
"I'm afraid they're on their lunch break," another butler with fuzzy white hair and round ears that made him look like a sheep.
"No matter," the first butler said as he reached up and adjusted his glasses using the palm of his hand. "I'll handle this myself."
"And so we escaped into the sky atop a giant pachinko ball!" Usopp exclaimed as he sat on a tree branch outside Kaya's bedroom window.
Kaya smiled but then her eyes widened in surprise as she spotted something falling out of the sky behind Usopp. "What's that?"
"YAAHOO!" Luffy cheered as they plummeted down into the yard.
KRASH!
"That worked great!" Luffy mumbled from where he was face-down on the ground.
"Did not!" Nami snapped at him as she pushed herself up onto her knees.
Zoro was sprawled on his back with his swords scattered around him. Pepper, Carrot and Onion had landed in a bush. And Sabo… had casually landed on his feet.
"How'd you manage to stick the landing?" Nami asked as she glared up at him in annoyance.
"Years of experience," Sabo replied.
"A-are you alright?" Kaya asked in concern.
"They'll be fine," Sabo assured her as he grabbed the back of Luffy's vest and hauled him up off of the ground.
"See? Yeah, they're okay!" Usopp chimed in. "They're new recruits who heard all about me and came from afar to join the Usopp Pirates."
"Not quite Usopp," Sabo said as planted Luffy on his feet then turned to face the window. "We're actually here in the hopes of speaking with you, Miss Kaya. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." In one graceful movement Sabo swept his top hat off and bent forward in a bow. "Sorry to drop in on you like this but there were no guards at the gate and I'm afraid that my Captain here got a bit overzealous."
"Sorry about that!" Luffy chimed in with a wave.
Nami blinked as she stared at Sabo in surprise. "Where'd that come from? The rifle-freak's acting classy."
Luffy looked back at Nami and grinned, "Sabo says he's got 'charisma', whatever that is."
"What can I do for you?" Kaya asked curiously.
"First, I believe introductions are in order," Sabo said. "My name's Sabo and I am the Quartermaster of the Straw Hat Pirates. Yes, we're real pirates. Beside me, is my Captain and younger brother Monkey D. Luffy.
"Hiya Kaya!" Luffy called out and waved.
"Brothers..." Zoro repeated. "Right..." Nami shrugged.
Sabo motioned back behind him, "Those other two are Nami, our navigator, and Zoro – a jobless lay-about that drinks all our booze." Zoro twitched and glared at him. "Anyway, we came here because we were hoping…"
"What is the meaning of this?" The Straw Hats turned to see Kaya's butler approaching.
"Klahadore…" Kaya gasped. Usopp started to slink away from the window and around the tree.
"I don't appreciate you breaking in here without permission," Klahadore stated as he reached up and adjusted his glasses with the palm of his hand.
"Actually, Klahadore, these people are pirates and…" Kaya started to explained.
"That can wait for now," Klahadore said, "I can hear all about your reasons later. Now leave, all of you. Or do you have something to say?"
"Well, actually, we want a ship!" Luffy replied.
"No!" Klahadore refused as he adjusted his glasses again.
"Idiot!" Zoro scolded Luffy as he whacked him on the back of the head.
"I must insist that you all leave this property," Klahadore said, "That includes you Usopp."
Usopp had been in the process of climbing down the tree but at the sound of his name he froze.
"I've heard all about you," Klahadore addressed the liar as he climbed back up onto his branch. "You're quite well-known in the village. I hear you've been on many an adventure. That's quite impressive for someone so young."
"You can call me 'Captain Usopp' too if you'd like," Usopp offered.
"Captain, huh?" Klahadore questioned as he adjusted his glasses.
"I know you from somewhere."
Klahadore froze and slowly turned to stare at Sabo. "What?"
"The funny thing is… this is actually my first time off my island," Sabo admitted, "I haven't even been a pirate for a full week. But I could swear that I've seen your face somewhere before."
"You must be imagining things," Klahadore rebuffed him. "All of you must leave this property at once. I won't have pirates near this house. Or the son of one."
"Don't worry, we're the good kind of pirates," Sabo reassured him. "We fight other pirates and save innocent people. Just ask anyone in Orange Town back on Organ Island and they'll happily tell you how we drove Buggy the Clown and his crew out of their town. Before that, we saved Shells Town from the corrupt Captain Morgan."
"Did you say Morgan?" Klahadore inquired.
"Yeah, why?" Sabo asked.
"No reason," the butler quickly replied as he adjusted his glasses with his palm.
"Anyway, before that I saved a cruise ship for Iron Mace Alvida," Sabo concluded. "We've only been sailing for a week and we're already done a lot of good deeds and helped a lot of people. Taking down pirates is what we do. If there were any pirates mucking around over here, we'd take them down too."
"Yeah, I'd deck 'em in the shnoz!" Luffy exclaimed as he punched his hand.
"Riiight," Klahadore drawled as he once again adjusted his glasses. "I think-"
Sabo cut him off and continued his pitch, "We're planning on heading to the Grand Line to do more but in order to survive in that ocean we'll need a sturdy ship."
Kaya opened her mouth to reply but Klahadore spoke before she could.
"I think we've heard enough."
"Sorry Jeeves but I wasn't actually talking to you," Sabo informed him with a smug smirk, "I'm here to speak to the Lady of the House. Not the help." The butler bristled in annoyance.
"She's just a girl!" Klahadore insisted, "I'm her guardian."
"She'll be a woman soon," Sabo pointed out. "When she comes of age she'll be in charge of her estate and finances. I think this is a good opportunity to start doing that by investing in a noble cause."
Nami leaned over to Zoro, "He really takes this Quartermaster-thing seriously."
"Maybe I couldn't do his job," Zoro confessed.
"Hey guys, I like to whisper too!" Luffy chimed in as he leaned in on Zoro's other side.
Zoro and Nami gave him a hard stare. "I can see why our Captain would need him."
"Miss Kaya, I don't trust these pirates," Klahadore insisted, "They're no doubt trying to swindle you out of your fortune."
"I'd be willing to sign an official contract," Sabo offered, "All I'm asking for is a small investment. Think of it as a loan." Sabo pointed over his shoulder at Zoro. "That moss-ball over there is Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro. He's a really famous bounty hunter here in the East Blue. The next time we take down a big name pirate we'll use him to cash in the bounty and with that we can pay you back for you loan. Buggy the Clown was worth fifteen million berries. If we encounter another pirate like him we'll have you paid back in no time."
"Maybe the next pirate we beat will be worth SIXTEEN million berries!" Luffy suggested.
Klahadore adjusted his glasses again.
"Now, if this a trust issue," Sabo continued, "I'd be willing to work a clause into our contract that says we'll take a trusted friend of yours onto our crew to act as your representative until we pay you back. He'd ensure that our undertakings are noble and genuine."
"A trusted friend?" Kaya repeated. She looked over at Usopp. "Usopp, you're a brave pirate that's been on many adventures. Would you be my representative?"
"Mah-me?" Usopp stammered.
"Yeah, Usopp!" Luffy exclaimed, "We like you! Join our crew!"
"Wubba?" Usopp croaked in surprise.
"But I'm still Captain," Luffy quickly insisted.
"I… well… sure Kaya," Usopp agreed. "If it's for you, I'll happily join them. After-all, I'm a Brave Warrior of the Sea!"
"Miss Kaya, I must insist that you stop this foolishness," Klahadore interjected. "Pirates are the low-lives of the seas. They'll lie, steal and even kill for treasure. You can't believe a word they say. They're obviously after your fortune."
"Technically, we are," Sabo admitted. "We're poor pirates that are just starting out on our journey to shake the world. That perception of pirates is exactly what we set out to change. With your aid our pirate crew could become known as the heroes of the seas."
"There's no such thing as a good pirate," Klahadore persisted. "They're all the same filthy scum that will destroy or abandon anything at the drop of a hat in order to sate their lust for treasure. The world government dubs them criminals for a reason. They've also been known to dub anyone that associates with pirates as criminals as well. Don't fall for this ruse Miss Kaya. Aiding pirates would destroy the reputation that your late father worked so hard to cultivate."
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you had a personal vendetta against pirates," Sabo stated.
"My sole desire is to protect my lady," Klahadore assured him. "And that includes preventing her from making the mistake of associating with filthy criminal low-lives like yourselves. And like Usopp's father."
Usopp stiffened. "My father?"
"I've heard the talk in the village," Klahadore told him, "You're father abandoned his family and his village all for his lust for treasure. I'd normally feel sorry for you if it wasn't clear that you were following in his footsteps."
"AH!" Usopp gasped.
"Klahadore! That's going too far!" Kaya protested. "Apologize to Usopp!"
"What reason is there to apologize to this savage man, my lady?" Klahadore asked "I'm only speaking the truth."
"You're not speaking the truth, you're only speculating," Sabo accused him. "I've only been on this island for an hour and I can tell you that Usopp's harmless. He comes here to make your Mistress feel better. If you truly care about Miss Kaya's welfare you'd invite Usopp to the property since his presence here clearly puts her in much better spirits."
"I'm sure that's exactly what you'd want too," Klahadore countered, "You'd want us to open up this estate and leave ourselves vulnerable to your depraved pirate tendencies. I wouldn't be surprised if Usopp was working with you the whole time. You had him get close to Miss Kaya so you can gain access to her fortune. Like father, like son."
"DON'T YOU INSULT MY FATHER ANY MORE!" Usopp snapped. He jumped from the tree and used a grappling hook to land safely on the ground.
"What are you getting unnecessarily riled up for?" Klahadore asked. "Why not simply tell another your special lies at a time like this? How about your father was really a traveling salesman? Or how you're not really related by blood?"
"THAT'S IT!" Usopp shouted as he finally lashed out at the butler.
POW!
Usopp fist struck Klahadore's face and knocked him on his back.
"USOPP!" Kaya gasped in shock.
"Captain!" Usopp's crew gasped.
"You see? He immediately resorts to violence," Klahadore pointed out as he held his face where Usopp had hit him. "Like father like son."
"I'll admit it," Usopp confessed, "Maybe I exaggerate some of my stories. But one thing that I'll never lie about is the fact that I'm the son of a pirate! My father was a great man! I want to be like him some day!"
"You see, Miss Kaya?" Klahadore asked, "He clings to his pirate heritage like it's something worth boasting about." Klahadore held his face as he stood up. "Pirates are the lowlives of the seas and I won't allow my lady to come to harm because of her association with you or your pirate friends. You and Miss Kaya are from completely different worlds. If money is truly all that you're after, how much will it take for you to leave her alone?"
"Klahadore!" Kaya scolded her butler.
"Why you!" Usopp growled as he lunged at Klahadore again. But Sabo caught the back of his overalls and held him back.
"Not worth it," Sabo advised him. But Usopp continued to struggle.
"Usopp, stop!" Kaya called out. Usopp froze and looked back at her. "No more violence."
The fight instantly left Usopp.
"I'm sorry on Klahadore's behalf," Kaya apologized, "He's not a bad person. He just going too far in order to do what he thinks is best for me."
"You and your pirate friends are no longer welcome here!" Klahadore insisted. "Leave this property and never return."
Usopp looked back at Kaya in her window then glared at Klahadore. "Fine," he agreed. "I'll go. This is the last time you'll see me around here." Usopp stalked off angrily.
"Wait Usopp!" Luffy called out as he chased after him.
"Miss Kaya, I apologize that things came to this," Sabo addressed the girl. "It appears as though our business has concluded. But my offer still stands. Even if you don't take it, my advice is that you learn to make your own decisions. Don't allow yourself to be limited because your closed-minded jerk of a butler does everything for you."
Klahadore silently stared at Sabo as he adjusted his glasses with his palm.
Sabo gave a short bow then headed for the front gate. Usopp's loyal crew followed filed out after him but now before spitting their own insults at Klahadore.
"Yeah, jerk!" Pepper sneered.
"Dummy!" Carrot added.
"Jerk-face!" Onion snapped, "The Captain's a great guy!"
Nami followed after the kids and couldn't help chiming in herself, "Ass."
Zoro brought up the rear and insulted the butler since everyone else was doing it, "Prick."
Klahadore stared after the three pirates and three kids as they left the properly. One of his hands curled into a fist at his side while he used the palm of his other hand to adjust his glasses.
I ended up writing Klahadore's glasses-adjusting as a nervous tick. Every time he does it, he's fighting the urge to kill. Go back and re-read the last scene with that in mind and it'll make the somewhat-serious scene a bit funnier.
Silver signing off