[Marine Vice Admiral Niku]
What a troublesome traveler. Well, I figured out that he would be a foreigner because of his outfit. But that face… it feels a bit familiar but what bothered me the most is this kid's body build! Look at that body! It looks like he didn't eat for 5 whole months! I'm quite worried of this kid's health. Where are his parents anyway? And why is he here? Isn't he a bit too young to travel alone? And why does he roam around this island even though the news about the pirates has already spread? This kid is quite gutsy… Anyway who was he again?
"Would you mind telling me your name?" I asked him calmly while leading the way to the town.
"Hmmm~? My name is Hermes D. Valor, just call me Hermes…" he prefers his surname being called to him?
"Why is that so?" I could feel him sigh at my back
"It's complicated. But the name Valor gives me weird expression and feelings for no reason." I stopped and looked at him for a moment
"Doesn't Valor mean Bravery? Why would you feel uncomfortable with it…" he shivered and glared at me
"Don't mention it! It gives me creeps! Creeps!" he gave another shiver that made my mouth curl. I started to lead the way again but in a slow manner. It seems to be that I enjoy talking to this kid. I'll take time to be with him until we reach the town. He'll be a good company which is quite rare…
"Ahhh… isn't that… Basil Hawkins? Wow, it's quite rare to see someone like him close up…" I hastily looked at where he mentioned and confirmed that it was the notorious Pirate he just mentioned. First thing is first, safety of the civilian. I pulled him away and hid in a certain place. We ended up hiding behind the gigantic root of a grove and sat. I took out the mini den den mushi and contacted some near-by allies for back up.
"This is VA NIK 0… Are you in your assigned positions?" I said instantly when someone picked up the other side
"Yes Vice Admiral Niku! We are currently near grove # 15 fighting with the Firetank Pirates!" Firetank pirates? But I heard he was wandering around alone in this place. Why would they get trouble with him? A devil fruit maybe
"Waaah! So those guys are fighting Capone Bege? Cool, that guy is a human fortress…" I looked at the kid with confusion. I raised the den den mushi but stared at him
"… mind telling me the situation in there?" I said in a calm manner while examining the curious look of the kid.
"He is insane! Attack suddenly came out and— AHHH! WHERE DID THOSE GUYS CAME FROM?! GYAAAH!" then the den den mushi seemed to be dropped making me worry for my subordinates
"Oi oi oi! Are you alright? Answer me!" I waited for an answer but no one seemed to pick up. I sighed and looked at the kid
"Mind telling me what is happening?" he only looked at me like he is about to say a fact
"Well, obviously, your men are over powered. In terms of military power, Capone is in upper hand. So, if I were you, I would pull out your men to prevent more trouble." Then he suddenly paled realizing what he just said. He stared at me with a bit of nervousness.
"Ohhh… it seems that you slipped something you should say…" I eyed him suspiciously making him more nervous
"ARGH..! Damn it!" he screamed loudly making me pull him down and cover his mouth
"Shhh...!Do you want us to get caught by the pirate?!" he glared at me and bit my hand HARD. I screamed and pulled off my hand. Damn, that brat bites hard without tearing off the skin. He just BROKE my bone on my hand which was surprising. But I'll have to interrogate this kid before he escapes
"You have to co— Damn, he escaped…" I muttered while looking at where I expected him to be. He's quite fast to escape me like that. But I'm no Vice Admiral for nothing…
"Now now… I'll have to track him down before he actually escapes. Though there is only one place for him to go now…" I stood and shook my hand hard making the slide off but then returned back into a new unbroken hand
"Hmmm~ I should get going now…" then I walked towards the town expecting to see my new 'target'
[Hermes]
I… I seriously screwed up… Damn it… This happens all the time when I talk about One Piece… Though the only one I talk about it is Akisaki~san and Fleigh. Seriously, I have a big mouth when it come to this kind of field.
'Darn you! Overly excited spoiler mouth!'
I sighed and continued running like a rat being chased by a cat. I don't need any guide anymore actually cause I already recognize where I am now. The town is a little bit nearer than before and I can smell the scent of clothes and mixtures… Don't ask why I know, it's quite troublesome to answer…
"Hmph! So I was right, you're really going to the town… it's not a good idea to tell your captor your location in first hand…" I halted and fell with my face on the ground. I groaned and sat up to see him looking down at me with shadowed eyes
"Tell me... Who are you and where do you get these kinds of information? Are you an enemy of the government? Tell me before I lose all my patience… Brat…" I paled and looked at him with all nervousness. Well, the supposed-to-be-idiot marine turned out to be a scary one. I didn't expect him to be a Vice Admiral too, maybe my assumption thinking won't work in this world. After all, everything here is too over powered for me. And I'm still new to these things. So there's only one thing I can do
"Alright… I'll tell you everything… Just help me shop all my needed materials and I can tell you what you want." Before he could say anything I raised my hand to stop him from speaking
"Nuh-uh! I'm totally not doing anything for free! Even though I made an impression that I was running, the fact that I didn't do anything that would be a crime is still proving me that I am innocent. And besides, I ran because I don't want to trouble myself from being questioned." He seemed to consider my explanation but believe me, all of those were true! Not a single lie said. Well, except for the fact of biting him.
"How can I be sure that you are telling me the truth?" now I am in a thinking pose.
"Now that you said it, I don't have any proof that I am telling the truth. But you'll still help me out right?" he sighed and massaged his head
"Damn it, no matter how I view you, you certainly look harmless. But you did surprise me with that speed of escaping." I glared at him
"Well, I don't know if it was a complement or an insult but it doesn't matter. I get beat up sometimes so I had no choice but to run for my life. I can't have I direct battle without someone assisting me cause I get too focused to one enemy. But anyway, let's get moving. I have to do this in rush cause someone is waiting for me…" he looked a bit surprised that I said I had a companion
"Oh, so you have someone with you in travelling?" we both walked slowly towards the town with a friendly aura unlike before
"Nope! There's just someone expecting me to return safely. I'm just actually doing an errand for someone and get paid if I get back. It's like business but she made it a bit simpler. She's such a nice person to offer me such simple task for a bigger value..." I looked at the green leaves of the groves from above
"Hmmm? Isn't that great? You get to work lightly while you earn more. Is there any problem with easy money?" I frowned and stared at the falling leaf
"Easy money..? If you think I want to earn money that badly… Then I should've made a better way to earn more profit than being an errand boy… It's just…"
'… I can't return their kindness with easy work…'
"… I prefer working hard with low money than living like a butterfly sucking up with flowers all day…" the leaf almost landed in this guy's hair but I jumped and caught it making him surprised.
"What was that?" he looked at my hand and saw the leaf that I caught
"It's a leaf…" I smiled at him making him look at me weirdly
"Yup! Sorry about that, my attention can get averted sometimes… But it's actually nice to notice little things noh?" his lips curled in amusement
"Oho~ Then let's get going already. I still have many questions to ask you…" I nodded and continued our way to the town.
"…then next I need Sea King meat… Where do they sell Sea King meat? Does it even taste good?" he sighed and pointed towards a store that sells fishes. We both made our way towards it and checked out the quality of the meat
"Hello there my dear costumer~ May I know what kind of fish you are buying?" the store owner greeted us with his business smile
"Yeah, I need 3 kilos of Sea King meat. Can you let me check one first?" he nodded and motioned at the stall with a gigantic fish meat placed on top. I looked at it reddish color and confirmed that it's still fresh. It smelled so fishy (Lolz) that my nose couldn't handle so I took a step back and sneezed
"Sorry, that was rude of me…" the owner frowned but then smiled
"The prize would be 1,500 beri…"
"1,200…" I spoke with dead serious voice that made the seller sweat ice
"1,400…" he offered again
"1,250… Last offer. If you won't take it then were leaving…" I crossed my arms and huffed. The store owner sighed and gave me a plastic bag full of the Sea King meat. I grinned and took out some beri I stored in my pocket (I stored some to avoid getting attention of greedy people) and gave him the amount that was needed
"Thanks for buying… Please come again…" he sulked as we continued to the next store. I looked back at the Marine I was with, Niku was it, and smiled at what he looked like now. He was carrying about 6 bags of groceries with 3 at each hand. He looked at me questioningly never realizing that he was used as a carrier of all the stuff we bought
"Hehehe, your girlfriend must be happy to have you, Niku~san… Especially when you can bring about 4-6 grocery bags." He blushed furiously and spat at me
"DO I LOOK LIKE SOME COURIER TO YOU?!" he almost threw all the things away but then relaxed himself to avoid any unnecessary trouble
"Anyway, mind taking a rest even a little? It's time for me to interrogate you…" I sighed and nodded. We stopped by in a near coffee shop that seemed to be deserted and sat in the empty table. There was no employee and the shop seemed to be closed for the moment. But this will be a good place to talk.
"Sooooo… what do you want to talk about?" I cut the silence and looked at him nervously. I will answer his questions, but let's just hope that he doesn't ask anything troublesome and that my mouth wont say anything unnecessary…
"Tell me what you know about the supernova's and their abilities and how you managed to know these kinds of information…" woah woah there cowboy…
"Ok… I'll answer them one by one okay?" he nodded and tapped his finger on the table in anticipation. I gave off a long sigh
"Firstly, I know the bounties of the supernova's and of course, I've obviously taken interest in their origins. As for their abilities, I don't know what they are named but I can explain their usage…" then I continued revealing and explaining some 'simple things' about the supernova's while slowly trying to unfold some of their powers. He seemed to understand the way I explain and kept on nodding in interest.
"So, mind telling me why you know these things?" I scratched the back of my head and looked at him with hesitating eyes
"Welllll… Let's just say that the god's chosen me to have these kind of knowledge. And besides, what would be wrong if I knew these things? What the use of being alive if you don't live a little?" he sighed and looked at me weirdly
"Well, normally, people wont attain these kind of information. Are you some kind of Devil fruit researcher? It's quite rare to find one these days…" I shook my head
"Nope. I just merely know these things. And besides, I'm planning to learn Alchemy in here…" he looked surprised and laughed out loudly
"What?" I growled at him
"Pffft… A-alchemy? Are you freaking serious? That doesn't even exist anymore!" I looked down shamefully as I hear those words. It kinda makes me remember something unpleasant.
'Che! What a disgrace… You still believe in that? Hmph! How funny!'
"Is it bad to dream?" he frowned when he realized what he just said. He sighed and stood up
"Sorry kid, but I could barely hear things about Alchemy. Even the best of our scientist couldn't revive back this historical knowledge." I stood up and took all the groceries with anger. He looked confused at my sudden change of behavior. After getting all the stuff, I stormed away from the shop and ignored his annoying calls. For pete's sake, this is the One Piece universe everyone! Anything impossible can happen! And besides, he can't tell me what to do. I will live my second life without anyone restraining me to do my wants.
"Wahahahaha, it seems that we meet again young boy! Seeing the baggages you have there, Shakky must've asked a favor for you." I stopped and looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of me. There's no mistake, it was Rayleigh! But isn't he supposed to go to Shakky's bar and talk about something with Kuma. But maybe the storyline changed because of me.
"Aren't you— Dark King Rayleigh! Hermes, get out of there!" then Niku shoved me to his back making me get confused at my position now.
Wait a minute… What is this situation I'm in now..?
/TO BE CONTINUED/
Ahhh, I ended up getting this chapter too long. I hope you all don't mind with the errors again. I'll fix it all when the time comes. Anyway, about the review for chapter 6... Uhhh... Uhhh... Wait! Let Google~sensei explain to me! Lolz.
Elise477: Yo Elise~san! I see you taken interest with my OC. Im so happy~ And also, I'm not rushing the romance in this story yet. So if you don't mind listening to me, please let me explain first!
Hermes in the REAL world admired Kid and said that he held a 'LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT' with him. Yes, he did admit it but his feelings aren't that developed yet. Let's just say he has a crush on Kid and admires him to a small extent. Yup, at first it will be puppy love. ISNT THAT CUTE?!
Anyway thanks for the review! I quite appreciate it! Please continue reading and supporting this fic to the very end Lolz
-June_Venoia(Anoia)