Restructer Revolution Chapter 9: VIII:Prepare to Strike Back, an One Piece + Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Crossover fanfic

Restructer Revolution

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VIII: Prepare to Strike Back

Previously:

"Yosh! I'm all pumped up!" Luffy declared. "He's a musician! A talking skeleton! Has an afro! The 'Yohoho'! And he was Laboon's nakama! Even if I end up dragging him, he'll join us on this ship. And become our nakama! Any complaints, you guys?"

Robin smiled. "If we did, would you change your mind?"

"I want him to join! With Laboon!" Usopp smiled.

"COMPLETE APPROVAL!" Franky was still crying.

"ME TOO, YOU BASTARD!" Chopper was also crying. "I'M NOT SCARED OF SKELETONS EITHER!"

"Before something that simple... I HAVE TO STOP NAMI SAN'S WEDDING!" Flames danced around Sanji once more in his rage.

Zoro and Yusei had already gotten off the ship, Yusei dragging along a black bundle.

"Hey, Zoro, Yusei!" Luffy yelled. "Where are you guys going?"

"I'm landing already," Zoro drawled. "The number of shadows we have to get back just went up by one, right?"

"I'm leading Zoro San there," Yusei shrugged, holding up the bedraggled Hildon in one hand, smiling. "Sanji San, this guy knows who's responsible for the wedding."

"ALRIGHT!" Luffy declared as more flames of rage lit the night. "Men, prepare for the counter-attack! We're going to blow down Thriller Bark!"

"YEAH!"

"You know, looking for the zombies our shadows are in is going to be some back-breaking work," Zoro commented as the rest of them disembarked.

"And Luffy's zombie is really unbelievable!" Chopper exclaimed. "He's like two giants! I don't even know if you could win!"

"And it's not just that!" Usopp added. "He's also got your shadow in him, Luffy!"

"What are you blabbering about?' Zoro yawned.

"Zoro!"

"Even if they're strong or big, we've got to beat them up to get our shadows back, right?" Zoro commented.

"We don't have to go look for the zombies," Luffy commented. "... though I kinda want to see mine..."

"Ha? What are you saying?" Zoro retorted. "In this state we'll never be able to see the sun again!"

"But, you know, that Zombie Ossan from earlier said so, didn't he?" Luffy pointed out. "If I beat Gecko Moria, all the shadows will return!"

"... he did say that," Sanji sighed. "He's trusting random people again..."

"Actually, what Luffy San said does make sense," Yusei considered.

Luffy pointed far in the distance, where the spire of a tower rose into the dark skies. "So, above those stairs Moria awaits, yes?"

"Yes," Yusei confirmed.

"Anyway, for now I'm just gonna go kick Moria's ass," Luffy commented airily. "Then, all the shadows will return, so... Sanji! I'm leaving Nami to you!"

Sanji yelled with both arms raised. "DAMN RIGHT!" More flames burst from him. "INVISIBLE MAN, DIVISIBLE MAN, I DON'T CARE! I'M GONNA KICK HIM STRAIGHT OUTTA THIS MIST! AS IF I'D ALLOW THIS MARRIAGE! "

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, but that invisible man saw Nami bathing," Usopp continued.

"Yeah, he did," Chopper quietly nodded.

"WHAAAAAAAT!" Sanji's skin began to turn red from rage. "WHY YOU–!"

The pier itself began to burn from his rage.

"-.-..."

Embers floated in the wind as Sanji's rage built.

"Don't add fuel to the fire..." Zoro commented. "He's kind of eccentric..."

"You Invisible Pervert... I'll never forgive that!" Sanji yelled.

BOOM!

"Wow! He exploded!" Chopper commented as he hid behind Yusei's legs.

"I feel responsible for letting him take Nami from right before my eyes..." Usopp clenched his fist. "I'm going with Sanji! More importantly I don't want to see that Shichibukai again!"

"I'm worried about that skeleton's fight, so I'm going to find him." Franky commented. "If the Strawhat manages to beat Moria before that the fight will be settled, but... if my shadow was to be taken right before that happened it would be a problem."

"I'll help you with that, Franky," Zoro offered, smirking. "I'm interested in seeing how much of a challenge this Legendary Samurai is."

"Nami Chan seems more important..." Robin commented. "For the time being the showdown seems to be there. Afterwards, beating Moria will be our key to victory."

"You say that so easily, but our opponent is a Shichibukai, you know!" Chopper exclaimed.

"It's alright, Crocodile was one too." Luffy dismissed.

"EEEHHHH? How is that 'alright'? He almost killed you, didn't he?" Chopper screamed. "Please, be careful! And really! I already told you but your zombie is AMAZING!"

"I got it, I got it..."

"I think I'll follow Luffy San, if only to provide back-up..." Yusei commented.

"We're coming to get you back, Nami Swaaaaan!" Sanji was screaming to the heavens.

Usopp produced drawstring bags from his bag. "Alright, take this, one sack each... except for Yusei."

"Eh?" Yusei blinked.

"Your monsters can beat the zombies up already, so I divided your share into the rest," Usopp pointed out. "It's a special of mine, the Zombie Death Salt Ball!"

"Oh, so this is what you were making earlier," Zoro commented. "As expected."

"Anyway, there's one thing I have to say to you guys about the situation!" Usopp said. "In this sea there are many forests we can try to hide in, but there is no place where no sunlight is guaranteed! We're only safe for now because it's the middle of the night! In other words, think of sunrise as the absolute limit! This is the one thing we mustn't forget!"

"It's just as you said," Luffy smashed his fist into his palm. "Not getting anything to eat before sunrise is the worst! We'll make you regret offering up this fight, Gecko Moria! We'll make him give us back twice our food! Before dawn!"

"YEAH!"

"... I think Usopp San meant the limit to get the shadows back..." Yusei pointed out, still waving about the bedraggled Hildon. "Do you think a declaration of war is good enough?"

"Send it!" Luffy ordered. "Give him a warning before we come kick his ass!"

Yusei glared at the frightened zombie, before stuffing something into Hildon's mouth. "Go report to your master, that we are coming."

It wa a very panicked Hildon that flew off.

"He's bad news, run!" the zombies screamed as they ran from a charging Luffy.

An explosion sounded.

"Doesn't look like we need the salt for now..." Yusei commented.

"They're just exploding with anger!" Usopp exclaimed.

"They don't care about the shadows at all." Chopper commented, running up the steps in his reindeer form.

Robin merely had an enigmatic smile as they ran onwards.

"Give us back our food!" Boom.

"Nami Swaan!" Boom.

"Oh no! This is bad!" Robin stopped once they cleared the next flight of steps.

"What? What happened?" Usopp asked. "Ghosts?"

A flurry of white ghosts appeared, flying down to pass through Luffy and Sanji. Both men sank to their knees in depression.

"It's all over... when I get reborn I want to be a mosquito..." Luffy sighed.

"I'm such an idiot for over-curling my eyebrows..." Sanji wept.

"Hey! Luffy! Sanji! What happened to you!" Usopp yelled. "Luffy... what happened?"

"Ne-ga-ti-ve! Ne-ga-ti-ve!" the ghosts chanted.

"It's the work of those ghosts," Robin responded. "If they touch you your spirit will break. As for the solution to this problem..."

"Strange..." Yusei pulled out a few cards. "I summon Max Warrior!"

A green-robed man armed with a staff appeared.

"Then, I tribute the Warrior Type Max Warrior to special summon Turret Warrior!" Yusei called as the giant behemoth of stone and steel appeared, cannons on its shoulders aimed. "Turret Warrior! Revolving Shot!"

"Oi, Yusei!" Usopp screamed. "Physical attacks don't–"

"Fire!" Boom.

The scatter-shot of bullets killed the ghosts, the surrounding zombies and most of the staircase leading up.

"... okay, that works too," Usopp ran over to pick up Sanji, as Chopper took Luffy. "Run!"

They ran, and ran, being chased by zombies and ghosts persistently despite the occasional pot shot by Turret Warrior.

Yusei sighed as the migraine increased with every attack. "Crap... I have to save strength, that's why... we can only run..."

"This I going bad!" Usopp screamed. "Daaaamn!"

Then the floor broke underneath him, and Yusei vaguely realised that he was falling down amidst panicked screams from ally and enemy alike.

"I'm falling!" Usopp's scream was particularly distinctive.

"Usopp! Sanji! Yusei!" Chopper screamed.

At this height...

The face of Turret Warrior loomed.

I need... wings!

"I summon Shield Wing!"

The green winged beast plucked him from the skies, throwing him onto its back as it spiralled down slowly. Yusei clung on for dear life, even though he wore a slight smile at seeing the crew's antics at the red-skinned giant... zombie...

The smile dropped.

"Idiot!" Usopp was saying as he landed safely. "That's not a wall! That's Luffy's zombie!"

"What?" Zoro turned around. "He's..!"

"Luffy's... zom- zombie?"

"What's with this size?" Franky was yelling. "Is he a devil? I've never seen such a giant! Is this a zombie?"

"Yeah," Yusei confirmed.

"It's over!" Usopp was crying. "It's the end! He's come to kill us!"

Very slowly, the giant red-skinned zombie reached out for a huge triangular boulder, grabbing it to lift. Shrapnel and debris dropped from the sky in a patter of rain as it lifted it, the three Straw Hats tensing and Usopp panicking as it lifted the giant boulder whose drop meant their instant death... onto its head.

"This is good!" The Luffy- zombie declared.

"...eh?"

"Alright, I'm in a good mood now!" the demonic zombie declared, marching off and causing small tremors with every step. "I'm going to become the Rotten Pirate King! Man... it surprised me when that thing broke..."

"W- What?" Usopp stuttered. "Didn't it notice us?"

"He really was talking like Luffy..." Zoro noted. "With that body and Luffy's strength, he's bad news..."

Usopp sank to his knees. "Isn't this enough... for your shadows...?"

"It's not!" Zoro yelled back.

"We didn't want to, but that's that, either way we're going to rescue Nami San!" Sanji continued. "Get over it! You don't see Yusei panicking!"

Yusei face-palmed as Franky sent the man a sympathetic look. "Poor guy... being taken as the standard..."

"But the problem is that, even though Usopp, Yusei and I fell from the staircase above, even if we tried to take this path back, we can't get to that Mast Mansion since the bridge is broken," Sanji observed.

"It isn't something we can jump over either..." Zoro added.

"Even if we had a path, we'll just run into zombies..." Usopp moped.

Franky and Yusei looked at them, then at the bridge, and then at each other.

Both shipwright and mechanic had shit-eating grins on their faces.

"Great minds think alike?" Franky smirked.

"Indeed," Yusei took the offered mallet.

"Just wait thirty seconds!" Franky was yelling a while later.

"Huh?" The other three Straw Hats looked to their direction.

"I'm not quite satisfied with this finish..." Franky touched the elaborate stone railings on either side of the excellently-rebuilt bridge.

"THEY MADE A BRIDGE!" All three yelled.

"There was enough rubble around to recycle for a bridge or two," Yusei estimated. "Of course, Franky San did most of the work."

"You're not too bad yourself, Nii Chan," Franky saluted.

"Still, isn't it a bit much to put in this much detail in an emergency...?" Usopp muttered.

"Are you saying I should skip crucial parts of the construction?" Franky yelled. "Still, Nii Chan, is this your first time building a bridge?"

"Ah," Yusei replied. "I built motorcycles before this."

"It seems we can rely on you guys!" Sanji grinned. "Anyway, you saved us! Let's go!"

"Junk Synchron, summon!" Yusei hissed as they neared the closest source of light.

"What are you...?" the words died as the orange-dressed monster appeared.

"Max Warrior, summon!" Yusei called again as the green-robed staff-user appeared. "Gathering roars turn into an echoing arrow which tears through the sky! Become the path its light shines upon!"

"What's with the–" Zoro's words died as the monsters dissolved into stars.

"Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Junk Archer!" Yusei commanded once both monsters had disappeared to form one orange-armoured warrior armed with a bow and a quiver of arrows.

"Cool!" Franky and Usopp hissed as they approached the room.

"What is this room?" Sanji growled at the unnecessarily cute decoration.

"This room must belong to someone quite pompous..." Zoro muttered, until he started.

A horde of ghosts, the exact same type that seemed to be prevalent around Thriller Bark, meandered around the room, the middle of which a pink-haired girl in pink Gothic Lolita clothing lounged on a purple couch.

"I intended to have you all be the zombies' victims on the bridge," she cooed in a high-pitched voice. "But... I didn't expect for Oz to come flying down." Her voice changed. "A big nuisance entered my plan."

"Those ghosts...!" Zoro realised. "Could she be the one who was manipulating them? Just what is that?"

The girl, whom Yusei recognised as Perona, stood up and laughed. "It seems you're already familiar with the fearsomeness of these ghosts."

The Straw Hats stared in awe as more ghosts appeared from her palms.

"With the powers granted by the Hollow Hollow no Mi I've become a spirit woman!" Perona declared. "These ghosts are my clones. They hollow out a person's spirit!"

The Straw Hats drew back slightly.

Perona continued to laugh. "This is the end of all of you!"

"To think that the one pulling the strings of those ghosts was this cutie Chan!" Sanji lamented.

"Like this is the time!" Usopp yelled, eyes bugging out. "If we're hit by that we'll be annihilated in an instant!"

"We've got no choice but to run!" Franky exclaimed.

"With that many of them..." Zoro growled.

"Run!" the others began to run.

"Negative Hollow!" Perona called as the ghosts gave chase.

"I won't let you touch them!" Yusei pulled out another card. "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!"

The spinning iron frame stopped the ghosts in their tracks.

"And then, the counter-attack," Yusei's eyes narrowed as the archer behind him took aim. "Dimensional shot!"

An arrow was quickly loosed, vanishing the ghosts like so many enemies before.

Perona frowned but quickly recovered. "Nice, but... there are more Hollows behind you..."

Yusei started, turning back to see the crew already on their knees.

"My existence is lower than that of a dead fish..." Sanji moaned.

"That's right... I should be reborn as a stray dog!" Franky was crying.

"My apologies for that I've been treading the same earth as everyone else..." Zoro was on all fours.

"It's over... Everything is..." Usopp moaned on his back. It would have been comedic had the situation not been so serious.

"Even with your servant, you can't beat all of us," Perona giggled as the Animal Zombies appeared behind her. "Capture them."

"Roger!" the zombies yelled before charging.

"Too short... now for the ones above..." she sighed, turning around.

Yusei momentarily stepped back. "I... I won't leave them! Junk Archer!"

"Midareuchi Salt Star!"

Like hail from the very skies itself, the white pellets rained down into the zombies' mouths, the shadows dissipating into the air upon receiving the purifying crystals.

Perona immediately turned back. "Who is it?"

In one hand, Usopp held a long slingshot, almost like a staff, his posture one of resolve. "I won't let you lay a hand on my crew!"

"Damn... wasn't he hit?" Perona growled as more Hollows appeared out of thin air. "These Hollows... when did they–?"

"The time limit... so Junk Archer's effect has a limit in real life too..." Yusei observed as the Hollows made a beeline for Usopp. "Ah! Usopp San!"

Perona cackled. "Let's see if you can take this... Quadruple Negative Hollow!"

All four impacted at once upon the sniper, who stood his ground despite the impact and the sheer depression.

"What?"

"My name is... Captain Usopp!" he declared.

"Why? Why isn't he on his knees?" Perona almost screamed. "the other one has that thing to protect him, but... why? The ghosts hit you! What trick did you use?"

"It's no trick," Usopp answered. "I'M JUST ALREADY NEGATIVE!"

"EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH?"

There was a drum-roll as the revelation finally sank in.

"The ghost's Negative Power won't work?"

"This man is unheard of!"

"Ah! Perona Sama!"

Silence, silence so thick one could probably make molasses out of it and have some left over for treacle.

"...do your best."

"Do your best!" the zombies began cheering.

"Do your best!" Perona took up.

There were banners with 'live', 'do your best' and 'fight', and their enemies were cheering. "Do your best! Do your best! Do your best! Do your best!"

"DON'T CHEER ME ON!" Usopp yelled back before turning to the Straw Hats picking themselves up. "Now snap out of it, you guys! We have to hurry and rescue Nami and Brook!"

This was enough to snap them out of the depression to look at Usopp.

"You guys... your powers mean nothing to her!" Usopp continued. "I'll take care of her!"

"You..." Franky stared.

"What is this reliable feeling..." Sanji muttered.

"It didn't affect him?" Zoro stared open-mouthed.

Perona finally regained her senses. "Why you!"

"So, you just take out the surrounding zombies!" Usopp continued. "I cannot defeat those! I'll di-"

"We'll leave things to you here!" Sanji retorted.

"No! Wa- No! Hold it! Wait!"

"I'll remain behind to give a hand with those zombies," Yusei offered as the rest of the Straw Hats ran off.

"Yusei...!" Usopp cried. "I can only depend on you..."

"...please stop that." Yusei glared at the animal zombies and Perona. "Since I'm not mired in negativity, I'll leave Perona to you, Usopp San."

"Leave it to me!" the long-nosed sniper grinned.

"Junk Archer!" Yusei ordered. "Take out those guys!"

The archer aimed and fired.

The direct result of another attack was...

"The Negative Ghosts... HAVE LOST IN NEGATIVITY!" the zombies crowed as one upon seeing the depressed Hollows.

"Bearsy... I'm sorry for everything..."

"Even Perona Sama was affected!"

"Is that guy a hermit? Or maybe a saint?"

"Listen here, you..." Usopp whispered. "Don't think anyone here can... CONQUER ME IN NEGATIVITY!"

"What a bad source of self-esteem!" they crowed.

All the while, Usopp was inching away from them as Yusei commanded arrow after arrow.

"But... why does he look so small when he has such self-esteem?"

"Oh... Isn't he backing away?"

"HOLD IT!"

Yusei then turned to glare at the sniper. "Usopp San. Salt."

"Ah! Right! Midareuchi Salt Star!"

One wave of purified zombies went down.

"How dare you do that again to my cute animal zombies?" Perona almost screamed.

"Don't come near me! Salt Star!"

"It's salt! Watch out!" she ordered.

"Even then, you still have me to watch for," Yusei observed dispassionately. "Junk Archer, aim carefully. Dimensional shot!"

Perona gasped as she disappeared.

"Now!" Yusei called to a stunned Usopp. "She won't disappear forever, now when she's gone, take out the leaderless zombies!"

"Perona Sama!" the zombie named Bearsy moaned.

"Got it!" Usopp aimed with the Great Pachinko, Kabuto. "Midareuchi Salt Star!"

All the zombies closed their hands over their mouths to allow the salt to impact harmlessly on their lips.

"Like that'll work," Yusei indicated to the archer. "Tearing Arrow!"

The last of the zombies, minus a surprisingly agile Bearsy, were gone by the time Perona reappeared.

"This... what is THIS?" she screamed.

Yusei winced, leaning against a nearby wall for support. "Sorry, Usopp San, break for a while."

"Got it!" Usopp grinned.

"Get him!" the zombies cheered.

"Like I'll let you!" Usopp took aim. "Hinokoboshi!"

A fireball blazed past the zombies towards the chandelier.

"He missed! What a dork!"

"Go get him!"

"Usopp San!" Yusei called from the sidelines as Usopp was sent flying to land with a thud.

"You... eat this! Negative Hollow!" Perona threw one at him. The Junk Archer merely stepped in the way, took the Hollow by the head, and adopted the famous baseball pitching stance of the famous players before throwing it back in a fast-ball that Perona narrowly dodged. Yusei managed to look away long enough to see the chandelier fall onto the zombies.

"Ouch! Hot, hot hot! Damn brat!"

"Now's the chance!" Usopp aimed at Perona. "Ultimate–"

"You can't." Bearsy got in the way.

"Don't get in my way. If you don't get out of my way I'll start with– Ahhh! Wait, dammit! Yusei, I'll chase after her!"

"Ah," Yusei nodded as the sniper ran off. "Does Aki ever go through migraines when she uses this...? Itte..."

"You're new." Very dispassionately, Yami strolled into the room of crying zombies, Gaia the Swift Knight charging behind him to annihilate every single one. "Soon, the headaches fade if you exercise the power often. Then it will be replaced with full-body aches and general lethargy and potentially the occasional coma and severe injury via Duel Monster. If you summon too much at once your body won't even have the energy to pump blood around with your heart, you know, so keep that in mind."

"Yami San, why are you here?" Yusei dully sighed, head resting on the stone wall.

"I came to get you back," Yami primly replied, as if they weren't in the midst of a zombie battlefield. "If we leave now you can still escape any suspicion concerning the activities of the Crimson Dragon."

Yusei was silent for a few moments.

"This is not your world," Yami continued. "You have no part in the story of this world, nor do they have a part in yours. It is best to leave without any attachment to this world. Come, I'll take you home."

"I..." Yusei answered, before pausing. "I..."

"They will live, and your involvement will end, and destiny no longer binds to you," Yami solemnly replied. "Come, Yusei."

"Why?"

Yami looked slightly disturbed by this question. "Excuse me?"

"Why?" Yusei's eyes were set in determination. "Why would I come to this world to begin with? If the Crimson Dragon is doing this, why? What are you not telling me? If I go back, there is no one waiting for me, nor is there a home to return to. I... I..."

…

"You'll get ink stains on your hands," Yusei replied. "Rubber or not."

…

Nami sniffed, looking at him with teary eyes. "Finally, someone with common sense other than us aboard this ship."

…

Despite that they were travelling at speeds enough to throw people off the ship, despite that all this was happening in a heavy storm out at sea, the cries of the crew prompted Yusei to laugh as the Thousand Sunny charged ever forward.

…

"Yusei, is there anything wrong?" Chopper inquisitively looked at him. "This ship..." Yusei tilted his head slightly as Nami drove the Mini Merry II out to sea. "It seems very precious."

"Merry is our nakama..." Chopper sniffed. "Merry is alive... I love Merry..."

…

I think... these recent years, the best thing that has happened to me... was to meet all of you." The black-haired blue-eyed man sighed. "It sounds trite, but... this is the closest thing I have felt to a family in a while now."

…

"You! Why are you not panicking?" the two other Straw Hats yelled at their newest member.

Yusei blinked. "Is crying going to change our fate?"

There was silence to his answer.

"Besides, you guys need someone to be strong now," Yusei considered, patting Chopper comfortingly on the back. Nami sighed, her eyes tearing up. "A bastion of reason~! Yusei, I knew there was a reason I could count on you~!"

…

"I'm sure he was there!" Nami argued. "See, even Yusei agrees with me! And we all know how dependent Yusei is..."

"It's only a day and already you're seen as dependent," Chopper said, awed. "That's a skill all by itself, Yusei."

…

"Go, Yusei!"

…

"You have such good taste!" Lola gave a thumbs-up, as far as cloved feet could manage. "He looks so reliable!"

…

"That thing has a power?" Franky studied it.

"Ah," Yusei nodded. "Er... Junk Warrior came from this game, Duel Monsters."

"Wow!" Franky had stars in his eyes upon seeing the white card in Yusei's fingers. "Cool power! Er... this... What's this 'When this card is Synchro Summoned, it gains attack power equal to the total attack power of all two-star monsters you control'?"

"It's Junk Warrior's special ability," Yusei answered. "The power of all surrounding weak ones becomes concentrated into Junk Warrior as the power of fellows."

"How beautiful!" Franky wept.

…

"To think that the nakama that Laboon was waiting for was... that skeleton..." Zoro finished.

Franky burst into tears and loud sobbing then. "I love Boney and the whale, dammit!"

"SHUT IT!" Almost all except for Luffy, Yusei, Chopper and Robin yelled at him.

…

Usopp produced drawstring bags from his bag. "Alright, take this, one sack each... except for Yusei."

"Eh?" Yusei blinked.

"Your monsters can beat the zombies up already, so I divided your share into the rest," Usopp pointed out. "It's a special of mine, the Zombie Death Salt Ball!"

…

Yusei face-palmed as Franky sent the man a sympathetic look. "Poor guy... being taken as the standard..."

"It isn't something we can jump over either..." Zoro added.

"Even if we had a path, we'll just run into zombies..." Usopp moped.

Franky and Yusei looked at them, then at the bridge, and then at each other.

Both shipwright and mechanic had shit-eating grins on their faces.

"Great minds think alike?" Franky smirked.

"Indeed," Yusei took the offered mallet.

"Just wait thirty seconds!" Franky was yelling a while later.

"Huh?" The other three Straw Hats looked to their direction.

"I'm not quite satisfied with this finish..." Franky touched the elaborate stone railings on either side of the excellently-rebuilt bridge.

"THEY MADE A BRIDGE!" All three yelled.

"There was enough rubble around to recycle for a bridge or two," Yusei estimated. "Of course, Franky San did most of the work."

"You're not too bad yourself, Nii Chan," Franky saluted.

"Still, isn't it a bit much to put in this much detail in an emergency...?" Usopp muttered.

"Are you saying I should skip crucial parts of the construction?" Franky yelled. "Still, Nii Chan, is this your first time building a bridge?"

"Ah," Yusei replied. "I built motorcycles before this."

"It seems we can rely on you guys!" Sanji grinned. "Anyway, you saved us! Let's go!"

…

"I don't know anymore..." Yusei whispered.

"At the strength you have now, you cannot hope to survive in this cruel and lawless world," Yami pointed out as Gaia raged behind him. "Especially this close to the most dangerous part of this world, what they call the New World. Right now, you need rest after a paltry few attacks."

"I did fine just now," Yusei rebutted mutinously.

"What happens when you need to use a spell, or trap?" Yami argued. "You are dead weight to them like you are now!"

"Then help me!" Yusei retorted. "Give me the strength to help them! They... Luffy San and the others... help us live to see the dawn!"

Yami growled. "Yusei, you..." This phenomenon... it seems like the reports were correct... Monkey D. Luffy does polarise people. To think that a pirate who is no better than a thief will change the strong Yusei this much...

His crimson eyes were shrouded in shadow as the corners of his lips began to lift. To have a Legendary Duellist firmly on your side after only twenty-four hours... to cause the famously cool Yusei to plead on your behalf... I want to see, what manner of man will change this world with the power of light and darkness with him? Strawhat Luffy... I want to see it... to see it, the destiny of this world must change! Then, it shall change!

"The path is full of trials," Yami observed, giving nothing away.

Yusei's eyes narrowed. "I'll take them on for this crew!"

Yami could not help it, throwing his head back to laugh in a way that induced all the zombies to be purified from the sheer amount of shadows in that instant as the sound echoed that of the night's magic, strong and potent and dark and dangerous. "Very well then!" Yami had a psychotic smile on his face. "Prepare yourself! I will tell you what I can."

"Ah!" Finally, Yusei smiled.

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