A/N: I'm back people and I'm READY TO GO! So, here's Chapter 4, people, fresh and hot off the press. Once again, despite the title, the fight will be very short and one-sided for Luffy, since his power would be considered on an almost god-like scale in the Akame Ga Kill universe. But I'll try not to make him super OP. Also, prepare yourselves to see a fight with the three beasts sometime soon.

mr I hate znt nobles kill em, Heh heh. Nice.

Anonymous, Mine was pretty pissed, wasn't she?

Chapter 4: Esdeath's Love?! Tournament Day Begins!

TOURNAMENT DAY, AT THE ARENA

Originally, Tatsumi wanted to enter the tournament to get money for his village, but Luffy insisted that he enter instead, who was thirsty for battling powerful opponents after his sparring session with Bulat.

In the arena, people of all ages came to watch people fight for the right to gain a teigu and work under Esdeath. However, only a select few people knew that teigu candidates were not the only reason for this tournament.

Esdeath was looking for her true love, the one. And that certain someone is here at the tournament grounds at this moment.

One of Esdeath's subordinates, Wave, was acting as the referee on the tournament grounds.

"On the east side…Kalbi the Butcher!" Wave said looking toward him. Kalbi's appearance seemed to resemble somewhat of a minotaur.

"And on the west side…Luffy the Mugiwara!" Wave said, looking towards Luffy. Tatsumi, Mine, Leone and Lubbock were sitting in the stands.

"I like that title. It fits so perfectly for some reason." Leone said.

"True, he is wearing a straw hat." Lubbock said.

"Alright Luffy! Kick his ass!" Tatsumi yelled.

"Does he really need to yell like that?" Mine thought.

Esdeath was sitting down in a throne-like chair, further up in the stands. Another subordinate of hers, Run, was standing at her side.

"It looks like one of them is a young man." Run said.

Esdeath's face looked very bored and uninterested after all the other matches she watched. She was close to giving up on the tournament and calling it a day.

Back on the tournament grounds, Kalbi was smirking confidently.

"You're a small one, aren't you? I guess that means that the prize money is in the bag for me." Kalbi said.

Luffy said nothing as he was picking his nose, not paying any attention at all.

"I'm sorry. Did you say something?" Luffy asked.

Kalbi's eye twitched.

"Hehe…I like this kid" Wave thought with a smile as he raised his right arm.

"Begin!" Wave shouted as he swung his arm down.

"Have a full serving of my explosive fist, boy!" Kalbi said as he's about to punch Luffy.

Luffy immediately disappeared, leaving Kalbi and the crowd dumbfounded. Even Esdeath looked surprised, to say the least.

"What the hell? Where did he go?" Kalbi said, looking around.

Gomu Gomu no Rifle!

Kalbi turned around and was sent flying into the wall from a screwdriver-like punch.

Luffy started walking toward him pulling his fist back.

Esdeath looked on with great interest.

Kalbi got up and dusted himself off. "Getting cocky, eh?" He said wiping his mouth. "That's one mistake you won't live to regret."

Kalbi then unleashed a barrage of punches.

Gomu Gomu no Gatling!

Luffy countered with his own barrage of punches, easily overpowering Kalbi.

"I don't even need Gear Second for this guy." Luffy thought as he cocked his fist back very far.

Gomu Gomu no Ball Cracker!

Kalbi was punched square in the balls, instantly knocking him out cold.

The crowd was silent, then they started cheering for Luffy.

"W-what kind of move was that?" Wave thought as he tried to stop laughing.

"Luffy is the winner!" Wave shouted.

Luffy looked at the crowd, and smiled with his famous, heartwarming grin.

"Yeah!" Luffy said, excited that he won.

Tatsumi, Leone, Lubbock and Mine were staring at the scene with blank looks on their faces.

Tatsumi was holding his legs together after pissing himself.

Even though he was laughing at the scene, Wave made a mental note of not making Luffy mad, knowing that he would be screwed six ways to Sunday.

Esdeath on the other hand, had the complete opposite reaction. She was grinning the whole time, and being the masochist she is, she knew that she had found the one, the onebeing her true love and the mysterious boy that single-handely took down Seryu Ubiquitous.

She blushed when she saw Luffy's smile.

"I found him." Esdeath said.

"A candidate for a teigu, I presume?" Run inquired.

"That too." Esdeath said walking down toward the arena.

"Boss?" Run said.

Luffy catches sight of Esdeath walking down toward him.

"This is Esdeath? The one eyepatch was talking about?" Luffy thought.

"Monkey D. Luffy… that's your name, right? It's a nice name." Esdeath said.

"Thanks. But just call me Luffy." Luffy said. " You have long hair." Luffy said, looking at Esdeath's long, icy blue hair.

"Mmhm." Esdeath said.

"Your win just now was magnificent. Allow me to give you your reward." Esdeath said, going into her pocket.

"Um, thanks?" Luffy said, tilting his head, hearing rattling sounds, coming from her pocket, as if it were chains.

All of the Night Raid members in the stands were currently shitting themselves, hands over their mouths when they saw what happened 5 seconds later.

"Huh? What is this?" Luffy asked, feeling something tight around his neck.

"From now on, You'll belong to me." Esdeath said, blushing.

It took Luffy a minute to process this, and when he did…

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Luffy yelled.

"Oi, Oi!, wait a sec-" Luffy said, starting to be dragged off by Esdeath.

"Nope. I won't wait." Esdeath said, giving a light chop to his neck.

"What the- how did that affect me?" Luffy thought.

"Let's talk in my room; just the two of us." Esdeath said, still blushing.

"WTF" The Night Raid members yelled.

AT NIGHT RAID'S BASE

"Luffy has been taken by Esdeath?!" Akame yelled.

"We watched them go to the palace, but…" Leone said.

"You know we can't go after them, Akame." Bulat said, seeing the look in Akame's eyes. "Especially knowing Esdeath will be there."

"Luffy, you better come back alive." Akame thought as she looked down with a worried look on her face, understanding Bulat's reasoning.

Sheele on the other hand, just happened to be walking by. When she heard Leone explain the situation, she quickly ran to Luffy's room and held on to his pillow like her life depended on it.

"Luffy, please be safe." Sheele thought as she clutched the pillow.

IN THE PALACE

Luffy was tied to a chair in front of all Esdeath's subordinates, A.K.A the Jaegers. Esdeath was standing by Luffy's side.

"Um, can you please tell us what's going on, boss?" Wave asked.

"Well, to put it in simple terms, Luffy here is going to be my lover." Esdeath said.

"Then why does he have a dog choker on his neck?" Wave said.

"Because he's my lover of course, And I want him to stand out." Esdeath said.

"Can you take this off please? This is actually starting to hurt." Luffy said.

"Well, if you want people to see him as your lover and not your pet, then I highly suggest you take the collar off." Run said, feeling sorry for Luffy.

"Mm. Alright then." Esdeath said, taking the choker off Luffy.

"Phew. That feels much better." Luffy said.

"Do any of you guys have any lovers or close relatives?" Esdeath asked the group.

"I do." Bols spoke up. Bols was a tall, muscular man with a mask around his head.

"Really?" Kurome asked, speaking up. Kurome was a young girl with a black sailor outfit on. She somewhat resembled a little bit of Akame's appearance.

"Yes! I have a beautiful wife and a pretty daughter!" Bols exclaimed.

"Do you have any advice as to how I can capture Luffy's heart?" Esdeath asked.

"Yes." Bols said. "And that is to never give up! I, myself was rejected twice. But then after trying again, she finally became mine!" Bols said in all seriousness.

"Hm. I see." Esdeath said, copying down what he said in a small notebook.

"Uh…what's going to happen to me?" Luffy asked, all of sudden feeling uncomfortable for the first time since he's arrived at the capital.

Esdeath looked at him and gave him a loving smile.

IN ESDEATH'S ROOM

Luffy was currently sitting on the bed of Esdeath. Esdeath was taking a shower, and was almost done.

"Alright, how did this happen again?" Luffy thought.

His mind drew a blank.

"Well..." Luffy said.

Esdeath finally came out of the shower.

"Sorry for making you wait." Esdeath said, eager to start a love-making session with Luffy.

"…Damn." Luffy finished.

"You're not surprised?" Esdeath said.

"Why are you half naked?" Luffy asked.

"Don't worry. I don't mind you seeing me like this." Esdeath said.

"She's not kidding!" Luffy thought, slightly taken aback.

In a normal situation, if Luffy were to see Nami like this, She'd kick his ass from here to kingdom come.

However, with Esdeath, it was a completely different situation.

"Would you like anything to drink?" Esdeath asked.

"Do you have any grog?" Luffy asked.

"Sorry, I don't know what that is." Esdeath said, a little confused.

"Oh, nevermind then." Luffy said, looking slightly downcast.

"Are you nervous?" Esdeath asked, curious.

"Why would I be nervous?" Luffy asked, tilting his head.

"Because…" Esdeath started.

Wha-?" Luffy said as he Esdeath kissed his lip.

They both fell onto the bed, in a very comprising position.

"What the hell is wrong with this Ice woman?!" Luffy thought.

"I like your smile. It made me very happy. Also…" Esdeath said, smiling again.

"What?" Luffy said starting to get up.

"You can sleep with me." Esdeath said.

Luffy had no idea what she meant, but he brushed the thought aside and got off the bed.

"Nah, I'm good." Luffy said. "I can sleep by myself in that long couch over there."

Esdeath grabbed Luffy's hand desperately.

"Please sleep with me tonight! I promise I won't try to do anything." Esdeath said, desperately.

"I'm serious. I'm good on that couch over there!" Luffy said, starting to get a little irritated.

"sigh…Fine." Esdeath said, feeling a little upset and defeated.

"But know that if you try something within these walls, it will mean your death." Esdeath said.

"Like hell that'll happen." Luffy said confidently. "I promised my nakama that I'll live to see them another day" Luffy said with a smile.

"That smile again…" Esdeath thought, blushing.

"Wait a second-nakama?" Esdeath thought aloud.

"Luffy!" Esdeath said, about to start asking questions.

But unfortunately for her, Luffy was already fast asleep.

"Tch. I guess I'll start asking about him tomorrow." Esdeath said, laying down on the sofa beside him.

She felt his warm rubber body against her skin. It was invigorating.

"Yes, this is definitely him. Luffy is my one and only." Esdeath thought, pulling him closer to her.

A/N: Yes, I know that this chapter ended similarly to the last chapter, but I had to do, as far as the closure factor goes. Also next chapter, Luffy will reunite with Night Raid (hopefully). But still, I don't want to spoil too much for you guys, so I'm just going to end this here. Please stay tuned for the next chapter and as always, have an awesome day.