The crew has left Orange Town, Zoro and Tashigi learn some very interesting new things as also the crew now have a navigator although still temporarily.

It's now noon, and the crew continues to sail towards Baratie. Nami after put her staffs into the women dorm Marguerite and Nerine start to give her a tour of the ship.

Nami was amazed from the quality of the ship and at the same time from the collections of books and swords. She also looks at the infirmary, the training room, the living-play room who are top quality as almost everything on this ship. When both Marguerite and Nerine told her that Luffy himself build this ship with the help of their tribe she was shocked.

"Oi, Dinner is ready!" Luffy shout and everyone come running except Nami who look at Marguerite with question eyes as the first just smile at her.

"Wow…This is my favorite…Thanks' niisan!" Mai exclaimed happily as she starts drooling.

"This food is really good Luffy! I didn't know that you can cook." Nami conveys as she looks at him smiling.

"Thanks. Well, I know how to cook but… I am not close to a chef level. Also believe me when I said that is very dangerous thing to have a hungry Mai onboard…" Luffy said with a chuckle as Mai blink and everyone else start to laugh.

"Luffy, what is the name of this food?" Tashigi asked.

"This is Sea King with Penne Gorgonzola and it's the favorite food of Mai's and Hancock's." Luffy revealed smiling as Mai and Hancock nod their heads.

All of them enjoyed the food and now Luffy said to Kikyo to lower the anchor for the night.

"Ladies, Zoro go to sleep. I'll take the first shift!" Luffy said to them as they nod their heads and goodnight him.

As usual, Nea stayed awake never leaves his side, she looked at him somewhat concerned with Luffy to smile at her and pet her.

"The worst day in my life is close Nea." Luffy murmured with a sad expression as the snake look at him with confused gaze.

"Luffyyy…"

"For how much you'll continue to lie to everyone…"

Luffy shook his head somewhat sad at the voice and look at the sea with sad gaze.

"You know that I can't do anything about it. You and I, both gambled and lost. But…I don't have time for this…not now at least!" Luffy stated to no one particularly.

As Luffy continue to look at the sea his frown deepens even more but suddenly his eyes widen.

"What in the world does HE want in this sea?!" Luffy murmured as he grips his sword.

"You know that you can deal with him easily!…So why are you so nervous?"

"Aa, that's true. But I'm not nervous about me but about the others…They are not ready for this stage yet. Not even Mai is ready for something like this yet…" Luffy said once again to no one specifically making Nea to look around sweat dropping.

Luffy suddenly smiled and rise from his spot.

"Let's greet our other friend, ne?!" Luffy said as he pull out a dagger from his vest attaching a red ribbon on it and close his eyes to concentrate.

"Autumn Rose" Luffy murmured as he brings the dagger in front of his eyes vertically at the same time as his aura start to engulf him. He launch in the air and throw the dagger with a sound breaking speed to his target landing gracefully back on the ground.

"Now it's your move." Luffy said with a smirk as he sits down again.

"Is something you need Nami?" Luffy asked out of the blue startling her.

"H…How did you know that I was here Luffy?" Nami asked as she starts to walk towards him.

"Haki… Plus I'm a master swordsman!" Luffy stated making Nami to sit down next to him and look him with questioning eyes.

Luffy smile and turn his gaze towards her.

"There are three types of Haki. You have already see Busoshoku or else Color of Arms, there are also Kenbunshoku or else Color of Observation that it can allow you to feel everyone and anything around you as also to predict an attack before it happen. Those two can be learned by anyone. But, the third type is the Haoshoku or else Color of the Conquering King. This type can't be learned either you born with it or not, it's very rare and only one in several million people have this ability. This type allows you to exert your willpower over others stopping them from attack you or just dropping them unconscious" Luffy explained to her as Nami eyes widen from the realization.

"Is what you did to the mayor, isn't it?" Nami asked making Luffy to nod his head.

"A, I have all of them as also Mai and Hancock. But my specialty for now is Busoshoku and Kenbunshoku while Mai's is Haoshoku. Hancock has mastered all three of them." Luffy said to her making Nami to gasp.

"Now, how can I help you?" Luffy asked again.

"I…Mnnn…" Nami tried to said by soon bite her lips unsure about if she must speak or not.

Luffy smirk and put a hand on her shoulder trying to relax her.

"It's okay, take your time!" Luffy said with calm and gentle voice.

Nami sigh and raise her sleeve revealing her tattoo on her shoulder lowering her head at the same time.

"I see…what deal do you have with Arlong?" Luffy stated and asked her as she gasp and look at him with widen eyes.

"100.000.000 berries. He said to me that if I can collect that amount that he'll free my village." Nami revealed to him as Luffy return his gaze to the sea.

They stayed silent for some minutes.

"What did you thought Nami…That he'll run and aid you? And why will he do that?! It's not his problem and he only knows you for a few hours…Also who is crazy enough to fight a fish man?" Nami start to think as she starts to stand up but soon enough she finds a hand to stop her.

She turns around to see Luffy to look at her with a blank expression.

"How do you want to play this? I'm sure that you have already thought that he may don't keep his word…who is more than possible! So I ask you this. Do you want to try your way or do you want to go there and just kill him?" Luffy asked making her to look at him with widen eyes.

"I already thought that!" Nami murmured with low and sad voice but loud enough for Luffy to hear her.

"So, go there and kill him then." Luffy stated nonchalantly.

"Did he kill anyone close to you?" Luffy asked her with the same blank expression.

"He…He almost kill my mother…but my father was able to saved her the last minute." Nami conveyed making Luffy to turn again his gaze to the sea but not before she could see the sadness into his eyes like he remember something.

"I see, you're very lucky then." Luffy stated making Nami confused about what he meant with that.

Some more minutes have passed and neither of them said anything else.

"Tomorrow after we acquire a cook from Baratie will sail for your Island, also I want to stay with the others tomorrow. Someone is coming towards our direction and He's very powerful!" Luffy stated making Nami to look at him with a smile but intrigued about who he meant.

"Goodnight Luffy." Nami said with a smile as she kiss him in the chick making him to chuckle and someone inside the women dorm to stir on her sleep having a nightmare…

(Poor Hancock…Sorry I couldn't resist, please don't petrify me! Hehehe)

The Morning

The morning came and marguerite start to prepare breakfast as Luffy was still sleeping after Rindo came and took the next shift.

"Breakfast is ready!" Marguerite shouts as everyone minus Luffy start to gather into the kitchen to eat.

"Where is my dearest?" Hancock asked curious.

"Luffy was still sleeping when I woke up." Zoro said making her to stand up furious.

"How do you dare to come here to eat without my dearest Luffy?!" Hancock asked turned again into her full demon form as flames start to envelop her scaring the shit out of Zoro and Chopper.

"I'll go to wake him up" Nami said innocently without to know what waits her.

Before she can take another step she finds Hancock besides her to throw daggers to her making her to pale instantly and to sit down again.

"Or not…" Nami murmured frantically.

"I'll go to wake up my dearest, kyah!" Hancock said daydreaming as everyone except Mai start to sweet drop but to her disappoint the door open and Luffy walks in making another cloud to appear above her head and start to rain as Hancock fall again into depression.

"Oi, oi what the hell?!" Zoro said/asked with twitching eyes.

"Good morning everyone!" Luffy said smiling but as he walks he take Hancock's hand and put her on his lap before sit down to his chair and kiss her in the cheek making her to blush and almost faint from happiness.

"Tch, women…" Zoro murmured but unfortunately for him not low enough as Nami, Kikyo, Ran and Tashigi bonk him on the head muttering brute all four of them, Zoro to say sorry with a swollen head, Chopper to run around panicked shouting doctor, he needs a doctor and everyone else to laugh their hearts out.

"Alright everyone, after breakfast Zoro you start your training with Aphelandra, Tashigi with Ran." Luffy said as everyone nods their heads.

After some minutes they finished their breakfast and start to exit the kitchen.

Aphelandra and Ran begin to spar with Zoro and Tashigi to see how strong and skilled are with Luffy to observe them always, Hancock begin her spar with Mai as always before Luffy take her place to spar with her with swords.

"Nami, do you know how to fight?" Luffy asked her without to avert his gaze from the sparing session.

"Mmm, I'm not an expert as you guys but I can fight with a bow staff." Nami responds making Luffy smile and nod his head.

"Stop! Zoro, think before you attack! Aphelandra is taller than you, reduce your space with her and take advantage of it. Tashigi, watch your footwork also your taller than Ran use it to your advantage. Clear your heads. An angry or confused swordsman is a dead swordsman! Begin again!" Luffy said with serious voice and gaze as both Zoro and Tashigi look somewhat embarrassed of it but nod their heads and start again.

This goes for some hour until Luffy told them to stop and rest.

"Zoro, your technique is based on power. That's good as your style is different from ours but only the power isn't enough…you luck speed so that is what you will work from now on. Also you must start to develop different attacks with your two swords as also with one sword! Tashigi, you must improve your stance. From what I saw your technique is more close to speed than the power so from now on you will work how to become stronger." Luffy stated as both of them nod their heads.

"Also, Zoro your other two swords is a piece of garbage and almost broken. Go inside and take two swords…They aren't famous swords but they'll last long enough until we reach Longue Town and buy some better." Luffy suggest making Zoro to nod his head as Luffy was right.

"Kikyo stir the ship there, I can sense two people that may need help!" Luffy said pointing to his left making Kikyo to nod her head and stir the ship.

After some minutes true to Luffy's word they reach a very small land to find two people behind some rocks which the one of them was unconscious.

"Do you need any help?" Luffy asked an average-sized man with tanned skin who wears a pair of sunglasses and have a black tattoo on his left cheek.

"Eh.? Yeah…yes please my partner is gravely ill." The man said as Luffy jump off the ship to help the man to carry his partner.

Just as they board the ship Zoro exit from the weapon room and look at them with widen eyes.

"Johnny is that you?!" Zoro asked as the man who is with Luffy turns around to see who called him.

"Zoro-aniki ?!" The man named Johnny exclaimed.

"Oi, Johnny what happened to Yosaku?" Zoro asked as Johnny start to cry and to explain how Yosaku injuries start to open suddenly.

"It's scurvy." Both Chopper and Luffy announce at the same time.

"Luffy, can you make some lemonade and bring it here?" Chopper asked as Luffy nods his head and head to the kitchen.

After a minute or two Luffy come back with a lemonade and start to help Yosaku to drink it slowly.

"I'M ALIVE!"… "HE'S ALIVE!"…"I'M, HE'S CURED!" Both of them said as they start to dance around only to find Nami and Luffy to bonk them on the head.

"Like hell, you're cured!" Both Nami and Luffy yell at them forcing Yosaku to sit down again.

Johnny, Yosaku and Zoro start to remember how they met as Akiko continue the route towards Baratie. After an hour or so the sea restaurant starts to show up but unfortunately the same did a marine ship.

(Yeah, for them… Sure! Poor, poor bastards)

"I'm Marine lieutenant Fullbody. Who is the captain of this vessel?" an average-size man with white pinstripe suit and a scar under his right eye asked.

"I am, the name is Luffy." Luffy said eyeing the lieutenant.

"Tch, I haven't seen you before…Although this symbol on your flag something reminds me…" Fullbody said putting a finger on his chin.

"Never mind, men sunk this ship!" He ordered trying to impress the woman beside him and walk away as the soldiers start to aim the cannons towards Akiko.

"Fool…" Both Luffy and Hancock murmured making the rest of them smile except Johnny and Yosaku who haven't seen before Luffy in action.

As the canons fired Luffy unsheathe his sword and with a quick move with his wrist he deflects the canon balls and sent them back to the marine vessel hitting it.

But he doesn't stop there…

He brings his sword horizontally and launches a red-waved flying attack cutting the ship's mast in two making Zoro, Tashigi, Nami, Johnny and Yosaku to gasp and look at him with widening eyes.

"And this my friends… Is how you split a ship in two, also this is called a flying slash. So if both of you Zoro and Tashigi want to be the best and one of the best you must be able at least to do something like this!" Luffy say to them smiling as the five of them nods their heads frantically.

"Oh my god…oh my god, he almost cut a freaking ship in two! When Arlong wields his sword he only cut he doesn't create a freaking weave!" Nami starts to thought.

"Ha.! I choose to follow the right man." Zoro starts to think with a smirk.

"What power…And to think this hot idiot…Ehem. I mean idiot challenged Luffy while he could cut him in half without even notice it…But then it'll be shame to loose such hot guy...Dammit. Tashigi put yourself together." Tashigi start to think and blush once more again earning giggles from Hancock, Mai and Luffy and as always a question mark above Zoro's head.

The crew after twenty with thirty minutes finally arrived at Baratie and they start to enter.

"Welcome to Baratie, how many are you?" a man asked.

"Eighteen." Mai respond.

"Table for eighteen then, please follow me!" The man said as Luffy nods his head and the man leads them to a big table.

"Good morning! I'm Sanji and I will…" a slim yet muscular long-legged man with blond hair brushed over one side of his face said before his eyes turned into hearts? And start swing all over the girls and especially Mai and Hancock until he finds a dagger towards his throat.

"Luffy…This man is no ordinary man, So be careful…he's more, much more than meet the eye!"

"Hands off, from my baby sister and from Hancock!" Luffy murmured with low and dangerous voice but loud enough for Sanji to hear him and back off.

"Tch, bastard. As I said before I'll take your orders today." Sanji said while the door of the restaurant opens and an average-sized young woman with light blue hair and tanned skin enters while the man in the reception leads her to a table in the corner.

Unnoticed to anyone the moment the woman enter the restaurant Nami's eyes widen.

The crew starts to order with Luffy to take a glass of vintage wine along with a piece of cake.

Soon enough the door open again and everybody inside there gasp shouting what Don Krieg himself and his first mate Gin do here except from Luffy's crew who the most of them didn't know what's the deal with those two people.

"Please…give us food or we'll die…Please money isn't problem just hurry…Give us anything, e…even left overs." A relatively thin man of average height with short, scurfy hair and dark circles under his eyes said.

"No one give them food, Now that Don Krieg is at his low we can catch him and…" one of the chefs start to say but Sanji kick him away silencing him holding two plates with food and placed them in front of the two men.

"Eat." He simply said as the two men look at him for a moment but soon enough start to eat with their bare hands.

The moment the other man who is tall and muscular with short gray hair and long sideburns regained a portion of his power he try to attack Sanji only to find himself kicked out of the restaurant by Mai.

Earning gasps and applauses by anyone there.

"Oi, are you okay Sanji?" Mai asked with Sanji to blink at her but soon enough to find himself again and start swinging around her making her giggle, Luffy furious, Hancock, Marguerite, Kikyo and Sweet pea to try restrain him from attacking Sanji and Zoro to comment about a perverted curly-eyebrow making Sanji to call him marimo forgetting Mai and finally making Luffy to calm.

As everyone laughed suddenly Hancock, Mai and the other girls widen their eyes and look at Luffy who nods his head.

"Did by any chance just come back from Paradise?" Luffy asked the other man who was with Don Krieg.

"This place was everything but paradise…but yes we just returned from Grand line…Why do you ask? And the name is Gin by the way." The man responds making Luffy, Mai, Hancock and the rest of the crew to smile except from Nami, Zoro and Tashigi.

Luffy chuckles and stands up from the table.

"So that's the reason that He comes here, did by any way disturb his nap or something?" Luffy asked again making Gin look at him with questioning eyes.

Luffy sigh.

"I mean Takanome, Dracule 'Takanome' Mihawk." Luffy said again making Gin pale instantly.

"W…What do you mean that he's coming here?" Gin asked fearfully.

"I mean that in a few minutes he'll appear here! If you don't believe me then go outside to see for yourself." Luffy suggests with a smirk as everyone start to hurry outside to see if this man was right.

"Yep, now I'm sure that you meet him!" Luffy said as he looks at their ship.

Before anything else can be said the ship split in three as two vertical cut appear making everyone gasp and Luffy to smirk.

"Show off…" Luffy murmured as he unsheathes his sword swing it horizontally cutting the ship in half splitting it now in six and sheath it back.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" All the chefs yell terrifying only for Luffy, Mai, Hancock and Zoro to smirk.

"This is a flying slash! You are not from here kid are you?" an elderly-looking man with blonde-colored hair and long mustache said as Luffy nods his head.

"Aye, we're from an island in Calm Belt Ossan." Mai conveys smiling.

"Am not too old brat…My name is Zeff and I'm the owner of this restaurant." The elderly-looking man said.

As the dust and the debris start to clear a coffin-shaped raft with two green-flamed candles a single black sail and a single seat appear with Mihawk on it sitting making everyone nervous except Luffy, Hancock and Mai who she's interesting about him.

After a minute or two, the raft reached the Baratie and Mihawk step out of it smirking.

"Luffy." Mihawk said

"Mihawk." Luffy responds nodding his head.

The two men look each other in the eyes without to avert their gaze away even for a second…

Of course, all that before Mai speaks up.

"Your eyes are so cool!" Mai exclaimed with stars in her eyes making Mihawk to sweat drop, Luffy to laugh and everyone else to almost choke from the shock.

"You have been expecting me." Mihawk stated making Luffy smirk.

"You're really so bored that you chased out these weaklings from paradise here?" Luffy asked raising an eyebrow and making everyone else to gasp as how usual and friendly the two of them speak.

"….."

"….."

"I was bored." Mihawk finally revealed making Luffy chuckle.

"You own me Luffy!" Mihawk suddenly said making Luffy raise an eyebrow.

"You kill my pray…So, you own me!" Mihawk explained as Luffy shook his head negatively.

"You start it…I simply finish it!" Luffy responds with a smirk making Mihawk to frown but soon he rise a hand.

"But, if you want a fight…then a fight you'll surely get!" Luffy said with a huge grin making everyone there to gasp and Mihawk to actually smile.

"I gladly accept your challenge Luffy, It'll be my honor to fight you once more again!" Mihawk said for everyone there to hear it earning another gasp and a gulp from the audience.

"Prepare the platform!" Zeff exclaimed as one of the cooks run inside the restaurant to do what the owner said.

As the platform arise both of them start to taking fighting stances, the air start to become thick and difficult for almost everyone to breath while both of them locked their gazes to each other. Every slightly move from the one made the other tense, every slight move of muscle made the other to copy, every breath, though, blink made everyone else nervous except from this two…

Because both of them know very well that if a swordsman lose his focus even for a brief moment that means death.

Finally, both of them launch themselves to each other unsheathing their swords in the way, as metal collide with metal they create a huge shock wave that shake not only the baratie but the sea herself.

The two of them step back and collide again with a blinding speed who not only was difficult for the most of them to see it but from the intensity and the power the sky with the sea itself split in two making a horror scene. They exchange slash after slash without anyone of them giving the other even an inch.

"You're sick!" Mihawk stated without to disturb Luffy who just smirk.

"And you're point is?" Luffy asked as they exchange slashes one more again.

"How long you know it and why?" Mihawk asked with serious voice and gaze.

"I know it for some years now as for why it's complicated…" Luffy responds with an equally serious tone.

Luffy sigh and Mihawk looks him in the eyes more intensely.

"Look Mihawk, I'm dying alright?! I can't do anything about it…at least for now. But don't think for a minute that this will stop me to achieve what I'll looking for!" Luffy convey making Mihawk to actual gasp from the revelation but soon to smile again,

"It's time to end this Luffy!" Mihawk said smirking as a Green aura start to envelop him while Luffy smirk and nods his head.

Luffy detaches his sword splitting it into two and attach it again creating a double sword and making both Mihawk and Jeff to gasp as they both recognize this sword.

Mihawk launch himself towards Luffy ready to slash him as the last remains still.

"Dual Blood Roses" Luffy murmured swinging his sword at his side with his two hands vanishing and reappearing behind Mihawk again after seconds making the first to kneel on one knee and leaving all of them pale, gasping and dumfounded.

He turns his sword back to normal and sheath it as he walks towards Mihawk extending his hand to help him arise that Mihawk gladly accepts.

"Come on let's patch you up and sit down to drink something. The drinks are on me!" Luffy suggests smiling as Mihawk start to shake his head but he follows Luffy either way.

"Oi Chopper come here and treat Mihawk! Jeff-san brings us something to drink." Luffy shout smiling as everyone around him start to sweat drop about how relaxed was.

Mihawk's injury wasn't so big but Luffy and Chopper insisted either way so Mihawk waited patiently for this to over.

"So this is when two masters swordsman fights each other!" Tashigi said with awe.

"Fight..?" Luffy asked looking at Tashigi and then at Mihawk who simply smirks.

"Mihawk, did we fight and don't remember it?" Luffy now asked Mihawk who couldn't stop himself from laughing.

"Nah, I don't remember such a thing!" Mihawk stated nonchalantly.

"Then what was that?!" It was the turn of Nami to ask now.

Both Mihawk and Luffy look each other and then look back at Nami who cringle and take one step back.

"This was just a spar…Something to kill time and nothing more!" Both of them said at the same time making everyone there except Mai and Hancock to pale.

"Ah Luffy, now that I remember it…You know that someone is following you right?!" Mihawk stated rather he asked as Luffy simple smiled and nods his head.

Luffy started to introduce his crew to Mihawk, who the later was pretty impressed by both Hancock as he has already heard about her and also Mai.

Now Mihawk eyed Zoro and his eyes stop on his little injury.

"How did you get that injury?" Mihawk asked him making Zoro sweat remembering Luffy's previous fight with Mihawk and how easily Luffy could kill him.

"I was stupid and challenge Luffy not believing that he's the best swordsman in the world." Zoro respond to him somewhat ashamed…but not for the injury or that he lost but because now understands clearly what Luffy meant.

Mihawk smirks and nods his head.

"It was a good thing then that Luffy teach you a lesson because if you wanted to challenge me, in your state I would probably cut you in half but let you live…Of course then I'm more than sure that Luffy probably would teach me a lesson by cutting off one of my arms or maybe both of them…" Mihawk stated making Zoro, Nami and Tashigi to pale and to sweat drop.

"Oi, it's not my fault that I nick your shoulder! From the position you're coming if I didn't change the trajectory of my attack the last moment now you'll haven't a head…" Luffy stated somewhat angry making now all of them to gasp.

"Now that reminds me, what do you intent to do with them?" Mihawk asks him pointing his finger to the destroyed ship of Don Krieg.

Luffy looks at where he points and shrugs.

"Nothing, I don't believe that they'll come back to cause a trouble after our spar…Of course most of them are dead from our attacks…So I don't see a problem really!" Luffy suggest making Mihawk to smirk.

"It's time for me to go, I had a lot of fun today!" Mihawk said as he stands up and start to walk towards his raft.

Before he jumps back to his raft he takes off his hat and throws it to Luffy.

"Give to me when you take your place amongst the greatest!" Mihawk announce with pride in his eyes, but what he says next confuses and scares everyone among Luffy's crew.

"All of you take good care of your captain, if something happens to him the next time we'll meet I'll not be so friendly!" Mihawk stated with a hard voice and cold gaze that make everyone included Hancock and Mai to start pale as he jumps on his raft and start to disappear slowly.

What all of them thinking now is what Mihawk meant and if actually something is happening with Luffy who all of them don't know.

A/N: That's it guys, this chapter is officially over!

I hope to like it.

What is the worst day in his life that Luffy says that is close?

What is that voice and about what Luffy is lying?

About what Luffy gambled and with who?

Who is this 'friend' that Luffy greet with a flying dagger?

Poor Zoro…Well you must learn to control your mouth especially when you're on a ship with so many women!

How did you find it the comments that Luffy made to Zoro and Tashigi through their spar with Aphelandra and Ran?

What this voice knows about Sanji and what means?

Who is the woman that entered the restaurant and why Nami widen her eyes?

How did you find the spar between Mihawk&Luffy…Also Luffy is dying?

NOOOOOOOOOO! Sniff…sniff…sniff

Yep Luffy 2-Mihawk 0

How did you find it the warning that Mihawk give to them and why do you believe he do it?

That all guys for now,

Next chapter will be: Sanji joins the crew and how to fry a fish…

If you have any questions feel free to ask me!

As always,

Have Fun and Take Care!