Correction, for those who thought that Nami was fighting Russia. Luffy is fighting Russia. The fights go in this order- Luffy and Russia, Zoro and his opponent, etc. in the order they joined. The reason that Nami pulled the slip was because she and Robin were organizing the fights.

Japan can't know about the One Piece universe beforehand, since it's a real alternate dimension. So, he lost his memories of the manga and anime, but it was such a small detail the he didn't notice. Deus Ex Machina anyone?

For the Nation ages, since they stay the same age after they hit twenty-something, Italy just babbled on about the ages. It never mattered to them, except for when the drinking laws kicked in…

Sorry! I am very bad at fight scenes, since One Piece is a VISUAL manga, it's hard to put it into writing.

Chapter 9 (Nami POV)

"Ivan… Braginsky?" I said.

"Da, I am here," he said creepily.

"So I'm fighting you? Where?" asked Luffy.

"On the mountain, where we can't damage the town. Come on!" We walked up the mountain, talking to each other the whole way.

"I'm supporting you, since you're fighting the commie!" said Alfred. It was strange hearing a kid say that, even if he wasn't actually one.

"You are also a chef?" asked Sanji.

"Oui, I take great pride in my skills," said Francis.

"You're really pretty," said Feliciano. Unlike Francis, his flirting was less like seduction, and more innocent.

"Thanks," For once, someone didn't comment on my body [1].

"Zis looks like a good spot, ze fights vill start here," said Ludwig when we reached a clearing. "No going into ze town, no hitting ven your opponent iz down, and hostage taking iz illegal!" he commanded. Who would even think of taking a hostage in a one-on-one fight?

"Don't worry, I won't do any of that," Ivan said without reassuring anyone.

"Eins, zwei, drei, BEGIN!"

Luffy threw- I mean, literally threw- a punch at Ivan. He managed to block it at the last second with his water pipe, and charged towards Luffy.

"Gomu Gomu no…" Luffy stretched out his arms past Ivan. "Rocket!" He launched himself forward and hit Ivan on the chest.

"Wow… how did he do that?" asked Mathew.

"He ate the Gomu Gomu devil fruit, so his body can stretch like rubber. Devil fruits," I began, thinking that Alfred might not know, "Give the eater a certain power, such as turning the body into smoke, or Robin's ability to copy her body parts onto any surface. But anyone who eats a devil fruit can't swim ever again, so we have to fish him out every time he falls in," I explained.

"Cool~" said Alfred admiringly.

"By the way, has Arthur ever eaten one?"

"I don't think so," said Mathew. "Why do you ask?"

"Robin said that the last time she saw him was about twenty years ago, and he didn't age at all,"

Alfred and Mathew flinched, and regained their composure within seconds. Most people probably wouldn't have seen it, but I did. What were they hiding? "So you think that he ate a devil fruit that made him de-age?" asked Mathew. He definitely knew something.

I nodded. Something was going on here, and I'm going to find out

Back to the fight… (Robin POV)

"Gomu Gomu no… Rocket!" Luffy shot himself at Ivan at full speed, and hit his … pipe? He blocked it! Luffy jumped back. "You're pretty good," he said. "You managed to block my attack,"

"Now it's my turn!" WHAM! Ivan slammed his faucet pipe onto Luffy's head.

"Ow, that actually hurt!" Luffy almost whined. "I haven't felt a blunt attack in years!"

"CHIGI [2]! He actually took Ivan's pipe head-on!" exclaimed Lovino.

"The Gomu Gomu fruit also gives him immunity from blunt-force attacks, even bullets won't work," I explained.

"No, wait," said Zoro. "Luffy should have recovered from an attack like that as if it was nothing. That Ivan guy's pretty good,"

"Gomu Gomu no pistol!" Luffy shot his arm out at Ivan, and missed.

"Too bad, rubber-"

WHAM! Luffy's fist snapped back on Ivan's head. "Gomu Gomu no reverse bullet [3]!"

"Not bad," he's still standing? "But you'd have to do better than that, kolkolkol," WHACK! BLAM! CRACK! Was that his spleen?

"I-Ivan vins," said Ludwig.

"Hang on a second; did we ever give grounds for victory or defeat?" asked Cap'n.

"… Ve didn't. From now on, zis iz ze rule. Ve vill put paint on a certain spot on our bodies, and if your opponent strikes it, you are out. It iz illegal to put it on your genitals or your … feminine parts; other grounds for defeat are surrender, being knocked out, or being unable to fight back!"

"Can we have pasta for dinner?" asked Feliciano. He liked it that much?

"… Later, Feliciano. Ve vill have von more fight today. Nami?"

"Yes?- Oh, right," she picked up the bag and shook it. "Alfred F. Jones?"

"FINALLY! IT'S THE HERO'S TURN NOW!"

[1] Comment on Nami's body- She means that Italy says that she's pretty rather than 'sexy'.

[2] I think that Chigi is what Romano says when surprised.

[3] The Gomu Gomu bullet is when Luffy stretches his fist backwards and lets it snap forward, Reverse is the opposite.