Hey guys just a heads up I did not plan for this to happen at all but it sorta did and don't worry Fairys won't become too strong more like out of the nine strawhats he would just be below Sanji in strength. The monster trio will still be stringer than him.
I stared at the woman in front of me with a cold glare. She wished to subject me to an unspeakable torture and I would do my best to avoid said horror. Sadly she wasn't going to back down.
"Fairys-san you are injured and need rest," Kaya said sternly.
"I am fine," I lied "now let me past."
It seemed Kaya wasn't having any of it "you have several broken ribs, the muscles in your legs are severely damaged and you are covered in cuts," she pointed out "It's a miracle that you are able to even stand now get back in that bed."
I glared at Kaya. I knew everything she said was true but I couldn't do as she said. In the manga the Strawhat's left the island all most instantly after the fight if I stayed and rested up then it would be several days before we leave the island. Who knows how much of the time-line several days could make. At the very worst I'm sure Johnny or Yosuku would die from scurvy, I don't remember who had it. So you can see why I needed to leave now.
"Get back in the bed," Kaya ordered.
"Move out of the way," I growled.
Kaya and I kept on arguing neither one of us giving up until Luffy eventually walked in and told me that we were staying the night as the goat guy had offered us rooms and more importantly meat. Guess we were staying.
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Finally after six days we were leaving the bloody island. Kaya after finding out about Luffy's obsession with meat had used it to keep us on the island, this allowed her to try and keep me in bed resting. It was only after six days that Luffy had announced his boredom and that we would be leaving, Kaya gifted us with the Going Merry, Usopp joined our crew and we sailed off on our new ship.
I looked around the Going Merry as we sailed along. Luffy was eagerly exploring everywhere, Usopp was painting on the sail, Zoro and Richie were sleeping and Nami was looking at the navigation charts. Everyone was so care free, I on the other-hand couldn't be that way. I couldn't help but remember how Kuro had easily beaten me. I know he was a captain and really strong but Zoro and Sanji would have put up a better fight than I did. I didn't have any illusions of being a member of the monster trio but I refused to be weak, I refused to be in a position where I was helpless once again. I needed to be stronger.
Well I knew what I needed but the question was how to get there? First of all I needed a specific fighting style as it would help me in the long run. Considering my high agility a speed based fighting style would be best. I'd also need it to be hit and run based as I can't take as much damage as the others. Learning Soru, Haki, Kuro's Shakushi would all be useful. I'd also need to learn how to use my gunblade properly as well. "Hmmm Soru and Shakushi would be the most important thing's to learn for now," I muttered to myself "problem is my legs aren't strong enough for Soru and I only saw the Shakushi for a few minutes it will be hard to learn."
I jumped to my feet with a plan of action in mind. It took a few minutes of searching through the store room until I found exactly what I needed. A few minutes of staring at the mast later I realised I needed help. Luffy was playing, Usopp was painting, Zoro was sleeping so I decided to ask Nami.
"Hey Nami," I grinned as I walked up to her "mind helping me for a minute?"
"It'll cost you," Nami smirked obviously trying to get as much money as possible.
I smirked "well tell you what, you don't help me I can't train, I can't train I don't get stronger, if that happens then I can't help protect you in a fight," I pointed out. "But if you want to help with the fighting more often then I guess it's okay."
Nami sighed "what do you need?"
I held up the rope in my hand "I need this wrapped around the mast to make it a training post. I would do it myself but two hands are needed." If manga had taught me anything it's that hitting a wooden post wrapped with rope is a good training idea.
"You don't seem like the type to focus on your training," Nami pointed out while wrapping the rope for me.
I shrugged "I'm not but I need to be stronger if I want to use Soru without destroying the muscles in my legs."
Nami winced as she finished up "why do you go through so much to be stronger?" she asked curiously.
"Why wouldn't I?" I asked her "If I'm not strong enough then there may come a time when I'm not able to help you guys and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if that happened." Thoughts of Arlong Park, Enies Lobby and Ace's Execution filled my head.
Nami nodded solemnly, obviously lost in her own thoughts. After a few seconds she gave a fake smile "well good luck," she said before walking off to her room.
I watched her go for a few seconds. I didn't mean to upset her with what I said I was mainly just stating a fact. I would apologise later.
I shrouded again and got to training. I ended up doing three hundred kicks with each leg before I decided to take a rest falling onto the deck exhausted. It wasn't enough, I needed to be able to do more and I needed to be faster at it had taken me close to twenty minutes to do six hundred kicks that's one kick every two seconds. Problem is for a move like Soru or Shakushi I needed to do more than that in a shorter time. Six hundred kicks in ten minutes would be a good start. After giving myself a small rest I hopped to my feet and went back to kicking the mast.
"Want a spar?" came Zoro's voice as the swordsman sat against the ships railing his eyes still closed.
I shook my head "I have no chance against you but I wouldn't mind some advice if you could give it."
"Oi hey guys," Usopp called interrupting our conversation "I see a battleship, it looks damaged."
Zoro and I looked over and we did in fact see the battleship. "Yosh let's go and explore it!" Luffy ordered.
"Don't be an idiot it's probably got Maine on it, it's a Marine battleship you idiot!" Nami shouted "let's just go around it."
While everyone was staring at the battleship I was looking around for something different. I saw that the battleship was docked, presumably the Baratie was on the other side but that was not what I was looking for. Ah there it is that single little raft with the green candles and the creepy swordsman on it. "Relax Nami," I told her "that battleship isn't going to be around for much longer."
As if to prove me right the battleship was sliced in half and began to fall, most of it sinking into the ocean with only a little bit staying above the waves. Nami, Usopp and Richie stared at me in astonishment. "You're like a psychotic or something," Luffy said in awe.
"You mean psychic not psychotic and I'm not. I just noticed that Hawkeye Mihawk over there drew his sword as his raft came up to the battleship," I said as I pointed at Mihawk possibly the coolest character in One Piece.
Everyone stared in shock except for Zoro who had a look of intense focus. "P-perhaps we should l-leave," Usopp stuttered.
"No," Zoro growled "I want to meet him."
"B-but he'll kill us!" Nami exclaimed.
"Relax we'll be fine," I grinned.
"We're going to meet him," Luffy said seriously.
With his order we had no choice but to comply and we sailed forward to meet the sichibukai and world's greatest swordsman. Must contain fangasm.
"Just killing time," Hawkeye answered Krieg's unheard question. Must contain fangasm.
Everyone stared in shock "you attacked us, hounded us for almost a week just to kill some time?" Krieg asked in shock.
"It's a hobby of mine," Hawkeye explained. Must contain fangasm.
"So you're Hawkeye Mihawk" Zoro's voice stated. We all looked around in shock and noticed that Zoro somehow ended up on the ruined remains of the battleship.
"Who's he?" Luffy asked in confusion.
"World's greatest swordsman and one of the strongest people alive," I told him. It was then I had an idea. A stupid, crazy, stupid, ridiculous, stupid, suicidal idea. Did I mention it was stupid? It was very very stupid but I couldn't pass up the chance to take it. If it worked it would have been great, wonderful, amazing, miraculous. I would probably end though but as I said it could be worth the risk.
Making sure everyone was occupied by Zoro and Mihawk I jumped over the edge of Merry onto the battleship. From the battleship I jumped onto the roof of the Baratie and made my way inside. I calmly made my way through the kitchen into the restaurant and grabbed the most expensive bottle of wine there was...well I think it was the most expensive it turns out I can't read the language...it had a lot of numbers though.
After grabbing the bottle I headed outside. I saw Luffy hanging on the railing of the Baratie, Usopp and Richie were on the deck with a bleeding Zoro and Nami was no where in sight. Mihawk was also sailing away. "LUFFY!" I called out getting his attention "Nami is heading to Arlong Park, I'll meet you there." Before Luffy could reply I jumped off of the Baratie onto the battleship. Jumping from piece to piece until I reached the end. Gathering all of the strength in my legs I ran forward and jumped, my aim Mihawk's raft. As I said before it was a stupid idea.
Just as I landed on the raft behind Mihawk he spoke up "and just what do you think you are doing?" he asked coolly. Must contain fangasm.
"I-I n-need y-your help," I stuttered not entirely sure if it was because of fear or excitement.
"You have someone you wish for me to kill I presume," he stated more than asked.
I shook my head even though he couldn't see it "I-I don't want th-that."
"Then you want training,"
I nodded "I n-need t-to get stronger."
"And what would you do with your strength?" Mihawk asked sounding bored.
"P-protect my f-friends f-from th-their suffering," I told him.
"You do not hold my interest," he said "leave."
"I-I have s-some wine for you," I tried.
"Leave now," he ordered.
"Please," I begged, quite pathetically.
He drew his sword and without even looking at me he placed the blade against my neck. "This is your last chance."
I had one last chance. I could run from him and live or I could try and persuade him one last time. Never let it be said that I possessed common sense. "I KNOW THE FUTURE," I shouted out desperately. His blade didn't move against my neck so I pushed on. "I know that our navigator is suffering under Arlong, I know that my captain will fight Crocodile and Gecko Moriah both of the sichibukai, I know that he will lose his brother, I know that one of our crew will be tormented by CP9, I know that Zoro will offer his life to save our captains. I know all of this and the suffering they will experience. I want to help them and you are my best hope. Please," I begged.
"Why did yu come to me specifically?" mihawk asked in interest "if you can see the future why me?"
"I-I can't see the future," I told him.
"Then how do you know it?" he asked me.
I gulped nervously before I told him "this place, this world is a story where I am from. I've gotten halfway through the story when something happened and I found myself at the beginning of the story. Thing's have changed since I've been here but I want to make sure they change for the best."
Mihawk stayed very still before he withdrew his sword "I sense no lie from you and stranger things have happened," he told me. "But you have yet to give me a reason why I should train you."
"It-it will be a way for you to kill time?" I asked hopefully.
"Wahhahhahha very well," he laughed. The sound was so shocking I swear I had a mini heart attack right then.
After I got over my mini heart attack I decided to move around the mast so I could actually see him "very well?" I asked hopefully.
Mihawk smirked "I'll train you for a little while but tell me what are the next few islands your crew will travel to on their voyage?"
"umm next is Cocoyashi village and Arlong Park, I don't know the name of the island though. Then there's Logue town then they'll reach the Grand Line, Stop off at Whiskey Peak the Little Garden, then Drum Kingdom and after that is Alabasta," I informed him before pausing "why does Alabasta always sound like it's said with an English accent?" I asked myself in confusion.
"What do you know about each area?" Mihawk asked.
"Cocoyashi is under the control of Arlong a fishman with a grudge against humans. He is bribing the local Marine captain to look the other way and has a huge tax on all of the people. Logue Town is the place where Gol D. Roger was born and executed. The place is under the watch of Marne captain Smoker who has eaten the smoke smoke fruit. Monkey D. Dragon is going to show up there on the same day as my crew is set to arrive. Whiskey Peak is an island run by bounty hunters, it has large cactus shaped rocks that are covered in tombstones. Little Garden is an island that is ironicly named, it's covered in dinosaurs and two giants are dueling there. The two giants have had something like a thousand duels with a thousand draws. Drum kingdom is..." I said only for Mihawk to hold up his hand.
"It appears that you know a lot of information I myself have not heard of Dragon's full name, is he perhaps related to Monkey D. Garp of the Marines?" Mihawk asked.
"Yeah he's Garp's son and Luffy's father," I told him.
'Interesting," was all Mihawk said about that subject. "We will go to little Garden and wait for your crew to arrive there. You have until that time to train with me," he eventually stated.
"Ummm I kinda told Luffy that I'll meet him at Cocoyashi," I muttered.
"So I heard. We will go there first to leave a message with this...Nami girl then we will move on to Little Garden. Just beware I will not let you stop training until the set time," mihawk said, somehow despite his impassive voice this felt like a warning that I shouldn't ignore.
"No problem," I grinned "so what are you gonna teach me?"
I swear he smirked "that will just have to wait."