Ch. 9- CC

One Piece © Oda

Blizzard, Aika, Kumi, and Jupiter © Me

"Hey, you!" Luffy called, waving to Law. "It's me! Remember?! Thanks for your help that one time!"

Neither Law nor Jupiter said a single word, and Blizzard did not speak, either.

"Isn't that the guy we saw at the Auction House in Sabaody?" Zoro asked.

"Yes," Robin answered. "Trafalgar Law and his dog, 'Beastly Bird' Jupiter. These days, he's a-"

"Yeah!" Luffy interrupted. "Tra…Traffa…Traffulu-"

"Trafalgar Law!" Blizzard pronounced. "Luffy, say it with me."

"Okay," Luffy said.

"Tra…"

"Tra…"

"Fal…"

"Fal…"

"Gar…"

"Gar."

"Law."

"Law."

"Trafalgar Law!"

"Truffle-gur-awe!"

"D'OH!" Blizzard cried, slapping his muzzle. "I give up."

"Can I just call him Traffy instead?" Luffy asked. "His name's hard to say!"

"Fine! Whatever!" Blizzard said.

"Great!" Luffy said. "Anyway, he and his dog helped me and Blizzard escaped during that whole war at Marineford! And he healed us, too!"

"Healed you?" Robin repeated.

"That's right!" Luffy said. "He's just like Jimbei! I owe him, big time!"

Blizzard grumbled under his breath. Apparently, he didn't think so.

"I didn't think I'd see you and Juppy here, Traffy!" Luffy said. "This is so cool! Thanks for all the help you gave me and Blizzard! By the way, where's the talking polar bear?"

Law didn't answer him. Instead, he thought back to two years ago, during and after the Marineford War.

Flashback; 2 years ago

Law stood at the shore of Marineford, waiting for Jupiter, who is in his Owl Form, to bring the injured Luffy, Blizzard, and Jimbei to their sub.

"I'll help Straw Hat escape!" he shouted. "Leave him to me! I'm a doctor!"

Fast forward; 2 weeks later; Amazon Lily

Law and Jimbei watched as Luffy rampaged through the jungle of Amazon Lily, destroying everything in his path and yelling, "ACE! WHERE ARE YOU~?!"

"What will happen to Luffy if we leave him alone like that?" asked Jimbei.

"Well…odds are he'll probably reopen his wounds and he'll die," Law answered. "Simple as that."

Blizzard, who was wrapped up in bandages just like Luffy was, gasped in horror before he ran off after him.

Fast forward; about 2 hours later

After Jimbei and Blizzard left to get Luffy under control, Rayleigh arrived, telling Law to leave the Straw Hat Captain to him.

"Just remember," Law began, "Straw Hat needs 2 weeks of absolute rest. No questions asked."

"I'll see to that," Rayleigh reassured. "Thanks for all your help, Trafalgar."

"Whatever," Law muttered. "Jupiter. Let's go."

Jupiter barked before he followed Law into The Heartless.

Flashback end

By now, Luffy is now standing face-to-face with Law, just like Blizzard and Jupiter. However, neither of the canines seemed happy to see each other.

"You're a rather strong man to have survived what you went through, Straw Hat," Law said.

"Shishishi!" Luffy laughed.

"But let me make this clear," Law said. "I only did what I did because I was acting on a sudden whim. You don't need to feel any gratitude for me saving your life."

As they talked, Usopp spotted someone nearby.

"Uh…guys?" he called. "I can see some Marines on the ground, over there! Actually…isn't that…?"

"Psst! Hey, Trafalgar!" Brownbeard whispered. "Help me out, will ya?!"

"You are and I are both pirates," Law said, ignoring Brownbeard. "Remember it, Straw Hat."

"Shishishishi!" Luffy laughed, again. "Yeah, I guess! I mean, in our hunt for the One Piece, we're still enemies, but there are still lots and lots of people I owe for their help, two years ago! I'm actually I met both you and Jimbei, too! Thanks a lot, really!"

Law just remained silent, but meanwhile, Blizzard and Jupiter were having a conversation of their own.

"Jupiter," Blizzard said, not looking him in the eye.

"White Wolf," Jupiter said, also not giving eye contact.

"I see you've gotten a little uglier, now," Blizzard said. "Where'd you get that scar?"

"None of your damn business, that's where," Jupiter snarled. "Now then, why don't you do us a favor and just go on your merry way?"

"THAT we can do," Blizzard replied, before his ears twitched at the sound of footsteps. He looked back and saw the G-5 Marines, led by Tashigi, running to the scene.

"Oh, crap," Blizzard cursed.

Tashigi panted as she ran up the snowy hill, but then she gasped upon seeing Smoker…on the ground, unconscious.

"Oh, no!" Tashigi cried. "Smoker!"

"Uh-oh," Luffy said upon seeing them. "The Marines are here! Wait…isn't that…?"

"Luffy!" Blizzard called. "C'mon, man! We gotta move!"

"The Marines are here, Luffy!" Zoro called.

"I know! I'm coming!" Luffy said.

At that moment, Tashigi ran up to Smoker's side, as did the rest of G-5.

"Smoker! Are you all right?!" Tashigi questioned. "Say something!"

"Smokey!" cried one of the soldiers. "Are you okay?!"

"Hey, that is Smokey!" Luffy said. "Hey, Smokey! Long time, no see! I haven't seen you in ages, dude!"

"LUFFY! NO GREETING THE ENEMY!" Usopp shouted. "DIDN'T YOU HEAR US?! WE HAVE TO GO! NOW!"

Tashigi gasped upon seeing the square-shaped hole in Smoker's chest…where his heart used to be. That's when she remembered when one of the G-5 soldiers said how Law became a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea: by sending 100 pirate hearts to Marine HQ.

Upon seeing that hole…it drove Tashigi to angry tears.

"HOW DARE YOU!" Tashigi roared as she blindly lunged at Law, again.

"Oh, come now," Law said. "Let's not get overly emotional here."

BWOO~OM! He released his room around him and Tashigi, and then drew his sword.

"I HATE that," Law said. "SHAMBLES!"

BA-BUMP! Tashigi gasped as her heart came throbbing in a cartoon-like manner, as did Smoker's. Not long after…she collapsed on the ground, as well.

"AAAH!" the G-5 soldiers screamed. "CAPTAIN!"

"Dammit, not again!"

"And Smokey's already been knocked out!"

"Damn that Law!"

"What the…?" Zoro questioned. "What the hell did he do?"

"You just don't learn, do you, woman?" Law asked. "Don't get so damn desperate, all the time."

"Foolish girl," Jupiter added.

"Luffy, hurry up!" Usopp shouted.

"I'm coming, already! Jeez!" Luffy said as he and Blizzard ran back to Brownbeard. "Oh, wait! One more thing! Traffy, can I ask you-"

"Go around the back of the lab," Law said.

"Huh?" Luffy muttered.

"Trust me," Law said. "You'll find what you're looking for there."

"Oh! I see!" Luffy said as he ran after Brownbeard, who had already run off with the other Straw Hats. "Thanks, Traffy!"

"…I'm sure we'll meet again," Law muttered as he and Jupiter turned and faced G-5. "After all…you and I both…have something to regain."

"Oh, good," Brownbeard whispered. "He's talking about me! I better get outta here. After all, I am a former pirate!"

The moment Luffy got close, he stretched his arm to grab onto Brownbeard's back, allowing Zoro, Usopp, Blizzard, and Brook to hoist him up.

"C'mon, Luffy!" Usopp said. "We better put some distance between us and the Marines!"

"Yeah!" Luffy agreed. "I wonder if Smokey and his guys are okay! It looked to me like they were losing to Traffy!"

"Who cares?!" Blizzard asked. "Better them than us!"

Back with Law, the G-5 Branch had begun to pull out their firearms, again, and had started to open fire!

"Shoot them!" one of them shouted. "That's Straw Hat Luffy and his crew!"

"No, stop!" shouted another. "We can deal with them later! We gotta help Smokey and the Captain! ALL HANDS, RETREAT!"

XXX

Meanwhile, back at the laboratory at the cliff-side rear entrance…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH! OH, SWEET MAMA! I'M IN HEAVEN! Deadly, subzero temperatures?! I DON'T GIVE A DAMN! I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE STUPID SAMURAI OR THESE DAMN BRATS, ANYMORE!"

"WHAT?!"

Inside the lab…it is revealed that Sanji is now realizing the pleasure of being in Nami's body: finally being to have access to her…"sweater puppies".

"ALL I NEED IS A DAMN CAMERA!" Sanji shouted, tissue stuffed up his bleeding nose, drool dangling out of his mouth, and hearts in his eyes. "I NEED A FREAKING PICTURE BEFORE I TURN BACK!"

"And just WHAT KIND OF PICTURE DO YOU PLAN ON TAKING?!" questioned Nami, who is in Franky's body with Aika and Kumi now clinging to the cyborg's shoulders. "AND STOP DROOLING AND NOSE-BLEEDING ALL OVER M BODY!"

"Hey, Nami!" shouted Franky, in Chopper's Kung-Fu Point body. "Quit buttoning up my shirt!"

"Okay! I still don't know what's going on here!" Aika said. "Did their insides get switched around or something?!"

"Like I said, I'm just as confused as you!" Kumi answered.

"Hey!" called Chopper, who is Sanji's body while carrying the samurai's head. "How are you kids doing? I know it's cold, but you're just gonna have to bear it a little longer! Human bodies sure do get chilly!"

"Stop being so nice, Mr. Curly-Brow Man!" said a little boy. "It's creepy!"

"I'm the raccoon-dog!" Chopper corrected. "I mean, the REINDEER!"

Just then, FLOP! Aika fell of Nami's/Franky's shoulders!

"Aika!" Nami cried as she and the others stopped, as well.

"Aika, are you okay?!" Kumi asked.

"I-it's too c-c-c-c-cold," Aika said, hugging herself for warmth. "I-I c-c-c-can't m-m-m-m-move!"

Soon, the other kids started to shiver, too.

"I-I'm cold, t-t-t-too!"

"M-me, too!"

"Oh, no! This is bad!" Chopper exclaimed. "If we don't do something soon, they'll get frostbite!"

"Damn!" Franky cursed. "I guess we shouldn't have taken them outside without a plan, huh? Although, I gotta admit, this fur coat sure is warm and comfy."

It is revealed that the group is now standing outside the facility with no warm clothes.

"Yeah, but we're not gonna find warm coats out here in the freezing snow!" Sanji shouted.

"You think there might be a cottage or a shack somewhere around here?!" Nami asked.

"And maybe a camera or a mirror?" Sanji asked. "Or both?!"

"So help me, Sanji, I'll tie you up and blindfold you if I have to!" Nami shouted.

"If it's come to this," the samurai started, "then I have no choice! Everyone, place a leaf upon your heads!"

"What are you talking about?!" Franky questioned. "The kids are freezing their butts off out here!"

"And there's not a single blade of grass or leaf on this island!" Chopper added.

"Then use a stone or some such object!" the samurai said. "Just do it! Now!"

"Okay, okay!" Sanji said before he and others did as they were told. "All right, so now what do we do?!"

"If this turns out to be some kinda stupid mind-trick to take our minds off the cold, I'll beat the living crap outta ya!" Franky shouted.

"Patience, please!" the samurai ordered. "Now…POOF!"

PUF~F! In a puff of smoke, coats, gloves, scarves, and shoes appeared on the Straw Hats and the children, much to their surprise!

"WHAAAAAA~?!" they all questioned.

"No way!" Nami exclaimed. "We all have coats! And gloves and shoes!"

"Yay!" cheered a giant blonde-haired girl. "I'm all warm and toasty, now!"

"Me, too!" said a giant brown-eyed boy.

"How do you feel, Aika?" Kumi asked. "Better now?"

"Yeah," Aika replied. "Much better."

"Good," Kumi said, smiling.

"But…how is this possible?" Nami asked.

"As it happens," the samurai said, "I once dined up a most peculiar but foul-tasting fruit. Since then, I've been able to use strange, sorcery-like powers to give myself and others all manner of disguises. Will those do? I am not all that familiar with your foreign clothing. And a warning: since they are magic, they will disappear if you remove them."

"Yay~!" the kids cheered. "Thank you, Mr. Talking-Head!"

"You have Devil Fruit powers?!" Nami questioned.

"The only thing is," Franky began…before he started to pummel the head, "IF YOU COULD DO THIS FROM THE BEGINNING, WHY DIDN'T YOU IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?!"

"Ugh…!" the samurai croaked, covered in lumps and bruises. "Because…I didn't want to cover…the breast bands…!"

Nami gasped…before she started to pummel him, too!

"YOU HORN-DOG!" she shouted. "IF YOU THINK ME BEATING YOU UP IS BAD, WAIT UNTIL MY BOYFRIEND GETS HERE!"

"You never really complain about the pain or the cold, do you?" Chopper asked in concern.

"I…I am a warrior…!" the samurai replied.

"Hey! There you guys are!"

Everyone looked up to see Luffy and his team approaching, still riding on Brownbeard's back.

"Yohohoho!" Brook laughed. "How are you all doing? Well, I hope!"

"Oh! It's Luffy and the others!" Nami said. "Why are they here?"

"I dunno, but here they come," Franky said.

"It's Luffy!" Chopper cheered. "And Zoro, Usopp, Robin, Blizzard, Brook, too! I'm so glad we saw you again, you jerks!"

But then, Nami gasped upon seeing Sanji leering at her breasts, again!

"What's that idiot getting all hyped up about?" Zoro asked. "I guess the cold finally got to his head."

"And who are they with?" Usopp asked. "Are those…giant children?!"

Just then, Luffy saw Nami standing up behind Sanji with a fist dangerously raised. However, from his point-of-view, it looked like Franky was about to attack Nami for no reason, whatsoever!

"What the hell?!" Blizzard questioned. "Has Franky lost it?!"

"AAAAAH!" Luffy screamed. "NAMI! HANG ON! I'LL SAVE YOU~!"

ZOOM! With lightning speed, the Straw Hat Captain jumped off Brownbeard and ran to "Nami's" rescue. He soon stood in between Nami and Sanji, pushing the former away.

"Franky!" Luffy shouted. "What the hell is wrong with you, man?! How dare you try to attack Nami! What do you think is?! Water 7?!"

"But Luffy-" Nami began.

"AH! I don't wanna hear it!" Luffy interrupted before he turned to Sanji, who blinked at him in confusion.

"Are you okay, Nami?" Luffy asked. "Franky didn't hurt you, right? Maybe I should give you a kiss, just to make sure."

With that, Luffy began to pucker his lips and make smooching noises…but then, Sanji yelped and pushed the captain away!

"Eww!" Sanji cried. "Luffy, keep your disgusting mouth away from me!"

"Huh?!" Luffy questioned. "Nami…your voice changed!"

"Uh…Nami, are you feeling okay?" Usopp asked.

"Uh…actually," Nami said, waving with Franky's large hands, "I'm right here."

"What?" Luffy asked as realization hit him. "Nami…is that you?!"

"Yeah," Nami answered, blushing with embarrassment.

"But…wait…what happened?!" Luffy asked.

"Well…somehow, we switched bodies," Nami answered. "Right now, I'm in Franky's body…and Franky is in Chopper's body."

"Yo," Franky said.

"And I'm over here, in Sanji's body," Chopper said, holding up his hand.

"So…wait," Luffy said, his eyes starting to widen in horror. "Nami…if you're in Franky's body, and Franky's in Chopper's body, and Chopper's in Sanji's body…then that means that-"

"Yeah, I'm in Nami's body," Sanji said.

A pause, but then…Luffy gagged about 4 times…and then vomited for approximately 25 seconds without rest. Once he was done, he let out a scream.

"OH, MY GOD!" Luffy cried. "I ALMOST KISSED SANJI!"

"Oh, you poor, POOR son of a bitch," Zoro said, pitifully.

"Hey, I'm upset about it, too!" Sanji barked. "I mean, after what I've been through for 2 years, being on an island of cross-dressers, I'm JUST as horrified as you are, Luffy!"

"Wait, you were WHERE?!" Zoro questioned…before he began to laugh. "Oh, MAN, I'm gonna get a LOT of mileage outta this!"

"…Why did I open my big mouth?" Sanji asked. "I need some comfort…and I know just the thing."

With that, the cook started to open his coat again…peering inside to look at Nami's "girls".

"NOT AGAIN!" Nami shouted.

"…Sanji~!" Luffy roared…before he slammed his fist down on the back of Nami's head!

"UGH!" Sanji cried.

"Sorry, Nami, but I just got so pissed!" Luffy said. "I mean-"

"Luffy, it's okay," Nami reassured. "To be honest, I would've done the same thing!"

"Oh, good," Luffy said. "Luckily, I didn't have to use my Haki on him…I mean you! I mean, him! I mean- GAAH! I'm SO confused!"

"So am I, Luffy," Nami said. "So am I."

"Why don't we talk inside where it's safer?" Usopp asked.

"Good idea," Franky answered.

"How about inside those caves?" Robin asked, pointing to the caves on the cliff-side walls.

"Perfect!" Nami said. "Let's go!"

XXX

Soon, everyone made it inside, out of the snow. However, upon entering the cave, they found it was not really a cave at all, but more like an older, broken down building.

"The parts her look similar to the facility we were just in," Nami noted.

"She's right," Robin said, "only…it seems to be falling apart, like there was a huge explosion or something."

"I don't care," Usopp said, "as long as we get to ride out this snowstorm in here!"

"Good point," Sanji said.

"Finally~!" the samurai cheered, now standing atop of "Ashimaro" while Luffy sulked in a comically depressed state. "My legs have RETURNED!"

"See, Luffy?" Blizzard asked. "I told you those legs belonged to somebody!"

"No fair~!" Luffy whined. "My wonderful back legs…! I'm not Luffy-taur anymore!"

"I'm still trying to process the fact that these guys switched bodies," Zoro said.

As Luffy continued sulking, Aika sat in the corner nearby with Kumi, watching the Straw Hat Captain with curious eyes.

It was then the little girl seemed to remember Nami's words.

"When you meet him…he might come off as a little…loopy, but trust me, he'll help you. I know he will."

Aika just blinked and hugged her knees to her chest.

"Aika, what's the matter now?" Kumi asked.

"…That's him, isn't it?" Aika asked. "Their captain…the one Nami told me about."

"Hmm," Kumi hummed as she looked at Luffy. "Well…she said he might come off as…odd…and that's probably the oddest-looking person I've ever seen…so yeah, I guess that's him."

"…" Aika was quiet.

"Aika, you gotta stop hiding in a corner so much," Kumi said. "Just go up and say something to him, already."

"But what if he doesn't like me, either?" Aika asked, concerned.

"You won't know until you see for yourself," Kumi replied. "Stop making the assumption that everyone you meet won't like you! You need to be more confident!"

Aika looked away at this.

"Look, just go up and say hi to him," Kumi said. "If you want, I can go with you if it makes you feel better…okay?"

"…Okay."

"Good. Let's go."

With that, Aika stood up and slowly walked over to Luffy with Kumi walking beside her. Once she was about a-foot-and-a-half of the raven-haired teen, the 6-year-old gulped…but then she took a deep breath.

"…Uh…excuse me?" Aika asked, causing Luffy to lift up his head and look at her, right in the eye.

"Yeah?" Luffy asked.

A pause…but then…Aika began to back away.

"Never mind," she said before she went back over to her corner, much to Kumi's exasperation.

"Oh, Aika," Kumi muttered before she looked at Luffy. "Sorry about that. She's kinda…shy."

"Is she your master?" Blizzard asked.

"I don't really like to call her that," Kumi replied. "I refer to her as my 'human charge'. I'm more like her best friend/bodyguard. I'm Kumi."

"Blizzard," Blizzard greeted. "Nice to meet you."

"You, too!" Kumi said.

"Hey, Mr. Robot!" said one of the kids, climbing all over Nami. "Can you turn into a tank again?!"

"Can you shoot lasers?!" asked another.

"QUIET~!" Nami roared, causing the kids to yelp and back off. "Sorry, kids…but I need a minute alone."

A few minutes later, Nami is seen handing Sanji his cigarettes.

"Wait, really?" Sanji asked, a bandage on the lump on his head from when Luffy hit him. "Are you sure?"

"As much as I don't like it, you need them, don't you?" Nami asked. "Let's take a minute to cool our heads and talk this over."

"All right, then," Franky said in Chopper's body. "First off, I'm Franky. Don't come crying to me if you get hurt."

"I'm Chopper!" Chopper said in Sanji's body. "I will help if you get hurt, but I can't cook!"

"I'm Nami," Nami said in Franky's body. "I'd sooner die than shoot a laser beam."

"And these babies," Sanji began, opening his coat and pushing Nami's breasts up, "ARE NAMI~!"

"Thank you very much!" Usopp and Brook exclaimed.

"Luffy!" Nami ordered.

"Way ahead of you, Nami!" Luffy shouted. "STOP LEERING AT MY GIRLFRIEND!"

BONK! Luffy bonked Sanji in the back of Nami's head, again. He also hit Usopp and Brook.

"OUCH!" Sanji, Usopp, and Brook cried.

"Seriously, Sanji!?" Nami questioned. "I have SOME dignity, you horn-dog!"

"Yeah!" Luffy

"S-sorry, but I just can't help it!" Sanji cried.

"In that case," Nami began, "I'm fining you 200,000 Berries for every grope of my body and an extra 100,000 for peeping!"

"B-but Nami!" Sanji cried. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance! You can't do this to me!"

"Quiet, you!" Luffy shouted.

XXX

Later on, Usopp decided to do a briefing of the current events.

"So, to unravel this from the beginning," Usopp said, using his Pop Greens to hold up a banner of pictures of the samurai, Brownbeard, the dragon they had encountered earlier, and the Centaur Unit, as well as Law and the Marines.

"We have here the Samurai of Wano Country!" Usopp said, pointing at the torso-less samurai. "The distress signal we originally picked up was sent to that 'Boss', Croc-taur, from one of his underlings. In other words, this whole state of affairs was started because our samurai friend here was slicing up all the Centaur people!"

"But I was only cutting down those who stood in my way of my quest to rescue my lost son, Momonosuke!" the samurai rebuked. "Simply observer how many children were locked away in that laboratory! I know my Momonosuke must still be in there, somewhere!"

'…Momonosuke?' Aika thought.

"Mr. Talking Head is right!" said a boy with an egg-shaped head. "We're not all the kids that were here! We don't even know the names of the newer ones!"

"The problem is what happened AFTER the S.O.S.," Zoro said. "Tell us about it…samurai."

"It was that man!" the samurai hissed. "The one the others called a Warlord of the Sea or some such nonsense. Trafalgar Law, I believe his name is!"

"What?!" Luffy questioned in surprise. "Traffy is a Warlord now?!"

"That's right, Luffy," Robin said. "He was added within the last two years to replace Jimbei."

"That man quickly cut my body into three separate pieces," the samurai explained, "locking my head inside that facility, leaving my torso to rot, and sending my legs to be fed by wild beasts! My legs ran about in an attempt to sense enemies, but then, my legs got stuck something!"

"It was the back of that dragon's head!" Usopp realized.

"Oh, yeah, that's right!" Luffy said. "He did say something about a Warlord, didn't he?"

"His legs spoke?" Nami asked. "How did that happen?"

"Good question," Zoro said.

"Oh! That was just my flatulence," the samurai answered, farting. "A neat skill of mine, if I do say so myself-bu!"

"You were FARTING?!" Usopp questioned. "That's GROSS!"

"HAAHAHAHAHAHA!" Luffy laughed. "THAT'S HILARIOUS!"

"It is NOT, Luffy!" Blizzard shouted.

"Yohohoho!" Brook laughed. "I man with only a head and legs? Quite a silly sight, I must say! Oh! That reminds me, I did run across a fellow with only a torso, earlier."

"Brook, that might've been this guy's torso," Zoro pointed out.

"Oh! You just might be right!" Brook exclaimed.

"YOU SAW MY TORSO?!" the samurai questioned.

XXX

Meanwhile, the G-5 Marines had also evacuated to another cave and are speaking to Smoker…or rather, Tashigi.

Just like the Straw Hats, Tashigi now found herself in her superior's body.

"Are you sure you're feeling all right without a heart, Cap'n?" asked a soldier.

"Yes, strangely enough," Tashigi answered, placing Smoker's hand over his chest. She had also buttoned up his jacket.

"…It's hard trying to talk to the Captain like this," another soldier whispered.

"There was a CC logo on the ship hidden around the side of the laboratory," said a familiar, gruff voice.

"Huh? There was, Vice-Admiral Smoker?!" asked another soldier.

"Everything from this island should say PH on it," Smoker said, "for Punk Hazard. Assuming there is someone's behind Law's actions here, and that CC is their initials, there's one person that springs to mind."

It is revealed that Smoker is now in Tashigi's body…with her shirt now unbuttoned, revealing her breasts and stomach. Also, he is smoking a cigar.

"And his presence," Smoker began, "would explain a lot of things! That mad bastard, former colleague of Dr. Vegapunk, now wanted by the World Government! The authority on weapons of mass murder…the scientist, Caesar Clown!"

XXX

Inside the laboratory, Law and Jupiter are seen talking with a shadowy figure, who didn't seem at all happy to see him.

"Just what the HELL have you done, Law?!" the figure questioned.

"I've got a bone to pick with you, Caesar," Law answered.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Well, Luffy and Aika finally meet! Sorry if she was a little shy, but rest assured! They'll have a proper meeting in the next two chapters!

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