As Nami arrived at her new workplace, she was amazed at how big it was. Nami put a smile on her face and walked towards the entrance door with confidence. Starting today, I'll be working here.

She felt nervous but happy at the same time. She entered the lift along with other people then got out once the lift stopped at her desired floor.

She stepped out and slowly walked towards the counter introducing herself to the blue-haired woman sat just near the front table. The blue-haired woman introduced herself as Vivi. They had a little talk. After a while, Vivi told Nami to sit on the couch for a while.

Nami did as told. As she sat, she heard somebody opened a door. Another dark-hair woman appeared. The dark-haired woman approached her with a smile. She returned the smile and nodded her head as a polite gesture.

"Excuse me… are you waiting for someone?" She asked while extending her right hand. She held a glass of hot coffee in her left hand. Nami stood and shook her hand.

"I am Tashigi" she introduced herself with a smile.

"Nami… aaa… I am just about to report for duty…" Nami explained.

Tashigi raised her brows and nodded her head a little. "I see… Oh… you are the new employee?"

"Looks like it" Nami answered her with a half-hearted smile unsure about her own answer.

"Oh… well, then, I shall bring you to meet the boss. Come with me" Tashigi invited her.

"Thanks… but Vivi said she…"

"Ah… but you can come as well, Vivi should've bring you along to see Smoker-san instead, not to ask you to wait here"

Nami nodded then gathered her belongings readying herself to follow her. Out of nowhere, she heard a yelp. As she turned her head, she saw Tashigi already burshing her face.

Nami stunned as she watched. Tashigi tried to gather herself. This girl just bumped the boss, didn't she?

"You should put your glasses on Tashigi. Just how many times I told you" a middle-aged man and Vivi appeared in front of Tashigi. Nami bowed a little.

"So… sorry Smoker-san. I didn't see you…" Tashigi stuttered while her hand still wandering searching for a support. Ignoring Tashigi, Smoker turned to Nami and introduced himself.

"I am Smoker, the Head Section of this department. Let me show you your table as well as introduce you to the others" Smoker turned to her and extending his hand.

Nami grabbed his hand. But no word came as she didn't know what to say.

"I expect you to work with just a little supervision because I have no time to entertain another little girl"

This old man… is he humiliating me! Is he? He looks down on me. Nami snapped.

"Don't worry Nami-san. Although he is like that, he is a good leader" Vivi whispered to Nami. Nami nodded hesitantly.

As they entered the office, she could see all eyes on her.

"Stop your work for a while. This is our new employee, Miss Nami" Smoker introduced her to the others. "Your sit is over there" Smoker pointed to the empty table near another closed room. "I assumed you already know what you should do. Anything you can ask the other, they will help you. Tashigi, Vivi, you do the rest" with that, Smoker left.

Just that. Just like that? Just you wait, Grandpa!. I'll show you what I can do. Nami irritated at Smoker's behaviour.

"Yes! Smoker-san" Tashigi and Vivi replied at the same time.

All of the workers started to gather around her. Tashigi introduced Nami to her fellow colleagues. Each and everyone of them shook hand with Nami and introducing themselves.

"Sorry all, but it may take me a while to remember your names, but I'll try my best to do so" Nami spoke although there were only seven of them that it wasn't that hard to remember each one of them.

"Ahh… don't worry Nami-san. Sooner or later, you'll be familiar with us" the blonde guy assured Nami. If she remembered correctly, his name was Sanji.

Nami nodded, "Th…thank you… S… Sanji" Nami hesitated.

Suddenly Sanji wriggling expressing his happiness "I'm so happy she could remember my name". Nami startled didn't expect that reaction.

"Don't mind him Nami. He is always like that. That pervert..." the long nose guy told Nami. He made a disgusting face and glanced at Sanji who was still twisting around Nami.

Nami could only formed a smile unable to say anything.

"Guys, don't trouble her so much. This is her first day. We should help her" Tashigi told her fellow colleagues. Tashigi then lead Nami to her sit.

"Nami-san, if you have anything, you can just tell me" Tashigi told Nami before she sat in her own table next to Nami. Nami nodded. The others as well got back to their and continued their work.

Nami sat to arrange and tidy up her table but then, her attention turned to the empty room next to her. Shrugged, she continued her work.

"And… today, we are going to toast for our new member, Nami" Usopp exclaimed happily.

They were having a little party at a small restaurant belonged to Usopp's friend. Nami sat between Vivi and Tashigi. These girls were so nice to her.

"Excuse me… Nami-san!... Do you mind if I ask?" Vivi asked her.

Nami nodded and smiled, "Sure, Vivi"

"Where do you live?"

"I stay at North District" Nami replied.

"That's far…" Everybody in the room spoke at the same time.

"Err… not that far, I can just ask my friend to send and pick me" Nami explained to them.

"Who is it? A guy? A girl?" Sanji suddenly interrupted. Usopp smacked Sanji as he found that annoying. Nami could only stunned still holding the sweet bun.

"Oi! Nami… if you're not eating that, then give it to me" Luffy extending his hand for the food.

"Are you stupid…she barely even touched it" Usopp hollered at him and smacked him in the head.

"Ouch! That hurts Usopp" Luffy whined.

"OF COURSE IT IS!… I really need to put some sense into your empty little brain… damn… how can you even get a job with your stupidity" Usopp complained.

This Usopp guy really has it hard. Nami thought as she could see, he was the only "normal" guy in their group.

"Like he said, it's luck" Luffy said with a grin. Nami looked at Luffy with a surprise. Luck?

"What luck… you just got it because that bastard gave you the luck" Sanji interrupted.

"Don't worry Nami-san, you'll get used to it" Vivi assured her with her smile as she thought Nami was surprised by Usopp's action.

I pity these girls. As she looked at the girls. She nodded her head in response to Vivi but deep in her thought, she questioned herself if she could stand this stupidity.

"Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone" Nami said as they were gathering outside the room.

"Nah… it's nothing, Nami-san, this is what we used to do every time we got a new member" Vivi said as they walked.

"Yes… Nami-san! Allow me to escort you" Sanji suddenly interrupted as he grabbed Nami's arm and escorted her. Again, Nami could only follow him.

"Nami… do you take a bus?" Luffy asked her.

"No… I asked my friend to pick me up" Nami told them. "He's on his way"

"Nami-san, you can stay with me" Vivi suggested her "After all, I stay alone"

Nami turned her head to see Vivi "Thanks Vivi but no thanks. I don't mind having to go back and forth from my house to work. I'm used to it. After all, I can't leave my sister" Nami told Vivi.

As they reached outside the little restaurant, a load roaring sound from a bike turned their attention to a man who was sitting on the bike.

"What...?" Usopp suddenly hide behind Luffy. Everyone started to panic and shuffled backwards a little when they saw him.

The girls had a very scared look on their face as they saw Kidd… well, she expected the reaction since Kidd was one like a gangster… if she could describe, with that red spiky hair, with his open-shirt showing his muscular chest, with his extra-ordinary leather jacket, with his black boot, his bike… everything made him look like a hell gangster. And sure made him look scary.

"No… no… guys. He is my friend I talked about" Nami replied to them with her smile as Nami walked towards Kidd. All of her friends were speechless except Luffy who didn't show any reaction but picked his nose.

Nami pulled Kidd's hand to follow her. Reluctantly, he still followed Nami. She introduced him to them.

"Kidd, these are my colleagues" while wrapping her hands around his arm.

"Hmmph" was all his response.

Twitched, Sanji puffed his smoke, and snarled, "Oi, you brutal guy… you should behave like a gentleman in front of ladies. Did you mother not teach you that?"

"Aahh?" Kidd scowled irritated "picking a fight, lady-guy?" Kidd stepped forward.

"What did you say?" Sanji glared at him, a hand in his pocket. Usopp started to pull Sanji's arm to stop his advance.

Nami gasped. "No… No… you guys, don't!" she pulled Kidd back. The other girls were so confused that they could only look at the two guys.

"You really looked like a real gangster" suddenly Luffy appeared between them. A hand under his chin and tilted his head a little as he studied Kidd.

That made Sanji and Kidd stopped a while.

Kidd looked down to Luffy, "What now, you fly?"

Nami sighed. She should expect this would happen, "Maybe this isn't the right time. Let's go Kidd. You are really a troublesome" Nami tried her hard to pull him.

"Sorry guys" Nami apologized.

"Let's go bitch" Kidd wrapped his arm around Nami's head and pulled her.

"Oi! You! Stop calling Nami-san names… and don't treat Nami-san like that" Sanji shouted reminded him.

Instead of answering him, Kidd stopped, turned his body facing Sanji, smirked and flipped him off.

A vein popped in his temple as he was ready to charge towards him. But Usopp pulled him back. "Doooon't Sanji! Please…. dooooooon't" Usopp begged.

"Bye guys… see you tomorrow" Nami interrupted. Regret could be seen on her face. They stared as Nami put the helmet on her head and hopped on the bike. Kidd purposely roaring his bike louder than before to piss Sanji's off. As Nami passed by, Nami waved her hand to them.

"Bye Nami… see you tomorrow" Luffy shouted and waved his hand happily.

"Is Nami-san gonna be okay?" was all Brook could say in his calm demeanor.

"Well… Nami-san did say he is her friend, so…" Vivi answered hesitantly.

"Ha… ha… ha… Sanji-san. You wouldn't get a chance" Brook said to Sanji and got a pretty good kick from the latter.

After a while, they parted ways.

"How was your work?" Kidd asked Nami as he stopped in front of Nami's house.

Unclasped the helmet, she took it off and passed it to him.

"Why are you so rude?""

"Problem?" He smirked.

Nami pulled her face.

"Tomorrow, you don't have to pick me… I'll just ride the bus" Nami told him while brushing her hair.

"That's a good news. I don't have to wake up early just to fetch your ass to your work" Kidd replied nonchalantly.

Twitched, Nami pinched and pulled his nose "Your answer pissed me off" Nami spat in return.

"You ungrateful little wench" Kidd touched his nose, furrowing his brows. Nami laughed.

Seeing her laugh softened Kidd a little "You should go inside. Anything call me"

"Okay. Bye Kidd" Nami nodded before turning her back to him. As she opened the door, she waved him.

Kidd waved her and started to leave.

"Tashigi-chan, is this room occupied?" Nami asked Tashigi while pointing to the room beside her. The room was bothering her as it was empty for almost three weeks.

Tashigi turned her head to Nami and nodded to answer her question "Oh, that room. Our supervisor. Currently outstation. He'll be back next week" Tashigi explained to her with a big smile. A happiness in her eyes she could see.

He?... So, we do have supervisor.. Nami thought continued to her desktop. She wondered who was the guy who occupied this position. She hoped, he wasn't an old man... no middle-age guy like Smoker.

"Why'd you ask Nami-san?" Tashigi asked her again after a while.

"Nah! It's just bothering me. It's been empty for three weeks, right?" Nami answered honestly.

Tashigi replied, "He'd been outstation for a month then you came a week after"

Nami nodded. That explained why she had not seen him.

For some unknown reason, she had a very uneasy feeling about the "supervisor". She couldn't explain, but all she could feel was an uncomfortable feeling every time she looked at the empty room.

"I understand. I'll pick you during lunch hour" Tashigi ended her conversation. Nami turned her head to see Tashigi who was now standing up. Nami saw Tashigi had a big smile on her face.

Must be a good news. Nami thought then continued to her work.

After a while, she stood up, stretched her body to take a little break. She then saw Tashigi came with two glasses of coffee in her hand that she assumed one was for her. Tashigi passed the glass to Nami.

"Thanks Tashigi-chan" Nami held the glass.

"Don't sweat it! It's normal when you make one, you'll make for another" Tashigi said with a smile. She nodded agree as she also did the same to her.

Tashigi was humming in her seat that Nami found it quite rare but she decided not to ask.

*At lunch

"Sorry guys. I have to go to now!" Tashigi said to Nami and Vivi.

"No… no… it's fine. Be careful Tashigi" Vivi reminded her.

"Okay… bye. See you after lunch" Tashigi replied. Both girls just nodded. They could see Tashigi ran a little towards the lift and suddenly bumped into the trash bin. Both girls sweat dropped.

"Careful Tashigi-chan" Nami shouted. Smiled at her clumsiness. Tashigi turned and waved them goodbye.

"Tashigi-chan looks quite happy this lately" Nami spoke to Vivi as they walked towards the café.

"Well, of course, her boyfriend will be returned tomorrow. She was going to pick him in the airport today anyway" Vivi answered her.

"Boyfriend? She has?" Nami questioned in surprised.

"I know what you think" Vivi said. Both of them laugh.

"I hope that guy isn't that clumsy as Tashigi-chan" Nami claimed. Vivi nodded.

"They are really opposite, you know. Tashigi is a clumsy one but her boyfriend is quite neat" Vivi told Nami.

Nami raised her brows "Really? Then, that guy is really a real deal for Tashigi-chan"

"You bet!" Vivi replied again with a giggle.

"If you see them, no one could expect them a couple. And, Sanji-san always picks a fight with him in the office. Sometimes, Smoker-san has to interrupt" Vivi laughed a little recalling the incident.

Office… does that mean… he is also…her thought rang a bell on her. Unable to contain her curiosity, she asked Vivi, "The supervisor?"

Vivi nodded. "Yeah, Zoro-san… " Vivi answered her. Nami shocked. Her eyes widened.

"Who?" She asked again just to make sure she didn't mishear the name.

She repeated her answer without looking at Nami's sudden changed expression as Vivi only focused on her meal. "Roronoa Zoro"

Nami halted, suddenly unable to move as the name brought her a shock.

Nami whispered to herself, "Roronoa… Zoro". She gulped. That name… for three years, she never uttered the name.

TBC

Here comes another new chapter. It's a bit long. I was thinking to divide this in two chapters but I still want Zoro's name to be revealed in this chapter, so I end up deleting some scenes.

Novi chan - Well, it can be guessed because, the two main heroes already had their role in this chapter. And that remains him.

Hempo - Yup. It was Zoro. Don't worry. I already have that in my storyline. But, you just have to wait because I need to arrange all the plots so that they fill in the right slots. By the way, I can understand you just well. Am not English either.

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