The Awaited Final Battle! Seth vs Arlong!
POW!
The collision between the two fists of the shark-fish man and the lion-boy. With a roar from their respective cries, they start to attack, the collision slowly starting to crack the floor they were standing on. It continued like this for some time before Seth, using his animalistic reflexes and speed, grabbed Arlong's stretch arm and pulled him forward, catching him off guard and sending a powerful kick to his ribs with a "Wild Hammer!"
Arlong was sent spiraling into the building yet again. A feat that the viewers couldn't help but stare at in amazement.
"I-Incredible…" Genzo was befuddled at what he was seeing. "Such strength from someone so young…" He could see why Nami had him in high regard; the feeling of hope to see the tyrant that caused pain to his town and friends began to grow.
"Yeah! GO! GO! Beat him up Big Bro Seth!" Johnny and Yosaku cheered, waving flags with Seth's face in it.
From the destroyed wall, Arlong stand up and came out, uninjured. He mockingly looks at his opponent. "I'm sorry…did you do something?" He asked, sarcastically.
"Me?" Seth looks at him with mock confusion. "I'll have you know the wind did that. Consider how pathetically weak you are, I don't blame it."
That comment didn't go well with Arlong as he snarl. "You got nerves, human." He crouches down, "Feasting myself with them shall be a delight!" Before anyone knew it, he shot forward.
"Woah!" The Auburn-haired boy yelps in surprise as he managed to dodge Arlong's sharp teeth. However, Arlong wasn't done as he began to try to bite Seth again, who began to jump back, dodging each bite. But doing so, he left his guard down, allowing Arlong to grab his neck and slam it against the pillar, "Guk!" Seth tried to remove his arm, but it was failing since the grab was forcing his throat to lack air.
"AAAAAAAH!" Arlong threw his mouth ready to bite him, but at the last second, Seth moved his hand just in time to stop the mouth from getting close to his face. His lion hand was having trouble holding back, but before Arlong could push forward, something wrapped around his neck and began to choke on him hard.
Lacking air, the shark Fishman began to cough a lot. He tried to use his hand to remove the rope, but he found himself being flung away into the water pond.
On the side, Zoro hummed in interest. "Huh. So his tail is more than heritage." He said, having seen Seth's tail grab Arlong by the throat and sent him flying.
That must have been one strong tail to swing around a grown adult (fish)man.
The Lion boy took deep breaths as he got close to the pool where he had flung Arlong. His eyes quickly saw a shadow coming in his direction as his ears picked something fast at him. His eyes widened as he realized what was happening before he dove to the side as the saw-tooth fishman came out of the pool, "Shark Darts!" and spear dove into the second floor of the building.
Not giving him time, Arlong was already sprinting at Seth, slashing his side and taking cloth and blood out.
Seth grunted as he rolled away and prepared himself to fight, only to find that Arlong was gone. "Where is he?!" He asked.
"Seth! He's in the water!" He heard Usopp yell before looking into the water, seeing the fishermen fin pop for a moment.
"Ah! You wanna play in your homefield, little shark boy? Fine by me!" Seth suddenly took off his vest, showing his masculine furry chest, and shocking everyone by diving into the pool.
"What the hell is that idiot doing?!" Zoro, Gin, and Sanji yelled.
"HE'S AT DISADVANTAGE IN THE WATER!" Usopp screams in terror.
"Don't worry about it." Everyone looked at Luffy and were surprised to see him smiling in confidence. "Seth is no sloth on the water. He won't lose to that shark-man."
(Underwater)
Arlong was very surprised and amused when he heard something entering the water and seeing the human swimming in the water. His blue eyes narrowed as he positioned himself to battle what his cheeks were inflated. "Shahahahaha! I don't know if I should laugh at your stupid decision or applaud you for your bravery!" He laughed as he began to dart around the water. "You are in my turf now, human! I can move faster and hit harder here!"
Seth responds by simply rolling his eyes and giving him the middle finger.
"Shahahahaha! Is your funeral!" At great speed, Arlong commenced diving at him, "This time I'm going twice as fast! I'll skewer your worthless heart!" True to his words, Seth had little time to dodge the attack, allowing Arlong to cut his chest, followed by his back. The fishermen continue to cut and slash his body, making Seth bleed out a lot and groan in pain. "Time to finish this insolence! SHARK DARTS!" Arlong went straight to the heart of the lion boy.
Just as the tip of Arlong reaches his chest, he tackles Seth into the wall.
Arlong smiled at his supposed victory, ('Heh...Now to finish the rest-') as he was about to remove himself, he found out that he couldn't take his nose away.
The smoke clears out to reveal Seth, having his hands stabbed with Arlong's sharp nose, stopping the nose inches away from his face.
"Tch! You're real nuisances!" The fishermen yell as he is about to punch him, the auburn-haired eyes turn red and he smirks…
CRACK*
Before proceeding to grab Arlong's nose and twist hard…removing it clean off.
"GREAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" The pain was instant as Arlong grabbed a hold of his face and trash around, blood coming out and covering the blue around him in crimson.
('Ignorant fool. I was aiming at your nose all along.') Seth though, since he couldn't speak nor laugh. ('Something that strong must be of pride in the water.') He then placed his legs on the wall before bouncing off it, ('But to me? It's nothing short of a weakness to defeat you!') Seth cartwheel as he raised his left leg. ('Wild Hammer!') With his leg attack, he slammed it hard on Arlong's crown, hurling him right into the ocean floor, denting it in the process.
Seth glared at the dust cloud that he created, but before he could confirm anything, his lungs began to burn. ('Shit! I need air!') Panicking, he prepared his stuck hands and began to swim up…
Never seeing the fisherman's eyes go berserk.
(Back on the land)
When Nami reached Arlong Park, she was shocked to see everyone there, and all the fishermen, including Hachi and Kuroobi, unconscious on the floor.
"Nami-swan!" She heard the blond cook, who was with the rest of the crew healing up by the town's doctor, her sister, and Genzo, "You came to see us!"
"You guys…" She quickly went to their side, "You look fuck up."
"Ha! Of course, after my brilliant strategy and cunning plan, we beat these fishermen!" Usopp proclaimed.
"You didn't even last five minutes in here before being chased away by a fisherman," Gin remarked.
"Eh?! Was it five? I thought it was three!" Luffy said with a thinking pose.
"No, I think it was at least four minutes," Zoro proclaimed.
"Why are we discussing how long I was gone?!" The sniper yelled at them with shark teeth.
"So you admit you ran away?" Sanji smirks as Usopp flinches.
The orange thief sighs at their behavior, before noticing the last man of the group, "...Hey, where's Seth?" She asked.
"Fighting Barlog." Luffy states while the other sweat at the name.
"...And where are they?" They all pointed at the pool, she was confused for one second before her eyes widened in realization, "HE'S FIGHTING UNDERWATER?!"
"We tried to stop him," was their answer.
Worries and fear took over her body as she stared at the pool, and to make things much more complicated, a red color began to emerge from it.
"O-Oy…Is that...blood?" One of the villagers asked.
"Y-Y-You don't think?"
"Arlong has the advantage in the water…" The people began to mumble negative words, making Nami fear for Seth's safety. The only one not saying anything was the Straw Hats, who only stared at the small red water.
Splash!
"Haaaaaah!" Luckily, the Auburn-haired Lion was the one to resurface first from the water. He made his way back to the edge and got off the giant pool. "Damn, my lungs were about to explode!" he wheezed out.
"Seth!" He turns around to see everyone looking at him, especially Nami who was breathing heavily. She was relieved that he was still kicking.
Also, she was blushing at the fact that he was wet completely and looked slightly hot.
"Oh my." Nojiko had to look away as she was hit by the sexy look disease.
"Save the celebration for later, the shark ain't out yet," he said, making everyone twitch and groan, "But, he will be soon!" Seth suddenly stabs something in the ground, and everyone was shocked at seeing what it was.
Arlong's saw-nose. His proud weapon.
"HOLY SHIT!" Johnny and Yosaku shouted in horror and amazed.
"Well I'll be damn." The Doc said, in slight shock and satisfaction. "That bastard must be in hellish pain."
However, before anything could be said more, something big splashed out of the water and punched Seth's back hard, sending the lion man into the wall. "Raaaaaaaagh!" Arlong screamed in anger, making everyone cover his ears, at the strong cry.
"What the?! Arlong looks different!" Nojiko notices the fish-man eyes.
"Those eyes…That look is when a King Beast goes berserker," Sanji said in worried, "Guess taking the nose pissed him off hard."
"I…I never have seen Arlong like that." Nami was horrified. This was the first time her 'Boss' showed this kind of anger.
"You inferior scum...How dare you break my precious nose! I'll make you pay with your life!" Arlong screams as he charges at Seth.
"I'm getting sick from being attacked from behind," Seth mumbled as he stood up from the rubble and jumped into the ceiling, barely dodging Arlong's left-hand jab into the wall. However, Arlong meant to jab his hand on the wall, as said hand grabbed a hold of something and pulled back a massive saw-like sword out.
"Oh no! He took his Shark-Saw out!" Nami exclaimed with shock, but doing so, she caught Arlong's attention, his eyes making her tremble.
"...Hello there, Nami…Don't worry, once I kill this scum, you all are next!" He stated before he leaped into the air with his Shark Saw sword over his head.
Seth commenced dodging by jumping higher and higher, making Arlong tore the roof structure of Arlong Park. "For a giant sword, you sure miss a lot with it!" He taunts the fisherman, making him angrier as he makes a full swing on the building, forcing Seth to dive inside a window, Alrong right behind him.
"They enter the building!" Sanji exclaimed.
('That room…is the map room!') Nami thought in silence.
(Inside the room)
When Seth dove inside, his nose picked a familiar smell in his nostrils. Looking around he saw several maps and charts around the room, hundreds of stacks, bookshelves, and even paper.
"This is it, human," Arlong growled looking down at Seth, who was sitting. "There's nowhere to run. I'll kill you right here." He said, however, the auburn-haired never put attention to him.
"This room…It smells like Nami."
"Of course it does; this room is the culmination of Nami's eight-year-long toil!" Arlong said with pride. "For us fishermen, gathering information about the sea is extremely easy, but translating that same data into a readable form is far less simple! However, Nami can do it as though it's second nature to her! So when I saw how skilled she was as a child, I knew I had found a true gem!" Throughout his explanation, Seth simply looks around the room before his eyes and nose landed on a pen that was next to him on the floor.
He picks it up and he double-checks the scent, surely enough, "...This red tint…is blood…" he said in a low voice as Arlong placed his shark saw at his neck.
"Nami may be an inferior species, but her talents are superior to even fishermen. Those skills are completely wasted on scum like you. These sea charts will allow the Fishman Empire to expand far beyond the East Blue. The whole world will learn to fear and obey the superior species that are the fish-men! Do you understand now, boy!? That girl is mine! You don't deserve to have her! YOU COULD NEVER USE HER LIKE ME!"
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"...Use...her?"
Arlong heard a low growl coming from the auburn-haired, who had his eyes shadow, as he placed the pen down. "Did you just call her...an object?" Seth began to stand up, still between Arlong's blade, "If so…Thank you," the fish-man raised an eyebrow as Seth looked at him in the eyes, surprising Arlong with his red angry lion eyes, "For making this personal!"
The Beast decided…it was time to be Unleashed!
Meanwhile, everyone outside was still waiting for the results of the battle. Suddenly, something was thrown out into the air.
"What's that?!" Johnny and Yosaku asked before seeing that it was a desk. "Oh…it's just a desk." They both sigh in relief. However, it wasn't just a desk, next came a bookshelf, papers, a chair, a door, some panties- Hey! Whose underwear are those?! Get them out of here!
"What the hell?" Sanji couldn't help but ask.
"Why there's stuff been thrown away?" Usopp asked.
While everyone kept wondering what the hell was going on, Nami stared at the objects falling from the floor where her charts found themselves.
"This will be your new room! Everything you need is here!"
She commenced hearing the voice Arlong from all those years ago when she was a small girl.
"You little bitch! I know what you did; you drew the chart wrong on purpose!"
All the pain and suffering she received from that man.
"Here's the new information, get cracking on those charts! And don't you dare leave this room until you're done!"
All the blood and hard work she was forced to put in every one of them.
"SHAHAHAHAHA!"
Everything...was been destroyed…Nami could only cover her mouth with her hand as she cried at the sight. ('Seth…Thank you!')
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! MY SHOULDER!"
Everyone froze at the cry of pain. That voice...
(Minutes ago, Chart Room)
When Seth finished saying his words, he disappeared from view, only to appear next to the desk and kick it away. Faster than Arlong could see, most of the stuff in the room began to be sent flying away.
It made Arlong raging mad!
"YOU BASTARD! THAT'S EIGHT YEAR WORTH OF AMBITION YOU'RE DESTROYING!" Arlong raised his blade and tried to chop the boy in half, however, he missed and cut some of his charts in pieces instead. "Curses! My charts!"
Seth didn't stop there as he continued to throw everything out of the room, punching, and kicking. Each attack either goes out or gets destroyed in one hit. He was bouncing around like a ping ball, with sound effects and all!
"You bastard!" Arlong finally catches Seth by his neck and slams his shark teeth on it. "I'M KILLING YOU!" His sharp teeth pierce skin and bones hard
But it was ineffective.
"YOU CALL THAT A BITE?!" Seth yelled without showing a hint of pain at the shark's bite before he opened his mouth and slammed his canines on Arlong's gills and with his claw finger, jab it in Arlong's right eye without hesitation.
"GAH!" With the pain on his neck, letting go of his blade, and holding his now bloody eye, Arlong was forced to let go of the lion boy-
RIP*
...Rippin some of his flesh in the process.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! MY SHOULDER!" It was Arlong's turn to be on the floor, holding his damaged eye and ripped shoulder.
Chew*Chew* Gulp!
All while Seth had a tasty snack.
"Aaaaaa~ Your meat tastes good! The pain just added the best flavor!" Seth licks his lips, tasting the shark meat. He used his tail and grabbed Arlong by the throat, "It hurts doesn't it? Getting mistreated like a piece of meat bag? Well, guess what? That was nothing to what she had to suffer from you in this damn prison!" Arlong was raised to Seth's eyes level, his smiling mouth covered in Arlong's blood. "And to release her from it…You and this room...CAN BOTH BURN TO THE GROUND!"
With that, Seth pulled his fists and shouted, "BEAST BARRAGE!" Before a storm, yes you read that right, A Storm of punches began to land on Arlong's body, however, each one was able to punch the fishermen skin deep into his body, making Arlong cough blood for the first time in years. Seth then pull his left arm back, as it turns into a black color shield before shouting, "LINRYUKEN!" and giving Arlong a nasty uppercut so strong, his teeth were shattered completely before being sent into the ceiling and outside into the sky.
Not having enough, Seth curled into his famous spinning form as he began to roll before bouncing upward into the sky, going after his prey.
Outside Arlong's Park, all the town's people suddenly look up at the destruction that appears on the roof, before gasping at what they saw flying up.
"That's...That's Arlong!"
"No way?!"
"Could it be…"
"That kid…" The people began to whisper as they looked at the sky, the Straw Hats were shocked, except for Luffy.
"SEE! I TOLD YOU ALL SETH WILL BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HIM! THAT'S MY BEAST RIGHT THERE! WOOHOO!" Luffy was celebrating like a kid. As expected from his beast man!
"Shit...That's nothing to what he did to Gin back at Baratie." Sanji commented, losing the grip on his cigarette.
"Understatement of the day, Sanji." Gin himself had to admit, ('I'm just glad I'm not that bastard.')
"W-W-W-Was Seth a-a-always this s-strong?!" Usopp asked with his mouth gap.
"Zzzzzzzzzz..." Zoro was snoring, deciding to take a quick rest.
Nami just stares in amazed at it, she was witnessing the fish that came out of the water and ruined her life…been decimated into pieces.
Nothing can describe how overjoyed he felt.
"Woah...I knew that he gave my little sister hope...but this is too much." Nojiko couldn't help but mumble in amazement.
In the sky, Arlong, despite the pain of his body, his bloody eye and nose, felt nothing but anger. ('How…Dare this human...I'm gonna Kill him!') He thought as he was about to use his strongest move again.
Until he realized that he couldn't move one muscle.
('What the fuck?! Why can't I move my body?!')
Suddenly, Seth finally reaches Arlong, his red eyes appearing out of nowhere, "Wondering why can't you move?" Seth asked as time slowed down for them, "You brag that you are an evolved species…but your anatomy is still that of a human." Each word entered inside Arlong's head slowly took the information hard. "You know what that means?"
For the best part of his journey, Seth was in the front row to one of a kind scene
The pure horror expression of Arlong's face.
Seth smiled evilly with his bloody mouth, so evil that a certain String-String Devil Fruit Warlord of the Sea would be so proud. "I can crush your bones and organs like a normal human!" Seth began to spin, faster than ever, "Beast Roll!" and started to pound Arlong. Each pound began breaking bones and making the fisherman cough blood as he could only watch at how he received the pain. The last bounce made Arlong stand straight as Seth grabbed his head and put it in a headlock, "And to finish up…!"
They both began to fall into Arlong Park.
"SKO!"
Holding tight to Arlong's head, Seth uses their fall and drag the shark's head down at full speed, which causes both of them to crash in the ceiling, falling through all four floors and for Arlong's head to crash Hard (with a capital 'H' and a 'CRACK') on the floor.
The sheer force was so hard, it tore the building from its foundation and sent rubble flying into the sky.
"Retreat! Is not going to last!" Genzo yelled out, making everyone retreat, Sanji and Luffy help Gin while Usopp and the Doc drag Zoro away.
"Big Sis Nami! We need to move!" Johnny yelled at the orange-haired girl as he grabbed her arm.
"But Seth is still there!" She yelled, more worried than ever.
And before she knew could say anything else, Arlong Park couldn't hold it together and broke down, it's part falling in large pieces. Everyone quickly moves away from the place before the dust covers the area.
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It's been five minutes and counting since the place known as Arlong Park crumbled into pieces.
"Holy shit. He didn't waste anything." Sanji commented, amazed at the destruction.
Yeah…Wait! Where's Seth?!" Usopp asked, worried.
"HEYYYYYYY! SEEEEEEETH!" Luffy yelled out his friend's name. Everyone stood silent, waiting for an answer from the auburn-haired lion…
Not a single sound was responded, which made Luffy worried as he was about to search for him before a sound came from the pile of rubble that was Arlong Park.
At the top of the heap, bits and pieces of wood and concrete trembled and jerked before the very top of it came out a yellow furry arm came out, followed by the woods getting flung aside.
"SETH!"
Out came the victor of the match, several bruises, and blood around his body, standing proud with his chest exposed and still in his lion form. He suddenly took a deep breath and yelled-
"NAMIIII!"
Said girl's eyes widened in shock as her breath stop.
He…called her by her name for the first time.
"YOU'RE ONE OF US...AND YOU ALWAYS WILL BE!"
Those words touched her heart before tears began to fall from her eyes, tears of happiness, "Y-yeah…" she croaked.
"He…won?"
"Really?"
"He did!"
"HE WON! WE'RE FINALLY FREE! ARLONG PARK HAS FALLEN!"
Everyone roared with cheers so loud the ground itself shook.
Seth chuckled at their reaction as he made his way down, but when he did his body gave in to the pain.
Luckily, he was caught by the crowd who threw him up in the air continuously while cheering his name; the name of their hero.
"SETH! SETH! SETH! SETH! SETH! SETH!" They chanted with all their heart.
Luffy laughs in joy and jumps in as well, hugging and shouting that he did it, with all his strength, in which the latter simply smiles and hugs back. Zoro, who woke up by a piece of brick landing on his stomach, smirked at him, in which he answered with a thumbs up. Gin was grinning, Usopp was jumping up and down celebrating and bragging about his role, and Sanji tried to hug Nojiko only to miss when she hugged Genzo, both overjoyed at the freedom.
Seth then uses his lion form to jump out of the wave, place down Luffy, and return to his original form. The captain moved away with a smile, "So...That's it, right?!"
The auburn-haired boy made a mocking thoughtful expression. "Hmm...Consider that this asshole makes Krieg a small rat, yes." His answer was enough for Luffy as they high-five each other.
His first promise to his captain was completed...Number one of the bucket list, that is.
His baby-blue eyes notice a certain thief heading her way to him, very fast. Smiling at her, extending his arms wide. Nami, clearing her tears away, caught him in a hug like there was no tomorrow, in which Seth responded by hugging back.
In the background, you could see Sanji looking in terror at the scene while everyone celebrates. Genzo flinches in anger like a father but calms down at letting the boy hug her...just this once.
"That's far enough!"
Everyone stopped celebrating to look at none other than Captain Nezumi, who sported a bandage on his face, and several Marines aiming the guns at them. The rat lieutenant smirks while the people glare at him. "Hyuk, Hyuk, Hyuk, Hyuk. It seems all the fishermen have been beaten. Not bad for a bunch of ragtag pirates, but now it's over. And all the money in Arlong Park belongs to me," he raised his arm and declared, "All of you, lay down your weapons! As Marine Captain Nezumi, I will be taking all the credit for this-"
"Gum-Gum Pistol!"
"Lion Strike!"
"Onigiri!"
"Collider Shot!"
"Usopp Hammer!"
"Devil's Lariat!"
Nezumi lay down on the ground after the easiest curb-stomp/ass-whooping ever, his subordinates, those that were unfortunate to be close by, suffer the same fate. "D-d-don't m-m-mess with me. I-I can have you arrested," Nezumi managed to say with all the wounds he had.
"Guys, this moron doesn't get it, what should we do?" Seth asks the group.
"He's a lost cause, nothing can help him," Sanji said coldly.
Nami walked forward with her staff out, she kneeled and looked at the rat-man, "This is for trying to harm my tangerine grove and my family." And then-
WHAM!
She sends Nezumi a hard hit with her staff, sending the corrupted captain into the water.
"Nice shot, Sis." Nojiko congratulates her sister.
"Give him a thousand more and we're even!" Genzo shouted.
When Nezumi surfaced at the edge of the pool, Nami grabbed his whiskers and spoke in a cold, angry tone. "Now listen closely 'cause I'm only gonna say this once; you're gonna clean up here by arresting these fishermen, and you're not touching the money inside. It belongs to Cocoyashi and all other villages on this island! Got it?!" Her word was final.
"I-I understand…I'll return every gold," Nezumi squeaked out.
"Good, now get the hell off our island, you rat!" Nami screamed.
Now frightened thoroughly, Nezumi and his marines quickly swam away, but not before yelling back one final threat. "You brats will pay for this! I'll make sure of it! You two!" He points at Luffy and Seth, "Your names are Luffy and Seth, right?! You guys are the captain's right?! Mark my words, something terrible will happen to you both-"
"JUST GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE WE PUNCH EVEN HARDER THAN BEFORE!" Both Luffy and Seth scream with heavy auras, making all the Marines swim away in fear and shame.
"Dammit, that's one rat I never want to see again," Seth said while cleaning his ear.
"Do you think that his brain is made out of cheese? That's what Makino said to people who had rat holes in their heads." Luffy asked.
"That was an expression, Luffy…Although, this might be an exception." Seth said.
"Hey wait a minute! He said something terrible was going to happen?!" Usopp was alarmed.
"Calm down, he probably meant that they might get bounty's." Gin said with a sigh.
"Really?! We'll get our bounty's?!" Luffy asked with stars in his eyes.
"Thanks, Gin, you just activate his trigger-happy," Zoro mumbles out.
"Hey, I also help here, why don't I get a bounty?!" Sanji was mad at the two of them.
"I-I-I'm fine for now!" Usopp said with shaking legs.
As the five of them talk to each other, from afar, Genzo and the Doc watch them, "Who would have imagined we'd be saved by pirates?" The pinwheel hat man said.
"You never know…" the Doc commented before turning to the people, "Well, what are we doing here!? We can't keep this to ourselves! Let's spread the word! ARLONG PARK HAS FALLEN!"
With that everyone sprint through all the island, shouting the word from their mouths, today is a glorious day to say…That Arlong Park has fallen!
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Three days.
For three long days, everyone has been celebrating non-stop. Dancing, singing, music, and everyone smiling and laughing their hearts out. Everyone was happy, including the Straw Hats, since Usopp was singing about himself and everyone listens to him and dances around.
"Hey, Sanji!" Luffy, who had several meat sticks between his fingers and mouth, "What's that?"
"This?" The blonde cook showed the dish that was on his plate, "Is Ham Melon, there should still be some around the party."
"Alright!" Luffy said as he raced off to search for it.
"Well, now that I have eaten," Sanji stood up from the ground and began to spin around, "Is time to meet some beautiful woman!"
"And there goes the pervert," Zoro said before taking a swing of his booze.
"This is one crazy crew." Gin said with a grin while looking at Johnny and Yosaku dancing something stupid. Honestly, something like this wouldn't have happened in his former crew.
"You get used to it, Gin." Seth said, before standing up, "Well, I need to go." He began to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Gin asked him.
"To pay what I own." Was what Seth answered as he left. The demon-man raised an eyebrow while Zoro looked at him with a laugh.
"Is the bet still on?!" The swordsman asked.
"Unfortunately! No!" Was the lion's response before his body disappeared through the crowd.
"What bet?" Gin asked in confusion. Zoro simply wave his hands, confusing his crewmate
(A few minutes later, Bellemere's Home
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('Is over...Bellemere…') Nami was back at her house, looking at the picture of her mother. ('It took eight years...but finally... everyone is free…') she said with a peaceful smile, ('...Say...would you get mad…if I said I'm becoming a pirate?') Nami stood up from her seat, showing that Arlong's tattoo was now changed to a pinwheel with a tangerine. ('Also...would you be mad...if I'm doing it because of a special pirate?')
"So this is where you were." She yelps in surprise to hear a voice from behind. Turning around, she saw Seth resting against the door frame.
"Seth! Don't scare me like that!" She yells at him.
"Sorry about that," the auburn-haired apologize, "Although, what are you doing here? Not enjoying the party?" he asked her.
"No...is not that," she replied before walking up to him, "I just wanted to have some time alone…"
"Oh…okay," Seth said before taking a pouch out of nowhere, "Here." He handed it to the navigator who had a confused expression.
"What's this?"
"My promise."
"Your promise?" The thief asks in confusion before he gives her the pouch, she looks inside of it and her eyes widened. "T-This…!"
Inside the pouch were six small diamonds and two ruby's
Nami stared at it with a hint of belly sign in her pupils. "H-H-How did you get this?" She asked the lion boy.
"Back in Baratie, we were fighting the Krieg Pirates, their captain was preparing to use some lethal poison gas, so I used my cat speed and took away his ammunition. You should have seen their faces by the way, and as a bonus; stole his diamonds." Seth explains with a small hint of pride, "Moron noticed that I stole his ammunition but never noticed his accessories were gone."
"...Why did you…" Nami began to say, with her eyes shadowed by her hair.
"Because I promise to pay you back," Seth simply said with a smile, "Back in Orange Town, I promise to pay you up the gold I left for the villagers. I'm a man of promises and when I promise something, I'll do it. Especially for you since everything that has happened, Nami."
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*Ba-bump*
"...Hey, Seth?" Nami extended her arm and motioned forward, "Can you come over here?"
With a raised eyebrow, Seth walks forward, standing in front of her, the orange-haired girl places the pouch on the table, "...Do you remember the bet you made?"
"Bet?"
"The one you made as we went to the island we met Usopp."
Seth nods, "Yeah, I remember that…You're not mad, are you? I was messing around, you know." Seth asked with sweat falling off his head.
Nami simply shook her head, "I know...But guess what, you bastard?" She finally looked at him, her eyes were glowing and her cheeks were deep red, "You won."
"...Huh?" Was the only thing Seth said before Nami grabs his collar and pulls him close for a kiss on the lips.
His eyes suddenly shot open when he felt her lips on his, blushing at her contact and flavor of tangerines on her lips. His eyes commenced getting soft as he slowly pulled her into a warm embrace before closing his eyes completely. After a few moments, Nami pulled back with a smile.
"You manage to make me fall in love with you," she said before cupping his face, "And you better take responsibility for it." She said with a small blush.
Seth stares at her eyes, his heart beating a lot, making him blush even more, "Oy…Are you for real?" He asks her, to which she nods. "Wow...I...I seriously don't know what to say." Seth looked away in embarrassment, making Nami chuckle.
"Just answer me." She said, pressing her body against him, which made Seth swallow a bit.
"...Do you mean it?" He asked, to which she slowly nodded, "...Then...I see no problem."
"Good," she said with a happy smile, "And just for that, I'm rewarding you," she said before passionately slamming her lips with his again.
Seth this time let her do it as he closed his eyes and felt Nami's tongue against his lips, asking for entrance, in which he let in. He could feel her tongue exploring his mouth before making contact with his tongue, he didn't know why, but he commenced to battle hers for domination, ultimately, he won and was now exploring her mouth, surely enough, she tasted like tangerines. After a while, they broke away for air, leaving a trail of saliva, as they looked at each other's eyes.
"...Nothing happened, huh?"
"Eh?!" Both of them jump three feet in the air as she and Seth look at the door to see her sister smiling at them.
"Yeah, and that deep kiss was just you cleaning his face and not rewarding him." Nojiko teases her sister.
The orange-haired thief quickly lets go of Seth, "N-N-Nojiko?! What are you doing here?! And how long were you there?!" She asked with a shaking finger.
"Hmm," the blue-haired girl places her finger on her chin, "For your second question, I was here when you said 'You manage to make me fall in love with you, and you better take responsibility for it'," she said, making Nami fall to her knees.
She heard everything!
"As for the first question...I was looking for him." She pointed at Seth, who blinks a few times before pointing at himself, "Yes, you."
"Do you...need something?" He asked, not sure what she needed from him.
Nojiko smiles and walks up to him, "Yes...I need something," she then grabs his collar…and pulls him into a kiss.
Nami's jaw drops at what she just saw. To make things worse, Seth, even with surprised eyes, didn't even do anything, feeling the tangerines on this one's mouth with slight lavender. After a while, Nojiko pulled back, having a faint blush.
"I need you…to also take responsibility for making me fall in love with you as well," she said.
"...EEEEEEEEEH?!" Nami and Seth scream together.
Suddenly, Nami stood up and took her sister's arm and stormed into her room, leaving a confused and blushing lion.
Two kisses from two girls. (Oh shit...Is it time already, Sora?') Over-frying brain!
Inside her room, Nami points at Nojiko accusingly, "Nojiko! Explain!"
The blue-haired girl placed a hand on her cheek while sitting in the bed, "What? He saved me by taking a bullet to the back, released our town from that monster, and made my little sister happy…He caught my heart in a blink of an eye, not to mention the great body he has." She said, licking her lips.
"I-You-Wha-No!" Nami was still trying to comprehend what the hell was going on.
"What? Don't you want your Big sister to be happy as well?" Nojiko asked with sadness.
"That's not-Wait, I…GAH!" Nami was now having a headache.
Thinking that she had enough teasing, Nojiko chuckled, "Don't think too much Nami, we can just share him," she suggested.
"Are you even listening to yourself?!"
"Is a win-win offer...Besides," Nojiko suddenly took a book out and threw it to her, "You might want to read this."
With a raised eyebrow, Nami caught the book and looked at the title, "...World's Greatest Creatures?" She said out loud.
"You said that Seth was a Battle Cat, right? So, I look for information about his species," Nojiko stood up and walked up next to her, "What I found there…Will explain why we should share him." With that, she left the room, leaving a curious girl inside.
When she exited, she saw Seth looking outside of the window, looking at the sky. She walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around him, pressing her chest on his back.
Seth jumped in surprise at the sudden touch before calming down at smelling who it was, "Ah…You scare me." He said with a deep blush, feeling her assets.
"For real?" Nojiko said, pressing, even more, her bust on him. "So…I've let you think…What are you going to do?" She whispered in his ear, her warm breath sending chills down Seth's spine.
"...You know about my inherited mate, don't you?" He asked.
"That having a soul of the Battle Cat forces you to have several women around you?" she said, answering Seth's question.
"...If Nami agrees, I shall do it." He replied.
Nojiko was surprised, she did not expect him to let Nami decide for him, "Really? Don't you want it?"
"As tempting as it is, I refused to break a girl's heart only because my stupid will forces me to go after other girls' affections." He simply replied. "Besides…She spoke first...so she should be the one that decides."
"...Really?"
The voice of the navigator made both of them turn around and there she was, holding the book, "Even with the will…You want me to decide?"
Seth looked at her for a while before saying, "A man once told me, 'Every girl is a pearl, the more she's happy, the shiner she gets'," he said before smiling at her, "What makes you happy, I should comply with it."
"Aaaaah~! Look at that Nami," Nojiko said while hugging him even more, "He's calling you a pearl, isn't he sweet?~ I like him even more." she said with a sly smile.
The orange-haired, with her eyes, shadowed it again, simply walked up to him and hugged his front, her body pressing against his, making him blush once again. "...Fine...I'll allow it." Nami said with a smile before glaring at him, "But let me make this clear; I'M your first, which means I get first attention, always."
Feeling the oni inside her, Seth nodded at her with a cold sweat, while Nojiko pouted, "No fair~ What about me?"
"Sorry Nojiko, even if you're my sister, I can't always let you be on top of me," Nami said with an evil gaze.
"You're so mean…You truly are my sister," the blue-haired said with a smirk.
"...So," Seth's voice brought their attention to him, "I don't know if you two notice...But, I've been sandwiched by you two." He said with a blush.
Both girls finally notice that they are indeed sandwiching their now lion with their body…and both of them smile evilly.
"And...well… I just-"
"What? Do you like what you're feeling?" Nami asked with a husky voice which made Seth twitch.
"He must be, after all, is every man's dream to have two girls pressing their defenseless body against them." Nojiko also said with a husky tone.
Seth commenced trembling at the warmth feeling the two of them were making, "H-H-Hey! We should go to the party! Everyone must be-" he tried to change the subject but was stopped by a hot breath on his left ear.
"Don't you dare run away, kitty cat," Nami whispered in his ear.
"Is okay…We just want to get to know you a bit more," he heard Nojiko's voice through his other ear.
Then, both sisters did something hot to him…Lick and nibble his ears at the same time, making Seth blush hard and almost moan out.
Good thing his tail wasn't out, they would have noticed immediately the boner he was getting.
Both girls smile and wink at each other before saying, "Let's get to know each other…a bit better."
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…
…
"I see." Seth suddenly sported a calm expression that surprised both girls. "Since you two are like this, I guess I have no other choice." He took a deep breath, "I must use the secret technique of all men. One that never fails."
"Eh? And what is that-"
FWEH!*
Before either sister knew it, Seth had vanished from their holds. The door opening made them turn as they saw a dust cloud going away. "NIGERUNDAYO!"
A moment passed as Nami and Nojiko had blank expressions while blinking before slowly began to laugh.
"Hehehehe, I-I guess we tease him too much." Nami chuckled.
"Tell me about it." Nojiko agreed.
*Wheeze!* *Wheeze!*
Seth was on his knees, having run like his life depended on it. "God…what have I gotten myself into?"
Heaven and Hell, buddy.
"Seth?" The auburn-haired perk at his name. Looking up, he saw Luffy with even more meat on him. "What are you doing here?"
"Running from two demons." Seth replied casually. "You?"
"Trying to find that Hamon-Melon that Sanji told me about." Luffy chewed out.
"...In the middle of a hill and away from the party?" Seth sweat dropped.
"You never know!" Luffy dared to say that with a smile.
"You two."
Another voice spoke up, making the two pirates take notice that they were in the presence of Genzo, who was standing in front of a grave.
"Oh, Nami's dad." Seth said, making Genzo flush in embarrassment and Luffy to look agasp. "Good night."
"Nami has a dad?!"
Pum!*
Genzo watched with a droplet at the huge bump that Luffy had on the back of his head, munching meat in tears while Seth's fist was smoking. "At least have the manners to keep it to yourself, gummy."
"Ehem!" Genzo caught their attention. "Ignoring this scene…is good you both are here-"
"Hey! Is that a grave?" Luffy pointed to the wooden crucifix.
"...Yes." Genzo sighs at his momentum being removed by a curious question from one of their saviors. "This…was someone very dear to everyone."
"...It's Nami and Nojiko's mother, isn't it?" Seth asked, having deduced it.
"Eh? Nami has a-"
*Pum!*
Once again, the old sheriff sweats at seeing the straw hat boy on the ground with a second bump while the auburn haired boy's fist smoke even more. "Forgive my idiot. He is easily impressed." He apologized.
"...Yes." Genzo looks back at the grave. "Her name was Bellemere…and she was a former marine."
"My condolences." Seth bowed his head.
Luffy did the same. "Yeah. My cocolonces…now wait, my chocolonces-My colondeces-"
"Luffy, he gets it. Don't stress yourself hard." Seth sighs.
"...Listen you two," Genzo looked forward, both his hands clenched as his tine got serious. "Given what has happened, I know Nami will go with you both…I only demand one thing; don't take away her smile. If either of you do, I don't care what, I will make you regret it."
"Of cour-" Luffy was about to speak but Seth placed his hand on his mouth. With confusion, he looked at him.
"...We are pirates, father." Seth began to say. "Our lives will be in danger from now on. Things might happen…things that would make Nami cry." He could sense the tense expression Genzo was making. "I cannot promise I will be able to protect that smile…but I can promise you that I will die first before anyone even dares hurt her or Nojiko."
"Yeah!" Luffy, this time, turned serious. "I'll kick anyone's ass if they try to hurt her!"
Genzo turned around, his narrow eyes looking at them both, his scars giving him quite the intimidating aura. Yet, neither boy was scared. "...You better." It was the only thing he could say.
"Thank you." Seth nodded before turning around. "Come on, Luffy. Let's go and get you that Ham-Melon."
"Yay! Meat!" Luffy said as he ran off back to the party.
Seth shook his head as he was about to run too, "Hold on." Only to stop as he heard Genzo speak. "There's something I want to ask you, boy." Seth spun around…
And saw a demon on Genzo's face.
"Why did you call me 'father'? It sounded like we were going to be a family. And why did you say Nami and Nojiko?" He asked in a very questioning tone.
Seth began to sweatdrop…before doing the peace sign…as his figure vanished into thin air.
"Get back here!"
(Next day)
After three days and nights of non-stop partying, it was almost a shame that it had to end, but it was time for the Straw Hats to leave. Everyone was aboard the Going Merry, preparing to depart from the island.
"This is where we part away, everyone! After all, we are still bounty hunters," Johnny said from the dock.
"But we wish you the best of luck on your journey, Big Bros!" Yosaku added.
"Same, stay out of trouble you two," Zoro said as he walked back to the boat.
"So, the only one left is Nami," Gin said, "Also, what's wrong with him?" He points at Seth, who was on the floor, not moving while looking all drained up.
"Don't know, he just came a simple slam against the floor hard," Usopp said while scratching his head.
"Oy Seth," Luffy pokes him with his finger, "You okay?...Are you dying?! You can't die on me!" The captain began to panic before the lion's arm stretched and bumped his head.
"Calm down, I'm fine," Seth groans as he stands up, holding his left leg. ('Dammit...That family is the devil.') he thought as the image of both sisters appeared sporting evil smiles, with their father figure glaring in a judging way. ('I almost thought they were going to rape me!') They just started a relationship and he feels like he enters Hell's backyard.
Is this karma for what he said to Zoro in Shell-Town?
"Oy Captain, we're ready to depart." They look up at the cabin doors to see Nojiko coming out of it.
"Alright Nojiko, we just need Nami and we're out!" Luffy said back.
Sanji began to spin in joy, "Nojiko-swan! I'm so happy you decided to join us! My heart doesn't have words to express your beauty here!"
"Hehe, thank you Sanji," she said with a smile that made the blond cook spin even more, "I simply wanted to see my little sister to made her dream of drawing a map of the entire world," she said before resting her head on her hand against the railing, "Also…I can't let her have fun with someone." She said before looking at Seth and sending a wink at him.
The auburn-haired blush with a chill before Sanji appeared in front of him with fire in his eyes and tried to kick him, Seth blocked it with his arms crossed, "OY! What the fuck, Sanji?!"
"...I don't know, I simply got this feeling about kicking you." He simply said what he said before he looked out at the town. "Where's Nami?" he asked.
"She's getting ready," Nojiko said as she gazed at her home one last time. She never saw herself leaving the place where she grew most of her childhood.
As she did that, the villagers were chatting about a few things. Like, why Nojiko was leaving, why Nami left all that money to them, and other things. When asked by Genzo, he simply growled and said "It was their decision to go."
"SET SAIL!"
A shout came from yards away, everyone turned to see Nami far away. She began to run.
"Wait, she's not gonna say goodbye?" one of the villagers questioned as Nami ran towards the Merry.
"What's she doing?" Gin asked.
"Saying goodbye to her home her way." Nojiko said before turning to Luffy, "Well, Captain?"
"Set sail, men!" With the captain's orders, everyone shouted 'Aye Captain!' as they started unfurling the sails.
Meanwhile, Nami was sprinting even faster than ever, reaching the people. "Nami, wait!" She heard Genzo's voice through the crowd. "You're leaving without saying goodbye?!" Nami ignored him as she kept on running.
"Let's go!" Luffy shouted as the sails caught the wind. Zoro pulled up the anchor and they began to pull away from the port.
"NAMI!" Genzo shouted as Nami was now weaving around everyone in town. Up, down, left, right, running past them all before making a running jump to the ship.
She landed on the railing with all the villagers shocked that she would leave without saying goodbye. Nami just stood there before lifting her shirt a bit, letting wallets and coin purses fall around her feet.
It was then that the villagers realized something was missing.
"Hey, where's my wallet?'
"My purse! It's gone!"
"Mine too!"
Nami looked back over her shoulder at the stunned crowd with a sly grin while holding up a bill. "Hehehe, Thanks for the donation everyone~," she said slyly.
"SHE TRICKS US!" Everyone shouts with shark teeth at the truth.
"Still the same Nami," Usopp muttered.
"And we seriously trust this girl?" Gin asked with a twitching eyebrow.
"Unfortunately, we are," Zoro grumbled.
"Hehehehe...Typical Nami." Nojiko said with a smile.
"Nice, Nami-swan!" Sanji gave her a thumbs up.
"Hahahahaha! Same old Nami!" Luffy laughs at her actions.
"Do we even want her to change?" Seth asked with a smirk.
"YOU ROTTEN THIEF! WE'LL MISS YOU BOTH!" the townspeople shouted while waving their goodbyes.
"Goodbye, everyone!" Both Nami and Nojiko shouted to them all as the wave came back.
"BOYS!" Genzo shouted, getting Luffy and Seth's attention. "REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT!"
They smiled before giving him a thumbs up and turned to everyone. "Alright, everyone! It's time to set sail…to the Grand Line!" Luffy said.
"YEAH!" Everyone shouted as they raised their fist in the air.
And so, with their navigator back and her sister aboard, our crew finally made their journey to the legendary line of the world…The Grand Line!