The Strawhats from Remnants
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Chapters 3: The Festival of Peace. The Strength of Remnant's Strawhats
In the land of Samurai, Wano Country, more precisely in the region of Kuri, a green-haired ronin was running around the beach while glancing around. He seemed to be trying to find something as he turned his head toward the sea to see a yellow-haired soba seller who came from the sea seemingly just finished diving, "Hey, Nosebleed, did you see any of those two?" The green-haired ronin asked the soba seller.
The yellow-haired soba seller clicked his tongue, "No. There is no trace of Yang-chan or Blake-chan around here or the waterfall…." He said as he narrowed his eyes in annoyance alongside the green-haired ronin.
A bone ghost and a cyborg carpenter ran to them from afar, "Hey, Zorojuro, Sangoro!" Franosuke, the cyborg, called out as the two turned toward them.
Sangoro raised his eyebrows, "Franosuke, do you hear anything about them?" He asked as Franosuke and Brook shook their heads.
"The people in Bakura town or the Bandits of Kuri never found anyone around here."
"There are also no indications that Orochi or Kaidou already captured them." Brook and Franosuke reported as the four fell into deep thinking. "So we can assume that those four aren't captured. But for some reason, they have vanished." Concluded Sangoro.
"You don't think…." The three looked at Brook. "The ghost kidnaps them!?"
"Don't be stupid! And you're the last person to say that!?" The three shouted at Brook.
"How about in mine prison? Have you heard anything from there?" Zorojuro asked.
"We haven't heard anything yet from Raizou-san," Brook said as Zorojuro folded his hands.
"Do you think they are washed there, Zorojuro?" Franosuke asked.
"Possibility, nosebleed here already searching around to no-fail, and they are not in Bakura town, Amigasa Village, or Flower Capital. The only place we haven't searched are Hakumai, Ringo, Onigashima, and Udon." He explained as the three heard closely. "There is no news of their capture, so they can only be in Hakumai, Ringo, or Udon."
"So we are going to split?" Franosuke asked as Sangoro nodded.
"Chopper and O-Kiku will search around Udon. Franosuke and I will search around Hakumai. And you two will search around Ringo." Sangoro said as they nodded and split off.
It was currently dinner time in the cafeteria of Beacon Academy, and it was undoubtedly as rowdy as ever. Although the students were tired of training for the Festival or classes, they still certainly had enough energy to spare for their banter in the cafeteria. Some talked about the Festival, some spoke about Grimm, and some about classes.
But inside the kitchen, there was an unexpected sight that would soon become a legend, "Done." The white-haired sous chef smiled as she finished decorating the pasta, much to the chefs' delight inside the kitchen.
"I-Incredible… T-This incredible…"
"She made this with the leftover food…."
"Ms. Schnee. Where did you learn to make this?" One of the chefs who glamoured over the pasta and several other foods Weiss made asked the white-haired girl.
Looking at them with a coy smile, she answered, "You will be surprised at what you can learn in 4 years of the voyage." She unfastened the apron. "I put the recipe on the table. I hope that all of you won't mind if I continue to borrow the kitchen from time to time." She untied her hair into a pigtail and her usual ponytail.
One chef shook his head, "N-No, not at all, Ms. Schnee. We are happy to have you here." He said while watching Weiss skillfully put all food in her hands. She walked out of the door and saw that many students were clamoring in front of the door.
The students heard the rumor that early this evening, the heiress of Schnee Company asked to use the kitchen for cooking for her friends. At first, all of them laughed and mocked Weiss because there was no way that the heiress of some big shot was capable of cooking. But much to their surprise, Weiss cooked with the skill of someone who knew her stuff. Not to mention she did professionally that even with the leftover from foods served to the students, she created numerous culinary that even surpassed the five stars.
Instead of mocking and picking fun at her small hobbies, they wanted to try her food, but Weiss paid them no mind and continued her walk to her desk, where her friends were waiting for her. "Ladies and Gentlemen… Dinners are served." She said as she gently and elegantly put the food on the table, much to her friend's delight.
"W-Weiss, you make this?" Jaune asked in disbelief.
"It's incredible, Weiss." Pyrrha complimented with a thin smile at the food in front of her and her teammates.
While drooling as she gulped, Nora looked at the food and said, "Now, let's see how it tastes." She took a bite of the food and immediately squealed in delight. "Delicious!" She smiled happily. "This is the most delicious food that I've ever eaten!?"
Ren nodded with a slight blush from holding reaction, "The juiciness of the meat and the sweetness of vegetables are superbly preserved. It's astounding." He commented while still eating his food.
Pyrrha couldn't help but squeal in delight when eating Weiss's food, "And for some reason, it also makes me feel healthy and full of energy," She commented as Weiss, who was busy pouring a glass of wine for her and Blake raised her eyebrows and chuckled.
Weiss took a seat in front of Pyrrha, and Ruby, busy eating her foo, calmly explained, "As expected from you, Pyrrha, you are right. This food certainly can make you stronger." The JNPR team looked at her confusedly, and even Jaune asked what she meant with the muffled face full of food in his cheeks. "This food is made with knowledge of Attack Cuisine and Royalty of Food from islands far from here. It is made to build up the physical and mental side of the human body." She explained as she sipped her wine.
"Y-You mean if I eat this food, I will become stronger?" Jaune asked as Weiss smiled.
"It might be."
"T-Then I will eat even more." Jaune awkwardly said as he snatched more food in front of him, much to Nora and Ren's complaints, while Pyrrha was just there enjoying her food.
The white-haired Sous Chef watched the JNPR smile and enjoyment over her food with delight. After feeling an indebt with Luffy after saving her life when she was infected with tree fever, she began to learn how to cook to repay it. But Weiss was so interested in the food that she asked Sanji to become her teacher, and after learning the food from Sanji and the Food Kingdom, she was accustomed to cooking. Something that old her might not like. But like the rest of her crewmates, they changed with their voyage.
Suddenly while thinking about her friends, Ruby, beside her, squealed in delight, "Delicious! As expected from Sanji's number 2!?" She said absentmindedly, much to the horror of the Sous chef, Combatant, and ninja.
Nora blinked, "Sanji?" She asked as Ruby nodded.
"Yes, Sanji. Weiss's teacher and the chef of our sh-"
"Sister chop!"
"Pasta Punch!"
"Neko Punch!" The three members of Straw Hats suddenly smacked Ruby, much to the shock of JNPR, and then they sweatdropped when the trio started to beat her up.
"S-So you mean Mr. Sanji was the one that taught Weiss how to cook?" Jaune asked with a nervous tone.
"Y-Yeah, Sanji was the one who taught me how to cook," Weiss answered while smiling stiffly.
"A-And he is your chef?" Pyrrha asked, unsure of what she saw.
"Y-Yeah."
Nora looked at the four suspiciously, "Are you sure all of you are not hiding something?" The trio jumped slightly as they turned toward the JNPR with a stiff smile while laughing.
"N-No."
"No."
"Of course, it's nothing. Hahahahaha."
"S-Ship."
"GARCHU!?" The trio punched Ruby to shut her up.
"Ruby, are you okay?" Jaune asked at the beaten-up Ruby full of comical bruises.
"It's okay. It's not that hurt…." Ruby smiled at it off, but Nora looked at the four with a suspicious look.
"Spill it."
"Huh?" The Four Huntress looked at the JNPR team in front of them with tilted heads.
"Don't play innocent with me!" Nora said, folding her hands. She pointed to the confused RWBY as if they didn't know what they had just done. "You four have been acting weird ever since you destroyed your dorm. Which, by the way, was awesome! How did you guys do it?"
"You're getting off track, Nora…." Ren sighed.
"Hehehe. Thanks, I'm the one who did it, btw." Yang blushed while rubbing the back of her head.
"You too, don't answer her, Yang." Ren retorted.
"Nothing's wrong, guys," Ruby said with a suspicious smile. "We just have a lot on our mind."
"Yeah, with the festival and all that," Weiss said with a suspicious smile.
"We need to prepare not to embarrass ourselves," Blake said with a suspicious smile as they laughed together. The JNPR team looked at the RWBY with sweatdropped. They become weird, but they also become a terrible liar.
Jaune sighed, "I can't believe this." He said, taking a bite from Weiss's food. "Look, guys, we're just worried about you. This isn't like you guys. Yesterday Ruby punched Cardin to Hospital, and today Yang just beat a team by herself." He said as Ruby and Yang smiled shyly.
"He is not complimenting you, idiots," Weiss smacked the heads of the sisters.
"E-Eh? Actually, I did. That was awesome."
"Just shut up, Jaune," Weiss said coldly, earning a shocked face from Jaune, and then Pyrrha continued what Jaune wanted to say, "What he's trying to say is that we're all here for you," She stepped in, trying to salvage the situation. "You don't have to be alone in what you are going through."
The four stopped acting like an idiot and started to look at each other. They wanted to say about what happened to them and their adventures. But knowing what kind of friends the JNPR was, there was no chance they could tell: Hey, so we actually went to another world and stayed there for 3-4 years. By the way, we became a criminal after waging war with that World's Government and currently fighting a flying blue dragon and a hag that demolished an island… Yeah No.
They will try to stop them, and worse, come with them. They didn't want to keep their friends in the dark, but they also didn't want to endanger them. So…
"Actually… We have heartbreak after playing a game." Ruby lied while laughing.
"Game?"
"Yeah, game. A game about a pirate. We are cruising through a sea called the Grand Line, searching for a treasure called One Piece." Blake explained calmly. "We joined a group of pirates called the Straw Hat Pirate. One of the members, Sanji, taught Weiss how to cook." She said as the JNPR looked at each other.
"So, does that relate to how weird you act this morning?" The four pirates looked at each other as Blake answered
"… Kind of…" Blake said with a solemn look. "One day, they suddenly…stopped playing. We contacted their parents, and they told us that…." Her voice trailed off. She couldn't say it, but they seemed to understand. Looks of sympathy crossed their faces.
"I'm sorry," Pyrrha said. "It must've been rough."
"You have no idea," Blake said, earning amazement from her teammates. She can lie as quickly as she drinks water, making her in the same ballpark as Nami, Robin, and Usopp thought the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates there.
"I'm sorry as well," Jaune said. "I don't know an answer to that one."
"If it helps…." Nora added with a sad smile. "Ren and I also lost our parents as well. We know how it feels… Just letting you know."
"We still have the scars," Ren said. "But the only thing we could do was move forward." He said with a gentle smile, making the RWBY feels terrible for lying to them. "I'm sorry we couldn't give you a better answer."
"Y-Yeah…" The RWBY answered, feeling bad that they just lied to their friend. Feeling a light tap on her elbow, Blake glanced at the Sous Chef. "You're cruel." The Sous Chef whispered.
"I know." Blake nodded with a bit of pain in her stomach for lying to her friend.
"Well, at least-" Ruby suddenly stopped whatever she wanted to say as Jaune looked at Ruby.
"What's wrong, Ruby?"
"Nothing… All of you might want to duck." Ruby said as the JNPR just blinked and when they wanted to ask why four watermelons and pie suddenly smacked their heads. The RWBY, on the other hand, easily avoided, and Yang looked at her sister.
"So that's what you trained yesterday?" Yang said as Ruby smirked.
"Yeah, neat, right? I noticed I could do that when I fought against Vergo in Dressrosa." Ruby said as she smiled proudly. "I bet Luffy can't do that."
"No, he can do that."
"He can do that after he won against Katakuri."
"W-What!? And here I thought finally I can surpass him." Ruby lamented sadly as she watched a white blur run past her. Weiss suddenly stood in front of her and pointed out the students who threw the food at them.
"Hey, I don't care what ingrates all of you come, but wasting food is the only thing I can't tolerate in this world after thief…." Weiss addressed loudly, earning a look from the students having a fun food fight in front of her. "So you better-" She stopped as she avoided a melon that flew past her and hit Jaune's head. "Jaune… Okay, now listen here, you dimwits… I-" A melon suddenly flew past her, and she turned back to see Nora, who was throwing it.
"Revenge!?" Nora screamed as Pyrrha, Ren, and Jaune cheered behind her and started throwing food.
"Dang it, you dimwits!? Listen to me!?" Weiss shouted angrily as a tomato hit her head, and she turned her head toward the perpetrator. "That's it, you asshole!?" She screamed as she joined the fray, much to the sweatdropped of the RWBY team.
Ruby, Blake, and Yang looked at each other and grinned, "Let's do it, girls," She said as the two cheered and joined the food fight. They indeed returned to Beacon.
Unknown to them, from the camera inside the cafeteria, Ozpin was watching them.
Ozpin looked into one of the monitors as he replayed the scene before the watermelons hit the JNPR several times. When he slow-motioned the video, he narrowed his eyes and noticed crimson sparks around Ruby's eyes, "Interesting…."
"I cannot believe we got detention!" Weiss steamed as they walked back to their temporary dorm.
"Well, we did cause a massacre there," Yang said.
"But how is it our fault that they wasted their food there," Weiss snapped at the Combatant. "I am going to start a petition! Nobody is going to waste their food in the cafeteria!"
"Calm down, Weiss." Blake smiled. "We are better to think about what we are doing tomorrow."
"Oh, right. We still have a tournament tomorrow." Ruby said aloud with a massive smile on her face.
"Better than school in my book." Yang grinned as Weiss sighed beside her.
"So, what is our plan for tomorrow?" Weiss asked her fellow crewmates. "Do we trash them like we always do?" She wondered as Blake raised her hand.
"I've been thinking about that…." Blake said. "Maybe we should hold back a bit."
"What! Why?" Yang asked, clearly in disapproval.
"Because I think it wouldn't be fair…." Blake said before Yang scoffed.
"So what? Did you forget?" Yang smiled at the black cat Faunus. "We're pirates! We take what we want by force! Plus, we don't have to play by the rules. Except for making sure that we follow the tournament's rules. Anything else is fair play."
"But…"
"Besides, this will teach them a lesson." Yang grinned. "Be prepared for the unexpected, so you don't fail next time. Isn't that right?" She smiled as Ruby nodded.
Ruby looked upward, "You remember how we got our butts handed to us by Crocodile's Henchman and that boogerman." She said as Blake nodded. "They won't be so lucky to have Luffy and the others to save their ass, so we won't need to hold back for their good."
"But that's just the point…." Weiss said, looking at her fellow crewmates. "A team suddenly develops new powers out of the blue raises many questions. The last thing we need is attention if we are to go looking for the rest of our crew. Also, need I remind you that one of us has the most obvious changes when she uses her powers?"
The rest of the members grimaced. They knew that Weiss was talking about Blake. The Neko-Neko no Mi: Model Panther. There was no way Blake could fight fullest without showing that she could transform into Human-Panther with fruit like that. They wanted to argue, but she does raise a point. Plus, they didn't want to end up on the dissection table.
The trio started to think and then, "Then I won't use my Devil Fruit. It's not like I will need it here." Blake said with a sheepish smile as Ruby raised her hand and said, "I won't use the transformation of my power too. It's not like we will fight someone on the level of Yonkou Commander or something." She smiled as Yang nodded.
"Alright," Yang grumbled. "We'll hold back. A little!" She smiled as she remembered something. "By the way, sis, can you please fix my right arm?" She showed her mechanical arm while smiling.
"Eh? Is it broken? But I just upgraded it in Zou."
"She broke it when she punched Big Mom."
"What!? I upgraded it to withstand a blow to pulverize mountain."
"Well, apparently, her skin is harder than a mountain. I only make a small burn and manage to push her off her flying sun. And that's with Jinbei."
"What the hell? What kind of monsters are those Yonkou…." Weiss trailed, lighting a cigarette. The four huntresses were unaware that four shadows were following them.
"Man, I want to fight against Yonkou. I should have come with you two to whole cake island…." Ruby sighed, "Then give me your arm, Yang. I will fix it tonight." She said as Yang nodded, and she rolled her sleeve to reveal a mechanical arm, and she unattached it, which made her grimace in pain slightly. "You know you don't have to cut your arm to use it. I can make it a glove version."
"I know. I like to punch with that." Yang grinned as Weiss sighed.
"We are messed up in heads, huh?" She lamented.
"That's what you get for voyaging with the Straw Hat." Blake smiled.
"Well, then. I will go to the Lab. Please wake me up in the morning." Ruby said as she parted away from the three. The four shadows split. Two of them followed the trio, and the others followed Ruby.
She walked through the campus while singing, "Going to deliver Binks' Sake! Following the sea breeze! Riding on the waves!" She sang as she stopped for a moment and then turned her head. But nobody was there, and she shrugged. "Maybe just my imagination…." She continued her walk.
The crowds. The energy. The thrill in the air. Significantly few things could bring these to the levels they were at now, and this was the greatest of them.
The Vytal Festival.
Teams from various schools of the four kingdoms had gathered for this. A team would win the first round and send two members on, who, if they won, would choose a single fighter to battle the rest of the way to the top. Some won, some lost, but all were fulfilled in their intentions of finding worthy opponents.
Indeed, those here were some of the best - for students, "Anyone feeling nervous?" Ruby asked with a smile as they walked to the arena.
"Nope."
"Not me."
"Unless they bring Big Mom. Nope." Yang said, which earned a light smack from Weiss, and Ruby laughed. Nobody could blame them.
They had faced Shichibukai, CP9, Baroque Works, and Warrior of Sky Islands in the eye and not backed down. They even escaped death from that time at Whole Cake Island. To them, facing a group of huntsmen and huntresses in training in a stadium where everyone on Remnant would be watching will be nothing. They couldn't wait to end this Festival and search for a way to Wano.
As Professor Port and Doctor Oobleck announced their team and opponents, they arrived at the fighting arena, where people cheered for them, "Sweet, reminds me of Dressrosa stadium." Ruby grinned happily, putting her hands behind her head. "Only much lower opponents…." She muttered in a bit mix of disappointment and irony.
"Is that our opponent?" Blake asked as Weiss nodded.
"Yes. Team ABRN." Weiss said as Yang raised her eyebrows.
"How did you know?"
"They just announce it."
"Oh…" Yang sweatdropped, and then suddenly Ruby stood in front of them.
"Hey, girls. How about I finish them off." Ruby said as she showed her Crescent Rose 2.0. "I got a new technique and weapon integrated into Crescent Rose that I wanted to try." As the members looked at each other, they said, "No way."
"Eh?"
"We want to have little fun of ourselves, little sis."
"It's not only you who enjoy fighting."
"We also want to play in this Festival."
"B-But, my new weapon is so cool. It's Anti Yonkou weapon that Franky and I designed."
"No." They refused as they prepared their weapon.
"Ready?" Professor Port's voice thundered across the coliseum. "Three. Two. One."
Team ABRN got ready to fight. To their astonishment, Team RWBY didn't even prepare or acknowledge them. They are just bickering at each other. Feeling insulted and mocked by the RWBY, all of them rushed.
"Come on, just one shot. That's all I need."
"Heck no, you will just pulverize them in one shot." Weiss retorted, clearly annoyed at her crewmates.
"Geh!?"
"Do you think I'm stupid!? This is Anti Yonkou weapon we're talking about!?" Weiss said as she and the other RWBY jumped, avoiding an attack from the ABRN. "What the heck!? Why are they just suddenly attacking us!?" She scowled angrily. "Stand back. I will teach these Buffon some lesson."
"What!? You are the one who should stand back, Weiss! It's my turn!?"
"Wait, Yang, Weiss. I will finish them with my weapon."
"Just let me finish them. It will spare my ears of you three talking."
"What!?" Ruby, Yang, and Weiss responded as they prepared their attack.
"Rose Cannon!" Ruby held Crescent Rose 2.0 in front of her and let red and silver sparks fly. Crescent Rose 2.0 began to change. The area around the trigger and her hand became covered by a metal box, with an arm brace to stabilize her aim. A cylinder formed as the barrel extended and grew. By the time the transformation finished, it was big enough to fit her head inside.
"Glyph of the Kings: Judge!" Weiss created a giant glyph, and from the glyph came a big armored knight in very great armor resembling the armor of a king instead of a knight. The King created a sword made of ice and glared at the ABRN.
"Maximum Output: Amber Rave!" Yang's whole body turned ablaze as her right arm was covered in flames. Her right arm started to make out of thin smoke, and Yang's appearance was like a demon if anything else.
"Hunter's Den: Panther's Festival." All around the stadium, a shadow of black panthers started to appear. They felt like Grimm with bones, and they bared their teeth at the ABRN, who was entrapped in shadows, unable to move.
Everyone except for team RWBY stared in shock as before the ABRN could say their given up, the attacks swallowed them and knocked them out of the arena with a massive explosion. The rocks impacted the ground around them, kicking up dust and obscuring their view. When the smoke cleared, the audience could see the ABRN had left near death while the RWBY continued bickering.
Even the professors are astonished at what they saw, "Um…ladies and gentlemen. It appears the fight ended before it even began. The winner of this round is Team RWBY!" Professor Port announced loudly as the spectators cheered, but the RWBY could only respond, "Eh?"
Ruby pouted, "Don't be so grumpy, Ruby. We won." Weiss cheered the little huntress as they walked through the rows of stalls. They're here to celebrate their victory with food. "We are the weird one here to expect them as strong as the people in New World." She said as Ruby looked at her.
"But still…"
"Well, we won, and that's what matters." Yang cut her sister, moaning beside her.
"Even if our winning method is a bit too flashy-" Blake suddenly stopped talking. When they heard a cry of surprise, the rest of Team RWBY turned to see their black-haired teammate gripping the wrist of a green-haired tanned girl. Her hand was reaching toward Ruby's pocket. "Just what do you think you are doing, Emerald?" She asked with a frown.
"I…uh…"
"You were reaching for Ruby's wallet, weren't you?"
"I just wanted to help raise her awareness…." Emerald said.
"By robbing my sister?" Yang asked with narrowed eyes.
"Yes…" Emerald said quickly. "I do this with my friends back at Haven. You wouldn't believe how many people keep trying to pickpocket. If I do this, I help them be more aware and keep their guard up."
"I see…." Ruby said. "You could've just told us you would do that."
The green-haired girl nodded as she explained, "What's the point if you tell someone you'll pickpocket them. Besides, I was going to give it back."
"Were you?" Weiss asked testily.
"Y-yes? Also, can you let go of my arm now?" The green-haired girl asked. Blake released her wrist, and the green-haired girl rubbed it. "What's with all the edginess?" She wondered as Yang sighed.
"Let's just say that we have a friend that keeps stealing our money," Yang explained, and everyone knew who that was. "Anyway, what's up, Em?"
"Just left the stadium after your amazing fight!" Emerald said. "Your leader was awesome! I didn't expect the fight to be over with so quickly!" She cheered with gleaming eyes as Team RWBY watched their leader as she blushed and mumbled, just like Chopper.
"Oh, shut your stupid little face…."
"I heard your team progressed to the next round, too," Blake said, ignoring her leaders' incoherent gushing.
"You know," Weiss said. "I feel we haven't seen your other teammates."
"How'd they do in the fight?" Yang asked.
Emerald tilted her head back and thought for a moment before nodding. "They did well."
"That's great, Emerald," Ruby said as she snapped out of her mumbling. "Uh. Why don't we all go and get victory food together?"
"Oh, gosh, that's so nice of you, but my teammates are all kind of…." She looked back to see her teammate Mercury Black. He was sniffing the inside of a boot. "…introverted. Really socially awkward."
Yang nodded in understanding. "Ooh, yeah, I could see that." She sweatdropped.
"Oh yeah, it looks like Merc and I will move on to the doubles round. What about you guys?" Emerald asked as the RWBY looked at each other. Emerald didn't know what the hell she had just unleashed.
"It's going to be me."
"What!? It's going to be me!?"
"Ruby, Weiss, your summon and rose cannon just finished the ABRN. So it's my turn."
"Yang. An injured person shouldn't fight, so it should be me…." The four started their usual bickering again, much to the shock of Emerald and the people around them. Some huntress looked at the four in disdain. They were bickering like this in the arena and now outside the stadium. Are they even realize what kind of event this Festival was.
Knowing the contempt looks around them, Emerald cut their bickering. "H-How about Weiss and Yang that started…." She said, earning the look from the four that made her nervous. "I-I think it's better if it's close combat-oriented people and Ruby makes something big in the arena, so I thought she would be tired…." She trailed off, unsure what she had to say next.
Ruby sighed, "You don't know this, Em, but I'm-"
"Come on, sis, you are tired, so leave it to your sis," Yang said with a smug eating grin.
"That's right, Ruby. You should listen to others if you want to improve." Weiss grinned as Ruby puffed her cheeks and lashed out, and Yang and Weiss accepted her invitation with happy faces to troll their small huntress.
Emerald sweatdropped at the trio as she turned toward Blake, "You are not joining them?"
Blake shook her head, "No. I'm content with only watching. Those small fries bore me after all." She said, earning a look from Emerald.
"Of course, they will bore the notorious pirates…."
"Hm?"
"Nothing." Emerald smiled innocently. "Well, if Mercury and I see you down the line, don't think we'll go easy on ya." As Blake returned Emerald's confident smirk with one of their own, she said. But it felt more predatory than confidence.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." Emerald turns and walks away from them. "Alright, well, we'll catch some more fights."
"Have fun!" Ruby waved at her while fighting between Weiss and Yang. "Also, please don't try to steal my wallet next time!"
"No promise there! See you later," Emerald said with faux cheerfulness.
As soon as she walked away, her expression turned into one of thinking as Mercury chuckled. "That's the first time I've seen you fail," Mercury teased. "Are they the real deal?" He said, taking out a bundle of papers from his bag.
Emerald nodded, "Yeah. They are the real RWBY that we sent to another world." She glanced at the papers that turned out to be bounty papers of the four.
The Red Huntress: Ruby Rose – 475,000,000 Berri.
The Yellow Barbarian: Yang Xiao Long – 350,000,000 Berri.
The White Queen: Weiss Schnee – 120,000,000.
And Lastly, the Black Panther: Blake Belladonna – 95,000,000 Berri.
Mercury chuckled, "It's no joke. How could we fight against a Super Rookie and four notorious crewmates of that Strawhat Pirates." He said, earning a look from Emerald. "W-Well, it's not our fault they returned. It's Salem's…"
Emerald clicked her tongue. It is supposed to be not like this. The golden coin that Salem gave to them was considered to send those four away for good. But instead, they return, and from what she saw, they became monsters befitting those monstrous bounties. Damn that Salem. She must tell Cinder right away as those monsters could 100% affect the plan.
Unaware of Mercury and Emerald, four shadows were trailing them, and a girlish voice mutter could be heard, "See, I told you those four are in trouble." Nora said as Ren looked at the picture of the bounty hunters in his scrolls.
"It could be fake, but it's perfect for a fake one," Ren complimented while looking at the scrolls. "Is it me, or these are the pictures of them 2-3 years later. Look at their body and facial structures." Jaune joined in and nodded, "You're right, Ren. Those pictures are more mature than the snot-nosed brats know…." The two felt cold down the spine as they looked at their teammates.
"Pervert."
"Pervert."
"Hey!?" Ren and Jaune retorted as Pyrrha sighed.
"Anyway, the fastest way to make them talk about all of these is through interrogation, and we know the only person from their group that we could interrogate," Pyrrha said as the others nodded as they knew who their leader would talk about.
"Ruby."
"Ruby."
"Definitely, Ruby."
"Achoo!" Ruby sneezed while waiting for her ramen.
"Are you getting cold, sis?" Yang asked.
"No way, only smart people get cold. She is an idiot will never get one." Weiss mocked.
"Hey!?"
So this is it! Chapter three. Actually, this chapter is already posted in AO3 earlier, and I forget to post it here. So maybe you who want to check it faster can check there because I post in AO3 first.
The title is the same, so I hope you can drop kudos and bookmark it there.
Okay, so about power level… I will tell you the truth, but I haven't thought about it. It's just that I never thought of continuing this fanfic past one, and here we are. Though I understand the difference between the two verses, I must think about it now as the fight will keep coming and coming.
But I don't make a promise about that. Anyway, thank you, and I hope to see you soon.