[Author's note: Some of the ship's logs are a little summary heavy but there are reasons for that: 1. They give timeline placement 2. They show Karmen doing her job as a secretary. 3. The details mentioned are important to Karmen's personal development.; As time goes on, there will be less summary and more personal experiences.]

Ship Log 4: Village Stop

We stopped at a small island today. There was only one village on the whole thing. They make their living by fishing and diving, especially at a reef just north of here. We did a little shopping and headed back out to sea.

There was a storm that knocked a hole in the hull. Luffy tried to stop the seawater by drinking it and ended up flooding the cabin. Usopp's small repair skills came in handy.

Valentine's Personal Log 4: The Start

We stopped at an island today. There was no decent hair product to be found. I did, however, find some great red fabric. I've been thinking about making that outfit for a while. It'll take some time to make, but it will give me something to do to keep my anxiety down while I sit with the rest of the crew.

I cut the pieces out earlier today. I should have the dress finished in a few days. Then all I'll need are the gloves, hood, and maybe a veil, if I have enough fabric left over. I'll have to find some matching shoes somewhere. I'm sure Nami can help me with that.

I wonder if there's more that I can do on this ship than clean and keep watch.

Ship Log 5: Baratie, the Seafaring Restaurant.

We met bounty hunting friends of Zoro's today: Johnny and Yosaku. Yosaku had scurvy, but Nami fixed him up with some limes. I stayed inside the kitchen until I knew they were friendlies.

The brothers led us to a restaurant boat. That's when a navy ship pulls alongside us. A Lieutenant calling himself Iron Fist Fullbody shot a cannon at the ship! Johnny and Yosaku joined me in the dining room while Luffy deflected it back, but he missed and hit the restaurant.

Luffy was drug to the owner to apologize and negotiate working off the damages. While we were docking there was a lot of commotion inside. We came in and got a table to find the sous chef beating up the Lieutenant. I was glad the restaurant was watching them, though I saw a few people recognize Zoro. That's when Luffy and the owner crash through the ceiling and another chef beat up an already dying man for not being able to pay for food. Luffy got a weird look on his face and ran after the sous chef.

Valentine's Personal Log 5: That idiot!

Why did I join up with pirates? No. Why did I join up with these pirates? If we keep running into people like this I'm going to have to come up with a plan or jump ship. Luffy almost got on the bad side of a Navy Lieutenant. A Lieutenant! I don't think he saw me, but if something happened I'm sure it would only be a short time before the ship was searched. I'm just grateful he was too busy glaring at that curly-browed sous chef to look in our direction. I'm not sure if there's anyone who would recognize me in this ocean, but I'm not wanting to take too many risks. I even made sure there weren't any people from back home in the restaurant before I followed the rest of the crew inside.

On top of that, my outfit is nowhere near finished. It definitely needs a veil. If I don't have enough fabric then I'll buy some more. I got so nervous that I pulled out my personal log and started writing at the table they set us at while we wait for a chef to have his hands free long enough to take our order.

I noticed something strange about Nami, earlier. The Lieutenant insulted the brothers and they threw their wanted posters down on the deck. Nami seemed to recognize one of them and she's had that look in her eye far longer than normal. What's going on with her?

There's a lot of banging coming from the kitchen. I hope that idiot isn't causing more trouble. Oh well. The food's here.

Ship Log 6: The Krieg Incident

[This log is recorded after Luffy fought Arlong due to the momentary loss of the ship, and therefore, the ship's logbook. Karmen tried her best to keep things chronological and worked hard to catch up.]

I suppose I should just give a general summary of everything that happened. I'm having to have everyone fill me in on details. How can I be a good secretary if I don't see the battles happen? Though, being just a secretary I'm a little glad I didn't. How much of this stuff should I write down? I'll figure it out later. For now, here's what happened:

Apparently the penniless guy that got kicked out of here earlier was Don Krieg's first mate. Who knew? He brought his starving captain. Krieg tried to take the restaurant. Zoro and Usopp sniffed a fight and ran back inside. Usopp only joined because he saw a bunch of smoke and thought the fight was already over. Nami took this opportunity to steal the ship.

That's when Hawk-Eye Dracule Mihawk shows up. He destroyed what was left of Krieg's ship and Zoro runs out there like a kid in a candy store and challenges the guy who just sliced a galleon like a side of ham. I swear these guys are going to get me killed or die themselves. Apparently Zoro went out to sea looking to challenge Mihawk to a duel. He got lost along the way and had to become a bounty hunter to get by. He sliced Zoro up with a butter knife, but left him alive, delivering a final blows with his cross shaped sword. I'll never forget what Zoro said right before, though. "Scars on the back are a swordsman's shame." They seemed to impress Mihawk as well.

The brothers, Usopp, and I were sent after Nami. We took Zoro and began treating him as well as we could. Krieg and Luffy fought then, while the chefs defended the restaurant from what was left of the pirate crew after the Grand Line spit them out. Sanji told me the whole story so I could record it, in between the lines of poetry he kept spouting at me while his wounds were being redressed. I kind of wish Usopp had been the one to see everything and report back to me. He may add mounds of personal glory, but he usually keeps all the facts chronological.

Sanji fought a shield-man named Pearl who set himself and half the ship on fire and fleet commander Ghin, the guy who got thrown out. He says Krieg and his pirates fought dirty. They held Zeff, the owner, hostage, used hidden weapons, fired poisonous cannon balls, bombs, metal spikes, guns, and even more weapons. Just hearing his retelling of the battle makes me wish I witnessed it. One thing Sanji kept mentioning was that Ghin was a man who repaid his debts and that Luffy was pretty much an honorable nut-job. This Sanji guy is a little off kilter himself, but Luffy said he pulled him out of the ocean even though he had broken ribs after the captain had finished off Krieg, so he can't be all bad.

I'll have to write the rest later. Zoro's bleeding again.

Valentine's Personal Log 6: Aftermath

[Written on the way to collect Nami.]

Steel armor, cannons, bullets, swords, and warlords. I'm still trying to put today together in my head. I got a gas mask out of the whole ordeal though. Some guy tried to climb aboard our boat and the brothers knocked him out. It was hanging from his belt so I decided to keep it. It might come in handy later. I surprised myself when I learned that the restaurant owner, Chef Red-Foot Zeff, was a pirate who had logs from the grand line. If Nami hadn't unceremoniously dumped me and the brothers into the ocean and taken the ship, I may have asked to look at them. By the time I heard, however, we were long gone.

I'd forgotten how much I hate the sight of blood.

Dracule met my eye as we were treating Zoro's wounds. It had been years since I'd seen him, but I know he recognized me. He blinked once, turned away, and disappeared. Mihawk is an honorable man. Someday I want to thank him for not destroying Zoro's dream. Johnny and Yosaku had to stitch him. My hands aren't strong enough to push a needle through a man's flesh. Neither are my nerves. I ended up throwing up into the ocean before I could wash the blood off my hands. He lost two of his swords. Only the white handled one is left. From what he's said of his past, I think that one is the one he cared about most.

I feel useless. Usopp and Johnny have tended to Zoro's wounds, but I haven't been able to help at all. All I could do with them on either side of him is hold his head or massage his feet. I'm sure either would be more of a nuisance than aid. So instead I took out my still damp personal log and started writing. Usopp even stopped sanitizing Zoro's wounds and asked what I was doing. I could only reply with, "Being a good secretary." It would be better to record everything on the ship's log, but Nami ran off with that.

I know that I couldn't have changed what happened, but I hate seeing my friend slash up by someone I know. It surprises me. I've only been with the crew for less than a week, and here I am calling Zoro my friend. The only thing we have in common is a fondness for tea. I keep looking back on that one sided duel and thinking about how manly Zoro acted in the face of defeat and how honorable Dracule's parting words were. Maybe I just don't want to think about Nami. I don't want to believe that Nami's actually abandoned us. I know she only partnered up with Luffy, but she still has a place here on the crew. That's obvious just by the fact that we're going after her right now. I wonder if my position is just as secure. Navigating is a lot more necessary on the sea than writing and brewing tea.

Everyone I've met since leaving that island is a freak of nature, I swear. Yosaku thinks he knows where Nami is going. He jumped into the ocean to swim back to the restaurant to tell Luffy. Who says they'll swim miles back to a boat in the middle of the ocean? I get that bounty hunters and swordsmen need to train a lot, so this may be just another day in the life, but Zoro challenged Mihawk and Luffy stayed behind to fight that guy who claims he rules the East Blue.

Usopp and I aren't like these people. We don't have devil fruit powers or crazy training regiments. Usopp at least has a combat skill. I'm sure Nami is closer to our level, even though she's not crazy enough to fight like these guys do. Even crazier still, Zoro is still conscious. He keeps spouting nonsense about how Luffy gave him a job to do. I know he has some sort of life debt to the guy but we all agree he needs his rest, especially since fishmen are supposed to be as strong as ten men.

I've heard of Arlong before, but I never thought Nami would be mixed up with someone like him. And even worse, I've heard that Arlong pays off the Navy. When we get there, I'll be sure to lie low.