Noticing that it was getting late, Luffy said.
"If I don't get home soon, White-mouse will surely have some heroes come get me."
Then, rising, he declared.
"I enjoyed the day! Hope we can see each other again soon, Jelly."
Still being with him, Galadriel simply shrugged, while declaring.
"As soon as the school opens again, I'm sure we can see each other again then."
" Okay, bye. "
Suddenly thinking of something, Galadriel stopped him.
"Wait! Just… wouldn't you be interested in becoming my teacher?"
"Huh?" Luffy wondered, turning to her. "I have no desire to do math or anything like that."
"No! You and your gang...wouldn't you like to teach me some fighting techniques? I'm sure I'll learn a lot, if you give me some time to teach me fight! No...actually, why not teach your knowledge to UA students?"
Startled by his declaration, Luffy crossed his arms, while seeming to think.
"Now that you mention it, it's true that I feel like Izuku and the others are really weak compared to the guys in our world! If they were the ones who teleported to our world, I doubt that "They would have survived a long time! Nevertheless, I doubt White-mouse would agree! He would be afraid that I would endanger the pupils."
Knowing he was right, Galadriel smiled at him, declaring.
"It's okay! It was just a proposal! Let's forget about it."
Tilting his head to the side, looking surprised, Luffy finally turned around and walked away. For her part, Galadriel smiled mischievously, though having an idea.
"At the moment, it is true that our dear director would do anything to avoid another scandal and stop Luffy from teaching us fighting techniques! However, it is enough to make him understand that a great threat can arrive at any moment, and that we need to improve to deal with it."
" Galadriel-sama ... "
Barely turning her face to see Narberal behind her, the Empress sighed.
"I thought we agreed that I wouldn't need a bodyguard today."
"Excuse me, Galadriel-sama." The pleiad apologized. "But the shadow demon that accompanied you and returned to the manor to inform us that Mugiwara had joined you! As Sebas-san and Albedo-san were absent today, I came to you to make sure that everything was fine. "
"Albedo isn't here?" Galadriel wondered.
"Since you gave her her day, she decided to return to Nazarick in order to help Demiurge-san finalize his strategy for the invasion of North Korea! Apparently, they disagree on the target to Prioritize first!Demiurge-san thinks that attacking the military bases first would be the right strategy to completely crush the enemy's morale, while Albedo-san thinks that destroying the capital would be enough for the army to give up immediately. "
"I see." Galadriel said. "Indeed, their strategies are good! Demiurge thinks that the opposing leader will give up if he has no army left! And Albedo thinks that the opposing army will give up if their leader gets instantly pulverized! Nevertheless, neither of them cannot say with certainty that the adversary will have the reaction envisaged."
"Do you intend to share your opinion with them?" Asked the pleiad.
"It's not worth it! I've already entrusted this mission to someone! And so it's up to Demiurge to have the last word! I trust his judgment."
Then, stretching, she declared.
"I'm going to think about going home too."
"Do you want me to call your driver?" Narberal asked.
Simply laying her hand on her still slightly plump stomach, Galadriel retorted.
"No! I think a little digestive walk will do me good."
Then, she started to walk, followed by Narberal.
"Galadriel-sama…can I ask you a question?" The Pleiad questioned.
"I'm listening." The Empress assured him.
"I apologize if I shouldn't have but, I could hear the end of your conversation with Mugiwara, and I heard your idea to learn some of his fighting techniques! If I may say so. .. do you think it will really benefit you?"
"I really don't know." Galadriel confessed. "It's true that I'm unable to stretch my body the way he does but..."
Thinking back to Luffy's Gear 2, she stated.
"He or his friends may have techniques that will potentially be useful to me."
" I see. "
Suddenly, arriving at a bend, Galadriel was surprised to see a small figure appear in front of her running. Bumping against Galadriel's leg, a little girl fell to the ground, as she let go of the paper bag she was holding in her hands.
"OUCH!" She moaned, landing on her bottom.
"Huh?" Wondered Galadriel, who had barely felt it.
Immediately, anger flashed in Narberal's gaze, as she seemed about to create lightning with her eyes, to blast the child to the ground. Never mind that Galadriel remained motionless after the impact, bumping into her was an unforgivable move.
However, not seeming angry, the child sat up a bit before immediately apologizing.
" S ... Sorry. "
"It's nothing." Galadriel assured, seeing her bow to her. "I didn't pay much attention! But next time, don't run around a corner."
"Sorry." The child apologized again.
Suddenly, a puddle of water began to form on the ground. Tilting her head to the side, Galadriel noticed that the liquid was coming from the paper bag, which the front child dropped on the floor. And quickly, the smell that emanated from it made understand what it contained.
Seeing the puddle forming, the little girl suddenly looked horrified, as she turned back to her paper bag.
"NOOOOOOO!" She horrified, crouching down.
Picking up her belongings, she allowed Galadriel to hear the sounds of glass, which confirmed her doubts. The object inside the bag appeared to be a bottle of liquor.
Looking inside her bag, to see a broken bottle of whiskey, the little girl remained motionless for a few moments, before starting to sob.
"What am I going to do? What am I going to do?"
Not seeming to care about the child's misfortune, Narberal asked.
"Galadriel-sama, do you want me to get this bug out of your way?"
Yet, seeming to ignore her question, Galadriel only crouched down next to the child, before asking her.
" Are you OK ? "
" No." Retorted the child. "I broke dad's bottle."
Suddenly shaking, she whispered.
"He's going to hit me again! I don't want."
At that moment, Galadriel had a sudden flash. The child in front of her, she had the impression of knowing her. Suddenly, without Narberal even realizing it, Galadriel stopped time.
Then, seizing the T-shirt that the little girl was wearing, the Empress lifted it a little and could see the skin of her abdomen. Immediately, her gaze hardened, when she saw the many bruises covering her skin. It didn't take a genius to understand what this child was afraid of.
This child seemed to be frequently beaten. Additionally, Galadriel could easily see the outline of her bones, while she was extremely thin, a sign of malnutrition.
Lowering the T-shirt, the Empress then stopped her spell, before asking the child.
"Did your father ask you to buy him alcohol?"
Getting ready to say something, the child stopped. She knew perfectly well the reaction that her father would have, if he learned that his daughter had confessed that he was asking her to buy his alcohol, in an infrequent place. As a result, she lowered her gaze, while preferring not to aggravate her situation.
Seeing this, Galadriel asked her another question.
" What's your first name ? "
"I... Tinia! My name is Tinia."
"Tinia-chan...does your father hit you often?"
Freezing, the child seemed to regret what she had said, seeing the bottle being shattered. Immediately, she glared at Galadriel before pleading.
"Don't tell him I said that! If he knows… he… he… Please don't tell him."
" Calm yourself. "
Wanting to reassure the child, Galadriel put her hand on her head. And immediately, a light emanated from it and calmed the child. Ordinarily, Tinia's body always hurts because of her father's repeated beatings. Yet, without her knowing the reason, the light that emanated from Galadriel's hand relieved her bruised body.
Seeing her stop sobbing, the Empress gave her a soft smile, before assuring her.
"Don't worry! I won't tell him what you told me! He won't hit you for it."
"Is that true?" Tinia questioned her.
"Yes! And here is something for you, to avoid any punishment."
Suddenly, a magic circle appeared on the ground and a bottle of alcohol came out.
"Take it and give it to your father."
Surprised, the child only stared at Galadriel and the alcohol she offered her. Then, quickly, she grabbed the bottle, before screaming.
" Thank you, thank you very much. "
Quickly putting the bottle in her wet bag, she then stared at Galadriel, before affirming.
"You are a nice Onee-san."
" Really ? "
" A nice onee-san wouldn't give alcohol to a child ."
Only nodding her head, Tinia then looked at Narberal, who had remained motionless. Yet the Pleiad gave off an angry aura around her, as she hated to see a human wasting her Empress' precious time. She wanted Tinia gone as soon as possible. Seeming suddenly curious, the child approached Galadriel before asking.
"This lady... is she a princess?"
"Huh?" Galadriel wondered, confused. " A princess ? "
"She looks like the princess from the book I often read." Tinia affirmed.
Suddenly, a noise was heard and Tinia roared in shame. Hearing her stomach kick in, she bowed to Galadriel again, before leaving.
" Thanks very much. "
Seeing her leave, Narberal began to growl.
"What a stupid parasite."
For her part, Galadriel's smile faded quickly, as her gaze grew hard. She knew exactly who this girl looked like. This child...she was just like Galadriel...or rather, she was living the same childhood that Galadriel had.
Suddenly, the pleiad behind her began to tremble in fear. Feeling a murderous aura, she took a step back, while looking at Galadriel, who seemed to manifest murderous urges.
" Ga ... Galadriel-sama ? "
Hearing Narberal's voice, Galadriel suddenly calmed down. Then, taking a deep breath to calm her down, she began to whisper.
"Why do I get angry for so little?"
"Huh? Was it the presence of that human larva that infuriated you?" Narberal questioned. "If so, count on me to catch her and burn her to ashes."
"That's not what pisses me off." Galadriel assured her.
Suddenly, an evil smile appeared on her face, as she affirmed.
"But if you really want to help me exterminate vermin, I have a little job for you."
" Huh ? "
Looking in the direction of where Tinia had gone, Galadriel seemed to be able to follow her from a distance, while she had voluntarily left a tiny amount of her magic in her. Thanks to this, Galadriel could know where she was going and where she lived. And when that's done, she can visit her.
Boasting long hours to Fair, Usopp also noticed that the sun was setting.
"Is it already so late? Damn, I forgot Luffy! I have to find him! He may have left town on his way to a grocery store."
"Oh, sorry to have delayed you." Foire apologized, bowing to him. "I was wasting your time, not knowing if you were busy or not."
"It's nothing." Usopp assured, awkwardly scratching the back of his head. "I assure you that I enjoyed this moment with you."
Then, finally, he started to run, while declaring.
"Hoping to see you again very soon! Ciao!"
Simply watching him begin his search to find his captain, Foire smiled, while declaring.
"Galadriel-sama will be happy of my work."
Having recorded Usopp's every word, she was looking forward to seeing the pride in the Empress's eyes, when Foire will told her that she had accomplished her mission perfectly.
"I hope she congratulates me." The homunculus said. "Or maybe I could be the one to dress her for a whole week! I can't wait."
Then, quickly regaining her seriousness, she looked thoughtful, while remembering everything Usopp had said to her.
" Galadriel-sama wanted me to talk to him and gain his trust so that he would tell me if the pirate named Zoro was the real captain of their group! However, from what he told me, he didn't He's only the third most powerful crew member! And worst of all, this sniper is, in the end, Mugiwara's secret weapon! "
Still thinking, Foire sighed.
"Damn it! How do these pirates manage to give Galadriel-sama so much uncertainty? Yet, from what I've been told, their captain is an idiot."
Suddenly thinking back to a sentence she had heard from Herohero, she declared.
"Unless Mugiwara is pretending to be stupid! Yeah, Herohero-sama had said that some people pretend to act stupid, to let their opponents' guard down! But then, does that mean that Mugiwara is very smart and that he had it all figured out? Is he even smarter than Demiurge-sama?"
Having no answer, Foire ends up returning to the mansion, to make her report.
Leaving a bookstore, Chopper seemed satisfied with his purchases.
" Perfect." He said with a bag full of books. "With this, I will be able to deepen my knowledge of the medicine of this world."
" Luffy ! LUFFY ! "
" Huh ? "
Looking up, Chopper saw Usopp running nearby, shouting their captain's name.
" Usopp ? "
Halting, the sniper spotted Chopper and rushed towards him.
"Chopper! Glad you're here! Help me find Luffy?"
"Luffy? Were you attacked?"
"No, he got lost again." Usopp affirmed. "Do you think you could find him with your nose?"
"Hard to say." Confessed the reindeer. "In a city like this, there are thousands of different smells! I don't know if..."
" OYE ! Usopp ! Chopper ! "
Startled, the duo turned to see Luffy running towards them.
"Usopp, where have you been? I bet you got lost."
"IDIOT!" Usopp roared, punching his captain's skull. "When will you finally take your role as captain seriously?"
For all answer, Luffy's stomach kicked in.
"I'm hungry!" he complained. "The restaurant I ate at was nice, but their appetizers weren't very filling."
" Me too, I'm a little hungry. " Chopper confessed. "I stayed in this bookstore for so long, that I didn't see how much time had passed."
"I see a candy store. '' Usopp said, seeing a huge jigsaw-shaped store.
"Yeah candy store! his two friends shouted, running towards the store.
"Hey, I remind you that we have to go back." Usopp roared.
Ignoring him, the pair walked inside the store and stared at the countless sweets it contained. "
"Sweets and candies." Luffy gloated. "And all kinds of stuff Sanji doesn't want us to eat."
''Wow this place is amazing. I can't wait to taste a bit of everything.'' Said Chopper drooling.
"Guys..." Usopp muttered, following them. "If we delay too long, Nami will be angry.
Ignoring her, Luffy and Chopper were already running inside the store. But they weren't the only customers, since there was already a blond young man with red wings who also bought some sweets. Running alongside him, Luffy hit one of his wings.
'' Sorry. The pirate apologized, stopping to look at the man.
"It's nothing." The other customer assured.
Then, staring at Luffy, he thought he recognized him.
"Wait...you're that guy who was on TV, right? The one who's responsible for the fiasco that happened at the UA tournament."
"Yeah! Why?"
"No, nothing! It's just that someone like you is not easy to forget! I don't know many people who would dare to rebel like you did and criticize the heroes! I find that this country lack of guys like you."
''Truly ? Luffy asked.
"Aren't you mad at him?" Usopp wondered.
"Since he did this interview, a lot of people insult Luffy." Chopper stated. "You don't like heroes either."
"Me? I don't think I can say I don't like them! Actually, my name is Keigo Takami. But I'm best known as hero number three: Hawks." both Usopp and Chopper.
"Hero number three? the duo shouted.
Immediately stepping back, Usopp pointed at him, while retorting.
"It's impossible for a guy like you not to be mad at Luffy for insulting you! You're trying to manipulate him, aren't you?"
"Not at all." Hawks assured. "I'm a hero! But that doesn't mean I agree with every law the government comes up with! There are a few laws that I find stupid and would like to change myself."
"Are you a hero? " Luffy questioned. "So you know Dumb-Might ? "
''Do you mean All Might? Yeah, I'm also the youngest hero in the top 10. Sometimes it's nice to have a young man among those adults. ''
"So you're really not mad at me for calling you all idiots?" Luffy asked.
"Not at all! It's your opinion, and I respect it."
Hearing that, Luffy smiled at him, before saying.
"I don't like heroes... but you, I like you! You're less stupid than the others."
"I'll take that as a compliment."
"Luffy be careful! He is a very powerful hero. " Chopper warns him.
"Yeah! We don't know what he can do." Usopp said, whispering to Luffy.
''Are you strong? " Luffy asked the hero.
''To tell the truth, even though I'm among the top 10, I sometimes feel like I don't belong among them. Hawks asserted, timidly scratching the back of his head. "I don't know if I'm as strong as people think." "
"What's your power?"
"Fly like a bird." Hawks replied. "It's not very impressive."
''Do not say stupid things. Luffy retorted. "Your wings are so cool!" Me too, I would like to know how to fly like you and the other guys we met. "
"Have you ever met people with wings? "
"Yes, first there was Vivi's bodyguard! And there was also Conis and the other people of Skypiea! And Marco too! And there's also Momo who can fly on clouds! And.. . "
''Very interesting. " Hawks affirmed, as Luffy continued talking.
But, acting exactly like Fair, Hawks had many records hidden behind his feathers and recorded Luffy rambling and talking about his many friends and adventures. He didn't understand half of it, but he figured it was viable information.
" The president is going to love this. " He thought with a smile on his face as he continued to listen to the Straw Hat Captain.
Luffy kept talking for hours, about one of his adventures to his new friend. Unaware of the danger he was walking into.
Night had long since appeared, while a child slept on the floor of a house, with a thin blanket in a vain attempt to keep warm. Eyes wide open, Tinia had her eyes moist, while a large bruise was visible on her cheek.
Despite the fact that she had managed to give him a bottle of alcohol, much more expensive than the one Tinia had to buy him, his father had violently punched him in the face because he was angry that she would not bring him back the requested bottle.
However, he had calmed down somewhat after drinking a few sips of alcohol and he had ended up going to his room where he had stayed all evening. Not having seen him, Tinia had contented herself with going to the location of her "bed", which was in the middle of the small living room of this house, being in a disreputable district. Her father was nothing but a violent drunk, who hit her whenever he was angry.
Tinia hated her life. She wanted to leave this house and live away from her father. But she had nowhere to go and she felt unable to live alone. And above all, she was afraid of running away, and of being caught by her father. If he found her when she had disobeyed him, he might be even more brutal with her. Trembling at the mere thought, the little girl hid her face under her blanket, as she sobbed weakly.
" Mommy ... "
Suddenly a strange noise was heard, while Tinia had the impression of hearing two pairs of feet touching the ground. Then a female voice was heard.
" It's here ? "
Startled, Tinia froze. Terrified that thieves entered the house, she didn't even dare to breathe. Completely motionless, she waited for long minutes, perfectly hidden under her blanket. Yet, while she was making no sound, everything had become extremely quiet around her. Listening, the child tried to detect the slightest presence, without success.
Finally, swallowing, she gently moved her blanket, allowing one of her eyes to see what was going on around her. And immediately, she saw a woman, squatting right in front of her, smiling at her.
" Hello. "
Paralyzed, Tinia would have cried out in fright if a hand hadn't been placed in front of her mouth.
"Hush." Galadriel ordered her. " Do not make noise. "
And again, she used her magic to reassure the child. Ceasing to tremble, Tinia looked at the person in front of her, before recognizing Galadriel, as well as Narberal.
"Onee-san! And the princess."
"Don't make too much noise." Galadriel repeated. "We came here for you."
"For me? But why?"
"To save you." The Empress assured her. "Do you want me to take you away from your father?"
"Away... from my father?"
For Tinia, it could only be a dream. Why would a stranger come to her to save her from the hell she had known since she was a child? It couldn't be true.
"Wh ...Why do you want to help me?"
"Because I don't want to leave you alone with this guy! Tinia, don't you want to have another life? A better life?"
"Yeah." The child agreed softly. "But...I'm not able to manage on my own and I..."
Slowly beginning to sob, the child confessed.
"I don't know anyone! I don't have a friend! And mommy... mommy's gone! Mommy...she's dead."
Seeing her sobbing, Galadriel did not insist again on silencing her. After all, she recognized herself again, seeing this child crying. truth be told, knowing that she came from a different universe, Galadriel wondered if Tinia was not her alter-ego in this world. Both girls had known the same face, and both had prayed countless times for someone to save them.
Finally, Galadriel's hand came to rest on the child's head, as she assured him.
"I'm taking you with me! Don't worry! You'll never see your father again."
" Rea ... Really ? "
Tinia didn't know what to think. Galadriel was an unknown. So she had no reason to behave like this with Tinia. Maybe she even wanted to use the child and hurt him even more.
Yet, only staring at the soft smile of the young woman in front of her, Tinia took the risk of trusting her. After all, it would be difficult for her to go through a worse hell than the one her father put her through.
"Yes! Are you ready to go?"
"Huh…just a minute."
Suddenly, the child left his place and rushed to a piece of furniture. Burying her hand under it, she pulled out a book, before returning to Galadriel.
"I want to take this with me." She said.
"Huh?" the Empress wondered, seeing that it was a children's book. " What is that ? "
" It's a book my mother bought me before she died. " Affirmed the child, recovering her memory. "It's my treasure. "
Looking at Narberal, she affirmed.
"This is the book about you."
"From me?" The pleiad wondered.
As surprised as her, Galadriel grabbed the book and quickly noticed that it looked very worn, while pages had been torn.
"It's in bad shape.
"It's my father." Tinia confessed. "One day he wanted to completely destroy it and he hit me for stopping him from doing it."
Still able to see the book cover, Galadriel was finally able to figure out what the child meant, about Narberal. On the cover of the book could be seen a woman, dressed as a princess. And, apart from the fact that her hair was much shorter than that of the pleiad, this princess was almost identical to Narberal. And above all, this princess displayed the same aggressive gaze as that of Narberal.
"The rebel princess?" Galadriel said, reading the title of the book.
"She's a brave princess, who refuses to listen to her father when he orders her to marry a prince she doesn't love." Tinia told her. "And she decided to leave the castle where she lived to have adventures and do what she wanted with her life."
Seeming to speak excitedly, she looked back at Narberal, while declaring.
"I'm so happy to meet you! I want to become like you."
Understanding also what the child was talking about, Narberal nevertheless didn't know what to answer him, while she knew perfectly well that she had no connection with this princess.
Suddenly, a roar was heard and the truo turned around. Immediately, Tinia trembled with dread, seeing the silhouette of her father, in front of her.
"Who are you?" The man roared, looking at the two strangers around his daughter.
Barely glancing at her, Galadriel smiled back at Tinia, before telling her.
"This is the last time you will see him."
Then getting up, she ordered.
"Narberal...take her to the mansion."
"Huh? But Galadriel-sama..."
"Take her away from here!" Galadriel insisted. "Ask Pestonya to heal her and arrange for her to have a bath and be able to eat."
About to say something, Narberal heard Galadriel say to him.
"If you stay here, I couldn't guarantee that nothing could happen to you."
Again, as the Empress stared at Tinia's father, Narberal once again felt the murderous aura surging around Galadriel. Feeling his body begin to tremble with fear, Narberal finally complied and grabbed Tinia, before disappearing inside a magic circle.
"What...?" The man wondered.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but you'll never see your punching bag again." Galadriel said, flashing her an impish smile. "Now let's get serious...how do you want me to kill you?"
In response, Tinia's father covered his arm with a layer of stone, and his fist struck the face of the Empress, who took a step back.
"I don't know who you are, but I'll make sure to let you know who I am." The man roared. "I'm Tito...he was a former national champion, before my damn leg injury kept me from fighting! I wouldn't let a stupid woman rule here."
Still, Galadriel lifted her face, staring at him. Having removed most of her wards around her, the Empress had let the man hit her so hard that she felt a trickle of blood coming from a slight wound to her lip, as well as a slight pain.
Galadriel wanted to hurt. She wanted to suffer during this fight. Because the more she suffered during this fight, the more imposing her murderous impulses would become. Looking at the man in front of her, she reached her hand towards him and used a magic spell that lit up Tito's body.
Unable to comprehend what was happening, the man felt no damage, while Galadriel seemed to have missed her fate. And yet, the empress' smile grew longer, as she saw the man's face change.
Instead of Tito, now stood the man who had made her childhood a living hell and who was responsible for her mother's death. And seeing him, Galadriel couldn't hide the sadism that showed on her face.
"Hello, daddy." Galadriel said, taking a step forward. "And... goodbye."