Removing the bandages he had on his arms, Luffy finally pulled them off. Then, first gently moving his fingers, he finally opened and closed his hands. Finally, he did a few rotations with his arms, before smiling.
"That's it! I'm finally healed."
"What a pity." Said Nami. "For once you were calm."
" It's true that I prefer when Luffy is injured. " Raynare confessed.
"It's only been five days since you fought Foxy." Chopper asserted. "Don't overwork yourself Luffy."
"No risk." Luffy retorted, twirling his arm. "I have been immobile for five days, I want to move again and again."
Spinning faster and faster with his arm, he felt a sudden pain, which made him scream.
"AHHHHHHHHH!"
"I told you so." Chopper roared.
"That idiot." Zoro said, as he lifted the dumbbells.
"Ufufu! At least we're sure he's better." Robin remarked, reading a book.
"That's not good news." Nami retorted.
Then, running her finger over the rail of the ship, she noticed that there was dust.
"Hey, Baka-my! When you're done mopping the floor, you'll be dusting here."
With a mop in his hands, Bellamy felt a vein of anger appear on his forehead.
"Hey! Why do I have to take care of the cleaning on this boat?"
"Do you think so?" Asked the redhead. "You don't have any money! So it's normal that you do the chores if you want to continue to travel quietly on our boat."
"If you're not happy, you should have stayed on Long Ring Island." Gin stated.
"And what could I have done there?" The blond roared. "There was not a boat on this island! I had to come back with you."
"So you have no choice." Nami affirmed. "You are burdened with chores until you can find another boat."
"Grrrr! It'll pay off." Bellamy swore, before continuing the mopping.
Suddenly, seeing a half-unnailed plank, Bellamy stopped before looking at the rest of the boat.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Nami questioned him.
"Come to think of it, your ship looks like a real wreck." Bellamy stated.
"OYE!" Usopp roared. "It's Merry you dare call a wreck."
"I'm not trying to be rude." Bellamy retorted. "Admit that your boat is damaged! Seriously, you don't have a carpenter in your crew?"
"Usopp is taking care of the repairs." Chopper told him.
"He's not good at it."
"Do you really want me to get mad?" Usopp roared.
"Hey, redhead." Bellamy said, turning to her. "If you don't know what to do with your gold, why not use it to repair your ship."
" Repair ? "
"Some of the Grand Line islands have shipbuilding ports! Even if you're a pirate, I don't think it will be difficult for you to go there to have the workers repair your ship, in exchange for money! You will have no trouble finding competent carpenters."
"Competent carpenter?" Luffy repeated.
Immediately smiling, he declared.
"Yeah! I like that idea, and that way we'll have a new mate."
"What are you talking about?" asked Usopp.
"Even if someone fixes Merry, we still have a long way to go to our destination! So instead of fixing it once in a while, we'd better recruit a carpenter to our crew! I want the best possible carpenter."
" It's true that the Merry looks more and more like a wreck. " Zoro approved. "Having a true professional among us is far from a bad idea."
Considering this proposal as well, Nami said.
"Indeed, Merry is our most precious companion! Without him, we will not be able to go anywhere! You are right, Baka-my! beautiful than when we had it."
"And with the rest of the money maybe we can buy cannons to make it more powerful." Usopp stated.
"And also a bronze statue of me." Luffy affirmed.
Being at the top of the mast, Menma made herself heard.
"Nami...I see an island ahead of us."
"An island?" Luffy repeated.
Forgetting his pain, he rushed to the bow and jumped on Merry's head. Being able to see the island in the distance, he shouted.
"Prepare to throw in the ink! We land on this island to explore it."
"Huh?" Sanji said, stepping out of the kitchen. "An island? I wonder what sort of ingredients I might find there."
"For me, this stopover is perfect." Vivi assured. "I think Carue needs to stretch her legs."
"QUA!" Assured her duck.
For his part, Wiper grabbed his pokeball and threw it to let Boufallant out.
"Also take advantage of this stopover to walk a little."
Seeing this, Usopp looked at the pokemon. Then, he turned his gaze to Eevee, who was on Raynare's shoulder and to Hatterene who was at Luffy's side. Also seizing his pokeball, he looked at it for a few moments, before preferring to put it back at the level of his belt.
He had no more sweets to give to Heracross. So he knew in advance that the pokemon was not going to obey him at all and that he was probably going to want to go to the kitchen to steal food.
" That's great. " Luffy gloated, as he held up a bag of food. "There's plenty of food on this island."
Walking through the forest that covered the island, the captain smiled cheerfully, as he could finally move freely, since his fight against Foxy.
"However, there is not the slightest trace of civilization here." Lucy remarked. "This island is completely deserted."
"It's in this kind of situation where I say we're lucky." Johnny stated. "Imagine for a moment that it was this island that we would have found, just after Little Garden."
"We couldn't have found any doctor here to cure Sister-Lucy." Yosaku agreed.
"Are you sure no one lives here?" Robin asked.
Looking down, she looked at a strange line that was right in the middle of the path.
"Sounds like the stroke someone makes who is having fun dragging the end of a stick on the ground." Menma remarked.
"I'd rather say a bicycle passed by here." Retorted Raynare.
"In any case, it's true that it doesn't look like something made by nature." Sanji agreed.
Ignoring this detail, Luffy noticed a light source in front of him.
"Hey, we're coming out of the forest.
And a few moments later, the small group found themselves in an area devoid of the slightest tree. It was a grassy plain where only a large rock was visible.
"It's just a plain." Nami remarked. "There doesn't seem to be anything interesting here."
"Hihihihi! This place is perfect for having a picnic." Luffy affirmed.
"Forget it." Sanji retorted. "All my cooking utensils are on the boat."
Suddenly, sniffing the air, Chopper caught a scent.
"Hey...there's someone else here."
" What? How is that ? "
In response, Chopper walked over to the large boulder and walked around it. And quickly, he froze, seeing a tall person, whose eyes were hidden under a blindfold.
"AHHHHHHHH! A giant."
Seeming to be asleep, the man in front of him was awakened by his cry. Removing the blindfold from his eyes, he lowered his gaze, to stare at Chopper.
" Huh ? A tanuki ? "
"I AM A REINDEER."
"Are you okay, Chopper?" Luffy asked, running up behind him.
Stopping, he also saw the tall man.
" Who is this guy ? "
Arriving behind him, these other companions also stared at the stranger.
"An enemy?" Usopp asked, hiding behind Gin.
"He's super tall." Menma affirmed as she lifted her head to see the stranger's face.
Arriving behind them, Vivi and Bellamy couldn't help but widen their eyes, recognizing the man.
" This guy ... "
" He is ... "
But before either of them could speak, a falling sound was heard. no sooner had she seen the man than Robin had dropped onto her buttocks, while she began to tremble in terror. She even had trouble breathing.
"Robin...?" Vivi wondered, seeing her petrify with fear.
" It's the first time I've seen Robin in this state. " Nami affirmed.
Seizing one of his sabers, Zoro stared at the newcomer with a wary air.
" Who are you ? "
Then, suddenly, he looked up, as did Wiper and Velvet. Immediately, the trio saw another person, sitting on the rock, while he quietly smoked a cigarette.
"There's another one." Bruno remarked, seeing him too.
However, Shizuo only raised his hands as he affirmed.
"I don't want to fight."
"Hey, who are these two guys?" Luffy wanted to know.
"Are you kidding me?" Bellamy growled, staring at the person in front of them. " You don't recognize Aokiji? He is one of the three admirals of the Navy. "
Immediately, Yosaku and Johnny opened their mouths wide enough for them to touch the ground.
" Aokiji ... ? "
"Is it that guy...?"
"Yeah, I'm sure of it too." Vivi affirmed. "I have already met him when I was a child and when I accompanied my father to his meetings with other politicians! At the time, he was already a Vice Admiral in the Navy in charge of the protection of all those people! But today it has become even more important because of having gained more rank."
Hearing this, the pirates aimed their weapons at Aokiji.
"What's a guy like that doing here?" Usopp asked, shaking in fear.
"Are you stupid?" Gin roared. "He's bound to come and capture us."
"I know Luffy has become famous! But did a Navy admiral really come personally to capture him?" Sanji asked.
"Luffy still beat Crocodile." Raynare reminded him. "If you ask me, the Navy wants to make sure he doesn't humiliate him further."
"Be careful." Vivi warned them. "Aokiji easily ranks among the top five fighters in the entire Navy! His power far exceeds that of Noscula or Smoker."
"He... He's that strong?" Lucy asked.
In response, Vivi looked behind her to stare at Robin. Still sitting on the floor, Robin was paralyzed. Vivi could understand that a person like her could easily recognize the Navy Admiral… But why was she so terrified by his presence? Had they met before?
As if to answer her question, Aokiji stared at Robin, while affirming.
"It's been a long time since we've seen each other! You have truly become a resplendent woman, Nico Robin."
"You…you know each other?" Usopp wondered.
"Hey!" Luffy shouted. "I don't understand anything! Who is this guy? And what is an admiral?"
Breathing longer, in order to calm down, Robin finally told him.
"In the Navy, there are a large number of titles and ranks, proving the power of certain soldiers! The highest title is that of Admiral in chief! Within the Navy, the one who has this title is called Sengoku He's the one who runs the Navy! And under him are three men known to be the most destructive force in the Navy: the three Admirals."
"It's about Aokiji." Vivi affirmed. "But also from Kizaru and Akainu."
"Luffy-aniki… few people can match the power of these three people." Johnny assured. "Within the Navy, only 5 other people have the skills required to hope to one day become a Navy Admiral."
"It's Vice-Admiral Garp...Vice-Admiral Tsuru...Vice-Admiral Karly...Vice-Admiral Emma...and Vice-Admiral Fujitora! Navy threshold cannot hope to one day be able to replace these people." Yosaku stated.
"So his strength is well established." Lucy understood, swallowing.
Turning to her, while she was next to Nami, Aokiji addressed the pair.
"What a gorgeous duo of busty women! Are you free tonight?"
"HEY, ASSHOLE!" Sanji and Rayanre roared. "Do you want to fight?"
"Calm down." Aokiji advised, gesturing with his hands. "No need to get angry for so little! It's not like I was hostile towards you! If I'm on this island, it's just to be able to walk around and enjoy the sun. "
"He…he's laughing at us?" Gin asked.
"It's true that I find it hard to believe that this man is one of the most powerful members of the Navy. " Bruno confessed.
"Hey, don't judge people by their looks! Besides, my motto has nothing to do with my attitude."
"Really? And what's your motto?"
"With lazy justice, no anguish to be had."
" We would have guessed it. " Roared Usopp and Sanji.
Seeing everyone focused on Aokiji, Zoro continued to stare at Shizuo, who remained silent. In truth, the man seemed to easily be able to hide his presence without the slightest problem. Still, Zoro felt there was something strange about him.
"Hey, Vivi! This guy...is he a Navy guy too?"
"Huh...?" the princess said, while staring at Shizuo. "I don't know! I don't recognize his face."
"I doubt any of you know who I am." Shizuo retorted. "Nevertheless, maybe you could help me! Not long ago, Aokiji received a message from a man named Smoker, who revealed several information about you! And I learned that some people were in the same situation than me."
Hearing this, Velvet frowned.
"Are you an immigrant?"
"Exactly! And since we're in the same situation, I was wondering if you had any clues that could allow me to return to my world."
" Sorry, but we're in the same situation as you. " Bruno retorted. "No one really understands how we got here."
"Really? That's too bad."
Yet, despite his non-hostile behavior, Shizuo saw Zoro continue to target him. Now that the swordsman knew he was an immigrant, he was more suspicious of him. After all, the guys in his crew were proof that every immigrant could have power similar to Devil Fruit users. And besides, the seastone had no effect on them.
Suddenly, a yawn was heard and Aokiji ended up lying down on the grass.
"Excuse me, but our conversation has exhausted me! It's been a long time since I slept."
"Long?" Usopp repeated. "Don't lie! You were sleeping when we met you."
Finally lighting a cigarette, Sanji asked.
"This guy...is he actually serious?"
"He really doesn't care about capturing us?" Bellamy wondered.
"That's right." Aokiji assured. "Right now, I feel far too tired to fight any fight! You can relax! In truth, I just came to confirm Nico Robin's position after the Alabasta incident! As I guessed, she's with you! I think I should report to HQ about this."
"A report?"
"Yes! After all, even excluding Nico Robin, your crew starts to include some celebrities! Monkey D. Luffy - 100 million berries - ... Roronoa Zoro - 60 million berries - ... Bruno - 52 million berries -... Raynare - 39 million berries... Nefertari Vivi - 25 million berries -! In all this is starting to make a lot of money."
"AND ME?" Gin roared.
Seeming to ignore him, Aokiji started counting on his fingers.
"One moment...so with Nico Robin's bounty it makes..."
He heaved a weary sigh.
"The math is too complicated! Let's say that's a lot of money."
"Even doing a simple addition gets you down?" Nami wondered.
Suddenly, she jumped, seeing Wiper aiming the end of his bazooka at Aokiji. Having silently listened to the conversation, the Shandian began to lose patience.
"This guy...I don't know if he's serious or just plain stupid! But if he's an enemy, then you might as well take advantage of his lack of combativeness and kill him now."
"What? Are you kidding?" Yosaku and Johnny yelled.
"We'll see right away if he deserves his reputation! BURN..."
"STOP!" Yelled Usopp, Yosaku and Johnny, throwing themselves at him.
"Let go of me, you idiots! Either way, you'll have to fight him at some point."
" No way. "
" GUM GUM ... "
Surprising everyone, Luffy aimed for Aokiji's head, before extending his arm.
" PISTOL ! "
"LUFFY!" Usopp cried, sobbing in terror.
However, as Aokiji closed his eyes, Shizuo appeared in front of him. Then, simply punching Luffy's fist, the man had no trouble deflecting his path, as the fist hit the large rock.
" What ? " Said Luffy.
"He deflected Luffy's attack with a simple smack." Chopper remarked.
"Amazing." Menma said.
"Mugiwara...I don't like violence." Shizuo asserted. "If your opponent doesn't want to fight, why would you foolishly start a fight? That would just create unnecessary trouble."
" I wouldn't leave that guy taking Robin away without reacting. " Luffy affirmed.
"Huh?" Aokiji said, opening one eye. "I told you I wasn't going to do anything to capture her."
Suddenly, wiggling her ears, Eevee looked behind her, as did Boufallant and Hatterene.
"What do you have?" Lucy asked, seeing them looking in the same direction.
Seeming to hear suspicious noises, the three pokemon saw silhouettes appear in the forest and approach the meadow. Then, a dozen people could be seen. Looked injured and exhausted, most of them did not look their best, while their clothes were dirty and torn.
Falling to the one, they stared at Aokiji, while asking.
"You…you're a member of the Navy, aren't you?"
"Please help us."
"Who are these people?" Nami asked.
"Looks like castaways." Vivi remarked, as she could see a woman and two children among these newcomers.
"Coming to think of it, an ocean liner was reported missing in the area a month ago." Aokiji stated.
"It's true." A man asserted. "We were passengers on a boat that sank a month ago and miraculously we landed on this island! Unfortunately, some of us are injured and we haven't eaten anything for several days."
Hearing this, Sanji declared.
" I see. "
Then, he took hold of the back of Gin's pass, before heading off towards the boat.
"Gin, come help me, I'm going to need your help."
"Since when did I become your commis chef." The man roared.
Ignoring him, Sanji turned to Chopper.
"Hey, Chopper! Instead of standing still, wouldn't you better go get your gear? I remind you that those people are hurt."
Reacting immediately, Chopper immediately began to follow him.
"I'll be back in five minutes."
Eventually, while most of the survivors now had bandages on, they all ate Sanji's cooking hungrily.
"Hey, no need to rush." The cook assured, seeing them quickly make the food disappear. "I still have enough to feed a regiment, so don't eat too quickly."
"It's so good." Luffy affirmed, with puffy cheeks. "
"It's not for you." Gin retorted, who was eating a skewer.
"You're in no position to make that remark, asshole." Usopp roared.
"It's been six days since you've eaten anything?" Raynare wondered. "Still, we had no trouble finding food on this island."
" It's true that feeding us hadn't been complicated the first few days. " Approved a man. "Nevertheless, a little later, many of us got sick and vomited."
"During our picking, I noticed that some berries or mushrooms are poisonous." Sanji affirmed. "You must have eaten it."
"Yes, that's what we thought! And that's why we dared not eat anything! Nobody knew how to recognize what was edible and what was not."
"By the way, what happened to your liner?" Nami asked. "Did it sink because of a storm?"
"Not at all! The weather was great that day! The reason our boat sank was because we hit a huge toad swimming the crawl."
"A huge toad swimming the crawl?" Repeated the pirates.
" Yokozuna. "
"Huh?" Everyone wondered, turning to Aokiji.
"That's the name of that toad." Aokiji affirmed. "
"We reached this island a month ago! And after several misadventures, we ended up seeing other people coming to this island! Nevertheless, we were surprised to see that one of these people was riding a bicycle on the surface of the water, while a second person followed him walking on the surface of the water."
"What?" Usopp wondered. " Impossible. "
"It was me." Aokiji affirmed. " I like biking. "
"And I was the dude that walked on the surface of the water."
"Who are you?" Johnny asked. " Monsters ? "
"And then we saw a pirate ship! I imagine it was yours."
Bowing down, the man, like the rest of his group, begged.
"Please help us get off this island."
Hearing this, Bruno declared.
"Since those two came on their bikes, I doubt they can help them! I guess that's up to us to deal with this problem."
"Don't bother." Aokiji retorted.
Standing up and dusting off his clothes a little, he looked at the castaways.
"Go, gather your things and get ready to leave! I'll take care of you."
" Quoi ? "
"There's an inhabited island not far from here! I'll help you get there."
" Really ? "
"Hey, don't listen to him." Luffy suddenly roared. "He's a Navy trooper."
"And... So what?"
Remaining silent for a few moments, Luffy finally said.
"Oh...it's true you're not pirates."
"MORNING!" Several people roared.
"But pirates or not, that doesn't change their situation." Menma remarked. "How can a man without a boat help them?"
"He can." Robin assured. "Through his power."
Suddenly went towards the ocean, Aokiji ensured.
"I'm waiting for you at the south of the island."
Seeing him leave, followed by Shizuo, Zoro affirmed.
"So far, the three most powerful people we've met are Ace, Enel, and Crocodile! Honestly, I'm curious to see how powerful a high-ranking Navy officer is and whether he deserves his reputation."
"He deserves her." Robin assured, shaking again. "Aokiji's power may have no equal."
Who will join Luffy's crew?
Before Shells Town: Raynare - 38 million - (Highschool DxD) / Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
Arc Shells Town: Roronoa Zoro - 60 million -
Kuro Arc: Usopp
Arc Baratie: Sanji / Gin -32 million-
Arlong Arc: Nami / Johnny / Yosaku
Drum Arc: Chopper
Alabasta Arc: Nico Robin / Eevee (Pokemon) / Bruno -52 million- (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) / Nefertari Vivi -25 million- / Menma (Anohana)
Skypiea Arc: Velvet / Heracross / Hatterene / Wiper
Arc Enies Lobby: Franky
Arc Post Enies-Lobby:?
Thriller Bark Arc: Brook
Punk Hazard Arc:?
Treasure Arc:?
Dressrosa Arc: ? /?
Wano Kuni Arc: Jinbei /?
Post Wano Kuni Arc: ? /?
Arc Battle Teach:?
With other characters:
Buggy: Alvida - 21 million-, Magi - 29 million (OC), Bull (OC), Kuro - 37 million -, Morgan - 17 million -, Megumim - 105 million - (Konosuba), Zala (Miss Doublefinger) -35 million, Babe (Mr 4) - 3.2 million -, Drophy (Miss Merry Christmas) - 14 million -, Willy - 20 million, Needless - 57 million
Arlong: Syra (OC)
Milhawk: Alice (OC)
Wapol: Musshuru
Coby : Sakura (Zombieland Saga); Jin (My Hero Academy); Nakata ( OC )
Garp : Emma (The Promised Neverland)
Ym: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Cobra: Neni (M.9)
Shandian: Ayoho (OC), Bouffalant ( pokemon )
Ace : Isuka
Foxy : Dumdo ( OC ), Susumo ( OC )
Aokiji : Shizuo Heiwajima ( Duararara )
Moria : Elsa Granhiert ( Re:zero ), Caruma ( Yu-gi-oh Gx ), Momana ( OC ), Camado ( OC ), Skroa ( OC )
Sengoku: Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan)
Kaido: Doctor Frank (OC)
Shanks: Nana Shimura -840 million- (My hero academia), Utsuro -970 million- (Gintama)
Widos: Norland Cricket, Kalgara, Kuina, Quatro (Marco (SNK)), Cinca (Mina Carolina (SNK)), Suzuka (Akame Ga Kill)
Individual: Reiner ( Shingeki no kyojin ), Garou (One Punch Man), Babidi (DBZ), Orochimaru (Naruto); Mirko (My hero Academia), Samus (metroid), Team Rocket (Pokemon), Akoya Seishu ( Kengan Ashura), Hiyama Shunka ( Kengan Ashura), Black Knights (Code Geass), Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass), Mosquito girl (One punch man), Pokemon ( 44 ), Ottis Toole ( Real World ), Henry Lee Lucas ( Real World ), Pit ( Kid Icarus ), Ladydevimon ( Digimon ), Hunter J ( Pokemon ), Zancrow ( Fairy Tail ), Ai Hoshino ( Oshi no Ko )
Gold D. Roger (formerly): Igneel -1.380 billion- (Fairy Tail), Acacia (Toriko), Bardock (Dragon ball Z), Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto), Utsuro -970 million (Gintama), Nana Shimura - 840 million ( My Hero Academia), Magi (OC), Zarax (?)
Xerec (formerly): Aizen (bleach), Sejus ( OC )
Crocodile ( formely ): Noscula (OC), Mr 6 (OC), Miss Halloween (OC)
Enel ( formely ): Hunter J. (Pokemon), Zancrow (Fairy tail), Ladydevimon ( Digimon ), pokemon ( 54 )
Ganfall ( formely ) : Pit ( Kid Icarus )