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Chapter 4
After the confrontation with the Captain known as Foxy, Ichigo followed Porche in the halls as she led him back to his bed in the infirmary.
Many thoughts were plaguing the orange haired teens mind. Mainly what the hell a Davy Back Fight even was. Porche's earlier explanation didn't entail about the fights in detail.
While he didn't expect the Captain of a group of pirates to be so devious and annoying, it wasn't the image he had in mind when he thought of a pirate Captain.
Ichigo still confused from previous events with his meeting of Foxy, he questioned Porche hoping to get a better understanding of the Captain.
"How does a Davy Back Fight even work?" He asked breaking the silence in the hallway.
Perking up Porche turned around to indulge the orange haired teens curiosity.
"Usually there's three events that are held, but since it's only you and the Captain, I guess it will be a one on one fight." She said holding her hand to her chin in thought. She didn't exactly know how her Captain planned to have the fight, but she was looking forward to it. "We've gotten most of our crew members from Davy Back Fights." She stated matter of factly earning a shocked look from Ichigo.
"Wait! That's normal for you guys!? I thought this was a rare event!" Ichigo yelled half shocked as Porche tilted her head slightly confused.
"It's always been that way with Foxy, like he said himself, he gets what he wants." Porche said with a smirk as Ichigo gritted his teeth slightly hearing those damn words again.
"Yeah yeah 'he gets what he wants'." He gestured with air quotations. "I get it. I just don't understand how. No offense but he just doesn't look that strong." Ichigo gestured for Porche to continue her explanation. Porche couldn't help but giggle.
"That's the usual reaction he gets, but don't underestimate him. He won 920 Davy Back Fights in a row, with the help of his crew of course." She said with pride closing her eyes and placing her hands on her hips.
Ichigo's jaw dropped slightly at the ridiculously high number. That idiot winning 920 fights!? In a row!? Now he was really curious just what kind of powers Foxy was hiding.
Porche smiled seeing Ichigo's reaction, glad that he finally understood her Captain wasn't someone to mess with.
"T-that guy won 920 fights!?" Ichigo yelled trying to think of a coherent sentence.
"Well until recently." She started as she turned back around with her back facing Ichigo who perked up, catching his attention. "A new pirate to the world by the name of Monkey D. Luffy beat him a few days ago, ending his streak." Ichigo tried to recognize the name, but due to his circumstances of his arrival, knew nothing of anybody in the world. Hell he hadn't even seen a map yet. He'd figure that out later.
"Was this Luffy guy strong?" Ichigo asked, Imaging a really buff man pounding Foxy's head into the ground.
Porsche put her finger up to her chin in thought.
"It was a close fight. I had never seen the Captain lose before." She started. "The Straw Hat was strong, strong enough to beat Foxy." She concluded not wanting to go into the details about how Foxy lost. Ichigo felt he was left with more questions than answers.
While Porche had enjoyed her conversations with Ichigo, she didn't want to give him an upper advantage over her Captain. She would never say it out loud, but she hoped Ichigo would lose his fight against Foxy so he could stay with the crew.
She barely was scratching the surface of their interactions with one another, but she felt Ichigo was a stranger. His odd name and odd clothes only helped prove her small theory.
"Straw Hat?" Ichigo questioned. Porche turned back around to stare at Ichigo this time with wide eyes.
"Luffy wears a straw hat and is the Captain of the Straw Hat pirates. You seriously don't know anything do you?" She teased with a slight smirk. Ichigo in turn looked away with a slight blush dusting his cheeks.
"Shut up! When I said I was lost, I was serious you know." He pointed out, mentally noting down the information of the Straw Hat to memory.
"Being lost and not knowing about the world are two separate things. Are you sure you don't have amnesia?" She questioned again earning a scowl from Ichigo as he crossed his arms.
"I don't have amnesia. Look I'm fine alright? I'm just not from around here." Ichigo couldn't help frown as his gaze traveled away from Porche's form as he remembered the letter Urahara had left him.
Porche noticed his mood change. His brown orbs seemed to convey emotions well beyond his teens years. She wasn't a professional at reading emotions by any means, but the look the teen had was something she had only seen on people much older.
She finally came to the conclusion that Ichigo was different. He wasn't like the other pirates or Marines her crew encountered on the Grand Line. He was a bit rude, but he was thankful that his life was saved when he introduced himself to the Captain. He seemed like an honest guy, incapable of lying even if he wanted to.
When she had heard him say to her Captain that he wasn't pirate material she believed him. He didn't have the aura most pirates had.
She could tell he had more than a few secrets he wasn't willing to share. Hopefully she could help crack him out of the shell he seemed to have put up around himself.
Porche smiled as Ichigo stopped his reminiscing staring at her big grin.
"Let's continue our talk later, we need to get you into bed so you can be fully rested for your fight tomorrow." She spun on her heel and continued her trek to the infirmary as Ichigo nodded not too sure what to say, following behind her steps.
Ichigo didn't know what had made the girl so happy but it was a nice change of pace.
A minute passed as they both walked in silence until they arrived at the front door of the infirmary.
"I hope I didn't hit those guys too hard." Ichigo said referring to the fish man and doctor he had knocked out earlier. Porche couldn't help but agree.
Porche opened the door to the sight of the doctor Ichigo had knocked out earlier standing out front of Ichigo's room holding a clipboard, tapping his foot impatiently as if waiting for somebody. He was sporting a comically large bandage wrapped around his his face going across his nose.
As Ichigo and Porche both stepped into the room they caught the doctors attention who in turn frowned at the sight of Ichigo. Ichigo gulped involuntarily as the doctor walked right past Porche and stood right in front of Ichigo. He gazed into the teens eyes as if trying to figure out something from him.
The moment passed as the doctor went about curiously walking around Ichigo checking parts of his body nodding to himself and writing on his clipboard. Ichigo's eye twitched at the odd behavior, he expected the doctor to yell at him or maybe even attack him. Not give him a physical.
"What the hell are you doing?" Ichigo couldn't help but say at the doctor checking up on him. Porche giggling at the antics of said orange haired teen.
The doctor stood up straight simply waving off Ichigo's words.
"I'm finishing my check up on you." He stated matter of factly as Ichigo felt like palming his face at the reply.
"Not that! Aren't you mad at me? I'm the one who knocked you out you know." Ichigo said pointing at himself as the doctor stopped his writing looking up from his clipboard.
"I know."
Was the only reply he got as the doctor lost interest in what the teen was saying and continued to write on his clipboard.
Ichigo couldn't stop his eye from twitching, finally letting out a sigh at odd behavior. Ichigo walked past the doctor to his room reaching for the door knob. Turning it and opening the door, he realized the fish man he knocked out was gone and the bed looked clean and untouched.
"Hey, where's the fish guy from earlier?" He asked pointing at his bed as the doctor looked past Ichigo's form into the room spotting nothing.
"He woke up earlier, he wasn't injured badly so I treated him and sent him back to his quarters." The doctor said earning a dumb nod from Ichigo.
Ichigo walked into his room and stopped hearing the doctor continue speaking.
"He wanted me to tell you something when you returned. He said quoted 'That was a good punch.' that is all." The doctor finished.
"Why is he praising me!" Ichigo retorted earning a shrug from the doctor as he walked past Ichigo into his room and hung up his clipboard. Porche giggling again at the antics of the teen. She could get used to this much entertainment.
"Get lots of sleep." Was all the doctor said as he pushed open the front door of the infirmary and closed it behind him, leaving Porche and Ichigo alone in the room.
Ichigo let out a sigh as he entered his room with Porche behind him. Sitting down on his bed, Porche sat down on the chair she had taken residence in earlier.
A moment passed as neither said a word and Ichigo turned and finally noticed the clock in the room. How he had missed it earlier was a mystery. Seeing the time he realized how late it actually was.
"Do you think you can beat the Captain tomorrow?" Porche asked breaking the silence as Ichigo turned looking at her with a raised eyebrow.
"What brought this up?" He asked hoping to understand the meaning of the strange question. She puffed her cheeks at the question directed back at her.
"What I'm asking is if you beat the Captain, will you leave?" She was able to say as Ichigo narrowed his eyes slightly understanding her train of thought.
"I don't know." He shrugged. "I'm thankful honestly for your company and the hospitality of the crew, but a pirate?" He asked more to himself than to Porche who watched his body behavior. "Where I come from, pirates are seen as ruthless killers who murder and rape." He told her the truth of his image of what a pirate was.
Porche eyes widened as she shot out of her chair clenching her fist tightly.
"That's not true!" She couldn't stop herself from yelling. "Pirates here are different! I don't know where you got that Idea but the pirates around here are good people!" Her voice lowering as she calmed herself.
Ichigo held his response but couldn't help his eyes widening and waited for her to continue her speech. He hadn't seen her look so serious before.
"Well we aren't necessarily good pirates, no one on this crew has ever met a pirate who raped! The pirates here are good people who have hopes and dreams and want to achieve those dreams!" She continued earning a rare smile from Ichigo.
"Alright I believe you, sorry about that. I didn't mean to insult you or your crew." He scratched his cheek hoping to avoid her intense gaze. Porche realizing she was still standing sat down blushing slightly at her outburst.
"I didn't mean to yell." She apologized.
"Don't worry about it." Ichigo waved off the apology.
An awkward moment passed as they both refrained from speaking, letting the silence of the room stretch out.
"What about you?" Ichigo broke the silence catching Porche's attention. "What are your dreams?" He asked his gaze curious.
Porche held her finger up to her chin in thought at the question. She wasn't too sure what her dreams were. She had been taken in by Foxy as one of his first crew members and the rest was history. Her captain had always been with her each step of the way along with Hamburg. Each of them earning new crew members as they continued their adventure on the Grand Line.
"To make my crew happy." She finally said with a big grin that seemed to brighten up the whole room as Ichigo was left speechless.
It seemed she was already making her crew happy, her smile was almost infectious as Ichigo couldn't help a tiny smile working its way on his lips. She turned her head to the clock noticing how late it was.
"It's getting late so I'm heading to bed. I'll fetch you in the morning tomorrow for your fight." She sat up and walked over to the door.
"Get some rest." She said with a broad smile as she opened the door.
"You as well." Ichigo said politely in return.
"Worry about yourself, idiot." She said with a smile closing the door behind her.
Ichigo blinked at the empty insult, but ultimately brushed it off.
Suddenly feeling exhausted he collapsed onto his bed, his body sinking slightly into the mattress.
He had a fight tomorrow, a big fight apparently. It seemed to be a big deal with the crew members, seeing their reactions when he was in the cafeteria earlier. He wondered just what the hell kind of world he ended up in where castaways like himself had to fight Captains of ships for their freedom.
Ichigo was certain he could just disappear now, take his Zanpakuto's and vanish from the ship. But something on his mind stopped that train of thought. It wouldn't be the right thing to do. Porche was a nice girl and betraying her trust she put in him would go against everything he was.
He'd have a fair fight tomorrow to prove himself of his own worth, hopefully with honor. But seeing the Captains devious way of thinking, he assumed the Captain didn't share his honor.
He gazed around the room again as the small pile of books on a table caught his attention. Sitting up and walking over to the table, he picked up two of the books.
'The Mermaid and Mr. Prince' was one title of a book that Ichigo picked up. The strange image on the cover of the book of a ugly looking mermaid and a strange man with blonde hair disturbed him as he set it aside.
Looking at the other book in his hand 'Geography' was the simple text on the cover.
Ichigo couldn't help but sweatdrop slightly at the plain title. Why the hell would someone put a book about geography in a patient's room? While he didn't know the reason, it gave him an opportunity to have a small lesson of the world. Hell it would probably save him from an awkward conversation in the future that would sound something like 'I have no idea what the hell the world looks like'.
Opening the book he flipped through the pages until he came to a map. Ichigo blinked owlishly at what he was seeing. The page was completely blue. The entire world was covered in ocean? That couldn't be right could it?
Reading off the names he blinked at the simple landmarks. 'West Blue, East Blue, North Blue, South Blue were the most noticeable areas, small continents and even smaller islands were drawn on the map dwarfed by the immense size of the world's ocean.
There seemed to be some kind of supercontinent that went straight down the world called the Red Line. Another notable feature was the line crossing perpendicular with the supercontinent called the Grand Line, surrounded by another strange place called the Calm Belt.
The map was incredibly odd, it looked more like something a toddler drew with such simplistic geography and the odd names for places.
Ichigo suddenly felt a wave of fatigue hit him as he struggled to stand any longer. Setting down the book he went over to his bed sitting down to fight off the headache assaulting his brain.
I'll figure out where the hell I am tomorrow, maybe I can ask Porche.
Tomorrow was a big day so maybe getting some sleep was a good idea.
Lying down he turned off the light next to his bed, finally closing his eyes as he entered the land of dreams.
Morning came quickly as Ichigo yawned loudly. Being attacked by his dad every morning for the better half of his life had made him an early riser, and it showed in his sleep schedule. Feeling the slight pain in his heart remembering his father antics early in the morning brought a frown to the teens face.
Shaking his head from the thoughts of home, he had a big fight today. He couldn't allow himself to be distracted.
Testing his grip again he felt more of his Reiatsu had returned to his body. It seemed he'd be back up to full strength in no time at this rate. It felt odd, the air around him felt rich in, something. It didn't quite feel like Reiatsu but another odd substance. Whatever it was, Ichigo would figure it out later.
Stretching in his bed he glanced at the clock noticing the time, he decided that some breakfast would be the best thing to get right now.
Reaching into his Hoari he pulled out the letter Urahara had left him. He guessed it wouldn't be safe to keep it on him during his fight. He kneeled down and placed the letter under his bed. He'd get it later.
His journey out of the infirmary was uneventful as he followed the same path to the mess hall he had taken yesterday. Passing the pirates on the ship who all looked at him curiously. His scowl was in full effect as those who caught his gaze walked a little faster to avoid his presence.
Arriving at the mess hall he realized It was a lot busier than it was last night. There were pirates everywhere of all shapes and sizes. A few of them standing at a staggering height above the rest of the crew.
What the hell do these guys eat to get so big?
Ichigo couldn't help but think to himself. Ignoring everything else, he returned to the food stand he had gotten the pasta from yesterday. The pasta wasn't bad so hopefully he could order something else that tasted just as good.
Looking at the menu, he noticed it had changed to accommodate for breakfast. He looked down from the menu noticing the long line in his way as he let out a sigh. Moving to the back of the line he didn't miss the looks he was getting from the pirates.
There wasn't any doubt that he was the outsider here, they all probably saw him when he was rescued from the ocean. Waiting behind a pirate with a tall oddly colored mohawk he waited for his turn.
"Isn't that him?" Ichigo overheard a few pirates whispering to each other. Ichigo guessed the person of interest of the pirates conversations was himself. His scowl returned in full force as he gazed in the direction where he heard the conversation come from.
His scowl worked its way to a table with a few pirates eating in a group squeak quietly at his stare and continued to eat their meals at a rapid pace, pretending to ignore him.
Waiting patiently for the line to thin out, it was finally his turn to order.
"Ohh It's you again, what would you like today?" The chef said as Ichigo noticed it was the same guy from yesterday.
"I'll have onigiri with egg." Ichigo said as the chef nodded preparing his meal. Ichigo noticed he was working at a much faster pace than he was yesterday.
He probably was tired last night.
Ichigo waited for him as the chef handed Ichigo a tray of five rice balls and eggs on the side. Saying his thanks to the chef Ichigo moved over and looked for a table to sit down at.
Spotting an empty table, he sat himself and started to dig into his meal. A few minutes passed as Ichigo ate in silence. If possible the already busy mess hall got busier as more pirates lined up for breakfast.
He noticed a familiar blue haired girl walk into the mess hall as she gazed around curiously, looking for somebody.
Ichigo guessed that somebody was himself as he put his hand up in the air and waved to catch her attention. Her gaze finally found him as he noticed the grin on her face from afar. She walked over to the table with the large grin on her face.
"Looks like your happy." Ichigo pointed out, if possible Porche's grin grew even wider.
"I'm in a good mood today. I went to your room and didn't see you there. Since this is the only other place on the ship you know about I guessed you'd be here." She said noticing Ichigo's tray of food in front of him.
"Wait here while I get some breakfast as well." Ichigo nodded as she disappeared into the crowd. Ichigo hearing a few more conversations that he was the subject of, he ignored them continuing his meal.
Ichigo glanced over to where Porche disappeared noticing the pirates had made a path for her, letting her cut in line as they all smiled. She was waving and smiling to every pirate she passed. Everyone seemed head over heels in love with her, he swore he could see hearts in some of the pirates eyes, physical cartoon drawn hearts.
Ichigo felt a drop of sweat go down his forehead at the scene. He didn't realize just how popular she was with the crew. He didn't let that affect his opinion of her, their conversation still fresh in his mind from yesterday about her dream.
After she ordered her food she walked back to Ichigo's table and sat herself in the seat next to him. He could feel the glare from everyone in the pirate crew directed at him, most likely from sitting so close to Porche.
"You seem popular." Ichigo pointed out referring to the scene that just played out in front of him. Porche sheepishly scratched the back of her head, usually she was up front with how popular she was, but in front of Ichigo it felt like it didn't matter.
"They've always looked up to me, since I'm their senior on this ship after all." She didn't mention that she was considered the prettiest girl on the ship and they loved her for her beauty as well. She felt that would go over the orange haired teens head.
Ichigo watched her chow down on her breakfast, she had ordered simple eggs, bacon, and toast for her meal. Finishing his last onigiri Ichigo set aside his tray waiting for Porche to finish her meal.
A minute passed as Porche quickly ate everything as she stood up, gesturing Ichigo to follow her. Placing their trays in the tray return area, he followed her into the hallways.
"The Captain filled me in on the details of the fight." She started as Ichigo perked up. "It's called the 'Battle Round' and it's the finale of most of our Davy Back Fights." She continued as they both twisted and turned down the hallways.
"We usually set up anchor at a neighboring island for our Davy Back Fights, but since we can't find any around, the fight will be held on the main deck of the ship." She explained arriving at a large set of double doors. "The rules are simple, you can use any weapons on the ship. The other pirates are not allowed to interfere with the match. We will keep our respective distance from the both of you." She finished as Ichigo nodded at her explanation. Ichigo craned his neck up and caught the sign above the door.
Armory
She pushed open the doors revealing what was inside. Ichigo had to do a double take just to make sure his eyes were working properly. Everything from bright yellow suits to wacky wigs could be seen hanging on the walls. It looked more like a party store than an armory.
What caught his attention the most were his Zanpakuto's leaning against one of the walls.
A slight smile made its way on his face as he walked over to his swords catching Porche's attention. They both still had the same deep black color Ichigo was used to. Nothing had changed about them since arriving to this new world.
Kneeling down he looked over his Zanpakuto's to make sure there was nothing wrong with them. Porche watched him curiously as she walked beside Ichigo.
"I've never seen swords like these before." Porche noted breaking Ichigo out of his stupor. He had been so focused with seeing his Zanpakuto's again he had forgotten he wasn't alone.
"They're special to me." Ichigo indulged Porche's curiosity. He didn't want to go into too much detail about the history his his swords. For all he knew the people in this world were normal and didn't have any special powers. Giant fish men didn't count.
It didn't seem to be enough to state her curiosity as she probed further.
"What kind of swords are they?" She asked hoping to get a more in depth explanation from said orange haired teen.
Ichigo picked up both his Zanpakuto's in each respective hand testing his grip on the swords as Porche waited for a response.
"They're called Zanpakuto. I guess a better translation would be calling them Soul Cutter's." He swung his larger sword testing his strength. "They were made for me by a friend of mine named Nimaiya." Ichigo recalled, remembering the last time he saw the sunglasses wearing man.
He remembered seeing his collapsed form against one of the pillars when he had returned to the Soul Palace. He didn't remember if he was alive or not at the time, but he assumed the worst.
"Those swords were forged specifically for you?" Porche couldn't help but feel a slight bit of excitement rising in her. Ichigo stopped his swings looking at Porche who had stars in her eyes. He sweatdropped slightly, setting his blades on the table.
"I guess that's kind of a big deal isn't it?" Ichigo said scratching his head as Porche scooted closer to get a much closer look at the swords.
"They're works of art." She gushed over the Zanpakuto's. Ichigo couldn't help but sheepishly scratch his head at the compliment.
"If I see him again, I'll let him know you appreciate his work." Ichigo said turning his gaze away from Porche. He wasn't being delusional when he said that. He didn't know if there was an afterlife of the afterlife, but if there was maybe his friends and family were there. He could only hope.
Porche was struck out of her thoughts when the door behind her opened. Walking through the door was none other than Foxy himself. He was sporting the same clothes he wore yesterday, his ever present grin still held firmly on his face.
"Gueh Gueh Gueh. Good job bringing our new friend here Porche." Foxy laughed as Porche gave a small salute towards her captain. Foxy walked past her as he picked out a few items from the wall for the fight that was going to happen soon.
Ichigo watched curiously as Foxy picked out a large afro and placed it on his head.
What the hell?
It wasn't the oddest thing he had seen before, but he guessed the Captain had a strange fashion sense. Foxy continued to rummage through the large array of strange clothes and weapons picking out a pair of red boxing gloves. Seeing Foxy put on the boxing gloves and started to tie them, Ichigo spoke up.
"Are you a boxer?" Ichigo asked Foxy who turned towards the orange haired teen.
"It's my style. I made a promise to myself I would use these boxing gloves that beat me in my last fight until I have my rematch with that damn Straw Hat." Foxy said with a slight grin as he finished tying his boxing gloves. Ichigo blinked at the logic and didn't quite know how to respond.
There it was again, the mention of the infamous Straw Hat he had heard Porche mention earlier.
Porche gazed curiously noticing her captain was missing a certain sword he usually carried in the front of his suspenders.
"Captain, you won't be using your sword in this fight? Against a swordsmen?" Porche couldn't help but say earning a laugh from her Captain.
"Ohh that thing, If I rely on that thing too much I won't be strong enough to beat the Straw Hat. I've been training my punches so I can lay a beat down on him next time I see him." Foxy said testing out the boxing gloves with a few punches.
Ichigo nodded to himself at the logic, understanding where he was coming from with his train of thought. He had faced opponents in the past with similar motives to hold themselves back in fights to ultimately get stronger.
Hell, Kenpachi took the cake with that mindset. That damn battle driven idiot wore that strange eyepatch just so he could enjoy fights longer without killing his opponents too quickly.
Ichigo could always appreciate a fair fight, so he made up his mind.
Walking over to the same shelf Foxy had gotten his boxing gloves from, Ichigo picked out his own pair of blue boxing gloves. Porche and Foxy quietly watched him put on his boxing gloves with a bit of effort.
"If you're not gonna use your sword, I won't use mine either." Ichigo indulged the two who were staring at him.
Foxy couldn't help but let out a hardy laugh at the orange haired teens sense of honor. Ichigo tried and failed to tie the second glove, how the hell boxers were able to tie the other hand with a glove was a mystery to him
"Underestimating me will be the end of you strawberry!" Foxy laughed as Ichigo's eye twitched at the insult.
"Don't call me that, long nose!" Ichigo retorted as Foxy fell to his knees in despair. Ichigo sweatdropped at the odd turn of events.
"What the hell." Ichigo muttered as Porche gently rubbed her Captain's back.
"So harsh." Foxy sobbed. Ichigo was starting to feel a bit guilty now, but remembered Foxy was the one to insult him first, he just retorted in his usual fashion.
"He's quick to fall to insults." Porche explained with a small smile.
Is this guy really a Captain? To be hurt by simple insults?
Ichigo waited a few moments for the Captain to regain his composure. He stood up and his signature grin came back to his face as Ichigo couldn't help but notice how quick the Captain recovered.
"I won't fall for those Insults next time strawberry!" Foxy insulted Ichigo again as he felt a tick on his forehead.
"You're insulting me again after that just now!?" Ichigo yelled referring to the Captain's thin skin to insults.
The two glared at each other neither one backing down. Porche giggled as the two both broke off their glares with a loud 'Humph'.
"Direct our 'friend' to the arena. I'll be waiting there." Foxy said directing one final glare to Ichigo as he opened the door and disappeared.
Porche turned to Ichigo with a smirk of her own.
"You heard him, ready to go?" Porche questioned as Ichigo nodded. Looking at his Zanpakuto's one more time, regretting his decision of fighting with a handicap.
He pushed that thought away after imagining his fight with Foxy if he used his Zanpakuto's and Foxy not using his own sword. He cringed slightly at the thought and felt better about his decision. He didn't want to kill the guy, he just wanted to beat him unconscious.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Ichigo said with a slight smirk. Porche nodded as she pushed open the doors leading Ichigo to the deck of the ship.
It was another gorgeous day on the Grand Line, the weather wasn't trying to murder every single ship in its path and the sun shined brightly in the sky.
The quiet atmosphere erupted into cheers as Ichigo walked through the door on the deck his jaw dropping. He was outside for the first time since arriving on the ship and realized just how ridiculously huge the ship was.
There were pirates everywhere of all shapes and sizes in every nook and cranny they could get themselves into. Ichigo guessed there were at least 400 if not more pirates on the ship.
This was the crew?
Each pirate had their own unique style that fit themselves. Many sporting crazy hairstyles and a crazier sense of fashion. Suddenly feeling his opinion of Foxy rise a bit remembering Porche mentioning that most of the crew came from Davy Back Fights.
Porche stopped in front of him as he took a closer look at the ship. There was a large fox head on the front of the ship. The ship deck had many levels going higher on each respective side. He looked up spotting the ugly drawing of what he assumed was a fox on the sail.
Porche noticing the disdain on the teens face followed his gaze and cringed slightly seeing what he was looking at.
"That was a present left by the Straw Hat when he beat the Captain." She defended the ship avoiding his gaze when he looked at her. She hoped seeing such an ugly drawing didn't lower his respect with the crew.
"Is that guy an idiot?" he asked honestly concerned about what he was hearing. First he heard the Straw Hat was really strong to beat the Captain who won 920 fights in a row, now he was looking at terrible drawing that the Straw Hat himself drew and didn't know what to believe anymore.
The drawing reminded him of a certain art style that only Rukia seemed proficient in. Drawing crappy looking animals. A small smile made its way on his face imaging Rukia yelling at him, defending her terrible drawings.
"He certainly wasn't the brightest, that Straw Hat." Porche admitted.
She gestured for Ichigo to follow her as they both made there way to what Ichigo assumed was the fighting area. He spotted Foxy testing out a few punches, warming up for their match.
Ichigo looked down at his blue boxing gloves on his hand. He wasn't proficient in boxing in any way, but it didn't seem any different from his normal fighting style of beating up punks, so he felt confident in his abilities.
"Before we begin we need our two 'Captains' to officially agree to this match!" Porche shouted as the crowd quieted down waiting for their lovely Porche to continue. Porche sending Ichigo a smirk for calling him a Captain. He rolled his eyes and waited for her to continue her speech.
"Do you both swear to honor the rules of the match?" She shouted earning a nod from Ichigo and Foxy.
"I do." Foxy agreed.
"I do." Ichigo agreed.
A loud cheer erupted from the crowd as they waited with anticipation for the match to begin. Ichigo watched Porche hand Foxy a single gold coin for him to hold in his boxing glove.
"See this coin?" Foxy said showing the gold coin in his boxing glove to Ichigo.
He threw the coin off the ship into the murky depths below. "I am reporting to the great Davy Jones, this official game under the 1 Coin rule will commence now!" He shouted signaling the start of the event.
Ichigo nodded at the name, he had heard before about Davy Jones, but didn't know a thing about who he was.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the Davy Back Fight Battle Round!" Ichigo heard being broadcasted across the ship surprising him. He looked around spotting a giant bird flying in the sky with a skinny long faced yelled into a radio of all things. This pirate world was just getting stranger and stranger.
"The rules are simple!" Ichigo heard the announcer start. "The area the fight is allowed is anywhere on this ship! Because of certain reasons we couldn't find an island to set up for this event, so while usually it's forbidden for other people to be on the ship during this event, today is an exception! Under no circumstance is anyone allowed to interfere in this match!" The announcer continued his explanation as the pirates around listened to the new rules all nodding and cheering.
"Boss!" He heard a large crowd of pirates cheer. Glancing over he noticed a few cheerleaders holding the sign FOXY in big letters.
Ichigo was getting mentally exhausted from the amount of insane things he had seen since arriving on this ship, and he had only been here one day.
"The first person to knock his opponent off the ship is the winner. A technical knockout is also an acceptable means for deciding the winner!" Ichigo nodded his head listening to the rules, there wasn't anything special about the them.
He just had to knock Foxy off the ship before he got knocked off himself. Ichigo gazed at Foxy who was staring at him with a huge grin on his face. Ichigo didn't know what tricks he had up his sleeve but he would soon find out.
"Good luck." Porche smiled waving off Ichigo as she made her way to a higher part of the ship to get a better vantage point to see the full fight. Ichigo did a small wave back as she disappeared into the crowd, reappearing further back next to a larger man with features resembling that of an ape.
"I compliment you for not using your swords this match Ichigo. But don't think for a moment I'll go easy on you." Foxy declared earning cheers from his crew.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Ichigo said with a smirk as he cracked his knuckles underneath his boxing gloves.
"Before we begin our fight today, our grand sponsor for this fight is our beloved Porche!" A loud ear drumming cheer shook the ship. Ichigo blinked owlishly turning to the girl in question. He caught her gaze as she was smiling and waving to the crowd being turning to Ichigo and giving him a wink. Many of the pirates falling over with perverted grins on their faces. Ichigo felt a light blush dusting his cheeks before shaking his head and turning back to Foxy.
What the hell is this, a Japanese TV show or something?
"There will be no time limit for this match!" The announcer started, flying high above the Sexy Foxy. "I can hear the excitement in the crowd! Its physically shaking the ship! Incredible! The stranded swordsman at sea Ichigo Kurosaki VS Captain Foxy the Silver Fox! Who will be the victor!?" He finished. If possible the cheers got even louder, most were cheering for Foxy, but a few were cheering for the newcomer Ichigo.
Ichigo was speechless. Such an absurd turn of events had led him here to fight Foxy for his freedom. The mood in the atmosphere affected him as him as well as he felt himself getting pumped up for this fight. He always fought to protect others around him, always using his fists and sword to protect what was important to him.
To protect Rukia when he fought in Soul Society, to protect Inoue when he saved her from Hueco Mundo, but most importantly, to protect his beliefs. All of that was gone, gone and erased from existence, leaving him the only survivor of his world.
The last Soul Reaper. The last Hollow. The last Vizard. The last Quincy. The last Fullbringer. He was the last of everything his universe was.
He would continue living, and this fight right here was a step for him to take starting his new life. He would never forget his friends or his family, but if meeting the new people of this world would help him make new friends to protect, he would be happy.
His eyes drifted to Porche who noticed the intense look in his eyes as she stopped her waving, putting down her arm curiously wondering what was on the orange haired teens mind, the loud cheering around her seemed to drift away as she stared into his brown orbs.
They both locked eyes as Ichigo smirked turning back to Foxy.
He took a deep breath feeling the salty taste of the air. Punching his gloves together he took a stance ready for the fight.
Foxy looking at the intense gaze in the teens eye couldn't help but grin. Also getting into a fighting stance they both waited for the bell to ring.
Foxy didn't notice the thoughts plaguing the teens mind.
Should I go all out? No that would probably kill him. For all I know he could be a normal human.
Ichigo made up his mind nodding to himself. He would give a fair fight, he wouldn't go too overboard with his moves. Not wanting to reveal his true strength he would fight like he was fighting those punks back in Kakura.
"Both fighters! Are you ready!" He begun his countdown seeing a simultaneous nod from the fighters.
"3! 2! 1! BE-GIN!" The announcer yelled as the loud ringing of the bell announced the start of the fight.
Ichigo dashed forward without the use of flash step. "C'mon!" was the quick taunt he heard from Foxy as he sent a right jab at the Captain's face.
Using a surprising amount of agility Ichigo thought a man of his stature couldn't possess, Foxy jumped into the air dodging the punch.
"Noro Noro Beam!" Foxy yelled as an instantaneous beam of strange light shot out of Foxy's fist completely encasing Ichigo's outstretched arm in the light.
Ichigo's eyes widened at the attack. All his thoughts of thinking this was a normal world were instantly thrown out the window.
What the hell was that!? He has powers of some kind!
Ichigo moved to make a quick retreat but almost slipped on his own feet as he felt his couldn't move his arm.
"What an outstanding first attack! Ichigo has just experienced the Captain's Devil Fruit for the first time! How will he react?" The announcer commented.
Devil Fruit?
He tried and failed to move his arm as he felt like he was trying to move an immovable object.
"Gueh Gueh Gueh!" Foxy laughed landing on his feet gracefully. "Sorry for keeping it a surprise but I'm a Devil Fruit user!" Foxy explained as Ichigo stared wide eyed at the captain.
"What the hell is a Devil Fruit!?" Ichigo retorted earning a face fault from the majority of the audience, Foxy included.
"You've never heard of a Devil Fruit before!? Were you born under a rock!?" Foxy yelled at Ichigo not expecting such a response.
"Shut up! What the hell is this?" Ichigo yelled pointing at his arm that he couldn't move. He had underestimated Foxy that was true, but he didn't expect such a strange ability.
Glancing around the crowd he noticed a lot of them smirking at his current predicament. Glancing to Porche he saw her arms crossed with a smirk of her own on her face. He wasn't mad at her for keeping her Captains ability a secret but it certainly felt like a wake up call for Ichigo.
"Allow me to explain!" The announcer started. "Foxy the Silver Fox ate the Devil Fruit known as the Noro Noro no Mi! Giving him the ability to shoot Noro Photons out of his body! Anything hit by the radiation of the beam will not lose any energy, but its physical velocity will decrease dramatically!" The announcer explained as Ichigo blinked at the explanation.
It was an odd ability, but it wasn't necessarily strong. Ichigo glanced over at his arm noticing it was still moving slowly forward against his will, most likely keeping the velocity he had prior to being hit by the Noro Noro Beam.
"Now then." Ichigo heard Foxy speak up as he noticed he was pointing his gloved fist towards Ichigo again as his eyes widened.
I can't be hit by that beam again!
With his limited movement Ichigo waited for Foxy to use his beam attack.
"Noro Noro-" Foxy started as Ichigo pivoted his body twisting it so he was completely airborne hoping to dodge the attack.
"Just kidding!" Foxy shouted as Ichigo noticed his mistake, Foxy pointed his arm at the now airborne Ichigo.
"Noro Noro Beam!" Foxy shouted as the entire beam completely encased Ichigo's body. He had seriously underestimated his opponent and it was coming back to bite him in the ass.
"Gueh Gueh Gueh Gueh! Works every time!" Foxy shouted as he walked over to Ichigo.
"Ichigo has been completely caught in Foxy's trap! Will this be the end of our rising star!?" The announcer shouted earning a cheer from the crowd.
Ichigo felt his body move at a snail's pace. Hell he was even falling slowly. Whatever the Captain was going to do to him while he was trapped like this, he was at his mercy.
Foxy hopped onto Ichigo's chest, Ichigo watched him carefully as Foxy pulled back his arms and started sending quick jabs at Ichigo's face. His face slowly scowled as he couldn't feel the punches hitting him.
Is the pain slow too?
"Rush! Rush! Rush!" Foxy yelled as his punches kept hitting the orange haired teen in the face. A few seconds passed as the punches didn't relent. Ichigo suddenly felt his arm that was hit previously by the Noro Noro Beam finally was free from its effects.
Twisting his arm at an awkward angle, using his now freed arm was able to quickly grasp Foxy's punch who stared wide eyed at the appendage. Using his strength Ichigo tightly gripped Foxy's boxing glove with his own.
"Outstanding! Ichigo was able to stop Foxy's assault with his now free arm!" He heard the announcer comment on his quick thinking.
Ichigo using his limited movement he flung Foxy away from him as Foxy flew through the air crashing into one of the guard rails on the ship. Foxy standing up was surprised at the amount of strength the teen had, but his grin grew on his face as his attack was about to do some damage to the teen.
"30 seconds have passed!" Foxy shouted as Ichigo tried to twist his head to see where the Captain had landed. In an instant Ichigo felt the punches Foxy had hit him with all add up into one attack sending him flying backwards towards another guard rail of the ship in the opposite direction of Foxy.
Crashing into the guard rail, it shattered as his back took the brunt of the force. The dust and smoke from his collision momentary blocked him from view from the rest of the crew as they cheered for their Captain.
Porche held a smirk of her own. She hadn't expected Ichigo to realize that the effects of the Noro Noro Beam couldn't be applied to the same object twice to increase the duration of its effects.
"Incredible! Even under the assault of Foxy's punches Ichigo was able to throw away the Captain with the use of only one arm! What kind of strength is he hiding?!" The announcer continued his broadcasting flying above the scene on the ship.
Sitting down dazed for a moment as his body was sprawled against the wooden deck he reached up touching his face with his glove. It didn't hurt as much as he thought it would. He certainly felt the punches now as he felt a slight stinging on his face.
His scowl was now in full force as he stood up. The dust cleared as Foxy's jaw dropped seeing the scowl and smirk held on the orange haired teens face. He had expected his attack to knock him out or at least do more damage, but the teen only had slight scratches on his face.
"He's up! Even after taking the Captain's punches head on he's up and no worse for wear!" The announcer yelled.
"That was cheap!" Ichigo yelled as Foxy regained his composure and laughed.
"You are a tough one I admit! It's time to stop holding back!" Foxy yelled as he pointed his fist towards Ichigo.
Ichigo familiar with the attack, disappeared in a quick flash step. The jaws of the crowd dropped seeing the teen simply disappear into thin air. Porche was leaning against the railing with her jaw dropped. She hadn't expected the teen to possess such speed.
Foxy's eyes were wide as his eyes glanced around him quickly expecting an attack at any moment. Ichigo reappeared behind Foxy who stared wide eyed at the teen. Ichigo sent a quick kick straight into the side of Foxy's chest, Foxy gritted his teeth in pain as he felt himself fly airborne towards another part of the ship.
Ichigo landed on his feet with his scowl on his face. He had expected the Captain to be stronger, but he deduced the Captain had above average human strength and that was about it. But the most troublesome thing was his ability of the Noro Noro no Mi, whatever the hell that was.
"Incredible! Ichigo using an impressive burst of speed knocked the Captain away! Captain, are you okay!?" The announcer yelled as Ichigo blinked at the biased question.
Foxy crashed into a pillar of the mast of the ship, his eyes were wide as he gasped for air. That kick had knocked the air out of his lungs. He had never felt a powerful kick like that before in his life. It was a miracle he was still awake right now.
Shaking his head he stood up preparing himself for his next attack. His grin held firmly on his face as he hid himself in the smoke.
Ichigo waited for the Captain's next move. The smoke created when he hit the pillar obscured his vision. A moment passed as an ear splitting explosion could be heard across the ship. Ichigo's eyes were wide as he heard more and more explosions.
The smoke cleared showing a strange sight, Foxy was standing on a cannonball of all things. There were multiple cannon balls and they were all moving at a slow pace.
"That was a good kick Ichigo. But that won't do me in!" Foxy yelled earning a blank stare from the teen.
"Are you trying to kill your own crew!?" Ichigo yelled as Foxy's grin faltered for a moment as he realized what Ichigo was implying.
Looking at the trajectory of the cannonballs he realized a few of them were heading for his crew members. Realizing his mistake it was too late as the cannonballs speed shot up dramatically as the crew members screamed as they dove out of the way of the destruction.
"What kind of Captain are you!?" Ichigo yelled earning a rare glare from Foxy.
"The one who gets what he wants!" Foxy yelled as he grinned as one cannonball was directed towards Ichigo. Noticing this prepared he for the attack. Foxy's grin almost split his face as he jumped down from the cannonball waiting for Ichigo's next move.
The cannonball's velocity exponentially raised as it shot towards Ichigo. Against all odds, against the laws of physics, he caught the cannonball in his hand as the pirates watching jaws dropped at the absurdity. Using the speed of the cannonball in his grip he spun his body around do a full 360 and redirected the cannonball towards Foxy throwing it in his direction.
"He threw a cannonball! Just what kind of strength does this teen have!?" Ichigo heard the announcer yell as he couldn't help but palm his face with his boxing glove.
Foxy jumped out of the way of the way of the much slower cannonball, but couldn't help but stare at the teen who casually stopped a cannonball and threw it back at him. Foxy for the first time this fight felt himself gulp. Maybe he was in over his head challenging the swordsman he knew nothing about.
"What kind of monster are you!?" Foxy yelled earning a tick of irritation from said teen.
"Don't call me a monster, long nose!" Ichigo yelled raising his boxing gloves in front of him preparing for the fight to start again.
The collective crew gasped at the insult waiting for their captain to fall on the ground in despair. Against all odds the Captain who was about to fall to the ground stomped his foot on the wooden deck loudly raising his glove high above him.
"You can't beat me with insults this time! Strawberry!" Foxy yelled with a look of determination that wasn't there a moment ago. Ichigo blinked as the pirates ear deafening cheer shook the ship.
"Captain!"
"Boss!"
The pirates yelled as few of them shed tears seeing their captain overcome his usual despair from insults. Ichigo sweatdropped at the scene.
Why do I feel like the bad guy here?
Foxy wiped his own tears away from the support of his crew tightening his fist as he got into his own stance, sending Ichigo his own smirk. Ichigo noticing the look in the Captain's eye prepared himself as well.
"I commend your strength Ichigo, but that won't change my mind, I will get you to join my crew!" Foxy declared punching his fist forward.
"Noro Noro Beam!" He yelled as Ichigo dodged to the side of the attack watching it fly past him. His eyes widened as the beam hit the window of the ship and bounced back completely encasing his form in the strange light.
Damnit, this again!?
Ichigo realized he had been struck by the Noro Noro Beam. He tried to scowl but failed to do so due to his decrease in speed.
"Gueh Gueh Gueh Gueh. I forgot to mention that my photons can reflect off of reflective surfaces. Sorry Ichigo, but I'll end the fight here!" Foxy yelled as he ran over to the side of the ship to the cannons on the deck, moving quickly he pointed the cannons towards Ichigo's direction.
Ichigo's eyes tried to widen when he realized what Foxy was trying to do.
He's gonna try to launch me off the ship!
Foxy simultaneously lit the fuse of the of each cannon laughing. The crowd cheered waiting for the attack. Porche couldn't help but worry slightly, she had seen Ichigo show a great deal of strength and speed, but she didn't know if he would be able to stand up to the attack of multiple cannon balls.
"Foxy's trying to knock Ichigo off the ship! Not even Ichigo with his monstrous strength could stop his momentum from flying off the ship, will this end the fight?!" The announcer shouted as Ichigo tried to grit his teeth trying to think of idea to get out of this situation.
Foxy was breathing heavily, the kick from earlier nearly knocked him out and was starting to feel the fatigue hit his body. Ichigo was strong, he would admit it, he possessed strength leagues above his own. He needed to end this fight right here and now by knocking him out of the ring.
"Fuhehehehe! It was a good fight, but it ends here!" Foxy shouted as each cannon fired a cannonball simultaneously towards Ichigo whose eyes were finally wide.
Time seemed to slow down as Ichigo watched the gunpowder ignite sending dust and smoke across the ship as the cannonballs launched themselves out of the cannons. He needed to do something to get out of the path of those cannonballs. Even with his strength he wasn't sure if he could stop his momentum from being flung off the ship. He was going to lose if he didn't do something.
But his speed was another thing.
Wouldn't hurt to try.
The crew watched as the cannonballs sailed at high speeds towards the orange haired teen cheering and shouting.
Against all logic Ichigo still under the effect of the Noro Noro no Mi dodged the cannonballs by using his quickest flash step he could muster to move out of the way. The audience gasped at the intense speed most thinking the effect of the Noro Noro no Mi had worn off, but the dropped jaws who looked closer noticed he was still airborne seemingly frozen in the air.
Foxy's jaw practically hit the wooden deck of the ship at the display of speed that defied logic. He was certain 30 seconds hadn't passed yet, he always subconsciously counted the time of his beam attacks. Meaning, the teen possessed such speed that even under the effects of the Noro Noro no Mi was able to move at an incredible speed.
Ichigo watched as the cannonballs shot past his previous position with a small smirk on his face, he didn't know if that would work but glad it had.
The effects of the Noro Noro no Mi wore off as Ichigo felt his body return back to its normal speed as he forgot all speed applied to his slow state returned full force when the effects wore off.
Ichigo after the use of his flash step that he used when under the influence of the Noro Noro no Mi was launched sideways towards the side of the ship crashing into the wooden wall breaking it open as he was sent inside the ship.
"He is a monster! He was able to dodge Foxy's attack! To move at such a crazy speed even with the Noro Noro no Mi effecting his body! Does Ichigo have a speed Devil Fruit ability of some kind!" The announcer trailed off, his jaw was dropped as well as he watched the fight below.
Foxy collapsed to his knees as he felt the last of his strength leave his body, his attack had been completely and utterly defeated.
Ichigo brushed off the splinters and wood off of his fallen form as he stood up. He honestly thought he was going to lose at that moment, he prepared himself for the worse. Stepping outside feeling the sun hit his skin he heard the crowd cheer louder than ever.
"He's up! Even after crashing into the side of the ship he looks fine! Ichigo what the hell are you made of!?" Ichigo heard the announcer address him as he tried to ignore the attention he was getting.
"Ichigo!"
"Swordsman!"
The cheers came from the crowd were now directed at the teen and not the Captain.
"Idiots! You're supposed to cheer for me!" Foxy yelled standing up putting as much strength into his legs he could muster.
Ichigo put up his boxing gloves getting ready for another attack. Foxy did the same as they both stared into each others eyes.
"Ready to continue?" Ichigo smirked as Foxy held a grin of his own.
"To be able to move during the Noro Noro no Mi, you really are a monster." Foxy commented as Ichigo rolled his eyes at the compliment and insult.
"I'm full of surprises." Ichigo said preparing himself for an attack.
"Than let's end this now!" Foxy yelled as he shot both his hands forward.
"Noro Noro Beam! Megaton Nine Tail Rush!" Foxy shouted as a large array of beams of light shot out of his punches each directed at Ichigo.
Ichigo using flash step vanished from sight.
Foxy's eyes widened as his attack tore into the ship where Ichigo was standing prior destroying the wooden guard rail and flooring. Ichigo reappearing directly in front of Foxy whose eyes widened.
Ichigo shot his fist forward crashing into the face of Foxy as spittle and blood shot out of his mouth. Foxy flew across the deck of the ship before going over the guard rails flying out over the ocean crashing into the water.
The crowd was quiet as everyone was left speechless. Ichigo felt his breath hitch, it seemed he hadn't gotten his full strength back, he could have ended the fight much earlier but wanted to see the determination of the Captain, hoping he could learn why the crew respected him so much.
Ichigo turned his body watching the crowd whose jaws were dropped to the ground. He felt a bead of sweat trickle down his forehead as everyone stared at him. He wasn't used to this much attention. He finally noticed just how quiet it was.
"Foxy has been knocked off the ship! The winner is ICHIGO KUROSAKI!" The announcer yelled as the cheers from the crowd erupted. Ichigo winced slightly hearing just how loud the cheering was.
"Ichigo!" He heard his name being called from Porche as he tried to spot her in the crowd.
"What are you doing!? The Captain can't swim!" He heard her shout as his eyes widened as he rushed over to the side of the ship looking for the form of Foxy. All he saw were ripples on the water and bubbles. Ichigo threw off his boxing gloves as he jumped off the ship diving into the water to save Foxy.
Ichigo squinted his eyes trying to spot the Captain in the murky depths. He caught sight of him as he rushed forward in a burst of speed. Looking over the defeated form of Foxy he felt slightly guilty for putting him in this state. But a fight was a fight so he tried to remind himself they both agreed to it. Grabbing the Captain and placing him on his shoulders Ichigo slowly swam upwards out of the water.
He had heard before that if you surface too quickly in the water, it could cause permanent damage to the head. So he slowly breached the surface, leaping out of the water by creating a small platform of Reiatsu to stand on he landed on the deck placing the Captain on the ground.
"CAPTAIN!" Was the collective shout from the crew who rushed over to get a closer look of their Captain making sure he was unharmed.
Porche rushed over to her Captain making sure he was still alive. His face was bruised and a small amount of blood was coming out of his most likely broken nose.
Foxy coughed as a mouthful of water came out of his mouth as he slowly tried to get his breathing under control. He slowly opened his eyes spotting the look of concern on Porches face.
"Hehehe, I lost didn't I?" He asked earning a small smile from Porche.
"We'll get that streak back one day Captain." Porche said as Foxy grinned sitting up spotting Ichigo standing in front of him. His eyes widened noticing that Ichigo was absolutely drenched in water coming to a single conclusion.
"You saved me didn't you?" Ichigo nodded earning a small smirk from Foxy. "You have my thanks." Foxy said as Ichigo grinned back.
"What kind of pirate can't swim?" Ichigo asked curiously as Foxy felt a tick of irritation kicking Ichigo in the shin. Ichigo gritted his teeth hopping on one foot clutching his shin in his hand.
"Idiot! Devil Fruit users can't swim!" Foxy yelled earning a laugh from the crew. They were enjoying the antics of their Captain.
"How the hell was I supposed to know that!?" Ichigo started with his teeth gritted. "I didn't even know what a Devil Fruit was before that fight." Ichigo admitted getting a curious stare from the pirates.
It was rare for people to have Devil Fruits which was true, but not knowing about the rumors of the Devil Fruits was a whole different story.
"You really are a strange one." Porche admitted with a smile as Ichigo stopped his hopping on his foot staring at Porche.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Ichigo retorted earning a giggle from the girl.
A slow clapping sound broke the crew out of their fits of giggles and cheers as they all turned their heads to the odd sound.
The pirates all turned their heads before there eyes turned wide at what they were seeing. A few pirates collapsed on their knees in disbelief. Noticing the mood suddenly change Porche looked past Ichigo's form and her jaw dropped as she felt her legs shake. Foxy still sitting down felt his jaw drop and eyes threaten to shoot out of his head as he saw who was sitting on the guardrail behind Ichigo.
Ichigo noticing the sudden reactions of fear, he followed everyone's stares as he fully turned around.
Sitting on the guardrail of the ship was a tall man with dark skin, he had frizzy black hair wearing a white suit with an odd sleeping mask on his forehead. He slowly clapped his hands before fully standing up revealing his enormous height.
Ichigo felt a drop of sweat fall down his brow. The guy was tall, Ichigo noted he could dwarf Chad he was so tall.
His name was Kuzan, better known as Aokiji, one of the three Admirals of the Marines.
Ichigo felt the giants gaze on him as the atmosphere seemed to drop a few degrees. Ichigo was instantly on alert, this guy was different from everyone else on the crew.
The looks of fear from the pirates help confirmed his theory.
This can't be good.
Authors Notes
Wow that was a chapter and a half, I had never written a fight scene before and I had a lot of fun thinking this one up. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. More chapters to come in the future.
Please don't get mad at me for Ichigo not beating Foxy up earlier, I felt this was a good pace for the fight.
If I made any spelling mistakes let me know.
I have college starting soon this week so I don't know how it will effect my pace of updating, but I assume I won't be able to update as quickly anymore.
Sorry for the cliffhanger!
Until next time.
Edit: Fixed a lot of spelling mistakes.