" Yeah ! I had one. "

Looking at the hook of her fishing rod, Menma was delighted to see a fish hanging on it.

" At least Sanji can cook something tonight. " Said Usopp, yawning. " However, it is not with just one fish that we can feed everyone. "

Looking up at the sky, Luffy asserted.

" I would like it to snow again. "

" Not me ! " Usopp retorted. " Such a beautiful weather today. If the air temperature drops suddenly, it will create a storm again. "

" He is right. " Neni asserted, as he stared at the sea with a telescope. " This ocean is both unpredictable and dangerous ! The less the tumult, the fewer the problems. "

" Indeed. " Vivi approved, walking towards the little band. " Grand Line should never be taken lightly ! Suddenly, you must always be on your guard ! And never take your eyes off the ocean. "

" Okay ! " Said the trio of fishermen, scanning the ocean.

However, seconds later, they could hear Sanji scream.

" Guys ! I made cocktails to quench your thirst. You want some ? "

Immediately, the three fishermen abandoned their rods to run towards Sanji.

" I want some. "

Then Vivi could see the other men in the crew running to the cook and sitting in a circle, while Sanji began dispensing the glasses.

" A special double sugar for Luffy ! A non-alcoholic cocktail for Usopp ! A grenadine cocktail for Menma ! A special sake for Zoro ! A special rum for Gin ! And two special dream cocktails for Johnny and Yosaku ! "

" Cheers ! " They shouted before they started drinking.

" What … ? " Vivi wondered, seeing them drink casually.

And soon, Carue and Neni joined the group, unable to resist one of Sanji's specialties. For her part, leaving the top of the mast, Raynare let himself fall before finding himself behind Sanji's back. Then bringing her face closer to his ear, she whispered to him.

" Can I have your special "iced violet tea", Sanji-kun ? "

" Yes, of course, Raynare-sama ! " Sanji assured, red cheeks, before running into the kitchen.

Then, in record time, he returned with a drink in hand.

" That's your order, my lady. "

"Oh, thank you."

" Sanji, can I have a drink ? " Lucy asked him, sitting down next to the others.

" Already prepared. " Sanji assured her. " A golden dream ! How you love them! "

Taking the glass, Lucy immediately took a sip, before affirming.

" Delicious. As usual. "

" It's not that great. " Loke retorted, while he also had a drink.

" What are you doing here ? " Sanji roared, catching sight of the spirit.

" Hey ? Do you have a problem, buffoon? " Loke questioned, pressing his forehead to hims. " I don't leave my Lucy unattended with you. "

" Your Lucy ? Don't make me laugh ! Lucy-chan deserves the best when it comes to gentlemanly ! Someone like me. "

" You two, stop. " Lucy ordered them.

" How does this guy make such good drinks ? " Wanted to know Neni, while drinking his glass. " It's fresh and the taste is pleasant on the palate. "

Then he spotted Usopp and Luffy cheering on Carue, while the duck drank several cocktails in record time.

" Go ahead, Carue ! "

" Drink, drink, drink ! "

Seeing this, Vivi couldn't hide her anger. Certainly, she could understand that Menma and Carue could behave in a carefree manner. But not the rest of the crew.

" These idiots ! "

" A problem ? " Nami questioned, coming up behind her.

" How can they behave so unconsciously ? Even Lucy and Raynare are with them. "

Turning around, she was surprised to see Nami hand her a glass while starting to drink hers.

" Nami ? "

" Don't worry ! They may be stupid, the fact remains that they know perfectly what to do with that problem. "

" But how can you be so careless ? "

" It's not a question of being vigilant! It's a question of knowing how to relax a little. "

Amazed, Vivi watched the rest of the pirates drinking while having fun. Within a few days, Neni and Carue had quickly managed to find a place among the pirates, while they knew how to have fun more easily than Vivi.

" Luffy has this gift. " Nami assured her. " He has the gift of annoying others at times, but also of forcing them to relax! You are not the only one to be surprised by this ! Raynare, for example, was someone who often stayed in her corner ! When I ran into her the first time, she didn't consider Luffy her captain, let alone her friend ! And now look at her. "

Taking advantage, that Zoro is half drunk, while drinking his fourth glass, the fallen angel waited for the perfect moment, to exchange her empty glass with the filled glass that Zoro was about to drink. Not feeling anything run into his mouth, Zoro was suddenly surprised. Then, finally seeing Raynare drinking while displaying a mean smile, the swordsman cried out in annoyance, while Raynare kept her smile on.

" She smiles much more than before and now I am sure that she considers the crew members as her friends. " Nami assured. " And that is because our crew is unique in its kind ! Truth be told, I wonder in what other crew a kid like Menma could have so much fun. "

Listening to her, Vivi ends up taking her drink, before smiling.

" Yes, you are surely right ! You have to find a way to relax from time to time. "

At that moment, hearing a huge "splash", Menma stood up before screaming.

" A dolphin ! "

" Cool ! " Luffy shouted, approaching the railing.

" It's just a big fish. " Gin retorted.

However, his eyes widened when he noticed that the animal in question was the size of a whale.

" What … ? "

At that moment, the dolphin made a magnificent jump over the Merry, and landed not far from the boat, thus creating an enormous wave.

" Tsunami ! " Neni panicked.

" Forward ! " Luffy immediately shouted.

In a second, the crew then activated, leaving Neni with Carue and Menma. Taking care of the sails and the rudder, they made sure to change the trajectory of the boat in order to take the huge wave from behind and take advantage of it to advance at full speed.

" YOOHOO! Any sail outside. "

" Yahoo ! " Yosaku shouted, while holding the sails. " This is great ! We do of surf ! "

" Sister-Nami, should we change course? "

" One second, I check. " Nami told him, looking at her Log-Pose. " To port, all! "

Immediately, screams in the cabin could be heard, as Sanji and Loke grabbed the rudder.

" Go away, lion jester ! "

" You want my fist in the teeth, stupid cook? "

" You two annoy me. " Lucy sighed, pulling out Loke's key to make him disappear.

Seeing him leave, Sanji asserted.

" It's better that way. "

" If I could, I would do the same with you. " Lucy confessed to him.

" Become your spirit ? " Sanji wondered. " I will dream of becoming your slave, Lucy-chan! "

" That's not what I meant. "

Finally, the course had turned right, Nami asserted.

" It's perfect. "

" Island in sight. " Suddenly cried Usopp, at the top of the mast.

" Finally ! " Luffy rejoices, sitting on the bow.

" We will finally be able to stretch our legs. " Raynare said.

" Slowly ! " Nami advised them. " Remember what the woman from the other day told us ! This island is very dangerous. "

" Adventure! Adventure! Adventure! " Luffy shouted.

" This is nothing more than an island covered with a jungle. " Yosaku noticed, while the boat was sailing along the island.

" Yet, it name is '' Little Garden '', right? " Lucy remarked.

" It's difficult to compare this island to a garden. " Raynare retorted. " I bet the field mice in this "garden" are at least our size and are carnivorous. "

" She's right. " Approved Usopp. " There must be all full of monsters in there. "

" Nami, can't we predict how long it will take for the Log-Pose to recharge ? "

" Impossible ! The loading time changes from island to island. "

" Whatever, let's stay on the boat. " Cried Usopp.

" Impossible ! We need supplies. " Gin retorted. " We left so quickly, at Whiskey Peak, that we didn't take anything with us ! We're almost out of food. "

" Do you think there is a restaurant here ? " Wanted to know Luffy.

" Considering the aspect of the island, I don't even think that it is inhabited. " Raynare retorted. " Or maybe we'll find Tarzan. "

Hearing all kinds of animal cries, Menma cried out.

" Can we capture an animal and keep it ? "

" Yeah, forward. " Cried Luffy, with a butterfly net in his hand. " I will capture a huge tiger. "

" No way ! " Roared Sanji.

Suddenly dropping the anchor, Zoro stared at the shore for a few seconds, before declaring.

" In any case, I don't see the slightest trace of being human. Hopefully Baroque Works doesn't know we're here. "

" In that case, I don't understand why Miss All-Sunday would help us. "Neni confessed. " She is Crocodile's teammate. "

" Nico Robin is one of the most important enemies of world government. " Johnny taught him. " As a child, she managed to sink several navy ships on her own! This is why she is wanted for the sum of 79 million berries. "

" Impressive, the kid. " Gin said.

" It's certainly not ours that would do the same. " Zoro affirmed, while displaying a petty smile towards Menma.

Immediately, the child brutally crushed his foot.

" AHHHH ! Dirty kid! "

Preferring to stare at the plants on the island, Lucy seemed somewhat skeptical.

" I don't know why, but the vegetation of this island seems very strange to me. "

" I don't recognize any of these plants. " Nami adds.

Then hearing a very strange bird cry, she wanted to know.

" What was that ? "

" Don't worry, Nami-Swan ! It was just a bird! That is all. "

Suddenly emerging from the forest, a gigantic bird, with the head of a lizard, with sharp talons flew straight towards the Merry, and more especially towards Sanji.

" Hum? " The cook wondered, turning around.

Barely having time to see the bird, he saw Gin run towards the flying animal and hit it in the abdomen with his tonfa.

Pushing a cry of pain, the bird flew higher and went away without asking for its rest.

" What was that ? " Wanted to know Sanji.

" A lizard with bird wings. " Luffy told him.

" I would rather say a bird with a lizard head. " Yosaku replied. " In any case, this animal seemed dangerous to me. "

Suddenly, the whole island began to tremble, while a volcano in the distance erupted and created a huge cloud of smoke.

" A volcano in eruption? " Vivi wondered.

" If lava touches us, we will die. " Frightened Usopp.

" Shut up ! " Zoro ordered him, while hitting him on the head to knock him down.

" I have less and less desire to go to this island. " Neni confessed. " Little-Garden is really a strange name for this island. "

" Finally, I think Usopp is right. " Nami asserted. " Staying on the boat is a good idea. "

" Indeed. " Johnny and Yosaku approved.

" I am for ! " Neni approved. " Now is not the time for us to do 'tourism' here when we have to get to Alabasta, baby. "

However, seeing Luffy start to tremble in excitement, Sanji understood.

" It's too late ! He wants to leave. "

" What ? "

" It left for the adventure! Sanji, prepare me a bento. " Cried Luffy. " I'll go on an adventure. "

" Luffy ! " Cried Nami. " There is no question. "

" Adventure ! Adventure ! Adventure! " Luffy shouted.

" It's impossible to stop him. " Nami realized, starting to sob.

" Someone want to come? " Wanted to know Luffy.

" No way. " Retorted the cowards of the gang.

" I come with you, if you agree. " Vivi announced.

" What ? "

" Princess Wednesday, are you crazy ? " Neni asked her.

" I need to clear my mind. " Announced the princess. " And then, I would not be alone ! Carue will be with me. "

" QUUUUUAAAAAA? " Cried the poor duck.

" I have the impression that he does not really want. " Usopp remarked.

" Rest in peace, Brother-Carue. " Said Johnny.

Two minutes later, Luffy had a pack on his back, with his lunch on it, while Vivi straddled Carue.

" Here is my special cocktail. " Sanji announced, hanging a gourd around Carue's neck. "With that, you can go all day. "

" Awesome. " Luffy announced. " Forward. "

" Yeah. " Suddenly shouted someone, climbing on Carue's neck.

" What ? " Vivi wondered, seeing someone sitting in front of her. " Menma ? "

" I want to come. " Announced the child.

" There is no question. " Nami immediately retorted, taking a step towards her. " It will be too dangerous for you. "

Not wanting to do as she pleased, Menma grabbed a Carue feather and tore it off. Shouting in pain, the duck immediately started to run and jumped over the railing.

" Hey, wait for me. " Luffy yelled, chasing them immediately.

Seeing them disappear in the forest, Nami couldn't help but hit her forehead.

" This kid is unbelievable. "

" She may have no power, she is braver than most of the passengers on this boat. " Raynare remarked, glancing at the cowards.

" Is it our fault, if we want to live? "

Suddenly yawning, Zoro stretched before asserting.

" I'm guessing we'll be staying here for a little while, so I'm going to go for a walk. "

" Are you going for a walk? " Yosaku wondered. " Do you want to die or what? "

" Free to you to behave like cowards. " Zoro retorted. " Nevertheless, this island must be full of enough dangers to force me to fight! I want to get stronger! No matter how. "

So he left the boat, while Johnny and Yosaku looked at each other.

" Hey, Zoro. " Cried Sanji. " Wait a second ! "

" What ? "

" You know very well that we cannot count on Luffy to bring us food, so, if you come across an animal, do not hesitate to bring it back to us. "

" Don't worry ! I was planning to bring you an animal that you could never have caught alone. "

" What ? " Sanji got angry. " Wait a minute, mosshead ! You claim to be a better hunter than me, right? "

" Of course. "

" Grrr. " Growled Sanji, jumping over the railing. " In this case, I challenge you in a hunting contest. "

" Okay ! "

" It is not true. " Cried Lucy, jumping between the two men. " When are you going to stop fighting ? What matters is to bring back food! So, to make sure you don't do anything stupid, Raynare and I will accompany you. "

" Hey, don't decide for me. " Growled the fallen angel.

" I would go with Sanji. " Announced Lucy. " And Raynare will go with Zoro. "

" With me ? " Sanji rejoices, with hearts in his eyes. " Alone ? Oh, thank you my god. "

" I never said I wanted to spend my day with this gorilla. " Learned Raynare. " If I go hunting too, it will be all alone ! "

" And me, I don't want to rub shoulders with this raven of misfortune. " Growled Zoro.

" In that case, can I go with you, Raynare-sama ? "

Raynare jumped, then saw the radiant face of Virgo, who had appeared right in front of her.

" Vir… Virgo ? "

" If you might have any help, I'll be happy to help. "

" Uh, Virgo. " Cried Lucy." I wanted Raynare to accompany Zoro for ... "

Too late. Turning a deaf ear, Virgo suddenly grabbed Raynare's arm and led her with her into the jungle.

" Virgo? " Lucy wondered, noticing that the mind was listening to her less and less.

" Lucy-chan, let's go too. " Sanji cried.

" Um, yes. " Lucy said, while not being able to help but turn her gaze to the direction the two girls had gone.

For his part, simply shrugging his shoulders, Zoro also left.

" They leave one after the other, without asking our opinion. " Nami remarked.

" If everyone leaves, we'll be left alone. " Frightened Usopp.

At that moment, Gin put his foot on the railing, before shouting.

" A hunting contest ? Interesting! I will participate in it too. "

" NOOOOOOO! " Shouted five voices.

Immediately, Gin felt five pairs of hands grip his legs, preventing him from leaving.

" Hey, let go of me. "

" Don't go away, Gin -aniki. "

" If you leave, no one will be able to protect us. "

" Stay with us out of pity, baby. "

" Find yourself. "

" Pity ! "

Finally, stamping his foot, Gin roared.

" You really annoy me. "

Having sat on the Merry, he had been forbidden by Nami to leave the boat.

" Why do I have to obey you? " Roar Gin. " I'm not like Zoro ! I have no debt to you. "

" No, but I can create one. " Nami assured him. " You will owe me 200,000 berrys if you don't protect me ! And I will give you 100 berrys if you protect me. "

" Are you kidding me ? "

Hearing a huge roar, Neni began to mumble.

" What took me to accompany you? "

" Little Garden, what a stupid name. " Yosaku growled. " I don't move from the boat. "

Suddenly hearing noises behind him, he saw Johnny start to make movements with his sword.

" What are you doing ? "

" I'm training, of course. "

" What? "

" No matter what he does, Aniki thinks about training above all! We too must become stronger. "

" Very good idea. " Gin suddenly assured.

Pulling out his tonfas, he displayed an evil smile, while exclaiming.

" Come fight: I need to train too. "

" What? "

And while cries of agony were heard, Nami suddenly began to say.

" Little Garden… Now that I think about it, this name tells me something. "

Immediately she went to her cabin.

" Faster, faster. " Menma shouted.

Enjoying the speed of the duck, Menma had great fun, as she saw all the different landscapes of the island. Running near them, Luffy managed to stay next to the duck.

" How do you find living an adventure ? " Wanted to know the captain.

" It's awesome. " Menma said.

Suddenly, passing by a pond, Luffy suddenly stopped.

" Luffy-san ? " Vivi wondered, stopping Carue.

" Look. " He cried, pulling a strange animal out of the water. " An octopus in a shell. "

" A giant periwinkle? " Menma wondered.

"It's… It's an ammonite." Vivi recognized.

" Ammonite? "

" Yes, it is an animal which supposed to have disappeared. "

Suddenly the ground began to shake.

" What ? "

Walking, Raynare ends up looking behind her, to see Virgo following her, awaiting any of her orders.

'' You didn't have to follow me, you know ? "

" It makes me happy to be with you. " Simply assured Virgo. " At least I allowed you to avoid Zoro's company. "

" Indeed. " Ends up approving Raynare. "Whatever, bothering him or seeing him get lost would have fun. "

Suddenly looking at huge magnificent flors, Raynare crouched down before them, before affirming.

" If Lucy had come with me, I'm sure she would have liked to see that. "

" Hime ? " Virgo wondered.

Seeing Raynare leave, Virgo wanted to ask her.

" Do you like Lucy ? "

" Hum? " Raynare said.

Smiling at the question, Raynare asked her.

" If I answer your question, you promise not to tell anyone ? "

" Of course . "

" In this case, despite being human, I really appreciate the company of Lucy ! Before I found myself in this world, I didn't really have a bond or a true friend among the fallen angels ! I was treated weak all the time ! And humans were afraid of my black wings ! It must be said, too, that I liked to kill men ! And yet, Luffy accepted me into his crew, while Lucy was the first to offer me to be her friend, despite knowing the truth about me. "

Chuckling somewhat, she confessed.

" If Lucy wasn't part of our crew, maybe I would have left her long ago ! In truth, I love this girl ! But don't tell her. "

Suddenly turning around, Raynare was surprised to see Virgo stop a few yards away, and seemed to be looking down.

" Virgo…? "

" Uh ... yes ? " The spirit asked.

" Are you OK ? "

" Yes, why ? " Asked the spirit, joining Raynare.

Turning her gaze, Raynare finally saw a fruit tree, with fruit resembling large mangoes.

" Great. " Raynare rejoices, flying towards the tree.

" Do you like mangoes, Raynare-sama ? "

" Not really, but Lucy loves it. " Raynare told her, starting to pick some. " Can you store them for me in a corner, please? "

Dropping a fruit towards the maid, she was surprised to see the fruit fall to the ground, without Virgo making a move to grab it.

" Hum? "

" Why still Lucy? " Wanted to know Virgo, her gaze lowered again.

" What? "

" Why still Lucy? " Virgo suddenly shouted, looking up at the fallen angel.

At that moment Raynare was surprised, seeing tears forming in Virgo's eyes.

" Virgo ? "

Then all of a sudden Virgo's body glowed before she finally returned to the Spirit World.