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Chapter 2
"I see. Uhm, Dr. Kureha, about my Devil Fruit you asked me what it is... I ate the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Archangel."
Dr. Kureha raised her eyebrow with fascination at Nami's claim before remarking. "Heeheeheeheehee! So, your Zoan form is an Archangel? Quite interesting Model of the Human-Human Fruit you've eaten, girl. Because you must have hit the jackpot with a Mythical Zoan. Those were very rare in the Grand Line. In fact, there was another Model of the Human-Human Fruit that was eaten by Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha, leader of the Marines."
"His Devil Fruit was even rarer than most Mythical Zoans. Now yours just became the second rare Human-Human Fruit on the list. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't catalogued in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia by now. Eh, then again, not all Devil Fruits were identified and it's a gamble for anyone who eat them to know whatever abilities they gain from.", she added.
Thank God, she bought it., the orange haired host of Sariel internally sighed in relief while learning some interesting tidbit from the Doctorine. At least it's good to know there's an actual Model of the Human-Human Fruit around here in the Grand Line. I bet that the Fleet Admiral's Zoan form might most likely be a Buddha just like his title.
Then Nami was surprised when Monkey D. Luffy and Sanji were getting themselves back up on their feet after they got clobbered by Tony Tony Chopper's muscular form and called out to her. Quite a testament of their ridiculous amount of durability, willpower and stubbornness they have in a nutshell. Apparently they were able to overhear Nami claiming to have eaten a Devil Fruit nearby.
"Wait a minute, did Nami just say she ate a Human-Human Fruit? Like that reindeer guy?"
"I think so, Luffy. But where and when did she find one to eat it?"
The Straw Hats navigator was quick to address their questions, keeping up the momentum with her cover story behind the magical abilities of Sariel she possessed. She said, "Uh, yeah... About that, I found that Devil Fruit and ate it back when we were at Little Garden... I was hungry and thought it was a nice fruit. Until the taste kicked in... It was horrible."
Nami stuck out her tongue and made retching noises, making a convincing impression of being completely and utterly disgusted.
Luffy tilted his head sideways, commenting. "I see. But why didn't you use it against those Baroque jerks who were attacking us and our Giant friends?"
"Because I didn't know how my Devil Fruit worked firsthand, you dummy! It's not like anyone can just become an instant expert immediately after eating it!", Nami angrily yelled at her captain.
"Okay, then. I know how it feels like when I train with my Gum-Gum Fruit.", the Rubber Human said with a nod, fondly remembering his childhood days with Ace and Sabo.
Kureha chimed in as she looked amused, "Heeheeheehee! On the bright side, your crewmate was able to heal quickly from the Kestia bite infection thanks to her Zoan's recovery rate and my medicine accelerating it. Although, she still needs her bedrest. Either way, like all Devil Fruit users, she won't be able to swim anymore. A hammer to be exact."
"Ugh... Thanks for reminding me...", the orange haired young woman made herself feel glum while internally noting to herself. That means I will have to fake my drowning. Because it would be a dead giveaway that I'm not a Devil Fruit user if I swim.
"It's alright, my sweet Nami! You will always be an angel to me, Devil Fruit or otherwise! And I will be there to rescue you if you fall into the ocean!", Sanji exclaimed with hearts on his eyes.
Even when things had soon calmed down in the room, it didn't take long for Nami to witness another case of shenanigans happening again in form of Luffy begging Kureha to join the Straw Hat Pirates as their doctor after being impressed of her medical skills but the Doctorine steadfastly refused, showing disinterest of becoming a pirate. She then scolded him and also Sanji for calling her an old granny with powerful kicks to their faces. Kureha emphasized that she is still young and hip in her 130s, clearly confident of herself thanks to her "secret of her youth" she told Nami earlier.
Before the captain and chef of the Straw Hats saw Chopper again nearby and both chased after him, followed with an upset Kureha chasing the two by throwing knives toward them.
Kureha was certainly not kidding that she's still very spry for her age and it shows.
"Phew, at least they're away for now...", Nami said to herself as she got up from the bed and stretched out her body a few times. She felt quite energetic and refreshed after possessing Sariel's power within her and wanted to use them, seeing an open door of the room. I'm gonna need to practice and figure out how they work. It'll be a good time to do it.
"Don't move around like that! Stay put and rest!", Chopper ordered her, revealing that he had successfully evaded from Luffy and Sanji once again, and he's back in the room where he looked both left and right in case the two are back. "You still have a fever, you know!"
She reassured him, "No, I don't. It's pretty much all gone now. Because I'm a Zoan, you know."
"Zoan? You mean you're like Dalton?", the reindeer boy asked with widened and wary eyes, remembering the man who turned against Wapol.
"Yup, I ate the Human-Human Fruit just like you did.", the host of Sariel stated with a grin.
"Wait a minute, aren't you human? Wouldn't it be redundant for a human to eat a Human-Human Fruit? You would either get enlightened probably or nothing at all. Other than being unable to swim as Doctorine said.", Chopper questioned with a frown.
Nami explained to the adorable furry shortstack with a top hat, "Well, my Devil Fruit's Model is Archangel. And then there's this Fleet Admiral Sengoku who ate his Human-Human Fruit with his Model being a Buddha I believe. Dr. Kureha said that Human-Human Fruits are quite rare."
"I see. But still, you need to rest. You just recovered from that nasty disease even if you are a Zoan.", Chopper insisted.
"I think I've already rested enough.", she stated, raising up her hands and closed her eyes to concentrate. "Besides, I just got this Devil Fruit and I want to figure out how it works..."
Okay, Nami. You can do this... Mr. Sariel gave me his powers and I'm gonna tap into it... The Straw Hat navigator focused on drawing out the Four Archangels member's magic from her body and visualize herself in forming a ball of light on her palms first. A simple one will do for her as part of taking a small step in learning her new abilities.
She felt the magical energy of a high ranking Goddess Clan member flowing through her arms and gathered them together into one focused area.
"Whoa! That's so cool! Too bright though!", the reindeer boy called out.
Nami opened her eyes to see that she really did make a ball of sparkling white light with her hands. "It looks beautiful... So divine... If only Luffy and Sanji were here to see this.", she said with amazement.
Right on cue, Luffy and Sanji showed up in the room once more after evading Kureha's deadly pursuit and dodging most of her sharp blades being thrown at them. Even though there are some slight clothing damage as close calls. They briefly stop their tracks to see their friend out of bed and she was holding a ball of light she produced in front of her.
"Oooh so that's how your Devil Fruit works, Nami? Mystery sparkles!", Luffy remarked.
"My beautiful angel Nami looked so radiant than ever! So sparkly!", Sanji complimented.
Then Kureha's voice bellowed behind their backs much to their horror, "COME BACK HERE, YOU BRATS! I WILL DINE ON YOUR HIDES FOR DINNER! GRILLED, SAUCED AND TENDERIZED INSIDE AND OUT! NOT SO FUNNY NOW TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END HUH, IS IT?! NO MATTER, YOU WON'T GET AWAY FROM ME! HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!"
The Rubber Human exclaimed in sheer panic, "Oh, no! The old hag's gaining on us! Run away, run awaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!"
"Right behind you, Luffy!", the blonde chef frantically agreed with him.
Her fellow Straw Hats left the room once again with the witch-faced lady still hot in pursuit, leaving Nami alone. Nami then noticed that Chopper is gone and looked around to see where he was hiding. She saw him behind the book shelf. But he's on the wrong position like he did before. Chopper was lucky that Luffy and Sanji didn't see him before running off for their lives from Kureha.
"Uh, I think you can come out now. They're gone.", she called out.
Chopper reluctantly complied as he came out to analyze the sparkling light ball on Nami's hands, "S-so, your Human-Human Fruit's Archangel Model allows you to create light with your hands?"
"It appears so. I might try something else with it...", the host of Sariel said, clasping her hands holding the magical ball. She then focused it to create a three-sectioned bo staff made out of solidified Ark energy before twirling it around expertly like it was second nature to her. "Heh, still got it.", she smiled, seeing that she can make good use of it.
"S-so you're pirates...?", the Reindeer Human asked when he approached with apprehension.
"Yup.", Nami replied as she tried other things with Ark's energy by turning the bo staff she held into a basic sword, swinging it around to test its weight.*
"R-really?!", Chopper widened while watching the Doctorine's patient apparently getting the hang of her Devil Fruit abilities.
"Yes, really.", she said while turning the Ark sword into a small hammer from Usopp, a dagger from Buggy the Clown, a spiked mace from Alvida and then back into a ball of energy once again.
The reindeer boy wondered aloud, "D-does that mean you carry a flag with skull and crossbones?"
"It's right on our ship's sail.", Nami confirmed before dissipating the ball of Ark power and asking him in turn. "Are you interested in pirates?"
"NO, OF COURSE NOT! YOU IDIOT! DON'T BE STUPID! HOW COULD I EVER TRAVEL ALONG WITH HUMANS?!", Chopper denied in an exclaiming manner, backing off quickly to crash into the shelf of books that got shaken and its contents spilled over to the floor.
He's obviously interested in pirates. Guess he's not used to someone asking him of what interests him before. Nami facepalmed with her left hand at Chopper's overreaction, "Riiiight, of course not. My bad."
He somberly said in self-deprecation, "Besides... a-aren't you scared of how I look...? I'm a reindeer but I talk and walk on two legs. And my nose is blue too."
Shaking her head, Nami reassured, "Not really. I've seen monsters before. And they're far scarier and more malicious. But you in comparison to them? You're just adorable."
That made her reminisce with glowering fury about Arlong and his Fishmen thugs who were the reason why Belle-mere's dead and she had suffered under them for a decade before the Straw Hats came to her life and defeated them. They're the real monsters as far as she's concerned. At least the Arlong Pirates were arrested by the Marines and they have been taken to prison somewhere far away from the East Blue, never to return ever again.
Hopefully, she will never see any of those Fishmen bastards anymore.
"Shut up! Calling me adorable doesn't make me happy! Not at all, you jerk!", Chopper claimed as he made another happy dancing, which made Nami giggle of contradiction.
Finding a pair of warm boots and a heavy winter jacket to wear over her pajamas outfit in the room, she told Chopper as she walked towards the door, "Well, if you don't mind, I am gonna go outside and practice more of my Devil Fruit. Don't want to accidentally cause any property damage in here. Because, I ain't gonna be paying the bills for it."
It made her shudder in fear to imagine the costs of having to compensate for the Drum Castle's repairs if she tried using Sariel's Grace in the room. She knew the name "Tornado" to be an equivalent of a natural destructive force of the weather. It would make Luffy's destruction of Arlong Park's main building that took down Arlong look small and tame in comparison. Not to mention that she doesn't want to face the wrath of Kureha upon her for accidentally destroying her residence with her so-called Devil Fruit.
So it's better safe than sorry.
Then, Nami got stopped in her tracks by Chopper who quickly transformed into his large muscular form and grabbed her by the right shoulder with his left hand. "W-wait! Let me come with you! J-just in case if you're in need of medical emergency.", Chopper suggested with concern for the Doctorine's patient and nervousness as if he was still walking on eggshells with her.
"Fine, come on then.", the Straw Hats navigator sighed as she walked out of the door with the Human Reindeer who shrunk back to his smaller form and followed after her.
Meanwhile, Luffy and Sanji were still chased around the castle by Kureha who ran out of knives and grabbed as many weapons as she can from the knight statues at the nearby snowy hallways of the Drum Castle.
Outside Drum Castle
Exiting through the main door of the castle that was left open and occupied by a nest of Snow Birds that made themselves at home there, Nami can see her breath upon setting foot on the snowy ground while Chopper was right behind her to ensure Doctorine's patient didn't fall over all of a sudden and he would have to bring her back to bed if it happened.
After making a considerable distance away from Drum Castle, the host of Sariel stopped where she stood on spot and began her practice of learning more of her new abilities that were granted to her. On the other hand, Chopper was curious as he wanted to see what this rare model of the Human-Human Fruit can do and watched Nami beginning her concentration.
Alright then, now I know how Ark works. Let's see what Mr. Sariel's Grace can do. I mean how hard can it be?, the orange haired young woman thought before she began to tap into the Four Archangels member's Tornado and then bring it out from her hands. She visualized herself in forming a small concentrated form of wind as she raised her arms forward to aim at the open snowy skies in front of her.
Luffy did once say, "All great fighters call out their finishing moves" or something. Zoro, Sanji and Usopp, and even our enemies do that too as well. I might as well give it a try., Nami thought of what to give a name of her technique for her Grace.
The Straw Hats navigator felt and saw her hands being slowly encompassed by small twirling winds, building up the momentum enough for her to fire her first Tornado technique.
"Alright, here it goes... Cyclone Tempo!", she shouted out loud.
However, Nami had greatly underestimated how extremely powerful and potent the Grace of Tornado really was as she found out the hard way. A massive blast of twisting wind was fired from her hands and she got violently blown back by the recoil, sending her flying. HOLY SHIT! THAT WAS TOO STRONG!, she internally panicked with widened eyes.
Thankfully, Chopper was standing behind Nami and quickly responded by growing to his large muscular form and caught her with his hands.
He tried his best to resist the recoil of the orange haired woman's strong wind technique of her Archangel Model of the Human-Human Fruit but it was futile and he got easily blown off too as well. Realizing that he's going to crash into the Drum Castle, Chopper shielded Nami with his body and collided himself with the wall of the castle. That broke through the structure, reducing the wall to pieces of rubble. It also startled the Snow Birds enough to fly out of their nest that fell apart from the gust.
And Chopper had crashed his back on the stairway of the castle, causing a crater from the heavy impact. But Nami remained relatively unharmed thanks to him protecting her.
"A-are you alright?", Chopper asked as he checked on the Doctorine's patient he held in his arms, whose hands no longer produce such powerful wind, for any sign of damage caused by the recoil. He knew that such recoil would be quite damaging to the human bones and can cause internal injuries.
As for himself, thanks to his Heavy Point, he was durable enough and move around without much worries.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine. Thanks...", Nami muttered as her face paled in shock of her first use of Tornado and looked at her trembling hands. Oh my God! That's the power of a Grace?! It nearly blew me off! I'm scared to imagine what the other three Graces can do. Just how incredibly dangerous the Devils were that Sariel and his Four Archangels comrades had fought against to use their Graces?!
Such implications were terrifying to comprehend for Nami after she remembered Sariel's regenerating state of his ravaged body and that he informed her that he had ultimately lost to a powerful enemy in battle between angels and demons despite his Grace of Tornado prior to forming a pact with him.
"Chopper, what's going on there?!", the Reindeer Human looked up to see Kureha being shocked that her patient had left the room and the wall and stairway of Drum Castle got shattered. Beside her were Luffy and Sanji, and it seemed that Nami's wind blast had caused the cat-and-mouse chasing shenanigans between them and the Doctorine to cease almost immediately.
"Nami! Are you alright?! What happened?!", the Rubber Human shouted in concern.
"Where did that hurricane come from?!", the blonde chef wondered aloud.
The Reindeer Human hastily explained as he slowly got up from the crater he made, "She went out to practice her Devil Fruit abilities, Doctorine. It looks like she didn't have control of it and would have injured herself if I didn't caught her and took the brunt in time."
Rubbing her forehead with a popping vein, Kureha ordered him with narrowed glare at Nami who's looking at her shaking hands in shock, "Chopper, get her back in bed now. I'll have words with her."
"Yes, Doctorine! Right away!", Chopper complied and carried the host of Sariel back to the room with Luffy and Sanji following him, concerned of their friend. His fear of the Straw Hat captain and chef was overridden as he's more concerned of the well-being of Kureha's patient.
Nami didn't bother resisting or protesting, still too stunned of the Tornado's power she made and witnessed the results.
At Bighorn, Drum Island
As the people of Drum were busy digging out the heavy snow to find and rescue Dalton, who was wounded by arrows and was buried alive underneath it, as fast as they can, they were startled by a sudden appearance of a massive tornado that came from the Drum Peak and fired above them, passing right towards the blue sea and briefly parted the waters. Not only that, it blew away most of the heavy post-avalanche snow that encompassed most of Bighorn and almost knocked over everyone there.
That also includes the local wildlife of Drum Island such as the packs of Lapahns, White Walkies, and reindeers, the flocks of Snow Birds and The Hiking Bear who were almost sent flying. They were confused and disoriented of the surprise gust of wind that came out of nowhere.
Then the massive tornado had dissipated away into nothing, leaving no trace of it behind.
The civilians were quick to recover on their feet as a testament of their stubbornness and will since after Blackbeard and his crew previously rampaged in Drum Kingdom and drove out Wapol and his followers from their nation as they wonder what's going on.
"Holy shit!"
"Was that a tornado?"
"What could have done that?!"
"We only have blizzards here!"
"No time to question that, we must dig out Dalton!"
"No need! All of the snow got blown away!"
"Oh right, let's help Dalton!"
"Thank goodness!"
"It's a miracle!"
"Yeah, said miracle almost blown us off!"
Being disappointed at how weak the rank and file soldiers of Wapol were after he had easily defeated them in droves with only one sword, Roronoa Zoro wondered, "Where did that come from?"
He had managed to stand his ground by stabbing the sword he stole from an enemy soldier into the ground against the surprise tornado gust.
"That tornado... Could it be the Gust-Gust Fruit?...", Nefertari Vivi gasped to herself out loud after being knocked over and got back on her feet.
"Wait what? It's a Devil Fruit?", Usopp asked with Zoro wanting to know as well. He too was almost blown away while in the middle of helping the Drum citizens to dig out Dalton from the deep snow.
Nodding in confirmation, the princess of Alabasta explained to her friends, "Yes, the Gust-Gust Fruit was one of the six Devil Fruits that were used by the Six Royal Guardians who faithfully served the Nefertaris and guarded Alabasta for centuries. It was known as "The Storm".* ... But now, my country only have two Royal Guardians left... Pell and Chaka, "The Falcon" and "The Jackal". While the Gust-Gust Fruit and two other Devil Fruits, the Heat-Heat Fruit and the Garb-Garb Fruit, both known as "The Rage" and "The Grace", were lost to Alabasta."
She finished with a dark frown, "... And the last one was in the hands of Crocodile."
Zoro asked with intrigue, "What kind of Devil Fruit did the Warlord eat?"
"The Sand-Sand Fruit. It was known as "The Desert" and he's using it against my people, Mr. Bushido.", the blue haired young woman glowered in response before shaking off her negative thought. "But still, if that's the Gust-Gust Fruit in Drum Island of all places, that means someone already ate it and became a Devil Fruit user!"
With the revelation of one of the missing Six Royal Guardians' Devil Fruits being found here, Vivi believed that with the Gust-Gust Fruit on their side, it might increase their chances of stopping Crocodile and save Alabasta from him and Baroque Works. The power of a wind Logia would definitely come in handy against the Desert King's sand powers.
"But the bigger question is: who ate it? Was it one of Drum's people here? Or one of our friends?", the long nosed sniper speculated.
"We can obviously rule out Luffy as he already ate the Gum-Gum Fruit and the love cook, because that's not his style at all. As for these folks here, they would have used it against these weakling soldiers already if they had found this Gust-Gust Fruit by now. My bet is that it's Nami who must have found and eaten your country's Gust-Gust Fruit. Creating a tornado is something she would do.", the green haired swordsman stated.
Nefertari Vivi's eyes widened in shock, "You mean to say, Nami is now a Devil Fruit user?!"
"So Nami got cured of her disease by being given a Devil Fruit to eat? Guess this Kureha lady really is a witch!", Usopp exclaimed.
Meanwhile in the background, the Isshi-20 offered their medical services to help Dalton and save his life from the arrow injuries and frostbite he had suffered. When the reluctant citizens of Drum pointed out their allegiance with Wapol and wary of their intentions, the Isshi-20 members took off their medical masks, shades and surgical caps, showing their faces that they were sincere of their intentions.
The doctors had revealed that they hated the tyrannical spoiled brat of a king all along and were inspired by Hiriluk's sacrifice to never give up hope after hearing his moving speech.
Now with Wapol's soldiers out of the way thanks to Zoro dispatching them, the Isshi-20 wanted to make things right. Looking at each other, the townsfolk decided to give the doctors a chance as long as Dalton's life was saved. They owed the former Captain of the Royal Guard for watching over them in the aftermath of the Blackbeard Pirates' attack on Drum Kingdom that freed them from Wapol.
However, one of the Isshi-20 came up to Zoro, Usopp and Vivi after overhearing their conversation. "Forgive my rudeness, but did you just say someone got cured by being given a Devil Fruit?", a female voice from the said doctor called out.
The swordsman and sniper of the Straw Hats, and the princess of Alabasta can see that she had already removed her concealing accessories and revealed to be a young woman with fair skin, short dark-brown hair, and dark-brown eyes.
"Uh, yes! Yes, I did! The Great Captain Usopp is never wrong! Why do you ask?", the son of Yasopp confirmed proudly.
The female Isshi-20 doctor frowned as she sternly lectured, "Because that's not how Devil Fruits work, you imbecile! It doesn't automatically cure you of the disease affecting your body upon eating it. The disease will still remain even as a Devil Fruit user regardless. If it were that easy to heal just by eating a Devil Fruit, we doctors wouldn't have a purpose at all and everyone in the Grand Line would just go find and purchase or steal Devil Fruits by now."
She finished, "That also includes the fact Devil Fruits cannot regenerate from injuries that are inflicted onto the user's "true body", whether they are a Logia, a Paramecia or Zoan. The scars will still be there and a reminder of their mortality."
While Usopp got stunned silent of being called out as wrong, Zoro raised an eyebrow after hearing that tidbit of information. "That means Nami is still sick and yet she managed to create that huge tornado? Heh, I'd almost feel bad for the enemy when they meet her at full health."
On the other hand, Vivi understood the Isshi-20 doctor pointing out the logical facts as the latter was a medical professional. Then she looked up at the Drum Peak whose snowy top got completely blown off by the massive tornado and hoped that Nami got healed of her fatal sickness by Dr. Kureha who was described as a "witch" by Dalton.
So that the princess of Alabasta would want to personally talk to her about the Gust-Gust Fruit that the Straw Hats navigator apparently had consumed it and became its user.
At the cliffs of Drum Peak
Climbing to the top of Drum Peak were two White Walkies. Their passengers they carry on their backs were Wapol, the former king of the defunct Drum Kingdom and his dynamic duo of yes-men subordinates Chess and Kuromarimo, and Musshuru, the older brother of Wapol. And they were on their way to reclaim the Drum Castle above the said peak and re-establish the Drum Kingdom, which they will then re-impose their tyranny and oppression upon the people of the snowy country.
"Maaaaahahahahahahahaha! Climb faster, Robson! Those hippo scum dare think they can defy me! Don't you agree, big brother?", proclaimed the overweight man with dark violet hair and a cylinder-shaped jaw made up of tin plates. He wore a tin-plate armor befitting his epithet of "Tin-Plate", and a hooded cape made from White Walkie skin.
"Mushushushushushushushu! Indeed, little brother! Once Drum Castle is ours, your rightful rulership shall be restored and the hippo-head excuse of the citizens living in this country will bend the knee to you once again, oi! One way or another! Now hurry up, Dobson!", agreed the tall man with mushroom-looking pink hair, a face mask over his eyes and a black beard at his chin. He wore a regal armor with a violet cape.*
Smirking, Wapol nodded, "As promised, you will have your place by my side as Vice-King of Drum Kingdom, Musshuru!"
"As long as you allow me to do as I please compared to our pathetic weak-willed hippo-head excuse of a father who had banished me to the Land of Fire, Kilauea, oi. He saw our Devil Fruits as curses. But these are our gifts bestowed upon us, oi!", Musshuru said with an evil grin.
"Of course! We are royals! We do whatever we like and those pathetic hippos must know their place in the Pecking Order, don't you agree, Chess, Kuromarimo?", Wapol asked his two top subordinates.
"Yes, King Wapol, Prince Musshuru!", Chess and Kuromarimo nodded in unison.
"Still, you should have let me unleash my Spore-Spore Fruit power on that insubordinate Dalton and the rebellious citizens. That hippo-head struck you down and defied you. He needed to be made an example of, oi. For what exactly?...", Musshuru pointed out, being disappointed when his little brother told him not to intervene during the confrontation with the former captain of the Royal Guard back at Bighorn.
The power of the Ox-Ox Fruit, Model: Bison was nothing against his spores and Dalton would have easily dropped dead on spot. Such an unceremonious death it would have been for the traitor who had turned against the ruler of Drum Kingdom.
The Tin-Plate explained to him, "It's because, big brother, I want you to lend me your power. To provide the ammunition for the Royal Drum Crown 7-Shot Bliking Cannon! Once we reclaim Drum Castle, we're going to use that cannon and fire it all across Drum Kingdom! Mahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"
The former chief magistrate commented in realization, "And with Prince Musshuru's spores spread across Drum Island with the Bliking Cannon's range, the rebellious citizens will be affected and they would have no choice but to come to us for medical help with the Isshi-20 at under our command. They will become dependent on us once more."
"And the Isshi-20 would be able to create an antidote for Prince Musshuru's spores within a short amount of time. King Wapol will have it monopolized. Genius!", the former chief staff officer grinned, fondly remembering the Doctor Hunt that had the Isshi-20 under his king's command and all doctors that refused to join Wapol killed or be exiled.
Especially that quack, Hiriluk, who blew himself up after making that silly speech about truly dying if a person was forgotten or something.
"I see, now that's diabolical plot I can get behind, oi. I approve of this, little brother...", Musshuru liked what Wapol had planned out.
And then, the group saw a massive tornado that was fired from the cliff of Drum Peak and the heavy snow was blown away! Then they frantically panic with widened eyes and jaws dropping when another avalanche fell upon their White Walkies, sending them flying down from the huge height of Drum Peak that their mounts climbed on.
Even when falling to his seeming doom alongside Musshuru, who just looked annoyed as if it was an inconvenience to him, and his two top subordinates Chess and Kuromarimo, who were comically hugging each other in terror, Wapol loudly shrieked as his overweight body was flailing around.
"CURSE YOU, STRAW HAT! HOW DARE YOU CAUSE ANOTHER AVALANCHE?! TWICE IN A ROW! NO MATTER! YOU WILL NOT STOP MY RIGHTFUL RETURN TO THE THRONE OF DRUM KINGDOM! WE WILL BE BACK! MAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Author's Note: Okay, Chapter 2 of "Nami's Grace" is done and I hope you guys like it. Nami managed to pass off Sariel's abilities she possessed as a Devil Fruit, testing them out to figure out Ark and Tornado Grace. On the other hand, Vivi assumed that Nami's tornado blast to be the Gust-Gust Fruit from her perspective. And then Wapol is heading his way to Drum Castle with Chess and Kuromarimo, and his elder brother Musshuru for a sinister purpose aside from plotting to re-instate the corrupt regime of Drum Kingdom. But they got hit by an avalanche caused by Nami's first use of Tornado which Wapol assumed it was Luffy who did it again and blamed him for it.
*A reference to Silk, a character from Romance Dawn Story OVA who wielded a sword, and she's one of the prototype designs for Nami drawn by Oda himself.
*It's a shout-out to This Bites! where Vivi became a wind Logia after she ate the Gust-Gust Fruit, and I am looking forward for Cross-Brain's return in the future after their story went on a long-term hiatus. One of the best One Piece fanfics I've ever read and I recommend you guys to go check it out.
*Musshuru, who's the movie-exclusive character from One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus – Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura and an older brother of Wapol, both of them are like birds of a feather in a nutshell.
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