Nami's unholy scream of rage echoed throughout the entire ship and quickly drew everyone's attention. They all quickly gathered on the upper deck to find Nami on her knees and Luffy and Usopp seemingly celebrating something.
"What's wrong, Nami, dear?" asked hurriedly Sanji.
"L- look…" sniffled Nami, miserably pointing at the paper the boys were holding.
"Guys, guys! Look, I've got a bounty!" exclaimed Luffy, overjoyed.
"Me too, me too!" joined in Usopp.
"Idiot! It's only the back of your head!"
"It still counts!"
"How can Luffy have a bounty already?" whined Nami. "And one this high? It's not like we did anything that bad, and the only marines we messed with were those from Shells Town and that Fullbody guy, and—"
She trailed off as a horrible thought crossed her mind, and she slowly lifted her head to meet Brynlee's gaze accusingly. After a moment, Brynlee shrugged.
"Guilty as charged."
"You!"
"Hey, bounties are important for pirates, you know?"
"But now the marines will be coming after us! With a bounty this high, we'll attract all sorts of trouble!"
"Come on, it's not that bad—"
"It's almost double Arlong's bounty!"
"Is it?"
So it was. Monkey D. Luffy, their moronic Captain, was now the proud holder of a 38 million berries bounty. It felt like it was a little higher than what it originally was, but Brynlee figured a couple of millions wouldn't make much of a difference, in the grand scheme of things, so she didn't care much.
"Wait, wait, wait – why are you talking as if the bounty is Bryn's fault?" paused Usopp.
"Because it is! She probably asked the fake marines in Cocoyashi to put it out!"
"Yeah, I'm glad to see they were so diligent about it – I wasn't expecting it to be published before next week, to be honest."
"Aargh!"
As Sanji gently pulled Nami away before she could strangle Brynlee, Luffy's cheer died down a bit, leaving place to confusion and a bit of annoyance, even.
"So… it's not a real bounty?"
"Yes, it's a real bounty. Or at least, it's the one you would have been given if the marines in Cocoyashi had been real ones, so it's all the same, really."
"So it's a real real one?"
"Yes. I'm sure your grandfather will be elated to see it."
Luffy seemed to choke on air at the mention of his grandfather, before he pressed his finger roughly against Brynlee's mouth, appearing genuinely frantic, now.
"Shh! Not too loud, or he'll hear you!"
"Luffy's grandfather?" echoed Zoro.
"Shhh!"
"I'm telling you, it counts!" Usopp continued to insist to an unconvinced Sabo.
"Let me at her, let me at her!" roared Nami, still trying to get to Brynlee.
"But your grandfather—"
"Don't say his name!"
"Just breathe, Nami, just breathe—!"
As everyone around bickered loudly, Sabo watching from the sidelines, torn between confusion and amusement, and Brynlee couldn't help but laugh. She'd debated whether or not to let Luffy have a bounty, but eventually figured there'd be less harm done if she followed the original storyline a bit more closely in regard to the details.
Plus, seeing everyone so lively definitely made it worth it.
Alright, next up: Loguetown! At last!
And, as per usual, here's the updated [CHARACTER PROFILE]!
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[CHARACTER PROFILE]
-STAGE 0-
Name : Lucky D. Brynlee
Age : 18 years old
Race : Lunarian
Devil Fruit : [ERROR]
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[EQUIPMENT]
Nami & Nojiko's Friendship Bracelet
Sabo, Ace & Luffy's Friendship Bracelet
Money: 89,000,000,[...] B
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[SKILLS]
Flight: 15/20
Pyromancy: 8/20
Invulnerability: 12/20
Spear Wielding: 0/20
Harmonica: 20/20
Armament Haki: [...]
Observation Haki: [...]
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[FEATS]
Silver Tongue: 14/20 (+1)
Bloodlust: 2/20 (+1)
Anger of the Fallen: 2/20 (+1)
Heart Sight: 5/20
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[ABILITIES]
Instincts of a South Bird
Gambler's Reward
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[TITLES]
Angel of the Seas
Protector of Cocoyashi
Straw Hat Pirate
Friend of the Fishmen
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[BUCKET LIST]
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
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9. Get the autographs of a hundred named characters from the original story (5,000,000,000 B)
19/100
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[QUESTS]
-ONGOING-
Survival!
You must live, no matter what.
Dream Catcher
Help all of the Straw Hats achieve their dreams. (1 Wish)
Heart of Gold
Save Thatch's life! (1 Skill)
Heart Ablaze!
Save Ace's life! (100,000,000 B & 1 Life)
Weed Killer
Pull out 50,000 weeds (500,000 B)
Kind Helper
Help 1,000 people (1,000,000 B)
Orange is the New Gold
Pick 200,000 tangerines (2,000,000 B)
Winning Hand
Win 10,000 games of card (3,000,000 B)
One Strike
Destroy 100,000 targets practicing Fishman Karate (1,000,000,000 B)
A Fish in the Ocean
Become a level twenty black belt Fishman Karate practitionner (20,000,000 B)
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-COMPLETE-
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-REFUSED-
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So, nothing really new since ten chapters ago, but the pace is about to pick up, now! I also decided to shorten the quests a bit, since the COMPLETED and the REFUSED won't budge much during the story. Again, always feel free to ask if you have any questions!
