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Bloom paced around the purple turtle shell lodged into the ground stopping to look nervously out at sea every now and then while chewing on her finger nails.

She now wore a red long sleeve shirt, black pants, red high boots and a long white open scientist jacket on her shoulders.

"Why are you so nervous, you said he was super strong right?" A soft sarcastic voice said beside her along with the sound of cards being shuffled.

Bloom glared looking at the women beside her, "He is super strong Dian, I'm just slightly worried since it's been a couple hours is all." She said continuing her pace around the shell.

Dian wore a black and white checkered suit and pants with a black bow tie. She had white high slippers that had a similar black bow tie on top.

Dina shrugged her shoulders as she sat with her back to the turtle shell, she became friends with Bloom these past couple hours but her main goal was to see if Blooms captain really knew magic like she claimed and also wanted inquire with him about what she saw.

Especially after hearing what he was capable of, she wasn't there to see him run across the sea but there were tons of people on the dock there when it happened.

So word spread fast about some strong kid going alone to save someone on a island that was attacked by three pirate ships.

Some called him brave, others stupid but there was no denying that he clearly was strong and dumb, at least in her opinion.

After all who goes out there way to risk their life for literally someone they didn't know? Especially someone claiming to be a pirate.

Bloom said that's also how they met, she said a few days ago he appeared from the sky saving her from a pirate crew who was going to kill her.

Then he showed her books filled with science she didn't know was possible, and used this trick he claimed was magic to make the giant scientific books appear and disappear.

From then on she made a deal him for not only protection and a favor she needed done but to also gain knowledge from the books he would provide her with on his journey.

Dina would be lying if she wasn't interested in meeting him especially after his trick back at the shop.

If he could give the same abundance of knowledge that he gave Bloom but with magic she would follow him for life, no he could have her life if the kid wanted it.

She just needed know, to see with her own two eyes if everything she was seeking was all a lie or if there really is a merit of truth to the quest she was on.

Was magic really real?

"PIRATES!" A scream suddenly roared across the dock bringing a shiver down Blooms back and causing Dian to snap out of her thoughts as both girls looked out at sea to see a slightly damaged ship sailing there way.

A large man ran from behind them and Bloom noticed that it was the same man who had been desperately asking for help, so someone would save his son.

The man ran till he was at the end of the dock and his body started to tremble as he dropped down to his knees as tears ran down his face.

He could see even from this distance, Blue

hair swaying in the wind as a heavy set man wrapped in bandages stood on the bowl of the ship looking at the island they were approaching.

"PEINTO!" The large man yelled as his tears flowed like a water fall down his face.

As the ship neared the boy could see the large man causing him to shake as tears also ran down his face.

"DAD!" The boy hollered before quickly turning around adjusting the sails to slow as the ship neared the dock, once the ship was stopped and anchored the boy jumped down running towards the large man.

"DAD.","PEINTO." The two large man yelled as they collided embracing each other as tears ran down there face.

Bloom smiled at the sight but a nudge too her side caught her attention, she turned to see Dian pointing towards the ship with a smile on her face.

"Looks like you were right, he is super strong." She said as Bloom followed her finger and saw a brown skinned boy wrapped in bandages from head to toe smiling as he jumped down.

"Oh god Kazuki are you ok?" Bloom said worriedly as she ran towards Kazuki with Dian following behind her.

Kazuki smiled looking at the Bloom while giving the girl besides her a stare of confusion.

"Hey Bloom sorry for taking so long but there was this amazing fight that happened that really got my blood pumping Gahehe." Kazuki said with a laugh as he stood in front of Bloom who spun around him for anything that might haves endangered him.

Shaking her head she glared at him, "KAZUKI you can't be that reckless what if you died, look at you, I didn't even know you could get this injured."

He laughed rubbing the back of his head, "Yeah me neither, I have a healing factor but I can feel it going at a snails pace compared to being in the other world."

Kazuki smiled turning towards the suit wearing women, "Who is your friend Bloom, she looks familiar?" He said patting his stomach causing him a slight wince from the action dumb action.

Bloom let out a sigh before pointing towards the women behind her, "This is Dian she's a magician that was preforming at the cloths shop earlier."

Dian smiled as she walked around Kazuki, looking him up and down before standing in front of him, chuckling at the confused look he was giving her.

"I'm Dian D. Suru, it is a pleasure to finally meet the super strong captain Bloom has been talking about." Dian said giving a slight bow.

Kazuki nervously bowed back not used to the gesture causing another chuckle to escape from Dian.

She then suddenly turned serious as she looked into Kazuki's green eyes, "Please tell me, is…is magic real?" She ask with desperation.

Kazuki eyebrow's raised in confusion before he nodded his head at her while he pointinh towards his purple shell he could see behind them still logged into the ground.

The purple shell trembled before it floated itself out of the ground flying leisurely towards Kazuki who patted it with a smile before putting it on his back where it seemed to just stay there.

"Of course magic is real, why do you ask?" Kazuki said look at Dian, only to give surprised look when she dropped to one knee, fist over her heart and head bowed towards him.

"PLEASE teach me I'll join your crew for the rest of my life. I can sew, and cook please take me in!" Dian yelled out causing Kazuki too look at her in surprise,

"Well sorry but I don't actually know a lot of magic myself but my sensei did give me a couple of these for my journey but I'm not suitable for magic myself," Kazuki said digging into his shell.

He brought out four old giant scrolls of different colors. Black, green, purple and blue dropped in front of Dian.

Magician's code and core. All about the afterlife and how to use magic energy, by Fortuneteller Baba.

Dragon clan elemental control and summoning also awakening for novices, by Guru.

How to influence minds and dimensions for dummies, by Bibabdi.

Transforming, Transfiguration and dealing with spells, all about how to fight with Majutsu, by King Oolong and Puar.

Dian hand trembled as she grabbed the purple scroll about the Magicans code. "T-These are real, p-please be real?!"

She said about to open it up but before she could it suddenly disappeared from her sight along with the other scrolls.

Kazuki rubbed his head as she glared at him causing Bloom chuckle only to also receive a glare causing her to let out a cough and look away from Dian.

"Sorry but you can only learn from these scrolls if you join me, so what do you say, is your previous statement real." Kazuki said smiling at her.

"Will you join my crew to the end of my journey, I do need a cook?." Kazuki said looking at Dian who lifted her glare nodding at him with a smile.

Dian chuckled, "Do you let anyone just join? You don't even know me, what if I betray you and just take the knowledge and leave."

Kazuki laughed as he walked past Dian who followed him in tow along with Bloom who was curious about his answer.

"Nah I'm a good judge of character if I do say so myself and my sensei once told me this." Kazuki said turning his head to look at them.

"Betrayal teaches us the importance of resilience, forgiveness and the power of moving forward with grace and strength." Kazuki said turning back around walks towards the town.

"And my plan is to be the strongest there ever was so… Gahehehe." Kazuki said with a laugh as the girls paused in there walk to look at each in surprise before smiling and running to catch up with Kazuki.

"KAZUKI LET ME JOIN YOU AS WELL!" A holler screamed out causing the group to stop and look behind them to see a heavy set blue haired man wrapped in bandages out of breath looking only at Kazuki.

Kazuki raised his eyebrow in confusion but grinned as he looked at the man. "So you want to join me too, huh Peinto.

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Pudding screamed out as he furious rubbed his eyes to clear the fuzziness he continued to still see in his vision.

His man were helping each other bandaging those who were still not fully conscious, after the creature killed the remaining pirates on the island and it then disappeared in a purple cloud which caused Mera to fall unconscious.

Unfortunately some of his men died because they accidentally clawed there throats out, there shouldn't have been this much lost to his crew but this was the first time the avatar was that damaged and out that long.

That fucking kid was at fault, he was strong and was definitely a disgusting pirate especially with the way…

Suddenly Pudding's body stiffened as a sinister smile spread on his face,he just thought of a plan, an amazing plan.

There definitely weren't any survivors from all the debris that littered around the island on so no one possibly could have escaped.

There hasn't been any request sent out about any pirate attacks either, his den-den mushshi snail also should have captured the little shits photo.

He'll send a notice to the marines with the kids picture and information and claim that he and that blue haired shit massacred everyone on the island and killed some of his men before fleeing.

That he tried to fight them but they used trickery and caused some of his men to die, this way someone higher in the marines could go and kill the little fuck for being a marine killer.

"Cuhacuha." Pudding let out a loud laugh, yes that would take care of that little monster, and after him and crew take care of there mission they can go hunt him down as well.

But this was still a set back for him, his crew is going to need to heal from the intensity of Mera's fruit ability, whom also needed to recover after getting his avatar damaged to that extent.

It wasn't time to go arrest the Arlong pirates but his pride couldn't let himself return empty handed. So he decided to give everyone a small rest and then push forward.

After all it's just a lowly fishman, his seventy-seven branch can definitely kill or arrest that disgusting mer-pirate.

Right?

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To be continued…

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