Being in the process of making repairs to the Merry, Usopp was groaning as he held three nails between his teeth, and sewed a plank against the damaged hull of the Merry.
"Damn Priest! He dared to take advantage of my absence to damage the Merry! I will never forgive him."
" U ... Usopp. "
"Huh?" Usopp wondered, turning around.
Having taken three sips of the tonic Capricorn had entrusted to Lucy, Chopper woke up. Despite the fact that his wounds were still visible, he no longer felt the pain and had taken advantage of this to heal his wounds and those of the others injured. However, far from being happy, the reindeer seemed to be on the verge of sobbing.
"I…I'm sorry! I failed to save the Merry."
"Oh? It's okay." Usopp retorted, continuing to fix the Merry.
"But...if the boat is damaged...it's because..."
"Yes, the Merry was damaged! Nevertheless, thanks to you and the others, it is still seaworthy! And that's the most important thing! Don't worry about the damage! As long as the great Captain Usopp is there, the Merry will always be refurbished."
Even hearing that, Chopper couldn't help but start sobbing.
"Usopp...do you think I deserve to stay on this boat?"
"Huh?" Usopp wondered, turning back to him. "Hey, what are you talking about?"
"I feel so useless! I... All I know how to do is heal people! But, if Lucy hadn't been there right now, I wouldn't even have been able to do that! What serves a doctor if he is unable to treat his patients! AHHHHHHH!"
Throwing his hammer at the reindeer, Usopp hit his head, and created a bump on his head.
"HEY! That hurts!"
"Fool." Usopp roared. "Are you stupid or what? You still haven't figured out that Sanji, Nami and you are the three most important people on this boat?"
"Huh?" Chopper wondered.
"If Sanji wasn't here, we would've starved to death a long time ago! If Nami wasn't here, the Merry would surely have sunk to the bottom of the ocean, as soon as we arrived on the Grand Line! And if you didn't weren't here, how many of us would already have died of illnesses or injuries! If one of you three decided to leave the crew, the entire crew would disappear."
Picking up his hammer, to resume nailing his plank, he continued.
"There are two groups on our boat! The fighters group and the support group! Both of us are part of the support group! Our group is as important as the fighters, because we ensure the survival of the crew and we keep the Merry in good condition! Just because we're weaker than others doesn't mean we're useless! You're no more useless than a fighter! Anyway, only Sanji is an exception by being a cook fighter."
Looking at his work, he finally says.
"Chopper... if you hadn't healed the demon woman, what would have happened? And then, it seems that you destroyed about twenty soldiers, all by yourself! How does your performance today is she ashamed? You fulfilled your support role perfectly, while behaving like a true warrior! You can be proud of yourself."
Hearing this, Chopper felt more tears rolling down his cheeks, before he quickly wiped them away. Then he affirmed.
"Yes! I'm a man and I'm the crew doctor."
Smiling, Usopp tossed his toolbox, before telling him.
"If you want the Merry to forgive you, come help me! Considering the damage, we'll have it all night."
"AYE ! "
Being walking around the camp, Robin ends up crouching on the ground, while she sees a piece of stone, protruding from the ground, with a strange design drawn on it. What she saw seemed to be hundreds of years old.
"More we stay on this island, more I become to agree with Nami's words! This island...it came from our oceans and an ancient civilization had lived here! Because of this..."
Looking at the dark forest around her, she wondered.
"Can what I'm looking for be found here?"
Eventually, deciding to return to camp, she ends up hearing strange impact noises. Curious, she moved closer to the noise zone, and finally saw someone attacking the trunk of a tree. Using her slashing weapons, Vivi was creating slashes in the bark of the tree, while seeming to want to improve the speed of her attacks. However, feeling a pain in her arm manifesting itself, she winced in pain, before falling to her knees.
Catching her breath, she finally hit the ground, looking frustrated.
" Why ? Why ? "
Thinking back to her performance against Hariyama, she looked down at her hands, before asking.
"Why ain't it still no powers? I ate a devil fruit! I became unable to swim! I'm training as much as I can to get stronger! So why? Why can't I not get a new power?"
" Princess Wednesday ? "
Surprised, Vivi saw Robin walking towards her.
" Are you OK ? "
Simply looking at her, Vivi finally got up to pretend to leave. Nevertheless, two hands gripped her feet, preventing her from leaving.
"Hey! What are you doing?"
"Why do you keep running away when I come to you?" Robin questioned her, sitting down on an old stump.
"Leave me alone." Vivi ordered her, trying to struggle.
"Princess Wednesday, why you...?"
"STOP CALLING ME THAT." Vivi roared.
Startled by the girl's rage, Robin saw Vivi get up, as she declared.
"It's not fair! It's not fair."
Clenching her fists, Vivi confessed.
"Do you know why I keep hating you? It's because you make yourself more useful than me."
" Huh ? "
"I've been with Luffy and the others for a few months and I'm unable to make myself more useful than I was! And you, you just showed up and got yourself accepted by Luffy without any trouble! And then you just stopped making yourself useful, both with your intelligence and with your powers."
Staring at Robin, Vivi repeated.
"It's unfair! I'm training! I want to get stronger! I want to be useful! And you... you just read, all day! That's all you do! So why do you stay longer useful than me? Why?"
Staring at her without saying anything, Robin looked stoic. However, Vivi thought she saw a certain anger in her eyes. Then, the next second, two more hands grabbed her arms and started twisting them.
"What ... ? "
Attempting to resist, Vivi felt the four hands begin to twist her body, to the point of dislocating some of her bones.
"Robin...gnnnn...Stop..."
"You don't know anything about my past."
Just as Vivi's arms were about to break, Robin made her hands disappear, leaving Vivi to fall to the floor.
"Why did you do that?" Vivi roared. " Are you ... ? "
Another hand appeared in front of her face, and slapped her. Surprised, Vivi remained motionless, while Robin finally got up, before leaving.
"If you don't want me near you anymore, I'll grant your wish." Robin said.
Surprised, Vivi watched her go, while putting her hand on her flushed cheek. Finally, when Robin was gone, Vivi remembered the times when Robin had protected him many times, since the pirates were in Skypiea. Realizing that she had let her anger get the better of her reason, Vivi cried out.
" ROBIN ! WAIT ! "
Too late. Robin had already left.
Leaving the Merry, with several sacks of food, Sanji had returned to camp and started making preparations for tonight's meal. Nevertheless, seeing Gin, sitting against a tree, he called out to him.
"Hey, Gin! Come help me! I need you to peel the vegetables."
Nevertheless, compared to usual, his "apprentice" remained motionless.
" Gin ? "
Approaching him, Sanji saw him reading for a day. The same day Gin had read in Mock Town. And, quickly, Sanji saw him re-read the article about Krieg's capture.
"Don't say anything..." Gin ordered him.
In response, Sanji kicked the journal, tearing it to pieces.
"Gin…why are you still thinking about that guy?"
"It's not really Krieg, I'm thinking." Gin confessed. "I'm thinking especially of the reputation I had, within his crew."
"Huh ? "
Thinking back to his old life as a pirate, with Krieg, Gin remembered his reputation in East Blue.
"I was a feared pirate! Just hearing my name scared anyone! Gin, the demon...he was a feared man in East Blue, because he was much more powerful than the average But at Grand Line...I'm just a regular pirate."
"Do you really believe that? Yet, the others consider you a member of the monster quartet of our crew."
Hearing this, before thinking of Virgo's words, Gin retorted.
"Member of the monster quartet? Don't talk nonsense! This quartet consists of you, Luffy, Zoro and... Raynare! Even if I refuse to admit it, I am much weaker than the fallen angel! Besides, I wouldn't be able to touch a guy like Bruno, while Lucy's spirits might also allow him to defeat me."
Silent for a few seconds, he finally said.
"There is the fighter group and the support group! Among the fighters, there is Luffy, Zoro, you, me, Raynare, Yosaku and Johnny! As for the others, they are part of the support group! Among the fighters , I'm simply in fifth position! And again, Bruno, Lucy and Robin are also more useful than me in combat! All I know how to do is to grind my tonfas! Nothing more."
Hearing him without saying anything, Sanji heard him finish speaking, to affirm.
"If you think so, I can only agree! You are worthless as a fighter."
Looking upset, Gin suddenly stood up, before grabbing Sanji by his collar.
"Shut up! I didn't ask your opinion! Not from a guy like you."
Thinking back to their first fight, Gin gritted his teeth as he remembered the time when he really thought he was as strong as Sanii.
"You are a great cook! And you are an excellent fighter! In terms of utility, you beat me in all areas! Yet, I always continued to train to become stronger! And yet, everything the world keeps seeing me as a pitiful fighter! I can't! I can't get any stronger."
Looking angrily at Sanji, he finally felt two tears well up in his cheeks, as he shook the cook.
"Why do you get better and not me? Why does everyone see you as a great fighter and not me? Why? Why? What's the difference between you and me?"
In response, Sanji's foot hit his face, knocking him against the tree trunk. Feeling his back take damage, Gin then dropped to the ground, while Sanji declared.
"Do you want to know the difference? It's on the mental level! Since I was little, Zeff hasn't stopped putting me down in front of him! He thought I was useless? He said that I was only a kid? my cooking was disgusting? every time he always told me what he thought! And why, look what I became! Every time he put me down, I always fought to show him that he was wrong! I never gave up on him! On the contrary, I always wanted to surpass him to hear him pay me a compliment! I wanted him to admit my talent, even if it took me decades. "
Staring at Gin in disgust, he declared.
"You, it's the opposite! From the moment you started to hear others criticize your power, you lost confidence in yourself and it shows you in the way you fight! And currently, you are no longer worth anything . "
Seeing Gin standing still, Sanji eventually walks away, while declaring.
"Just like Mosshead told Menma, stop whining and find a way to get stronger! If you can't, just leave the team."
Being in the process of drinking a glass of alcohol, Yosaku shook his head, while finding the smile.
"AHHHHHH! There's nothing better than a little alcohol to relax you."
Looking around, he saw Johnny, doing some movements with his sword, to practice.
"Hey, Johnny! Come have a drink with me."
"No, thank you! I have to practice."
"Huh? Man, today we just fought! I think we have the right to rest a little."
"We may have fought but, in any case, my performance today did not please me at all."
Staring at Yosaku, Johnny affirmed.
"You should train more seriously."
"Huh ? "
"I heard about your fight against the gorilla and the fire-breathing turtle! It seems that they defeated you in one attack! In other words, you weren't amazing."
"Hey, what are you trying to tell me?"
"Yosaku... aren't you tired of me and you being treated as the weakest fighters in the crew?"
"So what? That's always been the case since we've been part of this crew! I don't care about being called weak! As long as I fight with others, that's fine with me."
Listening to him, Johnny went back to practicing, while declaring.
"If Aniki heard you, he would be disappointed by this kind of talk."
"What ? "
"For Aniki, the most important thing is not to fight, but to win a fight! What's the point of fighting an enemy only to lose and let him kill your companions?"
"Tssss! Johnny, don't compare us to Aniki! No matter what, we can never become like him and..."
"You can never become like him; " Johnny retorted. "Not by continuing to denigrate your training and behave like a coward! I train to get stronger! And even though my progress is slow, I know that I have become much stronger! In the beginning , me and you were equal but, now, I have become stronger than you."
" Hey, I forbid you to think you're better than me. " Yosaku retorted. "How do you think you're superior? Our fighting style is always the same! And then, what are you complaining about? I remind you that it was you who wanted to become a pirate."
"Yes! But I never asked you to come with me." Johnny retorted. "You decided on your own to join Luffy! I didn't force you to get on this boat in any way! And today, you have to show that you are ready to become stronger to help our friends."
Suddenly, Yosaku's fist hit his face, knocking him to the ground.
"SHUT UP! What do you think? I know I'm a pathetic loser, who just keeps losing! Since knowing Luffy, I haven't won once against a real opponent! In truth, If Menma wouldn't be there, I'd surely be the shame of the crew! But, like I said, there's no way someone like me could become as strong as Aniki."
Simply getting up, Johnny properly put his glasses back on his nose, before declaring.
"Now I hope you understood that compared to before, we have become completely different."
Then, taking up his sword again, Johnny left.
Having ceased to fly, Raynare had landed on an island part of Upper Yard. Once away from Lucy, cowered at the foot of a tree, while thinking about what she had just done.
" I kissed him ? "
Blushing a little, thinking back to her kiss with Lucy, she finally shook her head.
"I'm such an idiot! Lucy…I can't love her."
"Raynare-sama ... "
Surprised, the fallen angel turned to see Virgo, behind her.
"A man... a virgin?"
Looking down, the spirit walked towards her.
"I saw you." She affirmed. "You and Hime...I saw you."
Surprised at first, Raynare ends up looking away, before asking.
"So what? Are you spying?"
Seeing Virgo continue to stare at her, the fallen angel affirmed.
"Are you jealous? Don't worry! My kiss with Lucy was a big mistake! It won't happen again."
"Raynare-sama...why are you afraid to love Hime?"
"Huh?" Raynare wondered, staring at Virgo.
Remembering Lucy's encouraging words, as well as the fallen angel's hesitant speeches, to Lucy, the spirit affirmed.
"I know you were in love with Hime! I'm not stupid! And if someone like me knows, why are you denying the obvious?"
"Are you really asking me why? Virgo... only you know that I'm going to die in barely two months! Do you really believe that I have the right to confess my love to Lucy, for then pass away ? "
"Who told you you were going to die? Raynare-sama, you..."
"Stop it, Virgo." Raynare stopped her. "I don't want to hear any more false hopes."
Showing a small discouraged smile, she affirmed.
"Two thirds of the time given to me has almost been used up and, I'm not even sure that we have made a third of the trip to reach Raftel! Virgo, have you noticed how our opponents are becoming more stronger?because of them, we waste a lot of time to defeat them and then we rest enough so that our wounds can heal!If the most powerful pirates of this world are in the second half of Gran Line, think "Do you really think we have a chance of completing our journey in the next two months! That's impossible."
"Raynare-sama...even though I understand this! Vosu must not give up! And if you have two months left to live, I advise you to confess your love, instead of dying with regrets."
"Don't be ridiculous! Who would confess their love to someone just to...?"
"Raynare-sama ... I love you, while I am immortal! Even if my love is reciprocal, I know full well that I could only be with you for a moment of my long existence! And yet, I do not am not afraid to tell you that I love you."
"Why? If you know I'll die before you, why aren't you afraid of losing me?
"Because loving you is much more important than just ignoring my love and leaving you! Raynare-sama...I want you to be able to live and come, together with Hime, to Fairy Tail."
"Virgo...what you're saying doesn't make sense! If you really love me, why do you want me to confess my feelings to Lucy?"
"Because she is the only one capable of convincing you to accompany her into our world! She is also the only one capable of giving you new meaning in your life! Besides, Hime is a human and you are a fallen angel! Your longevity is ten times longer than his;"
Showing a smile, she said.
"If Hime is able to bring you to our world, I'll be happy to wait my turn, even if I have to wait for decades. Yes, I will wait you, Raynare-sama ! Because, I love you."
Listening to her, Raynare began to smile weakly, while declaring.
"It's ironic! I'm a fallen angel and yet someone wants to love me enough to wait a century for me to come to her."
Suddenly, Virgo saw two tears running down her cheeks.
"Raynare-sama...?" she wondered, crouching down.
Suddenly, Raynare's arms wrapped around her, while the fallen angel buried her face against her abdomen. Then, at that moment, she began to sob.
"Virgo...I want to come with you! I want to be with Lucy! Show her that I'm ready to change for her! I want...I want to love her! But it's impossible! Because I couldn't ever succeed in the mission I was given! If only... If only I had come into this world stronger."
Holding Virgo tighter against her, she confessed.
"Virgo...I don't want to die."
"Raynare-sama ... "
"AHHHHH! Love...for some it's the most beautiful thing in the world! source of trouble."
Startled, the duo turned their heads in the same direction, to see an old man, watching them, while drinking a cup of tea.
"Who... who are you?"
"Excuse me for disturbing you and for my rudeness! But, this scene was so sad that I didn't want to disturb you before it was over."
Then, taking a sip of tea, he put away his cup, before grabbing his wizard's hat and bowing politely to the two women.
"My name is Widos! Delighted."
Having also moved away from the camp, Lucy was also sitting against a tree, while trying to understand what had just happened. Raynare had kissed her. It wasn't something created by her imagination or an accident. Raynare had really kissed her.
"Does she love me? How much does she love me? And for how long?"
Asking herself several questions, she also wondered about her feelings towards Raynare.
"Raynare...since I've been in this world, she's become the person I trust the most! She's the person who always protected me and I'm the only one she told about her past! But... do I love him?"
Suddenly the ground began to shake. Surprised, Lucy cried out, seeing Virgo's body come out of the ground, when she had just dug a gallery.
"AHHHHHH! VIRGO?"
"HIME!" Cried Virgo, putting her feet on the ground.
However, looking weak, she fell to her knees, while some wounds could be seen on her body, while some of her clothes were torn. Then, looking down, Lucy saw Raynare, in her arms, with horrible wounds on her body, as well as a strange red tattoo on her forehead, making it look like an eye.
"Ray...Raynare? Virgo? What...what happened?"
"Hime...he...he attacked us and...you must leave the island."
"What ? "
At that moment, exhausted, Virgo let Raynare's body fall to the ground, before disappearing.
Who will join Luffy's crew?
Before Shells Town: Raynare - 38 million - (Highschool DxD) / Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
Arc Shells Town: Roronoa Zoro - 60 million -
Kuro Arc: Usopp
Arc Baratie: Sanji / Gin - 32 million -
Arlong Arc: Nami/Johnny/Yosaku
Drum Arc: Chopper
Alabasta Arc: Nico Robin / Eevee (Pokemon) / Bruno -52 million- (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) / Nefertari Vivi -25 million- / Menma (Anohana)
Skypiea Arc: ? /? /?
Arc Enies Lobby: Franky
Arc Post Enies-Lobby:?
Thriller Bark Arc: Brook
Punk Hazard Arc:?
Tesoro Arc:?
Dressrosa Arc : ? /?
Wano Kuni Arc: Jinbei /?
Post Wano Kuni Arc: ? /?
Arc Battle Teach :?
With other characters:
Buggy: Alvida - 21 million-, Magi - 29 million (OC), Bull (OC), Kuro - 37 million -, Morgan - 17 million -, Megumim - 105 million (Konosuba), Zala (Miss Doublefinger) -35 million, Babe (Mr 4) - 3.2 million, Drophy (Miss Merry Christmas) - 14 million, Willy - 20 million, Needless - 57 million
Arlong: Syra (OC)
Milhawk: Alice (OC)
Wapol: Musshuru
Crocodile: Noscula (OC), Mr 6 (OC), Miss Halloween (OC)
Garp: Sakura (Zombieland Saga); Jin (My Hero academia); Emma (The Promised Neverland)
Enel: Hunter J. (Pokemon), Zancrow (Fairy tail), Pit ( Kid Icarus ), Pokemon ( 53 )
Im: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Cobra: Neni (M. 9)
Wiper : Ayoho ( OC )
Sengoku: Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan)
Shanks: Nana Shimura -840 million- (My hero academia), Utsuro -970 million- (Gintama)
Individual: Reiner ( Shingeki no kyojin ), Garou (One Punch Man), Babidi (DBZ), Orochimaru (Naruto); Mirko (My hero Academia), Samus (metroid), Team Rocket (Pokemon), Velvet Crowe, Akoya Seishu ( Kengan Ashura), Hiyama Shunka ( Kengan Ashura), Black Knights (Code Geass), Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass), Elsa Granhiert
Gold D. Roger (formerly): Igneel - 1.380 billion - (Fairy Tail), Acacia (Toriko), Bardock (Dragon ball Z), Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto), Utsuro - 970 million (Gintama), Nana Shimura - 840 million ( My Hero Academia)
Xerec (formerly): Aizen (bleach)