Yo, here's the 3rd chapter of the Naruto/Black Lagoon fic. Thank you, Lucius Walker, for helping out.
Please leave a review/comment down below after you've finished the chapter, I'm going to sleep now with an upset stomach.
Enjoy!
Dutch blinked, and he realized that one, his head hurt like hell, which meant two, he was alive.
Slowly peeling his bald head out of the broken windshield, he gingerly touched his skin to search for any cuts. There were small ones here and there, but thankfully no splinters.
"Benny? You okay?"
"My equipment's trashed!" Benny shouted, the sound killer to Dutch's brain like a hangover, but he welcomed it like good news. Funny enough, Benny sounded more pissed than in pain. "You get me a new set, or I'm on strike!"
Dutch grunted as he kicked aside scattered beer cans and cigarette packs. He turned to check on the other crew members, only to pause.
"...What are you doing, Naruto?" Dutch sweatdropped upon seeing the blond. "I thought you buckled up?"
Revy, not having buckled up, had been flung upside down to the other side of the cabin. Her back kissed the wall as her face was aimed at the ceiling, her rear was stuck up in the air in a rather erotic way. Her already provocative outfit was now pushing the limits to basic general decency with her unusual pose – if not for the fact that Naruto had his face buried in her snatch. His body was lying on top of hers in a 69 position.
"Shhh…" Naruto said quietly, turning his head to give Dutch a sly wink. Revy's eyes suddenly opened in irritation.
…
"Brave man, Naruto," Benny chuckled, lightly clapping the back of the nightclub owner's head.
"Ow," Naruto winced, his stupid grin not leaving his face. Revy, meanwhile, was stomping away, her mask of rage barely concealing the one of embarrassment.
"Status report!" Dutch yelled out.
"A few holes on the top, but nothing major otherwise. Bottom's looking great too!" Naruto yelled back before he then walked over to the edge. "If you excuse me, I need to check on something!"
Without warning, Naruto leaped down into the water and began making his way to the downed gunship, his gun out just in case. Revy was watching from the top of the boat, face still steaming.
"What's he doing?" Dutch asked out from the broken window.
"Checking for survivors," Revy huffed. "Don't see how anybody can survive that shit, but whatever."
"YES!"
Naruto arrived at the gunship and checked the cockpit, pulling out a helmet as he waved it around for Revy to see. Burnt, and partially melted, it had a large hole going straight from one end to the other.
"Fucking did it! "Naruto cheered while holding his trophy. "Headshot! Revy, you owe me a drink!"
"Fuck off, you already got your reward!" Revy shouted and flipped him off.
Dutch shook his head but chuckled, turning around to their newest passenger, who was still unconscious and lying on the floor with a big smile on his face. He had to give it to the salaryman for his head and guts.
"Good job, Rock. You're quite the character."
Later - Palawan Port
The sun setting in the distance, painting the sky a beautiful mix of pink and orange, the Black Lagoon Company had finally reached the meeting point.
"Excellent work," a woman said with a smile. "You know, I really admire smart work Dutch. But I got to tell you, you guys are looking…a little rough."
Still bruised and battered from their showdown with the gunship, the group didn't have time to pretty themselves up before they could deliver the package. Still, the only one with a shred of shame for their disheveled appearance was Rock, and that was merely out of habit. Regardless, they all stood quietly and respectfully for the person before them.
Standing before them was the Roanapur's most dangerous woman (save for Revy, who came in second). Her eyes were a calm, beautiful sea, it threatened to swallow them whole if any fool who ran across her came unprepared.
"Coming from a woman like you, I'll take that as a compliment," Naruto smirked. Balalaika merely snorted at that, before she turned to the guests of Roanapur.
"Now, Mr. Kageyama, we from Hotel Moscow have a code of honor."
"Oh? I thought you were a representative of the Bougainvillea trade company," Rokuro Okijima's boss stated. Balalaika said nothing in return at this, simply stepping up towards the man.
"As you can see, we've followed through on our end of the bargain, so there shouldn't be any hard feelings."
Balalaika offered the disk containing company secrets with her right hand, the other one still concealed under her large Russian military coat. Mr. Kageyama merely accepted it, slipping it underneath his suit.
"...Of course not. The world is full of things that cannot be helped," Mr. Kagayama said with a quiet sigh. He eyed another particular blond with the group, who gave him a cold look in return before his eyes eventually shifted to his underling.
"Now it's your turn to follow your end of the bargain. We'll go over the details at the hotel."
"Very well then." His driver opened his car door, and Mr. Kageyama stopped. "Thanks for your good work on this, Okajima. Now come along, let's go."
Rokuro's hands twitched, nearly curling into fists. Just like that? No "sorry", or "we were wrong", or even a lazy promise of a pay raise for his fucking trouble? No, he just called him back like a dog like nothing had ever happened – like he was the same person he was just a few hours ago.
Fuck that.
"Hey, boss," Rock said, stiffly walking towards Mr. Kageyama for the last time. His experienced fingers fiddling with his tie, it came undone within seconds as he yanked it off of him. "Don't you remember? Well, you should: I'm already dead. You said it yourself, remember? And by the way…my name is Rock now."
"...That so? Very well, do as you wish," his ex-boss just said plainly.
And just like that, his ticket back to the life of normalcy had driven away. But he couldn't care less, since that world was dead to him like he was to that world.
He hardly noticed as Balalaika's car slowly drove up past him.
"Well, Rock, I owe you can apology for making you talk to those idiots," she smirked. "And yet…it would've been a waste for a tough guy such as you to remain as a yaponski~"
Her accent slipped out at the end, making Rock shiver a bit.
"I want you to come to us if there's anything you ever need. Goodbye~"
Rock just looked at her and nodded.
Balalaika then gazed over to Naruto and smiled. "As for you, Naruto. So you know…"
"Sure, I'll see you around," Naruto smiled at her. "Just make your usual appointment beforehand."
Chuckling, Balalaika's car began to drive off with her waving the Black Lagoon Company off, leaving them so there at the docks for the group to be by themselves.
"So Rock," Dutch asked with a lit cigarette in his mouth. "What are you going to do now?"
Before he could answer, Rock felt himself getting into a headlock by Naruto, who got a shit grin on his face as he shouted out.
"Let's go back! Drinks are on me!"
Roanapur
After a lengthy trip back to the Thai city, the gang arrived before Naruto's establishment.
"Wow…"
Rock let out a small gasp as he stared at his new friend's establishment. It was nothing like the bars or business after-work activities he attended back in Japan. No, this was unashamedly bright, energetic, and obscene.
The darkening streets were illuminated by the neon orange and red lights of the building's drawing of shuriken stars and a large, nine-tailed fox growling.
This was The Fox Den of Roanapur.
"Alright, let's go in!" Naruto said walking up first to the entrance while carrying a duffel bag and turned to his new employee. "I'll show you where you'll be working part-time."
"You own a strip club?" Rock asked surprised.
"Yep. Took out the guy that owned it first, then gave it my personal touch," Naruto smiled before nodding to the bouncer, who opened the door for him. "Come on in, you guys! I'll show you around before the others arrive."
Rock let out a gulp as he gazed into the glass window, which had a couple of girls posing seductively for the potential customers on the street. One of them caught his eye and gave him a flirtatious wink, causing him to look away flustered. The next thing he knew, he found himself inside the club soon enough.
Poor Rock's face burned even hotter as the sight of half-naked ladies danced all around them. Some of them were either serving customers their food and drinks, and some were simply walking around.
A few of them even greeted their boss while walking past him.
"Hey, Naruto!"
"Ladies, keep up the good work," Naruto smiled at them before turning to Rock. "Follow me, or you'll get spirited away."
The interior of the Fox Den was filled like any other bar in Roanapur with smoke and alcohol in the air. Still, the sight of some of these ladies dancing on the podiums was what caused him to gaze at them, from strip dancing to some even giving shows of solo to some even going doing acts in BDSM or even cosplay….
The customers were throwing money on the stage, from locals who worked on the docks and farms to thugs and mercs who came here to spend their blood cash on these beautiful girls who did not complain about squeezing these men (and women) their pockets dry.
"Yeaaah!"
"Shake it, baby!"
"Woooo!"
Naruto just smiled as he just kept on walking. Rock's tour was constantly bombarded with girls greeting him, many making seductive expressions and some swaying their hips at him.
At this point, Rock couldn't take it anymore.
"How do you get all these girls to work for you?"
"I knew a few others that were down on their luck or just needed easy money. Then there were the others who were already working here before this place became The Fox Den. Most of them stayed." They then made it to the bar, where a lovely woman awaited to take their orders.
"Hi, boss! Hope you had a great day today!" the young woman with a slender build, light skin, and shoulder-length light-colored hair smiled at him before she eyed Rock. "Oh? A friend of yours, Naruto?"
"Say hello to our new part-time accountant, Lilya," Naruto introduced her to the nervous Japanese man, who tried hard not to ogle at her. "Don't mind him, he still needs to adjust to his new work environment."
"Oh, in that case, I might be able to help," Lilya said leaning over the counter, showing off her bust that was nearly popping out of her dress with a smile. "I love helping newcomers~"
"Sure you do, Lilya dear," Naruto smirked at her before asking: "Where's Lucie and Emushira?"
"They're in the back using the payphones to talk to their relatives, and Lucie's trying out a new outfit she got herself the other day," Lilya replied. "She wants to see if Revy will like it once she'll gets back here if you know what I mean."
"Keep it a secret for now; Revy's gonna be here soon."
"Oh, they're already upstairs in your office," Lilya told him while pointing upstairs, where a large glass window watched over on the second floor. "By the looks of it, they're talking in your office girls and drinking your liquor."
Naruto tsked as he shook his head, chuckling. "Of course. Keep up the good work; I'll talk to you later."
Naruto and Rock climbed the stairs up to the former's office. While walking up, Rock couldn't help but ask: "Is that outfit the girl's talking about for Revy-?"
"Going to stop you there, bud," Naruto interrupted, stopping in his tracks and giving Rock a serious look. "Her business is hers alone. I'm not at liberty to talk about what we do in our downtime. That being said, if you want to have fun in this place, go ahead, but you'll have to pay like everyone else. Oh, and only touch if they give the okay, okay?"
"Wait, what? That's allowed? What if someone–?"
"RAAAH!"
The two turned around to see one customer getting thrown to the floor by one of the bouncers, handling the man who had way too much to drink by the looks of it and tried to get on one of the stages, before being dragged away by a few of the bouncers who were quick to respond.
Rock turned to see a customer getting thrown to the floor by one of the bouncers, who looked to have way too much to drink. He shouted obscenities at one of the girls who gave him the finger as he was dragged outside.
"...We've got it covered," Naruto replied slowly, before resuming the walk up the stairs. "Now come on! Can't let them drink my cabinet empty, dammit!"
…
"Another job well done, you guys! Good to be back!"
*CLINK!*
The ear-piercing sound of glass clinking together erupted in the air before five glasses of liquor went down the hatch.
"OOH, this is some good stuff!" Benny whistled.
Naruto and Rock entered through the open door, seeing the Black Lagoon Company having already taken the liberty to go into his liquor cabinet and share it with two of his administrative co-workers, part-timers, but full-time no-bullshit beauties.
Naruto and Rock walked through the office door, and, as predicted, the Black Lagoon Company had helped themselves to his liquor cabinet. They were seen sharing it with two of his colleagues/employees, both of which were flirting with Benny and Dutch.
"Temari, Tenten…"
Tenten was the brunette with hair buns that made her resemble a panda, who wore long jeans that hugged her bottom and a white shirt. Her face was red and she let out an occasional hiccup; her high heels had been abandoned a while ago.
Temari, on the other hand, was dressed a bit more elegantly, with four short ponytails tying up her sandy-blonde hair. She wore black leggings that hiked up past her knees, which paired with her short, black skirt and her black high heels. Her shirt was a standard, business one, which she wore under a yellow raincoat. Her face was significantly less red than Tenten's.
"Hey, dipshit!" Revy held her glass up while sitting on his office desk, smirking. "First drink's on you!"
"Yeah yeah, but don't drink it all up," Naruto said, putting his duffle bag aside. "Hope you all enjoyed yourself."
"Ah! Naruto!" Tenten spoke, waving her glass around. Clearly drunk at the sound of it, she stood up and wobbled towards him. "Took ya long enough! We were just celebrating your retuuurn!"
Tripping over her heels, Tenten's face planted onto Naruto's chest. It might've been an accident, but her free hand just happened to glide to his regions, something that Naruto noticed with a grimace.
"Okay, how many times have you done that, Tenten-chan?" Naruto asked her while holding her steady. "Because you're getting predictable."
"Oh, shall I try something new?" Tenten's tinted cheeks were joined by her seductive smile, her fingers now drawing a circle on his chest. "Because I'm always open to something new."
"Ease up, girl, not tonight," Temari said, walking over to them with a smile. "Glad to have you back, Boss."
"Please, Temari-chan, you can call me just by my name," Naruto smiled sheepishly at her. She was still new here and hadn't adapted to his relatively lax way of running things. "What's the cause of the celebration?"
"We made a surplus in profits this month," Temari reported, pulling out a document from between her breasts. "Those new changes managed to attract some new customers."
"And thaaat'sss why I broke open your cabinet!" Tenten slurred. Naruto looked and sucked in some air between his teeth as he saw that she meant that quite literally. "How about we celebrate it with a threesome? I got a score to settle with Temari here!"
Rock looked mind-blown by the fact they were talking like this in front of them, but Dutch, Benny, and a smirking Revy were just observing calmly from a distance.
"As fun as that sounds, I still need to get Rock here acquainted with his new workplace," Naruto shrugged. "Besides, I don't think our friends here would want to see us getting it on."
"Like that's ever bothered you," Dutch snorted, taking a sip from his beer. "You used to get it on on my ship all the time, so ain't nothing new to me."
"Just don't make so much noise, alright?" Benny grunted, downing another gulp of his drink.
"...I don't care, I've seen it all," Revy grumbled, before finishing her rum quietly.
"Right." Naruto helped Tenten get into Temari's arms. "Looks like you two had too much to drink already. You can both go home now."
Tenten at this point was too drunk to even respond as she laid her head on Temari's neck. Temari grunted but took the extra weight without complaint.
"I'll take her home. Not that drunk to be a helpless maiden," Temari said. "Good night, everyone!"
With the two girls shuffling home, Naruto closed the door behind them. He turned and swiftly caught a bottle of sake Dutch threw at him in mid-air.
"Thanks." Naruto took a drink from the bottle before he commented: "Good to see you guys making yourselves at home here."
"Well, it is our base of operations when we're not on my ship," Dutch shrugged. "Don't worry, we'll clean up after ourselves after each visit."
"Um, excuse me, but was that a wise decision?" Rock asked, looking behind at the door. "You know, having those ladies walk out by themselves?"
"Oh, you don't got to worry about them. Those two can handle themselves," Benny smiled, before turning to his fellow blond. "Naruto here makes sure his ladies aren't just known for their good looks and personalities, am I right?"
Naruto raised his sake bottle to a mock toast. "It's like a wise man always said: I love me a woman who can kick my ass." He then turned to the only woman in the room. "What do you think about that, Revy-chan?"
The burgundy-haired woman stood up and walked over to him, a drunken grin that promised absolute trouble on her face.
"After what I've seen them do, you bet as fuck I agree!" She raised her drink up and exclaimed: "NOW LET'S GET SHITFACED!"
That night, the Black Lagoon Company celebrated another job well done, as well as the addition to their humble little family.
The following morning was another hot one in Roanapur. That meant that waking up would be extra uncomfortable for most folks who weren't fortunate enough to have air conditioning or had a massive hangover.
"Ugh…."
Today, the latter applied to Rokuro Okajima, or now just "Rock." Waking up was an unpleasant sensation since the light was like daggers to his retinas. Slowly trying to piece together where he was, the events of yesterday soon returned to him, and he found his emotions in reaction to it all to be…complicated.
It honestly hurts to think about it. Holding his head in his hands, he slowly crawled out of the bathtub to find that his pants were hung up on the towel rack of all places. Go figure.
Looking around as he buttoned up his partially ruined shirt, Rock found that his shoes were gone somewhere.
"What happened?... Crap."
Hobbling towards the door, he slowly walked out of the bathroom, only to find yet another bizarre sight.
"Oh shit…"
He had walked into a large, fancy bedroom, with a rather large bed occupying the center of the area. Partially covered in expensive-looking silk sheets laid the naked bodies of both Revy and Naruto, who were both sleeping peacefully. Despite his current condition, Rock was still a red-blooded man, who blushed open seeing Revy's black-laced panties barely hanging around her ankles, as well as her perfectly shaped body. Instead of using the very soft-looking pillows, she had opted to use Naruto's right arm to lay her head on.
Contrasting the wealthy, clean look of the room, a bottle of lubricant, packs of condoms and birth controls, and scattered, used condoms littered the floor.
That was Rock's cue to leave. He slowly made his way to the other door, quietly making sure to not awaken the apparent couple. However, he wasn't as lucky as he thought.
The bedroom door carefully closed with a quiet click, and Naruto's eyes opened with a barely restrained laugh as he turned to the woman lying next to him.
"Revy, you awake?"
"...Sore…"
Naruto gave her an amused look as she slowly opened her eyes, looking quite exhausted.
"I can't move my legs."
Unable to hold back a laugh, Naruto smiled. "Was it a bit too much for ya?"
Grumbling at the man, Revy just sighed as she laid on her back, showing off her E-cup breasts that were free from her skimpy clothing. They were still rather moist from last night's activities, and, while a hangover veteran, the sunlight was still killer to her senses.
"I swear, are you sure you're not part black or something?" Revy asked in mild annoyance. "It would make more sense why a Jap like you are walking around with a monster like that."
The smile turned cocky as Naruto placed his hands behind his head. "Oh? Two-Hands here can't handle a magnum cannon?"
"Fuck you," Revy huffed. "I don't know why I keep trying to take on that bad boy myself."
"Because you think you can."
"Shut up." Revy grabbed herself a cigarette and lit it using the lighter she left on a nearby nightstand. Taking a drag, she offered it to the blond who accepted it. "So Rock got up first, huh?"
"Yep. He saw us and bailed," Naruto said, taking a drag himself. "Dutch and Benny should've left already. The poor guy was pretty wasted last night. I don't think he even noticed us while we were doing it in front of him as he went to the bathroom."
"Guy's got a weird kink going on, watching someone doing it," Revy said as she took her smoke back. "I mean, ain't my place to judge, but it's still kind of weird knowing that somebody was watching you bang."
"Can't be as weird as your o-face when you first took it from the backdoor."
"Fuck off."
"...Wanna grab a bite?"
"Of my dick?"
"Nah, breakfast."
Roanapur Market Place
"Two for the price of one!"
"Eggs! Eggs!"
"Fresh mangoes!"
The early morning in Roanapur had merchants trying to sell their goods in the streets after having come from the countryside. Hundreds of people flooded the market, be it farmers, merchants, fishermen, or customers.
"Hey, Naruto! Good morning!"
"I'm here for some eggs, please."
"Of course!"
As Naruto picked out and paid for the groceries, behind him was Revy, who shuffled around with a pair of sunglasses on while sipping a can of beer.
*KA-CHINK!*
"How about this? Israeli-made, used in Lebanon, top quality! I got boxes of them!" Naruto was staring at an Uzi the merchant just cocked in front of Naruto, before placing down an AKM rifle. "Or this? Russian made. I know you and Revy ran into some South Africans the other day."
Naruto chuckled. "No thanks, old man."
"Are you sure? I can get you bigger: grenade launchers." The old man tried to reach under for something. "M79s to be exact, in perfect condition and used in-"
"No serious, we're just here for some food ya old geezer," Revy stepped in, not in the mood for this haggling with the hangover she was still trying to get through. "...But hold onto those launchers, will ya? I might come back for those later on if there's nothing better to do."
"Keep the change," Naruto nodded as he finished paying for the groceries. They turned to leave, but were stopped by a familiar voice.
"Oi! Whiskers! Over here!"
The loud, feminine voice of broken English got the two to turn around, with Revy's scowl deepening further.
"Hey Shenhua. How've you been?" Naruto waved to the newcomer.
"It good to see you too," Shenhua smiled back, ignoring the burgundy-haired woman next to him. The Taiwanese assassin and the blond brothel owner went back quite a ways, with the former being a regular in his nightclub.
Shenhua's smile then faded as she finally regarded the other woman. "Oh, and you too, I guess."
"Yeah, you too, Chinglish," Revy snarked while giving her the finger. "What you want?"
"Oh, I just came to say hi after another job done right. Just needed some fresh air and saw Blondie over here. Heard you got into a fight with some mercenaries. How did that go?"
"Got a little hairy at the end, but we took care of them. Won't be bothering us now. Revy, be nice now," Naruto replied as he placed a hand on Revy's shoulder. The two girls were glaring daggers and bullets at one another. It was no secret that the two often butted heads, although why exactly was beyond him.
"We were just doing some shopping to make some breakfast. You want to come join us?"
"Tempting offer, but maybe another time," Shenhua perked up just as her pager went off. Looking down at her leg and pulling it out from who-knows-where, she looked at it for a moment before letting out a sigh. "Oh, I need to go now. See ya!"
Shenhua quickly disappeared from their sight, which was when Revy let out a grumble, "Pretty sure she was gonna ask you–"
"Yeah, I know, and maybe another time," Naruto said, rubbing his head. "I think she's up for a rematch against you, by the way. Remember that time the three of us decided to go at it?"
"I swear, there was something in that Chinese shit we were drinking," Revy growled, a hot blush filling her face. "Fucking spiked us with that Asian voodoo crap."
"You're never going to admit defeat, are you?"
Revy glared at Naruto for that in a way that he found adorable before she stomped off to the docks. Naruto followed behind with the groceries, making their way through the market.
Black Lagoon docks
Bringing in some newly bought equipment, Benny had just finished opening boxes upon boxes inside the boat they called home away from home. Dutch was seen repairing the ship, all the while their newest member was just sitting on the wooden crates next to them.
"Hey Rock, I know it kinda sucks losing your shoes, but mind lending me a hand here?" Dutch asked, pulling out a hammer. "The boat's not going to get fixed by itself."
"Huh? Oh, yeah, okay." Rock was still dealing with a massive headache, and his missing shoes weren't helping. He was given a bottle of water, but no medicine. He couldn't pry the image from an hour ago out of his head, and it was really bothering him.
"Dutch, mind if I ask you a question?"
"Lemme guess…" Dutch said, not even turning back as he continued fixing his boat. "You woke up finding Revy and Naruto naked, didn't you?"
Rock's facial expression was blank before he asked uncomfortable, "Wait, you guys know?"
Rock blinked in surprise. "Wait, you guys know?"
"Oh yeah," Benny chuckled, having overheard their conversation while opening his last box. "I mean, I'm surprised you didn't pick up on it by now. All they're missing are a pair of rings."
"Those two always blow off some steam after work, so get used to it," Dutch said, lowering his welding mask before he reignited his welding torch, "Be lucky you only woke up on the toilet. Benny over here got through something worse."
"Don't you dare mention it, Dutch. I mean it!" Benny snapped at him before heading back inside the ship.
"We're back!"
The two on deck saw Naruto and Revy walk in, with some groceries in their arms, Dutch was the first one to ask.
"What you got?"
"Some bread, eggs, bacon, butter, coffee, and other stuff," Naruto said, before pulling out something from his bag and throwing it. "Rock, catch!"
Barely able to catch the box, Rock opened it and saw it was a pair of business shoes.
"Are these–"
"Yeah, sorry man, you threw yours into the trash for some reason," Naruto said, chuckling as he reminisced about that moment. "You came close, but Revy outdrank you, man."
"Alright, let's cook outside."
…
Off the shore of Roanapur, the Black Lagoon company was having breakfast right on the deck. A few eggs and bacon were cooking on the hot plates under the sun, the gang was enjoying some toast with some fresh, cold water that felt refreshing in the humid atmosphere.
"Mmm, nice…" Revy mumbled while munching on a piece of toast with bacon and eggs. He reached for a can of beer, only for it to get taken away and replaced with a cup of coffee. "Hey, I–!"
"Beer later, Revy-chan. I promise," Naruto said, putting the can aside as he poured some milk into her coffee. "We've got a budget to keep in mind."
"Fuck the budget," Revy spoke with her mouth full. "We can always borrow from your–"
"Nope."
"Fuck you mean, no?"
"Had to pay for Dutch's repairs, Benny's equipment, and for poor Bao's bar," Naruto explained, before turning to the technician of the group. "By the way, about that hard drive–"
"Already got that fixed and transferred the info on a disk," Benny said as he lit a cigarette. "We'll be giving it to Hotel Moscow if you want."
"For a price of course," Dutch added, grabbing himself some coffee in a steel cup. He took a sip from it and turned to their other blond friend. "Make sure to give us a cut if you can once you sell it to Balalaika."
Naruto nodded to Dutch before he finished making the cup of coffee for Rock. "Here, you'll need this."
"For my hangover?" Rock asked as he took it.
"No, for your first day, of course."
( Few hours later )
Back in the South Chinese Sea, the Black Lagoon Company was doing another job after finishing up breakfast. They were currently in front of the path of a container ship.
"AH. TESTING. TESTING."
Holding onto a megaphone, Rock stood nervously on the deck of the PT boat. Between the fact that the life of crime was his now and the fact that Naruto and Revy were holding an anti-material sniper rifle and an RPG respectively, he wasn't sure what he was more worried about.
"G-GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY ON BOARD THE ST. JOAN…" Rock began politely. "IF YOU MAY LISTEN–"
"Why isn't he wearing the Aloha shirt I bought for him from the market?" Revy asked, slightly annoyed while turning to Naruto. "I do something nice and he won't even fucking acknowledge it."
Naruto just smiled and gave her a pat on the shoulder. "Give him time. It's not every day that he gets a sudden change in careers and lifestyle all in the same day."
"Fair enough," Revy said. Her eyebrow twitched as she listened to Rock droning on uselessly before she removed the pin from the rocket.
"Fuck it, let's just go right in," Revy growled, aiming her weapon at the freighter.
"Raw without a condom, eh?" Naruto joked.
"Only did that once!"
*CLICK!* *FWOOM!*
Revy fired the rocket launcher and blew up the front of the freighter, causing the ship to finally halt as Rock's attempt at diplomacy ended before it could truly get started.
"[Damn it guys, they just told us to move out of the way. Couldn't you wait?]"
"Sorry Dutch, I'll punish Revy-chan later!" Naruto responded to his comms.
Revy took the megaphone off Rock's hands and began hurling threats at the freighter's crew – her way of diplomacy.
"Now listen up, you fat slobs! My RPG can fly faster than any Morse code SOS you can send! Unless you want me to turn you into a blood-drenched ghost ship, heave to now!"
Naruto smiled as he spotted a white piece of cloth being flown to the side of the ship, signaling their surrender as this was what it took to get this freighter to surrender – an angry woman with an RPG.
"Oh, I love this life."
Night everyone!