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Chapter: How dare HE...?"
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Inside a room of an abandoned ship, a normal kid of five to six years old. Yeah, a normal kid without wings, claws, and shark teeth, is tinkering with a rectangular box. "These adjustments should be perfect," a weak, milky voice said.
"Let's see, if it works properly," that kid spoke, *click* pressing a button on the box.
Then from the box *clink* *clank*, there was a sound of gear rotating and the *psssh* sound of something released. The Eisen Dials, controlled by the gears in the box, emit a white smoke-like cloud. These clouds dismantled the box as I predicted and, under the control of the gears, the clouds began to change shape.
First, it formed a shape similar to the boat's hull. Then the clouds picked the Jet Dials that were placed inside the box and took them to the back end of the hull. All these Dial's mouths are connected to a tube-shaped iron cloud leading back - out into the sea and act as an engine/exhaust.
And it also connected the Jet Dials apexes to some Contraptions. It connected these Contraptions to the lever on the dashboard. Similarly, the steering at its side also has a contraption leading to the back.
The lever acts as an accelerator of a boat. If I pushed the lever forward, the Contraption operates and presses the apex of the Jet Dial. The Jet Dial releases a fast burst of air into the cloud tube, which is released from the engine/exhaust, pushing the boat forward.
If I continued to push the lever, it will activate the second Dial which will blow the air along with the first dial, increasing the boat's speed. So the further the lever is pushed, it also activates other Dials and increases speed. Well, it acts like gear.
There are also backup Dials connected to a tube reaching the surface of the boat and are designed to look like a small triangular vent.
The air generated during the boat's acceleration will be sent through these vents, which are connected to the tubes and reach the backup Dials, recharging them. And with the flip of a switch on the dashboard, these backup Dials will replace the exhausted Dials in the engine.
The Boat is 15 feet in length but it also has enough height. Since I made the boat using iron clouds, there is no need to worry about its weight. Overall, it looks like a big speed boat with two seats and a steering wheel near its back.
The front portion is semi-conical, like the shape of an airplane's front, and not a sharp triangular tip. There is also a door setup below the dashboard. It leads below the deck, or the interior of the front part, and it also acts as a room for rest and storage.
"YES! It's a success and I only need fifteen seconds to get a boat," I cheered happily.
"It's time to leave this stupid sea," I decided. Then I checked if it functions properly and pressed a button on the dashboard. *clink* *clunk* with the mechanical sound the boat reverts to the box shape.
"It only needs to be designed to look like a bag," I muttered, looking at the box in front.
I went and searched around the ship for Brook, but I can't even see his shirt's corner. "Ah! This brook is up to something. He is acting weird ever since 'that' prank call, mentioned in the note," I groaned in annoyance.
"Reading the Log Book may help me," I mumble, opening to read it.
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«Logbook Entry -1986 - Year:1511 - Early-October»
» It's been a month since we met the 'Florian Monster' and a week since 'I' spoke with Law according to the Log.
» I haven't eaten for a week since there is no food available. And due to my abnormal body, I need more energy, so I feel weak now. Only by becoming stronger can I avoid any danger.
» I have been training for the past month according to the 'Training schedule' in the 'Note'. But I don't know why I need to learn both spear and swordsmanship.
» It's not like I can bring along a bunch of weapons for fighting. It can only be useful if my weapon can transform…*scoff* only if I grab Baby 5... Either way, I still train them.
» Oh! From the previous LOGS, I concluded that these personalities are sometimes useful. It's not like I'm possessed by them, only my thinking will be affected.
» And I can easily distinguish these personality changes from my Iris color. If the personality's color is already present in my Iris, then that color will dominate according to the personality I have.
» For example, my Iris color is gold - red - pink - yellow - orange - light green - green - Black. I guessed it's because Fishman- Red/Pink, Mink- Light Green/green, and the rest is Lunarian, human, and maybe Oni.
» So If I get the personality of Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Zoro, then their particular color in my eyes will be dominant. If I get the personalities of Sanji, Robin, and Franky, then the Iris will be bordered with Blue, Violet/Purple, and Cyan colors. For Brook, it is a combination of both because of his black & White color.
» As mentioned earlier from this personality shift, I somehow learned half-baked 'Bio-feedback' or 'Life return'. It's all thanks to the personality shift of Robin and Chopper. Because of that, I get to research more about Life Return and also learn about the inner workings of a body.
» Now I can fully control my wings, I can change their shape to my wish. I mostly change them to look like a scarf by draping them over the shoulders or as a coat by covering my body with them, leaving the arms out. It will only look to others like a feathery scarf or jacket.
» I can also convert them to look like the feather mantle similar to the ones worn by Doflamingo and Rosinante, but mine is black. This is easier than changing it to other shapes and my mantle has a real feather and looks cool.
» Now I can easily hide my identity as non-human and also can avoid the 100 million reward tips on Lunarian. Despite having light brown skin instead of dark brown, I need to be vigilant.
» As for Brook, I didn't tell him more about his Devil Fruit, after he learned his Soul form. He needs to learn by himself to find that the power of his Devil Fruit is Soul and not just revive. Then I think... he doesn't even need to learn Haki since he can directly affect the soul.
» He also learned to operate my watch and sees funny videos in it 'yo-ho-ho-ing' or listen to music while 'yo-ho-ho-ing'. He totally fell in love with a different type of music in it and created a playlist for himself.
» This may or may not be one of the reasons for a delay in repairing the vehicle. To retrieve my watch, I recorded his playlist music in three or four Tone Dials to soothe him.
» Oh! And ever since that call with Corazon, Brook is acting weird and borrowed some of my tools and is doing something. He chased me out if I go near, and he also did not make any prank calls for the past week. His reason is to prevent me from eating him due to hunger, but I know he is hiding something.
» I also feel unrest, as I feel something bad is going to happen and hope it is not related to Brook.
» He also mentioned that at this time every year, the ship will sail in the narrow part of the Florian Triangle. If we are lucky, we can even see sunlight sometimes. So this is the right time to get out of this place as soon as I completed the vehicle. *sigh* it would have been easier if the Jet Dial can move this ship.
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*GROWL~* sound from my stomach stopped me from reading. I feel extremely tired and weak. "I don't even know if there will be food after leaving this place *hu* "I muttered weakly.
Then I slowly began to do the final touch of the portable vehicle. Time passed by as I finally changed the box to look like a sling bag like Usopp's, but with mechanical buttons on them.
I have already converted my travel bag into a backpack and then stored the Medical, Cooking, and Prank (chemical) Dials in it. It also contains mechanical parts, tools, two chips, and the Bots–spider & Bat.
I removed the Dials from the belt bags and hung them on the sling bag for easy access. I left the small rectangle box–Bag-E's forearm- containing the pendants- secured to the belt on my lower back, just above the tail.
*sip* I drank water to relieve some hunger, looking at all the preparation in front. I sometimes feel dizzy and can see black spots in my vision. I know I can't last long.
"Yohohoho, Grim-san..., are you alright?" Soul Brook asked worriedly, popping out of the wall in front.
"*ha* If you didn't scare me by popping out of the wall then *hu* I might be fine," I replied hoarsely.
"Yohoho, you look good, Grim-san," Brook commented. "I'm going to scout... rest for a while," Brook announced and left hurriedly before I could tell him that the vehicle was ready.
'Why is he in a hurry?' I wondered before deciding to take a nap as I got tired and can't stand it anymore.
I don't know how long I slept or if was I unconscious, but in the middle of my semi-conscious state I heard Brook saying '… san, plea… rgive me', I don't know why but I feel apprehensive that Brook is going to something stupid.
I forced my eyes open to see that Brook was carrying me somewhere and felt determination and sadness oozing from him before I lost consciousness.
Later, I felt that I'm on the boat since I can feel the water swaying. Then I heard a *click* and the boat began to move in one direction. 'Jet Dial' I thought 'What is Brook doing?' I wondered.
"Are you still here?" I heard Brooks yelling before losing consciousness completely.
While sleeping, I felt that something was fed to me, giving me slight strength before I continued to sleep. After a long time, I woke up to the sun shining on me. I also felt the weakness in my body. 'Where Am I?' I wondered, squinting my eyes as if not used to light for a long time. But my thoughts got cut off by a food smell in the air, accompanied by *Growl~* stomach rumbling.
So I reached the food without bothering to examine the surroundings and began eating *crunch* *gulp* *tear* *slurp* *burp*. Even though it does not taste excellent, it is delicious for me.
"Gaah…! I feel like I have not eaten for a week," I muttered, patting my stomach in comfort. As the eyes adjusted to the light now, I lifted my head only to find a blue Oni gaping at me in shock.
I blinked, rubbing my eyes, thinking it was a hallucination, but there is still that figure sitting there. "Gaah! ONI!" I screamed, pointing at it.
"I am a Fishman!" the Oni yelled angrily.
"What Fishman? Do you think this is Manga or anime?" I scoffed at him, but he really looked similar to the Jinbe character from One piece.
The Oni looked confused as if not knowing what Manga and Anime are and my instincts also screamed something was wrong. "I'm really a Fishman, Jinbe, a member of Sun Pirates," he introduced himself as if it was the first time someone did not believe him to be a Fishman.
I gaped at him; I can ignore the similar appearance but not the similar name and similar mark of the sun on him. "Wait a minute, are you real?... then, Where Am I? How did I get here? Am I dead?" I looked around in a panic after finding out my situation.
I find myself on a huge protruding rock in the middle of the ocean. And I also instinctively know that there should be someone with me 'It must be Jinbe, right…?' I thought uncertainly but somehow my stomach churns in dread.
"Calm down, you are not dead… probably," Jinbe comforted me.
"What do you mean...? 'Probably'!" I squinted.
"Well… a ghost sent you to me… so" Jinbe shivered as if remembering something. 'Then that 'someone' with me is not Jinbe, then who?' I wondered, searching around.
Now I know that this is really Jinbe, I observed him and found that he is nothing like the one from anime; his temperament is of a mafia boss.
'What year is it? Then this must be before he met Koala. Only after meeting her, he will somewhat change,' I deduced his reason for temperament.
"What!? It's true," Jinbe implied after seeing me not reacting.
"Explain!" I demanded as Jinbe looked impressed at how I'm not being afraid of him.
"Hmm…! The ghost told me to remind you, to look at your wrist," Jinbe revealed uncertainly.
I looked at my wrist to find a Sci-Fic bracelet. While I searched for how to operate it, Jinbe continued to explain. "When I was swimming near 'Florian Triangle' I heard someone calling for help," Jinbe began.
My expression became solemn as I read the 'Reminder Note.' My breathing is also erratic, as I found that 'someone'.
"While searching, I found you floating in that wooden thing," Jinbe pointed at the crude wooden box nearby. 'It must be what Brook built while hiding from 'me' for the past few days,' I seethed while reading the Log.
"Suddenly, a ghost named Davy Jones appeared and asked me to take care of you," Jinbe continued. "He also threatened to curse me if you are harmed," Jinbe shivered in horror.
"THAT IDIOT!" I roared, losing control of my body, revealing my wings, claws, jaws, and tail. Jinbe jumped back, eyes widened in vigilance and fear.
"How dare he...?" I finally understood why I felt uneasy until now.
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«Year:- 1511 » «Age:- 04 » «Location:- Blue Sea: Florian Triangle: Brook's Ship» «Time:- Early-October »
«Main Task: Leave Florian Triangle »
»Instructions:
«Previously: » The food became scarce as there are no fish in this gloomy sea and Brook began rationing it and it's nearly a month since I arrived here so it is going to end soon. But due to shitty God interference, the remaining food fell overboard.
» But while searching for it, Brook found a pirate ship nearby, so we planned to rob it. Brook acted as a ghost and scared them to give us food but when we were ready to run the gigantic monster of Florian Triangle appeared #Picture# #Video#. We ran out of there in a hurry and missed the opportunity to escape from here, which I don't want to talk about.
» The food we got a month ago is over today and I must preserve until the vehicle is repaired. And surprisingly one of the pranks calls connected to Diaz Barrels check this for details #Top Secret Recordings#.
« Repair the portable Vehicle »
« Find a way to get more food »
« Try to learn Bio-feedback »
Next: « Follow your instinct »
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► Details of personality change... #IMPORTANT#
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