Chapter 40: What is Justice?
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Smoker
As Smoker's small boat approached the ship, he noticed several new marine ships alongside his own vessel. With a deep grunt, he couldn't help but feel annoyed at the sight of the reinforcements. He had thought Isuka's assistance was enough to handle any potential threats, but it appeared that the Marines or the world government felt otherwise. Smoker didn't know if they thought he was incompetent or outnumbered or both, but he didn't like this.
They were currently in a small boat heading to their main ship. Usually, they would deck somewhere, but Smoker had ordered his men to leave, Crocodile and his group of children were dead, and the Straw Hat had somehow "disappeared" from Alabasta. That has been Smoker's report to Sengoku, but looking at this new ship, brought red flags; something was definitely off.
As they sailed towards the ship with the small boat, Tashigi couldn't help but wonder about the vessel that was beside Captain Smoker's ship. The young officer turned to her superior, the tall and imposing figure of Captain Smoker, and with a curious glint in her eyes, asked, "Captain Smoker, whose ship is that?" Her finger pointed at the towering mast and billowing sails of the main ship that loomed over them.
"I don't know, and they're already annoying me!" Smoker replied with a grunt.
Tashigi's voice was laced with concern as she scanned the horizon, searching for any sign of Isuka's ship. "Where's Isuka's ship?" she asked, turning to her captain with a furrowed brow. The vessel was easy to spot, with its distinctive design of bold red hues and curious adornments that set it apart from the rest. But as Tashigi looked around, her heart sank as she realized the ship was nowhere in sight.
"I don't know, but whoever is inside my ship will answer," Smoker replied; soon, silence fell over them until Smoker heard a sobbing.
As Tashigi stood behind her superior, Captain Smoker, she suddenly let out a deep sigh, and with a downcast look, she uttered the words that she feared the most, "Captain, I failed you." Her eyes, welling up with tears, conveyed the depth of her emotions as she struggled to keep her composure. Smoker, who kept looking at the ship they were sailing to, "Why would you say that?" His voice was calm.
The words came out of her mouth in a defeated whisper, her eyes downcast with shame and disappointment. "I couldn't help," she said, her voice cracking with emotion. "Zoro defeated me, and I didn't have the strength or courage to rise up and fight back against the Crocodile. I did nothing to stop the madness, and now I feel like a liability." She took a deep breath, trying to hold back the tears that threatened to spill down her cheeks.
With a skeptical look on his face and a tone that could cut through steel, Smoker responded to his subordinate's tears with a question that dripped with sarcasm and disbelief. "Is that so?" he asked, his voice laced with incredulity. "Do you honestly believe that crying will magically make things better?" Not even glancing in the direction of his subordinate, as if to show that he was not about to be swayed by emotion or sentimentality.
Tashigi's voice trembled as she tried to answer, struggling to find the words to express the overwhelming emotions that had taken hold of her. Her eyes were blurred with tears, and she hastily wiped them away with the sleeve of her uniform, feeling embarrassed by her display of vulnerability. Despite her efforts to compose herself, her voice still shook as she managed to stutter out the beginning of her sentence, "I-I-I-." The weight of the situation seemed to press down on her, making it difficult to articulate the thoughts and feelings that were swirling inside.
"If crying is all you can do, then go ahead, cry me a river, but if you want things to change. Then stand up, and try to get better. Trust me, crying changes nothing. You will only sink more into a pit of sorrow and self-hatred. Think about your problems, don't think about all of them. Choose one and fix that, then choose another, and then another. It might take a while, but one day you will be looking at your past with a bright smile instead of more tears," Smoker said when he suddenly felt arms around his shoulder from behind, her head resting on his back.
"Thank you, Captain." She said, her voice muffled by his coat. Captain wondered how he got himself into this situation.
Damn me, why am I always so stupid? Smoker thought, a part of him feeling better for his subordinate.
The salty sea breeze was blowing fiercely as he made his way toward his ship. Once he stepped onboard, he couldn't wait to retreat to his chambers. However, as soon as he entered the room, he was taken aback to find someone he had not seen for quite some time. She was sitting on his couch, inhaling his cigarettes, and her eyes were fixated on his figure. As he stood there in shock, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing here, Hina?"
Hina is a tall, slim woman with dark brown eyes and straight, waist-length pink hair worn in a middle part, a cigarette in her mouth.
Her outfit consists of a purple shirt with a deep neckline and golden motifs on the front, matching long pants, and high-heeled shoes. She also sports a bead necklace around her neck and a pair of purple sunglasses either covering her eyes or on her forehead.
As with most Marines, Hina accompanies her outfit with a long white Marine jacket draped over her shoulders like a cape. The only difference is that she retains her signature color on the epaulettes, which is light blue, while Marines officers normally have red and blue epaulettes.
Hina took a long drag from her cigarette. She looked up at Smoker-Kun with a warm smile. "Long time No See." Holding the cigarette delicately between her thumb and index finger, Hina exhaled a thick cloud of smoke into the air, the tendrils of which seemed to dance and writhe in the breeze.
Smoker did not react to her way of calling him. Instead, he addressed a still saluting Tashigi. "Outside, Soldier." He ordered, not looking at her; the girl raised an eyebrow, her eyes shifting between her captain and the woman, soon deciding to leave the chamber.
The sound of the door closing echoed in the small room as Smoker's eyes locked onto Hina's. He didn't waste any time with small talk, knowing that their history was complicated enough without adding any more layers. As he settled himself into a worn leather chair, he cut straight to the chase, his voice sharp and direct. It was clear that Smoker wasn't interested in playing any games, especially with Hina.
"Why are you here?" he asked pointedly, his gaze never leaving her. "I doubt you came all this way just to say hello."
Hina exhaled a puff of smoke from her ruby-red lips, the tendrils of smoke dissipating into the air around her. With a coy smile, she looked up to see her favorite Marine captain and couldn't resist the urge to tease him a little. "Can't I say hi to my old classmate?" she questioned, her voice laced with playful flirtation as she took a step closer to him, her eyes sparkling mischievously.
Smoker had a deadpan look on his face, her smile had men fall head over heels for her, but Smoker's only reaction was his eye twitching a little.
Sighing, she decided to stop playing games; she could perhaps play later. "I will cut to the case. I'm here to bring down Crocodile!" She said, her voice changing to serious right away.
A snort escaped from him, followed by a smirk that crept onto his face as he responded, "Unless you want to fight his corpse, there's nothing else to fight." he replied his lips moving upwards as he said that; hearing that the warlord was dead had been the only good news since he left Loguetown.
Hearing that Luffy defeated the fucker had made it even easier to simply close his eyes and pretend the Pirate Captain wasn't in Alabasta anymore. Smoker remembered Garp's words about his grandson, how despite being a pirate, he had a good head for Justice.
Smoker couldn't help but slightly agree, a part of him wondering if the Straw Hat Captain had become a Marine, would they have been friends? The marine quickly dropped the thought; for now, it wasn't important.
"What happened?" Hina asked right away, her face as blank as a stone.
As the storm outside intensified, Smoker urgently relayed to her the events that had unfolded in Alabasta, his voice rising and falling with tension and excitement. As he spoke, the rain drummed against the windowpanes, a steady rhythm that seemed to echo the heartbeats of those who had risked everything fighting for their home. With each passing moment, the storm grew stronger, the wind howling and the sea churning with fury.
"I see, so you didn't use that Dance powder thing?" Hina asked with her arms crossed, sitting on a comfortable couch across from Smoker, who had also chosen a sofa.
"Why the fuck would I do that? I didn't become a marine officer so I could end up with a long sharp stick up my neck." Smoker replied, slightly insulted, inhaling his cigarettes. After a short pause, Smoker decided to get to the point of this meeting.
"Now, why the fuck are you here, and why bring so many ships here? What are you looking for?" Smoker questioned, spreading his arms across the couch's back with an uncaring look.
"As carefree as ever, you haven't changed one bit since our days in marine school. I expected growing up would make you more mature; Hina is disappointed!" Hina said with a shake of her head as if talking to a child, not a fully grown man.
As the smoke from his cigar filled the room, Smoker leaned forward from the comfort of his couch, his eyes intently measuring Hina, who stood before him. With a tone of authority, he demanded to know, "Who cares? Now, I have a feeling you didn't sail all the way here to capture a dead man. What brings you here?"
A bright smile formed on her face, and she reached into the depths of her navy blue coat, pulling out a crumpled stack of papers. Smoker could tell from a single glance that they were none other than the infamous wanted posters
"These are new bounties of the Straw Hat Pirates," Hina informed him. She then proceeded to spread the papers on a large round table near him, each one bearing the image and information of a member of the said pirate crew, their bounties as new as the day's dawn. As Smoker's eyes flicked over the sheets, his expression shifted from one of mild interest to one of shock and disbelief. His eyes widened, his jaw dropping slightly as he took in the staggering numbers on the bounties. "What?!"
"The fuck? Why is his bounty five times bigger than the first?" Smoker demanded, looking up at Hina, who exhaled a puff of smoke.
"Hina doesn't know why. Do you really think they told me? I'm a simple marine captain, not an Admiral," Hina explained, slightly annoyed by the fact that she herself was stating.
Smoker leaned back on his comfortable couch, his arms crossed and his gaze piercing as he made his declaration with a convincing tone, "Well, The Straw Hat Pirates are no longer in Alabasta." The words hung heavily in the air, pregnant with meaning, as he watched Hina's reaction with a sense of satisfaction.
"I'm afraid you're wrong, Smoker-Kun. We have found their ship, I doubt they escaped using another ship, and they definitely can't fly or walk on water," Hina explained, moving a strand of her hair from her face; she had already prepared a plan to capture the pirates.
Smoker had no visible reaction to her words; if he was surprised or angry, he did a good job hiding it. Smoker was about to ask her about the other ships when his Transponder Snail decided to annoy him and started ringing.
"Biru Biru Biru Biru Biru,"
Grabbing the damn thing, he answered with a rough voice. "You already ruined my day. Who is this?"
"This is Marine Headquarters. Is this Captain Smoker?" The voice on the other side asked; Smoker didn't recognize him.
"One and only. What is it?" He didn't bother to hide his annoyance as he impatiently tapped his foot on the ground. Hina, who was standing next to him, shook her head at his antics. She had seen this behavior from him before and knew that he could be quite prickly at times. Despite the fact that he was talking with people of much higher status than him, Smoker wasn't showing them the respect that they deserved.
"We have heard of your disposal of Crocodile, The Warlord; you have our gratitude. We will reward-" "The fuck you're talking about?!!" he demanded, his voice rising with anger. His grip around the speaker tightened, making Hina, who was standing nearby, concerned that he might break it. "I wasn't the one who defeated him," he continued, his tone becoming increasingly frustrated. "Didn't you read my report?" Smoker's mind raced as he tried to make sense of what was happening.
"We have also prepared a ceremony for your arrival; both you and Tashigi will be rewarded, each a higher rank for-" "You Motherfucker! Are You Deaf? I wasn't the one who defeated Crocodile; it was the Strawhat Pirates. The credit should go only to them!" Smoker interrupted, his grip around the damn speaker tightened, threatening to break it, as he seethed with rage. His teeth were clenched so tightly that he could feel his jaw aching. He noticed they didn't mention Isuka getting a higher rank, but he ignored that for now.
"Is pointless, Smoker, just drop it. It is clear that the world government will cover this whole mess up. Just take the credit," Hina interrupted his trail of thoughts; he glared at her from the corner of his eyes.
"Do you really think the World Government will accept that a pirate did the job instead of them? What do you think people around the world will think about this? We already have problems with the Revolutionary Army. We don't need to add fuel to that fire!!" Hina continued, ignoring Smoker's glare toward her.
"The ceremony for your decorations will start once you-" "We DIDN'T DEFEAT HIM. My Subordinates is Crying Right Now Because We Weren't Able To, You Fuckers!!" Smoker interrupted, and his grip around the speaker tightened even more; at this point, he knew he was going to break the damn thing, but he didn't care.
"Just Drop it, Smoker, don't be a Fool! Do you have any idea what consequences you will have if you disobey orders?!" Hina, at this point, was shouting right in his face. Smoker simply ignored her; instead, he put the speaker close to his mouth.
"Pass this message to the higher-ups!" He spoke calmly.
"What?"
"Tell them to Go Fuck Themselves!!"
Lemon
Luffy still had his lips locked with Nami while both their tongues wrestled for dominance as his hand went up and held up Nami's dangling mounds and massaged them.
The two opened their eyes and looked at each other as Nami's hot tongue won the battle. At the same time, Luffy started moving his lower body, thrusting into Vivi and Nojiko's massaging breasts and softly caressing them.
Next, his face met Nami's nipples, and he suckled her left teat while her hand continued to rub her other breast on the side of his head. Luffy's tongue circled the erect bud carefully while his other hand locked fingers with Nami's, and the two hands fondled the mound together.
Vivi and Nojiko's tongues licked Luffy's hilt, and eventually, their tongues traveled into each other's mouths and explored. Vivi's tongue versed Nojiko's own until their lips pressed together, and Nami looked at Luffy's member with a longing look in her eyes.
"Hey Luffy, mind if I join the girls and you have a taste of me?" With that, Nami crawled over Luffy and held her breasts and pressed them against Nojiko and Vivi's mounds and rubbed her own against them, making Luffy's knees twitch as he somewhat felt the Navigator's breasts with the other two bosomy women.
"Wow. Your knockers are killer soft." Vivi said as she removed her tongue from Nojiko's mouth and licked all three. Both licked the hardened cock in front of them. Meanwhile, Nami's ass was just over Luffy's face.
"Oh man, this should be as tasty as ever." Luffy thought as he spread open the folds and began licking them, his tongue teasing her clit while he prodded his finger on her insides. Nami felt his tongue and started to wiggle delightfully while licking his manhood along the other two slender ladies; Luffy all the while starting to vibrate the three sets of breasts massaging him, and he practically buried his whole mouth in Nami's warmth.
"Luffy, you animal." Nami lustfully moaned while she continued getting wet, only allowing Luffy to get more tasty fluids from her folds, and felt himself about to explode from the licking tongues and cleavage on him.
"I'm gonna explode." Luffy groaned as he temporarily stopped licking Nami and alerted the women.
"What a coincidence. Me too." Nami said with a tender smile.
"Vivi, get ready because it's gonna be explosive and tasty," Nojiko said, and Vivi purred. She couldn't wait, which was music to Luffy's ears, as her purr was the most seductive one he'd ever heard in his entire life.
Not wanting to waste any more time, he buried his tongue back inside Nami's pussy, and that made Nami swallow just the head of his cock, allowing the rest of it to be licked by Vivi and Nojiko. Her hot tongue twirled around the tip of Luffy's hilt while her two companions still massaged and licked the uncovered shaft while Luffy's tongue now circled her clit, and he was now fingering her pussy while his other fingers held open her folds.
With one final lick, each person groaned as their orgasm approached. Nami took her mouth off the hardened-cock to let out a long whimper as she felt herself come into Luffy's mouth. He growled as he released a fountain of semen onto the women's breasts, and it trickled down from their collarbones all the way through their cleavage. Nojiko, Vivi, Luffy, and Nami panted and tasted the dripping fluids.
"Nami, you're as tasty as ever. Nice work, Nojiko. You too, Vivi." Luffy said as he licked the juices from his mouth and fingers, and Nami giggled and replied while licking the creamy fluid off her chest delightfully, "You too, Luffy."
"Yes, You are as tasty as ever." Nojiko pitched in as she licked the semen off her breasts, and Vivi did the same.
"You're first, Nami," Luffy said as he placed his hands on her hips and pulled up his lower body so his member would be directly underneath Nami's pussy.
"Oh Fuck, Yess!" Nami smiled as she gripped the bed sheets, remembering how hard Luffy was when it came to sex as he sat up and slowly eased Nami onto his lap, her warmth taking his member inside of her, and she whimpered as Vivi and Nojiko watched the show. Luffy growled as he held still for a while to let his member familiarize Nami's inner core before he started pounding into her form.
"Yesyesyesyes. FUCK ME, MY CAPTAIN." Nami moaned as she let herself fall back into him, her back touching his chest while she bucked her hips to match Luffy's thrusts, and he cupped the underside of her breasts. Suddenly, Vivi and Nojiko stopped watching the show and crawled over to Luffy and Nami.
"Luffy, allow us," Vivi said as she placed her hand on Nami's left tit and let her tongue lick and suckle her nipple while Nojiko did the same with the left mound of Vivi before her other hand snaked up Vivi's stomach until it met her right breast. Luffy rubbed the two dominant breasts together as Nami turned her head to him and slid her tongue into his mouth to explore like before. The tips of both Nojiko and Vivi's tongues flickered and licked the erect nipples.
"Well, Nami, your breasts taste pretty awesome." Vivi moaned as Nojiko sucked on her tit with force, biting, licking, and sucking around the erected nipple that tasted like heaven.
The attractive navigator placed her hands on Luffy's cheek and caressed it while their exploration of each other's tongues ended, and her tongue met up with Vivi's. Luffy held her breasts to Nojiko's mouth as they bounced endlessly. Vivi's tongue battled with Nami's as her hand slithered down to her stomach, which was full of butterflies. The combined feeling of Luffy's thrust and Nojiko and Vivi's tongue on her body made her orgasm build itself.
"I'm going to burst." Nami moaned, which made Luffy nod his head at the other two ladies as he fell onto his back. The navigator bucking legs landed on his knees and continued to buck as Vivi lowered her head to Nami's womanhood and managed to lick her clit while Nojiko crawled up to Luffy and started helping him squeeze the larger mounds as he jerked his hips back and forward heavily.
"Luf, I!" Nami moaned one final time before her inner body pulled Luffy's member, and the two simultaneously released at the same time, the fluids flowing out of them, and Vivi licked the cream-colored juices as Luffy helped Nami lift herself off him and she laid next to him.
"Luffy, mind if I take five?" Nami panted.
"Sure. Nojiko, you're next." Luffy said as he scooted a pillow behind Nami's head and left her to catch her breath; as the blue-haired girl clapped her hands in joy and took off her thong before laying back on the bed, her head landing in front of Vivi's pussy in a similar position that Nami had Luffy in a few minutes earlier.
"Want a taste of me, Nojiko?" Vivi purred, and Nojiko nodded in affirmation as Luffy crawled over her and framed her beautiful face. His eyes looked into her brown-gray ones as he cupped her breasts and slowly entered himself into her, her pussy immediately wrapping around him.
"Whoa, your body really missed me, didn't it?" Luffy asked, and Nojiko bashfully nodded yes with a cute blush as he began to move his powerful hips and send his length ramming into her warmth. His fingers gently pressed the giant orbs together as his tongue brushed the nipples that instantly perked up as they were licked.
All the while, Vivi spread her legs open over Nojiko's face.
"How do I look, Luffy?" Vivi purred again as she seductively held her arms behind her head, making her breasts jiggle, and Luffy's pupils followed the jiggling mounds.
"You look hot," Luffy admitted, and Vivi felt herself blush from both Nojiko's tasting her pussy and Luffy's comment. Vivi leaned over to Nojiko's thrust-receiving form and Luffy, who leaned forward to her.
The two pressed their lips together as they explored each other's mouths while Nojiko's hand went up and cupped Vivi's breasts, massaging, burying her palms in the near equal-sized mounds, and her thumbs rubbing the erect nipples together.
Dark eyes gazed into bright brown ones as the two licked each other's mouths, but that didn't stop Luffy from thrusting into Nojiko as her tongue traveled on Vivi's pussy.
A muffled moan came from both Nojiko and Vivi, and that alerted Luffy, who looked at Vivi for a moment before she gave him a look of permission to separate his mouth from her.
"Vivi, and Nojiko, are you two getting ready to come?" Luffy asked, and both women nodded yes. Not wasting time, Luffy moved one hand from Nojiko's breasts and pressed it against Vivi's tits. She helped hold his hand to her breast as he pounded into Nojiko, as the blue-haired woman felt her tongue buried whole inside her soaking pussy.
Vivi pressed her hand on Nojiko's breasts and locked fingers with Luffy's one free hand as they worked together to caress the extremely soft mound of flesh while he lowered his head and began leaving trails of kisses on Vivi's valley of her breasts that eventually led down to Nojiko's stomach right before the three came at the same time.
Nojiko wrapped her arms around her breasts as she came, and Vivi moaned. She released herself into Nojiko's mouth and lifted herself off her. Luffy pulled himself out of Nojiko, and the blue-haired girl sat up and grinned at him.
"You keep getting stronger, Luffy-Kun. It's amazing," Nojiko said as she kissed Luffy, and he wrapped his arms around her back, pulling her closer to him. Vivi cleared her throat a few minutes later.
"Aren't you forgetting someone, Luffy?" She seductively asked, and Luffy chuckled as he let go of Nojiko and scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment.
"Last but not least, you, Vivi," Luffy said as he laid back and Vivi straddled him. Nojiko looked to see Nami get back up and grinned at her. "Nami, are you well-rested rested?" Nojiko asked, and Nami noticed Luffy and Vivi in their position.
"Come on, Nojiko, let's not miss out on the big finals." Nami encouragingly said, and Nojiko agreed while they crawled to Vivi, who moved back and her warmth completely buried his hilt inside her.
Luffy gripped Vivi's ass as he thrust into her while she rolled her hips with Nojiko sitting over his face with her warmth still open.
Nami crawled next to the riding Vivi, and both started to caress and suckle her large tits while she managed to slide her fingers into Nami's pussy and move her fingers inside her as her still-free thumb toyed with her clit. Meanwhile, Luffy's tongue made its way into Nojiko's pussy, which was still mostly coated with his own semen from a few minutes ago, as he found her core as delicious as it was months ago.
He moved one hand to Nami's left breast and caressed it while the other hand did the same to Vivi's breast, and Nojiko gripped her breasts and teased her nipples. Vivi's hips rolled faster in a playful motion that purposely teased Luffy into making more wild thrusts into her, beating her in a race of speed and gaining herself some more pleasure from him along with the other two ladies.
Luffy stopped licking Nojiko. "Is Coming!" Not delaying any time to release themselves, Luffy put his tongue back into Nojiko and slammed his hardened member into Vivi's core while the second latter moved her fingers inside Nami's fold as she helped Luffy caress her breast, making her hotter, and she held Vivi's nipples together and licked them.
With a final moan of each other's names, all four people released themselves at the same time and heavily panted.
Vivi held Nami's fluids drenched in her fingers and licked them before holding them out for Nojiko to taste and Luffy once he moved his head from underneath her. Luffy lifted Vivi off him and enjoyed the combined taste of Nojiko and Nami's cum before turning his fan on, and he crawled to the head of his bed along with the three ladies.
Nami lay on the right side of Luffy and cuddled up to him while Nojiko was in the middle of them as Vivi lay on his other side.
He kissed Nami, Vivi, and Nojiko on the lips and pulled the bed sheets over them. Vivi kissed Luffy's jaw while Nami and Nojiko kissed him on both sides of his cheeks and relaxed.
Lemon Ends
Tomorrow - Luffy
As Luffy's fingers clasped around the succulent piece of meat, he could feel the juices oozing out, tantalizing his taste buds even before the morsel reached his mouth. Without bothering to savor the flavor or even chew, he swallowed it whole, letting out a satisfied grunt as he did so. Meanwhile, the sun had risen majestically over the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink. As he looked around, he saw Vivi engaged in a heated discussion with Nami and Nojiko, their hands gesturing wildly as they spoke. Zoro, on the other hand, was nursing a bottle of booze, his eyes half-closed in contentment, and Sanji was busy looking at the female chef of the castle instead of Nami, which was quite surprising, the chef blushing from his gaze.
Luffy smiled, looking at his crew; he figured this would be an excellent opportunity to introduce their new crewmate. As Luffy was about to clear his throat, signaling that he was about to speak, the silence of the room was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the door bursting open. In the doorway stood Igaram, a trusted advisor and loyal friend, his left hand clutching a bunch of papers while his face remained as pale as snow.
Vivi noticed the distress on Igaram's face and quickly rose from her chair, her heart pounding with concern. Igaram, taking a deep breath to steady himself, then began to spread out a series of papers on the table in front of the crew of pirates that had gathered in the room. As he did so, Vivi couldn't help but notice the look of shock and disbelief that crossed each of their faces as they took in the contents of the documents.
"They put bounties on your heads!?" Igaram exclaimed, his voice shaking with emotion.
"What's the meaning of this?" Vivi exclaimed, closing her mouth with one hand, seeing the Wanted Posters of her friends, a new one for Nojiko as well.
The crew was silent; Luffy grabbed his poster to get a closer look. Same for Sanji, Zoro, and Nami, who were silent.
Taking the silence as a bad sign, Vivi approached her friends. "I'm really sorry, I didn't-" "AAAAAHHHHHAHAH," Luffy and Zoro burst out laughing, soon followed by the rest. Vivi was now confused, and so was Igaram.
Luffy, couldn't contain his excitement as he proudly flaunted his bounty to his fellow crew members. "Look at my bounty, everyone. This is Amazing!!" he exclaimed, his voice booming with enthusiasm. His friends couldn't help but smile at his playful nature. Nami simply rolled her eyes, but even she couldn't deny the thrill of their recent success.
Monkey D. Luffy
Dead or Alive
356.000.000 Berries
"That's quite a bounty captain! You now must be the rookie with the highest bounty," Nojiko pointed out.
Roronoa Zoro
Dead or Alive
199.000.000 Berries
Zoro smirked at the bounty and especially seeing the pervert's bounty.
Sanji's eyes narrowed as he fiercely clenched his teeth, feeling the cigarette between them snap in half, a small trail of smoke dissipating into the air. He was boiling with anger, feeling as if he could spit flames like a dragon from his mouth. His hands shook with fury as he tightly grasped his own wanted poster, the edges crinkling under the pressure of his grip, almost tearing apart.
Sanji "The Black Leg"
Dead or Alive
139.696.969 Berries
Nami smiled at her new bounty and had a new picture, too; it was her using her golden wings against Baroque Works.
Nami "The Crimson Flame"
Dead or Alive
77.000.000 Berries
Nojiko looked worried, not by the bounty but by her picture. Nami leaned to get a good look.
"Good first bounty!" Nami commented but noticed that Nojiko didn't react to her.
Nojiko
Dead or Alive
41.000.013 Berries
"Look at Me. Captain Usopp Strikes again!" Usopp shouted, showing his bounty to the others.
Usopp "The Sniper"
Dead or Alive
53.000.000 Berries
Chopper gasped at his own bounty, his little hands shaking in fear, but a part of him wondered how Doctorine would react when she found out. He hoped she would be proud of him.
Chopper
Dead or Alive
29.000.000 Berries
The Pirate crew started celebrating for the new bounties, leaving a completely confused Igaram and Vivi.
"How dare they put bounties on you? You saved my country. Why would they do this." She shouted, interrupting them with an angry face, her face red; she felt like tearing the posters to pieces. Luffy stopped whatever he was doing to turn to her.
"This is a Pirate's life, Princess; once we became pirates, we accepted the risk of marines, bounty hunters, and other pirate crews chasing us. We might have been the ones to stop Crocodile, but the World Government doesn't want to lose public face. Someone else will take credit for what we did," Luffy explained calmly, with Zoro, Sanji, and Nami nodding along.
Vivi looked conflicted, she understood what he meant, but still, she had hoped for her friends to be rewarded instead of punished because that's what this was to her. Punishment.
She felt a reassuring hand on her shoulder and looked up to see Luffy's beaming face. His infectious grin and unwavering confidence were like a beacon of hope in the dark, turbulent sea of her thoughts. "Don't worry, Princess," he said, his voice full of warmth and encouragement. "We know what we are doing." His words were like a balm to her troubled soul, and Vivi couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope and confidence stir within her. With a reluctant but genuine smile, she nodded in agreement.
"With the new bounties, our total worth as a crew is 901 million berries!" Nami calculated, with a bright smile and berry eyes on her face.
"Greedy Witch," Zoro murmured under his breath, drinking some beer.
After a minute, things calmed down, and Luffy decided to introduce the new crew member.
Clearing his throat, everyone's attention turned to him and saw his serious face. They knew this was important.
"Everyone, I want to introduce our new crew member!" He announced, making everyone confused since they all knew Vivi well by now.
"You can come in," Luffy said. The second door of their chamber opened, revealing the beautiful woman, Nico Robin. Vivi gasped, her eyes widening, as Robin simply smirked deviously, stepping inside, which made her look deadlier and more attractive.
"Long Time No See, Princess!"
For those wondering why their bounties after Alabasta is so high is because of a reason that will be explained later in the story.
Fun Question: What is your favorite Blackbeard Moment? Mine is his Dream speech when he meets Luffy in Mock Town.
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