Sh.e.l.ls Town…Ririka"s Restaurant…
After recruiting Zoro to join Luffy"s crew, Reo went together with Nami, Luffy, Zoro, and Coby to celebrate Zoro joining Luffy"s crew. As they are enjoying their meal the quiet happily the door of the restaurant opened and Mariners started entering the restaurant with a serious face.
"We heard that you fellows are actually Pirates. Is this rumor true? " the Marine Vice-captain asked with a serious face coming inside the Restaurant.
Nami who was glued with Reo looks at him with a surprised face hearing the Marine Vice-captain"s question as she didn"t know they are pirates before.
Zoro, however, is looking at Luffy with a serious face because as a Swordsman he doesn"t fear anyone and if Luffy is going to cowering to the people"s they just defeated he isn"t going to stay with Luffy because if he does he is not sure of progressing much following behind a coward.
Reo is just eating without care for Luffy"s replay as it isn"t going to affect him either way.
Coby, on the other hand, is shaking in the excitement of getting discovered as a Pirate and might never be able to become a Marine once his name as a Pirate is out and the Marine knows it.
Luffy who was eating didn"t care much and is very excited after finally forming his Pirate crew is dying to announce it to the world so without any hesitation replied with a smile "Yes, I just added the 2nd member to my crew so the whole thing became official. "
"We appreciate everything that you did to save our town from a horrible tyrant, who terrorized us for so long. "hearing the affirmative replay from Luffy the Marine vice-captain first described his appreciation to Luffy then pointing at him with a threatening face looking in the eyes asked in a demanding tone "However now that we know you are Pirates as Marines we can not sit by and idly go and let you go whatever you do without caring as if it is none of our business. Therefore you and your crew need to leave this town immediately. But out of respect for what you did for this town, I won"t report you to the headquarters. "
Hearing the Marine Vice-captain"s words, the people in the restaurant started protesting against them but as if he didn"t hear anything the Vice-captain just kept silent and let them say whatever they want.
After hearing the Marines asking them to leave the town Luffy stood up then said with a smile, " Well about the time to go. " then turning towards Ririka he said thanked her "Thanks for all the food lady. "
"Hey wait for a second you are leaving already? " Rika who saw Luffy thanking her mother asked with a surprised face hearing Luffy and his crew are leaving so quickly.
"Yeah. " Luffy said with a nod and started walking out of the restaurant without paying as he doesn"t have any money on him and Zoro is just following behind his without caring about the bills as he thought it is captain"s duty to take care of the meal of his crew.
Reo who saw them walking out also stood up but instead of going out he went near the restaurant and said with a smile "Thanks for taking care of and making a wonderful meal. " then paid for everyone"s meal.
Ririka who saw Reo pay rejected him with a smile "No it"s alright the meal is on the house. "
"No how can that be you are running an honest business here, so how can I so that? " Reo said shaking his head and giving an honest smile.
Looking at the breathtaking smile Ririka went into a daze but she soon regained her composure when she heard Nami asking Reo who is now walking towards the door and only his back can be seen by her "Why did you need to pay when she was fine without you paying her for our meal. "
"If I don"t pay for the meal it will go against my princ.i.p.al. "Reo said with a serious face.
"You are so honest. I like that. " Nami who saw his serious face believed he looks even more attractive when he is serious so he said with a smile a roving his honest way of living and paying for their meal even when she liked moment but she loves him even more and decided in her mind "Don"t worry I will note the amount and make them pay in the future when they have the money. " and looked at Luffy and Zoro.
As they were almost out of the restaurant they heard the Marine Vice-Captain asking Coby "Are you part of the crew as well? "
Coby who wasn"t moving from the beginning started talking while greeting his teeth "Well…. I….I.…"
Looking at Coby who is too afraid to answer the Marine Vice-Captain turning towards Luffy and co asked with a serious face "Hold it is he with you or what? "
Luffy who is almost out of the door and Reo who is halfway stopped and turned around hearing the Marine"s question.
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Luffy making his grip tighter on the bag of food on his hand said with a wide smile looking at Marine Vice Captain "What I can tell you is that what he is being busy doing up to this point. "
Hearing Luffy"s words Coby turned with a shocked face thinking "Luffy wouldn"t… "
"Yeah... There is this fantastically fat Pirate Lady I think her name was Alvida. " Luffy said laughing and making himself fat taking air inside his body to make himself almost as fat as Alvida.
Looking at Luffy telling the Mariners about his past with such face Coby called him to get his attention "Luffy… " and thought "If Luffy told I was part of a Pirate crew I will never be able to join the Marines. "
Luffy without ignoring Coby"s call undid his fat form and walking towards the Coby getting pa.s.sed the Mariners to continued his story "She carried around this huge Iron club and boy was the nastiest looking woman I have ever seen. "
After going beside Coby he continued while poking Coby on the head "For 2 years this wimpy kid was her own private cabin boy. "
The more Luffy talks the more uneasy Coby got and finally after getting enough angry he couldn"t take it anymore and ask inside "Luffy, please stop you can"t do this." then he punched Luffy on the face but his pun wasn"t even strong enough to move Luffy a single step back.
Looking at Coby suddenly punching Luffy on the face the whole restaurant went silent.
Luffy who got suddenly punched by Coby said with a smile "Now that was a dumb move. " and started punching Coby without stopping.
Looking at Luffy punching Coby nonstop the Marine Vice-captain asked with a shout when he saw the painting on the wall of the restaurant falling on the ground and breaking "Stop you have damaged this town enough already don"t damage any farther. "
Zoro finding out Reo won"t make a move decided to walk near Luffy and pulling his backstopping him "Enough you have made up your point already. " and Coby falls on the ground.
Looking at them stopping the Marine Vice-captain shouted pointing his finger towards Luffy "It"s obvious you are not crewmates so stop torturing the poor kid and get out of the town already? "
Hearing that Luffy and Zoro went out of Ririka"s restaurant together when Reo decided it is about time he pa.s.sed his letter and walked toward Coby who is on the ground "Pa.s.s this letter to the highest commanding officer in this base after we left the town. " and put a letter in Coby"s pocket.
"Alright. " Hearing Reo"s serious words Coby nodded subconsciously and the Marine Vice-Captain also took note of the letter as Reo didn"t say it in a low voice.
Hearing Coby"s agreement Reo stood up and looking towards Nami said with a smile "I think we should join them already. "
"Alright let"s go. " Nami said and streets walking with him even though she knows he is part of a Pirate crew but she knows they are not like the other Pirates.
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By this time Luffy and Zoro arrived near the shipyard and preparing to leave the town on the small boat that they used to arrive in this town when Reo also caught up with them together with Nami.
"Reo, come quickly up or we won"t be able to arrive at the next island before nightfall. " Luffy shouted out with an excited smile looking at Reo and Nami coming towards the boat.
"But how will all 4 of us fit in this small boat? " Nami complained looking at the small boat that Luffy has.
"Why are you also coming with us? You aren"t part of our crew. " Zoro asked looking at Nami with a serious face.
Hearing Zoro"s question Nami asked thinking of for a while "Hey, Luffy do you need a Navigator? "
"Yes, we don"t one have. " Luffy agreed without a second thought.
" I am a Navigator. So how about I join your crew? " Nami asked with a smile.
"Yeah. That will be great. " Luffy said with a smile hearing her.
"See now I am part of the crew. " Nami said with a smile after getting Luffy"s answer then asked looking at them "Now what do you think we should do with our boat problem? "
"Yes, we need a bigger boat to fit all four of us together. " Reo also agree with Nami.
"So what do we do now? " Luffy asked with a confused face.
"Do you have a better idea? " Zoro asked looking at Nami who is smiling all this time.
"I can let you my boat but you will have to pay up rent for using my boat. " Nami replied with a smile.
"But we don"t have any money? " Luffy said with a serious face.
"Don"t worry you can pay up once you have. " Nami said with a smile.
"Alright let"s get to your boat. " Luffy agreed without a second thought.
"No, you don"t need to go anywhere else. " Nami replied with a smile once she saw them getting down from the small boat.
"What do you mean? " 3x
"You see this boat right beside your boat is mine. " Nami said pointing at the boat not much bigger then they"re just 3 times bigger than their and if you don"t count the one-man cabin in the boat than it will be similar as their own small boat.
"Hey, that isn"t much bigger than ours. " Luffy and Zoro complained at the same time.
"Don"t enter the cabin without permission. " Nami said with a serious face looking at them as they went on the boat and let the rope loose.
As the boat started moving Coby suddenly called at them from the shipyard "Luffy. "
"When did he arrive? " Nami asked surprised looking at Coby together with everyone and found Coby calling for them and beside Coby Rika and her mother Ririka the restaurant owner is also standing with a smile on their face.
When they turned towards Coby to find out what he wants to say, Coby shouted while saluting at them "Thank you very much. This Marine will never forget you guys. "
"I have never heard of a Marine thanking a Pirate before. " Looking at Coby thanking them Zoro said with a smile.
"Well, there is something interesting as long as you are alive. " Reo said with a smile.
"Yes, hope is everything we have in our lives to move forward. " Nami said with serious face remembering she is living all this time only with hope.
"We will meet again, Coby! " Luffy shouted smiling widely while waving his hands towards Coby.
"Goodbye…. Big Brother… " Rika also said with a smile while waving towards Luffy and everyone.
As they were saying goodbye the Mariners also arrive behind Coby and the Marine Vice-Captain then shouted "Everyone, Salute! " and all the Marine gave a salute that the same time.
"See ya.! " Luffy kept on waving towards the people of the town.
Looking at the Luffy and his Crew going far away the Marine Vice-Captain said looking at Coby "You have great friends there. "
Coby trying to forcing himself from stopping crying then said with a smile "Yes, sir! "
As the boat went out of their sight the Marine Vice-Captain shout "What we are doing is against the code of the Marines! Our punishment is no food for three days! Understand! "
"Yes Sir! " everyone in the Marine shouted together while putting their hands down.
As Coby is making up his mind while still saluting of one-day meeting Luffy and Reo in the sea after becoming a strong Marine and fight against one another excited he heard the Marine Vice-Captain asking "Kid didn"t your friend asked you to hand over the letter once they leave the town? "
"Yes here is the letter Sir. " Coby said quietly handing over the letter to the Marine Vice-Captain.
"Oh, there are two letters. " the Marine Vice-Captain said opening the letters and when he finished reading the letter he started shaking in fear and asked "Kid what is the name of the friend who asked you to give this letter to me? "
Hearing the Marine Vice-Captain"s question and shaking for some reason Coby replied with a smile " He told me his name is Sun Reo. " then he started feeling something is wrong and decided to ask with a confused face "but why do you ask Sir, what is written in the letter? "
"It is a recommendation letter for you to join the elite training camp in the Marines Headquarters from Vice Admiral Rising Sun himself. "
"Vice Admiral Rising Sun? " Coby asked with a confused face.
"It appears your friend Sun Reo is none other than Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Rising Sun himself. " the Marine Vice-Captain explained while Showing Coby the official Vice Admiral Seal from Reo.
"No way. " Coby shouted with a shocked face hearing the Marine Vice-Captain"s explanation while thinking "Thank G.o.d I am living even after meeting the Vice-Admiral Blood Sun but why didn"t he take action and kill everyone from Alvida pirates as I heard in the stories when I was in Alvida Pirates??? "
As Coby is shaking in fear knowing about Reo"s true ident.i.ty the Marine Vice-Captain started reading the second letter which is written to him "Man, I have good news. Vice Admiral Rising Sun said there will be a new Captain arriving from Marine Headquarters together with another Vice Admiral to take away Captain Morgan. "
Hearing this announcement everyone started celebrating when he again continued "I also have a bad new Vice Admiral Rising Sun said for saluting Pirates our punishment is to not eat anything this whole week and we also won"t receive this month of pay and the money will be given to the people of the Town. Understand? "
"Yes, Sir… "