Saved [Portgas D. Ace] ~ One Piece FanFic

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It was finally Hex's first mission as an official marine.

Sailing the wild waves all by herself, she was given an already serious task that most of her comrades would've decline. With Sengoku's words, Hex was ordered to infiltrate one of the growing pirate crews that the marines were worrying about.

The Red Haired pirates.

The marine admiral was well aware that the girl was in grave danger because of his decision but even with that in mind, he was also aware of the fact that Hex wasn't a typical marine officer. Even at a young age, she showed potential and power that he saw in no other navy. With that belief engrave on the back of his head, he declared the mission. Letting her be a one woman team, Sengoku gave the young girl full authority on what she should do to complete her mission.

Keeping in mind the marine admiral's words of praise and encouragement, Hex, with a brave heart boarded on the island where the Red Head Pirates were allegedly located.

Wearing a normal dress shirt and a pair of sandals, Hex together with her small potion bag went to the small island's local pub, gathering data that the pirate crew she was assigned to was a group of drunkards especially the captain.

After a few turns and questions to the island's locals. She soon found the plave she was searching for. As soon as she opened the tavern's door, nostalgia hitted her nose as the smell of booze, wood, and food came running to her. Memories of her work before entering the marines start filling in her mind, making her unconsciously smile.

Remembering the days where she would help mr. Luigi fix the pub's broken faucet, cleaning some drunk old man's puke, and receiving her pay at the end of the day. Hex realized that she made a long way now even though young.

Indeed, she had made her way far.

Snapping her thoughts back to reality, an idea suddenly popped inside her head. With enough knowledge about taverns and how the place works, she managed to create a plan to infiltrate the crew.

Pulling out her flask of anti-sea sick medicine, Hex jumped from one table to another, greeting drunk pirates as she offer her product to her. Explaining how her potion works, she gave those who are interested with the bottle a deal to accept her in their crew and let her be their cabin girl making the potions for free. Some accepted the deal but after hearing what pirate crew they are in, she would immediately decline and jop on the other table.

Her goal was to catch the attention of the red hair pirates and as easy as it may sound, with her small voice and weak planning, it was harder than she thought.

Growing tired, she started getting raspier as she goes, each table being the wrong pirate crew she want to be in. With her last string of vocal chord, she went for the farthest table in the pub, slamming her flask on the flat surface to get the people's attention. As the table grew silent, she immediately started speaking, blabbering the words she'd been repeating for the umpteenth time.

After finishing her long monologue, the men in front of her were still silent making her blink in awkwardness as she slowly took the flask off the table, accepting their silence as their decline for her offer. She was bidding her farewells when something caught her attention making her pause.

In the middle of all pirates, there sat a man with a long black cloak, one hand holding a beer mug and the other rising up to his head. Hex's eyes widen in surprise when the man's gaze met hers. Sengoku's words started repeating inside her head as she stared in shock.