Book Two: You're my Treasure Too (Zoro X OC)

Chapter Thirteen ~ Jamon

The Straw Hats had climbed on board the shark Megalo and were now on their way up to the Ryugu Palace, with the king Neptune leading the way merrily chanting jamon.

"What is that chant old man? It sounds so dumb" Luffy said making Pappagu freak and run over to the rubber man.

"No that's rude! Straw, you bastard! Terrifying! You're terrifying!" the starfish yelled at him.

"That shark, Megalo, is a pet that my daughter loves very much-jamon, she kept crying hysterically saying "Megalo is not coming back" i wasn't aware he was attacked by the Kraken, thank you for saving him from danger-jamon" Neptune said.

"We didn't mean to but i'm glad that you're okay" Luffy told the shark.

"So he's the Mermaid Princess's pet?" Pappagu said.

"Oh, Pappagu-san? If i'm correct you said you're the best friend of the Mermaid Princess" Brook said but the starfish shushed him.

"Oh so that was a lie, anyway i feel sorry for Sanji-san, he wanted to see the Mermaid Princess more than anybody" the skeletal man said.

"Even if he did somehow get to see her i fear it just might kill him" Nicole said worried about the chef, though she was still even more worried about Zoro.

"I guess he was just born to be unlucky, but a princess who has a shark as a pet must be" Usopp trailed off with a wild thought of what the princess might be like.

"That doesn't mean anything, i'd totally have a pet shark if i could" Nicole said.

"My point exactly" Usopp muttered with a sweatdrop before freezing up as Nicole lightly glared at him "And what's that supposed to mean?" she asked.

"Nothing!" Usopp squeaked.

"That's what i thought" Nicole huffed.

"I-is it okay for us to go to the Ryugu Palace?" Camie asked uncertainly.

Usopp walked over to the mermaid "He said "Your friends can come-jamon" so it should be okay" he said trying to cheer her up.

"Normally you're not allowed right? Then why don't you just enjoy it?" Nami asked.

"I sent out my sons first but they haven't come back, that's why i came, because i can't wait to see the food at the banquet so i want to start already-jamon" Neptune said drooling in anticipation of the feast.

"I can't wait either!" Luffy agreed also drooling.

"Hey you two, quit drooling!" Nami yelled at them.

"Oh i almost forgot, i already invited one of your friends, he is a swordsman, he started drinking on his own before the banquet, it's more fun to have a banquet with everybody, he is so selfish, I think his name was Zori" the king said.

"It's Zoro!" Nami and Usopp corrected before Nicole burst out howling in laughter.

"Old man, you're hilarious!" she said as she calmed down from laughing.

"My soldiers will find the rest of your friends and bring them to the palace so don't worry-jamon" Neptune said.

"Nami, don't you know where they went?" Luffy asked.

"Franky said he wanted to look for his master Tom's relatives and Robin said something about important pieces of history, so we got separated again, you didn't have any problems either, did you?" Nami asked.

"No, well there was a little one" Usopp trailed off.

"Sanji's pervyness mostly" Nicole added.

"I see, hey by the way grandpa, this place is at ten thousand meters below sea level so why is there light around this island?" Nami asked turning to the king.