Trinket of Syzygy | One Piece fanfic

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Chapter 11: Crest of Stars

As Quince gazed at Hilda for a brief second, he knew this is a fight similar to Diana. "Hey Hilda, could you defeat Diana?" He smirked at her. "Of course I could! Why do you ask?" Quince then also grinned "Oh. I kinda beat her up!" Quince tittered mocking. Hilda grinded her teeth, through which she released a faint growl.  "Aries, I'm telling you this as early as now. you won't defeat me! Us women are proud warriors!" Quince then rolled his eyebrows, before bracing himself with full heat. His legs splayed apart. "Women this, women that! All you've done is cause me issues! I just wanted some apple pies!" Hilda started to laugh "Aww, did Casey hurt your little feelings? We're pirates Aries! Our whole life revolves around deceiving others, using every tool we have, we stand for dishonour!" Quince then charged at Hilda "Maybe for you, but not for me! I want to build a great crew!" Hilda blocked most of the attack, just taking a slight dent in the process "You say that, but you don't know Vespertine at all." "I don't wanna hear it! He's my swordsman!" "Is he now? You know he again focuses on betrayal. He's still using the navy to get himself money, likely when you get a bounty is when he'll pounce!" Quince turned to Hilda "Maybe you don't trust people and see them as pawns, but I want to believe in Rogue! Ruby as well!" Hilda laughs "Oh? You plan to use that scum who actually has faith in you lowlife men? Color me surprised! Obnoxious as you are, I actually find you to be quite amusing, Aries!"

Meanwhile Rogue gazes at Cassandra. "Whatever happens, don't take it personally." He then lets out a grin "My. Dear. Casey." Cassandra was infuriated "Never call me that! Only Miss Hilda may refer to me as such!" "Why so much anger? Why don't you relax, after all even if you are the first time I want so desperately to kill someone without a bounty, I won't. It's pointless if I can't get Esmeralda here." Cassandra then grinned "And why do you need her here?" "Well I'll be in enemy territory. Quince isn't exactly at an advantage is he?" Cassandra sighed "I'll put you out of your misery. Rare I have to fight, but to please Miss Hilda, I'll be happy to deal with you." Cassandra puts on a pair of brass knuckles on both her hands. "My mistress did teach me to defend myself. After all she can only trust me to be her vice captain!" Cassandra runs towards Rogue and attempts to punch him. He blocks it with his sword. The weight of the brass did slightly slow her. "You won't be doing anything to me. Hilda will have it even worse than you. After all Quince has a pretty strong devil fruit." Rogue rushes directly at Cassandra slashing her with all his might. An agonizing scream resonated. "How could you do that you monster?!" Cassandra tautly wrapped her arms around her torso, in an attempt to curtail her own blood from gushing out. The gleam in her eyes, supplanted by a slit of shaken indignance. Rogue eyed her down with a chilling gaze. The orbs on his face were those of a morbid predator. Bloody and frightening. "Me, the monster? I'm not the one living in betrayal, am I?" Cassandra furiously charges at him with the remainder of her strength. Rogue simply dodged and then landed the final blow at her back "The front is more painful. Thank me later." Even so, Cassandra's body could only take so much. Rogue picked up her unconscious body and with hefty steps, tramped towards the inside of the mansion.

Rogue noticed the maids were all pretty beaten from Quince's rampage earlier. However, his calm tone became the farthest thing from it. "All of you! Get me some handcuffs and rope now! A transponder snail and some sake too!" Rogue was furious at the maids, as he only suspected Cassandra, and them attacking him and Quince earlier was not something he forgave. He felt like he had been outsmarted by what he deemed as useless. "We ,don't answer to you Vespertine!" He unsheathed his sword "Answer to this you bastards!" The maids in fear immediately got Rogue the goods. Handcuffing and tying Cassandra to a tree outside the mansion. And having a good few bottles of sake to guzzle on. Although he for now picks up one bottle and starts to drink it. "I'd better wait for Quince to deal with Hilda." Surrounding Rogue was a bunch of beaten up maids. They had been butchered by fists, as his sword was sheathed.