𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 , roronoa zoro

𝟢𝟢𝟤. a guide on why you shouldn't try to catch a large bird

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⋮ · 。ﾟ chapter 002. 𝖺 𝗀𝗎𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇'𝗍 𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁 𝖺 𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗋𝖽

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Zoro leans back in his chair with a smile as he rubs his belly. "I'm stuffed. Not having eaten for three weeks and then this delicious feast. What a dream."

Luffy shoves another fork into his mouth. "I can't believe you're finished already." With his mouth full, he turns to Azula. "Can you believe it?"

Azula disgustedly wipes the scraps of food from her face that Luffy spit while talking. "I'm more surprised how it is that you have a bigger appetite than a guy who hasn't eaten in weeks."

"It just tastes way too good, isn't that right Koby?"

Koby scratches the back of his neck in embarrassment. "Yes, that's right." With a thin smile, he turns to Ririka. "Thank you for taking the trouble to cook us something, miss."

"Oh, it was my pleasure," Ririka replies. "Friends of Azula are always welcome here."

"We're even best friends," Luffy wraps his arms around Azula and Zoro and pulls them close to him with so much momentum that their heads bang together. Ignoring their protests, Luffy continues, "Azula and Zoro are part of my crew, and we're going to find the One Piece!"

Rika's eyes pop wide. "Wow. Azula you didn't tell me about that."

Azula squeezes her eyes shut, and frees herself from Luffy's grip. "I'm not-"

"And you know what the best part is? I'm going to be king of the pirates!" Luffy continues.

Zoro leans back in his chair, one arm casually placed on the backrest. "So. Where's the rest of your crew you gathered besides us?"

Luffy looks silently at his plate and hastily shoves a large piece of meat into his mouth. Zoro squints his eyes at the boy and leans forward a bit. "You told me you were in the middle of gathering people for your crew. If you want to be king of the pirates, I have to assume you have at least a few crew members already."

"No. Just you."

Zoro's eyes go round and his jaw drops. "Just-" He slowly points his finger from Luffy to Azula and then himself.

"Exactly. It's just us," Luffy grins.

Azula's eyes spark with amusement. "So, us three are what amounts an entire pirate crew?"

Luffy nods. "Yeah. What's wrong with that? We are a strong team."

Zoro closes his mouth and stares at Luffy in disbelief before shaking his head. "Please tell me you at least have a ship."

"I do. It's right there," he points outside the window.

Azula follows Zoro to the window, who leans against the window frame to get a better view. The ship is a small boat that can carry a maximum of five people. It bears no resemblance to a pirate ship.

The two exchange a look. "You're kidding," Zoro mumbles disappointedly.

"No, but we'll get an enormous one very soon. Just you guys wait and see."