The Copyist (One Piece & OC)

Chapter 29: Galley-La Company

***Amaya's POV***

We arrived at Dock #1. It was a quick trip. Luffy was sulking about not being able to hold the money, so he wasn't able to cause any mischief. However, once we arrived, he perked right back up.

"We're back at the entrance to the shipyard." He said, getting out of the small boat with me following behind.

"Good! Looks like the crowd from earlier is gone." Usopp breathes a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, let's find...well.. What's his name again?" Luffy wonders.

"Iceberg-san." Nami reminds him.

"Right, that's it! Ice pops!"

"I wonder who he is?" Usopp looks around.

"Well if he's connected to this large company. He's probably a big deal." I suggest, hoping that they'll keep that in mind. I already knew he was the major, but I could just come out and tell them.

"The granny at the station told us to ask him." Usopp ignores me, lost in his thoughts. "More importantly, I wonder if it's okay to go inside there?" He looks towards the large gate.

"I'm coming in." Luffy says, preparing to hop the fence.

"Not again!" the rest of us sweatdrop at his actions.

Luffy didn't get the chance to fully cross the small fence.

"Hold it!" One of the workers popped out of nowhere. He wore an orange and blue jacket and a white cap; however, his long square nose was still visible underneath it.

"Wait! You're an outsider right? Let's talk outside for now." He lifted his head, so we could see his face. "Only authorized people can go inside the plant." He explained before stepping over the small fence.

"Do you have some business at this dock?" He questioned.

"Oh, it's you, Usopp." Luffy states, earning a smack on the head from the real Usopp who was standing next to him.

"Hey, I'm right here, Luffy!"

"Yeah. He's square-ish!" Nami spoke in surprise.

"Which means, he's square Usopp!" Luffy decides.

I shake my head at their conversation in front of the man. "Please excuse the three stooges here." I speak. "We'd like to see Iceberg-san." I explain our purpose.

"Hm? Iceberg-san? Are you a customer?" He looks at me. He truly was a good actor. I could visibly see a trace of his hidden self.

I pointed to the others. "They have a ship that needs repairs."

Nami then pulls out a paper that the grandma gave us to hand to them, which seemed to get everything in order.

"This is a reference letter from Granny Kokoro at Shift Station, huh?" He rhetorically asks, reading the paper.

"Hm? Are you an old guy?" Luffy starts to inspect him.

"Could you get any more random, Luffy?" I shake my head again.

"I'm 23." He responded unfazed.

"23...You talk like an old man." Usopp retorts.

"That's a rude way to put it, Usopp. It's called an old soul." I bring up a saying from my past life.

He laughed at Usopp's comment. "People tell me that often."

"So do you know this Iceberg person?" Nami asks a question, but at least it was relevant.