𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 || ᴏɴᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ

𝕰𝖆𝖘𝖙 𝕭𝖑𝖚𝖊 𝕾𝖆𝖌𝖆 | ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 𝟾

RIONA MAKES EYE CONTACT WITH the Marine officer, and bit her lips, her gaze never leaving his. She saw him raise his glass, nodding his head slightly.

"Wow, look who got an admirer." Nami teased, letting out a giggle as she crossed her legs. Riona glanced at her and chuckled, shaking her head.

"Fuck off..." Riona said under her breath, and from her corner of her eyes, she saw the man smirk at them. "I didn't even know him."

"Well, Rin... I can call you that, right?" Nami asked, earning a nod from Riona. She leaned back against her seat, giving her a wink. "He seems interested in you."

"I can see that, and I'm gonna take full advantage of the free alcohol." Riona smirked, picking up drink. "I'll be back." She stood up and walks up to the man, clicking the glass of alcohol against his.

"Hi," She smiled at him, her eyelashes fluttering with a hint of playfulness, and that made him chuckle. "Thanks for the drink, I really needed that after seeing that butt-chin blonde."

"Yeah," He spoke up, his voice deep and husky, as he licked his lips. "That's Helmeppo, Captain Morgan's son."

"God, even his fucking name is ugly." Riona said, rubbing her brow in annoyance, though, a laugh couldn't help but leave her mouth.

"I know, right?" He laughs with her, placing his drink off the bar table next to him, since he's standing beside it against the wall. "Anyways, aside from that, I'm Kaito."

"Riona, nice to meet you." She replied, drinking the alcohol in one go. He smiled, and asked her if she wants another drink, Riona nods.

"Ririka!" Kaito called out the bartender's name, who smiled at him in some sort of understanding of what he is asking.

Without wasting any time, she quickly poured the alcoholic beverage into a cup of glass while Riona gave her the empty one and grabbed the one filled with rum.

"So," Keito began to say, licking his lips as she turned to him and a smirk tugged onto his lips. "What do you do? You know, your occupation."

"Um..." Riona sunk her teeth into her lower lip, biting it gently as she debates whether she tells him the truth or not.

Before she could give him a reply to his question, the guy with blonde hair entered the bar and sat down, placing his leg let onto the table, his foot smashing the small, brown basket full with fruits.

"I'm hungry!" Helmeppo said with a huge grin spread across his face as two Marines officers stood behind him. "Let us all eat for free!"

"Hey!" Captain Morgan's son yelled out, letting out a laugh. "Bring me some booze!" He orders, then, he noticed that the officers weren't moving and got annoyed. "Quit dawdling! Hurry it up!"

A few seconds after, Luffy and Koby walked in too, with a frown plastered on their faces. Her cousin's eyes were slightly narrowed, a glint of anger in his pupils.

"Oh, yes!" A smirk tugged onto Helmeppo's lips as one of the Marine officers poured him a glass of wine. "I've been bored lately, so I've decided to execute Zoro tomorrow. Look forward to it!"

A laugh left his mouth as he spoke those words, and that provoked Luffy, who ran towards the blonde and punched him, leaving a red mark on Helmeppo's cheek.

That hit made Helmeppo yeeted out of the chair, face planting against the wall. "What the hell are you doing?!" The blonde asked, with tears threatening to rub down his face.

Luffy didn't respond and began to walk closer to him, but the pink haired boy quickly ran behind him. "Luffy-san! Stop it!" Koby cried out, locking in his arms to restrain him from attacking any longer.

"This guy is scum!" Luffy finally spoke up with a snarled, his hands clenched tightly into a ball. His legs were spread out, ready to attack again, if needed to.

"You hit me!" Helmeppo cried out, his hands on the side of his cheek, caressing it. "I'm Captain Morgan's son, you know!"

"So what?" Luffy yelled back, stilling being held back as Riona went towards them, not bothering to keep talking to Kaito.

"I'm gonna tell my dad," The blonde guy warned him, his brows creasing as sweat dripped down his forehead. "And he's gonna execute you!"

With his teeth grinding, Luffy glared at him and told Helmeppo to fight him himself. Koby kept telling Riona's cousin go calm down.

The next words that he said masked Luffy stand upright, chilling down a bit. "Are you trying to get on the navy's bad side!"

"I've made up my mind." Luffy said, catching both the pink hair boy and the young woman with raven hair attention. "I'm going to have Zoro join my crew!"

Riona's mouth hung opened, her brows furrowed as a frown twitched onto her lips. "What?!" She exclaimed, clearly not happy about it.

Surprised by her sudden outburst, everyone looked at her, slightly jumping. Sweat dripped down Koby's forehead, rubbing his forehead nervously.

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