A Pirate's Value || Sanji Vinsmoke

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"It's fine if you don't want to talk about it" Franky told the Mink.

"No, you have the right to know everything" Wanda said.

"Guys!" a sloth-Mink suddenly hung itself from the door "The duke..."

"What is it?!" the Minks all around them shouted.

"He's...he's awake!!" the sloth-Mink shouted back.

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Wanda was now leading them through a hallway that was lit by some soft lights coming from fruits sticking out of the ceiling.

"This is the shortest way to the duke's room" Wanda told them.

"Are those fruits?" Robin asked the Mink, holding Anamaria's hand since the woman was being abnormally quiet.

"Yes, they light up at night. There's a lot of other things that...Where's the other one?" Wanda asked as she turned around and they all saw that Luffy wasn't there with them.

"Where tha hell did he go now?" Ana growled under her breath, worried that someone else would disappear on her.

"He's out there" Robin pointed.

"Hey guys! Look at these grapes! I could drink from them all day!" Luffy shouted happily as he held onto the fruits and sucked from one of the grapes before jumping back to them.

"Don't you do that again" Anamaria snarled at him, pulling the tip of his ear and stretching it.

"But Anaaa, this place is so cool!" he whined at her.

"I'm glad you like it, but we unfortunately don't use it too often" Wanda answered "Our capital is Kurau, the city you saw before. It used to be filled with people and everyone was happy..."

"So, what happened?" Usopp asked after Anamaria finally let go of Luffy's ear.

"It was exactly 17 days ago, ever since Bepo and the rest of their crew got here" Wanda started "The bells sounded for the first time that day. It was the barely used bell of Assault. Something forced its way through the gate which was what you saw at the entrance. Pirates"

The StrawHats remained quiet as they waited for the rest of the story.

"There was a strong smell that got stronger the closer the pirates got to the city" Wanda continued "They were forcing their way through the city, burning down everything in their way. Even Zunesha cried out at the strange intrusion"

"What did they want?" Usopp asked, interrupting the flow of the story and receiving a step on his foot from Anamaria.

"They didn't want anything from here, so how could we give it to them?" she answered "The ones that couldn't fight, fled, but they were chased. With them, was a Mammut. A prehistoric animal that should not have been here. He demanded we give him what we couldt give him and, when we couldn't, a Wano warrior called Raizo"

The StrawHats shared looks together at the name that Brook had said before.

"But we knew nothing about the man they called Raizo. We told them that man was not here but Jack didn't listen to us at all...and so...the fight began" Wanda explained.

"And ya still don't know why they were lookin' fer this...Raizo man?" Anamaria asked the Mink as Wanda continued to lead them to the duke's room, the dog-Mink shaking her head subtly.