At the feast, everyone enjoyed themselves, whether by eating, drinking, flirting, or just relaxing.
Ryomen still cautiously looked around, but not enough to draw attention. After ensuring there were no immediate threats, he allowed himself to focus elsewhere.
His eyes couldn’t help but fall onto the blue-haired girl. “Are you alright?” A familiar voice echoed in his mind, memories rushing back to him.
“Why are you staring at me?” Ms. Wednesday asked, giving him a strange look.
“S-Sorry.” He replied, embarrassed. ‘Forget it, she probably doesn’t remember…’
As the hours passed, one by one, the group fell asleep.
Ms. Wednesday regrouped with Mr. 9 and Igarappoi, also known as Mr. 8.
“Ms. Wednesday, are you alright!?” Mr. 9 asked, concerned.
“Yeah, I still managed to fool them just fine.” She replied confidently.
“How did you manage to get caught by six scrawny kids?” A muscular woman asked her.
“W-Well—” Before she could respond, Mr. 8 interrupted.
“You shouldn’t judge them by their looks, Ms. Monday.” He handed them two bounty posters, causing their jaws to drop.
“A-A hundred million!?” They exclaimed.
“What’s with this sudden wave of good luck?” Ms. Monday grumbled suspiciously.
…
Back at the party, after the civilians left, the Straw Hats opened their eyes.
“Are we safe?” Usopp asked nervously.
“Think so.” Ryomen replied, stretching a bit.
“Man, those beers really did a number on me.” Nami grumbled, looking exhausted.
“Yeah right, you out-drank half the town. You’ll live.” Zoro said, annoyed.
“Hm? Are you salty I can drink more than you?” Nami shot back with a smirk.
Zoro turned away with a scoff.
“Seems like Luffy forgot why we’re here in the first place.” Sanji chimed in, looking at the bloated Luffy snoring away.
“This idiot.” Nami sighed before kicking Luffy awake.
“Aaaahh!” Luffy yelped, sitting up. “Why’d you do that!?”
“Come on, Luffy, we’re on an island full of bounty hunters. Don’t tell me you forgot.” Ryomen reminded him.
“Uh, right. But it was a really good party…Are we sure they’re bounty hunters?” Luffy asked, still uncertain.
“You’ll know when we start fighting them.” Zoro smirked.
Nami and Usopp visibly tensed up at the mention of fighting.
“I know you two don’t want to get involved in a fight, so how about you head to their warehouse and grab whatever you can find?” Ryomen suggested.
Nami’s eyes lit up with the thought of treasure, and Usopp puffed his chest out with newfound confidence.
“Leave it to us!” they exclaimed in unison.
“Anyway, are we sure that woman won’t rat us out?” Zoro questioned.
“How dare you doubt Ms. Wednesday! She would never do that!” Sanji said, appalled.
“Sanji, don’t trust women just because they’re beautiful. And Zoro, don’t worry, she won’t tell.” Ryomen added.
“How can you be so sure?” Zoro pressed.
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Cursed Seas and Slashing Tides
FanficRyomen lived a life of imprisonment. After finally tasting freedom, he decides to join Luffy on his quest to become the Pirate King. Will he fulfill his own dream, or will he give up on his thirst for revenge in exchange for the people he now sees a...
