The crew now waited as Chopper said his farewell to the doctor.
“Awfully noisy in there.” Zoro remarked, eyeing the castle.
“What a bunch of troublemakers. Can’t they control themselves?” Nami muttered.
Ryomen, hearing the distant screams, mumbled to himself, “What’s going on in there?”
Suddenly, they saw Chopper running toward them in his reindeer form, pulling a sleigh behind him.
“Is that him!?” Zoro asked in surprise.
“Someone’s chasing him!” Vivi exclaimed, noticing Kureha running after Chopper while throwing knives at him.
“Everyone! Get in the sleigh! We’re heading down the mountain!” Chopper shouted.
“Hold it!!” Kureha yelled angrily, still hurling her knives.
“Whaaa!?” The crew looked on in shock.
…
Down in the village, the locals looked up at the sky, spotting a sleigh rapidly descending from the mountain.
“Isn’t that the witch’s sleigh!?” One of them exclaimed.
“And those pirates are in it!” Another added, wide-eyed.
“What happened? Is Dalton alright? Did Wapol win!?” Someone asked in concern.
…
“Are you sure this is what you want?” Dalton asked Kureha as they stood at the mountain’s edge, watching the sleigh disappear from sight.
“Heh…He was just a stray I picked up. And, I don’t like…tearful farewells.” Kureha replied, doing her best to keep from crying.
“Everything set, doctor?” One of the villagers asked.
“Yes,” Kureha responded.
“Then fire!”
The villagers shot the cannons they had prepared, sending blasts into the sky.
“What is this?” Dalton asked, confused.
“Just watch.” Kureha said quietly.
…
The crew gazed up at the sky in amazement as pink snow began to fall gently around them.
“Waaah! Waaah!” Chopper sobbed, tears streaming down his face. ‘Doctor…Doctor Kureha...’
Unable to contain his emotions any longer, Chopper’s wails echoed as tears burst from his eyes. “Waaaaah!!”
…
“Now then…go on, you foolish boy.” Kureha muttered, glancing at the moon.
“They’ve probably set sail by now.” Dalton said softly beside her.
“I suppose so…Kah Kah Kah. He thinks he’s a man now…” Kureha chuckled to herself, before sitting down and taking a swig of her drink.
“Dalton!” A villager ran up to them, holding two bounty posters. “I’m sorry! I just remembered something important!”
Dalton looked down at the posters in shock. “There’s a bounty…of a hundred million on those two boys' heads!?”
“Impressive. Kah Kah Kah…” Kureha chuckled.
“Where did you get these?” Dalton asked the villager.
The man spoke of a traveler by the name of Ace who had appeared in Robelu town, searching for a pirate named Blackbeard. After learning Blackbeard was long gone, Ace asked about a pirate with a straw hat, leaving a message that he would wait for him in Alabasta for ten days.
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Cursed Seas and Slashing Tides
FanfictionRyomen 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...
