COAST - Luffy x Reader

CHAPTER SIXTY

Yoyo

Big changes upon us... Pretty soon I'm going to be labeling all of the chapters with actual names.

People have mentioned that they're having a hard time finding their fav moments/fav chapters since they aren't labeled... So, I'm going to try my hand at this. Honestly, the only reason I haven't done this already is really just because I absolutely suck at naming my chapters lol. But, I do think it's a good idea! Just don't hold it against me if some of the names are a little goofy or stupid (or maybe even not well-suited).

Anywhooo, what I'm saying is if you see any update(s) soon after this one and don't see an actual chapter, it's cus' I added names to all of them! It will also probably show up as a massive spam... Sorry in advance :(((

Hope you enjoy the chapter!! Big things are coming up soon!

Happy reading <333

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"Um... Hey, Franky?"

Avoidant of stepping on any of the cyborg's toes, the tepid question doesn't go unnoticed. He hums curiously, raising an eyebrow.

"How come you said all that stuff about Robin?"

"Dammit– I can't believe it! Now I'm all torn up... Nico Robin is said to be a cruel, inhuman, evil woman! But the truth is... She's got a soft side for her friends!"

Even with our unusual friendliness during conversation, I hadn't been brave enough to bring up this particular topic until now. Still, I figured it was worth a shot, and I wanted to know; What had prompted Franky to label our archeologist so terribly?

Be that as it may, we were closing in on the final few train-carts, so this had to be quick. There was a plan in motion, and Sniper King had already set off to set it in motion – pursuing Robin's first steps of rescue whilst we faced the main adversaries head on. Sanji had chosen to stay back in order to fight one of them; another chef, who had a peculiar and disgusting method of making noodles. I grimaced to even think about it.

"Hah?" Head tilted to meet my gaze, Franky's eyebrows furrow. "What 'stuff?'"

"Well, you just–" Fidgeting, I wrap my arms around my torso, shivering in the wind. The rain had lessened; Subtly, yet not gone entirely. "You said she was cruel... And that she was, like, evil."

"Oh, that stuff. Right," The Cyborg averts his gaze, then. "Forgot I said that."

Put-off, a frown pinches the corners of my peeling lips. I tear off a piece of the loose skin, and turn away in kind. Why was he so dismissive about the topic? As far as I was concerned, Robin wasn't any of those things. Not to mention he hadn't actually answered the question. Did he still think those things?

"She's not like that at all." Defensive over the misjudgement of one of my closest friends, I stand firm. If Franky didn't understand who she was, then he shouldn't be a part of her rescue. "Robin's never been cruel, or evil. She might tease us sometimes, but she's not a bad person."

"Woah, don't take it personally, Shrimp. Only reason I said all that stuff was because of what I'd been told by my master. I honestly wasn't even sure she was still alive after all these years..." Voice lighthearted, Franky diverts the hostility, playing it off as if the topic doesn't bother him. "Plus, I've never met her before, so how was I supposed to know? Being the only person in the world who can read a dead language isn't exactly the greatest marker to have on your back, especially with what the government's after."