Opavia

63.

the villagers dropped their guns obediently as she snatched the man up by his collar.

"you pointed that gun at my mother?!" she yelled as he quivered.

"vitani." sanji eased the man down as Vitani jogged to join them.

"how is she?" she whispered, kneeling before Ada who had returned to working.

"ma says she will live." oboiye answered softly.

"why have you two caused so much trouble in this city?" she turned to her sons curiously. "they were not bothered by vitani and kierra , what have you two been up to recently?"

oboiye looked away guiltily, kendrick laughing.

"what are your bounties?" ada inquiried.

"370,000,000." kendrick smiled

"400,000,000" oboiye's answer made Kendrick scowl.

"damnit!" he huffed.

"The people also know kierra and i are with luffy. especially after saving their leader's life, they have some respect for us." vitani explained, standing up to approach her brothers.

"who is luffy?" oboiye hummed as a shadow flew before the sun. it grew closer to them, a silhouette of a body becoming recognized.

"kendrick!" he yelled, kendrick screaming as he bowled him over. oboiye stood and reached for his sword but vitani threw her hand out.

"kendrick!" luffy exclaimed in joy. kendrick managed a smile.

"long-time no see, luffy."

"why are you here?- oh you missed the party! we'll throw another one an-"

"i came for my brother." kendrick answered as he rose, offering a hand to luffy.

"brother?" for the first time luffy turned to oboiye. his scarf faithfully held above his nose, oboiye blinked in slight confusion.

"whaaaat?!" luffy gaped and crawled forward, eagerly shaking his hand.

"geez, what's up with this guy?" kendrick's tail flicked.

"i'm luffy!"

"oboiye." he responded unsurely.

"this" vitani sighed. "is my captain."

"vitani." oboiye whispered in disapproval. kendrick laughed and stood beside her, patting her back.

"crazy right?" they turned as kierra leapt over the edge of the bridge and stumbled forward.

"oboiye." her ears pinned back as her eyes watered. oboiye caught her and pulled her close against his chest, kierra's sobs muffled.

"i thought you were dead!" she cried, oboiye pulling her back.

"kierra, stop crying."

"i can't!" she sobbed.

"ew!" kendrick snorted. "she's got snot bubbles and shit."

kierra attempted to punch him but he dodged, ada stepping in between the two.

"hey!" she huffed. "i've worked on Naomi as best as I could but we should probably get back to the ship."

"already?" vitani hummed as ada nodded.

"well i needed to get some food and stuff." kendrick hummed stollingly.

"yeah and i wanted to introduce oboiye to robin." kierra added. ada narrowed her eyes as kendrick pulled his siblings together. him and kierra smiled innocently, vitani managing a confused one while oboiye simply closed his eyes.