The Chronicle

Chapter 29

It’s been a few days since Johnny told us the way to the Baratie. Luffy was sitting on Merry’s figurehead, Usopp was at the crow’s nest, Zoro was sleeping on the deck, Nami was inside of the meeting room, and I was chilling on the top deck (you know, the deck where Nami place the tangerines are) as I reading a novel. Both Flame and Takao were sleeping next to Zoro, guess the breezes were making them sleepy.

“Zoro-Aniki! Luffy-Aniki! Usopp-Aniki! Nami-Aniki! Eri-Aneki! We’re here at the restaurant!” I heard Johnny and Yosaku called us, taking our attention. I looked down and saw that the door of the meeting room was opened and Nami was grumbling about why she’s ‘Aniki’ before walked to the deck. I jumped off and walked to the deck too and saw a big ship with fish figurehead and fish tail.

I grinned at the nostalgic sight, while everybody (except Zoro, Takao and Flame) was cheering because of the sight and stuffs. But then our happy time didn’t last long because a Marine ship was sailing next to the ship, making Johnny and Yosaku started hiding because they’re not Pirates while the others were surprised about the sudden appearance.

Then a man with a freakish pink hair with ugly face showed himself to us. He pointed out that he never saw our Pirate flag before and introduced himself to us by the name of ‘Ironfist’ Fullbody and asked who the Captain is.

“I’m Luffy.” Luffy replied.

“I’m Usopp.” Usopp added; which ticked me off and bonked his head, making him turned and glared at me. I glared back at him, making him flinched. Seriously, this guy is totally disrespectful to Luffy. He may be an idiot, but he’s still the captain of this Pirate crew.

Then the pink guy started calling Johnny and Yosaku as ‘Small Time’ Bounty Hunters and accusing that they got caught by us. Those two bounty hunters were ticked off, but they still acting all cool before they took out their swords and about to attack the pink guy. But in the end, those two got their asses kicked by him.

“You sure you guys aren’t super weak?” Luffy asked.

“N-no, it’s just that guy’s not too shabby himself.” Yosaku replied.

“I-it was a close one…” Johnny exclaimed.

“The hell are you two doing?” Zoro said as he sweat-dropped.

Then suddenly a woman with pretty features and curves came out and started flirting with the pink guy. And I swear, I could saw ‘Gold Digger’ word on her forehead. I just watched the pink guy and that whore with half-lidded eyes and disgusted expression.

Then I turned and saw Nami holding a bounty paper with familiar fishman on it, she widening her eyes and crumpled it, making me looked at her from behind in worry and pity. But then Usopp yelling that the pink guy just then was about to sink us with aiming a cannon at us, making almost everyone shocked panicked at it (not me).

“Gomu Gomu no Fuusen!”

And of course, Luffy will protect the rest of us and the ship. And who would expected that the skill that mocked by Ace ten years ago will be handy like now? Too bad his aiming in his ‘Balloon’ form still bad and he eventually threw it back to Baratie, not to the Marine ship. Almost everyone was watched it with wide eyes and gapped mouth, Nami was face-palmed, and Takao, Flame and me just watched it with blank expression, as we already used to it.

Then a few minutes later, a small rowing boat with two chefs on it was coming to us and asking us who did it. Zoro and I pointed to Luffy, who was stared at us with shocked face and yelling at us as traitor as he was taken by the chefs. I just laughed at it and shrugged before turned to everyone.

“Come on, we better go to Baratie and I’ll introduce you guys with my long friends there.” I exclaimed and grinned. We eventually arrived at the Baratie and everyone was waiting for Luffy.