THE LIFE OF A SEA WITCH // one piece x reader

002. PEOPLE

a sea witch? nothing out of the ordinary.

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The Sea Kings warned her not to be discovered. Especially from the gills on her neck. She was told that the people were all different. There was humans, Fish-men, merfolk, animals, and lots of others. She was told that the humans don't have good history with the fish-men, and with my gills I could be mistaken for one. The Sea Kings didn't want to tell me more, and forced [f/n] to explore.

She "found" and then wore a striped blue shirt that covered her gills and denim shorts. Her long hair was tucked in her sunhat, but she allowed two locks to framed the front of her face. She refused to wear shoes, or anything that covered her feet. In her mind she knew that the feeling of anything on her feet was uncomfortable and didn't feel natural to her. This had her gain a number of stares, as she roamed the village's marketplace.

Before she did anything, she watched.

She watched the humans trade items for these shiny round things that they call Beri. [f/n] had nothing like it, but even so, did she need it? For food she could go into the ocean and eat fish easily. For clothes, she already had them. Housing? She lived and slept in the sea for most of her life. And everything else? She didn't think she'd need them. Through careful thinking, [f/n] concluded that humans don't live like her...

- - -

Organizations.

Pirates, the World Government, the Navy..?

She walks up to two men relaxing outside a restaurant. Their cheeks were flushed, and their mouths seemed to be attached to these weird smelling bottles. They made laughs that hurt her ears.

"Excuse me!" She interrupts.

The men pause, turning to look at the woman in a somewhat intimidating way. But their expression changes to a smirk once they fully see you. "Wha' ya want, cutie?"

"Yes! I want to know! What are pirates?" Her voice was soft, unstable, and confident at the same time. Still, heaven could be heard from her innocent intent.

"Haah? Ya dunno what a pirate is? Where ya from, angel?" This time the other man spoke.

"I'm curious! Please, I'm from the sea!" She wondered if she'd upset them, since their eyebrows curved to create an irritated expression.

The man took another swig. "Ehh... The Sea huh..? Well, pirates are deez dickheads that go doing wha'ever dey want."

Dickheads..? Is that a nickname?

"Deez dickheads would take yer women, burn yer homes, and steal all ya loot! We commonfolk hate 'em to no end!"

"You hate them..?" [f/n] held her chin and looked down, deep in thought.

So even humans have problems between themselves...

- - -

The villagers soon came to stare at the odd woman as she consistently asked questions about the World Government and other stuff that a regular person should've known. Eventually the Sea Witch was ignored, and many began to run away at the sight of her. Her iconic Hiyokebou warned them from afar. The unusual behavior the woman had was what made the villagers assume that she was dangerous.

Her curiosity could only be satisfied at a certain point, was what [f/n] learned.

She now wandered the empty streets of the town and the sky slowly became darker. She started to consider going to another island and continue researching there. From there she turned back and started to head towards the sea-

"Hey! Woman with the Hiyokebou!"

She was stopped by a voice. 

"Over here!"

In a corner, [f/n] found a short old man with his face hidden by his dark cowl. 

"That hat," the old man trembled slightly, "are you..?"

"Hmm?" She couldn't understand him.

"You are... a Sea Witch, correct?"

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[f/n] held her hat as she spoke with the old man. Her unkempt and long [h/c] hair was down. They were currently in his house, relaxing at the dining table. The Sea Witch looked at all she could, since it was her first time going in someone's home. (She was told that they were in a kitchen, but she wasn't sure what that meant.)

The old man introduced himself as Mezo. 

"Your hat. It may be somewhat insignificant, but it was worn by another Sea Witch... I think, the one before you," Mezo states.

"The Sea Witch before me..?"

"Mhm! I guessed you were a new Sea Witch because of your hat and how young you looked... Well, it's not like I remember how old the last Witch was anyways, hurhurhur!"

I never thought about other Sea Witches... The Sea Kings did say that this was a kind of "job." 

"So, got any questions? I heard about you asking weird questions at the market! I would've ignored it but once they mentioned that damned Hiyokebou, I knew something was up! Hurhurhur!"

The female's eyes widened and met with Mezo's. It was the first time she held eye contact with someone (other than sea creatures). "I am... grateful. I hope I am not a bother."

"Hurhurhur! The thing I know about Sea Witches, they don't like harming others! So, I know you're a good person."

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[f/n] learned a lot of things from Mezo. She appreciated his patience and all he could to help her understand the world. He became her first human friend... or more like instructor. 

The Sea Witch would sometimes live and help around Mezo's house. All the experience she had gained was extremely helpful, and the best start she had. But it soon came to a point where she had to leave, because she wasn't planning to live like a human forever.

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