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A/N: I'm not good with stories but I hope you enjoy it. Please let me know what you think of it.^^ If you haven't read chapter one, do so by clicking
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The Encounter
“I-I’m so hungry!!” exclaimed Luffy.
It has been two days since Luffy left Fuusha Village to begin his journey to become the pirate king. Makino had packed a large sum of meat for Luffy’s journey but he had consumed it all within two days which left him wanting more. He was now sitting in the corner of the small fishing boat looking ahead for any island sighting. Luffy had no knowledge about the sea despite his dream to become the pirate king. He relied on the wind to take him to a nearby island. As he sat, a large phoenix-like bird flew overhead the small fishing boat with gold and red being its dominant colors. It could also be resembled to a peacock but much more beautiful. It has yellow tail-feathers, a white underside, and green feathers at the tip of its wings. It also has green stripe on its neck, a yellow beak, black rings around its red-iris eyes, and a feathered-crest. Luffy’s eyes turned to meat as he saw his meal fly above his head. He bent his knees and jumped up. Surprisingly, he was able to catch onto its large green feet. Luffy looked down to see how far up he was only to notice that he had forgotten about his boat.
“Crap! I’m leaving the boat behind!!” Luffy shouted
Luffy was so busy thinking about his appetite that he didn’t take note of how he would take the boat with him. The fishing boat began to get smaller as the bird flew farther and farther away. Since there was no way back, Luffy decided to hold onto the birds feet until he saw an island.
Hours Later…
“Ohh! I see an Island!!”
Luffy was ecstatic about finally being able to see an island but more importantly, his appetite. As the bird flew above the island, Luffy let go of the bird’s feet and fell straight into the forest that was behind the town. Thanks to a few tree branches, Luffy got tangled between the vines of the branches and avoided crashing to the ground.
“Stupid Vines!”
After untangling himself from the vines, he decided to head to town and get himself some meat. The town didn’t seem to be big. It had a really tall building in the center with a board that read “MAYOR”. The buildings were all orange and they weren’t very tall, none of them had more than one floor except for the center building that read MAYOR.
“This is such a weird place” Luffy thought as he walked down the street.
The towns’ people who noticed Luffy coming through the woods were very wary of him. They seemed as if they didn’t want him in this town. Luffy finally found a meat store at the far end, close to the lake. It was hard to distinguish between the buildings and stores since there were no signboards and all the buildings looked alike. As Luffy entered, a young girl ran up to him with an angry stare. She stopped for a second and then screamed,
“GET OUT OF OUR TOWN!! LEAVE US ALONE!!”
An older woman who seemed to be her mother apologized instantly and took the girl back into a building. Luffy was confused with what was going on. The towns’ people were even more frightened after the girl let out her anger. Luffy ignored what had happened and went inside to full up his stomach. The shop keeper was an old man. He wore a white bandana on his head and a white apron over his red t-shirt and black pants. He didn’t seem as frightened as the others but he still showed signs of anger towards Luffy.
“Ossan, can I get some meat?” asked Luffy.
“Yeah, Yeah.”
The Old Man went indoors and then arrived later carrying a large plate of meat. He placed it before Luffy who began eating it right away.
“Thanks Ossan!” Luffy said while eating his meat.
The old man turned around and paused. Luffy didn’t say it as clear because of the meat he had in his mouth but the old man definitely heard it.
“W-what did you just say?” asked the old man looking at Luffy with a puzzled face.
“Huh? I said thanks. This whole town is weird!” replied Luffy.
The Old Man understood then that this young man wasn’t from around here.
“Do you want to know why the towns’ people are so stiff and why that girl said what she said?” asked the man.
Luffy looked up for a second and nodded his head. He still continued to eat as the old man spoke.
“A group of pirates known as Kasu Pirates have been terrorising our town. They came here a month ago and since then, we’ve been living in hell. I don’t know what they want but some of our people have been murdered by them for not listening to their demands.” He paused to look at Luffy who was still eating and continued. “Their Captain, Mugoi, has a bounty of 40,000,000 beli on his head. They took shelter right behind those woods you came from so we thought that you were part of their crew. All the marines that have come to help have been killed too without even landing on the island. We lost all hope but we’re feeling relieved now. We called for the bounty hunter, Roronoa Zoro, to kill those pirates. They say that he’s a demon in the form of a human. If he defeats him, our town will be free!!”
Luffy didn’t understand most of what was happening but he got interested in this person the old man talked about. He wanted to meet him so that he could ask him to join his crew. A few minutes later, Luffy was done with his meal.
“When is that man coming?” asked Luffy
“We sent him a call a week after they came but he hasn’t showed up yet. We hope he shows up soon though.” replied the old man.
“Damn…I got lost!” called out a stranger.
“H-He’s here!!!” cried someone outside the store. The villagers began crowding in front of the store to see their hope for freedom.
Roronoa Zoro – Pirate Hunter
Roronoa Zoro was an average sized man with three gold earrings on his left ear. He had green hair and held three swords on his waist. He was wearing a white shirt with black pants tucked into his black boots. He had a black bandana tied across his left bicep.
“Is this where the 40,000,000 bounty head is?” asked the man as he scratched his head looking at all the people crowding in front of him.
“Y-yes sir!” replied one of the women in front of him. “Please talk to our mayor about the details inside this store.”
Zoro entered the meat store and saw two figures talking.
“Who’s the mayor of this town?” asked Zoro
“I am!” replied the old man.
“You’re the mayor??” asked Luffy interrupting them.
“Yes I am.” he replied looking at Luffy. He then turn towards Zoro and continued, “Mugoi is inside that forest. Once you have dealt with him, we’ll call over the marines to hand him over and get your payment.”
“Got it. I’ll be on my way then.”
“Wait! I’m coming with you” demanded Luffy as Zoro walked out the door.
“Hmph. Don’t get yourself killed” replied Zoro in an uncaring manner.
The man was worried about their lives but something about those two eased his worrying. Luffy and Zoro walked out the door with the village taunting Luffy now that Zoro was in town. The old man ran outside and demanded everyone to stop at once since the town mistook Luffy for one of the Kasu Pirates.
Meanwhile, at the base of the Kasu Pirates.
“C-CAPTAIN!!” cried a voice running through the woods and into the cottage that was in a big and only clearing in the forest.
Captain “Spear” Mugoi – Kasu Pirates
“Why are you shouting Sado?”
A tall muscular silhouette could be seen sitting on a big chair in the center of the square room. He had a tattoo of what seemed to be a horse’s head printed across his arm. His clothes weren’t visible but it seemed as though he wore an armour with only his arms and face visible.
Sado took a deep breath and continued, “Pirate Hunter Zoro has come for you! It seems as though the towns’ people contacted him about your presence.”
Vice-Captain, “Bloody” Bushi – Kasu Pirates
“Hmph, He’s not a threat to us.” replied another man.
He was an average sized man wearing a samurai suit of armour. He had a small moustache growing and carried a sword on his waist. “King predicted that the three-tails will be from east blue. We are here only to recruit him, nothing more. We’ll return back to the grand line to give King our report after we complete our mission.”
On the way to the Kasu Pirates Shelter
“Zoro, why do you have three swords?” asked Luffy.
“I use the three-sword style” replied Zoro and asked, “Why’re you coming with me anyway? A pipsqueak like you will be killed right away.”
“I’m not going to die here. I’m going to be the Pirate King!”
“Buhahahahaha! Do you even understand what you’re saying?” asked Zoro laughing hysterically
“Pirate King means the Pirate King. What else does that mean?” replied Luffy. “I’m looking for a crew and I want you to join me!.”
“I already told you that I’m not going to join you! How many times are you going to ask?”
“I don’t care what you say. You’re going to join!” demanded Luffy ignoring Zoro’s retorts.
The way to the shelter began to narrow and it split ahead of them. One of the paths read “The Clearing” while the other one didn’t have anything. The old man had told them that they took shelter in the only clearing inside the forest. He also stated that there is a sign board showing them the way to the clearing. Luffy turned towards the path with the signboard while Zoro turned and walked the other path.
“Huh? Where are you going Zoro?” asked Luffy when he noticed that Zoro was going the other way.
“To get my money” replied Zoro as he continued to walk.
“You’re going the wrong way! How stupid can you be?” Luffy sweatdropped.
“Huh? When did the signboard change?” replied Zoro as he turned around and took the other path with Luffy.
Both of them continued to walk straight and found themselves surrounded by a group of pirates.
“Guess we made it” said Zoro with a wide grin on his face.
“We won’t allow you to see Captain!” demanded one of the men bravely but he was sweating while talking to Zoro for Zoro was known to take down high bounty pirates.
“That’s too bad” replied Zoro while as he reached out to his waist for his swords but he didn’t have to.
“Gomu-Gomu-No-Bazooka!”
Luffy stretched both his arms far behind him and snapped it back towards the group ahead of them. The impact of the strike sent the group of pirates flying.
“W-what was that?” asked Zoro dumbfounded.
“I ate the Gomu-Gomu Devil Fruit.” replied Luffy smiling.
“What?!?” Zoro asked looking at Luffy’s carefree face,
“I'm a rubberman” replied Luffy.
“Huh? What’s that supposed to mean?” snapped Zoro.
Luffy ignored him and continued walking. Zoro, who doesn’t like to think a lot, decided to place what he had witnessed at the back of his head to focus on the event at hand. A few minutes later, they entered the clearing and saw that pirates were all armed and facing them with one tall armoured man sitting on a chair behind the group and another armoured man standing beside him.
“We’ve been expecting you Roronoa Zoro” said Captain Mugoi with an evil grin on his face.
Zoro took out a piece of folded piece of paper from his pocket. He unfolded it and a man’s face could be seen. It read [“Spear” Mugoi. Dead or Alive. 40,000,000 Beli.] with a nasty picture of the man sitting at the back stabbing a marine through his chest with a spear.
“You’re my prey today Mugoi” cried Zoro with a happy face. It seemed as though Zoro was waiting for a chance to charge in and kill.
“Attack!” ordered Mugoi who was smiling while watching the chaos happen before him.
Luffy was completely ignored by the group which sort of irritated him, something he’s never felt before. The same thing Shanks would do when Luffy talked about going out to sea with the friendly pirates who once took refuge in Luffy’s hometown. Luffy ran behind Zoro to help him if needed but Zoro didn’t seem to need help. He cut down anyone who tried to attack him and continued running towards the armoured captain.
“Hey! Leave some for me!!” cried out Luffy from behind Zoro’s back but Zoro couldn’t hear him. Zoro seemed as though he was possessed, especially at the sight of blood and at the sound of people falling to the ground. He truly was a demon in the shape of a human.
“Who’s the guy running behind Zoro” asked Mugoi to Bushi.
“I’m not sure. Maybe his underling? He doesn’t look strong though.” replied Bushi who was enjoying the bloodbath before them.
Soon later, all of Mugoi’s men were laying on the ground with blood surrounding them and Zoro grinning with excitement. Zoro was ready for more and he had his eyes set upon his prize.
“That was fast. I’m surprised you took down all the pawns that quickly.” Mugoi said as clapped his hands.
“I’ve had enough with the small fries! I’m here for you!” shouted Zoro as he dashed towards Mugoi who was still seated but Zoro was sent flying right before he could take the first step.
“It was fun I suppose but don’t you dare talk like that to Captain Mugoi. You’re nowhere near as strong as my captain is” Bushi said looking at Zoro.
“You must be “Bloody” Bushi.” Zoro said as he got back to his feet. “I've heard about you from other hunters. I guess I have to take you down before going for the King eh?”
“Our King isn’t here but if you meant Captain Mugoi then yes.”
"Hmph, don't bore me" replied Zoro arrogantly.
Luffy wanted to see for himself how strong Zoro would be. He also felt that he was carrying a burden that he couldn't get others into.
End of Chapter.
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