𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕠𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕤 • One Piece

Places To Be

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ℕ𝕠, 𝕀 𝕒𝕚𝕟'𝕥 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕘𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕒 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕥

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"𝕊o Captain Buggy," Mohji called out, "Captain John's treasure wasn't there."

Cabaji's eyes widened at Mohji's blunt words, hissing furiously into his ear. "You idiot, Mohji! Show some consideration! It's obvious that Captain got the wrong island. Are you trying to make him go red with embarrassment?"

"Who are you saying has a huge red nose! Huh!" Buggy snarled, whacking Cabaji over the head.

"By the way, Captain... This is no time for fooling around," Mohji ignored the commotion, instead of focusing on the more pressing matters. "What're we gonna do? The Straw Hat guys are real pirates on the Grand Line now."

"I'll say," Moshi smiled, peering at the picture of Liliana in his hands. "The little cutie finally got herself a bounty. I would very much like to pay her a visit."

"Ha! You flashy idiot! Don't lose your head." Moshi looks up at Buggy in curiosity, not noticing the fiery eyes aimed at him, only focusing on his captain's words. "We'll just let them be for now."

"What? What do you mean," Cabaji asks.

"You see, they say that when a witch eats a child, she first makes the kid nice and chubby. Do you get that?" Buggy says, a devious smirk on his face only to get dumbfounded expressions in return. Ignoring it, Buggy presses on with his plan. "In short, the more of those Straw Hat guys' bounty money becomes..."

"Oh, I see!" Cabaji says finally catching on, "When you beat them, your bounty will become greater than theirs!"

Everyone cheers in agreement with Moshi shrugging. "I was hoping to meet the little cutie but I guess it can't be helped."

"Yes, but when we do, the meeting will be all the more sweeter!" Buggy says as Moshi smirks in response.

"I see, that's amazing! Captain, shall we have a party," Cabaji suggests with a full grin, which Buggy agrees to.

Moshi himself smirks, dragging a finger down Liliana's bounty poster, those fiery eyes going unnoticed by him. "The Red Chessmaker, huh? Quite the stage name for a very fine act, my dear."

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"So, what kind of Moguera monster did you fight?" Usopp asks, watching as Luffy gets treated by Chopper with Zoro off to the side already being treated. Liliana meanwhile is casually making a rough sketch of the town while actively avoiding an enraged Nami.

"Pirates. But that's ok, it's all over now," Luffy answers as Zoro agrees.

"Even if it's over for you guys, it's not over for me!" Nami snarls as she grinds her teeth together before throwing her arms out in anger. "What's with you guys! You're men, right! When someone provokes you, you should just go ahead and beat them all up! Actually, better yet, why not just blow up this whole annoying town!"

Liliana casually scoots a few metres away from Nami as Zoro looks towards Nami in exasperation, only further setting off Nami who turns her sights on Zoro. Liliana looks away with a sigh as Usopp furrows his brows, confusion marred across his face.

"Hey, what's she in such a mood about when she's unhurt?" Usopp asks.

"I don't know," Luffy answers.

Liliana says with a wince knowing exactly why Nami is in such a foul mood. "It's best to not speak about it."

Nami's eyes burned with anger, pointing an accusing finger towards Liliana. "You! 'Pleasure doing business with'. What the hell is that supposed to mean!"

Usopp turned a questioning glance towards Liliana who shook her head in response. "Like I said before. It's best to not speak about it."

Then Chopper asked about Sky Island with an innocent smile and bright eyes, not knowing the hell that he had unleashed as immediately Nami's expression darkened. Liliana winced, as Chopper immediately hid behind Liliana, tears and snot falling down his face as Nami ranted and raved in the background.

"Did I say something funny!" Nami snarled.

Liliana sighed as Chopper hid behind her in his guard point with Usopp playing dead. "Nami, please. You're scaring them."

"YOU—"

"It's quite lively up there. Why are you so upset?" Nico Robin asked casually, interrupting Nami's tirade on Liliana as she walked onto the ship carrying shopping bags.

Sanji's eyes turned into hearts as he eagerly waved his hand. "Oh! Welcome back, Robin-Chwan! Would you like to eat first, or shall I prepare your bath?"

As Nico Robin explained that she went shopping for clothes and information for Sky Island, Nami was once again set off, practically threatening to her amusement. Nico Robin covered a laugh as she watched Chopper jump off the ship with Zoro frantically jumping after them while Liliana swiftly brought them back on board. Nico Robin informed them about a man named Montblanc Cricket who was chased out of the town because he was chasing his dreams before handing Luffy the map of Jaya.

Liliana looked at her retreating figure in thought. Liliana came to a decision earlier about talking to Nico Robin and actually letting her in after she herself was kind to her. Flickering her sights towards Luffy briefly, Liliana once again sighed in resignation. If Luffy accepted Nico Robin into the crew then I have no choice but to make an effort, Liliana thought with a determined nod before deflating once more.

But how, was the question.

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As the Merry approaches the other side of the island, Liliana looks around at the crudely patched up areas of the ship's hull that the boys tried their best to fix. Earlier they had a run-in with Masira's brother named Shoujou who further damaged the ship which Usopp tried his best to patch up. It was starting to worry Liliana about the amount of damage that Merry has received in their travels since they reached the Grand Line. Hopefully, these repairs would be enough to keep Merry with us, Liliana thought as Luffy's words from earlier ringed through her mind.