The Knight in Shining Armor [One Piece X OC]

Departure from the island

3rd's POV

"I'm stuffed!" Zoro cheered "I was definitely at my rope's end, having not eaten for three weeks!" h said while rubbing his own stomach earning a giggle from Rika, her mother and Coby.

"So, your grumpy when your hungry?" Aphrodite asked him taking a spoonful of chocolate cake

This earned a confused expression on Zoro "What do you mean!"

"Well you were grumpy not five minutes ago and now..." Aphrodite trailed irritating the swordsman

"Anyway how the heck can you have a bigger appetite than me?!" Zoro asked Luffy who indeed had several empty plates stacked together

"It tastes good! Right, Coby?" Luffy asked

"Thank you for treating me to food, too.." Coby said nervously to Rika's mother

"It's no problem! The town has been saved, after all!" Rika's mom smiled at them

"You really guys are amazing!" Rika awed at the group

"Yep, we are! And I'm gonna be even more amazing! 'Cause I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!" Luffy said with a smile while still eating "And I even have a crew!"

"So, how many others have you gathered besides us?" Zoro asked gesturing to himself and Aphrodite. "You must be the first mate though, am I right?" he asked Aphrodite which earned him a cheerful nod from Aphrodite who was munching on her cake. Luffy had a confused expression though "You said you were in the middle of gathering a crew. To be King of the Pirates, you must have a good number gathered."

"Just you and Aphrodite." Luffy answered dumbly

Zoro was then shocked "Huh?! Then.." he pointed towards Aphrodite and then back at him repeatingly

"Yeah! It's just the three of us." Aphrodite chirped happily

"We're gonna call just the three of is a pirate crew?!" Zoro asked loudly

"They say three's a crowd. Why worry we are strong!" Aphrodite argued

"What about a ship? Where's your pirate ship?" Zoro retorted getting into the girl's face

"There." Luffy pointed with his fork out the window.

Outside was a really small boat with a sail tied to the port, there could be a dog seen peeing onto it casually.

"That?" Zoro said disappointed looking out from the window at it.

"We'll have a ship this big before long!" Luffy cheered from the table while Aphrodite looked outside the window beside Zoro

Zoro suddenly laughed out loud as if expecting it to be a joke "And how's that?!"

"And I'd like a pirate flag, too!" Luffy fantasized putting a forkful of food into his mouth while imagining himself on a huge pirate ship with a straw hat flag "Yeah! Yeah, Yeah! So cool!" he said with a mouthful of food

Zoro was overall disappointed and out his palm onto his forehead "Luffy is born without any sense of planning..that's why I'm here." Aphrodite reassured the swordsman who looked about done with life "Please, don't worry."

"Did I really make this guy my captain?! Why can't you be Captain, Ro?" Zoro asked with frustration

Aphrodite blinked and for a second "I don't know. I guess I'm..just not fit for the spot. But don't worry we'll get more crew members before long!" she reassured him by putting a hand on his shoulder

"Hey, Hey! Where are you guys gonna go now?" Rika asked Luffy

"Isn't it obvious?! The Grand Line!" Luffy said excitingly to her