One Piece the Movie
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Chapter 21: The rebellion's new trump card!
The Swordsman then turned away from the little girl, he then looked around at the condition of the camp.
The leader of the elves, Orrian, was now snapping all of his subordinates out of their days and ordering them to handle the fires around them from what he was seeing..
There was still the problem with the current condition of the camp
Which won't be much of a camp anymore if they didn't get this fire situation under control
Fires still burned across the camp, the goblins' siege leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Now finished with his fighting the elves, exhausted and still recovering from the sheer madness of what just happened, were scrambling to control the flames.
Ruven was using water buckets, Bellas and Jacob were stamping out embers, and Khilseith, still low on magic, was trying to summon enough energy to create a spell that could put out the bigger fires.
"We need to stop this before the whole camp burns down!" Orrian shouted, directing the others.
But even with all their efforts, it was clear they weren't going to be able to control the fire fast enough.
Zoro then made his way over to the center of the camp.
It was there when he cracked his neck, "Tch. Guess it's up to me to fix everything huh."
Everyone turned toward himHearing him and wondering what he was doing.
"What do you mean 'Fix everything'?" Alicia snapped, still breathless. "The camp's burning down, how are you possibly going to be able to fix this?!"
Zoro sighed and rested his hand on the hilt of one of his swords. "Oh yeah hang on"
Then, he unsheathed his blade.
The elves all stared.
Oh no oh no no no no no was he about to do what they think he was about to do?
Everyone else began to duck in fear of what the swordsman's next move was about to be.
the only one not surprisingly who didn't seem to understand what was going on with Jacob who looked at everyone dumbfounded.
"What is he—" Jacob started, but Alicia grabbed his arm before quickly pulling him to the ground with her, "Move now."
Zoro exhaled slowly.
His stance shifted ever so slightly.
Then—he swung.
(FWOOOOOOSH!)
With one massive horizontal swing, Zoro's blade sliced through the air—but instead of cutting an enemy, it created a shockwave so powerful it blasted the flames away.
A gust of compressed wind followed the path of his sword, tearing through the fire like a storm. The flames shuddered, then died out almost instantly, as if blown away by an unseen force.
The elves staggered backward, feeling the wind ripple through their hair.
The fire was gone.
Everything fell into silence.
Alicia's jaw dropped.
Ruven blinked.
Khilseith, the actual mage, looked down at his hands—then back at Zoro.
"…Did he just use a sword to put out a fire?"
Orrian took a slow step forward, looking around the camp.
The flames were completely extinguished.
No magic.
No buckets of water.
Just one sword swing.
Alicia clutched her head. "By the Gods did that just happen?"
Zoro clicked his sword back into its sheath and rolled his shoulder.
"There. Problem solved."
Vanellope, standing nearby, had sparkles in her eyes.
"…Okay, that was officially one of the coolest things I've ever seen," she whispered.
Jacob let out a long breath and collapsed onto a crate.
"Well, uh. Good work, everyone?"
Orrian was still staring at Zoro like he was trying to figure out what the hell just happened.
"…How?" he finally muttered.
Zoro shrugged. "Dunno. I just did it."
Alicia threw her hands up.
"OF COURSE HE JUST DID IT."
Zoro sheathed his swords with a satisfied click, his expression unreadable as he turned back to the elves. "Guess that's taken care of," he said casually, as though he hadn't just turned the tide of the battle single-handedly.
Vanellope ran toward him, her face lighting up with relief. "Zoro! That was amazing!" she shouted, practically bouncing with excitement.
He glanced down at her, his usual smirk returning
The battlefield fell into silence.
For a long moment, everyone just stared at Zoro.
Their minds were still reeling from what they had just witnessed—the impossible speed, the overwhelming strength, the sheer insanity of a single human taking down a champion goblin and wiping out an entire army like it was nothing.
Even the air itself felt different, as if the battlefield was still processing what had just happened.
Then—chaos.
Jacob and Bellas immediately made a dash for Zoro completely ecstatic from what they had just seen.
"HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?!" Jacob's voice pierced through the quiet like an arrow. He practically launched himself at Zoro, stopping just short of grabbing him by the shoulders. "THAT WAS INSANE! YOU WERE JUST—AND THEN YOU—AND THE FLAMES—WHAT?!"
Bellas, normally more reserved, was right behind Jacob, nodding furiously,"Y-Yeah! I've never seen anything like that! You—You just CUT THROUGH THE FIRE! Who does that?!"
Alicia approached too, but unlike the other two, her arms were crossed, her sharp eyes still analyzing everything that had just unfolded.
She gave Zoro a once-over, then exhaled.
"Yeah I'm going to have to agree with that question too," she said,"You mentioning that you were this strong would have been beyond impressive And nice to know so I wouldn't leave you in a tent."
Jacob whipped his head around.
"BEYOND IMPRESSIVE?! THAT WAS—THAT WAS INSANE, ALICIA! HE MOVED SO FAST! HE CUT THROUGH THAT THING LIKE IT WAS PAPER!"
"Yes I saw, Jacob. I was there." She raised an eyebrow. "Unlike you, I'm not going to lose my mind over it."
Jacob gasped. "HOW ARE YOU SO CALM?! THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING! WHAT IF HE'S SOME KIND OF DEMIGOD OR—OR A DRAGON IN HUMAN FORM?!"
Zoro, who had been silent the whole time, let out a long sigh.
"You guys are loud."
Jacob spun back around. "LOUD? LOUD?! OF COURSE I'M LOUD! I JUST WATCHED YOU—"
Ruven clapped a hand over Jacob's mouth to stop him from having an actual meltdown before then carefully pulling him off of The Swordsman.
The rest of the elves were still standing back, unsure how to react. Some were whispering among themselves, others were simply staring at Zoro in disbelief.
Orrian, always the leader, took a steady step forward.
"I think we all owe you our thanks," he said, his voice level despite the obvious shock still lingering in his expression. "Without you, this camp would have fallen."
Zoro shrugged.
"No big deal."
Jacob tore Ruven's hand away from his mouth.
"NO BIG DEAL?!"
Bellas aggressively nodded. "It was a HUGE DEAL."
Zoro looked genuinely confused,"Why? You guys fought too."
Alicia sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose."Zoro."
He turned to her as she called his name,"Hm?"
She gestured toward the battlefield. "You just single-handedly wiped out an entire goblin horde, killed their strongest warrior like it was nothing, and put out an entire fire with a sword swing."
Jacob jumped back in. "DO YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF?!"
Bellas gasped. "Oh my god, wait—YOU WERE ASLEEP FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THIS."
Zoro blinked, "…Yeah?"
The three of them groaned in unison.
"HOW?!"
Zoro scratched the back of his head,"I dunno, I was just tired."
Jacob clutched his chest. "I can't do this. I can't process this."
Vanellope, who had been standing off to the side giggling to herself, finally stepped in.
She grinned up at Zoro. "They're just not used to someone as cool as you, big guy."
Zoro smirked. "Yeah I'm starting to pick up on that"
Jacob Then spoke up again as he continued to question The Swordsman.
"Okay. No. No, no, no, no, NO." He threw his hands in the air, stepping forward. "I REFUSE to just move past this. HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!"
Zoro blinked. "Do what?"
"THAT." Jacob flailed his arms toward the battlefield. "Everything you just did! The disappearing! The cutting fire! The—THE GIANT GOBLIN CHAMPION! You weren't even TRYING!"
Zoro scratched his head. "I mean, yeah. It wasn't that hard."
Jacob made a choked noise. Bellas grabbed his arm, as if to keep him from passing out.
Alicia, though much calmer, crossed her arms. Her sharp eyes were locked on Zoro like a hunter studying a dangerous animal.
"I have to agree with Jacob," she said. "What exactly ARE you, Zoro? You're human, aren't you?"
Zoro gave her a flat lookAs he then poked on his cheek and felt around his body a little bit. "Yeah I mean at least I feel like a human you know eat sleep bleed drink all that good stuff."
Jacob let out a strangled laugh. "You say that like it explains anything!"
Bellas, still wide-eyed, nodded furiously. "Seriously! Humans are strong, sure, but NOT like that! You moved faster than ANYTHING I've ever seen! Even our best warriors couldn't keep up!"
Ruven, usually more composed, spoke up. "And you cut through enchanted armor. That shouldn't be possible."
Khilseith, still panting from using so much magic, fixed Zoro with a calculating stare. "And the fire. No normal sword can cut through flames. Especially not one wielded by a human like you"
Zoro sighed. He was starting to regret winning so easily,"What's with all the questions? I just did what I always do."
"What you always d-",Jacob threw up his hands. "WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!"
Vanellope, standing by Zoro's side, was grinning. She had been waiting for this moment.
"Oh, this is nothing." She giggled. "You guys haven't even seen him fight for real yet."
The elves stared at her.
"THAT WASN'T 'FOR REAL'?!" Bellas shouted, her voice cracking.
Zoro shrugged. "Didn't need to go all out.Would have been just a waste of energy and effort"
Jacob looked like he was about to have an actual breakdown. "This can't be happening."
Orrian, who had been silent until now, stepped forward, his expression serious.
"Zoro." His voice cut through the chaos of the others. "I need to understand. I've trained warriors for years, fought alongside some of the strongest elves in our ranks. I have never—never—seen a human fight like that. What kind of training have you gone through?"
Zoro considered the question.
Finally, he sighed. "I trained with a great swordsman when I was a kid. Then, I got stronger by fighting people stronger than me. That's all."
Jacob stared at him like he had just said the sky was green.
"THAT'S ALL?!"
Zoro frowned. "What do you want me to say? I trained a lot, I fought a lot, now I'm strong."
Khilseith narrowed his eyes. "You're underselling it."
Alicia tilted her head, watching him carefully. "It's not just your skill. There's something else, isn't there?"
Zoro glanced at her. He wasn't sure how much he wanted to explain.
Then again, they had just fought together.
He sighed again. "Alright, fine. You guys wanna know?"
The elves all leaned in.
Zoro smirked. "I'm gonna be the greatest swordsman in the world."
Silence.
Jacob blinked.
Bellas tilted her head.
Khilseith didn't care.
Ruven and Orrian exchanged a glance.
Alicia, to her credit, didn't look surprised.
"And?" she prompted.
Zoro grinned. "And that means I have to be stronger than anyone else who picks up a sword. So I train until I win. That's all there is to it."
The elves were stunned.
They all literally just stared at him.
That couldn't be the source to all his strength just wanting to be the best
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
There had to be something else there should be something else there needs to be something else
Zoro was treating his godlike skill like it was nothing but a requirement for his goal.
This quite literally made 0 sense how are they supposed to compute with an answer like that.
Jacob was gripping his hair. "You're telling me you're this strong—because you want to be the best?!"
"Yep."
Bellas clutched her chest. "I think I need to sit down."
Alicia, still watching Zoro, exhaled slowly. "So you're not some kind of supernatural being. You're just… someone who refuses to lose."
Zoro nodded. "That about sums it up."
Orrian crossed his arms. "And you're saying you're not even at your strongest yet?"
Zoro chuckled. "Not even close."
The elves couldn't process it.
A human. Stronger than an entire goblin horde. Stronger than their best warriors. And he still wasn't at his peak?
This this quite literally made no sense
Like this felt like a broken track record of not making sense.
How could this possibly be his only reason for getting stronger for even being this strong to begin with.
Orrian, still catching his breath from the battle, wiped the sweat from his brow. His sharp, calculating gaze remained locked on Zoro.
The camp was still smoldering, the fires recently put out, but even amidst the destruction, the tension in the air was thick.
It wasn't just the battle that had left everyone shaken. It was the man standing before them.
Zoro stood there, arms crossed, his swords still at his hip, looking completely unbothered by the storm of emotions swirling around him. Like he hadn't just turned the tide of an entire battle alone.
Orrian inhaled deeply. He needed answers.
He turned to Alicia, his tone firm. "Did you even think to get proper information on them before bringing them here?"
Alicia pursed her lips, shifting slightly as she shrugged her shoulders. "…I got the basics."
Orrian exhaled through his nose. "Clearly not enough." He stepped forward, stopping just a few feet in front of Zoro.
"Who are you really?" His voice was steady but sharp. "Where are you from? How did a human like you become strong enough to cut through fire, armor, and an entire army of goblins like they were nothing?"
Zoro sighed heavily, rubbing the back of his neck. "Man, you guys sure are dramatic."
Jacob threw up his hands. "EXCUSE ME FOR BEING A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A GOD!"
Zoro rolled his eyes. "Tch. I already told you, I'm human."
Orrian wasn't satisfied. His expression remained firm, his tone unwavering. "Then explain yourself properly. We deserve to know who we've brought into our camp."
Zoro studied him for a moment. The guy was serious.
He glanced at Vanellope beside him, who gave him a little shrug. "Might as well, big guy. They're gonna keep hounding you until you do."
Zoro sighed again and finally spoke.
"Name's Roronoa Zoro. I'm a pirate."
Silence.
A pirate
Like the ones that dress in those ridiculous and slightly dirty outfits
Travel amongst the sea on a ship
Searching for booty or treasure whatever it is
Which always have the need to say ARG with a little parrot on the shoulder
That was what he was
Orrian and the elves starred.
Jacob choked. "I—WHAT?"
Bellas blinked rapidly. "D-Did he just say—?"
Alicia's expression flickered with intrigue. "A pirate?"
Khilseith Couldn't help but start snickering from snickering he began laughing holding his stomach tightly at that ridiculous answer he was just given.
Ruven folded his arms, his brow furrowing. "That… makes no sense. Pirates don't fight like you. Nor do they even act the way you do either"
Orrian's frown deepened. "You're telling me you're nothing but a common sea criminal?"
Zoro's eye twitched. "Tch. 'Common'? Don't lump me in with just any pirate." He crossed his arms, standing tall. "I'm part of the crew of the future King of the Pirates."
Silence. Again.
Alicia raised an eyebrow. "The… what now?"
King of the Pirates
What the hell is that?
There could be a king of the Pirates, what ?
What would the Royal throne be a treasure chest or an entire ship?
Zoro smirked. "Monkey D. Luffy. He's my captain. And one day, he's gonna be the King of the Pirates."
Jacob looked like his soul was leaving his body. "WHAT AM I EVEN HEARING RIGHT NOW?!"
Bellas had her hands on her head. "Pirates? Kings? This is too much."
Orrian, still trying to piece together the absurdity of the situation, rubbed his temples. "So let me get this straight… You're part of a pirate crew. And your captain is some man who claims he's going to be a king?"
Zoro nodded. "Damn right."
Khilseith's curiosity was starting to repeat itself," What is there going to be like some sort of weird pirate hierarchy or something"?
Zoro then shook his head." Nah my Captain's not really with the ruling over people thing",
Alicia, still watching him intently, spoke up. "And you? What's your goal in all of this?"
Zoro's smirk grew. "I told you already."
He stepped forward, his presence suddenly overwhelming,"I'm going to be the world's greatest swordsman."
His words hung heavy in the air, not as a boast, but as an undeniable fact.
Alicia's gaze flickered with something unreadable. Ruven clenched his jaw. Khilseith narrowed his eyes.
Jacob, however, was not handling this well.
"OH GOOD, SO YOU'RE ALSO TRYING TO BE THE BEST AT SOMETHING." He threw his hands up. "FANTASTIC. WHAT ELSE? CAN YOU BREATHE UNDERWATER? DO YOU HAVE SECRET DRAGON BLOOD? MAYBE YOU'RE A LOST ELVEN PRINCE TOO?!"
Zoro glanced at him. "…I think you need to calm down."
Jacob looked ready to scream.
Orrian, however, Placed his hand on Jacob's mouth to prevent him from doing such a thing and to also shut him up too, because he still had more questions, "You've mentioned your captain, but what about the rest of your crew? Are they all like you?"
Zoro chuckled. "Not exactly. But yeah, they're strong." He thought for a moment. "You'd probably be the most interested in Luffy. He's the strongest of us all."
Alicia tilted her head. "Stronger than you?"
Zoro smirked. "Oh yeah."
That statement alone was horrifying to everyone who had just watched Zoro single-handedly destroy an army.
"That's not possible," Orrian muttered. "If he's stronger than you, then what the hell is he?"
Zoro's smirk widened. "A monster."
Jacob and Bellas nearly collapsed.
Orrian shook his head. "And where is your crew now?"
Zoro shrugged. "Lost. Again. Well actually technically we're on vacation well the others are but we all are but me and my Captain were placed together since we drew straws on who would watch over the ship and the captain and I was the one who got the shortest straw so I'm stuck watching the ship witn my Captain. So they had the pleasure of not getting dragged to another world through a green pipe like me and my Captain"
The elves all shared a look.
Khilseith rubbed his temples. "You mean to tell me… you're this strong, and yet you still get lost?"
Zoro scowled. "Shut up."
Alicia smirked. "I see. So you're strong, but not perfect."
Jacob let out a deranged laugh. "THAT'S HIS ONLY WEAKNESS? HE SUCKS AT DIRECTIONS?"
Bellas wiped her face. "I can't believe this."
Orrian Stare at him with a blank face," Yeah I'm going to need a bit more of a detailed explanation on your current situation just so we can then figure out what to do with you"
Zoro crossed his arms and leaned against the nearest post, eyeing the group of elves surrounding him. He could feel the weight of their stares—curiosity, confusion, disbelief. The battle had proven beyond any doubt that he was no ordinary human, but now they wanted more. They wanted to know why he was here. How he got here.
He exhaled sharply, shaking his head. "Tch. Alright, fine. I'll tell you what happened." He glanced at Alicia, then at Orrian. "But you'd better listen closely, 'cause I'm not repeating myself."
The elves exchanged glances before nodding. Even Jacob—who had been bouncing off the walls with excitement—managed to settle down, albeit barely.
Zoro stretched his neck before speaking. "We weren't supposed to be here. Me, Luffy, and Vanellope—we were on our ship, the Thousand Sunny. That's where all this started."
Orrian narrowed his eyes. "And where exactly was this ship?"
"In my Captain's hometown," Zoro answered simply. "On the docks of the same said town to be more Frank." He let that sink in before continuing. "We were minding our own business when some bastard in white showed up out of nowhere."
Jacob raised a hand. "Wait, some guy just appeared on your ship? Like—poof?"
"Yeah," Zoro confirmed. "Didn't see him coming, didn't hear him board. One second it was just us, next thing we know, he's standing there like he owns the place."
Ruven frowned. "And you're saying this wasn't some sort of illusion or trick?"
Zoro shook his head. "Nope. He was real, alright. Too damn real." His fingers briefly tightened around the hilt of one of his swords. "Luffy was ready to knock his teeth out the second he laid eyes on him."
Alicia's expression remained unreadable, but she leaned in slightly. "And you?"
Zoro smirked. "I was ready to cut him in half."
Bellas and Jacob exchanged glances.
"Did he say cut him in half?" Bellas whispered.
"He definitely said cut him in half," Jacob muttered.
Zoro ignored them and continued. "Anyway, the guy acted all calm, like he wasn't worried about us at all. Called Luffy by name, too. Knew exactly who he was and even grabbed his hat."
Orrian's eyebrows rose slightly. "He took something from your captain?"
Zoro nodded. "Yeah, but Luffy got it back real quick. He didn't like that one bit."
"I knew it!" Vanellope suddenly interjected, grinning. "I knew you were gonna mention the hat part! Luffy never lets anyone mess with his hat!"
Zoro snorted. "Damn right. That hat's important to him." He turned back to the others. "Anyway, we told the guy to start talking, and he did. Said he was looking for Luffy. Said his 'employer' was interested in him and wanted to meet."
Ruven frowned. "And who was this employer?"
Zoro's smirk faded. "He went by a couple of names, but the most important one was The Butcher."
A heavy silence followed.
Jacob let out a nervous laugh. "Haha… oh, that's a great name. Very reassuring."
Orrian folded his arms. "I assume this wasn't just a casual invitation."
Zoro shook his head. "Nah. He told us straight up—we either went with him, or he'd drag us there by force. And if we resisted, he'd burn our ship, maybe even an entire village, to the ground."
Khilseith's expression darkened. "And you refused."
"Obviously," Zoro scoffed. "We're not the type to roll over just because some guy in fancy clothes tells us to." He exhaled. "That's when the real fight started."
Alicia's eyes narrowed slightly. "And how did that go?"
Zoro glanced at Vanellope, who was already smirking.
"Not gonna lie," she said, "he kinda kicked their butts for a bit."
Zoro sighed, annoyed. "We were holding back."
Alicia raised an eyebrow. "Holding back?"
Zoro nodded. "We didn't know how strong he was yet. Didn't wanna go all-out right away, especially not when we were still recovering from another fight earlier."
Bellas folded her arms. "But that didn't last long, did it?"
Zoro shook his head. "Nope. After he started messing with us—blocking my swords like they were nothing, tossing Luffy around, pulling some weird portal tricks—we knew we had to take him seriously."
Jacob leaned forward. "Wait, portal tricks?"
Zoro exhaled. "Yeah. The guy had some kind of ability that let him open these black holes. He could absorb attacks into them and then shoot them back at us from different directions."
Orrian looked thoughtful. "That's an incredibly dangerous power…"
"Yeah, no kidding," Zoro muttered. "Our own attacks got turned against us. Luffy was dodging my air slashes, and I had to dodge his punches. It was a mess."
Jacob whistled. "Okay, now I get why you were having trouble."
Alicia frowned slightly. "But you won in the end."
"Damn right we did," Zoro smirked. "We caught him off guard. I grabbed Vanellope while Luffy threw him into the ocean."
Bellas blinked. "You threw him into the ocean? Why would you do that"?
Silence.
Wait Jacob Raised a brow to something," Hold up what the hell is a devil fruit user"?
O Zoro blinked. Oh. Right. He had been so caught up in everything—the war, the rebellion, the whole "trolls taking over the world" thing—that he'd completely forgotten one minor detail:
Jacob had his arms crossed, his brow furrowed in confusion. "You just threw that out there like it's supposed to mean something. So what the hell is a Devil Fruit user?"
Zoro sighed, rubbing the back of his head. How the hell do I even explain this? He wasn't exactly the best teacher. That was more Luffy's thing. Or Robin's.
Still, he could at least cover the basics.
He glanced at Vanellope. "You wanna take this one, or should I?"
Vanellope grinned, rocking on her heels. "Ohhh I'm good, Mr. Swordsman. You got this."
Zoro rolled his eyes. "Tch. Fine."
He turned back to Jacob and the others. "Alright. So, in my world, there are these things called Devil Fruits. They're weird-looking, cursed fruits that grant people superhuman abilities. The catch? Once you eat one, you lose the ability to swim. The ocean straight-up rejects you, and you sink like a rock. Hence why we threw that white suited guy into the ocean."
Jacob blinked. "...So you get powers, but water kills you?"
Zoro shrugged. "Basically."
Khilseith scoffed. "That's a hell of a trade-off."
Alicia narrowed her eyes. "And you—are you one of these 'Devil Fruit users'?"
Zoro shook his head. "Nope. I don't have one."
Ruven arched a brow. "Then why bring it up?"
Zoro sighed. "Because my captain—the one that white-suited guy is looking for? He has one. And so do a bunch of other people from my world."
Elrohir leaned forward, intrigued. "What kind of abilities are we talking about?"
Zoro exhaled. "Depends on the fruit. There's all kinds—some let you turn into animals, some let you control elements, some turn your body into weird stuff like rubber or smoke. Some are insanely powerful, and some are just… stupid."
Bellas' eyes widened. "Wait, wait, wait—you're saying there are people out there who can turn into fire or control the weather just because they ate a fruit?"
Zoro nodded. "Yeah. And my captain? He ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi—the Rubber-Rubber Fruit. It turned his whole body into rubber."
Jacob blinked. "So… what, he just stretches?"
Vanellope giggled. "Yeah pretty much."
Zoro smirked. "Luffy's not just stretchy—he's damn near unstoppable. Punches bounce off him, bullets don't do squat, and he can stretch his limbs like a slingshot. And that's just the basics. He's figured out a bunch of different ways to fight using his fruit. He can make his fists as big as boulders, move at insane speeds, and even—"
Zoro stopped himself. They don't need to know about any of his Gears or haki And to be honest he might not even know how to explain that part or that new form that Luffy supposedly got while they were in Wano but Zoro was kind of unconscious for that so he didn't really know what everyone was talking about during that time.
He crossed his arms. He'll have to explain that part when the time comes. "Point is, Devil Fruits make people really dangerous."
Ruven frowned. "And this… white-suited individual. The one looking for your captain. For what reason?"
Zoro's expression darkened. "I don't know. like I said before he said his employer the butcher needed to meet him for some reason but he didn't really do a good job of explaining what."
Alicia rubbed her temples. "So let me get this straight. There's a whole world out there where people can eat cursed fruit to gain ridiculous powers, but it also makes them weak to water?"
Zoro nodded.
Khilseith muttered, "That sounds like the most broken magic system I've ever heard of."
Jacob was still stuck on something else. "Okay, but like… can you just eat multiple fruits? Like stack powers?"
Zoro shook his head. "Nope. You eat a second one, you die. Your body just straight-up explodes."
Jacob took a step back. "Oh. Yeah. That's… horrifying."
Bellas still looked skeptical. "And you swear this isn't some insane myth?"
Vanellope cut in. "Ohhh no. I've seen it with my own eyes. People stretch, turn into fire, make earthquakes, all of it."
Hell she even demonstrated herself by literally glitching right in front of them then glitching black to Zorro ,"Some of us even glitch ourselves to different locations ".
Orrian, who had been quiet for a while, finally spoke. "And your captain… he's a Devil Fruit user. But he's not here."
Zoro's jaw tightened. "No. He's not here, he went into another green pipe".
There was a bit more silence as everyone was trying to take in the information they were being told before Orrian's expression hardened. "Explain."
Zoro sighed. "We thought he was a Devil Fruit user. I mean, come on—portal powers? A body tough enough that my sword couldn't even cut him?" He shook his head. "But when we tossed him into the ocean, he didn't sink."
Ruven's eyes widened. "You mean… he didn't drown?"
Zoro nodded. "That's right. He came back. Drenched, pissed, but fine. That's when I realized—he wasn't just some Devil Fruit user. He was something else."
Jacob looked like he was about to pass out. "I—I knew it! I knew there was no way this guy was normal!"
Bellas shook her head in disbelief. "And what happened next?"
Zoro exhaled sharply. "He gave us one last warning. Then he blasted the water with something—and the next thing we knew, the entire sea beneath us turned into a massive whirlpool. But it wasn't just any whirlpool."
Alicia's brows furrowed. "What do you mean?"
Zoro's eye narrowed. "It was glowing. Warping. Like it wasn't just pulling us under—it was taking us somewhere."
Vanellope raised her hand. "It was a warp hole," she added.
Alicia frowned. "A warp hole…?"
"Yeah," Zoro muttered. "We tried everything to stop it. Luffy grabbed onto the docks, me and Vanellope tried steering the ship away, but nothing worked. We got sucked in."
Jacob looked between them. "And then?"
Zoro shrugged. "Then we ended up here. Through that warp pipe you guys keep telling us about the green one."
Orrian rubbed his chin. "So… you're saying that whoever this man was, he had the power to teleport you across dimensions?"
"Looks that way," Zoro said simply.
Alicia stepped back, digesting the information. "That's… unbelievable."
Jacob pointed at him. "Says The girl who isn't the guy who just cut through a goblin champion like it was paper."
Bellas sighed. "So let me get this straight… you guys got attacked by some freaky teleporting warrior, got sucked into a portal that led you through a warp pipe Zone, and just landed here?"
"Pretty much," Zoro said with a smirk.
Alicia tapped her fingers against her arm. "And what about this Luffy? Where is he?"
Zoro's smirk faded. "Dunno. That's the problem."
A tense silence followed.
Orrian exhaled. "So you're looking for him."
"Yeah," Zoro muttered. His grip tightened on his swords.
The silence that followed Zoro's explanation was deafening. The elves exchanged uneasy glances, their expressions shifting from curiosity to something much graver. They knew something—something they weren't saying.
Zoro didn't miss it. His sharp eye caught the tension in their stances, the way their gazes flickered between one another, as if silently debating how much to reveal. They know something I don't.
Alicia was the first to break the silence, her hand subconsciously resting against the hilt of her blade. "We should discuss this in the meeting tent," she said, her tone firmer than before. "There's… a lot you need to know."
Zoro narrowed his eye, scrutinizing her. "That so?" He crossed his arms. "And here I thought I already had enough on my plate."
Alicia exhaled sharply. "You don't."
Without another word, she turned on her heel and gestured for them to follow. The elves, sensing the weight of the discussion ahead, quietly moved in formation toward the center of the camp.
Jacob was unusually silent—likely still processing everything he had just witnessed. Ruven walked with his arms folded, his brows furrowed in deep thought. Bellas stole glances at Zoro every few moments, as if reevaluating the swordsman's existence altogether.
Vanellope, who had been clinging to Zoro's sleeve up until now, finally spoke up. "Uh… why do I feel like this is gonna be really, really bad?" she muttered.
Zoro glanced down at her. "Because it probably is."
She groaned. "Great. That's exactly what I didn't wanna hear."
They could finish cleaning up everything from the battle later. Right now it was time to get the full story from both sides.
(go to part 2)