After training for 2 years with Shanks on an island in the New World, I prepared to go to Sabaody with only a backpack containing my necessities, the Murasame sword and an air gun that Usopp had made for me.
All the members of the Akagami Pirates gathered to see me off.
"It's been two years, huh?" Shanks said.
"Yes, thank you for your guidance all this time, Shanks." I said while slightly lowering my head.
"You've gotten even more beautiful over the past two years. I want to marry you," Shanks said half-jokingly.
I laughed a little at that,
"I don't want to get married yet. Maybe in a few years," I said.
"Then I'll be a grandpa," Shanks said.
"No, I'm sure you're still handsome," I said.
Shanks' face turned red because of it.
'This isn't fair, is he trying to tease me? I should be the one teasing him,' Shanks thought
"Alright, it's time for me to go." I said, then spread my wings and flew away.
"See you later, minna!"
I waved my hand at them.
"Take care of yourself!"
"Tell us if any man messes with you!"
"That's right! We'll beat him up if he messes with you!"
"We won't let a beautiful and cute girl like you be hurt by them!"
I smiled at that. Indeed, over the past two years, I've grown closer to the Akagami Pirates. They even consider me one of their own.
"Of course! I'll report it to you right away! You guys take care of yourselves tool We'll meet again in the New World!" I said.
"Yes!"
I flew higher and higher, leaving the island where I had been training for two years. I flew towards Sabaody Island, following Rayleigh's Vivre Card.
Within a few hours, I finally arrived on Sabaody Island. I put on a cloak with a hood to cover my face so I wouldn't be recognized.
I actually wanted to fly straight to Shakky's bar, but I was worried that it would attract attention, so I decided to just walk.
When I arrived at Shakky's bar, I immediately went in.
"Sorry, but we're closed today," said Shakky.
"It's been a while, Shakky-san," I said, then looked at Rayleigh, who was sitting on a chair at the bar. "Rayleigh-san is here too, huh?"
Shakky and Rayleigh looked surprised when they recognized my voice.
"You...! No way!" Rayleigh said.
"This is impossible! How can their voices be so similar?!" Shakky said.
I opened my hood and showed them my face.
"But it's really me, Shakky-san, Rayleigh-san." I said with a smile.
"Fukuda-chan...how is that possible? The Navy has already declared your
death, how can you still be alive?" Shakky said.
"At that time, I was indeed dying. But as you can see, I'm still alive," I said.
"If you're still alive, why don't you go see Luffy-kun? Luffy-kun suffered so much when he learned of your death," Rayleigh said.
"Our promise has changed from 3 days to 2 years. Therefore, I decided to wait out those 2 years by training with someone," I said.
"I see, but thank goodness you're still alive. They'll be so happy to know that," Rayleigh said.
"Please keep my arrival here a secret, I want to surprise them," I said.
"Okay, if that's what you want Fukuda-chan." Shakky said.
"Who's here?" I said.
"I see. Then, I'll go to Grove 42 and wait there. Rayleigh-san, please tell them to bring the ship there," I said.
"Only Monkey-chan hasn't arrived yet," Shakky said.
"Okay, this is going to be a big surprise," Rayleigh said.
I immediately walked towards Grove 42 and waited there. Not forgetting, also put my headscarf back on to hide my face.
On my way to Grove 42, I encountered a fake Straw Hat Pirate. But it seems no one was impersonating me, as I was announced dead to the world. That's understandable. If someone was announced dead and even had a photo of them, who would believe they were still alive? They might be mistaken for a fake, I understand that.
On the other hand, I'm glad no one's imitating me. If anyone did, I'd already be thinking about killing them. I don't like people imitating me.
When I arrived at Grove 42, I climbed up one of the trees and sat there to wait for the others. After a long wait, the Sunny Go finally appeared sailing towards Grove 42. I hid myself and waited for the right moment because this. was going to be a great surprise.
I then saw Brook being carried by the flying fish rider.
"Usopp-san! Nami-san! Robin-san! Franky-san!" Brook said then he landed on the ship smoothly.
"Brook!" Usopp said.
"You! I never thought you'd leave that magnificent stage of yours! A true man!" Franky said.
"It's been a long time, minna-sama!" Brook said, then turned to look at Nami and Robin. "You two look even more beautiful!"
Brook then sat on a barrel.
"Okay, Nami-san. It's been 2 years..." Brook said and strummed his guitar.
"Would you like to sing a song for us?" Usopp said.
Brook then took a breath and looked at Nami.
"Can I see your panties?" Brook said.
"I won't show it!" Nami said while kicking Brook. "I won't show it even if it's been 2 years!"
Brook himself had already fallen on the deck grass carpet.
"I-I'm so excited to see you again, look! My heart is beating so fast, even though I don't have a heart anymore." Brook said.
"Becoming a star doesn't change you, it seems," Usopp said.
"Oh my! You all haven't changed a bit," Nami said.
"Then, it seems the others haven't been seen here yet." Brook said.
"Chopper is picking them up now," Robin said.
"Even though we will still be short by one person," Nami said with a sad expression.
The atmosphere immediately changed. They all wore sad expressions as they remembered the loss of one of their friends. Just then, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper arrived on the ship on the back of a large bird.
"Finally here!" Franky said.
"Minna!" Luffy said.
"I've picked them up!" Chopper said.
"Luffy! Zoro! Sanjil" Usopp said.
"Oi!!" Nami said.
"Luffy-san! I miss you so much!" Brook said while crying.
"You guys seem to be getting stronger!" Franky said.
"We have reunited!" Usopp said.
"Finally..." Sanji said, stopping when he saw Nami and Robin.
"Minna!" Nami said.
Sanji then had a nosebleed, his body even fell from the bird they were riding.
"Sanji!!" Chopper said.
'He... what if he sees me later? Luckily I'm not wearing revealing clothes like Nami. "I thought while shaking my head at Sanji..
Indeed, my body has changed a bit from before. My height has increased by 2-3 cm, and my chest and butt have become bigger than before. Maybe the size of Nami and Robin now, or maybe more? I don't know. But my face hasn't changed, it's still cute as before. It's just that, maybe you could say it's more beautiful like Shanks said. Although I'm sure Nami and Robin are more beautiful than me. The point is, I'm more mature now, not only in terms of age, but also in appearance.
Sanji himself was saved by Usopp.
"Alright, arigatou! Give my regards to the friends on Torino Island!" Chopper said to the bird who helped them then turned to Usopp. "Usopp! Is Sanji okay?!
"Le...more...they are even more beautiful...there are two beautiful women here..." said Sanji who was pale because he kept bleeding from his nose.
"Hold on! Hey, this is bad, Chopperl Stop the bleeding!" Usopp said.
Luffy himself was staring at Franky who had changed from before with sparkling eyes.
"FF-Franky, you!" Luffy said.
"What's wrong? Is something bothering you? Mecha!" Franky said, then pressed his nose and his hair grew on his head.
"Mecha?! I want to play it!" Luffy said then was about to press Franky's nose
but was stopped by Nami..
"Wait, Luffy!" Nami said, stopping him, "I don't know what's so interesting about that strange object! The Marine ship will be here soon!"
The cannon then fired at the Sunny Go. Seeing this, I immediately emerged from hiding and spread my wings. I flew towards the Marine ships and destroyed one of them. I remained flying above them, forcing them to raise their heads to see me.
"Who are you?! Why did you destroy our ship?!"
I lowered my head so that the people could see my face clearly without me having to remove the hood I was wearing.
"It's been a while, Marine," I said with a smirk and transformed into my vampire form.
"You...! Impossible! You were declared dead during the war at Marineford!"
"But in fact I'm still alive," I said.
"Report this to Headquarters immediately! Tell them that the girl is still alive!"
"Hall"
"You'll need more effort to kill me, Marines. Don't worry, I won't kill you," I said, then destroyed the remaining Marine ships.
I then flew and landed myself on the deck of the Sunny Go which made them all get into fighting positions.
"Who?! Enemy?! Or friend?!" Usopp said.
"He can't possibly be the angel of death, right?" Robin said.
"What?! The Angel of Death?!" Said a shocked Chopper.
"Because he has wings and he also wears a robe, similar to the angel of death." Robin said.
"Don't talk nonsense!" said Usopp who was starting to feel scared.
"Long time no see, minna." I said then opened the hood that covered my face.
Showing myself wearing a navy dress and my shoulder-length hair down.
They all fell silent for a moment, then started crying and hugging me. Only Zoro didn't cry and tried to be strong.
"Eri/Eri-chan/Eri-san!!!" They all said.
"Thank God...thank God you're still alive!" Nami said.
"I knew it was a lie! There's no way Eri would die that easily!" Usopp said.
"Eri...thank goodness..." Chopper said.
"Eri-san...thank goodness you're okay." Brook said.
"If this is a dream, I don't want to wake up!" Luffy said.
"This isn't a dream, baka," Zoro said.
"Eri-chan...thank goodness we can meet again..." said Sanji.
"You look fine, even though we thought you were dead," Franky said.
They also let go of his embrace.
"At that time I was dying, but I was still alive as you can see now," I said.
"It really feels like a dream," Robin said.
I smiled broadly at them. Luffy then hugged me again.
"Thank God! I'm so grateful! I wanted to meet you, Eri." Luffy said, then let go
of his hug and looked at me. "You won't leave me again, right?! You have to always be with me. I... can't live without you, Eri. I was completely
devastated when I found out you died. I..."
I put my index finger on Luffy's lips which silenced him.
"I will keep my promise to you, Luffy. I will accompany you until you become the Pirate King," I said with a smile.
"No! Not just until I become the Pirate King! I want you to be with me forever!" Luffy said, leaving me speechless. "I love you, Eri!!"
Luffy screamed so loudly, I think Hancock could hear him from the Kuja Pirates ship. Luffy kissed me, right on the lips. I was shocked to see that, Luffy, who I thought was innocent, could kiss me like this. Not only me, everyone who saw was also shocked. Luffy then broke the kiss.
"Stay with me...forever." Luffy said with a blushing face.
I could feel my heart beating so fast. Slowly, my face also turned red.
"Yes, Luffy." I said.
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Luffy immediately cheered happily and hugged me back. I could feel someone staring at me with a murderous aura from a distance.
"How dare he take Luffy from me..." Hancock said then shot an arrow at me.
Luffy immediately caught the arrow and crushed it with his hand.
"Hey, Hancock! Why did you attack him?!" Luffy shouted angrily.
"Luffy...scold me..." Hancock said then she cried.
"That's the symbol of the Kuja Pirates," Robin said when she saw the symbol of the Kuja Pirates on Hancock's ship.
"Kuja?" Ucap Nami.
"They are the strongest female pirates led by a Pirate Queen, who is also a Shichibukai," said Robin.
"Shichibukai?!" Usopp said.
"Her name is Boa Hancock. Some say, when someone is enchanted by her beauty, they will turn to stone," said Robin.
After she finished crying, Hancock then pointed at me.
"How dare you take Luffy from me! I can't forgive you! I'll kill you!" Hancock said.
"Hancock! If you dare to hurt Eri, I will not forgive you even if we are friends!" Luffy said emphatically.
"If you want to hurt him, you have to fight us first," Zoro said.
"Even if you really are as beautiful as the rumors say, I won't let anyone hurt Eri-chan." Sanji said.
The trio of monsters stood in front of me to protect me from Hancock.
"We won't allow that either!" Nami said.
The others were already standing on my right and left. At this moment, I felt so happy to be part of them.
But on the other hand, I didn't expect my meeting with Hancock to turn out like this. She seemed so hostile and wanted to kill me.
"Let's go!" Hancock said to her crew.
Hancock looked furious, but she couldn't fight Luffy because she loved him.
So she decided to leave. I breathed a sigh of relief seeing that. It would be troublesome to fight a Shichibukai like Hancock, even though I had been trained by Shanks.
"By the way, you've changed a bit, huh," Zoro said.
"Yes, I've grown taller!" I said with a wide smile and two fingers.
Who doesn't love growing taller? Of course I do.
"You're still short. You're not even as tall as Nami or Robin," Zoro said mockingly.
"But haven't I gotten sexier?" I said in a seductive tone and moved my body closer to Zoro.
I grinned too. For some reason, I felt eager to tease him, perhaps because we hadn't seen each other in so long. Instead of backing away as I expected or feeling nervous, Zoro wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him.
"Yes, you've gotten sexier. To the point where I want to eat you," Zoro said with a smirk,
"Get your hands off Eri-chan!!" Sanji said while kicking Zoro so that Zoro released his hands from my waist when he wanted to avoid Sanji.
"You're just annoying" Zoro said, annoyed that his moment was interrupted.
"Eri-chan is really beautiful! I love you!" Sanji said as he was about to hug me.
I immediately dodged it, making Sanji fall down because of it.
"Okay, we'll get ready to sail!" I said.
"Hi, Eri-cwhan!" Sanji said with drooping eyes and already standing up.
"What's wrong, Usopp?" Chopper said when he saw Usopp staring at the island for a long time.
"Have you guys defeated those Marines?" Usopp said.
"No, we just heard them screaming as we were about to take off," Chopper said.
"Then why haven't they come to this place?" Usopp said.
"As long as they haven't come here, that's good. If they're being held back by something, we're in luck. Nami, do it now!" Franky said, jumping into the water.
"Just leave it to mel" Nami said then looked at Log Pose. "Yosh!"
"Expand!" Luffy said as bubbles began to cover the entire ship.
"Why is this jelly starting to expand?" Usopp said.
The ship was also inside the bubble..
"Ouch! Our ship is in a bubble!" Chopper said.
"Everyone, listen to me. A coated ship has the ability to reduce underwater pressure. So when the bubble valve under the ship is opened, the bubbles will move to the ship's hull. And that will reduce buoyancy so the ship can dive. That's how it works," said Nami.
"I see." Said Luffy and Zoro.
"It's a bit complicated, isn't it? Anyway, we can develop the sail now!" Nami said.
"Screen?" Chopper said.
"With the sails coated, the ship's speed will be controlled by ocean currents.
just like the wind," said Robin.
"I thought something like that would make us dive to the bottom of the sea," Usopp said.
"Okay, we have to hurry before the Marines come to attack again!" Nami said.
"Marine reinforcements! We have to go! Minna!" Chopper said as he saw the approaching Marine ships.
Suddenly, the bird that Chopper, Luffy, Zoro and Sanji were previously riding appeared and attacked the Marine ship that was trying to approach.
"He..." Chopper's words were interrupted by the ship being attacked from the other side. "They're coming from the other direction"
"Leave it to me!" Sanji said then kicked a cannonball that was aimed at our ship.
Sanji then fell with his eyes drooping and his nose bleeding.
"Sanjil!!" Chopper said.
"Chopper, it looks like Sanji-kun needs special care." I said.
"I think so too." Chopper said.
Sanji then suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong, Sanji?!" Usopp said.
"N-No, I don't know... suddenly I felt someone was shaking my heart." Sanji said.
"I've opened the valve!" said Franky, who had just gotten back on the ship.
"Yokkai! What about the screen?" Nami said.
"We're ready!" Zoro said.
"Is everyone ready, Nami?" Luffy said.
"Yes. Just waiting for your orders, senchou." Nami said.
"Alright... everyone! There's so much I want to tell you. Anyway, thank you for sticking to the decision I made 2 years ago!" Luffy said.
"That's not the first time, right?" Sanji said.
"He's right, you always do what you want!" Usopp said.
"Raise the sails!" Luffy said.
"Yes!" said Zoro, Brook, and Chopper, who immediately raised the sail as Luffy ordered.
"Let's set sail!!" Luffy said.
"Yes!!" We all said..
The ship began to dive into the water.
"Let's go to Fishman Island!" Luffy said.
To be continued