Whisky Peak

Whisky Peak

"Usopp is an idiot~"

While Luffy and Usopp were fighting on the deck of the Going Merry, Nami sighed deeply as she watched Yuna casually store away the sea conch she had previously held.

'Seriously, where did she even get something like that from?'

Shaking her head, Nami decided not to bother with Yuna's ongoing prank and focused on the Log Pose attached to her arm instead.

'Good, we are still on course, and it seems like the weather has stabilized as well. I hope that is a sign that we are about to reach our first island.

"Ah~ My beautiful princess, I made you some snacks."

In the background, Sanji presented an assortment of snacks to Miss Wednesday, but unlike Nami, who only rolled her eyes at Sanji's behavior, Yuna noticed Miss Wednesday briefly flinching when Sanji called her a princess.

'Hee~ Seems like there is more to her than meets the eyes.'

Yuna was just about to go over to Miss Wednesday and bully... *Cough* tease her a little when Usopp's voice echoed over the Going Merry.

"Land! I can see an island ahead!"

Looking where Usopp was pointing, Yuna could see a small island that appeared to be covered in mountain-sized cacti.

"That's our cue to leave!"

"Thank you for bringing us back home."

""Bye, bye, babee~""

Suddenly, Miss Wednesday and Mister Nine jumped on the ship reeling, and before anyone could react, they said their goodbyes and jumped into the sea before swimming to the cacti-filled island.

"The hell? They could have just sailed with us for the rest of the way."

Hearing Nami being confused, the rest of the crew nodded in agreement. Yuna held her chin and looked at the duo swimming away from the ship.

'Suspicious~'

"Whatever, let's go to the island! I can see a river; let's sail there!"

Unaware of Yuna's suspicions, Luffy excitedly sat down on the figurehead of the Going Merry, his favorite spot, and pointed at the island in front of him. Obviously, he couldn't wait to explore the first island of the Grand Line.

Hearing her Captain's order, Nami quickly adjusted the course. After a few more minutes of sailing, the Going Merry was moving up the river toward the middle of the island.

Looking around, Yuna squinted her eyes and took a better look at the giant "cacti" covering the island, and after realizing their true nature, her eyebrows rose.

'Graves? Very suspicious~'

So, while Usopp was suddenly infected with the illness called: I better not visit this island fever, the Going Merry continued sailing up the river into a somewhat dense fog. However, within the fog, people could be heard whispering.

"Pirates?"

"Are those pirates?"

"Looks like a group of pirates arrived!"

As the murmuring continued, the fog was lifted, revealing that quite a few people were gathered on the river's chores, pretty much surrounding the Going Merry. Half the crew suspected an ambush, but what happened next caused even Yuna to pause.

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"THE HERO'S OF THE SEA!!!"

"WELCOME TO WHISKY PEAK, THE TOWN OF CELEBRATIONS!!!"

"WELCOME TO THE GRAND LINE!!!"

Surprisingly, the natives of this island happily welcomed the Straw Hats instantly, causing Yuna's suspicions about the nature of this island to reach their peak.

'Oh yeah, there definitely is something messy going on on this island.'

Since she had reached that conclusion, she quickly glanced at the rest of the crew, but she could only shake her head when she saw Luffy and Usopp happily answering the cheers.

"WOW, AWESOME!!!"

"PIRATES ARE HEROES FOR THESE PEOPLE!!!"

'I guess I shouldn't have had any expectations for these two in the first place.'

Next, her eyes wandered to Sanji, who was clearly skeptical about this.

'Good, seems like Sanji is far from dropping his guar...'

"Wow, these pirates look so cool~"

"Look at that handsome blonde man in a suit; he looks so dashing~"

"HELLO, BEAUTIFUL LADIES!!!"

'... well, he's gone. How pathetic to be swayed so easily by good-looking women.'

[I really don't want to hear that from y...]

"Wow, look at that exotic blue and red hair~"

"Add some sleep powder to her next drink. The strongest we have."

Getting a nod, Igarappoi waited a while before a new drink was placed in front of Yuna, causing her to grab it and take another sip quickly.

The moment the strong drink entered her mouth, her drunken smile was gone, and a serious expression appeared on her face.

Seeing that, Igarappoi was sweating a little while preparing his weapons for combat.

'Has she noticed? Even if she did, she already took a sip, so she should fall asleep soon, and I only have to hold her back for a while.'

Moments later, Yuna's expression changed to one filled with anger before she loudly smashed the bottom of her drink on the table, almost causing a little to spill.

"WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS!?"

'Shit, she really has noticed!'

Instantly, the atmosphere grew tense as Yuna's eyes angrily scanned the room.

"What kind of barbarian has prepared this drink!? There is sleeping powder in it!"

Igarappoi lowered his body as gun barrels appeared out of his hair, ready to fire. He was just about to attack when, due to Yuna's next words, he almost tripped.

"Who the f*ck mixes strong rum with sleeping powder. YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO GO FOR SOMETHING WITH A PARALISYS EFFECT!!! THIS DRINK IS RUINED!!!"

The moment she finished her rant and sat back down, grabbed her cup, and took another sip under the utterly dumbfounded eyes of Igarappoi.

"Well, that being said. Even if the drink is ruined, I'm not someone who would waste alcohol."

Just like that, Igarappoi stared at Yuna while she emptied a drink she knew was laced with poison. As if nothing had happened, she was given another refill, which she took a sip from without a second of hesitation. Feeling a little pringling feel as the drink washed down her throat, a small smile appeared on her face.

"Good! This time, it's the right kind of poison!"

'THE PEOPLE IN THE KITCHEN ACTUALLY TOOK THE ADVICE!?'

Igarappoi could feel a massive headache coming due to what was happening in front of him. When Yuna wasn't knocked out from the alcohol, he felt like he still was in control, but by now, he had not a sliver of a clue what he was supposed to do.

'Should we just attack?'

"Ah! The green-haired swordsman is gone!"

"WHAT!?"

Igarappoi could feel everything slipping away rather quickly, causing him to panic.

'Nonono, I can't fail now! We are so close to succeeding!'

"HE'S ON THE ROOF!!!"

Hearing Zoro's location, Igarappoi quickly left the restaurant where the party took place, completely forgetting about Yuna, who was still happily drinking away.

The moment Igarappoi left the house, he looked up and saw Zoro standing on a roof, sword in hand and a cocky smile on his face.

"Well, well, well. Although it didn't seem to bother her, I still can't allow you to poison one of my crew mates. Isn't that right, Baroque Works~"

"What!? HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT NAME!?"

While Igarappoi was shocked because Zoro knew the name of his organization, Yuna emptied yet another cup and sighed in satisfaction.

"Phew, that hit the spot. Nami, you can get up; it's just us two."

Nami instantly raised her head and gave Yuna a weirded-out look.

"Did you seriously drink poison just now?"

"Mhh? Yeah, no big deal~ A little poison never hurt anyone."

"Pretty sure it did."

"Oh? It did? Oh well."

"I really want to scold you for dismissing everything with an 'Oh well', but whatever. We don't have any time for that."

"Hehe, that's true. Gotta village to plunder~"

"Hehe, that's right. Let's see what the people here have stored in their saves~"

"Yup, ~ fifty-fifty?"

"I want seventy~"

"Geez, you're so greedy. But I forgive you because you're cute. That being said, Sixty-Fourty?"

"Sixtynine to Thirty-one."

"Nice! You really know how to barter with me. Very well, Sixtynine to Thirty-one, but you gave to give me a kiss on the cheek as well~"

Hearing Yuna's offer, Nami couldn't help but sigh, but she ultimately agreed with a little blush on her face. In the end, Beli is still the most important!

"Fine, you have yourself a deal!"

"Alright! Let's get looting!"

Obviously, Yuna couldn't care less about whatever they would be getting out of this city. The kiss was the most important part of the deal!