Chapter 47 – Mysterious Island 1.

Chapter 47 – Mysterious Island 1.

[Chapter Size: 2853 Words.]

Third Person POV

Baratie, East Blue.

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Somewhere at sea, East Blue.

"Alright, I'll go with you guys, but I have my own objectives. I hope you don't expect me to fulfill them! I'll talk about them later," Reiju said with the same serious tone and continued speaking. "Now, I'll finish up my things and check with the old man about what I still need to do before boarding with you..." Before Luffy could even speak, she turned around and walked away from them.

[System - Crew: Reiju has joined as a member of your crew!]

"He really did it..." Nami said with unbelieving eyes.

"Luffy-Sama is so charismatic!" Shirahoshi celebrated.

"There's no way this is just charisma!" Kuina complained.

"Brother Luffy is so cool!" The bounty hunters shouted with shining eyes.

"Tsk." Zoro grunted.

"This is unexpected..." Usopp muttered.

"I always knew she was our future cook, so it was just a matter of time until she accepted my invitation," Luffy declared, unconcerned with the suspicious looks he was receiving.

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[System - Crew: Reiju is now an official member of your crew!]

Luffy displayed a radiant smile as he observed the system screen in front of him.

Meanwhile, Reiju gathered her belongings at the restaurant and jumped back onto the ship, returning to the people who watched her with teary eyes. They shared a meal throughout the day, ending the night as the restaurant illuminated the part of the sea where they were, and the crowd gathered on the deck, many restaurant members crying for Reiju as she bid them farewell.

Luffy shifted his gaze from Reiju to focus on the two people in front of him, who were conversing at the moment, marking a farewell.

"So, you're really staying here?" Luffy asked the man in front of him.

"Yes, I believe this is the best stop for us to part ways. I plan to start new businesses in Loguetown. I talked to Zeff and found out that I can form a partnership with him, providing food and supplies to the restaurant at below-market prices, given my experience from my old businesses in the South Blue," he declared, and Luffy nodded.

"I understand. I can only wish you good luck and until next time we meet, perhaps in Loguetown when we pass through to the Grand Line. It's a place I intend to visit before the journey."

"Kirimvose syt everything," the woman suddenly said.

Luffy just stared at her, wondering what the hell she said, but chose to ignore her to continue the conversation with her husband.

"Anyway, take this. I believe it will help you get back on your feet. It'll be good motivation." Luffy said, taking a package from his pocket and expanding its size to form a huge bag of berries, which appeared in front of the couple along with a mysterious box.

"This money?!" the man exclaimed, surprised.

"Not just that. In the box next to it, there's a Devil Fruit, a normal Zoan of the lizard model. I think it'll be useful in case the World Government tries to come after you again. This will provide some power to retaliate if they send someone dangerous." Luffy explained, and the man quickly understood.

"Yes, I don't know what to say. Thank you very much, young man. This will be quite useful, both for me and my wife. I don't know how to thank you..." he expressed his gratitude.

"Don't worry. I have your map, the strange key, and still 150 million of that money. It's the least I can do," Luffy spoke sincerely. He had already taken a lot from them as a form of reward, so returning a part wouldn't hurt. He wasn't that selfish, especially considering that this couple needed help after losing everything.

Thus, Luffy finally bid farewell to the strange couple, who were about to resume their journey and boarded the ship one after the other. Turning to Zeff, he expressed his gratitude.

"Hey, old man, thanks for everything and for entrusting Reiju to my crew. I'll take care of her." Luffy smiled at the man.

"Tsk." Reiju grunted beside, hearing this. After saying goodbye to everyone in the restaurant, she boarded the Marine ship.

"You better take care of her, brat. Otherwise, even without a leg, I'll kick you in the future as revenge. You'll find out why I was once called 'Red Leg' Zeff." He said calmly, and Luffy smiled at the threat.

"That's good. Now, we better go." Luffy declared, after everyone boarded the Marine ship and bid farewell to the remaining people in the restaurant. Thus, the ship began to sail towards the horizon of the starry night.

"It's so beautiful..." Shirahoshi, as the only girl who had never seen a starry sky before, never ceased to murmur every time she saw this scenery since Luffy brought her to the surface.

"So, Luffy, where are we heading?" Nami asked beside, as the navigator, she needed to know.

"It's night at the moment; I want the ship to maintain this course, and tomorrow morning, we'll figure that out. Now, let's rest. So rest." Luffy said, and everyone agreed. While Luffy and the others rested, Usopp and Chouchou remained as lookouts on the mast as they volunteered.

The next day, everyone gathered in the naval kitchen with a delicious coffee that Reiju prepared for everyone, which pleased everyone with the quality of food and techniques employed by the cook.

"So tasty! Thank you, Reiju-Sama!" Shirahoshi shouted happily.

"Really, very good!" Usopp said surprised.

"I'm glad you liked it," Reiju said proudly.

Meanwhile, Luffy was quiet in a corner with his coffee, holding out a paper he hadn't opened in the past few days.

"Don't get jealous, Yamato; they're all beautiful. I'm happy to be surrounded by so much beauty; I consider all of them my future wives..." Luffy said in a bored tone and didn't even look at Yamato, but said it to provoke her, just like the other two beside him.

"Luffy, you idiot!"

"BAKA!"

"Playboy!"

Nami, Yamato, and a Reiju said immediately afterward, trying to ignore their shameless and idiotic captain.

'Women...' Luffy thought.

"LAND HO!"

"BARK!"

Jhonny and Chouchou's voices interrupted him at that moment.

"Finally!" Luffy couldn't help but celebrate.

"Great, keep going; I'll take the helm!" Nami shouted and ran from her chair to follow the small point appearing on the horizon.

Luffy looked at the island and stood up.

"Hahahahahaha! Listen up, are you ready to find treasures and adventures?!" Luffy began with his usual ruffian laugh, catching the attention of all the members of the ship.

"TREASURES!" Nami shouted loudly on the deck.

"I'll prove that I'm a brave warrior, facing any danger we encounter!" Usopp said, grabbing his rifle, now fixed and cleaned.

"Will there be pirates worth millions of Barries?!" Jhonny and Yosaku said simultaneously, wanting to hunt pirates, seemingly oblivious to the fact that they were accompanying another pirate crew.

"I'll see beautiful new places on the surface!" Shirahoshi said dreamily.

"Will there be powerful opponents?!" Zoro said, gripping the sword hilt with excitement.

"I'll have adventures like Oden in his diary?!" Yamato said, grabbing his book, used as his life's bible.

"BARK!"

"Sharky!"

"Tsk." Reiju just sighed at everyone's enthusiasm around her.

"Hahahahahahahaha, I don't know, and I don't want to know these answers. I just want to go there to be surprised and discover its mysteries!" Luffy said.

Then the boat continued at full speed, still with the increased speed from Luffy's power. They could already see the island getting closer and closer.

"TREASURES! TREASURES! TREASURES! TREASURES! TREASURES! TREASURES! TREASURES! TREASURES!!"

While Nami, Yamato, Usopp, Jhonny, and Yosaku sang these words suddenly with excitement, seeing the island approaching, Luffy held the key he took from the CP5 member, hoping to find great treasures like his friends but remained silent instead of shouting like an idiot. Not that he didn't appreciate their enthusiasm, but it wasn't his style.

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Author's note:

* I'm excited to write about the upcoming events.

- Treasures of the Mysterious Island.

- Arlong's Fall in Cocoyasi Village.

- Troubles at Isshin's Dojo in Shimotsuki Village.

- Raiding and Plundering the Goa Kingdom.

- Escaping from... I mean, Fighting with Garp.

- Sister.

- Turmoil in Loguetown.

- A Tenryūbito in the East Blue.

- Shocking the World.

- Entering the Grand Line.

I believe it's a good list of events before entering the Grand Line. It's already surpassed 200k words; it seems massive, but I hope it's enjoyable to read about the events in the East Blue.

* Currently, the members of the Straw Hats are summarized in this recruitment order: Luffy, Yamato, Shirahoshi, Megalo, Zoro, Lami, Bepo, Chouchou, Usopp, Nami, Reiju. While Kuina, Jhonny, and Yosaku are not part of them. I know I'm filling the ship with more women than men at the moment, but I plan to change that in the Grand Line with the characters I'm thinking of recruiting to balance the genders.

* The crew already has 11 people so far, but I intend to limit it to a maximum of 30 members when the Straw Hats go to war against the World Government.

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