—Third Person—
–Year 1522 : February 28–
–Twin Capes–
"My name is Crocus. I'm the keeper of the Twin Capes lighthouses. I'm 71 years old, Gemini, and my blood type is AB."
"Old Crocus, then," she said with a nod. "My name is Alvida, captain of the Alvida Pirates from the East Blue. This is Kuro, my second in command." She looked at him with a small smile. "Could you tell us what to expect in these seas? We're new here, you see."
"Well, first off, do you guys have a doctor in your crew?" Crocus asked her with a squint in his eyes. "The Grand Line is notorious for having diseases that can kill people."
"Doctor, huh? Well, not right now, but I'm going to find one anyway," she said, as Kuro nodded along with his captain's words.
"Hm, I advise you to find one as soon as possible. Also, do you have a Log Pose?" he asked, looking at her. She looked like a well mannered kid. "Do you even know what that is?"
"Yeah, we have an Eternal Pose to Kyuka Island," Kuro said with a nod.
"Well, that's all you need to know. Also, make sure to never lose sight of your destination. The weather is chaotic," Crocus said, nodding with approval.
"Thanks for the help, Old Crocus," Alvida said with a smile and nod, turning around to walk away. She had only taken a few steps when she heard Crocus call her.
"Oi, brat!"
Huh? Turning around, she found Crocus holding a small handbook, waving for them to come over. She looked at Kuro, he needed no vocal order as he walked up to Crocus and received the book with the same straight face.
"This will help you if you somehow end up in the Calm Belt," Crocus said before shutting the door after that final piece of advice. Kuro then proceeded to give the book to Alvida, who opened it and read for a few seconds before smiling.
'Wind knot technology from Wetheria huh? I wonder what other technologies this world has to offer,' she thought with a smile as she thanked Crocus in her mind while they walked to their ship.
Looking at the departing backs of the two pirates from the window on the top floor, Crocus felt confused.
'Why did I go out of my way to help them?' he asked himself as he watched the ship set sail.
'I'll find out eventually in the future anyway,' he thought with a smile before walking away
—Alvida POV—
The sun was setting as we reached the island. We docked our ship a little way from the shore and took a lifeboat in.
Walking around the island, I was surprised that I had forgotten about this place from the show.
Kyuka Island is a tropical island with several buildings, including hotels. At the center of the island, there's a large tree with an umbrella-shaped canopy and a building on top.
"Rambo, Knox, you guys go and book rooms for us in the hotel. Kuro, you're coming with me," I said, walking away without giving them time to respond.
They'll use the mini Den Den Mushi to contact us anyway.
"So, how's your Haki training going?" I asked, looking at Kuro, who was walking beside me.
"It's going really well. I can sense my immediate surroundings now," he answered with a small, imperceptible smile.
"I'm not surprised," I replied. I actually expected him to learn it faster than me; honestly, with his combat ability and speed, he should have awakened Haki early.
"Anyways, we need to wait for the Log Pose to set. It will probably take a few hours."
I looked at my hand holding the Log Pose; this one should be enough.
I honestly want to catch up with Luffy and become a Supernova as well. I mean, who wouldn't want a cool title like that?
"So, what do you say we—" Before kuro could complete his words, we both had to jump back as an explosion rocked the very ground where we had been walking on.
Even though we chose to enter the island through a non-populated area to avoid worrying about anyone identifying us, we had let our guards down for a second.
"Come out!" I called out as I readied myself. I had left my weapon on the ship and came here with nothing but my pistol.
But that was no problem for me, as I still had my hands to throw around if any rats decided to snoop around us.
On the contrary, Kuro had his weapons tucked away in his body somewhere. As I glanced at him from the side of my eye, I could see that his hands were covered by his gloves, each with five blades sticking out from the fingers.
Two people emerged from the bushes: one was a man, and the other was a woman. Hm, I feel like I've seen them somewhere before.
The man was tall and dark-skinned, with short spiky dreadlocks and wearing a brown trench coat with a pink cravat and a pair of sunglasses. He had a "5" on his coat.
The woman was tall with short blond hair and dark eyes. She wore a yellow and orange hat, along with a yellow dress featuring a lemon-like pattern, lemon earrings, and white high-heeled shoes. She also wore a blue jacket with white stripes over this attire and was holding a bright green parasol with blue stripes.
"Hm, to think that you'd be able to avoid my [Breeze Breath Cannon]. As expected of a person with a 40 million berry bounty on their head," The man said, his rough voice breaking the silence as the woman next to him laughed.
"Kyahahaha! Didn't expect we'd get such a present! Kyahahaha!" The woman's unique laugh echoed through the clearing.
"Don't get carried away, Miss Valentine's Day. They are strong," the man said as he aimed the revolver in his hand at Kuro and me.
Hm, so this is Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine's Day. I could just beat them up and take them as my crew. They clearly weren't using their Devil Fruits to their full potential; I could make them stronger while gaining some good crewmates.
"Kyahahaha! Don't worry, Mr. 5! I'm sure I can destroy that guy there. You can deal with the woman," she said, casting a disdainful look at Kuro. Is she serious? Pfft.
"You can take her on, but don't kill her," I said as Kuro nodded and began to walk away from my side, glancing at Miss Valentine's Day, who did the same and followed after Kuro, leaving me and Mr. 5 alone.
"So, Mr. 5, whatever does that mean? You do know that I'll destroy you, right?" I asked as I stepped forward.
"Heh, you can try," he replied, shooting his pistol five times. I just let the bullets hit me, feeling the compressed air bullets slide off my body.
An explosion rocked all around me as smoke enveloped everything, including myself. Of course, this did nothing to impede my vision, as I used Observation Haki to sense him.
Oh? This is new. As far as I know from the show, this guy was an arrogant prick, but he's putting his guard up now? Did he learn this the hard way from the Straw Hats?
Heh, he might very well be worthy of being my crewmate. As the smoke and dust began to clear, I could see Mr. 5's expression slowly shifting to shock.
"I'm going to enjoy beating you up, Mr. 5. Also, one thing I forgot to mention: you'll be joining my crew after that."
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Make sure to read the author's note, some reviews would be great to motivate me to write more you know.
So, what do you guys think about the new confirmed crewmates? Yes, Gem and Mikita will be joining the Alvida Pirates whether they want to or not.
Also, has anyone noticed any patterns in recruiting crewmembers? Is there anything common among them? Lol.
Anyways, author out..Peace.
—Third Person—
–Year 1522: February 28–
–Grand line : Kyuka island–
Sidestepping another volley of bullets, boogers, and even spits from the bomb human Gem, currently known as Mr. 5, Alvida slowly walked up to him.
She smirked as he tried punching her. As always, the attack just slipped past her body. Seeing his shocked face, she decided to divulge some information to him.
"No attacks will work on me; they just slip past my body. I ate the Sube Sube no Mi, you see." she said, punching him in the stomach, folding him in half as he was sent flying before he could react.
Waiting for him to wake up, she sighed and glanced at the mini Den Den Mushi as it rang.
"Puru puru puru..."
Taking the call, she was about to speak, but before she could say anything, the mini Den Den Mushi erupted in frantic shouting, "Marines!" "Vice admiral!"
"What!" A shocked expression crossed her face as the Den Den Mushi went offline. It was Knox and Rambo who had called her.
'A Vice Admiral? Would they even leave the ship alone if they saw it? What am I even thinking? Of course, they would sink it,' she thought as she looked at the downed Mr. 5.
"Shit." Running up to him and grabbing him by the collar, she sensed Kuro returning with an unconscious Miss Valentine's Day.
Seeing the captain's panicked face, he looked at her questioningly as she quickly explained the situation.
The two of them ran off with the Baroque Works agents in their hands.
'What shitty timing for the navy to appear. Wait a minute! These guys must have a Log Pose to Alabasta. Yes! We could use that,' she thought as she looked at Mr. 5 and shook him awake.
"Huh?" Seeing the confused expression on the now awake man, she glared at him.
"Point us towards your ship and get us off this island immediately," she demanded, placing him on the ground. He shook under her gaze, nodding before he began to run.
Following Mr. 5, they reached a shore which was empty except for a small ship. Climbing aboard, they quickly set sail, leaving the island behind them.
Halfway across the island...
"Speak, Tsuru. I want to hear that you have her in seastone cuffs by now."
The voice was that of Fleet Admiral Sengoku. The old woman holding the Den Den Mushi sighed.
"She left before I could make contact with her. Also, she has some loyal crewmates," she informed Sengoku, her eyes on the sinking ship a distance away from the island.
"Sengoku, I advise you to just destroy her before she becomes a bigger problem," Tsuru said seriously, her gaze following the direction where she sensed the small ship leaving.
"Her presence, it's truly one of a kind." Her words left Sengoku uncomfortable as he sighed.
"Leave the island and come back, Vice Admiral Tsuru." With that final piece, the Den Den Mushi disconnected.
'What is with that monstrous presence of hers,' Tsuru thought with a grim look on her face. 'It was as if it was warning me, as if I would die if I even thought about harming her.'
'I just hope Sengoku deals with this girl before she grows any stronger,' she thought before walking toward her warship.
–Alvida POV–
Why is a Vice Admiral after me? What the hell did I even do to warrant such high-ranking authority figures taking action against me?
I thought as we sailed to Alabasta, with Gem and Mikita agreeing to become part of my crew. I have a total of four people in my crew right now.
I'm currently looking at the faintly visible black coating on my fingers.
Yes, I somehow unlocked my Armament Haki while running away from that Vice Admiral. I'm sure that person could have destroyed me along with my entire crew.
But for some reason, that person didn't do that; they just took some low-level grunts from my crew and left me to escape. Why? I don't know, but I'll capitalize on this situation and get stronger using the buffer time that the Vice Admiral gave me.
I'm determined never to have to run away again. If I keep running away, my chances of awakening Conqueror's Haki would end up abysmal.
After all, one needs immense willpower to awaken Conqueror's Haki, as far as I know from the explanation in the anime. Perhaps being from a different world would increase my chances? I don't know, and I don't want to leave anything to chance.
I could sense that I could coat my arm with Haki, but I can't seem to do it. Perhaps I lack familiarity with Armament Haki.
As for my Observation Haki, it was pretty basic as well. I could sense the entire ship with my basic Observation Haki; if I tried, I could perhaps sense even a hundred meters around us.
Whatever, let's just forget everything and train until we reach Alabasta. I need to achieve a stronger mastery of Observation and Armament Haki if I am to fight and convince Crocodile to join my crew.
And just like that, three days passed, with me and the crew training and taking breaks only for eating and other daily necessities.
—Third Person—
–Year 1522: March 2–
—Grandline: Alabasta – Nonohana—
Alvida looked at her crewmates and sighed. "I guess nobody is perfect." The reason for her disappointment was that none of her crewmates had unlocked Armament Haki, and Gem and Mikita couldn't unlock Observation Haki either.
They landed in Nonohana early today, just as the sun was barely rising. The ship they used belonged to Baroque Works, so as soon as they landed, they destroyed it and began to walk through the town of Nonohana.
Walking through the crowded and thriving bazaar, they could see a multitude of ships docking and leaving, unloading and loading goods. It was truly a vibrant port town, and they were in disguise to avoid alerting the warlord Crocodile.
"Gem, Mikita, lead us to your boss's place. I'm going to kick his ass and make him join our crew," Alvida said loudly to her new crewmates with a smile.
As expected, they were shocked to hear such a thing from her. They had only known her for three days and had seen what kind of person she was, but to think she would try to fight Mr. 0 like she knew who he was was unexpected.
"No one in Baroque Works knows who Mr. 0 is, and we don't know where he resides," Gem said with a straight face, letting out a sigh. He might have just joined someone with a few screws loose.
"Mr. 5—no, Gem is right. No one knows who Mr. 0 is, Alvida-sama," Mikita added in confirmation.
'Hm, I guessed that. Crocodile in the show was anonymous until Straw Hat destroyed his plans.' She looked at Gem and Mikita and nodded.
For some reason, Mikita had started to call her "sama," as if she were some kind of princess.
As they walked, they heard a distinct sound of someone shouting.
"FOOOOOD!!" A loud voice echoed throughout the street as someone crashed into the restaurant in front of them, taking its door with them.
'That's Luffy! That means Ace is here too!' Alvida thought, excited to see Ace. She hoped to befriend him if possible, as he seemed like a chill dude to her, and his fate was tragic.
"Come on, let's check it out!" she exclaimed with a smile as she ran off to the restaurant, leaving her three crewmates wondering what had her so excited.
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Make sure to read the author's note, some reviews would be great to motivate me to write more you know.
Hey!! Hey!!
Just hear me out before you start complaining! I know it might seem too fast for her to unlock two types of Haki in under a month of being transmigrated into the world of One Piece.
But there is a reason for that; some people might have already guessed this from the chapter, as I've left enough clues.
Also, please review the story so that it can reach more readers.
Author out, peace...
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