Chương 67: The Banquet
Zeus and the rest were sitting outside and a bunch of people lined up along the streets.
A bird and a cat landed on Zeus' shoulders and rubbed their heads on his neck affectionately. Zeus smiled and rubbed both of their heads as he looked to the street. A blue haired woman was walking on extremely tall stilts. Toko was walking in front, holding a little bag, she looked over at the table and waved while laughing.
Zeus grinned and waved back, the rest of the table smiled and shot Zeus a meaningful look. Zeus grunted and gave them a warning look before lighting his cigarette. Bonney felt something was off and said "What did I miss?" Persephone was also curious.
Zeus narrowed his eyes and a cold breeze passed. The crew weren't afraid at all, in fact, they grinned and Franky said "Zeus-" Zeus grabbed his mouth and Usopp said "He-" Zeus grabbed his mouth as well.
Sanji grinned and said "HE-" Zeus hybrid transformed and wrapped his tail around Sanji's mouth. Robin giggled and said "No more~" Zeus looked like he was struggling and Robin covered her mouth with her hands saying "You wouldn't dare!"
Zeus grinned and Bonney chided "I want to hear it, Zeus." Zeus shivered and let go before reverting to his normal form and sighing. He exhaled a mouthful of smoke as Robin explained, Sanji looked at Zeus and said "You weren't gonna.." Zeus chuckled and said "It's a win-win."
Sanji looked like he was enlightened and quickly wrote it down in a little black book before putting the black book into his kimono. Zeus shook his head and Bonney and Persephone heard everything before 'Awwww'ing and snuggling into Zeus' neck.
Zeus sighed and Bonney said "Awn! You're gonna be a great daddy~" Zeus trembled in pleasure at the word, Usopp, Franky, and Sanji clicked their tongues and looked away. Bonney was confused for a second before blushing and covering her face and saying "Pervert! Not like that!"
Zeus sighed and said "Yeah, I know. I won't mention it in front of other people.." Bonney kicked him and said "Pervert! Bastard! Asshole! Idiot!" Zeus chuckled and grinned before turning his attention back to Komurasaki or Hiyori.
Hiyori walked the streets and shot a glance a Zeus before nodding slightly. Zeus chuckled and shook his head, confusing Hiyori. Suddenly, 3 men jumped out with weapons and said "You bitch! You stole all my money!" Zeus snapped his fingers and 3 separate lightning bolts turned the 3 to ashes instantly.
Zeus looked like he had just done something insignificant and kept smoking as usual. Most of the people didn't understand what happened and looked at the sky in confusion. Hiyori looked at Zeus in confusion but kept walking.
Zeus drank from his gourd and Sanji said "She stole money from those guys?" Zeus burped and said "1 of those guys burned down families' houses and offered to repair them for a steep price. Another, offered tombstones 200% more expensive than normal and the last owned the grave yard and charged 3 time more for the families' dead to be buried." before going back to drink from his gourd as the rest were startled.
Zeus rubbed his chin and said "If I remember correctly, they were named Bingo, Bongo, and Bungo. Well not that it matters anymore. Ashes to ashes~" he hummed to himself and took a drag from his cigarette before saying "Shiruton." Shiruton appeared and Zeus chuckled "How's your boyfriend?"
Shiruton blushed and said "He's not my boyfriend! Big bully!" Zeus chuckled and said "Grab my Kimono from my room and turn yourself into a stack of cards. We're going to a party~" Shiruton blurred and had a Kimono in her hands.
Zeus draped the Kimono over his shoulders and said "Sanji, when you fight the assassin tonight try not to destroy my buildings." Sanji said "Assassins?" Zeus chuckled and said "Those 3 guys were from Kyoshiro. Expect an assassin tonight."
He stood up, grabbed the deck of cards, that was falling to the ground and held them in his hand saying "Let's go, Robin." as if on cue, the old lady ran up to Robin and said "What are you doing here?! Go to the Palace!" Robin was startled and Zeus said "8 seconds now, I think 10 is the max."
The group split up, going back to their posts as Zeus and Robin went to Orochi's Palace. Zeus said directly "If you're going to move, leave a clone in the banquet hall and snoop around with a mask. Shiruton will move with you." as he handed Shiruton to Robin.
Robin nodded and said "What about you?" Zeus spun a syringe in his hands and said "I have a better idea.." chilling laughter escaped his lips. Robin shivered and said "What is that?" Zeus grinned and said "The world's first DFE serum! Created by Tartarus, and Tartarus only! We're only selling 1 syringe every year and only 5 were re-created!"
Robin was confused and said "DFE?" Zeus leaned over and whispered "Devil fruit extraction serum!" Robin's pupils shrank and she trembled "Y-You m-mean!" Zeus waved the syringe in her face and said "Yes ma'am~"
Robin gasped and covered her mouth before saying "That's!" Zeus smiled and said "Extremely dangerous?" Robin nodded and Zeus said "I have the most secure trading rate with 100% so far. Every syringe is priced at 10 Billion.."
He rubbed his chin and continued "I think after 10 years, I'll be able to mass produce and the serum will be everywhere. The price will drop to around 200-500 million and it will become a normal item. The only reason for it's dangerous label is because it doesn't exist. After all, just imagine. You eat a fruit and you don't like it's effects. Maybe it brings up bad memories? Or it's not what you're looking for but you couldn't find a Devil Fruit encyclopedia."
Zeus held up the syringe and continued "Well, now have no fear! Use the serum and your worries will be irrelevant! 100% guarantee to remove the devil fruit and keep it with you, no more are the days of having it disappear! You could keep a devil fruit in a family from generation to generation!"
Robin gasped and said "You're going to!" Zeus nodded and said "Eventually! Even I'll die one day, hopefully with this I can at least pass on my legacy to my children and grandchildren." Zeus smiled and said "You of all people should understand, one day we all die."
Robin sighed and nodded sadly, Zeus wrapped his arm around her shoulders and said "Wouldn't it be great if you could pass on your experiences with a fruit to your daughter or son? Eventually the DFE serum will be in every store, shop, stand! Everywhere! Tartarus gets all the profits!"
Robin shook her head and said "You scare me sometimes. You're a very strange person." Zeus was startled and said "How so?" Robin smiled and said "Sometimes you speak of everything going back to origin but then immediately talk about material benefits. You contradict yourself sometimes, and sometimes you speak of heavy topics as if they're nothing at all. You'll even make a joke about yourself and Tartarus crumbling and being just a little bump in history."
Zeus smiled and looked forward saying "What else can I do? Perhaps I can extend my life forever, but what's the point? What am I going to do? Force Tartarus to stand tall forever? For what?" Zeus shook his head and laughed happily "Up until now, my life has been ups and downs, but most importantly I'm happy!"
Zeus paused and admitted "Sometimes, I did things that I didn't want to do. Perhaps for others. Even in my 19 years of life I still have some regrets but.." Zeus sighed and threw his hands up saying "What can I do? I can't go back. We all have to live with what we've done. Do you think we go to heaven or hell when we die?"
Robin tapped her chin saying "I don't know. If there was a god why would bad things happen?" Zeus chuckled and said "There is definitely a god, whether he bothers to interfere is another question." Zeus pointed at himself and said "Tell me Robin, do I look like I should go to Heaven or Hell?"
Robin turned her head and smiled "I think we both know the answer." Zeus chuckled and said "I might have killed many people, perhaps too many to count but I don't regret a single thing! The only thing I couldn't change was Ace's death. That's the only regret I have.." Zeus sighed and said "I don't consider myself a good person no matter what. I find no interest in prolonging my life past it's natural limits."
Zeus smiled and said "I said this before to someone else but I'll say it to you as well. Is life really worth living, if you're not having fun living it? When I die, will Tartarus matter? It's just a means to give my kids a stable life. It could've been a restaurant, a clothing store, hell! I could've even worked as a waiter!"
Zeus laughed and continued "But building an empire was extremely fun! People you would normally never interact with, you suddenly have constant contract with. CP9, Crocodile, Sugar, Senor Pink, Caesar, Katakuri, Pudding, Brulee, Monet. All of them work in Tartarus, and you'd be surprised at some of their habits! Did you know, Monet and Crocodile are together."
Robin was startled and pictured it. Crocodile with the snow Harpy. She gasped and said "Really?!" Zeus nodded and laughed before smiling slyly and said "You see, I pulled a little sneaky on Croc. I swapped his and Monet's hearts and I heard that he put hers in himself! Hahaha"
Robin giggled and Zeus added "Oh! And Lucci? He's with Nami's friend!" he paused and smiled wryly "Also I think Sugar is in love with me.." Robin burst out laughing and Zeus sighed "I didn't even do anything!"
Bonney muttered "You turned her into an adult.." Zeus waved and said "So? She would've aged when we found the serum anyway." Bonney sighed and Robin said "You made her older again?" Zeus nodded and explained the process, he quite liked talking to Robin. He felt like she was a big sister figure, it was comfortable to talk with her.
After a while
They arrived at the Palace and walked inside. Zeus winked at Robin and separated from her, going to sit with Denjiro. Robin walked off and began acting like an Oiran would.
Zeus sat next to Denjiro and said "What do you do at these things?" Denjiro snickered and said "Listen to Orochi spout bullshit." Zeus was interested and said "The Kozuki story?" Denjiro grinned and nodded, Zeus grinned and hid the syringe in his pocket before whistling and pulling out two bottles of Sake.
Zeus directly cleared the table and chuckled "Why are you drinking that garbage? Here." Zeus poured himself a cup and handed the bottle to Denjiro, putting the other one of the table. Zeus drank from his Sake cup and sighed in enjoyment. Bonney muttered "You're going to become an alcoholic."
Zeus grinned and said "I'm also addicted to cigarettes." Bonney rolled her eyes and sighed "What did I do to be stuck with you?" Zeus clicked his tongue and drank from his cup saying "I don't know, you must have good karma from your last life." Bonney giggled and Persephone just smiled and added in her mind 'Me too~'
Orochi walked in and laughed obnoxiously. Zeus spit out his drink and covered his mouth as he looked at Orochi. The anime really buttered him up, he was hideous in real life! Zeus' hands started to get itchy and Denjiro snickered as he whispered "Imagine being a courtesan."
Zeus gagged and said "Seriously, I'm going to throw up." Denjiro chuckled and drank from his cup before saying "Good Sake!" Zeus covered his eyes and said "Yeah. I only get the best, funnily enough, it's not the most expensive one."
Denjiro said "Really?" Zeus uncovered his eyes and nodded, he tapped his chin and said "The top one didn't taste good. It was more sour and tangy, this one has a little sour at the end but it's sweet all before that. The sour part even makes it a little better."
Denjiro nodded and said "You sell that at the Noodle house right?" Zeus nodded and said "You can have a whole bottle." Zeus wrote down a contact and gave it to him saying "I got it from this guy, he only sells this stuff." Denjiro took that paper and smiled "Thanks!" Zeus smiled and waved "No problem."
Zeus drank and looked up, his eyes flashing with disgust as he sighed "I can't even imagine being her right now." Denjiro looked up and a barely noticeable but sharp light flashed in his eyes as he saw Hiyori in Orochi's arms.
Zeus drained his cup and put it down before lighting a cigarette, he looked down as he hit it and a giant shadow covered him, Zeus grinned crazily as he looked up. Orochi was standing right in front of him, Zeus grinned and said "What can I do for you Orochi-sama?" his tone was a little awkward saying -sama but he covered it up nicely.
After all. since when has Zeus had to address someone as higher than himself? If it wouldn't fuck everything up, he would've killed Orochi right here. It's a real shame he couldn't.
Orochi laughed and said "Zunoshiro! Welcome! I heard you Immortal Fairy Court is doing very well!" Zeus smiled and said "Excellently, Orochi-sama. I cannot say that my Geisha are the best but they are a close second! As well as the Sake served there, it's a match only possible at my Courtesan house! Perhaps I should book you for a visit?"
Orochi laughed and nodded "I've heard it's very beautiful! I will visit tomorrow!" Zeus grinned and said "I will notify my staff, any Geisha is at your request." Zeus pulled a Sake bottle from his cloud and presented it to Orochi saying "I'll give this to you as a meeting gift, Orochi-sama. Hopefully, we will be close acquaintances in the future."
Zeus presented the Sake to Orochi with a smile and closed eyes, but if you listened carefully you could hear that his tone was a bit strange when he finished his sentence. Orochi took the bottle and gave it to Hiyori, who opened it and filled his massive Sake cup.
Orochi drank the Sake and exclaimed "Good Sake! I will surely come tomorrow!" Zeus nodded and said "I await your arrival, Orochi-sama." Orochi was in a good mood and walked away while humming.
When he was far enough, Denjiro snickered and said "You're an amazing actor. Have you considered plays?" Zeus chuckled and said "Yeah? You think I'll be good?" Denjiro chuckled and Zeus whispered seriously "There's a rat. It's a serious issue now."
Denjiro didn't change his expression, just nodded and Zeus added "Spread the news, tomorrow they will be looking for crescent moon ankle tattoos." Zeus went back and Denjiro glanced at him, Zeus nodded and said "It must be either Kin'emon or Kanjuro. You know Kin'emon personally correct?"
Denjiro nodded and Zeus said "Then it can only be Kanjuro. I'm sorry to say but this is a reality." Denjiro closed his eyes and said "I'll spread the word, help me." Zeus nodded and pulled out a card saying "Shiruton, spread the news to a Kozuki supporter. 'Tomorrow there will be a search for cresent moon ankle tattoos' have him spread it to the rest." A mouth formed and said "Done."
Zeus put the card away and whispered "It should get most of them, you take care of the rest." Denjiro nodded and said "You have those everywhere?" Zeus nodded and said "As we speak, they're getting put around the Palace."
Denjiro nodded and finally said "Don't move in a while." Zeus sighed and nodded before taking a drag from his cigarette.
The banquet continued until Orochi started talking about the Kozuki curse. Zeus heard Toko laugh and said seriously "One of you better hold me back, or I might slaughter him." Denjiro was silent and stared at the situation.
Orochi moved to attack Toko and Zeus uncontrollably hybrid transformed. Bonney and Persephone pushed on his neck and Zeus closed his eyes and controlled himself, reverting back just as Hiyori slapped Orochi.
Toko fell to the ground and disappeared before she could hit the ground.
Zeus held Toko in his arms and looked at the situation with cold eyes, he was really trying hard not to kill this fool. Robin looked at Zeus and let out a breath of relief. She walked over to Zeus and whispered "They found me, Shiruton already left." Zeus nodded and glanced around before handing Toko to Robin and wrapping his Kimono around the both of them saying "Get Brook and get out of here."
Robin hid herself with his Kimono and fled under the chaos, the ninja were still looking around for Robin but didn't notice her because of Zeus' Kimono.
Zeus was top less once again.
The rook fell to top of Orochi, who had Hiyori in his mouth. Causing him to drop Hiyori to the ground. Nami and Shinobu chuckled and waved to everyone before disappearing into thin air. Zeus chuckled to himself and Denjiro stood in front of Orochi.
Denjiro turned around and pulled out his katana before slashing at Hiyori, spilling blood all over the place. Zeus didn't even flinch but everyone else, including Bonney, Persephone, Robin, Nami, Shinobu, and Brook, all of whom didn't leave yet, were shocked.
Zeus drained his cup and poured the rest of the bottle into his gourd before lighting a cigarette and taking a drag.
Orochi froze before screaming "Komurasaki!!!!" the rest teared up and gasped, even Bonney and Persephone gasped.
Zeus was neutral and looked at Hiyori in thought, how did she escape? He guessed he would find out very soon. Orochi went into a frenzy and started destroying everything, he ran out after seeing Robin and Toko.
Nami summoned Zeus (the cloud!) and electrocuted Orochi, letting Robin and Brook escape with Toko before she disappeared with Shinobu.
Zeus watched all the chaos calmly and drank from his gourd.
Orochi returned and kneeled in front of Hiyori's 'corpse' crying. Zeus sneered and exhaled a mouthful of smoke. Denjiro's eyes flashed with disdain as he said "I will take the corpse with me to be buried." Orochi nodded absentmindedly and Denjiro's eyes surged with disdain as he picked up Hiyori and left.
Zeus got up and spread his observation haki, covering the entire Palace. He noticed that all the ninja had left to search for Robin and the rest. Zeus chuckled as he walked away before disappearing as he walked out the door.
Zeus reappeared on top of the Palace and climbing into the hole Shinobu left in the roof. Zeus crawled through the roof and waited silently.
After a while
Orochi said "I want to be alone!" and left to his chambers by himself. Zeus grinned and moved through the roof to Orochi's room.
Orochi was inside his room, holding a picture of Hiyori and... well. Zeus didn't really even want to look and Bonney and Persephone covered their eyes in disgust. Zeus almost threw up, this idiot was 'pleasuring himself' to a picture of a 'dead' woman.
Zeus decided he had enough and pressed against the wood, moving it over before he landed on the floor without a sound. Only the sounds of Orochi 'working' were heard, Zeus snuck up behind him and coated his hand in haki before chopping at his neck, knocking him out.
Orochi hit the floor with a thud and Zeus turned him over to see that he actually 'finished', when Zeus hit him. Zeus directly threw up on the floor, never again. He pulled out the syringe and stabbed Orochi in the heart before pushing the plunger down.
A minute later
A fruit bubbled out from Orochi's chest and Zeus grabbed it before going back into the roof and replacing the panel. He heard foot steps and crawled away, from behind him he could heard vomiting.
Zeus almost vomited again and quickened his pace before leaving the Palace and flashing away. Zeus got back to the street right in front of his business and threw up all over the ground.
Denjiro appeared and said "What happened?" Zeus threw up again and said "Fucking bastard was 'taking care of himself' to a picture of Hiyori-" before he could even finish he vomited again, Denjiro's cheeks bulged as he thought about it and he threw up to the side before saying "What the fuck!"
Zeus wiped his lips and said "I know! But I completed my objective." Denjiro was curious and Zeus pulled out a devil fruit with 8 stems and said "Yamata no Orochi. Fucking guy won't even know the next morning."
Denjiro's pupils shrank and he said incredulously "You can take them out!?" Zeus nodded and said "I can. I developed a liquid to remove them on the outside. I don't have anymore with me though.." he looked at Denjiro and said "You want it?"
Denjiro almost jumped and said "Get that disgusting thing away from me. I don't want anything to do with that guy." Zeus chuckled and said "It's not the fruit's fault, that guy was fucked up already!" Denjiro snickered and shook his head.
Zeus said "Hiyori is out of the capital with Toko?" Denjiro nodded and said "Your Courtesan, the cook, and the other two left as well." Zeus nodded and looked at the buildings thinking silently before sighing and saying "Are you going to spread the news to the rest?" Denjiro nodded and said "That was the plan."
Zeus nodded and said "I'll stay here tonight, maybe I'll go something tomorrow and come back. Come find me at the top floor if you need me." Denjiro nodded and left, Zeus went up to the top floor and sat down with the devil fruit in front of him.
He ultimately sighed and threw it into his cloud before falling back and going to sleep. Bonney and Persephone reverted and snuggled into his arms. Zeus wrapped his arms around them and smiled before whistling. A cloud flew in and dropped the exact same Kimono he gave to Robin onto them, covering the three.
Zeus had bought plenty of them when he first went shopping.
He pulled the two girls closer and smiled as he drifted off into his dreams. Once again seeing the pink and dark fairy, he learned from last time and only kissed the pink one. After a while in his dream, the fairies changes sides and Zeus kissed the pink one again but their colors changed on him. The two fairies giggled mischievously, almost to mock him for thinking he could pull a fast one on them.
Zeus cursed in his dreams and went to play with the other fairies.
(Author's Note)
Hyper reality ladies and gentlemen! I cannot make this stuff up! Zeus was a pretty good ninja tho, you gotta admit it! Nin-Nin!
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