NOVEL NEXT Chapter 117: Chapter 116
"Ragnus, the Warmonger, born on Hachinosu, the Pirate Island. Former member of Rocks Pirates and infamous for his cruelty and lust for war and destruction... He is a Swordsman and a User of Gata Gata no Mi. Bounty: 2,100,000,000."
Inside the meeting room of the Black Pearl, Robin, Bonney, Augur, Yamato, Lily, Kuina, and Bepo sat at the table, listening to their Captain, who was informing them about the War Pirates.
"Krom, the Flayer, the First Mate of Ragnus, his right hand, green hair and a scar across his right eye that diagonally comes down to his left cheek. Loves skinning people alive... Swordsman, User of Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Roc. Bounty: 1,090,000,000."
"Bach, the Wanton Hunter, the Second Mate of Ragnus, white hair and a goatee, blue eyes. His favourite hobby is raping girls... User of Himeru Himeru no Mi. Bounty: 969,000,000."
"Raka, the Cannibal, the Commander of the First Ship in Ragnus' Fleet. A Longlimb Human. Has been seen eating people alive... User of Wani Wani no Mi, Model: Deinosuchus. Bounty: 623,000,000."
"Desko, the Drunken Sniper, the Commander of the Second Ship in Ragnus' Fleet. He hails from West Blue and is the brains of the War Pirates... No known Devil Fruit. Bounty: 500,000,000."
"Jacko, the Serpent, the Commander of the Third Ship in Ragnus' Fleet. He is Desco's younger brother and is just as cruel as his Captain. Loves to squeeze his victims to death before eating them... User of Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Titanoboa. Bounty: 500,000,000."
"Rosita, the Man-Eater, Mermaid, Commander of the Fourth Ship in Ragnus' Fleet. Known to seduce men and rape them before killing them off... User of Yuwaku Yuwaku no Mi. Bounty: 330,000,000."
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The more the Crew heard about the War Pirates, the more uncomfortable they all became.
"Ragnus was once a Rival to Roger, Whitebeard, Shiki, Zargossa, Big Mom, and Kaidou. He can not be underestimated, and with the power of that metal logia, with decades of experience under his belt, you can assume that he is very creative with it." Sin seriously said.
"Krom, Raka, and Jacko have Ancient Zoans, and the Roc Fruit is amongst the Ultimate Class Ancient Zoans." Robin frowned. "However, the trickiest of them is Bach."
"What does Himeru Himeru no Mi do?" Kuina asked, and everyone at the table looked at their Vice-Captain for the answer.
"It's a Paramecia Devil Fruit, also called the Shroud Shroud Fruit, which allows the user to create a Rainbow Mist. Once you enter it, you get trapped inside a Space Loop, and it is incredibly difficult to escape without taking out the User. The Rainbow Mist is special as it can work as an illusion too, blending in the light of surroundings, so, you might not even be able to see it from the sky. You might even miss it if you are right in front of it during the daytime. But the illusion isn't perfect during nighttime."
Bepo gulped in fear as he imagined being stuck inside a place he could not escape.
"And Yuwaku Yuwaku no Mi?" Kuina frowned.
"The Temptation Fruit. The user can use it to seduce the same and opposite sex." The younger Black frowned. "Makes the user extremely lustful. And even allows them to control the lust of other people. Another tricky user."
"Paramecia are always tricky," Yamato said, grinning at Bonney, who was wearing a deep frown on her face. "What's on your mind?"
"We are not ready for them."
The words of Pinkhead made the Oni-Girl raise her brow at her.
"In case you have missed it, Lunarians are working for War Pirates now." She said and glanced at everyone. "For those of you who are not aware, there exist two Races in this world who have been hailed as Gods in history. And those are Lunarians and Valorians. Both incredibly strong races."
"Hey, hey! We have been hailed as Gods too!" Lily, the Giantess, immediately complained, and her words lightened up the mood at the table and made Bonney sigh.
"What are Lunarians?" Kuina asked, and Sin smiled at her.
"They have white hair, red eyes, dark skin, and a pair of pitch-black Wings on their backs. There's a constant flame burning between their wings on their backs. Unlike the Moon Races, both Lunarians and Valorians are true Sky People. As for Valorians, they have Golden hair, blue eyes, pale skin, and a pair of golden wings on their backs. They don't have a fire, but they can control Wind to an extent and generate light from their wings, and by working together, they can create storms." He informed her. "Fishmen and Merman Control Water, Lunarians control Fire, Valorians control Wind, and Minks can control Electricity."
"What?" Lily surprisedly looked at Bepo, who was now sheepishly laughing.
"Don't give away my secrets, Captain..."
"Right." Sin chuckled and then glanced at all of them. "As tempting as those Devil Fruits are, Bonney is right. We are not ready to safely win the battle against that Crew."
"Come on! I want to fight!" Yamato grinned at him.
"And we will, but together with the Marines." He grinned back. "As long as one or two of the Admirals are there or someone like Garp, we can have all the fun we want. Also, there is a high possibility that other Warlords will be dragged into this mess."
"Why do you say that?" Kuina frowned.
"My instincts tell me that something big is about to happen." He said, still wearing his smile. "Should be fun."
Everyone else at the table seemed to be lost in their thoughts after his words, and eventually, Bonney spoke out her fears.
"They will kill the Lunarians, Sin." She reminded him. "You know that the Government does not want a single Lunarian to remain in existence."
"We will come up with a plan to save those who deserve to be saved." He nodded to her, having not forgotten about this issue.
"Why does the Government want to kill them?" The Swordsgirl frowned and saw Robin sigh at her words.
"Long ago, before Mary Geoise was created, Lunarians used to live on the Red Line. They were expelled from their homes and wars broke out, which led to greater losses on both sides. Eventually, the Lunarians lost, and ever since then, they have been hunted. Not many of them remain in the world now."
"Have you met a Lunarian before?"
"Yes." It was Bonney who answered her. "A few tribes of them live on Valoria together with the Valorians, even though both Races are antagonistic towards each other. In recent years, they have begun settling on Elgios again, which they had left after the Wars broke out between two opposing Lunarian tribes. A war which nearly wiped them out of existence."
"They fought amongst themselves?" Lily surprisedly asked.
"Yes. It was because one tribe wanted to exact vengeance on humans and others who had deprived them of their home, and the second tribe wanted to live in peace and isolation. Ironically, the First tribes won the war, but then gave up on the idea of vengeance and decided to live in peace, realising that more fighting would only lead to their extinction."
"Wow..."
"They are a very prideful race though. And they never forget their enemies." Robin smiled. "Once they are strong again, they will try to take back their home. They are quite like Shandians."
Kuina, Lily, Yamato, and Bepo understandingly nodded their heads.
"What about Valorians?" Lily raised the question.
"In comparison to Lunarians, their population is stable, and tens of thousands of them live on Valoria. There are more hidden Sky Islands on which they live, but we don't know where they are. Prideful as they are, and never to cower, Valorians are quite the peaceful race. If you don't bother them, they won't bother you." The younger Black informed them and then looked at her brother. "When do we leave?" She asked.
"Tomorrow." He said and then smiled at the Pinkhead, who glared at him. "Nami, Nojiko, Vivi, Pascia, Grount, and Hiyori will remain in Skypiea."
"Vigaro?" Bepo asked.
"He and Bart will come with us."
All of them nodded their head and then turned to look at the door, which was about to be knocked.
"Come in," Sin said, and instead of knocking, Nami opened the door and curiously peeked inside.
"What are you all doing here?" She curiously asked. "We were looking for you everywhere."
"Is dinner ready?"
"Yes." She smiled and then giggled when Lily and Yamato shot up to their feet.
"Let's go," Robin said and curiously glanced at the Pinkhead who remained seated in her chair.
Though Nami was curious why Bonney was not coming, seeing the smile she gave her, she obediently nodded her head and left with the rest, closing the door behind her.
"You promised me we won't leave Skypiea before we get married." Her smile dropped as soon as everyone else was gone, but she did not resist when Sin grabbed her hand and pulled her to her feet.
"We can get married tonight." He sipped her lips and whispered, and she immediately locked her arms around his neck.
"We will hold the wedding some other day, just take me to bed tonight..."