Vice Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates

Water Seven; Going Merry;

"Yawn! That was a great nap." Liam started stretching as he jumped up from the bed. He looked around and found himself inside the ship's room.

His body had several bandages, but he didn't feel any injuries. This was normal, considering his fast recovery.

Clack!

The door opened, and Nami walked in. When she saw Liam, her eyes enlarged as a large smile hung on her lips.

"You are awake. That's great. Luffy also woke up just a few minutes ago."

"So, how do you feel?" Liam walked in front of her and grabbed Nami by her waist. Pulling her into his arms, he gently asked.

"It feels great. Although I couldn't awaken Haki, I believe I will awaken it soon." Nami realized what he wanted to say and replied.

"Don't worry, you will awaken it soon. Right now, I want to…."

Before he could finish, Nami had already grabbed his lips with hers. Although Liam wasn't as lustful as Sanji, he was still a man.

After that big battle, he wanted to spend time with his lover. And, she wanted the same.

So, for the next hour, several sounds came out of the room.

........

"Luffy, our bounty is out!" Robin held several stacks of paper and walked toward the gang. She was wearing long jeans and a tank top.

"Bounty!" As soon as she said that word, Chopper, Usopp, and Luffy became excited.

"Do I have a bounty?" Merry raised her hand and asked.

"Of course, you do." Robin giggled and took out a bounty paper before passing it to Merry.

Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp also looked at her bounty with curiosity.

[Merry

Dead or Alive

B30,000,000]

"Amazing! It's just the first bounty, but it's already thirty million." Usopp looked shocked when he read the bounty figures.

"Congratulations, Merry! You finally have a bounty." Luffy congratulated him with a big grin on his face.

"I wonder how much is my bounty." Usopp excitedly rubbed his hands.

Then, Robin puts those bounty papers on the deck. Sanji and Zoro also join them.

At this moment, nine more bounty papers appeared in the eyes of others. When they began to read those bounty numbers, it began to blow their mind.

[Weather Witch- Nami

Dead or Alive

B100,000,000]

[Cyborg- Franky

Dead or Alive

B110,000,000]

[Doctor- Chopper

Dead or Alive

B120,000,000]

[Desert Princess- Vivi

Dead or Alive

B150,000,000]

[Sniper King- Usopp

Dead or Alive

B200,000,000]

[Nico Robin

Dead or Alive

B500,000,000]

[Vinsmoke Sanji

Alive Only

B600,000,000]

[Roronoa Zoro

Dead or Alive

B700,000,000]

[Copycat- Liam

Dead or Alive

B2,500,000,000]

[Monkey D. Luffy

Dead or Alive

B3,000,000,000]

"What?"

The entire ship shouted in shock. But the next moment, everyone had a big smile on their faces.

Even Luffy, who originally missed one zero, quickly realized that he missed one zero and understood his true bounty.

"3 billion! My bounty is three billion." Luffy pats his chest with excitement as he holds the bounty paper.

At this moment, he couldn't help but raise his right hand and clutch his hat.

'Shanks, now I am the same as you. I will become King of the Pirates and fulfill my promise.'

"No!" Only Sanji, who was happy for a moment, realized some changes in his bounty papers and howled in stress.

"Is something wrong, Sanji-san?" Vivi couldn't see her crew mate in distress, so she immediately asked while putting down her bounty paper.

"I'm fine, Vivi-chan! It's just some bad memories." Sanji quickly returned to his usual self, but he didn't have that same smile.

"Are you scared, Cook?" Zoro couldn't help but taunt when he saw Sanji's expression.

"Who is scared, moss head?" Sanji retorted with an insult.

"Who are you calling moss head, Number Four?" Zoro immediately replied while taking out his sword.

When he heard this new nickname, Sanji understood why Zoro taunted him with this nickname. His name was Sanji. San in his name meant three.

He should have had the third highest bounty based on his name, but he was in fourth place.

Naturally, it irked him. The lightning gathered at his feet, and Sanji replied.

"Are you looking for a fight, Directionally Challenged Swordsman?"

"Now, you've done it."

For Zoro, the most critical insult was related to his navigation skills. So, when Sanji uses this to insult him, Zoro angrily took out his swords and rushed toward Sanji.

"These two!" Vivi helplessly sighed and decided to ignore them. Anyway, Merry had increased the size of the ship significantly last night.

Now, this ship not only had a Captain Room and a Vice Captain Room but also a special room for each of them.

It even had a sleeping room for boys and girls. It had several bathrooms on the first and second floors.

There was also a training room, Library room, doctor's room, mechanics room, equipment room, storage room, and kitchen.

There were other random rooms in case they needed those rooms for some reason.

The size of Merry had grown by thirteen times. It was more than enough to hold Straw Hat Fleet, not to mention just ten members.

"By the way, where is Franky?" Usopp asked with confusion.

"Didn't he say he will join us?"

Robin nodded and replied.

"He will join us, but we will not set sail today. He told me that he has some business with his people."

"Is that so?" Usopp murmured. He wanted to use Franky's help to create several different ammunition for his sniping, but now that Franky wasn't here, he needed to halt this project.

"By the way, why do we have so many separate rooms? Can't we sleep in the same room as before?"

Luffy remembered the problem of those rooms and immediately raised his voice.

Because the ship design was given by Liam and improved by Robin, he had some problems with them.

"Ahem! It was Robin's idea. So, you can't blame us." Vivi unnaturally coughed as she showed a shy look toward Robin and replied.

Compared to her, Robin had a simple smile on his face.

"Luffy, don't tell me you are afraid of sleeping alone at night?"

Hearing her provocation, how can Luffy simply ignore it?

"Who said that? I am not afraid of anything."

Then, he couldn't help but remember his grandpa and shivered.

Robin giggled and pinched Luffy's cheeks.

"Don't worry, I will be together with you in your room so you don't have to be afraid of the dark."

Crack!

As soon as she said that, someone's heart broke into pieces. Sanji fell on his knees, tears coming out of his eyes.

"Why, Robin-chan? Why him?"

Zoro sheathed his swords, ignoring Sanji's cry. Instead, he also showed a thoughtful look.

No matter how he looked at it, Robin wasn't the type of girl to fall in love with someone like Luffy.

So, why did it happen?

The truth was simple. Robin was the type to fall in love with someone like Luffy.

As someone who had been living alone for years, Straw Hats became a family to her. It was her home, and she wanted to be a part of it.

Naturally, being a crewmate was enough to be a part of this family. But she didn't just want to be a normal crewmate.

She wanted to be closer. She wanted to find love. Unfortunately, she had been betrayed so many times that she was afraid of another heartache.

She didn't want to fall in love with someone whose thoughts weren't pure.

She had been in so many relationships in the past to save her life that she was almost afraid of falling in love and breaking up again.

She wasn't like Nami. Nami didn't need to fall in love or make others fall in love to get favors.

She used her sexual body, but she wasn't truly using it since she was too young for most people.

Robin was different. She could use her beautiful body, and she had used it to get favors, but every time, her heart was broken by someone.

So, when she joined the Straw Hat Pirates, she wasn't sure what her future would be. But after Liam and Luffy fought Aokiji for her, she realized they were the partners she was waiting for.

Naturally, she could ignore love and just be a normal crewmate, but her heart didn't allow it.

Whether it was due to Luffy's pure heart or Liam's hidden secrets, she started to feel like a woman, like a girl in her spring.

She even thought Liam was trying to get her. And the truth was that he was trying to get her. Liam wasn't unfaithful toward Nami.

He just liked Robin as well as Nami.

But Robin didn't appreciate that. Whether it was due to his lustful nature or hidden secrets, Robin didn't feel safe to be in a relationship with Liam.

Besides, she could see Vivi was having the same problem. So, she opted for Luffy.

She knew Luffy wasn't like most men, but because of that, she could mold him into her boyfriend.

She could have Luffy by herself.

She could become the Captain's wife.