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Chapter 19: The strongest

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"Now that everyone is asleep. Time to talk about the more pressing issues, what do we do from here on out?" The yonkou questions out with a rare bout of seriousness to his voice.

Mihawk shrugged in nonchalance as he took a sip of coffee. "Nothing, the government asked that we should uphold our notoriety, we did."

The pirate empress nodded her head in agreement. "They won't mind" she confidently chides in. "To them, we warlords are far more valuable than those nobles we offed. I'm pretty sure they will cover the whole thing up."

Shanks contemplated their statements, while he doesn't have any doubts about the two warlords' safety, his concern was mostly for Luffita and her brothers. With the destruction of Goa Kingdom, the marines and the government would surely focus their attention to this island in a few weeks time. Taking that into consideration, there would be a lot of future complications. "You two are safe, but what about Luffy and her brothers?"

"What about Luffy?" Mihawk stiffly turns to his comrade, a protective aura emanating from his being as his gaze lingered.

"Her identity?" The other male dramatically rolled his eyes as the father of the girl kept silent in contemplation.

"Hmmp! That's easy, once we get back to the Grandline, I can keep her in my island away from all those men. There! Problem solved!" The female raven crossed her arms haughtily as she answered the question that was intended for the girl's father.

Shanks then sighed. "Okay, what about her brothers?" He presses.

"I couldn't care any less!" The empress gracefully flourished her hand in the air as if waving an invisible cloud of dust away.

"I bet you would if you knew what I learned a while ago!" The pirate flashed a challenging grin as he countered the woman's apathy.

This caught the male warlord's attention, though he showed his interest with only one inquisitive brow.

Seeing he has the attention of the two, the red haired yonkou continued."I heard from Thatch that the oldest of them holds the ultimate devil fruit and is being hunted by Doflamingo, then I heard from Luffy, that the blonde is a noble who wants to be a revolutionary and the freckled kid is the child of my former captain."

Silence filled the two as they were both surprised at the revelation.

"What?" The empress gasps out weakly. "What a terrible combination!" She further mutters.

"Terrible indeed…" the male raven quietly drawls out in agreement.

Seeing he had success in piquing the two warlords' interest over the three male kids, Shanks's grin grew wider. "So do you think it's wise to leave them here?"

Silence.

"Thought so." He smugly nodded to himself. Of course he was proud that he managed to deduce all these without Benn' s help.

"But how?" Mihawk interjects, which made the emperor pale. He hasn't thought of the details.

"Benn!" He urgently shouts which prompted the two to sweatdrop.

Seeing that his first mate was not coming to rescue him, Shanks slumped to the ground. "I don't know either…" he mumbles quietly while drawing circles on the dirt with his finger.

"I'll take the two! Law is coming with me anyways!" A new voice entered the conversation.

"Fourth commander Thatch, I was wondering when you'll come out from your hiding." The swordsman nodded his head courteously as the whitebeard pirate made himself comfortable by leaning on a tree trunk. As to why he acknowledged the young pirate, he was at the very least, grateful to him for bringing Luffy back.

"I'll take those two other kids to Oyaji, I'm sure he'll be happy to help." Thatch repeated his suggestion to the three.

"Alright! Good! Can we go to sleep now? I do need my beauty rest you know!" Hancock flicked her hair as she stood up.

"Wait, wait, hold on!" The cook held out a arm which the pirate empress glared upon.

"If you know what's best for you, don't you dare touch me with your hand, man!" The woman growled as she prepares one leg in a battle stance.

Seeing this, the young commander panicked and drew back his hand in a defensive position. "Just hear me out for a second!" He reasons out to the fuming warlord.

"Just get on with it…" Mihawk irately hisses. He hates it when there is unneeded suspense. Especially when his child is involved.

Thatch nodded hastily and kept his arms back to his side. "Those two kids are under Garp's protection." He informed. " I need someone to distract him long enough until the kids are in my ship, from there, I guess I can take care of it."

Hancock raised an inquisitive brow, her anger was temporarily forgotten in favor of curiosity."Why the hell is the kid of the former pirate king under the protection of his father's captor?" She incredulously asks the three men who were also perplexed with the situation.

Thatch helplessly shrugged as all he heard from Luffy was that, when she met Ace, he was already in Garp's care

Shanks shook his head as if clearing his own disbelief and his earlier helplessness. "There's no point in thinking why he's with Garp, we still need to stall the geezer." Everyone nodded in response.

"I-I got it!" Boa squealed in surprise which startled the men around her.

"What are you thinking?" Mihawk narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

"I'll tell you later! Just leave everything to me!" The woman called out from her shoulders as she began walking towards her own ship.

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"For the fifth time Hebi-sama, I said no!" Elder Nyon cried out as she moved away from the pleading empress.

"Please… do it for Lu-chan!" The said empress begged.

"No! You don't know the danger of what you're asking!" The former ruler vehemently shook her head.

"Bu-bu-bu-but!" Hancock stammered as she was quite sure she was pretty enough that no one can turn her down.

"Do it yourself if you're so insistent!" The older stated with a tone of finality.

No.

Hancock would not give this up. She's not doing this for the kids anymore, she is now doing this for the sake of her beauty!

"Elder Nyon!"

"No!"

… … … … … … … … … The following morning-ish

Everyone, irregardless of occupation, gathered around the dock as the sea farers have decided to leave while the coast was still clear. The kids were also present yet, they wore sad smiles as they knew that it would be years before they'll see Law and Luffy again.

Or would it?

"I'll miss you guys!" Luffy cried as she grabbed Ace and Sabo in a hug while Law looked on with a rare genuine smile at his three younger siblings.

"We'll miss you too Luffy…" The blonde whispers as he gave a quick peck to the girl's head.

"Yeah! Don't forget to write." Ace remarks with moistened eyes and followed Sabo's action.

"I will! I will! Take care of yourselves!" The girl nodded and let go, she then turned towards her grandpa, the bandits and the villagers."Goodbye everyone! Thank you for taking care of me!I'll come back here when I turn seventeen!" She gratefully bows her head to the crowd.

"Goodbye Luffy! We'll miss you!" Came the collective response from the natives of the island and Garp.

"Luffy…" Mihawk called out."It's time." He then nodded discreetly towards the whitebeard pirate, the empress and the yonkou.

"Hai～" The girl dutifully responds and ran towards her papa's direction.

This left Law with Ace and Sabo as Thatch was yet to come out of his ship.

The freckled teen and the blonde neared the older raven as they haven't said their farewells to their new brother. Ace was the first to spoke up."I hope we can see you again Law…nii." He bashfully says which shocked the bandits as well as Garp who had never ever thought Ace would recognize someone with such honorific

The nii-chan himself was surprised and showed it with widened eyes as he took the hand and slowly shook it. However, the hand shake did not end as Sabo and Ace ensnared the older in a loose hug.

"Take care." The blonde said.

"Keep an eye on Luffy, okay?" Ace follows.

After a few moments the hug disbands as Law only nodded determinedly in response before walking towards the cook's ship. He can barely hide the smile that was forcing its way to his mouth.

The people at the docks were about to disperse when their attention was caught by the sound of a woman grunting in discomfort that came from their backs. Slowly, everyone turned around and saw a tall female with long legs carrying an impossibly huge baggage along the road that leads back to the village. It was quite strange as the hibiscus tucked at the side of her pinkish white hair was very familiar. Yet, no one seems to remember who this woman is.

"My…" The young lady innocently coos. "What a heavy baggage!" She complains.

The people only cocked their heads to the side as they were still trying to identify this really really familiar lady.

Gloriosa sweatdropped at the lack of reaction. "Would anyone care to help a weak old lady like me?" She smoothly cocks her hips to the side, making her short floral dress flutter along with the movement. "Someone really strong?" She adds dramatically as she feigns helplessness.

And as realization eventually hit the old marine's head, he shoutedly asks. "Is that you, Gloriosa!?"

"Yes, Vice Admiral. It's me!" She eagerly nods in confirmation.

The people gaped as the only woman they knew that is named Gloriosa A.K.A Elder Nyon, was the short and stocky obaasan that accompanies the Gorgon sisters wherever they go.

"You look so…so…youthful!" The old marine stammered as he failed to contain his surprise.

"Oh!" Nyon responds by demurely swatting her hand over the air. "It must be the night cream I used last night!"

The villagers, the bandits and even the village kids sweatdropped as this was obviously a lie. You don't go looking like 30 and grow legs overnight with a mere beauty balm!

"Ah! I must say, you're beauty hasn't completely faded yet!" However, Garp fell for the trap as he chose to compliment her instead.

"Well?" The woman impatiently taps her heeled foot on the ground. "Aren't you going to help me?"

The marine hero soon got over his musings and went to help the former empress. The huge luggage was of course, lifted off the ground by Garp without any effort while the elderly woman clapped in feigned awe. The two then walked towards the ship but not before the elder lady turned her head towards the pirates and gave them her signal. As soon as the message got across as well as the marine officer had boarded the Kuja's ship, every haki user present willed their auras gradually to cover the two kids' movements from Garp's observation haki.

Thatch immediately unfurled his ships sails while Mihawk and Shanks blasted the Whitebeard commander's ship with blunt flying swords attacks to hasten its departure.

The remaining people of Dawn Island and the marines did really want to warn their protector and superior, they really do. But as two warlords plus a yonkou threateningly glared at them, they were left with no choice but to gape at Ace and Sabo's fleeing figures. Only Makino giggled at the development, she'll miss those four even if she only got to knew Law, Ace and Sabo for a short time.

Seeing the ship had gained a considerable distance, Shanks, Mihawk and Luffy soon followed suit and left in their own respective ships─ or boat in the male warlord's case.

The charmed marine eventually emerged from Hancock's ship with a fat kiss mark on his cheek but he was too late to catch everything that had transpired.

"O-oi! Where are Ace and Sabo?" He shouts in surprise. He didn't notice that two sea kings emerged from the sea and hastily pulled the female warlord's ship towards the sea.

The villagers sans marines sadly responded by pointing at the direction of the now fleeting figure of the four ships.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttt!" The marine's eyes almost popped out of its socket as he finally realized he was duped. "How dare they!" He grits his teeth in anger.

"Uhm, sir?" A marine lieutenant approached his fuming superior.

"What?" The hero snaps which caused the poor marine to jump in fright.

"T-t-they left a note." He shakily hands a piece of paper to Garp who quickly took the paper and scanned its contents.

Everyone was left tensed at the old man's reaction but soon breathed a sigh of relief as his expression changed from anger to a sad understanding.

"They could've just told me!" He exhaustedly sighs.

"What is it?" Woof Slap courageously steps up and approached his long time friend.

The marine thrusts the note to the mayor.

"The government would surely come to investigate. We'll keep the kids safe for the mean time. - Le Roux Shanks

P.S. You suck at being a grandfather - Mihawk

P.P.S. Yeah! You should feel bad for throwing toddlers in the jungle! - Boa Hancock

P.P.P.S. Double Yeah! Whitebeard is obviously the cooler Grandfather! - Fourth Division Commander, Thatch.

P.P.P.P.S. Bye Jii-chan! WE'LL MISS YOU! -LASL.

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Thatch let out a sigh of relief as he noticed from his spy glass that the marine ship was still at the docks of Fusha. It seems that Garp had no complains about their reasoning. He looks towards the three boys who were huddled at the corner of the boat discussing their amazing acting skills.

"So…" He noises as he approached the three. "You're Luffy's older brothers huh?" He calculatingly looks at the two ten years old kids.

"Yes." Ace sparingly answers and kept a neutral expression. Although his senses tells him that he can trust Luffy's extended family, he can't help but be wary of people he does not personally knows.

"I'm Thatch, a pirate and Luffy's uncle!" The eldest amongst the four eagerly introduced.

"I'm Ace." The freckled kid responds and bit his lower lip. The silence that followed became stagnant as the two blinked at each other. What the commander didn't expect was, for the boy to wordlessly fell on the wooden floor face first.

"Eeeep! I BROKE HIM!" The 'man' squealed in panic and gave a jump. Even Law who was watching yelped as he witnessed his brother suddenly lost his consciousness.

Sabo chuckled in amusement at the two and eventually stood up. "No you didn't!" He said as he knelt beside his brother. "Ace is narcoleptic, it happens from time to time." He explains as he lifted the body off the floor and laid it on the railings of the ship.

Law and Thatch relaxed and checked the boy for any injuries, which the former did thoroughly. He smirked as he found none. "He's okay." He quietly said to himself and sat back at the side again with a book that no one knew where he acquired.

"By the way, I'm Sabo, nice to meet you Thatch-san." The blonde looked at the cook and did a brief polite bow.

"Pleasure to meet you too. So, did anyone tell you where we are going?" Thatch asks.

The top hat wearing kid shook his head. "Miss Hancock only told us to run to your ship once Garp is gone." He helpfully answers back.

"Oh, I see." Thatch scratched his chin in contemplation." Well, after what those two did to Goa, the government would surely send someone to investigate. We can't let them know you kids are there so, you'll be staying with us until then"

This made the blonde narrow his eyes. "What do you know about us?" He warily asks.

Thatch smiled softly. "The exact reasons why it would be a terrible idea to leave you there." He responds.

Sabo only stares as he took the answer as it is. This continued on for a few more seconds as he eventually regained his ability to talk. "And you're not upset?" His tone hopeful.

The cook raised an eyebrow at this and slightly cocks his head on the side as he responds. "Why would I be upset?".

Sabo bit his inner cheek at this. "That… that I was born a noble? The same people that almost took Luffita's life?"

The commander's eyes darkened as he heard the blonde's statement.

He hates it. Loathing, Grief, Desperation, and Hurt.

He hates those things that is embedded in the young boy's voice. He hates that voice that reminded him of his own when he was young.

Wordlessly, Thatch dug the inside of his uniform for something which caused Sabo to be alarmed. The blonde immediately stepped back a few paces away from the cook as he assumed it was a weapon.

"Same here." The older stated as he showed his old family's crest.

"Eeehhhhhhhh! " Sabo shouted in uncharacteristic surprise. "You're a noble too?" He incredulously asks.

"Yep!" The pompadour jiggled along with the strawberry blonde's nod.

"Okay…" The kid dragged on." That was not I was expecting…" Gradually, relief was starting to flood through his veins.

"Yeah, well, you're not the only people in the world who goes through shit～" Thatch shrugged in nonchalance.

Suddenly, Sabo looked up to the older with hopeful eyes. "Do you think Whitebeard-san would accept us?"

Thatch held a finger under his stubbled chin. "Pops always say that…Everyone is the child of the sea."

Both Sabo and Law were taken aback, those inspiring words were like arrows to their frozen heart.

"Think about it, why would people decide to become pirates if living on land was great." Thatch followed his words.

The two kids only looked at each other before looking back at the commander.

"Some set sail for glory, some set sail for gold, but there are also some people who set sail just to find a place they can call their home…" The cook shrugs and walked away, leaving the kids on deck with some things to think about the whole day.

Neither of the kids nor Thatch realized that, Ace heard everything…

The kids couldn't not help but be swayed with the older's words. In a way, they feel excited and hopeful of belonging to a crew with such philosophy . Yet, on the other side of the coin, their untrusting nature prevents them from fully believing Thatch.

Oh well… guess they'll just have to see it for themselves then!

… … … … … … … … Coffin Boat

Luffy and Mihawk spent the whole day talking about their own adventures. And while his daughter didn't hold back in spilling everything, including the fact that she drank alcohol, TWICE! He, on the other hand, filtered the gory details and spoke only of the events that he knows his daughter would find cool or interesting.

Mihawk can't help but feel pride swelling in his chest as his daughter recounts what she had been through. And while he doesn't approve with the painful moments and Luffy's underage drinking, he knows that it will mold her for the better in the future. He is aware that he can't teach her everything.

"Luffy…" Mihawk softly says.

The girl who was watching the waves looked up to her father. "Yes, Papa?"

"Once we arrive home, We'll increase the amount of your training…"

Luffy nodded as a serious expression took over her usually smiling facade. "I was going to ask you that, but…" the girl lightly gnawed her lips in worry."Can we do it after a month?" She eventually asks.

The father warlord's brow quizzically rose as response but soon smoothed out. He has a wild guess why his daughter asked to postpone her training. "Is this about your brothers?"

The girl nodded in confirmation. "It is, I'm worried about them…" she softly answers back.

"Why would you be? I'm pretty confident that Whitebeard would protect them."

The girl nodded again, this time, she bobbed it fervently. "I think so too! But…"

"But?"

The girl slightly hesitated but she knows her papa will listen as long as the reasoning is right. "But… Ace, Sabo and Law-nii chans are bad with strangers. I want them to adjust first with Mama's family before I go."

The father took the words in and he can't say he doesn't agree. "You're a very thoughtful girl, Luffy!" He beams and placed a hand on top of the strawhat. "Very well, I see your point."

"Thank you!" The six nearing seven years old girl chirped. "It'll only be a month, I'm pretty sure, my nii-chans would be fine by then!～"

"I hope so." Mihawk replies back. He certainly did.

… … … … … … … … The following day

When the break of dawn came, Luffy did not expect to wake up to the sight of her three brothers squatting near her bed. Their eyes were all focused on her direction.

"KYAAAAAAA!" She yelps in surprise and flung knives at the unsuspecting trio.

"What the hell!?" Ace says and evade a knife.

"Good morning to you too!" Sabo ducked as one was aimed at his head.

"Tsk!" Law tutted as he used his book to swat the projectile.

After the unusual good morning greeting, Luffy soon calmed down. "Oh my Kami! You scared me!"

Ace and Sabo chuckled sheepishly while Law opted to rub his neck.

"Sorry bout that Lu, Your father told us to watch over you while he's away." The blonde explained.

"Oh!" The strawhatted girl noised out. "Where did he go?"

This time, it was Ace who answered. "He's with that Thatch-guy, he said they have something to discuss!"

"Ah! I know what's that about!" Luffy cheerfully smiles.

"What is it?" Law questions as he was yet to speak

"I'm coming with you to Whitebeard-jii chan's ship!" She threw her hands in the air as she twirled.

Of course her three brothers' face lit up like a christmas tree when they heard.

"That's great!" Sabo rambunctiously exclaims while Law and Ace nodded furiously in agreement.

"It is! But…" The girl's expression softens. "It'll only be for a month…" she sadly finishes.

Contrary to what Luffy expects, the trio didn't look hurt or sad at all.

"Who cares?" Ace broke the silence. "Atleast we still get to spend more time with each other!" He reasons out, much to the joy of Luffy.

Sabo nodded his head determinedly. "I'll study more about navigating the Grandline and we'll visit you in a few years. For the mean time, let's just have fun while we can!"

"I agree!" Law echoes his response.

The quartet soon decided that they're all hungry, but since neither Thatch nor Mihawk have yet to make an appearance, the children individually made their way to the other ship that was moored on the opposite side of the creepy coffin boat.

Guess who?

"SHANKS!" Luffy inconsiderately barges into the yonkou's bedroom only to find him writing on a desk.

"Wazzup Luffy-tan!? The upbeat emperor asks as he looks up from his work.

"Wow you're awake and not drunk as usual Captain!" The girl giggled as the man made a face. "Can we use your kitchen? Papa is still talking with Uncle Thatch." She nicely asks in a more acceptable volume.

Shanks quivered his lips a little."Okay! Just be careful with the fire. I can't let my baby burn ya know?" He respond while rapping the Adam wood furniture.

"Thank you～" The girl smiles wildly as she exits the room where her brothers chose to wait.

"How did it go?" Law nervously asks as he fumbled a little with his fingers. This was a Yonkou that we're talking about. Someone who is probably stronger than Doflamingo himself.

"Shanks said its okay as long as we don't burn her 'baby'" The quartet snickered a little as Luffy air quoted the word 'baby'.

…

The kitchen of the Red Force was pretty normal as one would expect. It was big enough to accomodate the entire crew plus a little more.

"Wow! It's so clean!" Luffy exclaims as she wanders around the premise.

"It is, so…what's our menu chef Luffy?" Sabo briefly comments as he received a blue apron that was handed out by Law.

The girl held a finger under her chin as she scanned the neatly arranged ingredients in the fridge. There were so many ingredients to choose from.

"We should make something light but is still filling." she answers back as she took into consideration her brothers and friends' likes and dislikes.

Ace likes bread, but Law doesn't. Sabo loves sweets in the morning but Ace doesn't. And then of course, there's the Red Hair pirates…

"A-ha!" The girl suddenly snapped her fingers. "Let's make rice balls with different kinds of fillings!"

"I love rice balls…" Law happily muttered to himself.

Ace nodded and slammed a fist on his open palm. "That's easy!" He confidently states.

As one by one of the yonkou's crew made their way to the kitchen that also serves as their dining room, they were surprised to see four children competing with one another as to who can finish the fastest.

Law was currently filling his rice with flaked fish mixed with mayo while Sabo used pickled plums for his work. On the other side of the table, Ace was stuffing his with a huge amount of grilled meat while Luffy opt to fill hers with chopped ham and egg.

Most of the crew watched on as Lucky Roo and the other chefs took the initiative to make beverages. In the end, Shanks, Mihawk, Thatch and even the Gorgon Sisters ended up in the kitchen as well to watch and dine with the kids that they had come to accept.

"Done!" Luffy cheered as she finally finished making her one thousandth rice ball. She was shortly followed by Law, then by Sabo and then, Ace.

The spectators clapped at the quartet who simultaneously jumped in surprise.

"When the hell did everyone get here?" Ace yells to no one.

"Ugh…about half an hour ago?" Yasopp answers back.

"I didn't notice!" Sabo mused to his siblings with genuine surprise.

"Must be because you're all concentrated with your work?" Benn pitched in the conversation.

"Probably…" Law shrugs.

"What are we waiting for?" Luffy noises out which gained everyones attention. "Let's eeeaaaaat!" She chirps out

"Itadaikimasu!" Was everyones response as they started to feast on the breakfast made by the children.

As there was four kinds of onigiris to choose from and four thousand of those balls were made, each pirate took one of each flavor and began to dug in.

Thatch specifically liked the ones with an ungodly amount of meat although as a chef, he recommends the ones with the fish.

The Gorgon sisters collectively decided that their pick was the pickled plums although Hancock also praised the Ham and Egg combo for its ingenuity.

Shanks enjoyed the traditional Fish flakes and mayo along with Benn as an ally while Yasopp and Lucky was in for the meat.

Lastly, Mihawk inconspicuously 'traded' his fish, meat and pickled plums for the ham and egg combo as we all know who made that specific onigiri.

As for the kids? Well… let's just say that they made too many and was taking turns in eating their other siblings' creation.

BUUUUURRRRRRRPPPP!

The morning affair ended without any troubles as the diners soon went to their usual routine. This left the LASL quartet in Thatch's boat talking amongst themselves.

"That was fun!" Sabo cheerfully patted his bloated tummy.

"True! Let's do that again next time!" Ace agrees whole heartedly as he tried his best not to fall on his back as his luggage in the front was pretty heavy.

"Maybe we can ask Whitebeard jii-chan if we can use his kitchen?" Luffy suggested which gained a 'who knows?' shrugged from her brothers.

"Don't they have a huge number of people?" Law asks this time which gained another round of shrugs from the two ten years old kids.

"About 1,800…" A familiar voice entered the conversation which made the four children face the owner of the voice.

Thatch grinned as he leveled himself with the four kids by sitting on the ground with crossed legs. "Hey guys! Thanks for the meal by the way, it was very delicious!" He says which made the three boys look away to a different direction to hide their embarassment while Luffita radiantly smiled in response."It was nothing! We're planning to do that again at Jii-chan's ship!"

Thatch chuckled as he nodded his head. He was relieved that the kids in front of him didn't lost all of their innocence after all the pain they had experienced in their lives. "Oyaji doesn't have any say who runs the kitchen, I do!" He proudly pointed to himself.

Luffita only nodded as she sensed something unpleasant stirring inside her freckled brother. "Is there something wrong Ace-nii?" She turns her head to Ace who frowned just a little.

"Why do you call your Captain, Oyaji? Isn't that used for fathers?" The ten year old kid crossed his arms and looked at Thatch with a serious expression.

The cook smiled softly as rubbed his stubble. "Hmmm… why is it?" He asks himself then turned to the four children who was waiting for his response. "Maybe, because… he calls us his children. Most of the crew were orphans, criminals and freaks that didn't belong anywhere in society. We were all outcasts and yet, he took us in…"

That silenced whatever Ace was feeling. Those words really did make him think. "But, why?" He asks in an unusual timid voice.

Thatch's smile didn't falter at all. "You know what?" He rhetorically asks. "See for yourself…" he continues and points at the huge ship that was in the horizon.

It was still far but the children can make out what was in front.

There were sixteen people standing on the railings. Eight on the left and seven on the man in the middle was by far the largest man that the children had ever seen in their lives. The kids can tell that each of these people were unique as their garbs were of different colors.

"Wow!" Sabo gasped in awe as he took in the size of the ship that only grows bigger as they close in the distance.

"So cool!" Luffy clapped as she found the formation awesome! Everyone who was standing by her grandfather looks so tough!

Law only gaped as he agreed with Luffy.

Ace only had a blank expression but his arms are littered with goosebumps.

Thatch grinned as he sensed all this with his Observation Haki. "Kids, That is my home!" He proudly says

… … … … … … … … … … to be continued.

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