AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hi, guys, it's me, Black Gargie. OK, guys, I know there is a lot in your mind when you have come across this fic coz I know there is a lot of OOC-ness and conflicts with the original manga. Let me just say one thing: WOULD YOU GUYS JUST STOP BEING SO FREAKED OUT ABOUT IT??!! Come on, guys, you have to expect something different from a FANFIC, OK? I mean, come on! I've been getting all sorts of flames giving me loads of craps and facts about Luffy and all that. OK, I admit, I haven't exactly read the whole series yet because it takes time for comic books to reach my country, but that doesn't mean that I can't make up something! There isn't any conclusive ending to this story anyways! This story is about after the end of One Piece, or so it seems. This is all made up, get it? MADE UP! Can't you guys just lighten up and treat it like an AU or something? Geez! At least there are some of my reviewers who are decent enough not to take this so seriously and enjoyed it!
OK, I'm gonna list down some things that might make my so-called 'sucked' fic a little sense...
1. Everyone's been complaining about the 'tangerine' concept. Well, in my country, it is written as 'limau' in Malay, and when translated into English, it's called 'lime'. I'm following the concept of my translation in my country, so if you have a problem with that, keep it to yourself, coz I ain't changing it!!
2. There are some complaints about "Since when did Nojiko get married?" Let me tell you something, this story, I repeat, this story is taken after the series. What makes you think that Nojiko might not meet someone she like and get married after that? I mean, a girl's gotta need a guy somehow, right?
3. OK, this I don't really like, about Sanji and Zoro being OOC and softy and all that. HELLOOOO! Like I said, can't you guys treat it as an AU fic? I mean, everything I've written hasn't happened yet in the comic, so why can't I manipulate their character a bit? People do change, you know? Haven't you seen the slight changes that has happened to all the characters throughout their journey? Even Nami's perspective over pirates have changed ever since she met Luffy. She started out hating them, now she doesn't. Isn't that a change? Plenty of people change from a tough guy to a softie after they've fallen in love! What? Like you've never change before in your whole life? Please! As if! And I don't have to speak for the rest of the characters whom some of you call OOC, coz people change! Besides, I don't see you complaining when there are other OP fics with OOC people. Sheesh!
4. Some of you argue that there is no such thing as the fruit that I've written in my fic. Come on, are you guys sure you know everything about the Devil Fruit? I've done my research, you know. The artist himself said that there is probably more than 1,000 different kinds of Devil Fruit throughout the world, and he himself is not even sure how many more new fruits are out there and what new functions they could have on people. Try listing out all the fruits that there is in the One Piece world and I might be convinced. I'm just creating something that could possibly happen, so you don't tell me that there's no possibilty it exists.
5. OK, about the men being pregnant thing. I admit I was a little queasy writing this, but come on! You guys have been, like, reading in this site for so long and going through so many fanfics under so many columns and you're telling me it's impossible for men to be pregnant! Yeah, right! Come on, guys! Humanly speaking, it's impossible, but you try reading other fanfics, especially in Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, or even Fushigi Yuugi or somewhere, and I don't believe you never come across a fic that has MPREG in it! So stop saying the impossible, coz this is a fanfiction! Everything is possible!
I might have a lot more to say about my other flamers but I don't wanna rant them all in case any of you do have a slight liking for this fic. I just wanna say that if you have a feeling that you're not gonna like what you read, then DON'T READ IT, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! I'm sick and tired of people who reads the whole thing through and then starts flaming about me from head to toe. I wouldn't mind if you flame on the first few chapters, but please SHUT UP if you've read it till the end, because if you don't like it, you wouldn't read till the end of this chapter! I'm so FUCKING sick of your rantings and ravings and you not understanding what fanfiction means! Read the motto of this website if you still don't get it! Ugh! You flamers make me sick!!!