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Hayasaka Jin The Hero

Sathir 17 years ago.

Jin found himself looking at the recruit he had retrieved his lunch and documents from. It was a young woman, she was definitely older than him by a few years but no matter how one might look at her she was young. He was looking at her but she didn't look like a marine at all, she was wearing a black and white long sleeved shirt and some jeans, her hair was wild covering one of her eyes, not that it bothered him but he was sure some of the older marine officers might see it as something unthinkable. She possessed beautiful green eyes even though one of them was covered by her hair.

She just didn't look like your average female marine.

"H-hi..." he heard her say.

She seemed nervous and looked like she was figuring what she should say next.

"Y-your coat... Sir!"

Coat? What coat? Oh that's right!

"I see, thank you." he maintained his cold yet elegant tone, he was not a person who liked showing what he was thinking, it made it easier for an enemy to attack his weak spots.

"No sir thank you! I'm really sorry for-" she was obviously trying to come up with something worth saying, like all lower rank marines she was trying to be impressive near the high ranks but she was quickly cut off.

"There is no need to to thank me, it was the only way to get my documents."

...the best way to deal with people is to shut them out...

"You have performed your duties here. You are dismissed I shall inform your commanding officer later."

"But sir..." she was trying to say something but apparently his earlier words had stripped her of any possible comeback, and truth be told he didn't wait for her to come up with one, as soon as he finished talking he turned his back on her and headed for the exit.

The wind was blowing softly and the sky was covered in dark clouds, in any other place it might seem like it was going to rain but this was Sathir... The production of pure Glantium created these clouds.

"This is a sick country." he mumbled.

Jin stood on top of the Marine HQ roof looking into the eternal dark clouds as they came to be known after his arrival.

"Hero huh...?" he mumbled again, the young hero carried with him a pained expression and saddened eyes, like he had been robbed of happiness.

"Sir!" a voice called for him.

He looked to the source of the voice and found himself looking at yet another recruit. In a matter of seconds he was back to his usual expressionless self scanning the recruit from top to bottom almost as if measuring him.

"Yes?" his tone was cold even more than usual, but he still managed to sound elegant.

"I'm sorry to disturb you but the Major wants a word with you." the young marine was looking at him almost as if he was a superior being, this was something he hated more than anything else.

"I see. Thank you."

He would head for the major's office later, right now his head was killing him, it had been nearly three days of non-stop discussion about the current state of Sathir. He took one of the sandwiches the girl from earlier had dropped off and took a small bite off the sandwich he was holding.

"What's this? Either the cook learned how to actually cook or this was made by an entirely different person." he said while taking another bite off the delicious sandwich.

The marines in Sathir had a cook working there, yes, but as hard as it might be to believe even putting two slices of bread together seemed to be a challenging task for him because he managed to make it taste worst than anything.

"I wonder if this was made by that girl..." he said to himself.

She was bored, so bored... And what was worse she was stuck in that small little room with the lizard man.

"So liz... Major why did you call me here?" that was close...

"Hmm? Oh! I was waiting for Hayasaka-sama but he's taking his time so I'll just brief you first." he answered, Aruka could almost swear she had seen a lizard tongue coming out for a split second.

"We-" before the lizard-man started talking the door opened and he entered the room.

After a long year this was actually the first time she noticed what Jin looked like.

He was clearly younger than her, he was probably about 17 years old.

Jin had a distinguishing scar on his nose, his eyes were fiery red and his hair was mildly wild.

He was wearing his usual coat and pants both black with red outlines, it seemed like some kind of uniform, but definitely not from the marines. He always had his left sleeve pulled up on this arms he wore a golden bracelet on his wrist and a dark and white bracelet higher up near his shoulder pad.

"Sorry that I'm late major." he said, his voice sounding as cold as ever.

" No that's quite alright." his eyes shifted from Jin to his papers and he started looking for something. "Here it is! We have reports of a massive resistance army operating with only one goal... Your death."

"I see."

It was impressive that even after being informed that an army was after his head he still was capable of maintaining his cold elegant tone..

"Their name is The Sathir Liberation Army. They act as warriors of the people and state that their objective is the liberation of Sathir, however we have information that proves their one goal is you." the major, as dumb and lizard-man as he might look, was still looking at Jin with the word "worry" written on his forehead.

"Sir, I'm not really aware of how these rebels work but don't they strive for Sathir's independence?" she did her best not to sound like she was a part of the group, or standing up for them.

"Oh that's right I forgot about you." he looked at her again " Usually yes. However this is different the leader of the group is not even from Sathir, he is aiming for Haysaka-samas head first because it will be easier to take the Glantium with him out of the picture."

"W-what...?" even if she was doing her best not to look too affected there was no way of hiding the shock that was for her... Some insane person was using the heart of the people and their beliefs to hit one man, and continue producing the thing people were so desperate to get rid of... So much for telling the Army that Jin was a good guy.

"We believe that this is striving for another episode like the Senza War, only this time the army isn't one of pirates but one of innocent people. We can assume that after he meets his goals he will rid himself of the Liberation Army... And probably take over the Glantium we already produced, imagine a bandits crew that would possess an almost unlimited supply of Glantium weapons."

This was insane Aruka was starting to lose control, which was the right side? Was there a right side? Had she been fighting for a madman who wanted nothing more than power and revenge?

"His name is Ryu." the major added.

"That would seem like something he would do." Jin took his time looking through the window and resumed " Ryu The Emperor... So what does Marineford have to say about this?"

"Well..." the major was clearly surprised Jin was aware of Ryu.

"Their orders were as follows: All who challenge the Absolute Justice shall perish, rid yourself of any and every enemy that comes your way, this includes the inhabitants of Sathir who have decided to follow Ryu."

Jin noticed how the recruit looked completely wordless after hearing that, she was recruit after all, she probably thought the navy was a completely different thing, new recruits are always fueled by their dreams of justice.

Even though he had started working for the Navy only two years ago due to his high patent he had already seen some of the secrets it kept and they were anything but rightful. Everything in the name of Absolute Justice.

"I will deal with it my way." a curt answer, there was no need for emotions not for him she had never seen him smile or cry or show any kind if proof that he was a normal human being with feelings.

" I see well no matter what you might do sir, I'll follow you all the way! Sir!" the lizard-man seemed to have great respect for the young commander even though he was probably the oldest marine she had seen in her life.

"Well then I will take my leave."

She felt really insignificant, during all that talk she didn't speak up more than once. But it was already a miracle they left her hear that she was only a recruit after all.

"No, wait sir! We aren't done yet." the major seemed to have recalled she was still sitting in his office. " This is one of our newest recruits. As you know the new recruits just clean and do some basic training but since we already have more than enough people for that task we are sending them out to train under experienced officers. I am not saying you have to take her but-"

"You, you're the one who delivered my meal correct?" the young man cut of the old major and was looking at her from top to bottom.

"Y-yes sir!" she tried to remain calm but that was an impossible task around him, even though he was didn't look like it the aura he was sending off was impressive.

"Tell me, did you make those sandwiches yourself?"

Sandwiches? Wait, what?

"Yes sir..." he was asking about sandwiches?

"What's wrong sir did the recruit deliver something rotten?"

"Major there is no need to go off on the recruit like that, I was merely asking because unlike the cook that the HQ provided us she actually knows how to cook." his voice was exactly like always elegant and cold, however, she thought that if there was any voice that could be called handsome that would be the one.

"Eh?" the lizard-man was clearly confused and to be honest so was she, since when did the conversation take a turn for cooking abilities...?

"If you can cook for me, and I present to you my deepest apologies I'll accept you as my trainee, however I do not wish to force this upon you, the decision is yours, you can choose to continue training as always if you so wish." his words seemed to be impossible to hear her head was still trying to go through the events that had taken place in the small office, she could choose to accept it and use this as an advantage, after all that was the reason why she had joined the navy, but after what she heard about the SLA she didn't know what to do anymore... The young commander was clearly trying to put a stop to the creation of Glantium in a peaceful manner.

"Y..." she mumbled rendering the rest of her response impossible to hear.

"I'm sorry I didn't quite catch that."

"Yes, I wish to train under you, sir!" she would fight her own way and walk her own path to free Sathir.

Sathir, 15 months later.

"I have to go, I'll save this country, I'll make it a better place for both of you." Hayasaka Jin stood there looking at the bed.

As soon as the sun rose he headed for the old Marine HQ. He would destroy the Galntium production factories and he would dethrone him, that mad... Ryu!

Sathir, present.

"Jin was capable of put a stop to the production of Glantium destroying and burning down the factories. He pushed the army of deluded and bribed fools who had started to work for Ryu even aware of what his real goal was. He headed for the capital but he never returned, however his efforts and the courage he inspired into the heart of the oppressed people of Sathir made them fight..." Aruka stopped and sighed " We have been at peace for almost 17 years, Ryu doesn't want anything we have on our half of the country and we want nothing to do with him."

"That was a pretty impressive story madam" Sanji said in a respectful tone.

"However there is something I don't understand why didn't this Ryu continue the production of Glantium?" Nami seemed to be more frightened than anything else now that she was aware of how unstable the situation of Sathir was, but she was still curious to learn more about it.

"Glantium is highly unstable at it's purest form, and its power is something even Ryu understands, he cannot extract them without the right tools, and the tools in Sathir were all destroyed. Any kind of equipment related to Glantium extraction is in the hand of the World Government so there is no way he could start the productions again." hey eyes became darker and her voice lowered "However it is rumored that he was capable of getting his hands on the equipment needed and is planning to start producing it again."

"That's terrible!" Chopper cried out.

"However there is still a few things I'd like you to explain, like why did the rebels obsessed with freeing Sathir are now on Ryu's side, what this as to do with Mikoto, and why didn't the Navy step in when their precious Glantium was being stolen?" Robin said sounding as sweet as ever but showing some sadness in the way she said it.

"The people were offered titles of nobility so they don't care about the country anymore, the Marines would intervene if they hadn't already had all the Glantium they needed... They sent the last shipment when the strike occurred, Ryu must have planned it so he could use the excuse he was freeing the country and at the same time make sure the Marines wouldn't try to stop him. Ryu was a very powerful warrior, and the government refuses to start a war with no benefits for them." she paused and looked at the moon " As for Mikoto she as always admired Jin and so when she heard that Ryu acquired the tools needed to extract Glantium she became a part of another resistance group..."

Everyone was taken by surprise, they were looking at each other with looks of surprise on their faces.

"She is fighting not only for the country but for the people, that's why she told you to leave she doesn't want to see any more lives taken by this never ending situation."

The door open slowly and Mikoto walked inside with her dark mantle.

"Why are you still here? … Why are you looking at me like that?"

Author's Notes: Well this is chapter 9 enjoy everyone!

Arukas sketch is already completed now I only need to upload it so it will be up by tomorrow.