The Captain's Dilemma

Ch. 5 The Navigator's Dogma

AN: This is the new chapter, just in case you didn't see the last chapter, I split up chapter 3 into two sections so it's easier to read. I don't know about you guys, but I like reading stories at night, so I am just trying to make the story more digestible (that sounds so strange lmao XD buts it's the only way to put it).

Without further ado this chapter should answer most of your questions...enjoy!

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"Hold up! Who said that was my share?"

The goons walking along the path suddenly stopped. The man next her was left completely speechless.

"That 100,000 is for my two daughters," she instructed as a smirk began to form on her face. "I am short on mine," she admitted confidently. The leader of the thugs turned over his shoulder in confusion at her stupidity.

"Bellerme, you…" the worried man tried to dissuade.

"Sorry Gen-san" she apologized as she held onto her crushed left arm. "I can't deny that I don't have a family" she reasoned calmly. Her two daughters turned back towards the sound of the voice, with tears in their eyes. "Even if I have to sacrifice my own life," she spoke as her grin only appeared to grow larger.

"That's absurd…" the old doctor mouthed as he too looked back towards the voice of the brave woman.

"We may not be blood-related," she began as tears started to form in her eyes, "but we're still family" she ended as she looked towards the ground. "I wish I could be a mother by simply saying it," she said as she recalled first meeting her soon to be family. "Those two… are my daughters, right?" she asked herself while closing her eyes, fronting the emotions attempting to escape her.

"Bellerme-san!" both daughters cried as they ran back towards the source of the sound.

"Hey, you two!' the old man attempted to warn.

As the desperate redhead ran towards her, the memory of what she had said to her ate at her.

"If I was to be adopted, then I'd rather had been taken in by a rich family!"

"I was lying!" the little girl screamed as she ran towards her. The badly bruised woman looked up in disbelief, hearing her daughter's voice. "It was a lie! Bellerme-san!" Nami cried again as the two reached around the corner of the house. The two immediately latched onto her, holding onto her with all the strength they had. They cried their eyes out as they squeezed her with what little hope they had. The red haired woman had remained strong for the two, but she too began to shed tears. Though she wasn't going to allow them to see or hear it, as she sucked in the pain while squeezing the two in turn. Weakly raising her crushed arm, she gently rested it on the copper haired girl's shoulder.

"I really wanted to buy you more stuff, like books and new clothes," she admitted while attempting to calm them down with her comforting touch. "I am sorry I couldn't be more of a mother to you guys" she apologized, while still attempting to prevent her tears from letting loose.

The two immediately responded, "that's not true!" Nokijo cried while gritting her teeth.

"We don't want anything, just don't die!" Nami pleaded.

"Just stay with us!" the other blue haired girl exclaimed.

"You need to see the map I'm gonna draw of the world!" Nami demanded. Tears continued to stream down her face as she tightened her grip around her mother.

The red haired women opened her eyes gazing at the young girl, "Map, that's right…" she recalled. Watching her daughter shack with her sobbing, she weakly put her frail hand on her daughter's check. "Make sure to fulfill your dreams" she instructed as she moved her fingers through her short hair, finally placing her hand on the top of her head. A single tear escaped her eyes as she spoke, "Live on, eh?"

"Bellerme-san!" Nami yelled as she stared at her in disbelief, not wanting any of this to be real.

"These are your daughters, eh?" the devil finally protruded. The two daughters naturally looked up at the fishman with fear, instinctively hiding at the sides of their protector.

Glaring up at the man she responded, "Yeah, that's right." Placing her hands on her kins head's protectively she demanded, "You have to promise to leave these girls alone".

A massive grin was plastered on his ugly face as he stared down the trio. "Of course! As long as you die!" he proclaimed proudly.

"Help!" Nami yelled as she curled into her mother's side.

BANG BANG BANG the sound of pistols responded. Though this attempt was proven feeble, as another massive figure easily blocked the bullets with his hardened skin.

The man firing the gun was quickly sent into the air with blood gushing from a newly formed wound. All Nami could do was watch in horror as her father like figure get sliced open.

"Hmm?" the devil questioned as he turned around, finding an angry crowd coming towards them. "Eh… they have become blood thirsty" he announced as he turned back towards his crew. "Don't kill them. Just show them what we're made of," he instructed while walking over towards the courageous woman. "You'll set a perfect example," he grinned as he stood in front of his target.

Both small girls yelled, when they felt themselves being pushed away. They looked up terrified, seeing what was going to transpire. Grinning down at her, the massive fishmen cocked his gun saying, "You'll die for your pathetic love". Meanwhile all the villagers were getting slaughtered by the experienced and merciless pirates.

Nami couldn't see anything except the man destroying her life, and the woman who gave her one. The former marine stood her ground, calmly staring down the barrel of doom a breath away from her.

"Nokijo, Nami!" she announced with a serious tone. All the girls could do was sob in between their hellish nightmare. Turning towards the two, she offered them a heart warming smile and a look of reassurance only a mother could give. In a low whisper she told them how she truly felt.

"I love you"

BANG

The world had come to a close, as those closest to her looked on as though life had ended. The sound of the gun only registered once she began her descent to the cold unforgiving ground.

Everything appeared in black and white. The devil, her mother, and her blood were donned in this unforgettable color. When they reached out to her, they reached to hold onto a fleeting memory. Though this horror was masked by a message to two naive daughters too long ago.

Girls have to be strong too. Memories of her family toiling in the fields picking mikans crossed her mind. Another one showing her mother a huge mikan she had picked with an even bigger grin.

It doesn't matter if you are not complimented. Remembering an image of her mother grinning and laughing at something the two had did.

Don't hate the era you were born into. The horrific sight of the gun that had taken her mother, etched in black and white.

And always remember the strength to continue laughing. Her body slowly trailing to the ground consumed her every thought.

They tried to hold back their tears, remembering what she had told them, but simply couldn't.

"BELLERME-SAN!" the two daughters cried there souls out, knowing she wasn't coming back.

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The navigator woke up feeling as though her chest were going to explode. She attempted to breath calmly, but couldn't, instead she breathed more ragged thinking about what had just occurred. She put a worried hand to her forehead, noticing that it was covered in sweat; not only that, but she felt an extreme amount of heat all over her body. "I just got to get some fresh air" she reasoned as she hurriedly got out of bed.

Instead of changing, she immediately began heading for the door. Once open, she felt the cool afternoon breeze hit her perspired face. Breathing in the fresh air she thought, 'it wouldn't hurt to stay out here a little while longer'. With her mind made up, she began her slow descent of the stairs, onto the lawn of the Thousand Sunny. Though her easy going start was quickly trumped by an early morning argument.

"Why that shitty bastard!" Sanji sheathed as he chased around his young antagonist.

"Sanji what the hell are you doing?" the copper haired navigator demanded. The cook instantly stopped his pursuit, changing his eyes into hearts as he spun in circles.

"Nami-swan!" Sanji announced until his spinning came to an end. "That shitty brat is acting up again!" Sanji complained as he pointed his new cigarette towards the small pink dragon.

"He is only a child!" Nami reasoned as the little dragon ran towards her with tears in his eyes.

"He is being really mean to me!" the dragon cried as he nuzzled his face in between her large bosom.

"WHY THAT SH-!" the cook began only to receive a death glare from the fiery redhead.

"Don't scare him!" she yelled while simultaneously delivering a terrible fist to the top of the blond's noggin.

"Nami-swan…" he trailed off as he couldn't mutter anything through his bruised and bloated face.

Looking back towards the now small child, her mind unknowingly thought of what happened only a moment before.

She took a deep sigh, walking away from the angry pair towards her room. Of course she couldn't go to her room unabated when she caught sight of the lengthy skeleton.

"Yohohohoho! Nami if you could be so kind as to show me yo-" he began but stopped when he realized the door next to him shut closed. Scratching the side of his afro, he thought it was odd that she didn't listen all the way through, or hit him for that matter.

"Is everything okay Nami?" Brook asked concernedly as he propped his frail figure against the wooden door.

"I am okay…" she started but her words soon had venom, "...just go away!" she demanded as her voice raised much to his surprise.

"Look Nami we are nakama. If you want to talk about it, you can come to me, Chopper, Sa-"

"Just go away!" she insisted with a shriek.

Taken aback he replied, "I...I understand". Without a word more, she could hear the tall figure move away from the door.

Left to her own thoughts she walked over towards her cartography desk. As she took a seat she unknowingly began tapping her fingers against the wooden table. "Just relax" she told herself while searching for her pen. Brushing her hand across the thin piece of paper, the thought kept invading her mind. '...I love you…' the same mantra kept on repeating, accompanied by the horrific memory right after. She reached for the bracelet on her wrist, breathing a sigh of relief.

"At least I still have my sister" she reasoned as she rubbed the metal in reassurance. She attempted to put her pen to the paper, but the same thought happened again. This time is was the nightmare she had lived for most of her life. She moved her face away from the paper in disgust, remembering it was this very passion that had caused so much turmoil. She looked back towards the paper, staring at it. She worked like a slave to appease the devil from ripping apart the only thing she had left. Her heart started beating with more vigor when she remembered what she had to do to meet the bastards bargain. She did practically anything and everything to get what she wanted. She attempted to stop her breathing when she remembered all the near escapes, remembering what could have easily happened. "East Blue pirates are the easiest to deceive!" she laughed as she attempted to get her mind back on track, but she simply couldn't.

Even the people she attempted to save her hated her. She was an endless struggle, to save nothing and lose everything. As she recalled all her deceitful and back stabbing memories, her thoughts trailed towards the end of her struggle. "Luffy…" she mouthed as she reached back towards her golden bracelet. The rubber idiot was just another person to trick, another person to dupe, another person to…but he wasn't just another person. He was Luffy. The fun loving idiot that would do anything for anybody.

When she betrayed him, he accepted her with open arms. When she told him to go away, he stood his ground. When she needed him the most, he was her savior and then some. But he was more than just a liberator or a hero. No. He was her friend. He treated her with kindness and equality. Had Luffy not rescued her and her village, she would still be making maps...or worse. She shivered slightly at the hellish possibility. Though instead of feeling fear of what could have been, she breathed a sigh of relief when realized the present. She grinned to herself as the thought of the idiot encapsulated her every thought. "I can live my dream" she smiled as small silent tears trailed down her face.

Getting up from her desk, she silently strolled over to her bed while she attempted to halt the tears with her sniffling. As she carefully laid her body on the comfortable bed, she lazily looked up towards the ceiling. When her sad memories finally died down, she turned her head to the side as she adjusted her body.

She attempted to close her eyes, but found something in her vision that caused her to force them open once again. When she focused on what caught her breath to stop, she felt an immense feeling of guilt fall over her. Her chest began heaving, as her eyes began to water uncontrollably.

Grabbing the pillow right next to her, she put it to her mouth as she attempted to stop her sobbing. She cried all the tears she had never shed all those years. It have been over ten years since that happened. "...I love you…" she mouthed into the pillow as she squeezed it between her terrible sorrow. Every thought possible crossed her mind as she let everything go. Though one seemed to part the seas of sorrow, a lone saint standing in the barren sea. "Luffy…" she worded, causing her sobbing to halt almost entirely.

With the thought of her rescuer vanquishing the terrible storm, she squeezed the pillow with all her strength. "Maybe…" she began as she peacefully stretched her arm out towards the small item. Taking the object in her hands, she traced her finger across the person who she had loved so dear. "Maybe…" she ended while placing the picture frame back on the night stand. "Not maybe…" she stopped herself, squeezing the pillow with a smile. "Definitely" she confidently announced, falling asleep in that position in an instant.

Present Day (Two week later- Post Dressrosa/Zoa)

"Nami. This is not fair." Luffy complained as he attempted to walk away from the furious navigator nonchalantly.

"Yes it is Luffy! An idiot like you needs rules!" she demanded as she turned the boy around, grabbing him by his collar.

Not feeling like getting an ass whopping this early in the morning he pouted, "fine. Tell me your rules" he asked while rolling his eyes with his tongue stuck out. He would soon regret this gesture, as he felt himself getting stretched by his holy taste sensitive organ. 'I can't eat!' he concluded much to his disdain. He spoke something unintelligible along the lines of, 'I will do whatever you want!' while shaking his clasped hands.

"Good" she replied as she released his tongue, snapping back in place. "Since you nearly suffocated me last night, I think it's only right if you agree to my rules" she reasoned which caused him to frown at her deeply.

"I didn't suffocate you…" he tried to argue while scratching his head. "I woke up that way is all…" he exclaimed nonchalantly.

Of course he received a hit to the head, accompanied by the navigator's unending rage. "You're the worst liar I know! And if it is the truth, you still tried to kill me!" she screamed as she clenched her hands into fist.

"What are you talking about? When I woke up you were sleeping soundly! It was when I was trying to leave the bed, that's when you got all angr-! Ow!" he attempted to explain but quickly found himself suppressed by the tyrant.

"So you admit to getting into my bed!" she yelled as she relentlessly hit him.

"That's not what I said!" he bitterly replied as he attempted to back away from her bombardment.

"Do you want another punishment?" she asked while placing her hands on her hips with a mischievous smile.

"I think I am good" he responded as he eyed the exit.

"If you leave this room, you will never get meat ever again" she threatened as she stepped up right in front of him.

He stared at her with his mouth agape, he now felt as though life had ended. Though he had an ounce of hope remembering that he could have meat during parties after big battles. With the thought of meat, he failed to see that the devil left his vision.

Click! The familiar sound of doom reached his ears.

"No more rules! No more punishments! I want my freedom!" he demanded as he determinedly turned around to face his adversary. Courageously sticking his chest out, he made it up in his mind that he would get what he wanted.

Though his desire, was no match for the enraged demon. 'I made a mistake' he concluded as he turned around to run for dear life. Though as he did, he knew that he had very few options left at this point.

"I decide what is going to happen around here bub" she instructed as she took calm steps towards the freaked out captain.

Seeing as he had no other option he frantically got to his knees pleasing, "please just let me leave! I didn't do anything wrong Nami!"

Without responding she walked up to the boy, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Tell you what" she started as she pointed towards her bed. "If you agree to the rules I won't punish you anymore…" she offered as she led the boy back towards the bed they had slept in a moment ago. "But that doesn't include hitting you, or any debts you have to pay" she added, causing his optimistic grin to turn into a frown.

Crossing his arms across his chest, he took a seat at the far edge, next to the head of the bed. Though this would soon be his demise, as she ironically placed herself right up against him, pinning him between her and the wall. Before he could escape, she pressed down on his chest, causing him to lay back on the bed.

"So here are the rules…" she began as she moved her hands along the rough edges of his X shaped scar. After some time had passed she asked, "Luffy?" while she continued to trail the skin with her soft hands.

"Yes Nami" he responded, not with resentfulness but with concern.

"Do you still feel...do you still feel this?" she asked as she rubbed the middle of his chest with her thumb.

"No of course not Nami! Shishishishi!" he laughed almost unexpectedly. "But…" he ended as he turned away from her, facing the head of the bed.

"Luffy" she called out, knowing something was probably wrong. "Is it Ace?" she asked unsettled, as she reached the same arm around his chest.

The captain slightly flinched at the touch, taking a deep sigh he responded, "don't worry about it Nami". He attempted to get up, but she wouldn't allow it.

"Luffy…" she called out as she attempted to rub the wound that couldn't be undone.

"I said don't worry about" he said coldly as he once again attempted to get up, this time with much more force.

"Luffy stop!" she cried out as she latched her arms around the restless figure. Taking a deep breath she sighed in defeat, "look if it will make you feel any better, I won't make you do anything you don't want to" she offered while releasing her hold of him.

When he felt himself get free, he knew he probably made her feel guilty. "Hey Nami don't feel bad!" he grinned, but found that her face was buried in the thin cover covering the mattress. "Nami if it will make you feel any better, I will accept your rules" he proclaimed, which caused her to immediately look back up at him.

"You mean that?" she asked completely taken aback.

"Yeah! I mean I shouldn't have gotten upset when you mentioned Ace" he argued as he smiled down at her. Taking a seat next to her, he silently watched as she got up from her laid down position, onto the wooden floor. "So what are these ru-?" he couldn't finish as the devious navigator pounced on him.

"What are the rules?" she asked rhetorically while she slightly rocked her hips with his. "Oh that's right!" she announced as she placed her head on the side of his. Adjusting her head so she spoke directly into his ear, she smiled. "Rule number 1. You have to sleep with me every night!" she instructed, which caused Luffy to enter a temporarily dumbfounded state.

"No way! You tricked me!" he yelled as he attempted to get away. Though the navigator had him on lock down, and while he was still trying to process her demands, his hand's were simultaneously stolen.

"Well you said you were going to agree so too bad!" she replied as she stuck her tongue down at his pissed off face. Watching him pout with a mixture of anger only made her laugh at his resistance. "Rule number 2. You may never do what we are going to do with any other woman!"

His face was one of horror, as he saw all of his freedom get thrown to the way side. 'Am I in hell?' he asked himself as he glared up at the overly joyful navigator. "No way t-" he attempted to speak.

Though his yelling was cut off by the navigator's lips and her determined tongue. Moving his face away he yelled, "stop doing that!"

"I can do whatever I want to you" she commanded which caused the color in his face to drain in terror. Seeing as he wasn't putting up any more of a fight she grinned. "Rule number 3. If I want a baby then you better give me a baby" she demanded.

"STOP DOING THIS" he yelled as he thrashed his head around, avoiding her relentless kisses. "YOU CAN'T DO THIS!" he screamed as began to move with his body to escape, unknowingly jolting his hips into hers.

"Wow Luffy!" she exclaimed as she too moved her hips up and down in response. Seeing as she had him under control, she took a breath, not even knowing what to say next. "Rule Number 4…" she began confidently, causing the Straw hat captain to look back up at her. "Rule Number 4...you can't die on me" she ended as her complexion became grave.

"Nami…" he mouthed as he matched her seriousness, "I can't promise that".

"Yes you will Luffy!" she yelled as tears began to stream down her cheeks while squeezing his hands. Her newly formed tears falling down onto his surprised face. He looked up at her completely taken aback.

"Nami I can't control that. No one can" he tried to reason as he sadly looked away.

"Promise me!" she yelled down at him as more tears stung his face. He found himself gritting his teeth when he heard and saw her begin to sob. "Promise me," she repeated again and again, "promise me…"

After she was done yelling, her voice died down into muffled sobs. "Nami…" he mouthed seeing as he too knew the pain of losing. 'Ace…' he momentarily thought while clenching his eyes shut. When he couldn't take the hot tears and the solidarity of his memories anymore he yelled, "I promise you Nami!" She stopped briefly in her grief, releasing her hold of his hands to cover her mouth. "I promise I wouldn't die Nami!" he proclaimed again as he took a deep breath, "I agree to your rules" he affirmed as he attempted to look up at her with a wide grin.

His breath hitched when he felt her topple on his chest. When she remembered what had happened two weeks before, she subconsciously reached for her golden bracelet. Though instead of doing it, she grinned into his chest, as she wrapped her arms tightly around him. "So the idiotic captain agrees?" she asked as she squeezed his lean muscular body.

"Hey! I am not an idiot!" he defended, which only caused the girl to laugh at his antics.

'Bellerme' she mused softly to herself as she closed her eyes, feeling his lively heartbeat.

'Ace' he remembered, as he could feel her body move with the rise and fall of his steady breathing.

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AN: Hey! I don't know about you but I was kinda sad when I wrote this chapter. It was just you know… emotional. I honestly don't feel like writing an AN because it is what is you know? But you guys want to see Romance in One Piece so I guess I will continue.

Thank you to mestwendyfan, Nightrelm415, and Killer Husky for reviewing! I decided I will make AN's to thank people for reviewing in the future, if I don't have enough time to reply to people.

And for Killer Husky, reviews are always welcome :) so don't feel bad about doing it. I accept basically everything as long as it's not slander (like personal attacks) but besides that, yeah don't be afraid to voice your opinion. I just wanted to see what people's thoughts were on the last AN, but I knew I would meet deaf ears. Nonetheless I just wanted to speak how I was feeling. I mean, I should be able to voice my opinion without fear right? Within our own LuNa fandom? But that is just my opinion. Idk I just feel like I am slowly becoming the town drunk of the LuNa pairing haha. Like a lot of people stop off to be entertained, but never think anymore of what I say. *Looks at people that read my stories but don't give me any money for another drink* XD

I won't lie, this whole theory took up a large portion of my day. Most of my efforts went to the first part of theory, and then the remaining part went to the second half which has less factual based evidence. It's a long one, so be forewarned.

Romance Theory in One Piece (Part 1)

Romance in One Piece…

Well to debunk the myth we must first go to the source of rhetoric against it. I am referring to the manifesto non shippers use (and ironically LuHan shippers worship this too). I am of course referring to Oda's SBS. Let's debunk the first main argument against shipping, SBS Volume 34:

D: Doesn't anyone on Luffy's crew fall in love? Will there never be a tale of on-board romance? (Sanji is an exception in this case) I'm just wondering.

O: OF COURSE THEY'RE IN LOVE... WITH ADVENTURE! (← good one)

This is accompanied by a picture of Sanji swooning. Let's put this simply...stop taking the SBS seriously! But wait! You the reader may ask: didn't I just create paradox because this AN is serious? Isn't this hypocrisy at it's fullest? The answer: NO! You have to understand that people that have famous TV shows are going to have a lot of fan mail. The best analogy I can make is with The Walking Dead. If you watch the show, then you know after the show comes on there is 'The Talking Dead'. On this show they answer non spoiler questions, interviews, and other things while interacting with fans (taking polls, audience participation, etc). The whole reason Oda has SBS is to interact with fans, not to tell people what is going to happen in the story. Do you think he would answer the big questions that pertain to the show through fan made mail? How would you like it Oda said, "oh yeah there is no One Piece, it's just friendship". Well guess what? Now people are not going to read the story anymore because there is no mystery behind it.

Or if he answered SBS 34 seriously, like: "oh Luffy is going to marry Nami. And there kid is going to be in the next series of One Piece". Simply put, if he explicitly told us everything that is going to happen in an SBS, then what's the point of watching? Why do we rush to see what the new manga chapter has? It's because we don't know what is going to happen, and that is the beauty of One Piece. For example in SBS Volume 8 someone asks:

D: In "Monkey D. Luffy", what does the D stand for?! Is it "donburi" (a bowl) or maybe "daibutsu" (giant Buddha statue)? Or maybe...! I'm really interested. Please tell me.

O: I've gotten a ridiculous number of these letters... I've gotten a lot, but I cannot answer that question. I can't answer it yet... Please just read it as "D" and don't think anything about it, for now.

Of course he has to dodge the big questions, why? Well I really doubt Oda would reveal a key feature in your mostly young fan mail (I say young because most if not all SBS start off with "Oda-sensei").

Second point I am going to adress is why SBS isn't really a good solid source of information. As I have previously stated SBS are used for Oda to answer fan's questions. But if you actually read through a lot of them, then you will see the type of tone it has. Most of the time there are funny goofball kind of questions and answers. Like SBS Volume 12:

R: Yo! This is the first time we've talked, Ei-chan. (Ehehe!) I'm so SHY! So anyway, I have a question. "Buggy the Clown" can split himself in pieces, right? So of course, he can also do that DOWN THERE, if you know what I mean... I can't say any more. I won't let you say any more. Don't draw anything until you answer this question!

O: His penis can fly too.

Also Oda has countless amounts of these throughout almost every SBS:

R:

O:

He also explains why he made the SBS in the first place in SBS Volume 13:

D: To Oda-sensei - Why did you make the "SBS Corner"? (picture of a cat)

O: ...! A cat... that's a cat...? So why did I create it? When I read comics years ago, a lot of authors used to put these kinds of things in their books. Because I enjoyed them so much, I decided that if was a manga artist, I would put them in my books. That's why I made it. You know... if that's supposed to be a cat…

These among many many other questions are like this. Don't get me wrong, the SBS are really good sources of information that help clarify things that are not clear, or not directly specified in the manga. However, in the general sense of the term, SBS are used in a somewhat joking manner. So it's humorous fun to put it as simply as possible.

"But Oda said this!" - says random anti shipper, or LuHan shipper.

Right so you are going to base your whole argument on a SBS answer. The same question and answers that talk about Luffy's stretching penis and numerous characters breast sizes. It's kinda silly really that people put so much gravity on each and every comment he makes. Though what is important is the tone he uses often times (but not always) if he is serious, or is going to make a history lesson such as samurai swords, or why pirates drink rum, then he doesn't use exclamation marks. Frankly some people *looks at LuHan shippers* treat the SBS as the rule of law. But if you actually looked at 99% SBS he is being a humorous clown is all.

But how does this prove romance is real you may ask? Well based on making a couple of objective observations of the first 40 SBS (I didn't get through all of them, as 1. you get the idea of what the SBS are after you have read two sections of them 2. I don't have the luxury of time as I used to). If you disagree me, then you are more than welcome to read the SBS, if you can't form a grin or don't break into laughter...well then you need to take a chill pill.

In conclusion, although SBS provide information and context on things not provided in the manga, the vast majority of the SBS is humorous and meaningless, and not to be taken too seriously. To put it frankly, Oda is not going to reveal something massive such as love interest, The Will of D., deaths, devil fruits, etc in an SBS. That's what the manga is for.

Romance Theory in One Piece (Part 2)

Alright...who was the father of the baby Makino was holding in Chapter 614's cover page? The answer is Shanks, of course Oda wouldn't give a straight answer. There are no pairings in One Piece...Wrong! Gold D Roger and Portgas D Rouge, Miss Monday and Mr. 9 (Baroque Works), Yassop and his wife, among many others. There is romance...it's just that Oda doesn't show what happens in between ;) (it's a shonen! Stop being a pervert! *Me being a hypocrite* XD) but he shows the end result. Even the most recent arc Dressrosa, we had Scarlett x Kyro as well as Baby 5 x Sai. (If you watched the Scarlett Kyro flashback in the anime, then you know you can't deny that it was a romantic scene).

Finally we have Oda...oh Oda...this was the man that made a story called "Romance Dawn" all the way back in middle school. Two of the characters from the story who soon form the basis for Nami: Ann (similar appearance, same fiery temper) and Silk (similar background, personality, and decision making). This means that he already made the idea for Luffy and Nami way before any of the other characters. This is the same man that would meet a woman cosplaying as Nami, and would later marry this same woman having two children with her (married to this day). It is this same man that drew Luffy holding up a baby child that looked identical to Nami in commemoration of the birth of Oda's daughter. It is the same man that draws Luffy giving his hat to Nami voluntarily and only Nami many times. It's the same man that draws Nami in several cover pictures, calendars, merchandise, with Luffy's strawhat. It is this same man that wrote and directed the movie Strong World. It is the same man that orchestrated every moment within it. It is the same man that created the end scene. It is the same man that made Sanji say (because he wrote the script) - "if you ask me, it sounds more like a love letter" with Brook laughing in confirmation. It's the same man that created the very last part where the dial flies into the air. And it's the same man that causes the scene to end, right then and there.

I can go on and on and on, but the point is Oda does have hints of Romance throughout One Piece. As for other pairings? I have never seen any implications of them except for UssopxKaya, SanjixViolet, or Zoro and Robin or Tashigi. If you want more clues and hints of LuNa throughout One Piece, there are plenty of people who are on here that are experts at that. My job is too simply prove that romance is on the table.

The following is purely comedic XD (like the SBS):

straw honey: Oda. All you anti shippers… all fear the immense battle engulfing the show… that will eventually come.

Oda: …

straw honey: I don't care myself… but as soon as somebody finds out the truth…

Oda: *Face bunches up*

straw honey: The entire fandom will be turned upside down… And someone will find it.

Oda: *Face bunches up even more*

straw honey: That day will definitely come sooner or later. *Smiles mischievously*

Oda: *Begins gritting his teeth in anger*

straw honey: *Takes in a deep breath* Romance…

Oda: *gasps in horror*

straw honey: does exist!

Silence ensues…

Oda: Damn you!

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AN: I am 99% certain that I will delete all of the AN's for this story, I just feel that is story is going way longer than it's supposed to :( I mean 27,000 words for a simple story? Maybe I will change my mind in the morning, but as it stands, I am probably clean the house of everything.

New AN: I just woke up, I moved some stuff around with the AN's. I deleted Ch.3's AN - to save space, and because no one wants to talk about it :( The story now comes out to be roughly 22,000 words which is a lot more manageable. So for right now the AN's will stay (they are on Chapter's 1, 3, 5). Have a nice weekend!