Ultimate Fruit

Chapter 90: Punk Hazard

In the Marine ship, Tashigi looked back at the denden mushi and was confused.

Date? Hina-san...found a guy? What happened on that island!?

While she was still confused, Smoker approached her and saw the expression on her face.

“What happened?”

“Uh...it’s like this. Hina-san said she received intel that the Strawhats are attempting to go after Zephyr-sensei and his Neo Marines…”

“Zephyr-sensei?”

Smoker frowned.

Like Hina, he was also one of the marines who were trained by Zephyr in the past. He had also received word that he is now up to something big and even created a faction called the Neo Marines.

Apparently, this group would stop at nothing to kill every last pirate.

It was an extremist group of sorts.

But what does the Strawhats want with him?

Nevertheless, this was valuable info so Smoker nodded.

“Alright. We’ll head back to the Headquarters then. Tell Hina to hurry up and get back. We have work to do.”

“Umm…”

Seeing Tashigi hesitate, Smoker frowned and asked.

“What?”

“That is...Hina-san said...she found a guy...and is now on a date. She said she won’t be coming with us anymore…”

“...Hah?”

The cigar in Smoker’s mouth dropped in his surprise.

He had known Hina since way back and this was the first time he had heard her act like this.

Smoker’s mouth opened as if to say something but sighed and shook his head.

“Whatever. Hina shouldn’t be in danger. Since that's the case, let’s leave.”

“Understood!”

Tashigi was about to put the denden mushi down when a voice rang from it.

“Ahem, hello?”

…

Going back in time for a bit.

While waiting for Hina and Luna to finish bathing, Lucas noticed the denden mushi that Hina tossed to the side earlier. He could still hear faint noises from it…

Huh? Didn’t she end the call earlier? It’s still connected?

Hina must’ve been pretty drunk after all…

Lucas thought for a moment and sighed as he picked up the denden mushi. Hina didn’t properly explain and would probably worry them so he thought he could ease their worries a bit.

Anyway, these were Hina’s colleagues and friends. He also felt the need to thank them for taking care of her even though she is a mess in the past 2 years.

He coughed slightly and spoke in a different voice.

“Ahem, hello?”

“Who are you? Where’s Hina-san?”

Tashigi asked on the other side.

“Hina is fine. She is taking a bath at the moment since she reeks of alcohol.”

“I-is that so?”

In the Marine ship, Tashigi still couldn’t believe that Hina would get together with a guy and it felt weird to talk to the guy…

Beside him, Smoker grabbed the denden mushi and asked.

“Who are you?”

“Ah, is this Smoker? You should be a Vice-Admiral now, right? Congratulations.”

“I asked you a question.”

“Well...you can call me Luke. I heard that Hina had resigned from the Marines and you two have been taking care of her for a while.”

“...What do you want?”

“Nothing. I just want to thank you for taking care of Hina while she is in a mess.”

Smoker didn’t say anything for a while before speaking in a cold voice.

“If I hear you hurt Hina again, I will find you, and I will make sure you rot in the deepest parts of Impel Down!”

After that, he didn’t say anymore and ended the call.

Lucas smiled wryly and remembered Smoker’s last line.

Why does that threat sound so familiar…?

Shaking his head, he put the denden mushi down and started to move the ship to their destination.

Hm? Wait...I forgot. I didn’t know where Punk Hazard is…

At this moment, Hina came out of the bath with Luna and saw Lucas with an awkward face.

She smiled and walked to the helm.

“I know where Punk Hazard is. I’ll steer the direction, you push.”

“Good! Let’s set sail then!”

“Daddy! Can I grab some of Curly Gramps’ food?”

“Haha, sure sure. You can take as much as you want!”

“Yay!”

Hina watched Luna disappear into the kitchen and asked.

“Curly Gramps?”

“She meant Sanji.”

“Pft-! What’s up with that!?”

As the two of them laughed, they set sail towards Punk Hazard.

Back in the Marine ship, Smoker looked back at the denden mushi and sighed as he turned around. He lit up another cigar and puffed some smoke.

“Smoker-san...do you know him?”

“...If he is who I think he is...the world will just get a whole lot messier from now on.”

“???”

“Don’t mind it. Let’s hope I’m wrong.”

Tashigi still couldn’t understand but nodded anyway.

“Are we going to report this to the Headquarters?”

“...No need. Hina isn’t a part of the Marines anyway. Where she is doesn’t matter. What’s more important is catching the Strawhats.”

“Understood!”

Tashigi saluted and quickly ordered the men to set sail back to the Headquarters.

Smoker looked back on the island in deep thought.

Guardian Wing Lucas...are you really back?

Right, Smoker had linked the man called Luke to the former Shichibukai who had shaken the world 2 years ago.

It wasn’t because their names were similar, but the fact that Hina was acting like this made it seem possible.

However, many people had seen Lucas shatter into pieces back then. He and Hina were among those who saw that.

After that incident, Hina had changed and had gotten listless. Afterward, Vice-admiral Tsuru seemed to have talked to her. Smoker didn’t know the contents of their conversation but Hina had resigned the Marines soon after.

She had only been tagging along with Smoker and Tashigi because she had nothing else to do.

Smoker let her do what she wants since he feels like it would be more dangerous to leave her be.

Now, she just left and said she found a guy…

As for that guy…

Smoker sighed and shook his head.

Let’s hope I’m wrong…

Going Merry.

After a day of sailing, they have finally arrived at their destination.

In front of them was an island covered in fire but if one could look at the other side, it was a land of snow.

Lucas carried Luna and smiled.

“Shall we go?”

“Un!”

Luna looked excited to see a weird island.

Lucas laughed and jumped off the ship.

As soon as he landed, the water turned solid as ice as it extended forwards.

Hina jumped as well and landed beside Lucas.

The three chatted as they walked at a leisure speed.

When they reached the flames, Lucas waved his hand and the area around them turned cool. If one looks closely, they would see a thin layer of water orb surrounding them.

Even though the water remained in its liquid form, it was still cold to the touch!

Hina looked at the water barrier and smiled.

“You sure learned some neat tricks huh?”

“Haha, you ain’t seen nothing yet.”

After a while, they reached the gates with the name of the island on it.

[PUNK HAZARD]

Lucas waved his hands again and a stream of haki-clad water blade sliced the gate in half diagonally.

Luna clapped excitedly at his show of power.

The three of them then proceeded onwards and looked around.

“What exactly are we here for?”

“Hmm...I told you that I went to the past 32 years ago back then right? I met this person back then who had the ability to send me forwards in time. Before she sent me away, her family was in danger. If I’m right...she should’ve sent her son and retainers to the future as well.”

“Something like that happened? Then...you think that they are here?”

“Probably.”

As they were talking, a loud thud could be heard from behind them.

Turning around, Hina’s face went pale while Luna’s eyes started to sparkle. Lucas however, just looked at it with disinterested eyes.

The creature in front of them was none other than...a dragon!

Dragons in this world are only thought to be a mythical creature, yet here is one standing before them at this moment!

Well, to Lucas though, this isn’t the first time he has seen a dragon.

Kaido’s dragon form was more impressive than this.

He looked at Luna’s sparkling eyes and smiled.

“Do you want to keep him as a pet?”

“Can I!? Please! Please! Please! Please! Please!!!”

“Haha! Since my little Luna likes it so much, of course you can!”

Lucas’ smiling face showed for a moment while looking at Luna but as soon as he turned to the dragon, his face turned cold and exerted pressure on the dragon.

The Emperor’s Haki could also be used to tame wild beasts. Even this Dragon is not exempted from this as long as the haki was powerful enough!

In a second, the dragon was kneeling in front of them and no longer looked intimidating.

Suddenly, the ‘dragon’ spoke.

“Who are you...buh-?”

“I-it spoke!?”

Hina felt that today had been too full of surprises already…

Lucas sighed and jumped up on the dragon’s head and looked around.

Sure enough, he saw a pair of legs attached to it…

Lucas grabbed onto it and...pulled it!

However, after pulling it out, it remained as it is. A pair of legs.

Right...this thing is only legs...or rather, it seemed to have been cut from the waist down.

“W-who are you buh-!?”

The ‘legs’ spoke.

Hina’s mouth opened and closed, unable to believe what she is seeing.

Dragon? Fine, they exist…

Tame a dragon? Fine, Lucas is powerful enough…

A talking pair of legs?

...What happened to the world while Hina was drunk!? Is Hina still drunk!? Yes, that must be it.

As for Luna.

“Hahahahahahaha! A talking legs! How funny!”

Lucas sighed and knew what was going on. Nevertheless, it would be annoying to deal with these legs. It's also very noisy and he knew that the reason it could speak was because of his farts.

So…

Lucas kicked it right between its legs and caused it to writhe in pain!

Afterwards, he attached it back to the dragon and commanded it to carry them.

Hina looked back at the pair of legs which was still in pain.

“What...is that thing?”

“It’s what it looks like. A human’s lower body.”

“But...how come it can talk and move?”

“You know about Trafalgar Law, right? He’s probably here and sliced that person. With his ability, the sliced parts can still remain alive.”

Hina remembered Law’s ability and nodded.

“But Hina doesn’t understand how it could speak?”

“He’s using his farts to speak. Notice how his sentences always end with a ‘buh-’?”

Instantly, Hina’s face grew cold.

She walked towards the pair of legs and kicked it again in between!

So it turns out this thing has been farting in Hina’s presence all along!

Luna looked at them curiously and asked.

“Daddy, why do you and Big Sis Hina hit that part?”

“Ahem, that part is where a man’s treasure is.”

“Really!? Can I see!?”

“No!”

Lucas sweated.

It really is hard to raise a daughter…

At the side, Hina just laughed at them.

Like this, they continued to travel to the other half of the island while riding on the dragon’s head.

As they flew to the other half of the island, a figure could be seen watching them from a distance.

The person had light green hair and wings in place of her hands and legs like that of a bird’s

She looked at Lucas and the others and licked her lips. Afterward, she flew away.

“Fufufu, how interesting.”

Back on top of the dragon, Lucas looked down on the island and thought.

If I remember correctly, in the original story, Brook met the torso somewhere around that area…

Lucas closed his eyes and spread out his Observation Haki.

“Found it.”

Patting on the dragon, he asked it to land on the area he pointed.

After a while, he did find the torso.

When they got near it, the torso started to swing its sword while keeping one arm on the ground to stand on.

Hina moved quickly and used her ability to restrain the torso easily.

Seeing Hina’s powers, Luna clapped excitedly once again.

“So cool! Big Sis Hina is cool!”

Lucas laughed and patted her head.

Afterward, he pulled the legs again and attached it to the torso.

Then...he kicked it in between the legs again and asked Hina to restrain it fully.

It’s not like this guy without a head and ears would listen to him so might as well shut it up and make sure it doesn’t move recklessly.

Now, all that’s left is the head…

It should be in Caesar's building…

So far, everything had stayed the same as in the original plot but Lucas felt that things would be different inside…

Heck, they might even meet Doflamingo immediately. If that happens, then it would really be lucky.

If that guy is here, I can get rid of him easily.

As Lucas moved towards the building together with Hina, Luna, and the headless samurai, another group of people arrived at the front door and buzzed in the doorbell.

The person leading the group wore a red open jacket and sunglasses while holding a huge flag.

The door opened and revealed a single figure.

He leaned on the side of the door and asked.

“What business do you have at my vacation house, Revolutionary East Commander...Bello Betty?”

Betty pushed her sunglasses down and asked with a smile.

“Trafalgar Trash, have that Caesar Cunt scram out of here.”