137 the garden on the sea (1/2)

The guest on the boat was surprised to see that they were the last to awoke on the following morning. They had partied and swallowed ungodly amount of food and drinks, yet, they stand straight not long after it.

Looking at the two women sparing with blades, he was surprised to see that they weren't that far from their swordsman, and perhaps even better. As for Alex, Igaram feel shivers running his spine when he sees him fight the two wielding staffs girls.

He didn't know yet, be he was uncomfortable looking at those five shining cold blades. It wasn't from the number of knives, but they very presence was unsettling as if something raw and primal was creeping. He daren't approach further, fearing that they would jump at him and bites in his flesh.

He had already felt that feeling, in larger, more powerful and more controlled, but the essence was there. It was during one of the Reverie when they had crossed the path of the Shishibukai Mihawk.

He knows that it was the mark a real swordsman and that Alex had started to walk on the path. Other than the bitting aura, it was amazing to see them in action. Never before would he have thought that someone would be able to use five blades simultaneously, with five different members.

The girls were struggling even to defend, until, the blue-haired woman takes a pistol. They hear the gunshot, but it was the sparks at two different place that attract their gazes. When looking at it, they could see that the round bullet was bisected cleanly in two halves!

It confirms his thought; the young man was already able to cut into metal as if paper.

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The first day of travel was a little awkward for the four ex-Baroque works agent, feeling that they were intruding into an already tight united crew, even if they know that they hadn't formed for more than three weeks and were nearly strangers before.

It didn't ward them off to use the pool through.

While he had passed the age to play in the water happily, the sight of a laughing Vivi did greatly for Igaram heart, having seen such a carefree smile from ages from the young Princess.

He was using this time to explore the writing of the east blue, as even for them, it wasn't easy to make them come to them. It had surprised him that a pirate crew was having such a collection on board. While it wasn't extensive by any mean, they were undoubtedly the only crew with that much different topic.

When he had asked Alex on this, he had responded that an uncultured man was nothing more than a sheep, nodding at the work of the ruling power without thinking for itself. That knowledge was the access toward true freedom.

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When the island came to sight, Alex sent his ESD (experimental spying device), to scout the island and saw if it had some additional guests that the two giants and local wildlife. The ESD was nothing more than a Denden Mushi secured and resized enchanted surfboard.

As the Denden Mushi was light, the enchantment was strong enough to carry it with gravity redirection cluster. The runes were powered by a pre-charged focus, acting as a battery and allow for now a twenty-minute flight. I was still at its start, but they had effectively gained a sying device.

By tinkering with the previously obtain equipment. A was able to create a small camera, actioned by the Denden Mushi, and put on his shell.

The camera, linked to a second device, is installed in the covered nest crow to bring better coverage. As both were still small, the camera could only send back pictures from a 1,000 feet bubble each, allowing coverage of a maximum 1,900 feet, further, they would start to lost data and receive an incomplete picture.

They only had to near the island before SreenShot (the Denden Mushi) catch the sight of the two boats of the baroque work agent. Adjusting the lens of the camera put over his right eye, he takes a picture by blinking, activating the runes and sending the image back to the ship.

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In the nest crow, the crowd assembled in front of a polished, light blue metal-framed box. On the front, a thin slot could be seen just above an extensible rack to receive the picture. The top had another slot specially crafted paper put in waiting, as well as several vials containing powders were visible.

It was Alex try to a printer; the glossy paper would pass inside when receiving data, before the cluster inside would activate, retrieving the needed powdered pigments, fixing them between the paper and the glossy pellicule protecting it.

After ScreenShot had exited the ship for less than ten minutes, the printer activates. A sheet of paper vanish inside, and they could see that a little of the available 25 vials of pigment, used.

Five seconds later, a cloured aerial picture of the island showing two docked boats appear on an A5 format.

While all were marvelling at the speed, and utterly mechanical item, Alex frown.

'The pixelisation will need a finetuning, but it isn't that much worst that the result of Denden Mushi.'

Turning on a microphone-like device, Alex says.

”Were good ScreenShot, you can come back.”

Ten minutes later, a widely grinning ScreenShot return to the crow nest, parks his board. Once free of his device, he happily made his way in the little house built on the side.

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”Ok, we now know that both Mr.3, Mr.5, and their teammate are here. Kuina, Tashigi and Nojiko, you will go and try to found them, if you can take down the two women, they are the two with the most bothersome ability. During that time, Nami and I will go and take the ships.” Say him while looking at each designed group, before turning to Vivi.” Princess, you are on diplomatic duty, try to see if you can make the giants warry of them, gaining their help would be good too.” Say him.

Seeing the burning light in her eyes, Igaram gives him a thankful nod. He knows that she would hate to stay and do nothing, but also abhorred violence; this was the best decision that could fulfil both. Docking on a little creek they found on the picture not too far but well hidden from the other two, the crew separate to their fixed objectives.

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Walking alongside the coast, they were slowly making their way to the docked ships. Making sure to make as less as possible sound, they creep forward.

As the sight clear, and the cover of the trees recede, they came into another patch of sanded area. When not hidden behind high cliffs and volcanoes the island seem to be suitable to establish coastal habitation with how much beach it was surrounded by, if not for the pre-historic wildlife.

Looking at the particular and universal ships, both know that they wouldn't hear that much inside, seeing the small sizes. Looking around, both could see that the way was clear. Exchanging a gaze, Alex turn toward the forest while Nami bolts to the nearest Boat.