Chapter Seventy-Three
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Chapter Seventy-Three
They agreed upon a simple enough system. Luffy placed his trustworthy strawhat on the ground, and each member of the crew flicked a piece of paper into it. On that paper was a name, the person they all believed to be worthy of being their captain.
In reality it wasn't so much a competition amongst all of them as it was between the two or three people most suited, or most eager, for the job.
Then, for the sake of fairness, Crocus the lighthouse keeper counted out the votes. "It seems," he said, then paused.
The crew, as one, reconsidered having the slow talking man be the one to make any sort of announcement. The leaned forwards, faces closer to the fire they had built on the sand shore to better hear the old man.
"That your captain... will be..."
Luffy grinned, Sogeking hid behind Kaya, Sanji blew across a bowl of popcorn that had been left next to the fire just a little too long.
"Luffy."
"Yes!" the excitable idiot shouted as he bound to his feet and started jumping around. Soon he was joined by Sogeking and Bartolemeo who started dancing together. Laughter joined them as they made an entire routine out of it, Kaya clapping and Nam hiding her face behind her hands.
Taylor smiled and leaned back. The idiot was an idiot, and he had a long, long way to go before he was worthy of the title of captain, but their crew was easy going and rather calm. Luffy would have plenty of chances to cut his teeth.
[Fools! Queen Administrator was far more Qualified for the Role!]
Taylor pulled Queenie onto her lap and started running her hand over the cat-erpillar's back. "It's fine. He needs to learn, and that won't happen with someone as... competent as you at the helm."
[He is incompetent.]
"Yeah, he kind of is," Taylor agreed. Luffy was boogieing down, putting those rubbery joints to the test.
"Oh, Oh!" Luffy said. "Taylor, you're my first mate, okay?" he asked. "And Zoro, you need to be second so that you can protect Taylor while she does the smart things."
"Sure," Zoro said without even looking away from the fire.
"But sometimes," Taylor said to Queenie, "He does something that isn't entirely stupid."
"Hrmph, you've got a good captain there," Crocus said. "Keep him safe, yeah? I think Laboon would be sad if you didn't live through your trip across the grand line."
Taylor nodded. "We'll do what we can," she said. "Speaking of, are there lots of whales like Laboon around?"
"He's unique around here," the lighthouse keeper said before sitting down on a log next to Taylor. It was growing cold out, but the fire splashed warmth over their skin and made the cold welcoming. Crocus explained Laboon's story while Taylor and a few of the less rambunctious members of the crew sat around and listened.
"What can you tell us about the Grand Line?" Nami asked. "Is it tricky to navigate?"
The man actually burst out laughing at that. "Tricky doesn't begin to describe it, little lass. Why, the weather here can shift on a dime without rhyme or reason. Islands come out of the depths and, if you're particularly unlucky, they might drop out of the sky onto your pretty little head. I remember once whe--"
A thunderous boom cut off any conversation and the dancing stopped.
Laboon screamed. It wasn't his friendly horn blowing or a challenge to the mountain, but a full on scream of pain and despair.
And there, floating around the writing whale, was the cause of its pain, a tiny ship, two people aboard, each holding a cannon of sorts on their shoulder with smoke pouring out of its barrel.
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They agreed upon a simple enough system. Luffy placed his trustworthy strawhat on the ground, and each member of the crew flicked a piece of paper into it. On that paper was a name, the person they all believed to be worthy of being their captain.
In reality it wasn't so much a competition amongst all of them as it was between the two or three people most suited, or most eager, for the job.
Then, for the sake of fairness, Crocus the lighthouse keeper counted out the votes. "It seems," he said, then paused.
The crew, as one, reconsidered having the slow talking man be the one to make any sort of announcement. The leaned forwards, faces closer to the fire they had built on the sand shore to better hear the old man.
"That your captain... will be..."
Luffy grinned, Sogeking hid behind Kaya, Sanji blew across a bowl of popcorn that had been left next to the fire just a little too long.
"Luffy."
"Yes!" the excitable idiot shouted as he bound to his feet and started jumping around. Soon he was joined by Sogeking and Bartolemeo who started dancing together. Laughter joined them as they made an entire routine out of it, Kaya clapping and Nam hiding her face behind her hands.
Taylor smiled and leaned back. The idiot was an idiot, and he had a long, long way to go before he was worthy of the title of captain, but their crew was easy going and rather calm. Luffy would have plenty of chances to cut his teeth.
[Fools! Queen Administrator was far more Qualified for the Role!]
Taylor pulled Queenie onto her lap and started running her hand over the cat-erpillar's back. "It's fine. He needs to learn, and that won't happen with someone as... competent as you at the helm."
[He is incompetent.]
"Yeah, he kind of is," Taylor agreed. Luffy was boogieing down, putting those rubbery joints to the test.
"Oh, Oh!" Luffy said. "Taylor, you're my first mate, okay?" he asked. "And Zoro, you need to be second so that you can protect Taylor while she does the smart things."
"Sure," Zoro said without even looking away from the fire.
"But sometimes," Taylor said to Queenie, "He does something that isn't entirely stupid."
"Hrmph, you've got a good captain there," Crocus said. "Keep him safe, yeah? I think Laboon would be sad if you didn't live through your trip across the grand line."
Taylor nodded. "We'll do what we can," she said. "Speaking of, are there lots of whales like Laboon around?"
"He's unique around here," the lighthouse keeper said before sitting down on a log next to Taylor. It was growing cold out, but the fire splashed warmth over their skin and made the cold welcoming. Crocus explained Laboon's story while Taylor and a few of the less rambunctious members of the crew sat around and listened.
"What can you tell us about the Grand Line?" Nami asked. "Is it tricky to navigate?"
The man actually burst out laughing at that. "Tricky doesn't begin to describe it, little lass. Why, the weather here can shift on a dime without rhyme or reason. Islands come out of the depths and, if you're particularly unlucky, they might drop out of the sky onto your pretty little head. I remember once whe--"
A thunderous boom cut off any conversation and the dancing stopped.
Laboon screamed. It wasn't his friendly horn blowing or a challenge to the mountain, but a full on scream of pain and despair.
And there, floating around the writing whale, was the cause of its pain, a tiny ship, two people aboard, each holding a cannon of sorts on their shoulder with smoke pouring out of its barrel.
***
Guys, guys! Cinnamon Bun has made it to Trending on Royal Road! Woo! I'm bouncing off the walls!
[] People are attacking your Whale-Friend! They must have been sent by Contessa! Kill them dead!
[] Show them your bee collection
[] Help them. Eat some yummy yummy whale meat.
[] Write in...
