By Your Side (Trafalgar Law X Y/N)

Chapter 36

[Two Weeks after the meeting at Marine HQ]
[Y/N POV]

" Y/N-ya, the next phase of the plan is starting." Law-San reminds me as we dismounted from the Tang

" It means...I have to go back there." I add as I hold my mask

He sighs with closed eyes, I sense his disapproval of the plan.

" You don't have to. I can ask someone else to volunteer, probably, Jean Bart. " he suggests

I can sense his worries for me. His haki is weakening.

" Bart-San shouldn't get into this. You will be easily noticed then." I tell him

His brows frown and clenches his fist. The haki indicates the frustration in his mind

" Law-San, don't worry for me. I know how the underworld works." I remind him with a reassuring smile

"And I have a score to settle as well."

" What score?" he asks raising his voice at the end

" Someone who will help us in contacting Caesar easy." I say with an air of pettiness

I'm 100% sure that bitch is still there.

" So, where is the entrance this time?" he asked me as i put on the mask

" Over here." I tap the wall of an abandoned building

The wall opens revealing a downward void.

" Go inside, Law-San." I insist
" Are you sure this is the right way?"

I push him into the void and hear his voice screeching. I leap into the void and free fall all the way down with fast blowing air.

Wait...I am doing a free fall and

AAAAAAAAAA AA AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

There goes my mask, almost smashed by this metallic wall.

" Are you okay, Ms Nightshade?" Law-San asks me with his hand towards me

I take his hand and stand on my feet. He points his finger towards the crowd around us.

" Thank you, Surgeon of Death. I am glad that you agreed to my offer to see the Bird-Cage."

" A legend who is out of their hiatus for showing me this place, it's a huge honor," Law drones with that sarcastic yet exaggerated tone

I cough, " Enough with t-the flattery, so, let's see the view of the bird cage."

I adjust my mask and walk in the direction the lobby. A young boy, covered in all white passes me a transparent box with two slots. It seems to be one of the betting boxes.

" May I?"

Law-San gestures with a few notes and inserts it in the slow with a tap on the box.

I look outside the glass panel and see a gruesome battle between two teams.

" Why the hell is Cigar-ya doing here?" Law-San mutters
" You mean that shorty with the cigar?" I ask him

Bege. We clashed with him not so long ago and we found out that his crew allied with Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors.

We go ahead, trying to look for the "Smog Doctor" aka Caesar Clown.

I walk into the betting areas, lined up with bookies holding tickets for bets and battle spots. Registration lines up ahead for the new formats.  The stench remains the same, filled with that sewage like smell and mixed with alcohol.

God, I was really happy when I left this place.

As we walk past the stench, We cross another open cage with people having an astonished expression. I feel some coolness in the air. Is that Green Bitch here?

I glance on the right and see a long-arm tribe member frozen in snow.

She's here for sure.

We reach the registration desk and I ask the volumpturous man, " Are there any special fights for tonight?"

" We don't take any sissies over here, the ladies fighting area is in the south end."

" Are you sure, you don't want to see who's back?" I say with nemesis, an inch near his ear

He raises his head slightly and sweats, " N-Nightshade is back."

" So, am I still a sissy to you?"

He shakes his head. I graze the knife on his sideburn.

" You have one job to do. Tell Smog Doctor, ' Nightshade' and the 'Surgeon of Death' are here to meet him. Understood?"

I scrape the hair slowly, his eyes blink and replies " Yes, maam."

He stands upright and walks into a dingy corridor. The people nearby are looking into my direction.

" Nightshade is real."
" We knew she won't be dead."
" The legend, The myth in the flesh."

" Someone was thought to be dead." Law-San comments under his breath

" Kids, kindly buzz off and do your business." I say to the crowd

Julius,The owner of the Bird-Cage, a masked person in a tailored blue suit and white shoes shows up from the crowd. The strides are long and with their arms wide open, the echoing voice said

" The legend is back to their home."

No one knows the identity of the owner, since the voice is always changing due to some voice modulation tech in their attire. No skin is visible as it is concealed in gloves, layered clothing and all sorts of measures.

" Julius, it's been a while." I say keeping nemesis back in my pocket

The tall figure nods," Indeed, it is. Everyone missed you here, and who has also arrived..."

Julius looks towards Law, " The Surgeon of Death. I heard about your feats, that baggage of hearts  to  the Marines, some mean yet cold job that was!"

Julius offers a handshake to Law-San, who smirks and shakes their hand, " Those expressions of the marines, were priceless, Julius-ya."

" So, What business do you have here, young warlord?" Julius asks

" I am looking for someone."
" I can help you with that, tell me who are you looking for?" Julius replied, ending their words at a high note

" Smog Doctor."

Julius claps their hands and say, " You asked the right person, I called him and a lady friend of his in my office, perhaps you and Nightshade can join us."

" I am fine with it, What about you, Nightshade-ya?"

" It works, I guess. Makes my job easy." I say, rolling my eyes underneath

The two of us follow Julius into one of the dark pathways, it was dimly lit with torches placed on the walls. Julius taps on the door and it clicked open.

" Caesar, don't mind. Some guests of mine were looking for you."

" Ah, seriously..can't I get a break for once?" A ghosty white figure whines

" That Bitch is here." A female voice hisses

I knew it. She's here.