Queen of the Pirates

The Baratie and The Flirty Cook

"Hey! Everyone!" Johnny's voice grabs Luffy and my attention. "We made it to the ocean-faring restaurant!"

"Brother Zoro!" Yosaku shouts. "Brother Luffy! Brother Usopp! Brother Nami! Sister Akari!"

I giggle as I imagine Nami's angry face at being called brother.

"Come on, I want to see the restaurant," Luffy pulls me up, and then we are rushing towards the front of the ship.

The restaurant before us is shaped like a giant fish, and the name Baratie is clear on the side. It is hard to tell how many people are inside dining, but if the two men who led us here are telling us the truth, it is one of the best on the East Blue and is always fairly busy. They have some of the best chefs out of all the seas.

"What do you think? Pretty amazing, right?" Johnny grins.

Luffy, Usopp, and I are gripping the railing as we stare at the restaurant.

"It's so cute!" I gush.

"A huge fish!" Luffy shouts.

"I didn't think it would look like that," Nami chimes in.

"It's way cooler than I thought it would be," Usopp adds.

A ship horn turns our attention from the restaurant to the marine ship that is pulling up alongside us, which isn't surprising since anyone can come eat here, but it does suck.

"Where did that come from?" Luffy questions. "Has it been following us?"

"I mean, they don't even know who we are," I shrug. "We are not a threat yet."

"All I want is for them to not shoot at us," Usopp's teeth chatter.

"Hey, just saying, we are not pirates!" Johnny cowers behind the railing.

Yosaku follows his partner, "Look, who is up there!?"

A man with well-combed pastel pink hair, dark eyes, a scar on his right cheek, and bolts attached to his knuckles is looking down at us. He's wearing a white pinstripe suit, which seems a bit odd for a marine officer if he's duty. "I am the minister of the navy, Lieutenant Ironfist Fullbody. Which one of you is the captain?"

"Ironfist, really?" I mumble, rolling my eyes.

"Monkey D. Luffy," Luffy speaks up as he crosses his arms over his chest. "I am the captain of this ship. We just made our pirate flag yesterday!"

Johnny and Yosaku burst into laughter at that proclamation.

"I am Usopp," Usopp speaks up, causing me to give the long-nosed boy a shove.

"You two rascals look familiar," Fullbody points between Yosaku and Johnny. "Ah, I know what it is, you go to government agencies frequently. Two-rate bounty hunters. What were your names? Ah yes, Johnny and Yosaku. Have you been captured by pirates, huh?"

Yosaku and Johnny look at each other, mumbling about what the marine man just said about them.

"I mean, we rescued them, and now we are allies in a way," I interlock my fingers and place my hands on top of my head.

In the next moment, the two bounty hunters unsheathe their swords and jump over to the marine ship. It doesn't last long though, as Ironfist beats them within moments, tossing them back like they weren't even a worthy challenge. Which from what I saw they didn't put up much of a fight.