Chapter 103: Heartbroken (2)
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The night passed swiftly, with nothing else of concern. Old lady Gloriosa brought them to a few empty rooms in the palace, where they spent the night.
"Before I go, I'll have to remind you to not do anything weird with any girl here. You men lose control at night, so just grab one of your girls if you're unable to hold back. Don't touch anybody from the island, do you understand?"
"Oh, well..."
Hashirama rubbed the back of his head as the old woman narrowed her eyes.
"Hey, what's with that look? I am not some sex beast; you are being sexist."
"Tsk, tsk, right. Goodnight."
After that exchange, Gloriosa left. Luckily they had that when the girls were already in rooms of their own, and he was in a room of his own too. If not, Robin may have busted his lies.
Regardless, Hashirama stretched his arms and then slumped on his bed. He wasn't tired or anything, but he still decided to just sleep so that he could wake up faster. Sadly, that turned out to be a bad idea as he woke up a few hours before the sun rose, due to his need for minimum sleep; making him one of the only ones awake on the entire island.
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An announcement was made inside the palace about the Senju Pirates' stay so that the guards didn't mistake them for intruders. However, only when the day would come would the announcement be made to the entire island. The misunderstandings will be cleared only then.
So Hashirama noted it would be a bad idea if he went outside now, where everyone still thought of him as a criminal. Yet he couldn't just stay locked in his room.
"Sometimes I miss smartphones..."
He was never addicted to such devices, but it did help get rid of boredom when he had nothing else to do.
Yawning, he got up from the bed and made his way outside. He needed to freshen up.
Hashirama walked through the hallways that were dimly lit with lanterns and candles on the wall. This place had a cozy feeling, he must admit. He was someone who had lived in the harshest of poverty in his first life, but later on in life he had experienced the pinnacle of lavishness in seven-star hotels, staying on for months at a time to spy on somebody before killing them. He had also basically lived as an Alabasta Royal. Yet, this atmosphere still felt rich and relaxing.
Hashirama hummed, having no idea about where the washroom was, yet not showing any sign of worry. He walked around for about ten minutes before he found it. He really wished the washroom wasn't backdated.
Luckily, his hope was lived up to. This world had strange technology; this island in particular followed a theme close to Ancient China from back on Earth. However, as a Warlord of the Sea, Boa Hancock obviously had access to the best things this world had to offer. So it would be stupid of her if her living quarters didn't have the best thing the planet has to offer.
At first, Hashirama was just planning to wash his face. But he reckoned he hadn't showered yesterday, so he filled the classy tub and jumped within.
For the next half an hour, Hashirama was submerged in water, relaxed.
Though sadly his brain had to make him worry, reminding him of Hancock's face from a few hours ago, how she had run off and locked herself in the room. He was sure this would lead to the Love Heat scenario from the cannon timeline, but he wasn't sure if he had a solution for that.
Boa Hancock was a proud woman, and she may be grateful to him, but that didn't mean she was guaranteed to give up her pride and self-respect to love him when he had other lovers. Not one but two. Today may be an annoying day after sunrise.
Sighing, Hashirama stopped thinking about these things, putting it to the shoulders of his future self, as he began to relax.
Hashirama was only able to relax for half an hour, not because he wanted to get out of the tub, but because he was forced to.
At the tip of the half-hour mark, knocks fell on the door as a woman's voice yelled.
"Who is there?! Who dares to run the water this late? Gahh, it must be a newbie. Still, that dumbass bitch doesn't know that it's forbidden to run water this late. What if it disturbs the sleep of the Empress!?"
The voice was ranting, breaking Shira out of his relaxing session, and making him sigh in annoyance.
"Open the door!"
Wearing a deadpan look, Hashirama got up and walked over to the door. Water tailed down his hair, his nose, his chin, and lastly the thing between his legs.
"Which bitch-"
The woman cursed just as she saw the door open, but her voice caught in her throat when her eyes saw the scene ahead.
Hashirama stared down at her, his eyebrow curling upwards when he recognized who it was. It was the snake-archer whose name Hashirama didn't know yet, who had nearly killed his future descendants.
Well, that body part of his would have regenerated anyway, but still, pain was pain.
'I mean, who would like having their cock blown off? Uh, blown off as in, destroyed... Okay, never mind.'
Hashirama stopped thinking, watching the girl's arms flinch as she actively held back from wielding her bow; which was a snake wrapped around her arm, hissing at him.
As a part of the main Kuja Pirates, she was present in the castle there when Gloriosa announced about the Senju Pirates; she knew he was to be treated as a guest. Yet, as her eyes involuntarily locked on his manhood, she looked scared. Her frightened gaze made him react, causing the sleeping dragon to raise its head.
The woman flinched, momentarily stunned by the spectacle. Before she could turn around and flee, noting that she had blundered this time, Hashirama grabbed her by the wrist.
"Stop, you. What is your name?"
"Huh-"
The woman panicked, her forehead going cold as she looked into his eyes. She quickly averted her gaze, looking at his chest, and blushed, forced to look further down, but that made her blush intensify for some reason. In the end, she closed her eyes, yelping as she answered.
"M- my name is Ran... Um, please release me?"
"No."
To her surprise and fear, her plea was declined. Instead, she felt a pull force, and when she opened her eyes, she was inside the washroom, the door being closed behind her, as he carried her towards the bathtub.
"Ran, you should entertain your guest, plus apologize for your earlier mistakes. Do not yell, I will be annoyed."
Ran grumbled, her mind in a state of panic, as she was thrown into the tub. The snake wrapped around her arm jumped at the last second, leaping at him and biting him in the nose. Ran got scared, worried that he would die from the lethal poison.
However, he casually knocked the snake on its head as it lost consciousness. He then gently threw it to the side, while the wound on his nose closed visibly without any sign of venom.
"Crazy pets, innit?"
'What the fuck.'
Ran stared up at the scene in shock. Her shock only grew when he casually joined her in the small tub. Ran grew terrified, failing to find a solution to this mess.
As the stories went... was this man going to eat her? Ran shivered in fright.
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Karoo the duck was very sophisticated. She could not release her waste just anywhere, she had manners. So when she woke up a bit after midnight, in this unknown place, she began to search for a washroom to use.
After some searching, she finally found one. However, from the sound inside, it was already occupied.
"Oh... it looked scary before, but now that I see it from up close... it's kind of... uh, I don't know. It's just not that scary anymore."
"So be sure to not shoot it in the future."
"Hey, I already apologized for that... I saw you as an enemy back then, you know? And that thing looked scary in the heat of the battle, so I couldn't help it..."
Karoo frowned. While most saw her as a dumb duck, she was quite intelligent. Her race was like that. So she recognized that one of the voices coming was that of a man, and currently, there was only one man on this entire island.
No way... Was her Papa cheating on her Mama again?
Frowning, Karoo peeked through a gap in the door. It was small, but she learned this new power a few months ago, Observation Haki of something, as she tried to take a clear look. Sadly, there was a thick mist in the bathroom, steam probably. So she didn't get a clear look.
"Gghhm..."
Karoo hummed as she narrowed her eyes. She made out the silhouette of two people inside a bathtub. One of them was large and tall as they leaned on the wall of the bathtub and the other was a person of shorter size, sitting between the legs of the larger person. The smaller person was looking down, her hands seemingly touching something that was coming out from between her legs.
Karoo hummed again and then withdrew her head back.
She didn't understand what was going on inside.
"Why is it this big though..."
"I can make it bigger, wanna see?"
"Eep-! H-how?!"
"Magic."
Karoo scratched the back of her head as she couldn't make sense of the conversation happening inside. In the end, she shook her head and began to walk away. She couldn't be sure if it was her Papa or not, the voice was muffled too, so she saw no point in wasting time on this. Instead, she began to search for a free bathroom somewhere else.
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Gloriosa was about to use the washroom. She usually woke up early, so she did that today as well. When she went out to take care of her morning necessities, she found Princess Vivi's pet duck walking into the washroom near her room and then closing it from inside.
Gloriosa was bewildered. But, she swiftly recalled the legend of the Super Spot-Billed Ducks, the pet animal of Queen Lily. It was said that the pet duck of Queen Lily could read and write, and although most believed that to be a mere exaggeration, Gloriosa knew the world was more bewildering than what most were aware of. Now, she got proof of it right in front of her eyes.
"Goodness."
Shaking her head at the sight, Gloriosa began to walk. There were more washrooms in this place, it was a large castle after all. She would just use one of them.
As she walked, she reckoned Hancock's facial expression last night. That must have been quite the hit to that girl. Of all the Empresses before and after Gloriosa, this girl was the most emotionally scarred. She seemed to have found her love yesterday, yet that love left her heart burned on that exact day. It was truly a sad sight.
"I guess I should go pay her a visit after I freshen up."
Gloriosa thought aloud, walking slowly.
A few minutes later, she appeared before another washroom. Yet, this too seemed to be occupied, it was locked. She was just about to walk away, but weird sounds came out of it that made her pause.
"Nghn... Goddam- ahhnn~"
Gloriosa instantly frowned. She snapped her head towards the door and activated her Observation Haki.
The Snake Empress of the Kuja Tribe was decided by strength. Only the strongest can be the Empress. So, as a three-times former Empress of Amazon Lily, Gloriosa was a person of unfathomable powers in the past. Now she was just a fragment of her former self, but she still had some of her powers left. So she could easily look through the wooden door, along with the mist within it.
"Yes! Yes! M-more! Come on, slam it into me more!"
"..."
"D-don't! Don't spank me~ Gghr~"
"..."
"P-pull my hair~ Ohhhhh!"
Turns out, there was no need to use her Observation Haki. The sound alone made it clear what was going on inside. The sound of wet flesh slamming against one another, mixed with the sound of deep grunts and soft moans.
Gloriosa turned off her Observation Haki as soon as she had started it and grumbled. She pondered if she should slam her stick on the door and beat both of those kids, but decided otherwise.
'I warned him to keep his hands away from the girls here, yet...'
Gloriosa grumbled deeply, releasing a sigh.
'Men.'
Such lustful creatures. Sadly, that reminded her of her past. How nostalgic.
Chuckling to herself as she shook her head, she walked away to find a new washroom. While praying a little so that he didn't knock Ran up.
The night continued for a bit more until the sun peeked out from the horizon and with it, the sounds of moans began to die out.
A new day started in Amazon Lily... One that would change its history forever.
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