"(y/n), you're taking too much space..." whined your captain.
Because of the bag of gold, your form was leaning against it, limbs sprawled all over and your legs were separated to lay on Luffy's each sides. Not your fault if you were tall. You bent your knee before giving a hard kick at the back of your captain's head.
"You're right. Why don't you swim behind while I take the reins?" you said as your heel dug in his skull.
"But I will drown..."
"Your problem. Not mine" you replied bluntly as both Nami and Usopp sweatdropped at the two of you.
"Anyway, it's amazing that such a convenient creature exists in the world" smiled Usopp and Nami hummed.
"It doesn't rock much. It's comfortable!"
The two Yagaras swam in a more residential area, with children playing with a ball across the streets of the city. There was even two men playing chess, women who dried their clothes on a rope...
"Hey, mister and ma'am! Where are you going? Sightseeing?" asked a man who was playing chess.
"To the shipyard! We're gonna have our ship repaired!" Luffy told him.
"Then go to the backstreet shopping district first!"
"Thanks!!"
"Backstreet shopping district...." repeated the navigator while she stared at the map, the sniper leaning over her shoulder to have a look. "We'll turn right ahead of here"
"Oh, my beautiful mademoiselles! How about one of you come to dinner with me tonight?" a man's head passed through a window and flirted with Nami and you. Until a hand reached forward and grabbed his ear, tugging on it. "OW. OW. OW"
"Don't worry about him. The guys around here say that like it's a greeting" smiled a woman, who was certainly his wife.
"What kind of greeting is that?" you deadpanned and Nami smiled nervously.
"At any rate, people in this town are generous to outsiders...or should I say they're overly friendly?" contemplated Usopp.
"Hey! You with the long nose!" called a citizen from the second level of a building and the sniper stared at him. "Nothing. I was just saying hey, that's all! Ha ha!"
"Want a fist in your face, pops?!" snarled Usopp with a pissed expression, his clenched fist shaking.
You continued to ride the Yagaras around the city, sometimes seeing and talking with more friendly people. They certainly weren't afraid of strangers and pirates. Suddenly, you reached two ways who went to separated ways.
"Ah, a hill is coming up. We're gonna go against the flow. Is that okay?" you demanded Nami. "I don't think we can go up..."
Your voice caught in your throat when your Yagara yanked forward and swam rapidly in direction of the hill. The Yagara of Nami and Usopp did the same with a happy yell, following closely the other.
"Wait! Wrong way! Go right! Right!" cried out Nami.
"So it doesn't matter even if the water is running downhill, huh?" chuckled Luffy, throwing his arms in the air. "Not bad, you guys! The canals even go above the rooftops!"
"Shit- I don't like where this is going..." you trailed, putting a hand over your mouth.
"But we're going the wrong way! We have to go to the shopping district first!" said the ginger girl as she struggled to hold onto the Yagara.
"Don't be so hasty! This is a rare opportunity. Let's stroll through the canals" smiled your captain.
"I don't give a damn about an opportunity!" you slapped his head.
The Yagaras continued to mount the canals, until you reached a straight path. Usopp's eyes widened in panic and he let out a screech, pointing ahead:
"L-Look!!! Look ahead!!!"
"Shishishi! Oh, that's right! We're at the top of the hill!" said Luffy and your orbs bulged out of their sockets.
"Which means..." Usopp's voice cracked at the end, his face paling drastically.
You reached the end of the hill and you nearly fainted at the sight of the toboggan water slide waiting for you. The Yagaras sprinted and dashed downward the hill while you screamed your head off with Nami and Usopp following behind.
"This is fun!!" cheered your captain as water splashed around you.
"THIS IS FUN BUT SCARY!!!" cried Usopp.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" sobbed Nami.
"THERE'S NOTHING FUN IN THAT!!!" you snarled, your face taking different colors.
Your screams continued to resonate in the city as you took different curves in this infinite slide, sometimes having your head upside-down by spinning around. Your mind was growing dizzy, faceplanted against Luffy's back as you lost semi-consciousness. Arriving at a corner, the Yagaras didn't make the turn and simply jumped in the air, floating above the many houses and canals of Water 7.
"ARRRRRRRRRRGH!!!! WE WENT FLYING!!!" sobbed the sniper.
"WE ARE FALLING! WE ARE FALLING! WE ARE FALLING!" repeated rapidly Nami.
The Yagaras landed on a canal, the water splashing and wetting a part of your face. Luffy was laughing heartily while Nami punched her Yagara, yelling profanities at the animal. You released a groan and let your head fall back against the bag of gold, tired of this day already.
"Shishishi! That was fun! Can we do it again?" demanded Luffy and your response was to pull his head underwater, his arms flying in every direction. "(Y/N)! YOU'RE C-C-CHOKING M-ME! I CAN'T B-BREATH!"
"Die you bastard!" a vein popped beside your temple.
"Oh? We ended up in the shopping district!" noticed Nami, looking at the numerous shops and crowd of people buying items.
"I've never been to such an energetic shopping district!" commented Usopp, looking all around in excitement.
"Hey, look at that! That's huge bull!" Luffy pointed forward at a bull that was certainly a King.
"There's sure a lot of people wearing masks..." you noted, eyeing the citizens on the King's back. "Probably about the Carnival thing island-KYA"
The Yagara you were on suddenly decided to dash toward the many stands of food in the area. Both Nami and Usopp blinked at your back as you cursed many words in another language. The animal stopped in front of a meat shop:
"Welcome! What would you like?" asked the woman with a bright smile.
"So you were hungry!" chuckled your captain, patting the head of the Yagara.
"Water-water meat is the Yagara's favorite food, although it's human food" explained the woman.
"Water-water? Then give me ten of them!" he said and you facepalmed as Luffy grabbed a piece of meat and ate it like a pig.
"They're so good that the cooks from the gourmet town secretly come to purchase them. It captivates your body and soul, doesn't it? Would your lovely wife take a bite?"
"W-Wife?!" you repeated, blushing brightly. Luffy blinked, not understanding where the woman vendor was getting at.
"I didn't marry her, she's my Nakama!" he told and you punched his head.
"Wrong again!!!" you snapped and the woman giggled with rosy cheeks.
"Aw, young love nowadays" she stated and you grew pissed.
"But she's right! They...are...so...soft!!...." gawked your captain while his arms slouched behind him, almost hitting your face. "Yummy!"
"What?! Is that good? Give me some!" said Usopp and Luffy frowned.
"Pff. Buy it yourself!"
"We don't have time for that! PERIOD" you barked like a mother scolding her children.
Later that day, you arrived to some gate with a lot of other people on Yagaras. Your group stopped in front of the water-gate elevator.
"Now...We're finally going to go to the shipbuilding island by using a water-gate elevator" told Nami after checking the map. "That tower-like thing is the one"
"Please come inside. The elevator will go to the shipbuilding island, shipbuilding plant, and downtown Water 7" said a female announcer. "Please, hurry inside the gate! One minute until the gate gets closed!"
"What'll happen inside?" wondered Luffy, and the door behind you closed. "Whoa! The water gate is now closed!"
"We're going up!" cried out Usopp as the water's level raised drastically to elevate the Yagaras to the next level of the city.
"Well...They certainly use the water for all sort of things..." you mused.
You finally arrived at the top of the elevator with the final gate opening, and the Yagaras swam forward in the Downtown of Water 7. Your comrades were looking at the city in wonder and awe, amazed by the architecture and canals of the high level from the city. There was certainly more ground here than at the lower level.
"Seeing that fountain up close makes it look especially big!" told Nami.
"Hm? What's with the crowd?" wondered Usopp at the sight of the gathered people at the shore. "Aren't they watching the shipyard?"
"Let's go see it! Go, Yagara!" decided Luffy, fist pumping the air.
You got off from the Yagara, following Luffy who was walking in direction of the shipyard to get a closer look. Usopp took care of the bag with Nami telling him to be careful with it.
"Hey, pops! What happened here?" questioned your captain to an old man.
"Yeah. It seems that some pirates caused a ruckus here in Dock #1...But, well, it ended when the craftsmen knocked them down" explained the old man. "There's no end to those fools"
"Shipwrights beat pirates up?" Luffy raised a brow.
"Oh, you must be a voyager. That crowd is...well, in short, busybodies. Those shipwrights at the Galley-La Company are admired by all the residents. They are strong...and skilled. They're the pride of Water 7"
"Wow, I'm looking forward to meeting them!"
"Let's hurry up and go to the money-changing shop" said Nami and you sweatdropped at the sight of Usopp on the ground, the weight of the bag too much for him. "We can come back here later..."
"I could hold it for you, ya know" you muttered to the sniper who groaned.
"P-please, do so..."
A sigh escaped your lips and you bent down to lift the bag of gold over your shoulder effortlessly, and Usopp glared at you in surprise. Seriously, it weighted nothing for you. The four of you then walked away from the shipyard of Galley-La Company and explored more the downtown of the city. Whenever you went, the citizens were making comments and talking appreciatively of their shipwrights. They were indeed the proud of Water 7.
You stopped at a local bank to change the gold into money, and the minute you showed the bag, they were shocked and entered some kind of euphoric situation. The bankers were almost at each other's throat to get you in the V.I.P room. Nami was sitting silently on the couch with her arms crossed over her chest, the two other idiots bouncing on the furniture. You, on the other hand, took a seat in the armchair across from them from the left.
"I've been an appraiser for 25 years...This is roughly estimated at..." said the sweaty man, telling the number.
"O-ONE HUNDRED MILLION BERRIES?!!" cried out Luffy, nearly falling over the couch.
"I-Idiot! You're too loud! Everyone can hear you!" snapped Usopp.
"You're gonna give us that much money?!!!"
"This is indeed worth that much...This is wonderful gold, taking it historical value and purity into account" continued the appraiser.
"With that much money, we can fix the Going Merry! Then, we'll spend the rest of the money to buy a bronze statue!" said Luffy.
"Please. Don't" you groaned, pinching the bridge of your nose and shaking your head.
"If you accept that amount, please sign and put your thumbprint here...I'll go prepare the money immediately"
Before your captain or even Usopp did as instructed, Nami slammed a foot on the table, a dark look on her face. The man flinched and took a step back, an expression of fear appearing.
"There're three things I want to say, Mr. Appraiser. First...I forgot to tell you, but this guy's got a 100 million bounty on his head. And the woman over there...probably 200 million. Second....I don't accept the appraisal you've just given us. Third...if you lie to us again, we'll go after your head. That is all" the ginger declared.
"I'M SORRY!!!!" panicked the appraiser.
"It became 300 million! I'm scared!" said Usopp after you exited the bank with three suitcases. "I'm carrying 100 million?!"
"Well, Nami can really make scary threats, huh?" laughed Luffy as he swung the suitcase he was holding.
"I estimated it to be that much from the start. But then he said 100 million. You two were restless, so he didn't take us seriously"
"Hey, Luffy. If you flail it like that..." warned the sniper.
"Well, it all went well-Huh?"
The suitcase with 100 million berries escaped his hand and fell toward the river. Nami and Usopp both screamed their head off, jumping to catch the object before it sank in the canal. Though, your captain simply stretched his arm to grab back the suitcase, making the duo fall in the river.
"Phew! That was close!" whistled Luffy, and earned a K.O from Usopp and Nami at the same time.
"I'M GONNA KNOCK YOU OUT!!"
"I'M GONNA BREAK YOUR TEETH, YOU SON OF A BITCH!!"
"S-Sorry..."
"Urg..Can we get moving?"