Extra 13: We are Pirates ~! (15)

1 hour later, the group was walking towards the shipyards after Luffy left one of [Water 7]'s restaurants without meat.

"I never thought that someone could eat so much, I guess this is because his stomach is made of rubber" - said Alvida while giving a blank look to her old nemesis.

"That's an interesting deduction, which I agree with" - said Sanji, who honestly was a bit annoyed that they had to go eat at a restaurant, though after Nami convinced him to agree, the group ate in peace - "Though I have to admit that the taste of the dishes was interesting, maybe I can come to more restaurants so I can investigate new and different styles."

"It's good that you have an open mind" - Kurama said calmly as he snapped his fingers and made a huge piece of meat appear.

"Meat!" - Luffy exclaimed, only to fall to the ground unconscious.

"This is your prize" - said Kurama as he ignored the sleeping captain of the straw hat crew.

"What is this, and why does it smell so good?" - Sanji asked in surprise.

"Have you ever eaten dragon meat?" - Kurama asked curiously.

"Dragon?!" - exclaimed Sanji and the other members of the straw hat crew, after all, a dragon was a creature of legends.

"Well, congratulations, you're finally going to do it" - said Kurama as he shrugged his shoulders and walked along with his two companions.

". . ." - Sanji was silent as he felt his hands start to shake.

His dream was to find the [Big Blue], but that didn't mean he didn't want to find special or unique ingredients.

Dragon Meat was not only a legend because of its taste, but also because dragons had long been extinct, or at least that was what everyone knew.

"Delicious" - Luffy said as he woke up, only to feel saliva running down his mouth.

"Don't even think about it" - Sanji said neutrally as he looked at Luffy with a frown, only to look at Nami with heart-shaped eyes - "How about we buy a [Kairoseki] refrigerator?"

"It's a huge expense, but after a while, it becomes an investment" - Nami muttered before nodding - "I'll think about it."

"Just a little longer!" - Luffy exclaimed as his hands reached for the piece of meat Sanji had been gifted, only to yelp when he saw Zoro's swords slowly approaching - "Hey!"

"Sorry, but when you gift something to someone, it's that person's property" - Zoro said as he frowned - "Now stop acting like a child and get up, we still have to go talk to that Iceburg guy to get him to check the [Going Merry]"

Luffy stuck his tongue out at him before nodding with a serious expression, after all, the upcoming conversation would be crucial to the fate of his beloved ship.

"I wonder if he could have helped us with the ship?" muttered Robin as she started to think, after all, if Kurama could summon things out of thin air, maybe he could renew their ship so that it would continue to travel with them.

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"Why did you give them a piece of dragon meat?" - Alvida asked as she raised an eyebrow.

After hearing about all of Kurama's abilities, she was least surprised that he would summon a piece of meat from a mythical beast.

"Something tells me it's a good gift for that boy," Kurama replied as he shrugged, "Besides, you could consider it a test."

"A test?" - Hancock asked with surprise.

"Yes, I want to see if he can handle those kinds of ingredients" - replied Kurama calmly - "I miss eating those dishes."

Hancock and Alvida, looked neutrally at their partner as they shook their heads, not noticing how someone was watching them.

"Interesting" - muttered Kalifa as she adjusted her glasses, only to disappear from the place, after all, this was something she had to report to the others.

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Twenty minutes later, Kalifa was in a room next to her companions, explaining everything she had seen.

"What do you think, Lucci?" - Kalifa asked as she folded her arms.

"My deductions are correct, that man can create things out of nothing" - answered Lucci seriously while his companions' eyes widened in surprise - "That makes our mission much easier".

A deep silence pervaded the place as they all looked at each other.

"Does anyone have anything else to say at this meeting?" - Lucci asked as he looked around.

"Apapa ~!!! We've heard that the Straw Hat crew have run aground on [Water 7]!" replied a large, fat man who seemed to have a zipper on his lips.

"Straw Hat?" - asked Lucci as he started to remember something important - "If I remember correctly, they are also our targets, or rather, their new Nakama."

"Nico Robin, the only survivor of the Ohara incident" - said Kalifa as she adjusted her glasses - "I don't understand why the central base hasn't sent anyone against them now that we know where that woman is."

"Because she's not our top priority now that she's in the public eye" - Lucci said disdainfully as he looked at his companion.

"We'd better leave that for another time, now we have to decide what to do" - said a slightly tanned man who had a long square nose.

"Kaku is right, we have to see what we are going to do first" - said the fat man - "How did your mission go, Kalifa?"

"I'm pretty sure Iceburg doesn't have the plans for [Pluto]" - Kalifa replied with a frown - "This is a waste of time."

"Until we are sure, we need you to continue working as his secretary" - Lucci said while frowning - "And if he doesn't have the blueprints, then we need to find out where those damn blueprints are."

"OK, I'm going to continue working as that man's secretary" - Kalifa answered while sighing with regret because it was boring to work for someone like Iceburg, more so when the man was only doing administrative work.

"If we can't be sure about the location of the blueprint, then let's go for the second option" - Lucci said as he started to think - "Normally we would go for Nico Robin and take her to [Enies Lobby], but now that we can capture someone capable of building [Pluto], I think we should sort out our priorities."

"The problem is that he's with the [Pirate Empress], Boa Hancock" - replied Kumadori, a man who appeared to be a Kabuki actor.

"I think I can stop her while you guys do the job of capturing the target" - Lucci said seriously - "Worst case scenario, we'll have the guy responsible for fortifying Amazon Lily's ships."

"That's a good point" - replied Kalifa as she nodded - "But we still don't have who will be responsible for trying to get close to them."

The members of [CP9] looked at each other, only to shoot a glance at Kalifa and notice how she was still thinking.

"What?" - Kalifa asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"You'll be the one responsible for contacting the targets and trying to gain their trust" - Lucci said seriously.

"This has to be a fucking joke" - replied Kalifa while frowning - "Why do I have to do it?"

"First, because Boa Hancock despises the vast majority of men" - said Lucci as he looked at his companion - "Second, because your appearance is in the category of beautiful woman, that makes it easier to try to seduce that man and try to separate him from Boa Hancock."

"This is too dangerous" - Kalifa replied as she shook her head - "I am putting my life on this mission while you guys are safe."

"It's a danger you have to take, after all, we came with the mentality that we could die at any moment" - replied Lucci seriously as he shook his head - "Now go and accomplish the damn mission before you get in trouble with the higher-ups not for taking their orders."

". . ." - Kalifa was silent for a few seconds before sighing regretfully - "Ok, I'll do it."

"Use every possible method to try to seduce him" - Lucci said as he narrowed his eyes - "Is that clear?"

Kalifa bit her lip before nodding, after all, this was one of the reasons why there was a woman in the group, to try to use the seduction method to get information or kill perverted targets.

"Good, now it's time to return to our posts" - Lucci said as he nodded, only to see how his companions withdrew one after the other, leaving Kalifa alone with him - "Do you need anything else?"

"No" - answered Kalifa as she left silently with an emotionless expression.

"Anything for our mission, you don't have to take it so hard, Kalifa" - Rob Lucci said as he shook his head, only to narrow his eyes as he heard the [Den Den Muchi] start to ring - "Yes?"

"How's the mission going?" - asked the voice on the other end of the call.