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Chapter 14: Snakes

"Hey" - Speaking

'Hm?' - Mental

[ ] - Scene/POV Change

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Sitting in his laboratory/workshop, Jeremiah could be seen wearing his lab coat and a pair of goggles as he tinkered with what looked like a robotic bird.

Pulling off his goggles a few minutes later, Jeremiah let out a quiet sigh as he ran a hand over his eyes. It was a little past midnight, and most of the crew had already retired to their bedrooms. They had left Fishman Island about a week ago after staying there for a few more days, and were now back in Paradise. After the crew had saved the island, the residents of the island had become much more welcoming, which in turn made it more fun for everyone. Those people certainly know how to throw a party.

New Dawn also managed to get a new crew member, which was always nice. It was fortunate that there had already been a room on the ship that could accommodate a fishperson.

Rolling his chair over to another table, Jeremiah looked over the blueprints for another project he had been thinking about for a while. If he went through with it, not only would it be a great source of income, but it would also be a great way for him to train Ace, Anne, Luffy, and Sabo in the future. Maybe even the other Straw Hats as well.

The project was labeled: 'Heaven's Arena'.

Shaking his head, Jeremiah stood up and stretched his limbs, letting out a satisfied sigh as his bones popped.

Walking out of his laboratory, with the lights automatically turning off behind him, Jeremiah decided to go check on the only other person that he could sense was still up and working.

[ Elswhere On The Ship ]

Sitting at her mahogany desk in her large office, Ryoko was busy taking notes as she studied a few different rare plants and flowers.

Ryoko's office was very beautiful. She had shelves on the walls that held various plants, books, medical supplies, framed pictures of her and the crew, etc. The floor was made with shiny hardwood and was a nice shade of brown, almost red in appearance. The office also had a window, a door in it that led to a sauna, another door that led to a bathroom, and a third one that led to her operating room. Lastly, there was a comfortable looking dark blue couch that had soft pillows and a coffe table in front of it, and a few other comfy chairs near them.

'No matter how many books I look through, there's barely any information on any of these plants.' Ryoko thought to herself while leaning back in her seat with a sigh as she closed her tired eyes.

Only for them to open when she heard a light knock on the door to her office.

"Come in." Ryoko said while stifling a yawn.

As the door opened, Ryoko was pleasantly surprised to see Jeremiah walk in while holding a tray in his left hand. He was also wearing his lab coat, letting her know that he must have just finished his work for the day.

She must have been more tired than she thought if she had somehow not sensed that it was him. It didn't help that today had been a very rainy day, making it seem to just slowly drag on.

"Jeremiah." Ryoko greeted him with a smile as she sat up straighter in her chair.

"Hey, Ryoko. Am I interrupting something?" Jeremiah asked as he looked at the the plants, notes, and books on Ryoko's desk.

"Not at all. I was actually just about to take a quick break." Ryoko replied as she closed her books and put her notes into a neat pile, before putting them at the sides of her desk, making room for Jeremiah to put down the tray as he sat down.

"Cool. Well, as you can see, I've brought you some tea. Figured you could probably use it." Jeremiah said as he poured some tea for each of them, before placing one of the teacups in front of Ryoko.

Sending him a grateful look, Ryoko picked up the glass and took a sip of the tea, sighing in bliss after she tasted it.

As far as cooking went, Souma was easily the best on the crew. Hands down.

But when it came to tea? Jeremiah was definitely the best. No question.

"Just as delicious as ever. I could probably drink this everyday and never get tired of it." Ryoko praised with a smile after removing the glass from her beautiful pink lips.

Jeremiah just gave her a small smile in response as he put his own glass down, before he began staring at Ryoko with his head tilted.

"You look tired." Jeremiah finally stated after a few moments of staring in silence.

"It's that obvious, huh?" Ryoko muttered with a sigh.

"Considering how long we've known each other, I think it would be pretty bad if it wasn't obvious to me." Jeremiah stated, with Ryoko conceding to that point, before the two fell into a comfortable silence, just enjoying each other's company.

"How about a massage?" Jeremiah suddenly asked after a few minutes as he looked over at the massage table.

"You want me to give you a massage?" Ryoko asked with a raised eyebrow after finishing her tea.

"No, or, at least, not right now. What I meant was, how about I give you one?" Jeremiah restated as he rested his chin in his right palm after placing his elbow on the desk, gaining a small smile as he saw Ryoko's eyes widen a bit in surprise.

"Y- you don't need to do that." Ryoko said as she waved her hands in front of her with a faint blush on her face.

"You're right. I want to." Jeremiah replied, smiling a little wider as he observed Ryoko's cute reaction.

Jeremiah wasn't an empath like Naruto, but even he could sense Ryoko's rising happiness.

"W- well... If you insist..." Ryoko relented 'reluctantly' as she stood up from her seat.

Walking over to the massage table, Ryoko took off her sandals and was about to lay down on it, until she was stopped by Jeremiah's voice.

"What are you doing?" Ryoko heard Jeremiah say. Looking over at him, she saw that he had his head tilted with a curious expression on his face.

"What do you mean?" Ryoko asked with confusion.

"I can't give you a proper massage if you're wearing that." Jeremiah said, gesturing with his hand to the out it she was wearing, which consisted of a baby blue button up and a black skirt.

"You're saying I should... Strip?" Ryoko asked with a growing blush.

"Well, it is proper." Jeremiah replied as he finished off his second cup of tea.

"I see... I guess you're right." Ryoko said as she began unbuttoning her shirt. She swore she could hear her heart beating faster than ever in her chest.

Pulling her shirt off, Ryoko was shown to be wearing a hot pink lace bra. As she began taking off her skirt, Ryoko glanced over at Jeremiah, and she shivered with her blush becoming more prominent at his sharp gaze.

After removing her skirt, Ryoko was shown to be wearing a matching pair of panties.

With her outer layers now taken care of, Ryoko reached behind her and unhooked her bra, letting out a pleased sigh at her large breasts finally being freed from their confines after a long day.

Moving on to her last piece of clothing, Ryoko reached down and slowly bent forward with her heart thumping louder than ever as she slid off her panties, leaving a string of her feminine nectar briefly connecting them to her wet pussy as she did so.

Seeing Ryoko's sexy, nude body on full display for him and him alone, Jeremiah had to grip the armrests of the chair he was sitting in to stop himself from going over and ravaging her like a wild beast in heat. Not only her ample breasts bouncing with even the slightest movement, but also the fact that he could both see and smell her feminine juices running down the insides of her thighs, was making it pretty hard to stop himself.

Looking over at Jeremiah again, Ryoko saw him stand up and begin walking over to her, slowly looking her up and down with those sharp eyes that she often found herself getting lost in.

"Go ahead and lie down." Jeremiah said once he reached Ryoko, with her doing just that.

Watching Ryoko lay down on her stomach on the massage table, Jeremiah unconsciously licked his lips as he trailed his eyes over the body of his beautiful doctor. It was almost a crime that he had waited so long to do something like this, but better late than never he supposed.

Shaking his head as he took off his lab coat and threw it over to the couch, Jeremiah used his tech powers to dim the lights. He knew that it had been a slow day, and that Ryoko had been working for pretty much all of it, so he wanted her to relax as much as possible.

Rolling up the sleeves of the light grey button up he was wearing, Jeremiah walked over to one of the shelves and grabbed a bowl and a bottle of massage oil, before opening it and squeezing it to get some of the oil (which he noted had a rather pleasant scent to it) into the bowl. Putting the bottle back, Jeremiah walked back over to Ryoko, before he put the bowl down on a small table that was next to the massage table.

After dipping his hands in the bowl, Jeremiah pulled them out, before he placed his hands over Ryoko's back.

Laying down on the massage table, Ryoko let out a gasp as she felt Jeremiah's hands on her shoulders, jumping a bit at the cool feeling of the oil. She let out a pleased sigh as he began rubbing her shoulders, using just the right amount of pressure.

Slowly working his way down Ryoko's back, Jeremiah gained a small smile when he heard Ryoko letting out quiet little moans, while also feeling her body gradually heat up.

Feeling one particularly tight knot in her back come undone, Ryoko let out a shaky, pleasure filled breath. It seemed that this massage was just what she needed after a long, slow day.

Now working on Ryoko's lower back, Jeremiah could feel his pants begin to get a little tighter the closer his hands got to her juicy ass.

Jeremiah remembered how sensitive Ryoko's ass was from that jungle treasure hunt the crew had went on years ago. He couldn't help but to lick his lips again, this time consciously.

Dipping his hands in the bowl of oil again, Jeremiah wasted no time in placing his hands on Ryoko's ass, relishing in the feeling of her softness.

"Ah~" Ryoko moaned louder with a blush covering her face as she felt Jeremiah begin massaging her ass.

'My ass~...' Ryoko thought to herself while biting her lip as she felt Jeremiah spread her supple ass cheeks apart, making more of her nectar leak from her pretty pink slit.

Jeremiah groaned as his pants seemed to get tighter with every passing second. The combination of Ryoko's cute little asshole right in front of him, along with her intoxicating scent (which had an even stronger effect due to his enhanced sense of smell) were beginning to make his mind cloud over with lustful desire. Still though, tonight was about Ryoko. As long as he could give her pleasure, he was willing to hold off on his own.

For now at least.

"This is no good. Looks like you're really tense in this area. I'm gonna have to try a different method." Jeremiah said as he removed his right hand from Ryoko's ass and put it back in the bowl of oil.

"What do you- HYAH!" Ryoko began before cutting herself off with her eyes widening and a loud moan leaving her mouth as she felt Jeremiah stick one of his fingers in her ass, steadily pumping it in and out. She was unable to stop herself from cumming (not that she wanted to) when he suddenly stuck a second finger inside of her and sped up his pace, making her let out a scream of pleasure and grip the table as her back arched and her toes curled.

"Hmm... This is worse than I thought. Looks like you've got an excess amount of fluids stored up inside of you." Jeremiah said as he pulled his fingers out of Ryoko, making her moan in disappointment as her ass tried desperately to pull him back in. Her little hole was even more warm, tight, and soft than he'd imagined it would be.

"I'm gonna have to do an inside-out massage." Jeremiah said as he gently, yet firmly, grabbed Ryoko's hips and lifted her lower half up a bit.

Before Ryoko could respond, Jeremiah reached down with both of his hands and spread her lower lips apart, before he leaned down and stuck his tongue inside of her love hole.

"AH~! J- Jeremiah~!" Ryoko moaned lewdly as Jeremiah's tongue moved around inside of her.

For Jeremiah, he closed his eyes with a blissful expression on his face as he finally got a full taste of his Ryoko, not to mention how being this close to her let him take in even more of her scent. He honestly felt like he was getting a little drunk from the combination of the two.

Deciding to step it up, Jeremiah used his shapeshifting and created a second pair of arms below the first pair - putting two holes in his shirt in the process - and stuck two fingers from his lower right arm into Ryoko's pussy, while using his lower left arm to reach forward and begin playing with her clit.

"I- I'm cumming!" Ryoko squealed in pleasure as she threw her head back, with the walls of her pussy tightening around Jeremiah's tongue as she squirted into his mouth, while he dutifully lapped it all up.

Not giving Ryoko a chance to recover, Jeremiah created two more arms - these ones coming from his shoulders - and used them to play with her oily ass cheeks, while he used his original left arm to stick three fingers into her asshole. On top of all of this, he used his shapeshifting to extend his tongue, making it reach all the way to her womb, while also playing a little more roughly with her clit.

Unable to take or even comprehend all of the pleasure she was experiencing, Ryoko just laid there and took all of it, lewdly moaning Jeremiah's name over and over again as she continuously squirted her juices into his mouth, with her eyes rolling back and drool running down her chin as she grit her teeth from the pleasure.

'So much better than masturbating~' Ryoko thought to herself after one particularly powerful orgasm when Jeremiah's tongue briefly left her pussy to give a long, slow lick from her clit all the way up to her asshole, before returning to her leaking pussy.

Pulling his tongue out of her pussy, and his fingers out of her ass (both of which kept trying to pull him back in) Jeremiah leaned and looked down at Ryoko, gaining a small smile as he watched her twitch occasionally, wantonly moaning and swaying her hips in a way that was very appetizing to his eyes as she waited for him to continue the massage.

Taking her bubbly cheeks into his the hands of his shoulder-arms, Jeremiah spread them wide open, watching as her tight little asshole seemed to wink at him, before he bent down and stuck his now 10 inch tongue deep inside of her, making her let out a guttural moan as he moved it wildly inside of her.

Reaching down with his lower left arm, Jeremiah stuck four fingers into Ryoko's dripping wet pussy, his hand a blur with how fast he was pumping in and out.

"I'm cumming, I'm cumming, I- I'M CUUUUMMMIIIINNG!" Ryoko yelled with a look of absolute pleasure on her face as she trembled and came harder than ever before, drenching Jeremiah's hand and the table with her sweet nectar.

Pulling his tongue out of her, Jeremiah gave dipped his normal right hand in the bowl of oil, before he gave Ryoko a nice and firm slap on the ass, making her cum even more.

Licking his hand that was covered in her cum, Jeremiah watched as Ryoko fell down on the table, letting out unintelligible words and moans as her love nectar continued shooting out of her satisfied pussy.

'Best... Massage... Ever~...' Was all Ryoko could think to herself as she slowly passed out with a silly smile on her face, the multiple orgasms having taken their toll after the slow day she had.

Seeing Ryoko pass out, Jeremiah gained a small smile as he looked down at her with love in his eyes, while absently using his shapeshifting to change his body back to its normal appearance.

After finishing up by massaging Ryoko's legs and feet, Jeremiah wrapped her up in her lab coat before taking her to her room, which had a pink, black, and white color scheme.

Tucking Ryoko into her bed, Jeremiah leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her forehead, before heading back to her office to clean up. He would have kissed her lips, but he was sure she would want to be awake for their first kiss.

About ten minutes later Jeremiah could be seen in his room, now only wearing a tight black sleeveless shirt and a pair of black boxers. Looking down, he groaned at the large tent in his boxers. He was so hard that it was actually almost a little painful. Glancing at his bed, he saw Diane and Shiro, both seemingly asleep.

Running a hand through his hair, Jeremiah just sighed as he shook his head, before he walked over to the bed and laid down. The moment he did so, Shiro instantly climbed on top of him and laid her head on his chest, while also wrapping her arms and legs tightly around him. He wasn't surprised. Shiro never went to sleep unless he was next to her.

As she laid on top of him though, he couldn't help but close his eyes in pleasure. From what he could feel, she was only wearing a pair of tight leggings and a tank top. No panties or bra, as usual, which allowed his cock to get a faint feel of her pussy, and a faint feeling of her nipples rubbing against his chest, with only the thin layers stopping them from directly rubbing up against one another.

Deciding to try to ignore it, Jeremiah reached to his left and pulled Diane closer to him, before closing his eyes to finally get some sleep.

A few minutes later, Jeremiah had finally fallen asleep, and Shiro sat up on his lap, staring down at him as she watched him sleep. Taking a risk, she placed her hands on his chest and began moving her hips back and forth, moving slowly so as to not wake him or Diane up. Bringing a hand up to her mouth to muffle her moans as she reached her orgasm a few minutes later.

Panting a bit as she looked down at Jeremiah's sleeping face, Shiro leaned down and began kissing, licking, and nibbling lightly on Jeremiah's neck as she continued to grind her lower half against his, all the while taking in his scent that she loved so much. She jumped a bit with her eyes widening slightly when she felt his arm wrap around her waist with his hand resting on the small of her back, but a quick glance at his face showed that he was still asleep.

Once Shiro had enough (while unknowingly making things even more uncomfortable for Jeremiah since his erection only got even harder), she spent about two hours watching Jeremiah sleep while running a hand through his hair, whispering over and over again about how she loved him, before eventually laying her head back down on his chest and falling asleep.

[ Next Morning ]

Outside on the deck of The Big Dipper, Jeremiah could be seen sitting at a grand piano that was a shiny black with gold trimming. After gently running his fingers across all of the keys, he began playing a slow, peaceful song that fit nicely with the calm and relaxing atmosphere of the morning, gaining a small smile as he looked up at the fluffy clouds in the bright blue sky.

The piano was easily Jeremiah's favorite instrument, having learned the basics of how to play it from his grandfather back when he was just a little kid, but it wasn't until he came to this world that he could truly say he had mastered it. Before he had set out on his journey, he used to play it almost every day on his island. It was one of his favorite hobbies, which has only grown since he's gotten older.

Speaking of coming to this world, Jeremiah wondered when the goddess that sent him here would contact him. He still remembered her mentioning something about him being her champion, but he still had no idea what that entailed. Would he be fighting her enemies? It'd be pretty lame if some other random godly or demonic being decided to Thanos snap him out of existence or something.

'Hmm... Well, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.' Jeremiah thought to himself with a light shrug as he put his focus back on the piano, absently taking note of his silent observer off to the side.

A few minutes later, Jeremiah started playing a different song while looking up at the sky with a peaceful expression on his face, before he suddenly started speaking.

"Good morning. You know, you don't need to stand so far away." Jeremiah said to the person watching him, smiling a bit as he heard a girlish voice let out a sound of surprise.

"G- Good morning, Mr. Jeremiah." Came the somewhat shy voice of a little girl.

Said little girl had pale white skin, with jaw length black hair that was parted to the right, covering the right side of her face. Her eye color was a beautiful shade of blue with black slits for pupils, which one could see from her uncovered left eye. The most notable feature about the girl, however, was her large tail, signifying that she was a mermaid.

Her tail was dark blue with a dorsal fin on her upper back where her human and fish halves meet, with a big white patch below the dorsal fin. She also had two smaller fins on the lower front and back of her tail, as well as a caudal fin at the bottom, which looked very similar to a crescent moon.

Also notable was the girl's size. Despite only being seven years old, she was already about 5' long.

For clothes, the girl only wore a blue hooded dress that had two white lines going down each side, with the hood currently being pulled over her head. She also had a bubble around her waist, something that all mermaids below the age of thirty needed to use to get around on land. That wouldn't be the case for long though, since Jeremiah was already working on something that would allow her to get her human legs early.

"Shyarly, I keep telling you that you don't need to be so formal." Jeremiah said with a sigh as he looked over at the girl, while still playing the piano.

"S- Sorry." Shyarly said shyly as she looked down, making Jeremiah sigh again.

When they were on Fishman Island, Jeremiah had saved Shyarly from some humans that were trying to kidnap her from the Fishman District. It was no secret that mermaids were creatures that many slave traders wanted to get their hands on, considering how much money they went for when sold.

Anyway, as if that wasn't enough, Arlong was barely ever home to take care of her, which only added to the insecurities and slight depression she had from her father abandoning her a few years ago.

Shaking his head, Jeremiah looked over at Shyarly again, and raised an eyebrow when he saw her keep glancing at the piano. Feeling a metaphorical lightbulb appear above his head, he addressed her.

"Shyarly." Jeremiah said as he removed his fingers from the piano and fully turned to the mermaid.

"Yes?" Shyarly responded as she looked at up at him, fiddling with her fingers a bit.

"Would you like me to teach you how to play?" Jeremiah asked as he gestured to the piano.

"Really?" Shyarly asked hopefully with her eyes lighting up with hope, getting a smile from Jeremiah as he nodded at her.

"Sure. Come on." Jeremiah said as he extended his hand out for her to take, which she did after a few seconds of hesitation, before Jeremiah scooted over so that she could sit down on the bench with him.

Starting with something simple, Jeremiah began showing her how to play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', and was pleased to see Shyarly with a happy smile on her face the entire time as she seemed to become more relaxed around him.

She was family now after all.

[ Grand Line - 1505 ]

Looking up at the giant red land mass in front of him, Jeremiah let out a sigh as he put on a black mask that completely covered his face except for his eyes, before he pulled the hood of the black full body cloak he was wearing over his head. Behind him stood the rest of his crew who were all dressed in the same attire as him.

"Naruto. Shiro. Ryoko. Bisca." Jeremiah suddenly called out, with the four mentioned walking up to stand next to him, two on each side.

"Diane. Souma. Asta. Kail. Nana. Robin. Shyarly." Jeremiah said as he looked behind him at the seven people whose name he stated.

"You all know what to do if there's any trouble while we're gone." Jeremiah said, getting affirmative nods from each of them.

Turning back around, Jeremiah finally gave the order.

"Let's go." With that said, Jeremiah, Naruto, Shiro, Ryoko, and Bisca all took off, each using their own methods to scale the large land mass.

For Jeremiah, he simply used his telekinesis to fly up.

Naruto channeled chakra to his feet and began running up the large wall of rock.

Shiro hitched a ride on Jeremiah's back. She did have her own way to fly, but it was a little too noticeable for what they were currently doing.

Ryoko turned her lower body into gas and flew up.

As for Bisca, Naruto held her in a bridal carry as he ran up the wall.

Reaching their destination about ten seconds later, the quintet all stopped as they took in the sight before their eyes.

Mariejois. The supposed 'Holy Land'.

Just looking at it from a distance, one could almost be fooled into thinking it's a beautiful place to live.

That one was not Jeremiah, nor any other meber of New Dawn.

"Let's go. You all know what to do." Jeremiah ordered, getting nods from his crew, before they all blurred out of sight.

Looking up at the full moon in the sky, Jeremiah sighed. They certainly chose a beautiful night to do this.

Shaking his head, Jeremiah disappeared a second later.

[ With Ryoko ]

Running through the streets of Mariejois in an area that was arrogantly named 'The Domain of the Gods' (something Ryoko scoffed at when she saw it on a sign, Ryoko frowned behind her mask. She hadn't been here long, and yet she already hated this place.

She hated the gold mansions.

She hated the gold fountain in the middle of the town.

She hated the gold statues that could be seen in the yards of the gold mansions.

She hated seeing people of various races - human, giants, etc. - chained up in the yards as if they were pets.

She hated the fake trees.

She hated the screams of pain she could hear coming from various places.

She hated everything about this place.

Seeing two guards coming, Ryoko quickly released a sleeping gas that would knock them out for at least half a day, before she ducked behind a building, waiting for the gas to take effect.

Once they were down, Ryoko dragged both of their bodies out of sight and threw them both inside of some fake bushes, before she went around and started freeing the slaves that she could see (while swiftly dealing with any guards before they could make a sound), feeling sadness and anger as she saw the lifeless look in some of their eyes.

She truly hated this place.

[ With Shiro ]

Sneaking up behind a guard, Shiro jumped on his back and quickly snapped his neck. Jumping off of him and grabbing his corpse before it could hit the ground, she dragged him into a dark area.

Most people when first meeting Shiro would probably assume that she was no good at stealth.

That couldn't be further from the truth.

Contrary to what most would think, Shiro was among the best in thw world when it came to stealth. She just seemed to have a natural aptitude for it. Her small size combined with her amazing agility and flexibility also helped.

Peeking around the corner of the mansion she was hiding behind, Shiro saw two guards standing there. Behind them, she could see two slaves chained to posts in the yard, making her frown at the sight.

Reaching into her cloak, Shiro pulled out two deadly looking daggers, each being pitch black with serrated edges.

Leaving her hiding spot, Shiro threw one of her daggers into one of the guard's head, killing him instantly. Startled, his partner was about to yell about an intruder, only for Shiro to appear in front of him and stab him through the bottom of his mouth with her second dagger.

After collecting her other dagger, Shiro walked over to the slaves and easily broke the chains that were holding them down. As they looked up at her, she could see the confusion and wariness in their eyes.

"I'm here to free you." Shiro said bluntly, her voice being muffled and somewhat distorted from the mask as she bent down and picked both of them up. After making sure the two were secure in her arms, Shiro nodded to herself and quickly took off with the intention of taking them to the ship, not even waiting for a response from them.

She would have liked to just let them go on their own so that she could continue with her objective, but she could see how bad their conditions were. If they had've gone without help, they would have definitely been caught again, and that would be bad for everyone.

[ With Bisca ]

Perched on top of a tall building, Bisca glared furiously through the scope of her rifle as she saw a boy, no older than 10, chained up like a beast. Even from from here, she could see how malnourished he was. Aiming her gun through one of the windows that were in her sight, she couldn't contain the snarl that escaped her lips when she saw the nobles inside eating what was practically a banquet, laughing and smiling as if they had not a care in the world.

'These snot nosed assholes... They even need a gold table to eat off of?!' Bisca thought to herself with a mixture of anger and incredulity.

She couldn't even begin to describe how badly she wanted to kill them, but she knew she needed to wait. She couldn't afford to ruin the plan just because she was unable to control her anger.

Removing her eye from the scope, Bisca pressed a button on the side of the rifle and watched as it seemed to fold in itself, making it look almost like a blunt melee weapon, before she placed it inside of her cloak and quickly made her way down the building.

The nobles may be off limits for now, but the guards were not.

[ With Jeremiah ]

Having successfully sneaked into one of the mansions, Jeremiah was currently walking through a dimly lit underground hallway, the only source of light being torches on the wall.

Reaching one particular area of the hallway, Jeremiah stopped when he saw a group of guards sitting at a table playing cards. There were ten in total. Behind them he could see some cages, with each holding about a dozen slaves.

As he walked forward, Jeremiah saw one of the guards look at him and abruptly stand up, getting the others to follow suit as they aimed their weapons at him.

Not giving them a chance to speak, Jeremiah simply walked past them while using his telekinesis to snap all of their necks, being careful to make sure that their bodies and weapons didn't make any loud noises when hitting the ground. There were still other guards and slaves further down the hall, so he didn't want to risk anyone hearing it and coming to check it out, despite how quickly he could deal with the low level guards.

Walking up to the cages, Jeremiah watched as most of the slaves backed away in fear, while one young woman looked up at him with a blank look on her face.

"Have they finally sent someone to kill us?" The young woman asked with a monotone voice.

Looking down at her, Jeremiah frowned at the scars he could see all over her arms and legs. She wasn't the only one either. As he looked around, Jeremiah saw that most of them had scars of varying sizes on them. One thing that made his frown deepen was seeing that all of the prettiest female slaves had some type of scar on their face, including the one that had asked him the question. He could easily guess the reason for that.

"No. I'm here to save you. I know you all have experienced things that no person should ever have to. I won't pretend to understand all the pain that you all have suffered for however long you've been here, but I will do what I can to make sure you never have to feel that pain again." Jeremiah said sincerely as he used his telekinesis to unlock and open all of the cages.

Slowly - hesitantly - the people began exiting the cages one by one.

"Now, I'm gonna go free the others. I need you all to wait here until I give you the signal that it's okay to leave." Jeremiah said as he looked around at them, watching as some of them hesitantly nodded, before he turned and began walking further down the hallway.

"Wait." He heard the voice of the same young woman from before, making him stop as he halfway turned to look at her.

"How will we know the signal?" The young woman asked, getting murmurs from the others who were wondering the same thing.

"Trust me, you'll know." With that said, Jeremiah turned around and quickly disappeared down the hallway.

About ten minutes later, Jeremiah had finally finished releasing all of the underground slaves. There were about 230 in total.

Moving on to another area, Jeremiah saw a staircase that led to the upstairs, and he wasted no time going up. Reaching the top of the staircase, Jeremiah stopped when he saw a door. He honestly would have liked to just kick it down, but he could sense multiple people behind it. Backing up, Jeremiah looked down and saw a tiny gap between the floor and the bottom of the door.

That was all he needed.

Using his shapeshifting, Jeremiah shrunk himself to the size of an ant and ran under the door. Once reaching the other side, he flew up into the air and his eyes widened at what he saw before him.

Three girls.

The first had long black hair, with dark blue eyes that held immense hatred and pale skin. She had a slender frame, yet her assets were already developing nicely, despite the fact that she only looked to be about 12 years old, just one year older than Robin. She was dressed in a pink belly dancer outfit.

The second girl also had long hair, with hers being orange. Her skin was a little darker than the other girl's, but not to the point that it could be called tan. Her figure was also slim, and also looked to be developing into a mature one, though not quite at the same level as the black haired girl. Her eyes were a fiery orange color. She was wearing an orange belly dancer outfit.

The last girl was the tallest of the three. She had long light green hair that was paired with slightly darker green eyes, and her skin had a light tan to it. Like the other two girls, she had a slim figure that was developing into that of a mature woman. She was dressed in a green belly dancer outfit.

The first thing Jeremiah felt was shock.

Shock quickly turned into anger.

He recognized these girls. There was no way he wouldn't.

These girls were none other than the Boa sisters.

Looking around, Jeremiah frowned beneath his mask in pure disgust as he watched and listened to the nobles constantly demean the girls while laughing obnoxiously as they shot near the three girl's feet to make them 'dance'. He also saw that the girls had seastone cuffs on their wrists and ankles, as well as explosive collars on their necks.

Having seen enough, Jeremiah shifted back to his normal size, not giving anyone a chance to react as he quickly killed all of the guards, before knocking out all of the nobles and tying them up.

It all only took about three seconds in total.

Over with the Boa sisters, they could only watch in total shock when they saw a tall masked figure dressed in all black seemingly appear out of thin air. That shock only grew (with a bit of fear added) when the figure disappeared from sight and reappeared a second later, only now all of the guards in the room were dead, while all of the nobles were knocked out and tied up.

As the figure slowly walked over to them, the three girls instinctively flinched and closed their eyes when they saw the person raise a hand.

*Clank!*

Hesitantly opening their eyes after hearing the sound, the girls looked down and their eyes widened to the size of dinner plates when they saw all of their shackles removed, even the explosive collars that were on their necks.

"You girls are free now." Jeremiah said as he looked down at the sisters, watching as they just stared at him with their eyes still wide open, numerous emotions flickering across their faces. Seeing as they apparently weren't gonna say anything, Jeremiah continued.

"The others that are underground have been freed as well. Now, I'm gonna go free the rest. I need you all to stay here until I give you the signal. You'll know it when you hear it. In the meantime, I'd suggest you girls go raid the kitchen. I'd imagine it's been a while since you all have had a good meal." Jeremiah said before turning around and beginning to walk away. While it would be nice to have a conversation with the future 'Snake Princess', he had much more important things to take care of right now.

"W- wait." Jeremiah heard one of them say. Turning to look behind him, Jeremiah saw that it was Hancock.

"Is something wrong?" Jeremiah asked, feeling an odd sense of déjà vu.

"No, just.. Thank you." Hancock said gratefully as she quickly wiped her watery eyes, with her sisters nodding beside her.

"Don't mention it. None of this should have happened in the first place." Jeremiah waved them off as he turned and continued walking forward.

[ With Naruto ]

Walking through a cold, dark underground passage, Naruto frowned when he saw some light up ahead. He had been walking in darkness for about ten minutes, so suddenly seeing some light made him a little wary, despite the fact that he couldn't sense anyone up ahead.

Of the five people that were invading Mariejois, Jeremiah had given Naruto the most important job, and Naruto was determined to get it done.

Cautiously walking forward, Naruto's frown deepened as he reached an area that was much more open than the narrow passage he'd been walking through before, not to mention much colder. He felt like he was literally standing in a freezer.

Looking ahead of him, Naruto saw that the light was coming from what looked to be a tomb. He could see there were also more tombs next to it, though those ones didn't have any light coming from them.

As he walked forward, Naruto's eyes widened slightly under his mask when he saw a a large straw hat on top of some type of chest or container.

It looked just like Roger's old hat that he gave to Shanks.

Looking around the 'tomb', Naruto saw that there was some ice on the walls, and even on the hat, making him wonder if this was indeed a freezer.

But why would something need to be frozen this deep underground?

Deciding to table those thoughts for later, Naruto began looking around the big container, trying to see if it needed a key or something.

Finding one on the lower front, Naruto frowned as he looked at a very complex looking lock. Naruto was a pretty damn good lockpick if he did say so himself, but not even he was sure where to begin with this lock. It was unlike any he had ever seen.

Deciding to try to brute force it, Naruto grunted as he tried to pry the container open with his raw strength, even going so far as to add a little chakra when he felt that his normal strength wasn't enough. If he could just use more of his power then he was almost positive that this would be easier, but he didn't want to risk alerting Cipher Pol to his and the rest of the crew's presence. It wasn't that the crew couldn't beat them, but they didn't want the slaves to get caught up in what could possibly be a large scale fight.

Hearing and feeling the lid of the container start to give way, Naruto smiled in satisfaction. Just a little more...

Suddenly, Naruto's eyes widened when he felt a presence behind him. Before he could fully turn around, he grunted as he was stabbed in the heart through his back. Looking down, Naruto saw that it was a rapier.

*Splash!*

The body exploded into a puddle of water once it hit the ground, revealing it to be a water clone.

As a figure walked forward slightly, the only thing that could be seen was a tall spiky crown, a long flowing cape, and a glowing red eye.

Staring at the container for a bit, the figure turned around before walking away.

"Interesting..." The figure muttered as they disappeared into the darkness.

Back with the real Naruto, his eyes snapped open from his position on top of a very tall building as he went over the information his clone just collected.

Unlike his shadow clones, Naruto's elemental clones are usually unable to go too far from him or give him their memories. However, he found a way to work around this by coming up with a technique that allowed him to control the body of the elemental clone from a distance, while constantly feeding it chakra for as long as it was active. By doing this, he could even see through the clone's eyes. The drawback was that he had to give it all of his focus, meaning he was open to be attacked by the enemy if he used it when they were around. Also, as previously mentioned, it was a constant drain on his chakra.

"*Sigh...* That was the worst possible timing to get stabbed." Naruto grumbled as he stood up while shaking his head. Why would the World Government have a container with a larger version of Roger's hat resting on top of it in an underground freezer of all places?

'I reeeeaaally hope it's not what I think it is.' Naruto thought to himself with a troubled expression underneath his mask. There was one theory that came to mind, but he really didn't want it to be true.

Something told him that it was though.

Shaking his head, Naruto did a few stretches to loosen up his body after sitting in the same position for so long, before he created multiple shadow clones and had them all blur out of sight, with him doing the same.

[ Thirty Minutes Later ]

It took a while, but they had finally done it. They had finally freed all of the slaves.

"Now... Time for phase two." Jeremiah said to his four crew mates who were standing next to him, getting a nod from each of them.

Making a single handseal, Naruto brought his hand up in front of his face and said one word.

"Boom."

What followed was explosions from all over Mariejois, as multiple explosive seals were detonated at the same time.

Seeing all of the former slaves come busting out of the buildings, Naruto wasted no time as he created hundreds of clones to carry all of them down the Red Line, even the giants.

Off in the distance, Jeremiah could hear the panicked screams of the 'nobles', making him smile under his mask. However, his eyes narrowed when he saw CP0 agents rushing towards him, his crew, and the former slaves.

Deciding to deal with them quickly before they could hurt or kill anyone, Jeremiah quickly locked them all in place with his telekinesis, before he broke all of their legs and arms and threw them to the other side of the Red Line. It would be a miracle if they somehow managed to not drown.

Seeing that their work here was done for now, Jeremiah turned to the Boa sisters who were the last three left that needed to be taken down the large red rock, and saw that they all had tears in their eyes as they watched the place of their torment be destroyed.

Using his telekinesis again, Jeremiah grabbed the three girls and his crew mates as he floated up into the air, before he flew everyone down.

Once they landed on the ship, Jeremiah could see many of the former slaves crying in happiness as it set in for them that they were truly freed from that Hell.

As nice as it was, Jeremiah wasn't finished yet. Flying back up to Mariejois, Jeremiah went and collected all of the nobles that he had tied up, which was ten in total.

He also destroyed their house.

When he got back to the ship, he saw the former slaves all look at the nobles in shock, seeing the conditions that they were in.

Ignoring their shock, Jeremiah walked past them and went to the helm, channeling his tech powers into the ship.

Once the barrier surrounded the ship, Jeremiah dove the ship underwater, before he began sailing away from the Red Line.

He knew that the admirals and many vice admirals, maybe even the fleet admiral, were on the way. He didn't want to deal with them tonight.

[ Three Days Later ]

After freeing all of the slaves, New Dawn quickly went about getting them all returned to their homes, or setting up new homes for them if they didn't have anywhere to return to. Ryoko had also taken it upon herself to remove all of their scars, something they were thankful for. She was, unfortunately, unable to do anything about the mark of the celestial dragons that were branded on them though, much to her disappointment.

However, that was where Jeremiah came in.

Looking down at the three girls in front of him with their shirts off and their backs turned to him, Jeremiah sat down behind Hancock, deciding to do her first.

Placing a hand on the mark on her back -ignoring how she jumped a bit at the contact- Jeremiah took a deep breath as he began using one of the more advanced uses of telekinesis.

Contrary to what many people seemed to think, telekinesis wasn't simply lifting things with your mind and moving them around. No, it went much deeper than that.

As she sat their with Jeremiah's palm on her naked back, Hancock allowed herself to get lost in her thoughts. She, like others, had been immensely surprised when he and his crew had removed their masks and revealed their identities. Of course she had heard of them before. Who hadn't?

When she had tried to gauge their power, she had nearly been blown away at just how powerful they all were, not counting Robin and Shyarly (though, even they were pretty strong for their ages). Not just the captain, but all of them were stronger than any of the Kuja warriors she had met. It was how she wanted her own crew to be one day.

Hancock was broken out of her thoughts when she felt a cold, yet somehow burning sensation rip through her back, making her grit her teeth to contain the scream od pain that was trying to escape her mouth. That didn't stop sweat pouring down her body though. She had been informed that it would hurt, but she hadn't thought it would be quite this bad.

About a minute later, Jeremiah finally removed his hand, and Hancock gasped for breath once he did. The pain had been so intense that she'd forgotten to breathe.

However, it was all worth it when she heard Marigold speak.

"S- Sister... It's gone. Your mark is gone!" Marigold exclaimed as she looked at Hancock's back, her very unmarked back.

Standing as best as she could, Hancock walked over to a mirror and looked behind her to see that mark was indeed gone, making her shed tears of relief and happiness.

"H- How?" Hancock choked out through her sobs.

"Molecular reversion. It's a very complicated process that I doubt you girls would have much interest in hearing about. Anyway, who's next?" Jeremiah answered before asking as he wiped a bit of sweat from his forehead.

Doing this was taxing on him, but he didn't mind. The happiness on their faces made it all worth it.

[ A Few Days Later - Calm Belt ]

Reaching the drop off point for the three Amazonian sisters, Jeremiah could see the ship full of women waiting for them up ahead.

He had given the girls a den den mushi to call for their tribe to come pick them up. He knew that the tribe didn't welcome men on their island, so he decided to just do it like this and save everyone the potential headache.

Glancing to the side from the lounge chair he was laying on, Jeremiah could see the three sisters talking to Robin and Shyarly, all giggling about something.

This was how they should be. Living like the kids that they are. Not as toys to entertain stuck up rich snobs that didn't even know how to tie their own shoes.

Jeremiah was just thankful that the girls hadn't been raped or anything like that.

Seeing that they were getting closer to the ship, Jeremiah sighed as he stood up, calling for the three girls to come over.

"Looks like it's time for you girls to go home." Jeremiah said as he crouched down to get eye level with them, giving them a small smile as he did so.

"Indeed. On behalf of my sisters and myself, I wish to thank you and your crew again. If you all hadn't come... Well, just know that your help will not be forgotten." Hancock said gratefully as she stuck out her hand towards Jeremiah, which he grasped with his much bigger hand and shook.

He also dutifully ignored the blush he saw on her cheeks.

After shaking Marigold and Sandersonia's hands as well, Jeremiah stood up and turned around, before he walked over to the railing and looked down at the smaller ship that was, as expected, full of women. Even Elder Nyon was there.

Lifting the girls up with his telekinesis, Jeremiah brought them over and gently lowered them down onto their ship, watching as they were immediately crowded and checked for any injuries or anything of the sort, before they were taken inside the ship.

"They're fine. Any injuries they may have had have all been healed by my doctor." Jeremiah said, getting their attention as they all turned to him. However, he frowned when he saw some of them aim their bows at him.

"Stand dyown!" Elder Nyon yelled with her strange way of speaking as she turned to the warriors, getting them to hesitantly lower their weapons. They still looked wary though.

After thinking to himself for a bit, Jeremiah hopped down onto the Kuja ship and in front of the elder, making them instantly raise their weapons again as they all 'surrounded' him. However, he frowned a bit when he smelled the scent of arousal. Discretely glancing around, he noticed more than a few had red faces and were panting a bit, even as they aimed their bows at him.

Apparently, some of his haki was leaking out.

"Jeremiah." Jeremiah introduced himself as he crouched down to Nyon's level, ignoring the others for now. The lady really was tiny.

"Nyon." Nyon replied amicably as she reached out and shook his hand.

"I thyank you for helping those girls. We had been worried sick." Nyon said as she looked at Jeremiah. Standing this close to him, she was able to get a feel of his power, and she knew that he could instantly wipe them all out if he wanted to. She had never felt haki like his.

"As I've told them, don't mention it. You don't need to worry about repaying me or anything like that either. They're safe now, and that's all that matters." Jeremiah said as he stood up, raising an eyebrow when he noticed that most of the warriors had lowered their snake-bows. He also took notice of their quickened breathing and the dazed look in their eyes, while some had an almost animalistic look about them, as if they were ready to pounce on him at any second.

'That's my cue to leave.' Jeremiah thought to himself as he quickly floated up into the air, ignoring the shocked gasps from below, as well as the women trying to jump up and pull him out of the air as he landed back on his ship.

"Well, it's time for us to go. I'm sure we'll see each other again down the line." Jeremiah said before he walked to the helm and quickly sailed far away from the Kuja ship.

His haki really was annoying sometimes.

[ A Few Hours Later ]

Looking down at the ten unconscious nobles in front of him, Jeremiah tapped his chin as he wondered what he should do with them. He did have a plan, but if he went through with it, then he and his crew would be at the top of the 'Most Wanted Criminals' list in the world. Granted, they were already pretty high up on that list, but still.

'What to do, What to do...' Jeremiah thought to himself as he paced back and forth, before he stopped when an idea came to mind.

"Hmm... That'll work." Jeremiah thought to himself as he looked down at the unaware nobles.

It was crazy, but it would work.

Such was life for the members of New Dawn.

...

[ East Blue - 1508 ]

"Not bad, but try to go faster." Jeremiah said calmly as he easily dodged multiple attacks, all while reading a book.

"*Pant... Pant...* We'll get you this time!" The high pitched voices of a little boy and girl rang out across the area as they charged at Jeremiah yet again.

The little boy had wavy, jaw length black hair, dark brown eyes, and freckles on his cheeks. He was wearing a pale red, nearly pink tank top, black shorts, and a pair of black shoes. He also had on black knee and elbow pads.

The little girl had shoulder length, strawberry-blonde hair, which was straight, as opposed to the boy's wavy hair, and was tied up in a ponytail with two jaw length bangs framing her face. Like the boy, she also had freckles on her cheeks. She was wearing a white t-shirt, blue shorts, and a pair of black shoes. She also was wearing white knee and elbow pads, and a pair of padded white gloves.

These two kids were none other than Portgas D. Ace and Portgas D. Anne. The children of Gol D. Roger and Portgas D. Rouge.

Speaking of Rouge, she could be seen sitting in a chair off to the side, smiling as she watched her children try to land at least one hit on their godfather. The two kids were six years old now, and had begun their training not too long ago.

Some distance away from Rouge, Saeko was busy chasing after Shiro, who had snuck and ate her last piece of apple pie. If the laughter was anything to go by, Shiro wasn't worried.

As for why Rouge and the family (including Saeko) were here in the East Blue, it was because they had moved here a few years ago. The Marines had continued coming back to the island they used to live on in the South Blue, so Jeremiah eventually just moved them here. Not just them either, but their entire house. Rouge could still vividly remember him using one of his many inventions to shrink her house to the size of a children's toy.

A little over ten minutes later, Ace and Anne could be found lying on the burnt grass, panting heavily as sweat ran down their bodies.

"Can you two still stand?" Jeremiah asked as he looked down at the two kids.

The response he got was more panting and wheezing as the two children weakly glared at him, making him chuckle.

"That's too bad. And here I thought we could all go to the beach, but..." Jeremiah trailed off as Ace and Anne quickly stood up, with both now seeming seeming to be reinvigorated, making Rouge giggle as she watched them.

"Let's go, let's go!" Anne cheered as she and Ace ran inside the house to go get their things for the beach, while Jeremiah just shook his head and walked over to Rouge.

"They'll get you one day." Rouge said with a smile once Jeremiah reached her.

"Like you have?" Jeremiah deadpanned as he floated in front of Rouge in a lotus position, watching as she just blushed and looked away at his question.

These days, whenever Jeremiah looked at Rouge, he couldn't help but feel the tiniest bit guilty. The reason for this was what Naruto found when they invaded Mariejois. He remembered his own reaction to the news (something that had made even Naruto's neck hair stand on end), which was why he decided that they should not tell her, especially since they weren't even 100% sure about it yet.

If it did indeed turn out to be true, well...

Shaking those thoughts away, Jeremiah addressed Rouge.

"Come on. Go get your swimsuit." Jeremiah said as he gestured to the house, getting a nod from Rouge as she did just that.

"Saeko, Shiro, come on. We're going to the beach." Jeremiah said, using the wind around the two women to amplify his voice so that he didn't have to yell, before using the wind again to send the same message to the rest of his crew.

Around twenty minutes later, everyone could be found at the beach, with them being (thankfully) the only ones there. Naruto and Souma were setting up a volleyball net, Asta was being buried in the sand by Nana, Shyarly was already in the water, etc.

"Jeremiah!" Diane called out to her captain, who had been making sand angels with Shiro, Anne, and Ace.

"What's up?" Jeremiah asked as he walked over to his shipwright, running his eyes over her body as he made his way to her. The orange bikini she was wearing showed off all of her curves, while barely managing to hold in her massive breasts.

"I want to show you something." Diane said, smiling when she saw Jeremiah checking her out, even though he'd already seen her nude many times now. She was a little disappointed to see that he was wearing a white t-shirt (she really enjoyed looking at his body), but she was sure he would take it off soon enough.

"Oh?" Jeremiah replied with a raised eyebrow, getting a nod from Diane as she took a few steps back.

Taking a deep breath, Diane brought her right foot up, before stomping the ground.

"This is..." Crouching, Jeremiah looked over the very finely made sand sculptures (not unlike what Toph did in Avatar). He could see miniature versions of him, Diane, the rest of the crew, and various friends/allies that they'd made over the years. The miniature sand versions of him and Diane were holding hands, making him smile a bit.

"What do you think?" Diane asked with her hands clasped behind her back as she leaned forward.

Sand manipulation was, naturally, something granted to Diane by the Earth Earth Fruit. She didn't really use it that much though, preferring rocks, metal, and/or lava. She had actually only started seriously training her control over sand about a year ago.

"This is beautiful, Diane." Jeremiah praised sincerely with a smile as he stood up and rubbed the top of Diane's head, getting a bright smile from her in return.

Over with Shiro, she watched with a pout at the attention and praise Jeremiah was giving to Diane, before she sprang up with a determined look on her face, and began trying to make her own sand castle(s), all while Ace and Anne stared at her in confusion at the sudden action.

While Jeremiah and Diane were conversing with each other, Naruto and Bisca were locked in a rather intense game of volleyball with Kail and Souma, while Saeko kept score for them. At the moment, Naruto and Bisca were leading by one point.

"Old Man!" Ace yelled as he and his sister ran up to Jeremiah, who sighed at being called that. 42 was NOT old!

Ace was wearing red swimming trunks that had orange flames around the waist, along with a pair of swimming goggles resting on his forehead. On his arms were a pair of red floats.

"Tell me, Diane, do I look like an old man?" Jeremiah asked as he turned to Diane, who laughed at the question.

"Well.... The beard does add a few years." Diane said, deciding to tease her captain a bit, and giggled when he gave her a mock glare.

"Let's get in the water!" Anne shouted excitedly as she ran around Jeremiah and Diane with a big smile. She was a very energetic little girl.

Anne had on a one piece swimsuit, with it being a bright shade of yellow, and had matching yellow floats on her arms. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail.

"Sure." Jeremiah said with a smile, getting a cheer from Anne as she high fived Ace.

Reaching down and grabbing the hem of his white t-shirt, Jeremiah pulled it off of his body, and almost felt the need to put it right back on when he felt multiple sets of eyes instantly lock onto him. It felt like he was a piece of prime meat being eyed by starving beasts.

Grinning, Ace and Anne turned to each other and nodded, before they both launched themselves up into the air with the use of their fire powers, and yelled in excitement as they plummeted to the water.

Turning to Diane, Jeremiah swept her off her feet into a bridal carry, and the two of them looked at each other with smiles. Before anything else could be done or said, however, Jeremiah paused when he felt someone tap his back, and turned around to see Ryoko, Robin, and Rouge, all of whom had previously been relaxing peacefully under an umbrella.

Ryoko was wearing a pink strapless bikini that had black polka dots on it, with it doing wonders in showing off her amazing figure. Her hair was pulled up into a messy bun.

Rouge had on a fiery orange/red multi-string bikini, and had her hair tied up in a high ponytail.

Robin was wearing an elegant looking fringe bikini that was a deep shade of purple, and had her hair tied into two low ponytails, with both of them being pulled over her shoulders.

Now 14 years old, Robin was growing up to be a very beautiful young woman (as expected). She already had C-cup breasts, along with a slim waist, and a nice and plump ass. She also had a nicely toned body, thanks to the training she'd been doing over the years. She, right now, was probably already stronger than her canon counterpart (post two year timeskip).

"You weren't gonna take a dip without me, were you?" Ryoko practically purred as she buried Jeremiah's muscular arm between her soft breasts with a pout.

"So cruel." Robin said as she covered her mouth with one of her dainty hands, and giggled.

Looking down at Diane with a questioning look, Jeremiah watched as she just sighed and nodded, receiving one from him on return as he repositioned her in his arms.

"Come on, then." Jeremiah said as he suddenly reached out and grabbed Ryoko, and placed her over one of his shoulders like a sack of potatoes, with Diane being held over his other shoulder, as he held both of them in place with his hands cupping their lower cheeks.

"What about you two?" Jeremiah asked as he turned to Rouge and Robin, idly rubbing the butts of the two ladies he was carrying. He was surprised that Shiro hadn't come over to him, but as he turned to her, he saw that she seemed to be putting maximum effort into making a sand sculpture. Well, as long as she was having fun.

"I- I can walk." Rouge responded with a blush after clearing her throat, trying to ignore how Diane and Ryoko were softly moaning. It didn't help that she was getting an up close view of Jeremiah's half-naked body.

"Same for me." Robin said as she closed her eyes and smiled.

Jeremiah just stared at the two of them for a few seconds, before suddenly using his telekinesis to send them high up into the air, with both of them screaming as they went flying. With that done, he then crouched, before jumping up 100 feet in the air, and created a big splash when he (and the two women he was carrying) landed in the water, just after Robin and Rouge.

The moment Jeremiah, Ryoko, and Diane surfaced, he found himself being splashed with water, with the culprits being none other than Robin and Rouge.

"That was terrifying!" Rouge shouted with a red face as she and Robin continued to splash Jeremiah, along with Ryoko and Diane since they were right next to him. To top it all off, Ace and Anne suddenly swam over to them, and began helping their mom and Robin.

"Diane! Ryoko! Avenge me!" Jeremiah said as he dramatically pointed at Ryoko and her improvised team.

"Yes, Captain!" Diane and Ryoko exclaimed in unison as they began their counterattack, while Jeremiah slowly sank beneath the water with his eyes closed, acting as if he had died.

A few seconds later Jeremiah raised an eyebrow when he felt himself being pulled through the water, which he let happen since it wasn't a hostile attack. When he felt himself no longer being pulled, he opened his eyes, and saw Shyarly looking down at him with a smile.

Shyarly was wearing a black bikini top, which contrasted nicely with her pale white skin. Her tail was left bare.

Now 13 years old, Shyarly, like Robin, was growing up to be a top class beauty. Her breasts were only a little smaller than Robin's, and she had a nice lower half as well when she used her human legs, which she gained after Jeremiah made a devil fruit for her. While she wasn't as big as she was in canon yet, she was still pretty big, with her already being 9' in her full mermaid form.

"The beautiful Lady of the Lake. It's an honor to be saved by you." Jeremiah said once they surfaced, before he gabbed one of Shyarly's hands and kissed it, making her blush at that, as well as the name/title he called her by. It was something he had started calling her a while ago, and she would admit that she probably liked it more than she should.

"N- N- No problem." Shyarly stuttered as he let go of her hand. While she wasn't as shy as she used to be, she did tend to often get flustered around Jeremiah.

"Oh. Your top came off." Jeremiah said as he stared at Shyarly's chest, making her eyes widen as she squeaked and quickly looked down, only to see that her bikini was still on, and she covered her red face with her hands when she heard Jeremiah's laughter.

"Sorry, Shyarly. You're just so cute that I can't help teasing you." Jeremiah said with a laugh as he rubbed Shyarly's head, only managing to make her blush deepen as she got even more flustered.

Indeed, Jeremiah thought, she was a very cute girl.

[ East Blue - 1512 ]

"Mmm~" Shiro moaned quietly as she rubbed her crotch back and forth along Jeremiah's. She had managed to wake up before him and Diane, and she didn't want to waste this opportunity.

About a minute later, Shiro shivered as she reached her climax, and covered her mouth to make sure her moans weren't too loud. However, as she leaned down to kiss Jeremiah's face, she felt her heart stop as her eyes went wide.

He was staring directly at her, very clearly not sleeping.

"So...." Jeremiah trailed off as he looked at Shiro, who looked absolutely terrified at being caught.

Before he could say anything else, Shiro quickly jumped off of him, and bolted out of the room, leaving Jeremiah to let out a sigh as he stared up at the ceiling.

What a great way to start the day.