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After sailing for 2 weeks they saw an Island and decided to visit it.
When they docked the ship, someone from the Island came to them.
"Welcome, what can I help you with," Asked an unknown person.
Tale thought for a while and answered.
"Can, you show us around, Mr..." Tale said and looked at the man in front of him.
"Ah, sorry my name is Gale, what do you want to see around here?" Gale said.
"Mr. Gale, can you show us to the tavern? Also, call me Tale," Tale said to Gale.
"You don't have to call me Mr. Just call me by my name Gale," Gale said and led Tale and Tsuru to the tavern.
When they reached tavern Gale excused himself and left. Tale and Tsuru walked into a tavern and ordered some food.
When they were eating Gale led a person to them.
The person Gale led looked at Tale intensely.
"Mr. Kazoburo, this is the person I mentioned," Gale said to Kazoburo.
"What does a strong person like you want here?" Kazoburo asked, his hand was positioned on the katana.
Tale looked at Kazoburo with a surprised expression.
"You can see my strength?" Tale asked.
"Tell me what are you doing here." Kazoburo didn't let down his guard and asked Tale again.
"Exploring the world," Tale said and started eating again.
Kazoburo looked at Tale and sighted, he knew Tale was stronger than him.
"Can you please follow me?" Kazoburo asked Tale as he didn't want Tale to do something to the villagers.
"Sure, but let me finish eating," Tale said.
After ten minutes Tale and Tsuru were done eating. So they followed Kazoburo.
Kazoburo led Tale and Tsuru to the dojo.
When they reached the dojo They were greeted by a woman and a 5-year-old child.
"Honey, who are they?" The woman asked Kazoburo.
"They are the guest I invited," Kazoburo said and led Tale and Tsuru inside.
Kazoburo showed Tale and Tsuru their seats and sat down as well.
"What do you want from the village?" Kazoburo asked.
"*sigh* I already said I only want to explore the world," Tale said.
Kazoburo looked at Tale for few minutes and sighted. He knew Tale didn't have any bad intentions. He suddenly stood up and walked to the door to suddenly slide it open.
"Ouch..." A woman said while rubbing her forehead.
"*sigh* Can you stop fooling around Chiyo?" Kazoburo said.
"hehe hehe," Chiyo laughter awkwardly,
Kazoburo turned to Tale and bowed.
"I'm sorry about my wife."
"It's fine," Tale said and laughter a little.
While Tale and Kazoburo were talking Chiyo took Tsuru with her.
Tale and Kazoburo formed a friendship after talking about themself.
"So you are blacksmith? Can you teach me?" Tale asked. As he wanted to learn it.
"*sigh* I'm swordsmith, I only forge swords," Kazoburo then explained the difference between blacksmith and swordsmith.
"So can you teach me?" Tale still asked.
After thinking about it Kazoburo decided to teach Tale swordsmithing.
Tale was in a very good mood that Kazoburo agreed to teach him swordsmithing that he took out one barrel of sake.
While they were drinking Tsuru and Chiyo came into the room and brought some snacks.
Tsuru and Chiyo also formed a friendship.
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Tale and Tsuru stayed at the dojo for 4 months.
Kazoburo was very surprised at Tales' talent to smith.
In the last month of there stay there, Tale and Kazoburo decided to forge the best sword.
After hard work, they have finished making it.
Kazoburo looked at the gigantic Katana in front of him. He glanced at Tale.
Tale detected his glance and glanced back.
"What?" Tale asked exhaustedly.
Kazoburo though for a while and said.
"You should keep this sword."
"I can't... It was both of our hard work. And you know I don't use a sword." Tale said.
"Tale, accept it as a gift from me," Kazoburo said.
Tale though for a while and accepted it.
"I will make the sword famous. And tell everyone that you were the one that made it." Tale said.
"You don't have to... This swords grade is above O Wazamono, maybe even above Saio O Wazamono" Kazoburo said.
Tale was very surprised as he knew only three Saio O Wazamono existed.
"This... I can't accept it then." Tale didn't want to accept the sword.
After a while Kazoburo finally made Tale accept the sword.
"What should we name it?" Tale asked.
"It took us a month to make it and we finished when autumn just started... Let's name it Akimi," Kazoburo suggested.
After thinking about the name Tale agreed.
"Sure, lets' name it Akimi," Tale said.
After picking the name for the sword they decided to celebrate.
Two days later Tale and Tsuru decided to leave.
Chiyo was a little sad that Tsuru was leaving.
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It's been 2 months since they left Chiyo and Kazoburo.
They have been sailing in a random direction when an experienced sailor ran into Tale's cabin
"Cap... Captain!!! W... We sailed into Calm Belt!!!!" Experienced sailor reported to Tale.
Tale was surprised, to say the least. 'Is my luck not working?' he thought inside his head.
When Tale wanted to ask the sailor how to get out he saw a pirate ship being chased by marines. They were pretty close to them. He saw that the Pirate ship swam into Calm Belt as well and saw Sea Kings below them ready to attack any moment.
The marines surrounded the pirate ship and Sea Kings dispersed as they couldn't detect the pirate ship anymore.
"Surrender." Said a voice from inside the marine ship. Tale recognized the voice it was Garp.
He wanted to greet Garp but before he could say anything voice came from inside the pirate ship.
"We will not surrender," said a feminine voice.
Tale looked at the pirate ship and saw a woman standing there looking at Garp.
"Shakuyaku, just surrender. You can't win." Garp said.
"I would rather die than surrender," Shakuyaku said and was ready to fight.
Just when she was about to attack she heard a voice.
"A surprise seeing you here Garp-san." An unknown voice said.
Garp looked at the direction it came from and was surprised to see who said it.
"What are you doing here? Tale." Garp asked.
"I was bored sitting in the house all day so I decided to explore the world," Tale said.
"You should go back... You don't want Tsuru to find out do you?" Garp said.
"Oh... she's with me," Tale said with a smile.
"See you shou... What did you say?!" Garp asked Tale and looked panicked.
"What's wrong Garp? Not Happy so see me?" Tsuru asked with a tired voice.
"Of course. Haha haha," Garp laughed awkwardly.
'Why do I have to meet them,*sigh*' Garp thought inside his head.
"Hey, Garp-san can you give us a lift?" Tale asked.
"Lift?" Garp asked confused.
"We want to go to the Grand Line but as you can see we are stuck," Tale said and pointed to his ship.
Garp looked at where Tale was pointing and saw a ship.
"Where did you get this ship from?" Garp asked as he saw that the ship was better than his own.
"I build it myself... You like it?" Tale said.
"I will give you a lift if you build one for me," Garp said while smiling.
Tale though for a while and answered.
"You know it will cost you... A lot," Tale said.
"Don't worry I can afford it," Garp said.
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While Tale and Garp were talking someone was not very happy about it.
'I should try to escape.' Shakuyaku though but remembered that she was in Calm Belt.
While thinking about what to do she looked at Tale and blushed. 'What is wrong with me?' she shook her head but still could not forget how Tale looked.
While she was blushing she didn't notice Tsuru looking at her.
Tsuru looked between Tale and Shakuyaku and sighted.
'She will probably be my sister.' Tsuru though.
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"Are you sure you can afford it?" Tale asked.
"Of course," Garp said.
"You won't go back on your word's will you Garp-san?" Tale asked with a smirk.
"Of course not who do you think I am?" Garp said not noticing Tales smirk.
"Then you wouldn't mind letting that beauty go? Would you?" Tale asked with a smirk.
"Of course no..." Before Garp finished saying he realized he fell into Tale's trap.
"Good!" Tale said.
Garp stood still for a few minutes before he sighted.
"*sigh* Okay you win." Garp agreed to let Shakuyaku go.
Garp then called back all the marines.
He looked at Tale for a bit before sighted again. 'I will get scolded again.' Garp though.
"When will you build my ship?" Garp asked as he knew he couldn't go back on his words.
"I will do it when we reach Grand Line and land onto an Island where I will have resources to build it," Tale said. 'I could make it right now but don't want to expose my powers'
After hearing Tales' answer Garp ordered the marines to go to Water 7.
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'He called me a beauty! Does he like me?' Shakuyaku thought and blushed when she heard Tale call her a beauty.
Because Shakuyaku was in her own world she didn't stop a person next to get examining her.
"Cap..." Someone wanted to say something to Shakuyaku but was met with cold eyes and didn't dare to speak.
When Shakuyaku heard someone talk she looked around and saw that someone was examining her.
"Wha... What are you doing?" Shakuyaku asked as she was uncomfortable being examined from so close.
"*sigh* Nice to mee you Sis!!!" Tsuru said.
"Sis? What do you mean? Wait so are you and what are you doing on my ship!!!" Shakuyaku Punshed Tsuru but her punch was easily donged.
"Calm down... Let's go to your cabin to talk" Tsuru said and was heading in direction of Shakuyaku cabin.
Shakuyaku stood still for a few seconds before following Tsuru. 'How does she know where my cabin?' Shakuyaku though but still followed Tsuru.
When Tsuru and Shakuyaku stepped inside the cabin. Shakuyaku instantly asked Tsuru who she was and what she wanted.
"I saw how you looked at my dear," Tale said with a smirk.
Shakuyaku panicked as she didn't know anyone saw her.
"I... I" Shakuyaku wanted to say something but she was panicking and blushing.
While Shakuyaku didn't know what to say she heard the woman in front of her laugh.
"Wha... What are you laughing at!!!" Shakuyaku was mad at the woman in front of her.
"Nice to meet you my name is Tsuru, nice to meet you, sis," Tsuru said and sat down on the chain.
"My name is Shakuyaku and what do you mean sis? I don't have a sister." Shakuyaku said after thinking for a while.
Tsuru looked at Shakuyaku and sighted.
"I know you must have fallen in love with Tale. And I know he wants to have a 'Harem' so you just became my sister." Tsuru said.
"Th... This I don't remember agreeing to be his lover." Shakuyaku said and blushed hard.
When Tsuru saw Shakuyaku blush she knew that Shakuyaku fell in love with Tale.
"As his first wife, I must set up some rules," Tsuru said.
"I didn't agree to be his wife!!!" Shakuyaku said in a loud tone but on her face, you can see a small smile.
Tsuru ignored her and set a few rules.
"First, I don't want you to tell anyone about the secrets that he will tell you. Second, never leave him. That's all the rules for now." Tsuru said.
Even Shakuyaku said she will not be Tale's wife she still listened to the rules Tsuru told her.
Tsuru can see that Shakuyaku already accepted being Tales' wife.
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After 2 weeks they were finally out of Calm Belt.
Since Tale agreed to build Garp a ship.
It took another 3 weeks to go to Water 7 where he would start building Garp a ship.
When they arrived at the port of Water 7 they saw a ship was being launched into the sea.
Tale looked at the ship and was very surprised as he knew it was Oro Jackson.
'Hope we don't meet Gol D. Roger here.' Tale though as he didn't want to meet the Pirate king yet.
He was also very happy to see that Oro Jackson was launched since that meant that Tom's workers was already working.
'I should meet him, maybe we can exchange our ideas about ships,' Tale though.
Tale's and Garp's ship docked the port.
"It will take 2-3 weeks to finish building your ship." Tale turned and said to Garp.
Tsuru and Shakuyaku followed him.
The first thing Tale did was go ask around the town about Tom's workers.
When he got the direction to Tom's workers he thanked the person.
When he reached Tom's workshop he saw a lady at the receptionist desk
"Welcome, how may I help you?" The lady said but blushed when she looked up and saw Tale.
'He's so handsome.' She thought and sneaked another glance at Tale and saw that behind him there were two ladies looking at her with smiles, she blushed even more when she saw them.
"Hello miss. I would like to meet Tom." Tale said.
"Y... Yes, I will go inform him," Lady blushed and got inside to report to Tom.
After a few minutes they lady and Tom came.
"Hello, my name is Tom," Tom said.
"Ah... Hello Tom my name is Eric L. Tale but you can call me Tale." Tale said.
"What do you need from me Mr. Tale?" Tom asked.
"Just call me Tale. And I want to exchange some ideas with you," Tale said with a smile.
"Ideas? About what?" Tom asked.
"I myself are shipwright. So I want to exchange our ideas with each other." Tale said.
Tom looked at Tale for few seconds before agreeing.
"Okay, come with me," Tom said.
"Girls you can stay here," Tale said and left with Tom.
When Tom and Tale entered the office they started talking about their experience and ideas about shipwright.
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When Tale and Tom entered the office. Tsuru and Shakuyaku looked at each other and smiled then turned to look at the lady that was managing the receptionist's desk.
"Umm... What would you like something to drink." The lady asked.
"What's your name?" Tsuru asked.
"My... My name is Kokoro." Kokoro answered.
Tsuru and Shakuyaku nodded at the same time.
"'Want to be our sister?'" Tsuru and Shakuyaku both said at the same time.
Kokoro didn't understand what Tsuru and Shakuyaku meant by that.
"Umm... What do you mean by becoming your sister?" Kokoro asked.
Then Tsuru and Shakuyaku started to explain that they can see that Kokoro fell in love with Tale and asked her to join them and also told her the rules.
After thinking about it a little Kokoro told them that she was a mermaid.
Tsuru and Shakuyaku were surprised and started asked her various questions.
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Tom and Tale talked about shipwright for four hours.
Tale left Tom a few barrels of his rum to him.
When Tom and Tale walked out of the office they saw Tsuru, Shakuyaku, and Kokoro talking happily.
"Girls we can leave now," Tale told Tsuru and Shakuyaku.
Tsuru and Skakuyaku turned to him and told him he can leave first.
Tale was surprised and raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything and shrugged his shoulders.
Tale decided to leave them here since they knew where the ship was.
He said goodbye to all of them and left to build Garp a ship.
To build the ship it took 2 weeks. The size was bigger than his own ship but since he didn't have the manpower to sail a bigger ship he didn't build himself a bigger one.
Sometimes Tom came helped him with the ship and talked about taking care of Kokoro.
Tale didn't understand what he meant but didn't pay any attention to it as he was focused on building the ship.
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When the ship was finished building he called Garp and helped him launch the ship into the sea.
As a gift, he gave Garp a few barrels of rum.
Tsuru and Shakuyaku asked to stay for one more week in Water 7.
Tale agreed as he didn't have anything else to do.
The next morning Kokoro came to the ship. Tale was surprised but when he asked Tsuru and Shakuyaku about it they just stayed that she was their sister.
Tale looked at them with a serious expression and started berating them how they just couldn't make all the girls he mat into their sisters.
Tsuru and Shakuyaku both apologized.
When Tale saw their saw expression he sighed and hugged them.
"It's okay to add more sister but don't add every girl I meat okay?" Tale said.
Tsuru and Shakuyaku both nodded their heads and snuggled into Tale.
They stayed like that for a few hours until all of them were hungry.
When Tale went to prepare dinner. Tsuru and Shakuyaku went to invite Kokoro.
Kokoro instantly fell in love with Tales' food.
For the next few days, Tale took them on dates.
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After saying goodbye to Tom they decided to set sail again.
After they were far away from Water 7, Tale showed his 'World' to them. And told them its function.
Shakuyaku and Kokoro were both surprised and looked at Tsuru.
Tsuru just smiled at them.
Tale and the girls decided to train in 'World'.
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[Status]
[Name] Eric L. Tale
[Gender] Male
[Race] Human
[Age] 11
[Strength] 11784
[Speed] 11459
[Endurance] 11274
[Luck] ∞
[Charisma] ∞
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[Skills]
[Combat] Close Quarter Combat 8/10 | Geppo 8/10 | Soru 7/10 | Tekkai 7/10
[Crafting] Cooking 9/10 | Carpentry 8/10 | Construction 8/10 | Brewing 8/10 | Weight Making 9/10 | Shipwright 9/10 | Swordsmith 9/10
[Soul&Will] Instinct 8/10 | Kenbunshoku Haki 8/10 | Busoshoku Haki 9/10 | Haoshoku Haki 5/10
[Body] Recovery 8/10 | Iron body 7/10
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