Chapter 12: Meeting Ace!!

=Three Days Later=

Rin is collecting herbs to sell at the foot of Mt. Corvo. She needs money because she decided she wants a devil fruit, she even work part-time at the bar and do errands all around the village. Rin is not sure what devil fruit she wants yet but even in her previous world she is a horrible swimmer so she would be very useless if she went to the sea without eating a devil fruit.

"What are you doing, Rin?"

"AHH!!" Rin screamed by the sudden voice. When she turned around. "Luffy!! Don't sneak up on me!! she realized it was Luffy. "And what are you doing here, it's six in the morning?? You usually don't wake up early..." Rin asked.

"Makino wake me up and told me to fetch you for breakfast." Luffy answered.

"...Can anybody actually wake you up??" Rin ask out of curiosity.

"...She splashed seawater at me..." Luffy answered while pouting.

". . ." Rin was silent at first. "Pfft- HAHAHA!!!" But Rin can't help but laugh. She can't believe the caring Makino actually wake Luffy up with seawater.

"DON'T LAUGH!!" Luffy said angrily.

After awhile Rin stops laughing at Luffy. "Ahem... I'm sorry..." she said while chuckling.

"Hmph! Whatever let's just go eat breakfast!!" said Luffy who is still pouting.

Rin packed the herbs she collected in her bag to sell later and follows Luffy who is angrily walking away. Few minutes later they arrived at Makino's bar and eat breakfast.

After eating breakfast Rin went to her room. "System open the shop." she said after she entered the room. She sells the herbs that she got and receive the money. "Still a long way before I could buy a devil fruit... a devil fruit cost about a hundred million berries or more... *sigh* it'll take me more than a year before I could buy a devil fruit." she get out of her room and started working at the bar.

=The Next Day=

It's afternoon, after Rin and Luffy eats lunch they start preparing to go to the mountain.

"Luffy let's go!!" said Rin.

"Okay I'm coming!" Luffy says.

Rin told Makino she might not come back tonight. Rin took her bo staff and started walking with Luffy to Mt. Corvo. When they arrived at the bottom of the mountain Rin advice Luffy not to reckless and follow her. After that they went up the mountain.

=Few Minutes Later=

"Wait..." Rin said. "Where is the bandits house?!?" She realized she didn't know where the bandits house is.

"Ehh... don't you know where?" Luffy asked.

"Um... sorry but I don't know where..." Rin answered. She try to think of a way to find the house then she got an idea. "It's okay!! If we go to the peak we can see most of the mountain. We should be able to find a house." Rin says assuring Luffy.

"Really?" Luffy ask.

"Yeah! I'm sure about it!" Rin said with a smile.

They start walking to the peak of the mountain. Few hours later they arrive at the peak and start searching for the house.

"Luffy is that the house?" Rin ask while pointing towards a house.

"Yeah! I think that's the place!" Luffy said after looking at the house Rin point at.

They walk towards the house. When they arrive, Rin sees a weird looking shack.

*knock* *knock* Rin knocks on the door.

A few stomps were heard before the door flew open. A fat women with curly orange hair which Rin assume is Dadan came out.

'...Good thing I step aside from the door...' Rin thought in her mind.

"WHO IS IT- YOU!!" Dadan said while looking at Luffy. "You- you're alive... you! Where were you!!" Dadan said while stretching Luffy's cheeks.

"Who's at the door?... Luffy!?!"says a short man who is coming out with a chicken looking man.

'They must be Dogra and Magra.' Rin thought in her mind.

"Luffy where were you and what were you doing?" asked Dogra.

Luffy look at Rin because he don't know what to say. Seeing Luffy look like he's asking for help, Rin said "He was at the valley being chased by wolves... I found him, treated his wound, bring him somewhere to eat and let him rest for a few days."

The three bandits were surprised when they realize there was a girl besides the door.

'Did they really didn't see until just now?!?' Rin thought to herself.

"And who are you??" Dogra asked.

"...His friend I guess..." Rin said while shrugging.

"What were he doing at the valley?" Magra asked.

". . . ." Rin was silent because she remembers in the anime Luffy didn't want Ace to get the blames. "Maybe he fell or something..." said Rin while looking away.

They don't ask anymore questions. Dogra thanked Rin for bringing Luffy back while Dadan yell at Rin for bringing him back saying he's a hassle.

"Oh Ace! You're back." said Magra.

Rin look towards where Magra is facing and sees Ace with a pipe and some big fishes. Ace look at Luffy and Rin for a second but then went inside the shack.

'Well he's kid Ace alright...' Rin thought in her mind.