92. Leaving 1st Island
Ruff looks down after hearing Riana's words. She is right, he would leave this island already if not for his father's death. What he pursues is knowledge and this island has a limited source of it.
The only way to find more knowledge is by going to other places. He won't be able to learn anything else on this island. But leaving this island also means leaving his mother alone.
"Do you think that I can't take care of myself here? I am not that old, I'm still 64 and will continue to live for 100 years. A brat with a third of my age doesn't have the right to worry about me," says Riana.
"A brat? Mother, I'm 23, so I'm not a brat anymore," says Ruff.
"Hmph, what's wrong with me calling you a brat? I can even call you a baby if I want," scoffs Riana.
"Sigh, but I'm your son, so I have the right to be worried about you," says Ruff.
"If you're that worried, then hurry up and find a girl to marry! If you can't do that, then make me less worried about you by living for yourself! I don't want to be a mother who restrains her son's life," says Riana.
"And I don't want to be an ungrateful son who leaves his mother alone," says Ruff.
The mother & son then get into a heated up argument. It makes the Clowns uneasy, so they get out of the house. It is a family problem, so they can't meddle in it.
"Will he win?" asks Palu curiously.
"No," replies everyone else without any hesitation.
None of them believes that Ruff will win the argument with his mother. Their prediction is right because Ruff suddenly runs out of the house frantically. Some kitchen wares also fly through the door.
*TANG CLANK BAM*
"GET OUT FROM HERE, YOU DAMN SON! DON'T COME BACK BEFORE YOU BECOME A GREAT PERSON, OR I WON'T FORGIVE YOU," shouts Riana from inside the house while throwing out some big bags before closing the door strongly.
The Clowns look at each other and don't know what to say. Buggy then walks away and the others follow him. They pass by Ruff who is looking at the bags filled with his stuff.
"I guess you don't have anywhere to live now. So why don't you come to my ship? At least we have bed & roof there," says Buggy while grinning & passing Ruff.
"I guess you're right, I don't have anywhere to go now. Then, I'll be in your care, Captain, everyone," says Ruff while lifting his bags.
Ruff then turns around to follow the Clowns, but he stops for a moment.
"Mother, just wait for it! You will see my face appear in the newspaper. I will make you proud and I will go home. Until that time come, be sure to keep my room clean," says Ruff while smirking, but his eyes are already full of tears.
"How dare you talk like that to your mother, you damn son. Just make sure that you're healthy," replies Riana who stands behind the door with eyes full of tears too.
Ruff then walks away and follows the Clowns while holding his cry. It's the first time he will leave his family behind and go on his own.
For someone who lived with his family for years, leaving is a very hard thing to do. But Ruff knows that he needs to do it, so he just walks and doesn't look back.
"She will be fine. The town's people will always help her. You just need to make her proud," says Buggy.
"I will, it's my promise to her, after all," says Ruff with a firm tone.
They all smile and continue their walk toward the ship. After they arrive on their ship, the Clowns immediately prepare to sail. The weather is still good, so they need to leave soon.
When they're about to sail, many people come to talk with them. They're surprised to find out that Ruff is joining the Clowns. But they know that Ruff doesn't have anything else to do on this island.
"I'll leave my mother in your care, Mayor, everyone," says Ruff to the Mayor & town's people.
"You can leave it to us. Just do what you want, boy. Although I don't really agree for you to become a pirate," says the Mayor.
"Don't worry, I won't do something that will make you ashame of me," says Ruff while smirking.
"As if you becoming a pirate isn't shameful enough for this town," says the Mayor with mad expression.
"Haha, I think you're right," says Ruff while laughing.
Their conversation stops when Cricket announces that the ship is ready. Ruff waves his hands to the town's people and gather in the main deck with the crew.
"Alright, we've visited our first island on Grandline. We still have a long way to go, so prepare yourself, bastards! Pull the anchor! Unfurl the sail!" orders Buggy.
"AYE AYE, CAPTAIN!" replies everyone.
Cricket & Palu unfurl the sail, Manba & Ruff pull the ship's anchor, while Mantis hold the steer.
"LET'S SAIL!" orders Buggy as the ship starts to leave the island.
The town's people wave their hands as the ship sails away. Among the crowd is a short old woman with teary eyes. Riana has slipped among the crowd to see her son starts his journey.
But while many people are sending the Clowns off happily, some people are happy for another reason. They're the group of idiot bounty hunters who want to capture the Clowns.
"Kekeke, they finally leave the island. Now we can attack them on the sea," says the leader.
"Boss, the ships are ready," says a man.
"Good, let's go!" orders the leader.
The bounty hunters go to their ships and sail away from the island. There are 50 of them before, but now they have 100 men after gathering more people. They joined hands with other bounty hunter groups because they're not sure they can take the Clowns alone.
They also use 2 ships, so they can attack the Clown's ship from 2 sides and pinch them. No one of them knows the strength of someone with 100 million on his head, so they need to be careful.
The Clowns don't know anything about that and just hold a small party to celebrate Ruff joining the crew. They just drink a little because they've just had lunch in Ruff's house.
"Captain, there are 2 ships behind us," says Palu so suddenly.
"Who are they? Pirates?" asks Buggy.
"Hmm? They're bounty hunters," says Ruff after looking at the 2 ships.
"Heh, they want to catch us, huh? They're overestimating themselves," says Buggy while unsheathing Pollux and charges it with haki.
"I don't have time to play, so I will just finish this fast," says Buggy.
Buggy then swings Pollux horizontally and creates a big white slashing arc. The slashing arc flies toward the 2 ships that sail side-by-side. It then hit the ships and cut them in half cleanly.
Ruff widens his eyes while looking at the sinking ships. "Do you even need my weapons?"
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