LongNose's Past (Final)

"What's going on here, agent?" Masterson said as he stared at the longnose boy. He could see a little bit of the boy's upper face, it had 5 scars running through it, making what he had heard about the boy being blind true.

It saddens and angered him at how cruel the world is sometimes that it wouldn't even spare children from its clutches.

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"Well sir, you see..." the agents quickly explained the situation to him. Nami and the gang quietly stood there, listening to the agents narrating what had happened.

How, four days ago, this boy came here begging to join them. In the beginning, they took him to the register without checking since many people had been coming here to join them,

At the registration office, the agents quickly checked his background. Which turned out to be clean, so finally, only the physical check was left, which the boy failed because he was blind.

The boy didn't accept the result as he kept on begging them to give him a chance to demonstrate his ability, but they couldn't break the rules,

And that is where they are right now as the boy kept coming here and begging them to give him a chance for the last few days.

"I See..." Masterson said after hearing everything, the boy in question just stood there quietly as he waited for the agents to tell this man everything.

He knew that this man might be his only chance to join Baroque Works, and after the agents finished speaking, he bowed deeply toward Mr. Sniper while saying.

"Please give me a chance to prove myself!"

"...Why do you want to join Baroque Works?" Masterson looked at the boy without stopping him from bowing. He wanted to understand the boy better to decide if it was worth letting him join.

The blind boy understood that if he Lied or messed this up, he might never be able to join B. W, and so he answered honestly with a determined tone. "To get stronger and to get revenge for my village."

"I see... Revenge.... what a noble goal... but we aren't a charity organization where we will let every disabled person join us..." Masterson said in a stern tone. He then continued saying.

"Tell us the pirate's name, and we will hunt him down for yo-"

"NO! He is MINE to kill!" The Blind Boy said with his tone changing rapidly and his face distorting into an enraged look.

"... Then tell me, how will you kill him when you can't even sail through the sea without somebody's help?"

"I can"

"What?" Masterson was puzzled when he heard the boy's reply.

"I sailed to Loguetown alone without anyone's help."

"Really now..." Masterson looked at him with doubt. He didn't believe what the boy was saying since the only way a person can still sail alone while being blind is if they have... Haki... but that is not possible...

(A.N: In Zoro's fight against Mr. 1, he said that he could feel the presence of everything, the earth, the wind, everything so it isn't far fetch for a blind person with Haki to sail alone.)

"That is the truth, and even if you don't believe me, I can perform without a problem. Just give me a chance to prove that my eyes aren't an issue, Please!" The boy felt the doubt in Masterson's aura, so he bowed deeply.

Masterson's expression changed slightly after hearing the boy's remarks, 'What if he really has it? What if...'

He then looked at the boy meaningfully as he said, "Alright... I will give you just one chance..."

"Thank your Mister Sniper!" The blind boy interrupted Masterson when he thanked him.

Masterson continued saying

"Don't thank me yet... I still didn't finish stating my conditions..." Masterson paused for a moment as he looked at the boy as he continued.

"Condition?" The boy looked a little bit nervous when he heard that.

"Yes, a Condition. I can't just give you a chance for free, can I?" Masterson said, as his expression became stern.

"..." The boy nodded without saying anything because he agreed with Mr. Sniper's words since nothing is free in this world.

When Masterson saw the boy nodding his head, he continued saying.

"My condition is pretty simple, and that is If you lose, then... I want you to give up on your revenge!"

"What!!" The crowd was shocked by the condition. They knew how much revenge meant to the boy after seeing him come here every day.

Masterson continued saying

"And if you win, then I will train you myself. What do you say, boy? are you willing to accept my condition."

After hearing about Mr. Sniper's condition, the boy became quieter as he considered the pros and cons.

'If I win, then I will be trained by one of the best bounty hunter in the East Blue, but... If I lose...'

The conditions were tempting, but he felt great fear at the thought of losing and never getting a chance to avenge his village.

Which made a bitter smile grow on his face as he thought

'Hahaha... here I'm doubting myself once again... How pathetic... Didn't I say that I would stop doing that and change from being a coward and become a Brave Warrior of the Sea..."

He then raised his head and stared intensely at Mr. Sniper as he said.

"I accept your condition."

"Redhead," Masterson nodded his head.

"What is it, boss?" Yosaku said as he pointed at himself, he was enjoying the show when suddenly he became the main focus of everybody.

"spar with him, well ya"

"Huh me? Can't you let Joh- I mean Sunglasses or TinyNose instead," Yosaku complained. He doesn't have the habit of beating kids. Besides, he usually likes to watch the show, not act.

"Sigh... Just fight with him," Masterson said with a tired expression as he thought, 'Those days I been sighing a lot...'

"Sure, Boss." Redhead said after he saw Masterson's expression.

He then walked toward the boy and said, "Hey kid, don't take it personally if you Los-"

Wosh! Wosh! Wosh!

But before he finished speaking, he was shot by the boy, who had already taken out his slingshot and repeatedly shot pelts at Redhead one after the other.

"Hey, that's Cheating!" Redhead said as he quickly took out his swords and started to parry them or cut the pelts in half.

'Slingshot? and from that accuracy... it looks like he might really have Haki... Amazing!' Masterson's eyes widen in disbelief at the scene before him.

He couldn't believe he would find such a talent in the East Blue. He found a gem, he just needed the proper training, and he would become a new monster sniper.

'Who knows, he might be able to surpass Yasopp' Masterson became excited the more he thought about it.

While Masterson couldn't believe what he saw, the fight between the blind Boy and Yosaku became more tricky as Yosaku rapidly closed the distance while blocking or cutting the pelts in half.

Meanwhile, the boy was slowly backing toward a wall. At that moment, with a sleight of hand, the boy took out a rotten egg from his pouch and quickly shot it at the unsuspecting Yosaku.

Who cut the egg in half and made it spill all over himself.

"Yuck! what the hell" Yosaku yelled in disgust when he smelled the nasty smell.

The boy took out a red pelt and shot it at the distracted Yosaku while saying under his breath.

"Kayaku Boshi (Exploding Star)"

'Shit!' Yosaku instincts ring wildly at him, telling him to quickly move out of the way.

He swiftly looked in the boy's direction only to see a red pelt near his face. And then he quickly raised his sword to block it while jumping backward to dodge whatever might be inside the pelt.

The red pelt exploded when it touched Yosaku's sword, which sent the B. W agent flying into the crowd, who quickly grabbed Yosaku's unconscious body.

"Huff... Huff..."

"..."

The only noise in the front yard was the boy breathing heavily while everyone's eyes and jaw widened from shock.

"Yosaku!!" They stood there until Johnny yelled out for his injured friend, which brought Masterson and everyone back to reality. Masterson swiftly yelled.

"Quickly take him to the medics!"

"Yes, Sir!" Some of the agents said as they slowly lifted Yosaku and took him to the medics.

"YOU!" Johnny glared angrily at the blind kid. He couldn't believe he would use a bomb in a sparing match.

"Calm down, Johnny" Masterson hastily placed his hand on johnny's should as he stopped him from doing anything he would regret.

"How can I calm down? He shot a bomb at Yosa-" Johnny yelled in frustration as he pointed at the boy.

But before he finished speaking, the boy he pointed at interrupted him.

"I didn't use the lethal one once. It will only give him a flesh wound."

"I see. I told you to calm down, and if it was dangerous, do you think I will stay still while Yosaku dies?" Masterson raised an eyebrow at Johnny.

"..." Who didn't say anything but look at the ground.

"Why don't you go after the agents and look after him."

"Okay..." Johnny nodded in agreement. He then looked at Nami apologetically as he said softly for only Nami to hear. "Sorry, Nami looks like I wouldn't be able to tour you around."

"It's okay. Just look after Yosaku for us," Nami said. Johnny nodded and then quickly walked in the direction where the agents took his partner.

After he left, Masterson made the crowd disperse and finally asked the boy, "What's your name."

"My Name is... Usopp," The boy answered with a pained expression as if his name gave him physical pain.