The Pirates Gathering (1)

He learned many things about this vast World from Masterson. From the types of Devil Fruits, Logia, Zoan, and Paramecia. Learning how to get to the Grandline through the risky way, the Reverse Mountain, or the safe way by climbing the Redline through the Red port and into Redstone city. And that everyone does indeed calls the East Blue the weakest sea, and even where he might find Mihawk...

Making his journey of getting stronger shorter than it would have been if he hadn't joined, but he doesn't like how B.W does its business or how it recruits new members.

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"Here" A voice snaps Zoro from his thoughts. He looks in the direction of the voice, only to find Nami standing with a towel in her hand.

"Thanks," Zoro said as he took the towel and wiped the sweat away while glancing at the orange hair girl, who walked to what was left of the Dummy.

"It looks like you will master Tempest Kick soon," Nami said as she touched the half Dummy while continuing to say with a smirk.

"But it looks like you are struggling with Soru."

"So? I will master it soon," Zoro said with his eyebrow twitching from annoyance at getting interrupted from his training.

"Hehehe, with the speed you're progressing, it will take you about two to three weeks to learn it." Nami's smirk grew when she saw his eyebrows twitching.

"..." Zoro's expression darkened when he heard what she said since it was somewhat true.

"But if I help you... you will learn it much faster." Nami said with a mysterious smile on her face.

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2 Days later.

While Zoro and the gang went back to hunting, The Pirates Gathering slowly started on The Ruined Island under Dan Krieg's rule.

The pirates who gathered there started to call it Armada Island, derived from Kriegs pirates' other nickname, The Armada Pirates.

The City, which once used to be desolate and in ruin by the endless wars waged there, is now bustling with activity after the pirates who either came here to seek shelter from Baroque Works movement or the ones who were invited to the Gathering of Kings, as the pirates like to call it.

And with each arrival of pirates, the City's bustling atmosphere grew tense as the news that the pirates brought worsened, slowly making everyone's expression grim and uneasy the more they learned of Baroques Works' crusade against the pirates.

The streets of the City that were once bustling with life as the pirates enjoyed their stay gradually became filled with tension and turmoil, with many fights breaking out between pirates who wanted to release their pent-up emotions.

In Don city, in a bar filled with drunk pirates who either gather there to enjoy their time rather than worry about the outside world or who came here for information they could find.

(A.N: Don city is the name of the City under Don Krieg's rule, and Armada is the name of the Island)

"Did ya hear? Those C*ck su*king M0th*erfu_k*r have killed more than eight hundred pirates this past week!"(A.N: For those who didn't get it, they are talking about Baroque Works)

"What! Those Bastards!" a pirate said as he slammed his fist against the table.

"And from what I've heard, they've tried to invade the island only to be obliterated by the Buggy Balls, Bahaha!"

"BhaBhaBha Sever then right"

"Wahaha!, They deserved it alright, for treating upright citizens like us fellas similar to filthy beasts."

"Wait and see fellas. Today will be the day that we pirates will Rule The East Blue!" one pirate declared as he raised his cup to the sky, and other pirates followed his example and raised their cups while yelling loudly.

"To Rule The East Blue!!"

"To Rule The East Blue!!"

"Let's Kill those Co-k Suckers!"

"KILL!"

Those kinds of speech fill every street and alleyway of Don City, where every pirate was inching to set out and pillage, massacre, and ravish everything within sight to once again install fear and dread in the hearts of the East Blue inhabitants and rule it with an Iron Fist.

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In the King's Castle, or what it is now called Krieg's Castle, In the Dinning hall.

The hall was filled with rows of elongated tables to accommodate all the pirate Captains and their Vice-captains. In front of the rows of tables was an elevated platform with a table for the pirates with bounties over 10 million to sit on, Which was currently empty since the gathering just began.

Gradually numerous pirate captains and their right-hand men came to the hall, making it slowly clamored with noise as the captains spoke with each other loudly or fought with another captain they knew without any regard for the disorder and mess they created.

They were used to being the most significant individuals on their ships, so when they gathered here, they came here with their immense pride and ego, which got bruised when they couldn't meet the person who invited them or even catch sight of him as.

Making many of them were displeased with him, but they knew not to show their emotions since he was the only one who was protecting them from the Baroque Works.

In the corner of the hall sat a man with a long black beard, an eye patch covering one of his eyes, and sporting a typical pirate captain's attire as he drank beer quietly while observing all the pirates in the hall.

"More than 70% of the pirates in the East Blue have arrived here... This is not good." The man with the eye patch thought.

He was the undercover spy of Baroque Works. He was from the first squad of agents sent to scout the East Blue as a pirate before even Mr. 1 arrived in East Blue.

It was partially because of him and other undercover agents that Baroque Works could gather all kinds of information that even the marines couldn't get their hands on. Aiding in Baroque Works' rapid expansion and influence in the underworld.

"Captain Kurl, How've you been?" a voice snapped the agent from his thoughts as he raised his head only to see a large muscular man with a red beard, a fake smile that didn't reach his eyes, and radiating hostility from his entire body.

"Redbeard... What do you want?" Captain Kurl said with a sharp look on his face. He and Redbeard had been in many altercations after he beat him to a treasure. Since then, they have been at odds with each other.

"Whahaha, You know what I want," Redbeard said as he pulled out a gun and pointed at B.W agents. As Redbeard was about to pull the trigger, the door to the dining hall was flung open, making the hall quiet for a second as a man yelled loudly.

"The captain of the Black Cat pirate, Kuro! Has arrived!"

After the man finished yelling, a tall, slim man with glasses and slicked black hair walked in. He wore a standard black captain's coat with a red interior and the Black Cat Pirates' symbol on the epaulets.

Under the coat, he wore a black vest with two golden markings over a white shirt, a standard black tie, and sports-striped shoes.

Captain Kuro looked around the hall filled with pirates with contempt and disdain as he walked past them to the elevated platform with a skinny man following behind him, a gray-haired man with a Blue, wide-brimmed hat and a red, heart-shaped glassed.

The skinny, or as he is known as Jango, the Vice-captain of Black Cats pirates, wore an enormous and imposing overcoat lined with ring-like decorations. Under it, he had a simple sleeveless shirt, olive-green trousers (with similarly colored gloves), and black shoes with tall white socks.

"Tsk, count yourself lucky," Redbeard said as he looked at Kurl one last time and walked away. As Kuro finally arrived at his table and sat there while thinking, 'Looks like I'm First...'

He then looked down at everyone with disdain and anger as he waited for the others to arrive. He didn't think he would ever become a pirate again since his plan was going smoothly as he slowly gained a foothold in the Sorghum family and Syrup Village's folk's respect and admiration. If only...

(A.N: Sorghum is Kaya's family name that I made up. The name is derived from sorghum syrup or, as it is known in some places, Sweet Sorghum)

If only Baroque Works didn't come...

Their(B.W) arrival disturbed the peace in East Blue as they rapidly hunted many pirates while establishing many bases around the sea.

With their rapid expansion, they slowly arrived near syrup village, where B.W's main focus was to capture his crew, which was led by Jongo, who had a bounty of 9 million as the captain, the highest in this area,

B.W were jeopardizing his plans for them and forced him to start his plan early, only for that lying bastard to ruin his schemes!

Kuros face reddened with vein marks protruding from the rage he felt by remembering Usopp, who destroyed his plans.

'Sigh... calm down. Didn't he pay the price of his reckless actions?' Koru thought with a grin slowly growing on his face when he remembered the sweet punishment he inflected on the lying-no blind boy.