#namichiji

[pooks]

been thinking about my Straw Hat!Ichiji AU again

and i thought "hey, who would Ichiji have most beef with in the crew?"

the answer is simple.

Nami.

Ichiji has the least patience with Nami, especially when she's on a treasure/money-hungry mood. he hates her debts with ridiculous and often unreasonable interest rates, but he's especially annoyed whenever Sanji is twirling around in his "love cook" mode and how Nami often uses him to her advantage

don't get me wrong, Ichiji respects women and would never kick or hurt a lady (a lesson Zeff has drilled in him since child). but he doesn't acknowledge Nami as a "lady" and believes there's a difference between normal ladies and pirate ladies.

his annoyance gets more evident through different arcs. like in Alabasta when Nami kept using a perfume that made Chopper feel sick (because he has heightened senses), Ichiji got irritated enough to snatch the perfume bottle and throw it away in the desert, "home run style". yeah, he got a lot of shit from Nami and Sanji about this, but he had no regrets.

other times, he gets very annoyed whenever Nami prefers others to fight battles instead of her. Ichiji firmly believes that everyone should fight their own battles and he knows that Nami isn't so weak as she pretends to be.

technically, Ichiji had beef with Nami since Baratie because she escaped a bill by taking advantage of Sanji's "love cook" tendencies. so Ichiji still keeps a bill for the food she had at Baratie, but is waiting for the right moment to give Nami a taste of her own medicine.

and yes, the Baratie bill has an interest rate. (but not an unreasonable one, like Zoro's debt to Nami which is apparently 200% interest rate or something. yeah, he's never gonna afford any kids at that rate.)

i kinda view Nami and Ichiji as friendly rivals, although more lightheartedly than Zoro and Sanji (and they obviously has an unresolved sexual tension going on. and just to piss Nami off, Ichiji often says that Usopp is much cuter than her. 😈

just a couple of redheads bickering, am i right? XD