#sanji inou

[itsuki-minamy]

"AYAKA: Muzzle Flash Back!" (Complete)

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Translation & Editing: Naru-kun

[ecargmura]

Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds Episode 12 Review - An Ayakastic Finale

It’s the finale! What are my thoughts on how everything ended? To be honest, I think it was a good wrap-up to everything; it’s not great, but good enough for it to resolve everything and have good conclusions for the main characters.

Jingi’s revival was predictable, but my gripe with it is that he still retains that flippant, lackadaisical attitude; then again, seeing Jingi behaving like an adult would be out of character for him. I did like that he did realize that he appreciated living and wanted to keep on living more when he was in the Ley world. Despite that, I think the revival was treated in a comical manner because Inou was flipping out while Momoko was way too chill.

Haruaki and Aka are finally able to make amends with themselves and each other over the guilt from ten years ago. They cooperated and that led them to finding Yukito and Jingi, and taking them out of the world. It was as if they finally made peace with each other and finally moved on. Heck, the ordeal calmed Aka down so much that he’s seen using regular Ley spells for Ara-Mitama purging and not dark magic in the epilogue. That’s development right there.

Yukito is finally able to accept himself as himself now. It was very evident that Yukito’s entire arc was coming to terms with accepting himself and maturing. He didn’t remember anything from living on the island and had no friends; he chose to avoid people after hurting someone in the past. Spending time on the island made him realize that he likes the Ayaka Islands and wants to protect it. Learning that he is the water dragon and going in to save Jingi by his own volition gave him the courage to finally accept himself. I think the meeting he had with his father also helped shape who he decides to become because he spent most of the show wondering about his father and such. He wasn’t particularly attached to him because he barely knew him, so the small bonding time they had helped Yukito open up to him.

Makoto seems like the “good” mastermind behind everything. While he is truly dead, he’s the reason why Jingi’s soul hasn’t completely disappeared into the Ley energy. He’s also the reason why Yukito was separated from the island so that he’d see himself as more of a human rather than a dragon. He has been chilling in the Ley energy for the past decade in order to pacify the fire dragon before it rampages. It’s unfortunate that we only learn about Makoto for two episodes, Episode 7 and 12. I’d like to learn more about him as he only feels like plot device in a way. I do find it amusing that he and Jingi have the exact same personality with their habit of not communicating well.

I think the epilogue of Yukito going to school on the First Island with his friends is such a touching ending. It’s what he deserves after years of loneliness. The whole portion is also good closure for everyone. While Ara-Mitama still lurk about, the way they’re pacified by Ayaka Security is more peaceful. The fire dragon is also at peace as Yukito promises that he’ll come back in the future.

Overall, this anime was a decent watch. Compared to K, It’s a lot weaker for GORA’s comeback show. I think it’s rather straightforward and that’s a good thing. It doesn’t divert too much from the main plot and I think that’s a good thing. The characters are a bit simplistic too, but they work. The main characters are the ones that grew a lot and it showed from beginning to end. Though, due to time constraint, some things have to be rushed like Jingi still behaving like he usually does after resurrection. For a small cast, they did a good job giving a good amount of screen time to each character; though, I do wish Mayor Inou was utilized a bit more. To be honest, this is one of those niche anime that isn’t too recommendable, but still watchable. I’ll be anticipating GORA’s next work, though. What are your thoughts on this anime as a whole?

[animemakeblog]

“Ayaka” The First Promo

The primary promotional video, a major visual, and for the original television anime Ayaka (Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds) were introduced. On July 2 at 1:00 a.m., Tokyo MX and BS11 will broadcast the animation, followed by AT-X and Hokkaido TV.

[foxydivaxx]

Zosan: Late Night Birthday Special

Here it is. Zoro's birthday special. I set this in the AU I have created. Zoro gets a visit from a certain blondie. Just read on and see what I am talking about. Warning: Sexual content.

Zoro sighs as he walks into his swanky condo in Manhattan. Sure, today was his birthday but he purposely ignored all the birthday greetings from the others. Perhaps getting gunned down weeks ago might have made him a little too paranoid.

At first, he suspected Sukuna his rival, sort of friend, and Sanji's ex-lover. But after some investigation, Sukuna was found innocent of all crimes even though he had enough motive to do it as the bastard used to obsess over Sanji and almost killed him on more than one occasion.

As he enters the living room, he sees Sanji lying on the sofa in a seductive manner, dressed in a wine suit. His heart starts pounding. Some things sure do not change.

"Hello Marimo" he says, a playful smirk in place. The way the blonde says that childhood nickname of his often does things to him. Zoro gives him a curt nod, a ghost of a smile tugging at his lips. "Hi Curly."

Sanji slowly gets off the sofa and makes his way towards him. Once Sanji gets close to him, he traces his fingers across his chest, causing shivers to go down Zoro's spine. After all these years, Sanji still held that level of power over him.

Ever since that Sukuna incident that happened five years ago, the couple kept their distance, trying to pick up the pieces of their life. Same applies to the rest of the gang as well.

"You actually came back." Sanji giggles. "I could not stay away for that long darling. Besides, everyone needed that break to you know, recoup from all the drama and b.s. I mean, we were all a bunch of fucking kids. What do kids know?"

Zoro chuckles at that one. He had a point. "That's what happens when you give kids that much power and fame. It can intoxicate you." Sanji grins and wraps his arms around his ex's neck. "A little birdie told me that you do not want to celebrate your birthday."

Zoro sighed. "Yeah. After that shooting, I was not excited." Sanji then leans closer to his ear and whispers, "How about I change all that?" He then proceeds to slowly rub Zoro's crotch. The green-haired heir had to bite his lip. God he missed Sanji and this was one of the reasons why.

"What's the plan babe?"

Sanji smirked. "Glad you asked."

A couple minutes later, the couple are in the limo with their friends. Sanji managed to call the rest of the gang. Not their old friends but rather the new ones they made.

"Hold up?! How did these two end up together?!" Zoro exclaimed, pointing at Gojo and Nami. "Thank Sanji for that." says Gojo. Zoro stares at Sanji who smirks. "Well, how it happened is that Gojo here helped me pay for my dinner after my date stood me up. Sanji heard about that and called him and encouraged him to take me out for a bar date. The rest is history." says Nami as she sips some champagne. Gojo grins and wraps his arms around his new beau. "Best decision ever."

"Who would have thought that the great Gojo could mellow out like this?" says Zoro. "Still the same old Gee. Just a different flavour." says Gojo.

"Heard Usopp got engaged." says Eren. "What?!" Sanji's jaw dropped. "About time tbh." Zoro laughs. Mary flashes the 15 carat diamond ring. "Wooh!! Look at that bling!!" says Sanji. "Usopp got taste." says Gojo, chuckling. Usopp shrugs. "Anything for my princess." he says, kissing Mary on the cheek.

"What about you Luffy? Congrats on that Hollywood Star." says Sanji. The gang applauds Luffy who chuckles. "Thank you!! Thank you!! Much appreciated." says Luffy.

"Do not compliment him too much. His brain might explode." Sabo jokes. "Pfft...like you are one to talk." Everyone laughs. "Don't mind him." says Ace. "He was a sobbing mess that day though," says Shanks. "Who wouldn't be? Like that is a fucking huge honor," says Sanji .

It was great to see the entire gang back together. The last time this happened was 5 years ago and there was a lot of drama then thanks to the old crowd

"He got a point man." says Franky who is smoking a cigarette. "How about a toast ladies and gents?" Sanji suggest. Everyone grabs their glass and toasts to Zoro who grins at Sanji and then leans closer to him and whispers in his ear, "Thanks for this babe." Sanji smirks. "Anything for you my love." With that, the duo seal it with a kiss. "Aww." the girls all cooed. "Took them both long enough." Gojo jokes. Everyone laughs. Zoro smirks. Tonight was going to be a long night.

After hours of nonstop clubbing and partying, everyone heads home. "I cannot remember the last time we have had this much fun together." says Zoro as he and Sanji walk back into his condo.

"This is why I arranged all this for you Daddy." Hearing Sanji call him Daddy after all these years was enough to work wonders on his ever growing bulge. Without hesitation, Zoro pulls Sanji closer and begins to kiss those lips of his hungrily.

Sanji obliges him in kind, letting out a moan in response. "God I fucking miss you!!" The two start stripping and throwing their clothes around as they make a race to the bedroom.

Sanji gets on all fours on the bed and wiggles his ass. "Come get me big boy." Zoro chuckled and proceeds to lick and eat out Sanji's ass, earning more moans from the blonde.

He could have kept at it til Sanji came on the sheets but he would rather have his dick in that ass and fuck him senseless. Grabbing the lube from the bedside drawer, he pours some on his dick.

Once he was satisfied, he pushes his bulge into his lover who lets out a loud gasp. "F-Fuck...."

"Damn you are as tight as ever!!" He then begins to fuck the living daylights of Sanji who is reduced to a screaming, moaning mess. Normally, he owuld take it nice and slow but he knows Sanji well enough to know how impatient the blonde can get.

He keeps on going, trying to find that spot that he knows would drive Sanji crazy.

"Fuck!! Right there!!"

Zoro smirks and proceeds to keep on hitting that spot. Eventually, Sanji cums screaming his lover's name. Zoro follows suit and moans cumming hard into Sanji.

Once they were done, Zoro pulls out out of his lover and lies down on the bed. Sanji crawls towards him and liesdown next to him and cuddles him.

"Happy birthday Daddy." says Sanji. Zoro smiles and kisses Sanji on the forehead. "I owe you one babe." Best present ever.

What do you guys think?

[sweetchildcloud]

REQUEST OPEN (っ‘ω`c)

hello hello so *haem* it's my first time doing this so please be patient with me,i don't know how should i put this but i will write only fluff or similar,no NSFW

i'm an anxious lil bean and i have school and stuff to do so please have patience with me,as i said im no english native so i'm sorry if it will be messy with past or grammar

i'm neurodivergent so be patient with me please

themes i write for are

SH,Depression,fluffy,cute,pregnant,male x male,female x female,lgbt stuff,anxiety,paranoia,autistic,furry (characters or reader with animal traits such as tail,paws and so on),loss,death,trauma,comfort,abusive family comfort,reader as sibling of characters and viceversa,cpr,rescuing,period comfort,reverse comfort. Fanfics and headcannons i will not write canon scenarios because it's too difficult.

JUJUTSU KAIZEN

Characters:

Geto

Gojo

Nanami

Toji

Choso

Megumi

Yuji

Sukuan (even if i dont like him,i know there are guys out there who loves him so)

Nobara

FAIRY TAIL (i didn't watched the entire anime but want to try anyway)

Natsu

Elsa

Gajil

Lucy

Gray

Mirajane

Levy

Lluvia

Invel

ONE PIECE (i'm still stuck in destrossa episode so i didnt see the newest episode sorry!)

Nami

Robin

Zoro

Sanji

Brook

Luffy

Usopp

Chopper

Franky

Law

Eustass

GENSHIN IMPACT ( im still stuck in Sumeru act)

Kaeya

Diluc

Nuivolette

Chino

Childe

Dainsleif

Tighnari

Aether

Lumine

Albedo

Zhongli

Venti

Wriothesley

Scaramouche

THE DISTRAOUS LIFE OF SAIKI K.

Saiki (he's my fav pookie bear)

Aren Kuboyasu

Shun Kaido

PERSONA 5

Ren Amamiya

Futaba Sakura

Ryuji Sakamoto

Ann Takamaki

Yuuki Mishima

BLEACH

Ichigo Kurosaki

Kisuke Urahara

Rukia Kuchiki

Renji Abarai

Uryū Ishida

Yasutora Sado

Orihime Inoue

Shuhei hisagi

If you don't see a character it means that i will not write for them ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ and i have the RIGHT to decline your request if i dont like it or find it diffuclt to write it

i am SWEATING while writing this and i hope i will not get too overwhelmed ฅ^._.^ฅ

[ghostvampiregalgazerock]

Can we just have some peace, please? (Ace x Nami)

Before reading this story! I will have a few OCs introduced for my One Piece fanfics! My first one is Sheik! (Not Sheik from the Legend of Zelda lol! She has her red eyes because I think it looks so cool and would be cool to see a One Piece character with red eyes as their natural eye color!{except Imu} But her name for short is Sheilah. She goes by Sheik since she has a tomboy personality and you will understand why when I write about her one day. I imagined her years ago when I started watching the series, and I was new to OCs. I was addicted to crossover fanfics so maybe that's why. But I cross that out now with new ideas as I am back to writing fanfics of One Piece.) She is the sworn younger sister to Ace, Luffy, and Sabo! I mean come on! The ASL brothers having a little sister would be so cute! Then my next one is Kiara! She is the love interest to Sanji who came with Sheik to have an adventure and to be close to Sanji. (She ain't a yandere, and Sanji likes her back. You know our cook. Sanji deverses a girl tbh.) If you are curious what she looks like, she has long ash brown hair and blue eyes. To imagine what their voices sound like, Sheik's voice will be Megumi Hayashibara from the Japanese audio and Jamie Marchi for the English dub. For Kiara, her voice will be Kikue Inoue from the Japanese audio and Laura Bailey for the English dub. Also I will have our favorite princess Vivi in this as an official Straw Hat because why not! Also I ship her with Luffy because they look cute together. My opinion who I want to ship and people love to ship Nami with any guy or girl. (except the worst characters and god no not underage characters. Not even Nojiko well she is older than her but that's her adoptive sister! I can't stand even pseudo incest even with Luffy and Ace.) I chose Ace with her because that man is a hell yeah. ANYWAYS ENJOY THE STORY!

Day 1

“Ah!” Nami sighed tiredly as she stretched her arms out while she was working on a new location on her map at her desk. “I think that’s enough for today.” Nami said to herself as she put her pen down. She decided to work in her room instead of her desk at the library today if she wanted to take a nap later since she was on the lookout last night.

“Yo.” Her crewmate/boyfriend Ace said as walks into their room. “Ah! Ace!” Nami smiles happily as her boyfriend walks into their room, closes the door, and locks it behind him. He smiled at her happy reaction. “I was only gone for like 2 hours, and you are acting like you haven’t seen me in a week.” Ace said as he walks over to his girlfriend. “It felt like it.” Nami said as her boyfriend wrapped his arms around her from behind.

“Maybe that’s what happens when you work too much.” He said as he then kissed her on her cheek. “Where were you at?” Nami asked. “Oh, Zoro and I were working out, and Franky helped me fix my Striker’s engine.” Ace said. “Sokka.” Nami said. “And you?” He asks while he kisses the tip of her nose, causing her to giggle. “Adding a few new locations we visited on the map that I’m working on.” Nami said as she took her glasses off before setting them on her desk. “Oh, let me see.” Ace smiled as he looked over his girlfriend’s shoulder to see the map she’d been working on.

“Oh sugoi. This is really going to be the greatest map the entire world will see.” He smiled. “Hontoni?” Nami asked while kissing his cheek. “But, you are missing one location…” Ace said. “Ehhh? What are you talking about?” Nami asked, all confused. “The location you are missing is…Bed-land!” Ace exclaimed as he picked his girlfriend up in a bridal style from her chair, causing her to squeal and giggle as her boyfriend took her to their bed. He drops her gently on top of the bed, causing her to bounce slightly on it. It wasn’t long before Ace joined by crawling on the bed to be on top of his girlfriend.

“And the adventure to bed-land continues.” He said seductively. The orange-haired navigator smiled seductively at her boyfriend, who was smirking before she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a deep, passionate kiss on the lips. The Fire Fist Pirate wraps his arms around her waist while still kissing his girlfriend. Nami then wrapped her legs around his waist as she was now in a tongue-dominant battle with Ace. Nami interrupts the battle as she chuckles seductively before she rolls her boyfriend over to be on his back on top of the bed. She smirked as she was now on top, straddling her boyfriend’s waist.

“Oi oi. Seems like you want to top me that bad.” Ace smirked. “You have a problem with that hot stuff?” Nami asked seductively. He chuckled seductively as he admired his girlfriend on top of him. As he felt hard against his sweatpants, poking against the crotch of her shorts. “Did I ever have a problem with it ever since we have been together, kitten?” He asked seductively as he placed his hands on her butt before groping them. Nami smirked before slowly lifting her t-shirt. Ace smirks as he sees her orange lacey bra peeking under her shirt as she was-

“WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU SHITTY COOK?!” “DO I HAVE TO REPEAT IT?!??! YOU IDIOTIC MOSS HEAD!!!” Nami stops midway through, taking her shirt off as she hears the usual outside their room in the hallways. Nami’s and Ace’s facial expressions changed to be annoyed at the scene. “Really?” They both grunted, annoyed at what was happening that interrupted their moment together.

“WAIT YOU TWO SHOULDN’T FIGHT IN THE HALLWAY!!!!” They heard Usopp’s voice outside the hallway. The couple were hoping that they would listen to Usopp. “GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!” No luck before they could hear the chef and the swordsman of the ship beating each other up. “Those guys…” Nami snarled as she was this close to getting up and smacking the boys’ asses for interrupting her time with her boyfriend. “I will join-“Ace paused as he heard the fighting stop all of a sudden. “They stopped?” Nami asked, all confused and surprised at the same time. They flinched as they heard another fight outside of their room.

“SHUT THE HELL UP YOU TWO!” Ace and Nami recognized that voice. It was Ace’s sworn little sister, “Pirate Warrior” Sheik. “I’M TRYING TO HAVE A NAP AND YOU TWO HAVE TO DO IT OUTSIDE OUR ROOMS WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO RELAX AFTER A LONG DAY!! I EVEN CAN’T STAND YOU TWO WHO ARE PLAYING LIKE DUMBASS CHILDREN EVEN WHEN IM NOT NAPPING! IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL THROW YOUR ASSES AT A STRANDED ISLAND FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!!” It was then quiet after Sheik slammed the door shut to her bedroom.

The couple stood there quietly to know what was going to happen next. “It’s finally over.” Ace sighed relieved. “Ah, thank goodness.” Nami sighed with relief. “I’d rather have my sister put us in that stranded island.” Ace said. “You tell me. I can find us one right now.” Nami said. Ace smirks at her. “Look for one later after we have some fun.” Ace said seductively as he groped her ass again. Nami smirked as well. She began to take off her t-shirt entirely before throwing it somewhere in the room. Ace admires her in her orange lace bra, which comes in a set that he got for her from their travels.

“Is there more?” he asked as his hands moved to the button and zipper of her shorts. He unbuttons them before unzipping them and sliding them down, revealing her matching orange lace underwear. He smirked seductively before he looked up at his girlfriend, who had the same look on her face as him. Ace is very lucky to see her panties, which Brook said when the couple started going out.

“Look all you want. But it won’t be long.” She said seductively as she leaned down, grabbed the bottom trim of his tank top, and slowly lifted it, revealing his abs along with the scar on the center of his chest that he had gotten from the Marineford war. Ace smirked before hers crashed his lips. He then began to make his hand go to the back of her bra before unclipping it as he was now on top of her again, and his top was now off.

Day 2

Nami giggles with Sheik, Kiara, and Vivi while walking back on the Sunny after they shopped in town. Usually, Robin would join them, but she was with Chopper shopping for books. “I’m gonna show Luffy what I got. Also, I’m gonna give Karoo his bath.” Vivi smiled happily. “I will see you girls at dinner.” Vivi said as she walked away. “Yeah!” The girls both said at the same time. “I will take my leave, but I have to wash up early because I want to help Sanji with dinner.” Kiara said as she began to walk away. “Quite alright. See you at dinner, Kiara!” Nami smiled. “Oi Kiara! Tell that boyfriend of yours to have his arguments with Zoro somewhere else that isn’t outside our rooms!” Sheik said. “I will tell him that!!” Kiara agreed before walking off.

“Also, before I write to Arua and go do training with Zoro, then wash up for dinner…” Sheik said as she saw Ace lying on the grass near the ship’s pillar with his hands behind his head and his hat on top of his face, along with his legs crossed. “Time for my daily routines as a sister to annoy her brother before his girlfriend, aka my future sister-in-law, sees him.” Sheik said with a teasing smirk. Nami giggled happily under her breath when Sheik called her future sister-in-law. She does that to Vivi since she is dating Sheik’s and Ace’s sworn brother Luffy and Kiara since Sheik is dating Kiara’s brother Arua, who’s a doctor in the Revolutionary Army. The girls have been like sisters to each other for a long time while sailing the seas together.

The Pirate Warrior arrives before Fire Fist, who is sleeping peacefully. Nami watches from a small distance. “Oi. Are you alive?” Sheik asked as she nudged her foot against Ace’s hip. The dark hair took his hat off of his face, and he looked at his sister with an annoyed expression yet with a pout. “I’m still alive. The hell you want?” He asked with a yawn. “Nothing just wanted to annoy you for fun.” Sheik teasingly smirks. He rolls his eyes at that response. “Of course you do.” Ace said. Sheik giggles devilishly before her brother just smiles. He chuckles as he then elbows her ankle as payback. “Oi oi.” She said while laughing and trying to keep her balance.

“Alright, you sneaking ass rascal, let me be in peace before my lady comes.” He said while he put his hat back on his face and got back to his comfortable position. “Yeah.” Sheik said. She looks at Nami, who is smiling throughout the whole thing. “All yours.” Sheik mouthed it out before walking away with a smile.

Nami smiles as she walks over to her boyfriend. She arrives before him and sets her shopping bag down on the ground. She smirks as she gets on top of him by straddling him yet quietly. “Do I get my hello kiss from my boyfriend after his girlfriend was shopping all day with the girls?” The Cat Burglar asked as she moved his hat out of his face. Ace wakes up to see his girlfriend on top of him. He smirks to see her in this position. “Never said you can never have one.” He said as he sat up before he leaned up to give her a chaste kiss on the lips.

“Is this what you have been doing all day while I was shopping with the girls?” she asked as she tucked a strand of his dark hair behind his ear. “Well, the boys and I hit town as well to go eat somewhere, and Sanji had to get a few things for dinner. So we got here early so Sanji could do preparations for tonight’s dinner.” Ace said. “Sokka.” Nami said.

“And you? Seems like you have fun.” He said with a seductive smile as he looked at her new top, which was a baby pink halter bikini top with small white flowers on it. “I did. Café first and shop. But when the girls were distracted, I did my usual Cat Burglar business on a few nobles.” Nami smirked as she held up a golden ring with a family crest on it, which she grabbed out of the pocket of her pants. Ace chuckles at his girlfriend’s actions.

“Still your old self, and that’s one of my favorite things about you. Sneaky and sexy at the same time.” The dark hair pirate said as he placed his hand on her lower back and his other hand on her bikini. He places his pointer finger on the front of her bikini before he slightly pulls it down, having her cleavage be revealed…a bit more.

Nami smirks at her boyfriend’s actions. “Easy there hot stuff. We aren’t in the room yet.” She said as she grabbed her boyfriend’s chin to have him look up at her. The dark-haired pirate smirks again as he stares at his orange-haired partner. “Can’t be sneaky and sexy with my girl?” He said seductively. Nami chuckles as she wraps her arms around his neck. “Well-“

Nami sniffed her nose as a weird smell came in. “What’s that smell?” she asked. Ace sniffed his nose to smell the weird scent. “It smells like…OH GOD!!” Nami yelled out disgustingly as she covered her nose. “What the!!” Ace yelled before he coughed rapidly. The smell was now horrible, and it came into his lungs.

“What the hell is that coming from?” Nami asked while she was covering her nose. “I swear to God, if Luffy grabbed some meat out of the garbage again, his ass is mine.” Ace said while covering his nose and his hat. “How does even Vivi kiss him if he eats that from the garbage?” Nami asked while covering her nose. “Who knows.” He said.

“Yosh yosh, perfect to get rid of the pesky insects to help my Pop Greens grow for the next battle.” A familiar voice was heard somewhere outside. “Not again…” Nami said, annoyed, as she realized who it was. The Strawhats sniper was up in the garden patio using a spray to keep away the bugs from his plants, yet he smelled really bad.

“Oi Usopp! Do you have a less smelly spray that isn’t killing our noses?” Nami asked, all annoyed. “Oi oi! I didn’t create this stuff, and even when I try to wear my face mask, it still bugs me.” Usopp yelled as he stopped what he was doing and looked at his friends from the patio. “Makes sens-!” Ace was interrupted by a tremendous noise that caused the ship to shake, to the three pirates’ surprise, and also caused them to bounce a bit but land back in their place.

“What the?!?!!” Nami asked, all surprised. “Ahhhh!!!!!!! Shit!!!!!!!!! I DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO BLOW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Usopp yelled out as he ran into his Factory. The couple stood there dumbfounded at what just happened.

“The hell just happened?” Ace asked. “Don’t know and don’t care.” Nami said. “Good point.” He said as he looked at his girlfriend’s chest. He smirks at it as he remembers earlier when the ship rocked, causing her breasts to bounce. “Nani?” Nami asked her boyfriend, who wasn’t saying anything. He smirks still while looking at her breasts. “Oi oi. My eyes are up here, Fire Fist.” Nami said with a smirk as she held his chin to have him look up at him.

“I kind of want to see more of that action in the bedroom before dinner.” He smirked. She smirks like a cat at what he was talking about. “Would you like to see more of it if I show you the other bikinis I got today?” She asked seductively as she played with a strand of his hair. He chuckled softly yet devilishly.

“Oh!!” She squealed as her boyfriend picked up and held her over his shoulder as he stood up. “Then what the hell are we waiting for?” Ace asked as he used his other hand to pick up her shopping bags. Nami giggled, and her boyfriend takes to their bedroom.

Day 3

“Hmmm.” Ace grumbled as he was reading a book. “What’s wrong?” His girlfriend asked who was sitting on the floor next to him while picking her fresh tangerines and putting them in a basket. “Call me a dumbass, but this book that Robin recommended to me…this story doesn’t make me any sense.” Her boyfriend said. The couple decided to hang out outside by Nami’s tangerine tree since it was a lovely day outside.

Nami giggles that her boyfriend calls himself a dumbass. “Oi oi. I was joking.” He said while blushing, embarrassed since his partner was laughing already. “Hey, I didn’t even call you one yet, and there’s no need to get embarrassed about it. I just laugh because you are funny.” She said as she put her tools before she gave her boyfriend a kiss on the cheek.

“But tell me what on Earth you are reading that doesn’t make sense to you.” She said as she took her gloves off. “The whole thing.” Ace said as he closed the book, but he didn’t care. He lost his place if it didn’t make any sense to him before he handed it to his girlfriend. Nami examines the title, and it was called ‘Lost Heart in the Bottom of the Sea’. She chuckles as she remembers reading this book before. It is a romance story, and of course, she finished that book.

“Did she recommend it to you so you can say cheesy lines from that book to make me swoon but will make me laugh my ass off instead?” She asked as she set the book down on the floor. Ace pouts and realizes that might be true. “Seems like it and the love lines are cringeworthy.” He answered.

Nami just laughed at her boyfriend’s answer. “I thought she gave me that book to impress you since you read it.” Ace said. “How is that gonna impress me? You have already impressed me ever since we met.” Nami said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Oh really? How did I do it?” He asked with a smirk as he pulled his girlfriend into his lap, causing her to giggle. “I’m not telling you.” She teased. “Oh, you like to play it that way, eh?” He smirked as he dipped her while he began to attack her neck with kisses. “No, ah!! Ah ha ha ha!!!” She squealed as her boyfriend kissed her neck. He stops as he begins to chuckle against the crook of her neck.

He lifts his head up to look at his girlfriend, who is now smiling at him. Ace admires how beautiful Nami is. Really beautiful. The most gorgeous girl he met in the seas. “Do you know you are the most beautiful girl of the sea that I have ever met?” Ace said. “Oi, stop it.” Nami giggled shyly. “I mean it, and I’m not saying it from whatever the hell I was reading.” He giggled before he leaned down to give her a k-

“AAAAHHHH!!!!!!” The couple jumped in surprise as they heard a scream, but Nami hung on to Ace still. The scream sounded familiar, and it was the ship’s doctor, Chopper, who ran in and hid behind a flower pot, all scared. “What the? Chopper!!” Nami asked, all surprised, while she was still holding on to Ace. “Robin, that’s scary!!” Chopper cried.

The ship’s archeologist, Nico Robin, comes in as she is giggling. “Ah gomen ne Chopper. I didn’t mean to give you a fright, but you picked a hard hiding spot to find you at.” Robin says. “What happened?” Ace asks. “Robin used her powers to find me while we were playing hide-and-seek, and this technique she used was terrifying!!” Chopper cries. “How?” The couple asks.

“Like this.” Robin said. “DON’T LOOK!!!!” Chopper cried. The couple looked at the other side before their faces turned white as they saw an eye on the wall. “GGGGYYYYAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!” Nami yelled as she held on to her boyfriend tightly. “W-W-W-WHAT THE FUCK?!?!” Ace yelled out in shock before the eye disappeared. “Gomen ne gomen ne.” Robin said. “WHY ARE YOU SO INTO CREEPY THINGS?!?!” Nami cried as she held on to her boyfriend tight. Robin chuckles. “I’m guessing it’s just her thing.” Ace said while still creeped out and holding on to his girlfriend.

“Oh by the way Ace, how’s the book going that I gave you?” The archeologist asked as she changed the subject. “Take it back. I think cheesy romance novels aren’t my thing and didn’t get it.” Ace said as he was in a calm state. He picked the book up and handed it to Robin, who used her devil fruit powers to grab the book.

Robin just chuckles at how he describes the book as she holds it. “Sokka. I will leave you two alone. Hey Chopper, how about a game of checkers with tea and sandwiches before we wash up?” Robin asks. “Yeah!” Chopper exclaims happily as he walks away, leaving Robin and the couple alone.

“What’s up with that girl?” Nami asked about her friend. “Well you know her better than me. But as I got to know her more, she’s clever but has quite a mysterious mind.” Ace said. “Yeah.” Nami agreed with her boyfriend.

“But enough of that. Do I get a kiss still?” Ace asked while he looked at his girlfriend. Nami chuckled softly as she looked at her boyfriend, who was lovingly smiling at her.

“Who said you can’t get one?” She teased as she kissed him.

Day 4

“Hurry up!” the navigator whispered as she dragged her boyfriend to the ship’s bathroom by hand. “I’m coming, I’m coming.” Ace told his girlfriend as he followed behind her.

Nami walks into Sunny’s shower with her boyfriend. “Bath or shower first, kitten?” Ace asked as he was about to turn on one of the faucets but wanted to know which one he was turning on. “Hmmm. Bath.” Nami answered. “Good choice.” He smirked as he kissed her temple before he walked over to the tub.

Usually, they would use their personal shared bathroom to shower and/or bathe together. Franky built a great bathroom with a good view of the ocean for them.

But they were having a water problem there, and the only shower/bath they could use was the main bathroom. Franky would fix it right away but didn’t have the proper pipes and had to go into town to an island they stopped by to get more supplies and relax from the seas for a bit.

Kiara told Nami it’s fun to make love in Sunny’s bathroom, and she did it with Sanji when their bathroom had the same problem. It was perfect when everyone was asleep, so Nami thought it was the perfect time since everyone wouldn’t bother them, and Ace agreed.

“As usual, both sneaky and sexy at the same time.” The freckle-faced pirate smirks as his girlfriend locks the door behind her while he turns the faucets for the bath. He admires her wearing a short orange towel wrapped around her body, revealing her bare shoulders, legs, and cleavage. Her hair is in a low ponytail, yet it is messy. She looks like a model who stepped out of a magazine from a shower photoshoot.

Nami chuckles seductively as she looks at her boyfriend, who is by the tub with her hands still on the knob of the door. He was wearing a loose black bathrobe revealing his chest along with his scar and his bare leg sticking out of the slit of his robe. His hair was in a loose low ponytail with a few strands loose, making him look like a sex God to her.

“I may be the famous Cat Burglar but I have that personality that you described me right now when I’m not doing the job.” She smirked seductively like a cat.

He smirked seductively as he stood up and made his way towards his girlfriend. He placed his hands on her hips, and his thumb stroked them before they lowered to her thighs, which weren’t covered by her towel.

Nami chuckles seductively, “Easy there hot stuff.” She wraps her arms around his neck, and her finger strokes his exposed collarbone. He chuckles seductively, the same as her, “Your fault that you are irresistible my little kitten.” He had his hands travel to her ass under her towel.

She chuckles as he gropes her ass, and his face is now closer to face, and his forehead rests on top of hers. “You too, as well.” She said as her hand traveled to the tied knot of his robe before-

“Toilet! Toilet! Toilet! There you are! Hai~!” They flinched, annoyed, as they heard a familiar voice singing outside the shower room. It was their captain and Ace’s young brother, Monkey D. Luffy. “Seriously?” Nami asked, all annoyed. “That little…” Ace grunted all annoyed that his brother’s singing interrupted his moment with his girlfriend.

“Why isn’t he using his own bathroom in his room?” Nami mumbled quietly yet annoyed. “The usual Luffy couldn’t hold it when he sneaks in the middle of the night for a snack…” Ace grumbled, annoyed. “Didn’t Franky give him a mini fridge?” Nami asked. “Have you met my brother?” Ace asked and reminded her what Luffy had always been doing. “I can’t believe I forgot that.” Nami said, all annoyed.

“Ah! That hit the spot!” They heard Luffy’s voice when the toilet flushed and the door to the toilet opened. “Please don’t come in. Please don’t come in.” Nami begged quietly for him not to come in since he was…as usual…an idiot. He isn’t a pervert, just a nosy asshole that Nami thinks of what he is.

“Eh? Is someone in there?” Luffy asked as he came by the door to the showers. The couple flinched by surprise. “How the hell did he hear me whisper?” Nami asked quietly. “Leave it to me.” Ace said to his girlfriend quietly. Nami stepped aside from the door as her boyfriend let her go.

“The hell, Luffy?” Ace asked, all annoyed, as he unlocked the door before he opened it. “Oh, Ace! What are you doing here in the middle of the night?” Luffy asked. “I forgot to shower, that’s all.” Ace said. “I swear that I also heard Nami in-OOOWWW!!!!!!!!” Luffy whined in pain as his brother pinched his nose and stretched it due to his devil fruit powers.

“Do you have to be nosy about what Nami and I do behind the door, which is just couple stuff? I didn’t nose with you and Vivi behind the door. Also, the door would be open, meaning it’s empty. The door would be close, meaning one of us is in there, meaning we want privacy. Have you also heard of knocking?” Ace asked. “I’m sowwy!!” Luffy complained. Nami chuckles at the interaction between her boyfriend and their captain, who are brothers.

The crew supported Nami and Ace’s relationship as a couple based on how happy they were together. They were the same with Vivi with Luffy and Sanji with Kiara. The couple was nervous about telling the crew since they were on the same crew. Nami was the nervous one, but Ace was confident about it since he knew a few people from his travels who were a couple and on the same crew. Luffy said he was happy for them and wanted them to be.

“Hai hai! I got it! I got it!” Luffy whined, his nose still stretched out due to Ace pinching him. Ace lets go of his brother’s nose, and it goes back to normal. Luffy rubs his nose while pouting. “Always remember that. Now off to bed or get more midnight meat in th-” “Oh?! MEAT!!!!!” Luffy exclaimed happily, with his eyes sparkling before he rushed out of the bathroom to the kitchen again. “He’s fast…just for meat…” Ace said, surprised, while he watched his brother run off. He then closes the shower door before locking it.

“Is he gone?” Nami asked as she came behind her boyfriend and wrapped her arms around his waist. “Based how on quiet it is…coast is clear.” He smirks as his girlfriend’s hands travel to the tie knot of his robe before she unties it. He smirked as the front of his robe came undone.

“Shall we proceed?” he asked as he turned around and looked at his girlfriend, who had her signature cat smirk again. “We shall.” she said as she now wrapped her arms around his neck. Ace chuckled seductively before he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her passionately. He then worked his hands to undo her towel, and she did the same to his robe.

Day 5

Nami yawns tiredly while she sits up before she stretches her arms. “Didn’t get enough sleep last night, I see.” her boyfriend Ace says as he lies down next to her at the Crow’s Nest with his arms behind his head. “I’m just tired.” Nami smiles. “From last night?” Ace asks, chuckling teasingly. Nami then smirked when her boyfriend mentioned what had happened the previous night.

The couple went on with each other in the ship’s washroom before sunrise. They decided to go back to their rooms at around 3:30 a.m. when one of their crew members could take an early shower. Then, it was too late for them to go to sleep, so they slept in together before noon.

“That and…well…mostly that of what you just said.” Nami smirks. Ace chuckles seductively. “Come here, you.” He said as he pulled his girlfriend down by the waist to lay on top of him. She squealed as she lies on top of her boyfriend.

(A/N - Their crow’s nest is inside, but let’s imagine Franky made a second one like the old-school style ones and the Going Merry had)

The couple decided to go to the Crow’s Nest to enjoy the view of the sky together and relax. The clouds were slowly parting away, showing beautiful blue skies. The breeze was gentle, not too cold or hot.

“Oi oi. I would love to have some fun with you, but another time.” Nami said as she looked down at her boyfriend. “I just want to snuggle you. I don’t want to go rough on you if you are tired from last night.” Ace said with a soft smile.

Nami smiles before she gives her boyfriend a sweet peck on the lips. She then rests her head on top of his chest, hearing his heartbeat with his arms wrapped around her waist. “I can never say no to snuggles from you.” She says happily. Ace smiles as he kisses his girlfriend’s head.

The couple lay there while Ace held her in his arms, making her feel loved, comforted, and safe. The couple closed their eyes as they were snuggled in each other’s arms, enjoying the moment of peace and q--

“AAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” They open their eyes, all surprised and startled by someone shouting. “The fuck?” The couple both said at the same time as they sat up. “COME ON BABY~!” They recognize that voice as the ship’s musician, Brook.

“What has stardom done to him?” Nami asked, all annoyed. She loves his talent with music but gets annoyed with his loud singing as a rockstar when she is trying to relax or work. She’s alright if he’s playing his violin since it’s more peaceful and gentle than a loud guitar.

“New things, I believe…but I want to smash that lovely guitar of his when I’m trying to nap or work.” Ace growled quietly. “I agree.” His girlfriend growled quietly with him. “Yohohohoho!!!” The talented skeleton laughs happily. “Now, what the hell is he laughing about?” Ace asked. “I don’t know, and I don’t care.” Nami said, all angry, as she was about to get up and yelled at the skeleton to shut up.

“Hey Brook! Robin and I are going to play hide-and-seek in the island’s forest and also shop there! Do you want to come?” They heard Chopper’s voice. “Hontoni?! I’d be honored!!” Brook said happily.

“Arigato Chopper…” the couple said quietly as they finally got peace and quiet. It was a perfect day for that. Luffy and Vivi were in town having lunch. Kiara and Sanji were in the kitchen making tonight’s dinner for the Strawhats. Sheik went to town just to be alone. Zoro was taking a nap on Sunny’s head. Usopp and Franky were in town shopping. Jinbe went into town to be alone as well, like Sheik.

“Finally, peace and quiet,” Nami said. How does Zoro sleep through the noise?” Ace asked. “He’s a deep sleeper.” she answered as she lay back down on the floor with her boyfriend, who still had his arm wrapped around her waist and his other hand behind his head.

“Aren’t you one too, babe?” Nami asked her boyfriend. “Well yes, but some days I’m not.” He answered while slowly rubbing his girlfriend’s back. “You have been doing good at not sleeping in front of me, so I don’t mind if you fall asleep out of nowhere,” she said.

“Really? I have been doing it from not sounding like I’m bored with you. I only do it when we are relaxing and snuggling.” Ace said. “I know. But it’s still funny and cute at the same time when you do that.” She smiled. “You and your sweet heart.” He chuckles softly as he kisses the top of her head, causing her to giggle.

Day 6

“Hold on…” Nami chuckled happily as she buried her face in the crook of her boyfriend’s neck. “Hold on to yourself, kitten.” Ace smiled at his girlfriend. Nami giggled against his neck as she wrapped her arms around his neck, and he had his arm around her waist.

It was date night for them, and they decided to have it at Sunny’s aquarium room. Both dressed nicely, and Sanji made them dinner and dessert. After dessert, they decided to sit on the aquarium booth couch, with Nami sitting on top of Ace’s lap while they were having the last of the champagne.

Well, Nami…she was enjoying it too much. Ace was slightly drunk but a bit sober since he only had a few cups of champagne, and his date had more than a few cups.

“You want to go lie down or stay up more?” Ace asked his girlfriend. “Eh?” Nami slurred as she looked up at him. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes squinting a bit. “Why ask me to lie down? The night is still young.” The navigator said with her head slowly wobbling.

Ace smiled at his girlfriend, who was affected by the amount of alcohol she drank. “You sure, kitten?” He asked while he looked into her eyes. “100% and too early to end date night.” She giggled before she leaned in and kissed him passionately on the lips.

The Fire Fist pirate smirks against the kiss and enjoys it. She was right. Why the hell end date night early? He did care about her and made sure she was okay.

Perfect for them without anyone interrupting them. Luffy and Vivi were on a date somewhere in the island’s town. Sanji and Kiara were having their date at the Sunny as well. Sanji, Luffy, and Ace thought it would be a fun triple date night with their girls but decided to have alone time from each other but promised they would. Sheik, Chopper, and Robin were in town to see a show. The rest of the boys, Zoro, Franky, Jinbe, Usopp, and Brook, were in the Sunny having a drinking contest at Usopp’s Factory. So their peace isn’t disturbed finally—just them.

“We could continue date night in the bedroom if you want.” He mumbled against the kiss. Nami chuckles against the kiss when her boyfriend mentions the bedroom. “Well now that you mention th-“

*BOOM!!*

The whole ship shook from the loud sound. The couple pulled away from their kiss as they stood there, all surprised to know where the noise was coming from. “Now what?” Nami slurred, all annoyed, before she let out a small hiccup. Yep…She had too much fun with the alcohol.

The couple would stay at one of the hotels on the town’s island. But they were all booked up since the island is a really popular place to stay. The crew was right to stay in the Sunny since they were going to be on the island for a while due to upcoming storms and to keep away from the Marines, World Government Agents, and/or Bounty Hunters.

“AOW! Super gomen ne!” The shipwright cyborg Franky comes into the room, lifting his arms up and pressing his forearms together. “What the hell happened, Franky?” Ace asks. “One of Usopp’s inventions goes off again, and it causes an explosion.” Franky smiles shyly.

“Again?!” Nami asked, all angry. “I’m gonna kick his ass.” Nami said as she was about to get up from her boyfriend’s but stumbled as she stood up. Ace managed to catch her in his arms as he stood up. “Oi Nami?! You alright?” Franky asked, all worried. “She’s fine, just too much champagne on date night.” Ace assured the kind cyborg as he carried her bridal style in his arms. “Ah got it.” Franky said with a relieved smile before he left the room.

“Can you take me to Usopp so I can kick his ass?” Nami asked her boyfriend before she let out a hiccup. “Don’t worry about him love. We can continue date night in our room with a nice hot bath.” He said as he was about to walk out of the room with his girlfriend in his arms.

“What about the champagne? It would be romantic to have champagne in our bath.” Nami said with a seductive smile as she wrapped her arms around his neck before she let out another small hiccup.

Ace chuckles at her small hiccup. He finds it cute because it sounds like a small kitten, and it suits her really well since she acts like a cat as well. No wonder she got the title the Cat Burglar. Not only is she sneaky and attractive, but she does act like a cat. Here’s how her boyfriend sees her as definitely a cat.

Ace thinks of her as seductive and passionate about getting him to be in bed. But she can also be like a sweet kitten when she makes those kinds of noises: sneezes, squeals, and/or is clingy to Ace when she misses him.

That explains why he also calls her ‘kitten’, and she loves that nickname he gave her. She decided to give him one as well to suit his powers and mostly how attractive he is. ‘Hotshot’, ‘Hot stuff’ and or ‘hottie’. He liked it when she called him those nicknames. He teases her if she calls him a ‘hot head’ based on his powers, and he gets angry most of the time. She just laughed and asked why she would call him that when he was being such a kind gentleman to her.

“Kawaii~.” he said lovingly as he took his girlfriend to their bedroom. “Shut up.” She scolded him before she let another hiccup, and her cheeks flushed. He chuckled again at her embarrassment. He loves to see her like that, and he does love to tease her.

Day 7

*🔞 BE PREPARED👀*

“Ah! Ace…Ngh!” The orange-haired navigator moans before she gasps with delight as she feels her lover’s tongue in her folds. The dark-haired pirate smirks as he thrusts his tongue in and out. His eyes were slightly closed, and his hands groped her thighs.

The crew decided to stay at a cottage inn, but they got their own cabins. It was perfect since they heard this place wasn’t fully booked anymore. They decided to stay there as they needed a break from staying in Sunny. They considered it their home, but they needed a break from the seas, and the storm was coming soon. It was perfect for Ace and Nami since they got the place to themselves.

The couple decided to have another date in town by walking around town and doing other stuff. Nami took him shopping at a lingerie store, and he enjoyed seeing his girlfriend in different sets of lingerie. They then ate at a few restaurants, one for lunch and then dinner. They also walked by the beach, each other holding hands.

Now, back at their own cottage, lying naked in bed, kissing each other and their bare skins touching each other. But Ace decided to take his kisses…somewhere else. Her moans were music to his ears at this moment, making him want more of her. Her legs had his head between his face and were resting on his shoulders. She was lying back against the bed, feeling like she would come any moment as her lover devoured her.

“Ace…I’m…I’m…Ah~! Aaa…” She moaned as she felt his lips gently brushing against her folds before it was his tongue again. “Ace…I’m…gonna…” Nami said between gasps as she felt like she was going to come.

She then didn’t feel his lips or tongue anymore on her clit. She heard him pant to catch his breath. He looks up at her, panting as she is tiredly pouting that she didn’t get come. He smirks at her as he licks his lips.

His girlfriend looked so sexy, with her naked body covered in sweat and her beautiful orange hair fanned out against her pillow yet slowly getting damp from her sweat with a few strands sticking to her forehead.

To Nami, her boyfriend looked like a sexy beast with his bare muscles covered in sweat. His dark hair was a mess and damp from his sweat, with a few strands sticking to his forehead.

“You wouldn’t let me finish…” She moaned out. He chuckles seductively. “Settle kitten…” He said as he sat up on his knees, and her legs were now over his shoulders. He smirked as the tip of his hard cock was pressed against her folds, preparing to enter.

Nami smirked seductively as she stared at her lover, who looked the same as her. “This is the best part.” He said with soft pants. “Always has been ever since we went out…” She said as she got comfortable for her lover to take her.

“As always…” He chuckled seductively before he-

“HOLD ON SANJI!!!!! THIS FIGHT AIN’T OVER!!!!” “OI LUFFY!!!!!!!! GET BACK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!” “YOUR ASS IS MINE MOSS HEAD!!!!!!!!” “THE HELL YOU SAID CURLY BROW!!!!!!!!!!”

The couple stood there annoyed in bed now as they were about to make love… when they heard four assholes who happened to be Ace’s little brother also, his captain, the gentleman cook, the hot-headed swordsman, and even the timid sniper outside of their cabin. What’s even worse, they could hear it outside from their bedroom window, meaning they were right by their bedroom.

“You have got to be…” Ace grunted, all annoyed under his teeth. “…fucking kidding me…” Nami finished her boyfriend’s sentence while everyone was annoyed as well.

“Even at our…” Nami grunted, annoyed under her teeth. “…perfect timing together…” Ace finished his girlfriend’s sentence as well.

“Why aren’t Luffy and Sanji with the girls?” Nami said, all annoyed. “My little sister is taking them to see a live show with Chopper, Brook and Robin. And I can’t believe those assholes said no to it.” Ace growled against his teeth. “Can they do it somewhere that’s not near our cabin?” Nami growled angrily. “Clearly not when they are blind idiots.” Ace growled still.

Ace moves Nami’s legs off his shoulders as she rolls to the other side. She then sits up before getting out of bed, grabbing her boyfriend’s button-up shirt that was on the ground that he had stripped off. Ace grabs a throw blanket that was on the end of the bed. He wraps it around his waist.

Nami then opens the nightstand’s drawers to grab her Clima-Tact. “Ah, Nami!” her partner Zeus, who was in the baton, says happily. "Shut up and do your job.” Nami growls angrily at her partner as she holds her staff up close to her face. Zeus gulps all nervous at his master.

Nami usually puts Zeus, who’s part of her staff, in the drawers when she gets intimate with Ace. She finds it weird like he’s staring at them. Also… he can be a pervert sometimes if he’s bored.

“Shall we?” Her boyfriend asked who was by the window. He saw his four crew mates fighting outside. One member was their captain, who also happened to be Ace’s brother. “Open it.” she said as she arrived before the window next to her boyfriend.

Just then, the Fire Fist pirate opened the window before he and his girlfriend kicked their crewmates’ asses. The fight between the four men stopped as they were knocked out by Ace’s signature power ‘Fire Fist’ and Nami’s Zeus Mace. They also knocked them out with their other fighting abilities.

“Aaaaaa…” The four male pirates grunted in pain and were on the ground, all beaten up by the couple.

“WILL YOU FOUR ASSHOLES SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! YOU KNOW WHAT BIG PAIN OF ASSES YOU ALL BEEN EVER SINCE WE WENT OUT!!!!! WE EVEN CAN’T DEAL WITH YOUR GODDAMN CHILD PLAY BEFORE WE STARTED GOING OUT!!!!!! IF YOU FOUR DO IT OUTSIDE OUR CABIN OR ROOM AGAIN YOUR ASSES WILL BE THROWN IN SOMEWHERE IN THE SEAS!!!!!” The couple yelled out before they closed their window and then the curtains.

“God, those four.” The couple sighed, annoyed, as they walked back to their bed. “Weren’t those your crew mates, Nami?” Zeus asked. “Shut up.” Nami said as she put her baton back in the drawers, to Zeus’ annoyance, as he was still part of the baton.

“How did you deal with them before I joined?” Ace asked as he sat on the bed. “Beat their asses, but it was exhausting. How did you deal with Luffy before you went to the seas?” Nami asked her boyfriend. “Oh, you know he’s a pain in the ass, but he is my brother. Yet brothers can be a pain in the ass still.” Ace said as he rubbed the back of his neck.

Nami chuckles at her boyfriend. “Hm? What?” Ace asked as he looked up at his girlfriend. “Nothing.” She said while she made her way toward her boyfriend and stood before him. “Nothing? Then what the hell are you chuckling for?” The dark-haired pirate asked. “I’m teasing. You are just cute based on how you talk about your siblings.” She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He smiles softly at his girlfriend. “You are the same as well when you mention your big sister.” Ace said as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

She giggles as she leans down to kiss her boyfriend on the lips. “Do you know how much I love you?” she mumbles against the kiss. “Yes, and I feel the same about you a lot.” He mumbles against the kiss. The orange-haired navigator chuckles against the kiss before she then sequels happily as her boyfriend pulls into the bed. He pins her against the bed and kisses her neck as she giggles.

He chuckles befanden looks down at her sm,iling at him. Ace smiles down at her as well. “You are so beautiful.” he says before giving her a sweet kiss on her soft lips. Ace pulls away and looks at her. “I wish I could run away with you somewhere quiet.” The dark-haired pirate said. Cat Burglar smirks at him, and her boyfriend mentions that.

“Will thank your little sister for mentioning a stranded island the other day to Sanji and Zoro. I found one the other day that’s not too far from the island. Our only 24/7 for the week of peace and quiet. Don’t worry about the crew, Franky and Jinbe said we will be in this island for awhile due to the Marines and weather. So it will be just you and me for a whole week.” She smirked. Ace smirks at his girlfriend seductively.

“You and your talent with navigation is incredible.” He smiled as he gave her a peck on the lips. “Well, kitten…” He said he unbuttons the top that his girlfriend was wearing before slipping off of her completely. He smirks at her naked body. The blanket around his waist comes off, making him completely naked as well.

She smirks at his hard cock, standing tall. He smirks at her as he sits on his knees on the bed before he brings his girlfriend’s legs on top of his shoulders as he positions himself between her legs.

“Shall we proceed?” He asked seductively. She smirks seductively back at him.

“Give it your shot, hot stuff.”

Finally done! I'm surprised this one is long!!! Well it's funny to see what they have to deal with for 24/7 on one ship. I have been busy and distracted. Sorry this feels a bit rushed and slightly ran out of ideas! But be happy to make more of them in the future when I have time! :)

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*•. anime .•*

my hero academia:: denki kaminari, katsuki bakugo, shoto todoroki, ochako uraraka, kyouka jirou, momo yaoyoruzu, izuku midoriya, tenya iida, eijirou kirishima, hanta sero, nejire hado, tamaki hamajiki, himiko toga, setsuna tokage, sen kaibara, juzo honenuki, kinoko komori, itsuka kendo, tetsutetsu tetsutetsu, keigo takami, toya todoroki, rumi usagiyama, moe kamiji, kaina tsutsumi, yu takeyama, shino sosaki

attack on titan:: jean kirstein, mikasa ackerman, eren jaeger, armin arlert, annie leonhart, reiner braun, sasha braus, hitch dreyse, bertholdt hoover, pieck finger, porco galliard, colt grice, levi ackerman, hange zoe, historia reiss, ymir, onyakopon

jujutsu kaisen:: megumi fushiguro, yuuji itadori, nobara kugisaki, yuuta okkotsu, maki zenin, toge inumaki, kirara hoshi, kinji hakari, mai zenin, momo nishimiya, noritoshi kamo, kasumi miwa, kokichi muta, suguru geto, satoru gojo, shoko ieiri, utahime iori, choso kamo, hajime kashimo, yuki tsukumo, hirumi higuruma

demon slayer:: inosuke hashibara, zenitsu agatsuma, kanao tsuyuri, genya shinazugawa, giyuu tomioka, shinobu kocho, mitsuri kanroji, iguro obanai, sanemi shinazugawa, tengen uzui, makio uzui, hinatsuru uzui, suma uzui, kyojuro rengoku, tamayo, akaza, aoi kanzaki

haikyuu:: tooru oikawa, hajime iwaizumi, issei matsukawa, takahiro hanamaki, daichi sawamura, koushi sugawara, asahi azumane, yu nishinoya, ryunosuke tanaka, tobio kageyama, shoyo hinata, tadashi yamaguchi, kei tsukishima, keiji akaashi, koutaro bokuto, wakatoshi ushijima, eita semi, taichi kawanishi, tsutomu goshiki, hayato yamagata, rintaro suna, aran ojiro, osamu miya, atsumu miya, akira kunimi, kiyoomi sakusa, tetsuro kuroo, kenma kozume, morisuke yaku, yutaro kindaichi, keishin ukkai, kiyoko shimizu, hitoka yachi, komori motoya

tokyo revengers:: keisuke baji, takashi mitsuya, takuya yamamoto, manjiro sano, senju akashi, chifuyu matsuno, rindou haitani, seishu inui, hajime kokonoi, haruchiyo akashi, soya kawata, wakasa imaushi, shinichiro sano, ran haitani, emma sano, yuzuha shiba, takeomi akashi, izana kurokawa, ken ryuguji, takemichi hanagaki

bleach:: ichigo kurosaki, rukia kuchiki, orihime inoue, uryuu ishida, rangiku matsumoto, yoruichi shihouin, retsu unohana, shunsui kyoraku, soi fon, kisuke urahara, byakuya kuchiki, renji abarai, ulquiorra schiffer, grimmjow jaegerjaquez, shinji hirako, ikkaku madarame, jushiro ukitake, yumichika ayasegawa, shuhei hisagi, izuru kira, szayelaporro granz

bungo stray dogs:: osamu dazai, chuuya nakahara, atsushi nakajima, ryunosuke akutagawa, ranpo edogawa, akiko yosano, fyodor dostoyevsky, sigma, michizo tachihara, tecchou suehiro, doppo kunikida, junichiro tanizaki, gin akutagawa, ichiyo higuchi, lucy montgomery, mark twain, mushitaro oguri, ozaki kouyou, bram stoker, yukichi fukuzawa, sakunosuke oda, ango sakaguchi, margaret mitchell

chainsaw man:: denji, power, aki hayakawa, quanxi, angel devil, asa mitaka, reze, kishibe, kobeni higashiyama, hirofumi yoshida, michiko tendo

blue lock:: rensuke kunigami, yoichi isagi, meguru bachira, hyoma chigiri, reo mikage, seishiro nagi, rin itoshi, sae itoshi, shouei barou, asahi naruhaya, wataru kuon, michael kaiser, alexis ness, ryusei shidou, kenyu yukimiya, zantetsu tsurugi, ikki niko, aoshi tokimitsu, jin kiyora, nijire nanase, ranze kurona, tabito karasu, yo hiori, julian loki, jyubei aryu, oliver aiku, shuto sendo

naruto:: sakura haruno, neji hyuga, rock lee, shikamaru nara, hinata hyuga, temari, ino yamanaka, ten ten, kurenai yuhi, sasuke uchiha, orochimaru

one piece:: nami, vinsmoke sanji, roronoa zoro portgas d. ace, nico robin, vivi nefertari, usopp, trafalgar law, shanks

hunter x hunter:: kurapika kurta, chrollo lucilfer, feitan portor, leorio paradinight, phinks magcub, nobunaga hazama, machi komacine, pakunoda, shizuku murasaki

seraph of the end:: shinoa hiragi, guren ichinose, mikaela hyakuya, yuichiro hyakuya, shinya hiragi, shiho kimizuki, lacus welt, mitsuba sangu, rene simm, shigure yukimi, rika inoue, krul tepes, ferid bathory, mito juujo

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The world of One Piece

by Lilylovesanime

In this au, a bunch of animes I've watched (with mixed themes), will meet each other! They will then react to the world of one piece, which, is a complex world! Eventually, they'll meet original characters and stuff but anyways... Sorry about lack of tags I have no idea... Also a lot of one piece angst will be included in this story, sorry... Don't worry it'll get happy! Eventually, the world of one piece will get telepoted. Sorry for lack of Bleach content, I'm still in the middle of it. I'm in the bount arc currently.

Words: 244, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of The Reaction fics

Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga), 異世界はスマートフォンとともに | Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni | In Another World With My Smartphone (Anime), 赤髪の白雪姫 | Akagami no Shirayukihime | Snow White with the Red Hair (Anime & Manga), Black Clover - Tabata Yuki (Anime & Manga), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, How many fandoms are there, Dangan Ronpa 十神 - 佐藤友哉 | Dangan Ronpa: Togami - Satou Yuuya, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Hataraku Maou-Sama! | The Devil Is a Part-Timer!

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Vinsmoke Sanji, Nami (One Piece), Usopp (One Piece), Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates, Class 1-A (My Hero Academia), Mochizuki Touya, Tatsuya Shiba, Miyuki Shiba, Ash Ketchum, Serena (Pokemon), Gou | Goh (Pokemon), Koharu | Chloe, Makato Naegi, Sadaou Maou, Demon Slayer Corps Ensemble (Kimetsu no Yaiba), Tanjiro Kamado, Shirayuki (Akagami no Shirayukihime), Obi (Akagami no Shirayukihime), Kiki Seiran, Zen Wistalia, Mitsuhide Rouen, Asta (Black Clover), Yuno (Black Clover), Abarai Renji, Kurosaki Ichigo, Inoue Orihime, Ishida Uryuu, Sado "Chad" Yasutora, Kuchiki Rukia, Gotei 13 | 13 Court Guard Squad Captains

Relationships: Roronoa Zoro/Vinsmoke Sanji, Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako, Monkey D. Luffy/Nami, Kamado Tanjirou/Tsuyuri Kanao, Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates & Other Fandoms, Multiple Relationships - Relationship, Shirayuki/Zen Wistalia, Mochizuki Touya/Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni | In Another World with My Smartphone, Satoshi | Ash Ketchum/Serena, Gou | Goh/Koharu | Chloe

Additional Tags: So many fandoms so Idk if all of them will be included, I've watched all of these animes for crying out loud, Except bleach i'm still on season 4 :(, includes amvs, Reaction, One Piece is the main fandom <3, I just love One Piece thats why, Angst, Happy, Both angst and happy i guess?, Developing Relationships, The more I know about the fandom the more that will be included and more characters, Amv links will be shown at the end of each chapter, I don't have any more tag ideas :(

source: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49676275

[itsuki-minamy]

"AYAKA – SIDE STORIES 06": ESCAPE

TRANSLATION: NARU-KUN

* List of Chapters

(1)

Aka Ibuki's parents died when he was eight years old.

It was an accident.

On the night of the typhoon, the car his father was driving fell off the mountain road when he was returning home. Perhaps because of the shock of the accident he had no memory of that moment. Before he knew it, he was lying alone in a hospital bed.

According to the doctors, it was a miracle that he survived.

He heard from his aunt that the truth was different.

"It's my sister's will. Please prioritize prolonging his life."

Apparently that was his mother's will. His father died instantly. His mother was also told that he had died shortly after telling his aunt.

His aunt followed the will of his mother.

That's why Ibuki didn't die.

After being released from the hospital, his aunt took him in, but that didn't last long. After a month of waiting for Ibuki to recover physically and mentally, his aunt took him on a boat and sailed to an island in the south.

The name of the island is Ayaka Island. It was the first time he visited the place.

As soon as he arrived, his aunt headed to a deserted cafe in the old town.

There he met a man wearing a Hawaiian shirt with a really bad print. He is in his early twenties, but despite his youth, he has a strangely old and withered feel to him.

"Hello..."

The man stared at his aunt, smoking the pipe in his mouth and ruffling his strange, finely braided hair with his hands.

"He is neither a dog nor a cat. Don't say that lightly."

"I can't raise this child on my own. Not because of his qualifications. Also because of his environment."

"Then, why me?"

"There is no other suitable option."

"I'm not a random fortune teller either."

"I heard you're already taking care of someone."

"Is he originally from this island? It doesn't matter."

"Not one or two people will change."

"So he's neither a dog nor a cat."

Interactions between the adults went back and forth, like a conversation on the other end of the phone.

For starters, even though she is his aunt, he barely knows her. She is his mother's younger sister and she visited his house once or twice a year. That was the extent of her existence. He has never played with her and has never really talked to her. They only had a strange exchange once. He sensed that not only Ibuki, but also his father and his mother, who was her older sister, were overwhelmed by his aunt's presence.

This was probably due to his aunt's taciturn and gloomy personality, and also due to her unknown occupation.

However, the reason Ibuki is alive is because of his aunt's "business".

That's why... he actually wanted to live with his aunt. He also told his aunt, but she rejected nephew's request.

And she brought him here. She approached a man with a bad attitude sitting across from him at the table.

"I'm not a real "Myakutsugi". If I keep him on my side, things won't turn out well."

When he told her that, her aunt was as grim and expressionless as she always was. However, there was something beautiful about the way she sat in the chair, although she didn't seem worried. It's the same solid place where Ibuki's wishes were rejected.

"First of all, you'll probably be in trouble if you stay like this. From what I saw..."

The man looked down and glared at his aunt.

"You've made a lot of progress, right? Isn't this a good opportunity? Why don't you wash your feet?"

"It's not just me."

"Anyway, I'll give you a hand, okay?"

"It's useless. If you take risks, things will get out of control. This is the path I chose in the first place."

"Did you choose?"

"No. I had a choice. I made the decision."

The man took a deep breath and closed his eyes, groaning softly. His aunt kept her face like a mask and said nothing more.

The shop windows were open and the sunlight streaming in illuminated the tables. The ice cubes melted in the glass on the table in front of him, making a sound. He could hear the bubbling sound of cider. Ibuki listened attentively to the silence of the adults, staring at the small, playful bubbles in the glass.

Then, he suddenly looked up...

He noticed that the man was looking at him.

Their eyes met. There was sympathy in the man's eyes. Since his parents died, other adults... besides his aunt... have looked at him.

However, there seemed to be a depth in that man's eyes that he had never felt before.

He has a harsh but rich depth, just like the ocean that surrounds this island.

"Heh.", the man's mouth curved into a smile. He laughed. That alone was strangely attractive to him.

"I'm Yanagi."

"Eh?"

"Makoto Yanagi. What about you?"

"Ibuki Aka."

"Aka? That's another strange name."

His classmates had told him that many times, but that was the first time he had heard it from an adult he had just met. Furthermore, he was smiling arrogantly. He seemed congested, but for some reason he didn't feel any discomfort.

"You heard what we said, right? Your heartless aunt plans to leave you with me. Are you okay with that?"

It was a mocking tone, but he could understand that it was meant to ease Ibuki's tension. Then he nodded frankly.

His aunt said it was useless and Ibuki said the same. The only relative he knows is his aunt, and if she doesn't want him by her side, there is no other adult he can trust. For Ibuki, it doesn't matter if it's a stranger, a facility somewhere, or an ugly man in front of him.

Just one thing.

The man in front of him, who called himself Yanagi, had a special "meaning" to Ibuki.

"...You're also a "Myakutsugi", right?"

His aunt told him. Yanagi is a "companion" of his aunt.

After confirming that the Yanagi man nodded, he continued.

"Please. Please teach me."

That was Ibuki's only purpose at that moment.

Yanagi stared at him and then let out a sigh.

"Hey, do you know what a pulse connection is?"

"I don't know the details. But I..."

He looked at his aunt sitting next to him. Whether or not she noticed Ibuki's gaze, his aunt was still looking at Yanagi with a mask-like expression on her face.

Ibuki's life was saved by his aunt.

If he could be like his aunt...

At that time, if he were "Myakutsugi"...

It is possible that his father and mother had not died.

"I want to become "Myakutsugi"."

Ibuki shifted his gaze from his aunt to Yanagi and said with deep emotion.

Yanagi's eyes looking at him grew deeper.

That's when it happened.

"...Oh, perfect."

Yanagi suddenly muttered.

Then, a small white shadow gently slid across the table where the three of them were facing each other. He entered the store through an open window. Ibuki couldn't help but feel shocked.

An insect... no, that size he immediately thought it was a small bird, but they were both different. It's origami. For an unusually shaped paper airplane, it's oddly flimsy. It looked more like a cut-out piece of paper than origami. Best of all, it slid on the table and didn't fall. He continued to float above the table.

Ibuki's eyes widened, but Yanagi and his aunt didn't seem surprised either.

"Did you find it? Bring it to me."

He spoke to the floating origami. Ibuki didn't understand and looked at Yanagi and then at his aunt in surprise and doubt, but neither of them offered any explanation.

However, he suddenly understood. It's Yanagi. He is controlling that piece of paper with the power of "Myakutsugi".

"......"

After a while...

Garan.

The bell rang and the cafeteria door opened.

Then a breeze blew through the gap and the same piece of paper he saw slipped into the tent.

Then a boy entered the store following the piece of paper.

The person who entered was a boy about Ibuki's age. Although he was a child like him, he wore the Japanese clothes of a shrine priest.

The piece of paper flew through the air and headed towards Ibuki's table. The boy's gaze followed the movement of the paper and reached Yanagi. He then looked at his aunt, who was sitting with him, and then at Ibuki.

He seemed like an intelligent boy and had the grace of a "good-natured monk". He felt that the gap between the boy in the deserted cafeteria, dressed in Japanese clothing, and a child, highlights something like the boy's "elegance". He reflexively thought it was the exact opposite of him.

Separated by his parents, abandoned by his relatives and surrounded by a heavy atmosphere, he is a gloomy child who does not know what the future holds for him.

He is a pure and wise boy who wears a perfectly wrinkle-free suit and looks at him without the slightest hint of darkness in his eyes.

However, curiously, no feeling of inferiority arose. Maybe it was because the surprise of the piece of paper was still there, and maybe it was because he felt "out of place" at first. Before feeling miserable compared to his opponent, he thought, "What is this?".

A strange, hairy guy who appeared in the middle of a serious topic.

The imbalance of the situation is as if the god enshrined in a small shrine on the island suddenly showed his face in the human world.

"Haruaki. This way."

Yanagi called and the boy approached. After bowing slightly to Ibuki and the others, he asked Yanagi, "Master?", as if he was asking for an explanation.

Yanagi addressed Ibuki first, not the boy.

"Aka. This is Kurama Haruaki. Like you, he is my disciple and seeks to be a connection."

He was relieved. What his aunt had mentioned earlier in the conversation, "taking care of him alone", was probably referring to that child. This boy, who seems to be the exact opposite of him, has the same goal as him.

And...

"So, Haruaki. This is Aka Ibuki. From today, he will be my youngest disciple."

Hearing those simple words, not only Aka, but also the boy in front of him, couldn't help but look at his face.

The expression on the boy's face was one of surprise, confusion and anxiety. And a little hope for the future. A friendly curiosity towards Ibuki, who is the same age.

What about Aka? He wondered how he was looking at him now.

Yanagi smiled, showing his white teeth as the two fell silent due to the suddenness of the situation.

"Let's get along, okay?"

Beside him, he heard his aunt let out a small sigh of relief.

That day, Ibuki Aka met Kurama Haruaki and became Makoto Yanagi's apprentice.

It was the beginning of a new life with a new family.

After...

(2)

Seven years later.

The same smile from back then was in front of Ibuki's eyes. Inside a black frame. Ibuki just stared darkly at that smile that he would never return.

Five days have passed since Yanagi sacrificed himself to quell the fire dragon after the Shinoshima eruption.

Two days had passed since Yanagi's funeral.

(In the end, I...)

It has been seven years since he arrived on the island and seven years have passed since he received Yanagi's teachings. Ibuki worked hard on his training every day and the results of his training were imbued with him. This year he turns fifteen. Ibuki is now on the verge of connection.

But did those seven years really have any meaning?

Ibuki intended to connect like him to protect "his family". But the result is this. Ibuki also lost his "family". This unbearable loss shattered Ibuki's seven years.

His body was heavy. It was as if the flesh and bones had turned to mud. The pitch-black tar adhered to his entire body, eroding it and weighing on his heart. He even felt that his anger at his defeat was being crushed.

In the end, he was unable to protect him.

No, even if he had wanted to protect Yanagi, they couldn't even die together. Even gathering all his strength until the end.

"......"

Ibuki clenched his fists as if to fight the feeling of emptiness. He gritted his back teeth. The force rebelled against itself and his still scarred body groaned in pain. However, it really wasn't enough. He was sure that he deserved more intense pain. The pain was so great that it destroyed him.

However, no pain would be enough to drown out that crippling loss.

"...Aka-kun."

Ibuki turned around slowly when he heard the voice from behind.

Momoko Amamiya was standing there. Her complexion is the worst, but she keeps smiling. This person is always like this. Even when times are difficult or sad, she perseveres and gets through them with a calm smile on her face. She tries to get over it.

"Are you okay? You didn't get much sleep last night either, did you?"

"It's nothing... I'm fine."

"So, what about food? You haven't eaten anything since this morning, right? Shall I make you something simple?"

"No... I have no appetite."

Momoko's smile turned into a wry smile at Ibuki's empty voice.

"But... the wound hasn't healed yet. You need to nourish yourself a little."

"Such thing..."

What Momoko said was correct. She always carefully accumulates the most mundane and everyday things. She doesn't worry about it, but she doesn't hesitate, as she becomes the basis of her life. Only through that rich foundation created, people can advance. She understands it without any logic.

Momoko herself must be enduring a loss as profound as his. Still, she can care about others. Ibuki felt quite inferior to her strength.

Except that...

What is the meaning of nourishing yourself now?

There is no “future” he can move toward now.

Ibuki stayed silent and Momoko didn't force him further. She shifts her gaze from Ibuki to behind him. Ibuki turned to look at the deceased once more, hoping to be drawn in as well.

Makoto Yanagi.

It was exactly like the impression he had when they first met, that he was a careless guy. At the same time, he was also a "great hermit", worthy of admiration by the people of the island.

Strong, generous and bold. However, he was a mysterious man who also had small subtleties.

Ibuki's master. And, maybe... a second father.

He thought of him as some kind of monster that wouldn't move no matter what he did. It was a natural existence, as if it were part of this world, like the wind, water and sun.

He couldn't believe he wasn't there anymore.

"...I'm sure he'll be apologizing in the afterlife. He'll be exaggerating, saying it's hot, but he won't feel bad in the least..."

Momoko said jokingly. There was a slight tremor at the end of the sentence, but Ibuki pretended not to notice.

Makoto Yanagi is dead. He died.

Maybe... normally, it shouldn't have happened that way.

(Damn! It's my fault after all.)

He knew that the fire dragon's power was increasing. Yanagi also took precautions against that problem. It is true that the moment was terrible, but if there had been a little more time, it would have been possible to deal with the situation.

That little bit of time.

They couldn't prepare for even that small period of time.

He couldn't help his master.

What a shame.

"I..."

A series of melting thoughts welled up from the depths of his heart. A dizzying fever and chills shook his entire body.

(I should have stayed. Even if he had died as a result.)

When he thought of the relief he felt at that moment, he couldn't help but cry. At that moment, he would have given everything he had and lived his "life" to the fullest. There may have been some regret, but there must have been some pride.

But it was not suitable.

He left his master and retired.

And he will continue to live without the feeling of being "alive."

(Why? Why is this happening?)

So...

"...Aka."

The moment he heard that voice, it was as if the black tar that was eating him suddenly ignited and burst into flames. The feelings welling up from deep within his chest turned into anger like magma.

He looked back.

His brother was standing there, looking at him with a sad look.

His heart beat violently. The flow of blood seemed to press against his earlobes.

Still, the reason he didn't get angry right away was probably because Momoko was there.

"Haruaki-kun."

Momoko's voice had a slight hint of impatience. Although he didn't talk about the details, she must have guessed something from the way the two of them behaved when they returned from the island. They had grown up like true brothers, but an unusual rift had developed between them.

"......"

Ibuki took a step forward. As he passed by his brother.

"Come on."

He said quietly and continued without looking back.

After a moment, he realized that his brother was following him. Ibuki continued walking, trying with all his might to contain himself, who looked like he was about to explode.

"Ah, Aka-kun?"

Momoko called out to him from behind, but he ignored her and left. Even his brother didn't criticize Ibuki's attitude. He may have decided it would be better if it was just the two of them too. Without saying anything, Ibuki put on his shoes and walked out the door. His brother followed him in silence.

Without thinking, he walked around the house and out into the garden. Ibuki was in front, followed by his brother.

In fact, he was planning to move to a more remote location. But when Momoko disappeared, he couldn't take it anymore. Ibuki's body trembled and stopped. His brother also stopped, following his movements. Ibuki turned his entire body around him and the two looked at each other.

"......"

Kurama Haruaki, Ibuki's brother.

Kurama calmly accepted Ibuki's silent scolding gaze.

Kurama's complexion was pale and his expression dark. Compared to the face of his brother, Ibuki, he seemed to have aged suddenly. He wondered if it was since Yanagi died that he looked him in the face like that. Even when they recovered the body of his mentor and at his funeral, the two barely exchanged a glance.

And now...

Ibuki felt like he was going to lose himself with the anger bubbling inside of him. He could feel the negative emotions boiling and burning his mind and body.

"Ah..."

Stepping ahead of his brother who was about to call him, Ibuki spat out a sharp question.

"Why did you run away?"

Kurama's face stiffened.

+++++++++++

As Momoko had guessed, there was still a gap between the two of them at that moment that was dripping with blood. A sharp and icy crack where pain, anger and helplessness erupt.

Maybe the brothers were trying to make up for it. Ibuki still thinks there's no way he can do something like that, but maybe that's what he wanted to do at that moment.

Trying to heal the wounds, even a little. Look forward like Momoko.

Of course, he couldn't do that.

In fact, the gap widened.

For Ibuki, the conversation they had only confirmed that it was impossible to repair their relationship. It was clear that the two had separated.

So he left the island. He wouldn't say anything. He wouldn't leave anything behind.

Not that it was a guess. But, he could not stay on the island.

However, as soon as he left the island, he had an idea of where he should go. Or maybe he was remembering it unconsciously. A phrase that his master once told him. He listened to snippets of a conversation he had with a "girlfriend" who was "from the same industry" as if it were someone else's business.

It was like catching a cloud.

Still, Ibuki bet everything on that possibility without hesitation.

(3)

A Mitama floated in the air, emitting a faint light.

For young Ibuki, "it" he rarely saw existed in his daily life, like a butterfly or a spider. It wasn't until he was finally old enough that he realized that "it" was invisible to anyone but him.

When Ibuki found out, his mother told him not to tell anyone. However, Ibuki didn't think that being able to see "it" was anything special. There was nothing good about being able to see "it," and he had never had a bad experience because he could see "it." To young Ibuki, "it" was so obvious that he didn't feel like thinking deeply about it.

So, of course, he had no idea of the dangers such a "specialty" entailed.

"Help me!"

Behind a nearby shrine stretched a half-abandoned grove of trees.

What he saw that day was a little different than usual. It usually gave off a dim light, but that day it seemed cloudy for some reason. Seeing it made him feel disgusted. Then he threw a stone. It was a light feeling, like he was shooing it away. He never thought "it" was going to "fight back".

The murky light condensed and solidified, revealing a pair of creepy eyes. He attacked Ibuki, shaking with laughter.

He ran away desperately.

But "it" haunted him.

As he chased after Ibuki, "it" gradually grew larger, becoming more sinister and "disgusting" as he approached from behind. Ibuki almost stopped breathing from fear.

Still, he resisted with all his might.

"Go over there!"

He waved his arms and raised his voice.

At that moment, "it" suddenly stopped moving, but the situation only got worse. Due to the encouragement given to him, his eyes recognized Ibuki and pointed firmly.

"It" jumped and approached.

That would hit him.

Ibuki instinctively closed his eyes, but the pain and shock he had predicted did not come. On the contrary, he noticed that the "unpleasant feeling" he had felt suddenly vanished.

When he opened his eyes in surprise, he saw the back of an adult standing there, as if he was protecting Ibuki from "it".

It was his aunt. Just as Ibuki was shocked once again by "it", he fell to the ground on the other side of his aunt and melted as if he was boiling. Ibuki looked dumbfounded at the scene in front of him.

His aunt looked over her shoulder.

Then, she told him with the same cold look as always.

"You have talent. It's not good."

+++++++++++

It was raining a lot.

A woman dressed in black mourning stood in a corner of the cemetery, holding a black umbrella. The flowers she had offered lay wet from the rain on the grave in front of her.

Ibuki looked at the woman's back from a distance, compared it with the vague memory of her, and then walked out under the shade of a tree. There was no umbrella. Instead, he pulled the hood over his head.

The woman should have noticed him by now, but there was no noticeable reaction from her. Ibuki walked towards the woman in front of the grave, consciously trampling the gravel under his feet.

Silently, he stopped behind the woman.

The drizzle gently hit the woman's umbrella, wetting Ibuki's hood. The smell of plants melting in the rain tickled his nose.

(What should I say?)

Ibuki pondered as he looked at the woman's back.

"Long time no see, huh."

The woman opened her mouth first. After a few seconds of silence, Ibuki answered briefly: "Yes.".

"How old are you now?"

"Fifteen."

"Yes. It's been seven years since then."

The woman said as she slowly turned around.

She looked at Ibuki.

"You have grown."

"...Compared to before."

After all, he hasn't seen her since he became Yanagi's disciple. It is their first reunion since childhood. At the very least, it was natural that the figure had grown larger.

On the other hand, the woman in front of him had not changed at all from what he remembered. At least that's what he thought.

A pale face and lifeless eyes. She has an inorganic touch, with an exhausted expression. It's the same as when she invited Ibuki to Ayaka Island. It was as if time had stopped for her.

However, unlike when he was a child, Ibuki could now see things.

Tense but perfectly controlled vitality. She is sharp and hard, but also flexible. The woman in front of him possessed the "power" of a well-trained Japanese sword. She also has a dark "power" that causes the blade to become soaked in blood.

Ibuki unconsciously gasped at the cold touch. His body was naturally tense.

Yanagi's "companion".

Another person Ibuki knows.

(How should we talk?)

Ibuki was thinking more nervously than before. However, as if to relieve his stress, the woman turned her head and looked at the grave again.

The grave where Ibuki's parents are buried. These are the graves of her sister and her brother-in-law.

Today was the anniversary of their death.

"Do you come here every year?"

He asked before thinking about it. "Yes.", the aunt answered the question indifferently.

"Because it's a relationship."

"Relationship? You mean your immediate family?"

"That's true... but it's a little different. For me, my sister was the thread that connected me to the world she lived in."

"World?"

"Yes."

His aunt nodded slightly.

"A different world than the one I am in, a real world. It is because I am connected to that that I was able to avoid falling."

"Even after her death?"

"Life or death does not matter."

His aunt said flatly. There was no pressure from those words, but Ibuki still couldn't help but tremble.

"I'm definitely connected to that place. For people like me, that fact is important. I visit here once a year to confirm its importance."

He was aware that he probably didn't fully understand the meaning of his aunt's words, that she said that so calmly. Still, he felt that he could grasp the "weight" contained in her words. She dared to tell him that story and that was her intention.

In fact...

"It seems that Yanagi has died."

He assumed that meant the introduction was over. She got straight to the point.

As Ibuki trembled and prepared himself...

"But yes. It seems like that man didn't take any shortcuts. It was the right decision to leave you there."

"What do you mean?"

"Now you can stand on your own."

That was a surprising evaluation and he had to admit that it was an evaluation that went against his expectations. Once again, Ibuki realized that he wanted to be looked down upon as an immature chick instead of treated as a full-fledged person.

Because once they recognize you, you can't trust them anymore.

He pressed his lips tightly. Once again, he was made aware of his own weakness and complacency.

Her words and actions were probably based on reading Ibuki's intentions when he came to meet her. However, he couldn't go back there. He had to hold on to that, even though it was ugly.

"Please."

Ibuki exhaled from all over his body.

As if he wanted to throw himself to the ground, he fell to his knees and prostrated himself.

"Please make me your disciple. I want you to start from scratch!"

The mud soaked his knees and the rain wet his back.

Inadvertently...

"You said a long time ago that I have a talent. Then you will be able to bring out that talent. Any method is fine. It doesn't have to be the right path. Even if I stray from the path!"

A long, heavy silence followed.

Only the rain was pouring down, severely chilling Ibuki's body.

After...

"Why?"

Her aunt asked briefly.

Ibuki rested his forehead on the ground.

"I want revenge on my master's enemy! I don't want to lose anyone else. I want the "power" to do it!"

He appealed with all his heart.

At that moment, it seemed as if the life line flowing beneath the earth trembled slightly.

The silence returned.

After...

''Even if you go off the path...''

His aunt murmured. Even though the few lines she said were in the same voice as before, it sounded like some kind of crazy emotion was coming out of her.

"It seems you've heard from Yanagi."

"...There aren't too many details."

"Still, you know that, right? That I am a user of evil methods."

"Yes."

"And you came to me?"

"That's all."

Ibuki answered clearly.

His aunt took a deep breath.

Her voice was somewhat hoarse, as if she had suddenly aged.

"...Moron."

(There is no doubt. I am stupid. Still, I cannot choose another path.)

He couldn't choose.

That day, Aka Ibuki became a disciple of his second master in his life.

(4)

"The important thing is harmony."

Ibuki nodded tentatively in response to his brother's explanation, not really understanding.

It's been half a month since he went to the island, he separated from his aunt and became Yanagi's apprentice. They had already met with the Amamiya family, where they were staying, and Sanji Inou, who was a friend of Yanagi, took care of all the arrangements. Ibuki is already a resident of Ayaka Island. Legally, at least.

However, he did not feel that he fit in on this idyllic island that he visited for the first time. In fact, he makes her realize how foreign he is.

"Ah. Look! The flow of life is very rich on this island, right?"

As his older brother said, "that thing" was common on this island. Additionally, they are all a little larger than those seen on the mainland. This fact was undoubtedly part of the wealth his brother was talking about, but Ibuki's honest impression was that there were a lot of insects in the field and they were huge.

Apparently, on this island, "it" is called "Mitama".

"...I see. Now that I understand things like harmony and abundance, please tell me more about the techniques. If I'm going to be a connection, it won't work unless I can use jutsu."

Ibuki grumbled, feeling self-conscious.

To put it in a childish way, to Ibuki, a pulse connection is a "wizard". And a magician is a magician because he can use "magic". A wizard who can't use magic is like a fish who can't swim. No, first of all, literally speaking, a person who cannot use magic is not a "wizard".

And the brother in front of him, who is only a year older than him, is certainly capable of using magic.

He was later told that the mysterious pieces of paper floating in the air that he saw when he met them were apparently manipulated by his brother. This boy already masters the same connection technique as Yanagi and his aunt.

However, when his brother heard Ibuki's hurried murmurs, he shook his head as if he had his way.

"No, Ibuki-kun. The most important thing for a pulse connector is not to manipulate the technique, but to feel the movement of the vital pulse and vital energy. To become one with nature, or, rather, to observe the life form. I mean, the art of connection is just a secondary aspect of that style."

His brother gave him a pompous lecture with a clear and proud expression on his face. It's been half a month since they met, but he already had a good idea of his brother's personality. He is an intelligent, classy and somehow elegant "good monk", just like the impression he had when he first met him. At the same time, he was a "weird guy" who was quite out of place.

If the two were classmates, it would probably be for the other's sake to force him to become the troublesome class president. He was sure he would be happy to do it too.

However, when he becomes "brother", he is quite annoying.

"...Haruaki."

Yanagi has also confirmed that there is no need to hold back. Ibuki shouted his brother Kurama's name with a clear hint of displeasure, even though they still called each other by their last name.

"I already completely understand your connection theory. But I came here to learn the technique. Both you and my master can use it, but I am the only one who still can't use it. I don't like that. I can't forgive myself for being the only one who seems to be "different"."

"That's because Ibuki-kun just became an apprentice."

"It's Aka."

"Eh?"

"Come on, Aka, it's okay."

He didn't want to pressure him, but his voice came out naturally. Kurama looked confused. He wanted to get along with him, but it wasn't working. That was his face.

Ibuki continued speaking, realizing that the cause of this was not Kurama but himself.

"I also heard something similar to what you are saying from my master. I understand that this way of thinking is the basis of connection and that it is important. I suppose it is a philosophy of connection or a way of thinking. But with that said, I want to go there as soon as possible."

Now that Ibuki has lost his parents and left where he lived, the only people he turns to are the feelings of being "connected". And even before that thought was even vague, Ibuki felt like he was wasting his time without even having his feet on the ground. That feeling also led to frustration.

He wanted to "feel" it as soon as possible. To feel that he was not wrong, to feel that this is right and to be able to accept the current situation.

"...Please, Haruaki."

Kurama also seemed to sense Ibuki's frustration. His older brother withdrew his usual smile and looked at Ibuki with a serious look. Then, after some hesitation, he made up his mind and nodded.

Face Ibuki head on and slowly close the distance.

"Close your eyes."

"Eh?"

"Alright."

Kurama spoke with a serious tone. Ibuki suppressed the resistance that he had suddenly learned and closed his eyes as he told him.

"Breathe deeply, relax your body and try to relax."

Following Kurama's words, he only opened one eye. Kurama, who was standing right in front of him, had both eyes closed. Likewise, he took a deep breath and relaxed, concentrating slowly and deeply. Ibuki quickly closed his eyes and took a deep breath, sharpening his awareness.

Concentration.

Ibuki's thoughts disappeared.

"Can you feel the movement of the life force flowing through you?"

"Somehow."

"Focus on the flow."

"I'm doing it..."

"More. Like seeing it with your eyes, touching it with your hands, feeling it."

"......"

He thought it was ridiculous.

However, he quickly discarded the ridicule and became serious.

He seriously concentrated from the bottom of his heart to feel the vitality. At a level that he didn't even notice on a daily basis. He chased the sensations that he had somehow always felt, as if he were seeing them with his eyes or touching them with his hands.

The vitality within him.

Kurama's vitality was right next to him.

Besides...

"Oh, the Mitama came. Do you understand?"

"......!"

He understood it.

His eyes remained closed. They haven't even touched his body. However... the Mitamas were at their side.

Two... no, there were even more. Three bodies, four bodies and more. There are many different ones, eleven in total. Floating in the air, as if emerging from the ground, a total of eleven Mitamas approached and gently surrounded the two of them. He could clearly feel their presence without seeing them with his eyes or even touching them with his hands. Not only their existence, but also the curiosity that the Mitamas have towards them.

Recognition.

That fact gave him goosebumps with excitement.

"...Okay. So, while we maintain the current state, let's take our senses "outside". "Down" would be good. Look further down, under your feet. Do you recognize it?"

Recognize. There was something there.

Far below the ground he walked on.

Something vast, like the ocean, shimmered and flowed underground. A mysterious band of light that is both dazzling and vague at the same time. Vast, secret, solemn and beautiful. Countless... swarms of Mitamas, as many as stars, are born like bubbles and are devoured again.

The things that make up the world cannot be seen with the naked eye, but they are definitely there.

The life line.

Just looking at it made him feel like he was being sucked in.

Ibuki was...

(Wah...)

He screamed and stumbled, feeling like he was drowning. He clung desperately to whatever his hand suddenly touched.

Ibuki was about to fall when something gently covered the hand he was holding himself with.

"Touching, pulling and connecting with that thing is what connects us to our pulse."

Before he knew it, Ibuki opened his eyes, which should have been closed. His back was broken and he clung to his brother, grabbing the chest area of his clothing with both hands.

Kurama lightly placed his palm over the hand he was holding on to.

Kurama was silently looking at Ibuki with his usual smile on his face. Ibuki gasped, looked at Kurama, came to his senses, and let go of his hand.

The feeling he had just before disappeared.

However, the "real feeling" remained.

The "real feeling" that he had definitely come into contact with something bigger than he wanted, but far beyond him.

"I'm sure you can do better if you practice..."

Kurama said shyly and looked at Ibuki.

"What do you think, Aka?"

He didn't seem proud and he didn't even seem like he was trying to react. It was a simple, natural question with no other intentions.

Ibuki took a deep breath.

His body was full, but his mind was blank. He had no time to decorate it nor energy to protect himself.

Just openly, but with a serious face...

"I'm hungry."

Kurama smiled widely and nodded.

"I agree."

+++++++++++

A moonlit night in the mountains, in the middle of nowhere.

Ibuki stared at "it" with an icy gaze as it laughed silently. The bulging eyeball in the center of "it" looked at Ibuki with amusement.

Ibuki now knows the familiar name of "it".

Aramitama.

"Uh, "exterminate" the core without damaging it."

Ibuki nodded slightly without turning around as his master ordered him from behind.

There is a power that flows beneath the earth and is the source of life.

Yanagi has that power, which goes by various names around the world... and his aunt also called it "the life line". It is said that all life originates there and returns there after death. He doesn't know the truth and he doesn't need to know it. What matters is the fact that it is about "power".

Pulse connection is a technique that uses that "power", the vital energy that flows through the veins of life.

Ibuki crossed his arms and fingers to form a seal. Although the movements were Yanagi style, his aunt, who became the new master, did not try to change her disciple's movements to her own style. That's because his "true strength" isn't there.

"Man, earth and sky!"

Ibuki chanted a curse and controlled the life force within himself. Naturally, the essence of life also flows through Ibuki. However, it is not enough to have his own vitality. Therefore, the pulse connector uses his own life force as a priming source, pumping life force from the life line flowing at the bottom of the earth. This is how he makes use of the life force of his life line.

However, when Ibuki used the technique outside the island, he realized once again how blessed Ayaka Island had been with the blessings of life. On the continent, the flow of life is deep and fine. That is why a more severe control of power is necessary.

The Aramitama approached Ibuki relentlessly, regardless of Ibuki's circumstances. He still didn't have enough vitality. Ibuki evaded the Aramitama's charge by rolling.

(Damn!)

It was as if he had returned immediately after becoming Yanagi's apprentice. However, the new master did not give any advice to the undecided disciple. She was just watching him.

No, or maybe she was just watching. Whether Ibuki is injured or not, there is no guarantee that his aunt will help him.

But that was fine.

A trusting heart becomes sweet. Pampering takes away strength.

"Man, earth and sky!"

Ibuki reassembled the technique once more.

The lifeblood that flows underground sometimes rises to the surface and bursts out of the surface. When the life force that has left the life line acquires a certain quantity and density, it takes a form called Mitama. Ibuki has seen the mysterious sea moon swimming in the air since he was a child. Those who have the talent to do so cannot see it with the naked eye and are basically useless and harmless, like insects.

However, the life force that constitutes the Mitama sometimes becomes "stagnant" due to the influence of the outside world. When all their vitality stagnates and becomes clouded, the Mitama strengthen their own existence and begin to attack things that are sources of influence from the outside world: people.

Like that Aramitama right in front of him.

(Next, decide!)

With a strong light in his eyes, Ibuki completed his technique. Life pulsated and moved the atmosphere. A whirlwind occurred that gained momentum in the blink of an eye. Furthermore, the life energy that created the whirlwind condensed and converged, turning into a sharp blade.

Countless swords slashed at the Aramitama. The Aramitama let out a voice that could not be called a scream or laughter as it broke into pieces and crumbled.

Finally, only the center eyeball, the core of the Aramitama, remained in the air. However, the moment Ibuki relaxed his mouth, the last sword grazed their eyeball.

"Ah..."

He couldn't help but exclaim. But it was too late. The wound caused by the blade spread rapidly and the eyeball, like the rest of his body, collapsed and disappeared.

(Damn.)

Ibuki gritted his back teeth. His aunt's instructions were not to damage the core. And the Aramitama that just disappeared before his eyes was the third Aramitama of the night.

He has done it many times with the Aramitama. Even if the individual was much more powerful than the current one, he was confident that he could purify it on his own. That's what it seemed like.

Neither the unfavorable conditions of being outside the island nor the irregular fighting style of leaving behind only core can be used as an excuse. That result is nothing more than proof of Ibuki's immaturity. The feelings of worthlessness that he had been carrying since losing Yanagi were finally weighing heavily on him.

However, even after the disciple's third failure, the aunt's expression did not change.

With the same calm voice as the two previous times...

"One more time."

She said briefly.

Then, his aunt raised her right hand slightly and gently extended her index finger.

Then, she murmured a spell into her mouth.

In the dark forest deep in the mountains, his aunt's fingers were white as if they were glowing faintly in the moonlight.

As if attracted by the whiteness, a new Mitama emerged from somewhere in the forest.

The Mitama floated and approached his aunt without hesitation.

Like a dragonfly, he perched on the tip of her outstretched finger. Then, after shaking his body, he began to stagnate and become cloudy. At the same time, he expanded and became more sinister. Ibuki tensed and paled even though he was already getting used to the sight.

Finally, the Mitama's appearance changed drastically, the center of it opened and an eyeball appeared from within. From Mitama to Aramitama. It's his aunt's technique. Deliberately contaminating one's vitality was an act considered taboo in Yanagi's teachings.

"Exterminate it without damaging the core."

His aunt's voice sounded cold.

His aunt pointed her index finger at Ibuki. The Aramitama was ejected and jumped into the air, expressing distorted joy. Ibuki shook off the fear of his family, not the fear of Aramitama, but the fear of taboos, and focused on the fourth battle.

This time he was successful.

The Aramitama's body disappeared and only the eyeballs and cores that remained fell to the ground.

Leaving Ibuki, who was breathing heavily, his aunt silently approached the core and gently picked it up, as if she were picking a wildflower.

She moved directly in front of Ibuki.

"Hand."

He was salivating. Ibuki didn't want to admit it, but he extended his hand in a shy gesture. His aunt gave Ibuki the core she had collected.

Ibuki's gaze was fixed on his own hands.

He couldn't immediately describe the sensation that arose from his palm. It's raw but fake, slimy but sharp. However, he felt as if he was throbbing slightly. He is dirty, scary and stirs up negative emotions. At the same time, he was brutal, domineering and destructive.

The "power" of the Aramitama was still very present.

"It is diluted to the limit. In my opinion, there is no problem with its constitution. However, it is still not easy."

The rather modest warning sent a shiver down Ibuki's spine.

If it is painful, he will endure it. However, it was difficult to shake the physiological reluctance to do something even more unforgivable than the taboo his aunt had shown him.

If what he was about to do was a legitimate connection, for example, to Yanagi, it must be an unforgivable act. Ibuki himself would have hated him just a few weeks ago.

But now...

In front of Ibuki's eyes, in the palms of his hands, a certain "power" crouched in a terrifying shape.

In search of that "power", Ibuki left the island and the people who lived there.

He deviated.

Even if he deviates from the right path...

"Please prepare for the next thing."

"The next?"

"It looks like a big dining room."

Ibuki forced a smile and raised the core of the Aramitama above his head. He grabbed it with the fingers of both hands and crushed it with all his strength. The core collapsed and the thick contents spilled onto Ibuki's face. Ibuki opened his mouth wide to accept it and swallowed it.

It looked like a suicide attack.

During Ibuki's childhood, he followed in Yanagi's footsteps.

(5)

The season has arrived when it is cold on the island.

While sweeping the shrine grounds, Kurama stopped for a moment to look at the trees. Then, he suddenly thought of the passage of time.

The smell of the air was changing. Also the appearance of the trees. The pulsation of vitality.

Coming soon...

"...It is winter."

The flow of time never stops. He may not notice it right away, but changes occur day by day.

It does not matter what happens.

For example, even if a younger master or disciple disappears.

Kurama was reconsidering that obvious thing.

"He said he was going to the mainland. Maybe he doesn't want to be on this island without Yanagi-sensei right now."

Momoko said it. She also said: "If that's the case, it's okay.".

However, Kurama felt differently. He wouldn't say that Momoko didn't feel the same way, but for that reason alone, he couldn't believe that his younger brother was leaving the island.

He never runs away. Even now he felt that he left the island to move forward.

The youngest disciple left the island without saying anything. After that, Momoko received a letter where he told her not to worry, but she hasn't been able to contact him.

"I'll let him do what he wants for now."

Inou said it. Even as he said that, he seems to be working behind the scenes to at least try to discover his whereabouts. Now that Yanagi has passed away, he volunteered to serve as legal guardian for Kurama, Ibuki, and the others. Even Kurama couldn't oppose Inou's meticulous attitude of watching over him.

Just when...

"I wonder if this is okay."

He didn't know it. And there was no one left to tell him the answer.

Kurama stared at the trees as they prepared for winter.

After that, he went back to cleaning the temple grounds.

+++++++++++

"Look. It's burned."

"You, again... you just started a fire without permission and your master scolded you."

"What? You don't need it?"

"I did not say that."

"In that case, look."

"God..."

Kurama stopped sweeping the ground and turned to Ibuki with an angry look on his face. However, his angry face quickly turned into a bitter smile, and by the time he reached Ibuki's side, squatting in front of the remains of the bonfire, he had returned to his usual kind face.

"Yes."

Ibuki said, crouching down as he handed her the baked potato.

The Kurama who received that was...

"Hot!"

"Idiot. It's freshly baked. Don't hold it with your bare hands."

"Because you're... ah, it's floating in the wind, right? You're very skilled."

"This way it cools down faster."

"You use jutsu for stupid things..."

"I put out the fire with jutsu and I also use jutsu to clean up the aftermath. This is what I practice every day."

At the younger disciple's words, Kurama smiled once again and said, "Yes, yes.". Then, after making a hand seal, he recited a short spell, awakened a small kamaitachi, and peeled the skin off a baked potato as if he were using a knife.

Ibuki, who had been proud of his brother's sophisticated techniques, adopted a serious expression. Seeing the slightly regretful expression on his face, Kurama smiled and asked, "What do you think?".

"As always, you're good with that jutsu."

"Because I have the basics. Unlike someone who just wants to do practical things."

"What you are about to eat is a product of that application."

"I see. Thank you, Aka."

Kurama obediently thanked him and sat next to Ibuki. Ibuki, perhaps at the right moment, grabbed a baked potato and broke it in two.

When they both took a bite at the same time, satisfied smiles appeared on both of their faces.

"What do you think of this roast?"

"Raise your arms, Aka. You're a fully-fledged pulse connector now."

"Oh, I got my brother's approval. However, my goal is not to be a "full-fledged" person, but to be in the same league as the "strongest"."

"You don't need strength to run a roast potato shop."

"It's not a roast potato shop. I mean, why would I have a roast potato shop?"

Ibuki glanced at his brother, who still seemed a little out of place.

Meanwhile, Kurama was smiling and stuffing his face with baked potato.

"Come to think of it, Aka. Is this something Momoko-san and Jingi will share?"

"They can't miss it."

"What about the master?"

"......"

Ibuki was speechless. Originally, since he had been scolded for starting a fire earlier, he subconsciously intended to keep it a secret from Yanagi.

However, apart from Momoko, he did not believe that young Jingi was capable of keeping a secret.

Kurama seemed to be having fun somehow.

"The previous approval is on hold. If my master finds out that I don't have enough, he will definitely punish me."

"...In other words, we don't have to find out. Change of plan. Let's eat it all ourselves."

"Isn't that what it means to be persistent?"

"So make sure you don't reveal it. I'm telling you, since you ate it, you're an accomplice, Haruaki."

"Let's do this. Give the two remaining roast potatoes to Momoko-san and ask her to serve them for dinner."

"So, are you going to share the two pieces with everyone?"

"I'm going to use it as a cooking ingredient. Momoko-san will be happy, right?"

"Oh, I see..."

"Maybe some baked potatoes would be nice. Or melt butter and sprinkle with salt..."

"You're so brilliant, Haruaki! That's why you're my master's best disciple."

"Hehe. Harmony is important in everything."

"In that case, let's test the potatoes to make sure they are cooked properly."

"That's right. It's difficult if it's half-baked."

They both laughed as they finished the baked potato.

Then, when Yanagi saw the potatoes lined up for dinner, he looked at the two disciples of his in front of Momoko, who was praising the person who provided the ingredients.

Then, without saying a word, he sat down at the table, smiling bitterly at the two strangers.

[ecargmura]

Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds Episode 1 Review: From The Creator Of K

Alright, we’re at the start of Summer anime. Here’s the first of the three I’ll be reviewing for this season. Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds has a slow start. It’s an introductory episode that tries to introduce the characters and what the plot is going to be about.

From what I’ve deduced from the first episode, it’s going to be a mix of supernatural and mystery. Our main characters will be fighting these Ara-Mitamas and then a bigger plot will happen. That’s definitely what’s going to happen. This is a GoRa anime. If you’re familiar with K, it's a little different from K as it has less characters and maybe a more concise plot?

The story is about Yukito Yanagi who graduates middle school and is moving back to Ayaka Island, an archipelago of seven islands and where he was originally from. He doesn’t remember much since he left the island at five years old. Yukito has unusual supernatural powers that manifest when his emotions are unstable. Because he had hurt someone in the past, he decided to maintain a distant demeanor just so he doesn’t get too emotional. Yukito seems like the typical gloomy MC, but I do like what I see from him right now. All I want to know is whether or not he’s adopted and what his true origins are; I think the plot will get there. From what I’ve seen, he’s going to train to be a Ley Master as it is the focus of the show.

Unfortunately, he meets a green-coded man named Jingi Sagawa who was tasked to take him back to Ayaka Islands. He’s a menace and I hate his guts. First off, this man waits for Yukito in front of his middle school piss-ass drunk and then he has the AUDACITY to push him off a bridge. Once Yukito’s powers activate because he got riled up, Jingi then shoves him in his magic bag and then once he comes to, he’s on a boat to an island. I’m surprised Yukito can maintain his composure because I’d be on the verge of murdering this man if he ever those stunts on me. When they’re on the island, Jingi continues to be annoying as he shows off his skills to kill the Ara-Mitama, turns out that it’s still alive, so he proceeds to THROW Yukito into the monster just to get him emotional in order to defeat the monster. He deserved that drop-kick. I don’t care if he was trying to help Yukito; he’s mean and annoying. It’s supposed to be considered funny, but it’s not. I hate Jingi already.

The only other characters prominently introduced are Momoko, the landlord of Yukito’s father’s property, and Inou, the mayor and Yukito’s legal guardian. Momoko’s so cute. I love her design. She also needs to beat the snot out of Jingi on-screen because he deserves it. I want to see more of her. Inou seems like a nice man too. I need to see more of the other character to give a full opinion. The Mitamas are cute.

The animation isn’t anything too special, but it’s pretty. This is a GoRa anime, after all. Look how pretty K was. The scene where the rural nature of the island was shown was very gorgeous. I think GoRa has improved with the animation quality. If GoRa does things right, maybe this can be as big of a hit as K was.

I think what draws me to this anime the most is the mystery. Why does Yukito need to return to the Ayaka Islands? What’s the secret of his birth? Why was he escaping the island with young Jingi at the time? What are these Mitama and Ara-Mitamas? The fact that I see so many questions makes me want to continue watching them to see how they will be answered.

The opening is sung by Angela, who sung the opening for K. Check out her song for K, Kings. It’s super good. 

The voice acting is good. All I know about Yuto Uemura is that he voiced my favorite Luminaria character Lucien, but he does have a good grasp of sounding young. Takuma Terashima voices Jingi. I do like how well he changes from flippant to serious when the scene calls for it; that doesn’t make me hate Jingi any less. Momoko is voiced by Saori Hayami. I mean, it’s Hayamin; her voice is distinct. However, I do wonder what sort of role she’ll play. You can’t just hire Hayamin and not have to voice someone minor. Nobuo Tobita voices Mayor Inou and I’m surprised he was voicing him; I didn’t recognize his voice. Oh and Yukito's father is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda, who makes a return from K (he voiced Mikoshiba in K).

All in all, I’m curious to see where this anime will head off since this is a GoRa work. I do have some expectations as I enjoyed K. I’ll be tuning in every Saturday for this show!

[teragames]

Confirman la fecha de estreno del anime AYAKA

Revelan a cuatro nuevos personajes del anime AYAKA (@AYAKA_animePR) que nos confirma su fecha de estreno.

El anime AYAKA confirmó que su fecha de estreno será el 1 de julio en un nuevo trailer en el que también se anuncia a los actores de voz detrás de cuatro nuevos personajes. Ellos son los actores de voz que fueron confirmados para los nuevos personajes:  Kenjiro Tsuda como Makoto Yanagi   Saori Hayami como Momoko Amamiya. Nobuo Tobita como Sanji Inou. Hekiru Shiina como Mitama. Revisen los…

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A Week of Positivity: Sunday - Character Shippin' (Bleach and OP)

Sunday - Today, as part of my ‘week of positivity’ I’m going to discuss the other character ships that I’m fond of from the Bleach and One Piece series and WHY I like these pairings. They’re all kinds of pairings, and these are just a handful so that I’m not obnoxious with a crazy-ass list. ...and I shouldn’t have to say this but I know how people can get: of the pairings listed here these are not the only ones I dig, there’s more but my complete list is too long.

THERE ARE SPOILERS IN HERE, YA BEEN WARNED.

As most people who follow along with the stuff I make can tell...I am 150% a GrimmIchi fan and I do a bunch for shipping them in the fandom as fanfic and fanart as well as some LawKid(d) stuff but there are lots of other great pairings and never in my life would I actually say that I can ONLY see a specific character with one specific other character Never. I have too much of an imagination. So here, a window into my thoughts on character ships:

- BLEACH -

Ichigo Kurosaki and Renji Abarai - After briefly being enemies Renji and Ichigo learned to be friends and to trust each other, now they empower each other’s confidence, will and stick together tight as glue. I think the king pin that drives my brain into ‘these two could work as more than friends’ even by their canon selves is the fact that they’re always ragging on each other so hard and physical contact (fights included) is a part of their relationship. I dunno they’re such close friends and it’s a real signal between people when they start getting handsy and teasing excessively.

Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki - As we learned in canon, and if you look for hints in older Renji’s behavior, Renji gets a little crush on Rukia when they are younger and this seemingly never goes away. Rukia enjoys Renji and stays around him and considers him often. They are side by side as they grow up. They see loss together. Grieve together. Celebrate success together. Eventually fight together and get back to each other after Rukia is adopted and goes through hell from her adventures in the human world. The bonding that Rukia and Renji go through in canon is absolutely grand and they’re very close.

Orihime Inoue and Ulquiorra Cifer - As a romantic pairing these two characters would sweep me off my feet. Orihime’s possession of heart and enduring caring and courage with Ulquiorra’s awkward need to understand the heart just blooms before it ends in canon. Orihime seems to be the most understanding of Ulquiorra in the end and Ulquiorra has a strong interest in her displays of heart. The essence of that would be an extremely meaningful relationship to develop more.

Renji Abarai and Hisagi Shuhei - I have no good excuse for this other than the fact that they’re aesthetically pleasing together and have similar personalities that I think compliment each other. Bod-mods and bisexual bros [with benefits] for life. They have some interactions but I’m not even going to justify this ship based on their canon relations because they are both clearly the most interested in boobs in canon.

Soifon (Sui-Feng) and Yoruichi Shihoin - *screams into the mic* I KNOW IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE JUST A GIRL CRUSH BUT THIS SHIP IS PRACTICALLY CANON ALREADY. Soifon has a very real admiration for Yoruichi before and after they settle things following Yoruichi vanishing from Gotei and leaving Soifon to fend for herself. Yoruichi is cheeky enough to play into Soifon’s admiration by teasing her and actually seems to care about her in canon. My brain likes the idea of them taking that close step over from girl crush into more. It’s cute! WHAT?!

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez and Ulquiorra Cifer - ...just because they can’t stand each other in canon. They would make a wonderfully awkward and volatile pair trying to get along and constantly provoking conflict. Struggles and interactions can bond people more as well as being on the same side kind of forces them to interact in canon. The difficulty it would take to fold these two together and the volatile prospect of their relationship is just savagely appealing. A good challenge is not a bad thing and overall I imagine this pairing as extremely carnal.

- ONE PIECE -

Roronoa Zoro and Sanji [Vinsmoke] - They’re shipmates......pun intended. Zoro and Sanji share a playful relationship as their canon selves and they’re quite funny setting each other off. Despite the fact that they drive each other crazy they still give a damn. The heart behind that inspires thoughts of - what if it became more? You could ship these two easily in anything from crack to flat out romance or wild AUs because they’re not afraid to bust some balls or act with heart.

Trafalgar [Water D.] Law and [Vice Admiral] Smoker - Can you say...enemies to associates with benefits? Skinny, sinister and cutting (HAHA, PUN) Law is and if there’s one thing he likes to do it’s being a thorn in select people’s sides as well as destructive. It’s chaos and destroying the system, and who better to buckle Law in with than a person who can barely tolerate chaos and broken systems? Smoker is a serious and gruff character and he only cooperates with pirates when he has to (even though I highly suspect that he has respect for select ones thanks to the Straw Hats). Smoker is also on the side of ‘justice’ so he essentially fights for systems that Law would go after and has infiltrated before. They might seem impossible but I think that challenge of finding situations to blend them with their conflict or contempt is complex and interesting.

[aka-yona]

Naruto: *has ended*

Bleach: *has also ended*

Fairy Tail: *manga on its last arc*

Hunter x Hunter: *eternal hiatus*

One Piece: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[sneek-m]

“Sanji Juunifun” by Taku Inoue & Suisei Hoshimachi [single, 2021]

[the-gothic-lolita]

Anime Ships to Sink

IchiHime:

I'm not Team Edward. Mere infatuation, she just met him through mutual friends in the same class. No relationship has started. Ofc like the majority of shounen, they hook up out of nowhere just to have a new character.

RenRuki:

He's the Gale to her Katniss, fucking dick.

UlquiHime:

GrimmUlqui is far better than this will ever be, I find it homophobic that these 2 men are even being shipped with women.

Shipping Any of Ichigo's Companions:

And neither am I Team Jacob, poor Ishida's feelings for Inoue were one-sided. Bitch doesn't deserve him.

ByaRuki:

Worse than incest, Byakuya WON'T ever stop loving Hisana as people can't seem to understand.

KaiRuki:

One-sided, guy fucking hit a girl.

HitsuRan:

Isn't she the mom he never had? And the guy gives off ace vibes.

Bulma x Yamcha:

And it was a good thing that she dumped her ex's ass for the better whom btw tried to kill her in Namek.

Goku x Chi-Chi:

Same reason as IchiHime. Worse is that she turned out a Tiger Mom stereotype.

Yamcha x Puar/Tien x Chiaotzu:

Ew, beastiality. Chiaotzu got a gf named Ran Ran, not happening.

Gohan x Bitch That Isn't Videl:

Dumb blonde needs to stop stealing him from her best friend. That redhead I hope her new bf dumps her for committing such a blackmail, she should learn to be single.

Goten x Bra:

Unlike Trunks x Pan, there's no legit reason for them to be shipped. Does he even know her?

Pan x Poperu:

What an asshole! He FUCKING dumped her for fighting heroically. Colm, Trunks and Uub should gang up beat the shit outta his sorry ass.

Uub x Bra/Malon:

They never even met, like wtf.

NaruSaku:

One-sided，Sakura thinks of him as a younger brother. She should've just switched with Hinata as heroine.

NaruSasu:

Kishimoto based them on Goku and Vegeta.

SasuSaku:

Same reason as RenRuki.

SasuIno:

Worse than SasuSaku, she has no relationship with him.

SasuKarin:

He doesn't want your ugly skankass.

ShikaIno:

Same relationship as NaruSaku.

Tsunade x Jiraiya:

Older generation version of NaruSaku.

Zoro/Sanji x Nami:

Nothing more than platonic relationships, romanticism of those are disgusting.

Luffy x Hancock:

She's worse than Chi-Chi.

All Noncanon Fairy Tail Ships:

Erza fucking bathed with them in childhood.

Loke x Lucy:

Ew, he's the Sanji to Lucy's Nami.

Gruvia:

One-sided obsession, NOT love. She's the Karin to his Sasuke.

[vannahfanfics]

Oooo, #7 please!

Yaaaas! I could scream about my OTPS until the end of time. Keep in mind that these are kinda normie, and more interesting ships of mine fall under the alternate question of rarepairs, so if you’re interested, someone ask ;)

Number Ten- Roxas and Xion

Kingdom Hearts is one of my all-time favorite game series. I actually began with Days, and Roxas has had my heart ever since then. Roxas and Xion’s relationship is just so pure and devoted, and it just has me some kind of way. 

Number Nine- Renzo Shima and Izumo Kamiki

(Ugh, there are no good GIFs of the two of them, so ignore Rin standing there like a moron and focus on my beautiful pink-haired boy and his purple-haired girlfriend). 

The manga could still go many ways at this point, but ever since their initial interactions, I just loved the idea of the two together. Kamiki is so serious and no-nonsense, while Renzo is just all-nonsense. Absolute perfection. Kamiki’s arc in particular had me feeling some kind of way about them, urgh, my heart! 

Number Eight- Gray Fullbuster and Juvia Lockser

Want to talk about made for each other? These fools. I could write a thesis just on the ways they’ve grown as characters just by interacting with each other. I mean, we’re just practically waiting for Gray to confess his love to her any chapter now! Juvia has matured a lot from “crazy stalker” and honestly, you go, sis. Their love is so deep and pure and it just makes me want to cry. I love them. 

Number Seven- Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia

Ugh, another match made in Heaven. I could go on for days. Any implications of romance aside, their relationship is still so deep and loving and meaningful that it just brings a tear to my eye. You want to talk about ultimate trust and devotion? These two, right here. They are the literal definition of ride or die. My heart. 

Number Six- Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga

Though the writing ultimately failed them, I still love this ship. Potential-wise, they are gorgeous. Two cute beans being cute together? Holy shit! Plus, I love that Naruto is an inspiration to Hinata and I love to think that he encourages her growth, and honestly, Hinata is the ultimate partner for him. He needs someone who can stand behind him and be a source of strength when he begins to doubt himself. They lift each other up in their own unique ways, and it’s just magical. Plus, they are so shy and domestic. Goals. 

Number Five- Gajeel Redfox and Levy McGarden

“You’re small, so stay beside me”? FUCKING ICONIC. To be honest, I always fancied the two based on the subtle hints Mashima gave us, but when that arc hit, man, I was on this ship for life. Then the kiss when he was drowning? The tearful confession when he thought he was going to die? Ugh, man, I’m in my feels. “The big, buff grumpy man is soft for his small wife” is the ultimate trope, confirmed. 

Number Four- Sanji and Nami

Honestly, most of the reason I like this ship is just pure aesthetic. I mean, look at them. Beautiful couple. Of course, at the heart of it all is how they treat one another. Sanji and Nami have such subtle, interwoven, masterful nuance that it’s hard not to envision some kind of connection between them. I love them!

Number Three- Tohru Honda and Kyo Sohma

Fruits Basket was the first anime I ever watched in entirety and the first manga I ever read. I was so excited to hear it was remastered for its anniversary, and that the anime would hopefully span the length of the manga! Honestly, this romance defined a generation. The way Kyo falling in love with her is just so masterfully written that it just makes me soft. God, my heart. 

Number Two- Denki Kaminari and Kyoka Jiro

This one snuck up on me. Before the infamous chapter, I fancied the two; their interactions were fun and aesthetically they’re an interesting combo, but that scene? Kaminari looking into the distance as he thought of the person most important to him, and it was her? Fucking blastoff, man, right up here. I love them so much it hurts. I want nothing but good things for them. I’m crying. 

Number One- Shikamaru Nara and Temari

Ultimate OTP. I will ship them in Hell. The most well-written and nuanced relationship in Naruto and I will die on this hill. They are just such a combo, two dorks who know nothing about love but somehow bungle into it anyway. The looks. The words. The subtlety of blossoming feelings all beginning with mutual respect. Perfection. 100,000,000/10. 

Honorable mentions: Roy Mustang x Riza (FullMetal Alchemist), Sora x Kairi (Kingdom Hearts), Uryu Ishida x Orihime Inoue (Bleach), Ichigo Kurosaki x Orihime Inoue (Bleach), Erza Scarlet x Jellal Hernandez (Fairy Tail), Ban x Elaine (The Seven Deadly Sins), Katsuki Bakugo x Ochako Uraraka (My Hero Academia), Izuku Midoriya x Ochako Uraraka (My Hero Academia), Shoto Todoroki x Momo Yaoyaorozu (My Hero Academia)