Wicked_Fiction

L.O.J.S.H 199

"That's not a toy, lady-." Was all Franky could say as he raised a finger to point at Elly's rifle as the sharpshooter bulled the trigger, shooting him in the shoulder. 

Though he wasn't injured, thanks to his armor, Franky grunted in pain, taking a step back from the impact of the bullet. Elly had upgraded her rifle after dismantling my revolver and explosive bullets, copying their designs, and altering them to suit her rifle.

"That hurts, dammit! You-....

L.O.J.S.H 198

"Morning, Iceburg," I greeted Wilson, Elly, and myself, approaching him as we spotted him exiting the Galley-la headquarters after one guard informed him of our presence.

"Morning," Iceburg greeted back, his eye turning to look at Elly and Wilson, curiously checking them over. "And these two must be your crewmates, no?" he asked, smiling as he noted at the duo in greeting.

"Wilson, my first mate, and Elly, our land spotter," I introduced, gesturing towards my...

L.O.J.S.H 197

"So things didn't go as planned, captain?" Byron asked as he lazed about on the Black Pearl's deck with several others after noticing Johnny's arrival. 

"She tried to out-drink me. Get me drunk and tongue loosed..." Johnny replied, smiling as he approached his Byron and the others. "Big mistake. She drank herself into a stupor, and I don't do necrophilia," he added, with a chuckle, shaking his head. 

"What's this about?" Elly asked from the side, ra...

Character Interviews!

I think I have a pretty solid idea of how I'm gonna do the interview chapters, and I've put it off long enough. 

Hit me up with any questions you guys might have for Johnny and the crew no matter how ridiculous they are, in the comments here or message me.

I'll write a chapter for it once I have enough interesting questions from patrons here and regular readers at Webnovel. But I will be posting it here first.

L.O.J.S.H 196

As she sat in her bedroom, combing her hair in front of a mirror, Khalifa stopped what she was doing upon hearing a whooshing sound, a dark shadow appearing behind her.

"Do you need something, Lucci?" Khalifa asked, raising an eyebrow as she put down the hairbrush. "I need to be ready before my target arrives..." she added, faintly smiling as she began applying her lipstick.

"What do you think you're doing, Khalifa?" Lucci flatly asked as he stood behind her,...

L.O.J.S.H 195

"Sounds good. Thanks. I'll see you tomorrow morning, then."

As she heard those words coming out of the tiny transponder snail in her hand, Khalifa briefly frowned and stowed it away. She had already bugged the Galley-la company's headquarters, along other vital places, with listening devices.

Though sadly, the listening devices never picked up any information on her and her colleague's objectives from coming to Water Seven, they provided a myriad of intel, su...

L.O.J.S.H 194

"That should be it..." I mutter as I fly over Water Seven's shipbuilding island, staring down at a large manor made of stone with several tall buildings surrounding it.

I take a closer look and notice the words, Galley-la Company, on it, confirming my suspicions as I nod my head and descend towards the entrance. 

A tall, tanned man wearing a black tank top in the building's front yard notices my approach as he turns to look at the sky. "WHO ARE YOU AND W...

L.O.J.S.H 193

"As good, if not better than the Oro Jackson...?" I murmured with a wry smile as I turned to look at the Black Pearl, dismissively shaking my head without bothering to give voice to my thoughts.

I loved the Black Pearl as much as I loved any of my crewmates, and I would never replace her with any other ship, but comparing her to the Oro Jackson is a bit too much, even in my opinion, biased as it was.

"You'll understand what I mean once you get a decent shipwr...

L.O.J.S.H 192

"Why don't we head into that lighthouse and find out...?" I remarked with a shrug of my shoulders as I turned to look at the lighthouse, smiling as a little girl with green pigtails poked her head out of the entrance, intently staring at our flag.

"Pirates...?" the little girl muttered, alarm downing on her face. "Grandma! Grandma! Pirates are here!" the girl exclaimed in alarm, seemingly panicking as she turned to look at the lighthouse's entrance. 

We ...

L.O.J.S.H 191

"It's about time we set off, Cricket," I said as I stood in front of the blonde man, smiling. "What are you going to do about the city of gold? Will you go yourself or wait for us?" I asked as I turned to look at the sky. 

"I already told you but as much, but you'll probably die before even reaching the upper yard where the city of gold ended up," I added with a sigh, scratching my head. 

I'm not gonna lie. Cricket was a very likable guy once you go...

L.O.J.S.H 190

"The city of gold didn't sink into the ocean. It flew into the sky," I repeated, still pointing upwards with my index finger as I smiled. 

"Don't give me that look. It will make sense if you think about it..." I remarked as I noticed the strange way Cricket looked at me like I was mentally challenged. "Well, as much sense as the grand line bullshit can make, anyway," I added with a shrug, scratching my head.

"The city of gold was in the middle of this is...

L.O.J.S.H 189

"I'm sure whatever you want to say can wait until then..." Cricket calmly said as he lit up a cigarette, prompting Masira and Shoujou to drop foods bags and the alcohol barrel they were carrying as they went to work putting them on the table. 

"So... you guys are pirates, huh?" Cricket slowly said, his expression turning complicated as the word pirates came out of his mouth. "Are you after the One Piece?" he asked after getting a nod from me. 

"I ca...

L.O.J.S.H 188

"There you are," I said with a smile as I stood near Cricket's house as I saw my companions approaching the vicinity, Lago flying off Elly's shoulder and into mine/

"Captain, are you alright?" Laffite asked as he nodded at me in greeting, the others following suit as they looked at me and paused, waiting for an answer and an explanation. 

"I'm fine," I said with a smile nodding my head as I patted Lago's plumage. "Let's talk here for a minute before goin...

L.O.J.S.H 187

Author's note: I didn't plan on writing more than one chapter per day for a while, but we got three new patrons today, which honestly made my day, so here's a little something that will hopefully make your day as well. 

"Get the captain of this ship!" Wilson exclaimed as soon as they landed on the ship, unmindful of Laffite and Byron's exasperated sighs nor the stunned expression of the vessel's crew. 

"I'm right here, you mannerless basta-" came an...

L.O.J.S.H 186

We approached the chest, and I reached for it with my right hand, trying to unlock it, only to realize it was locked just as tightly as the captain's cabin's door, perhaps even more so. 

I put more strength into my arm, trying to pry it open. However, Elly patted me on the shoulder, gesturing for me to make space and leave it to her, and I nodded as I moved back, letting Elly handle it her way.

Elly nodded at me as she picked up a bobby pin from one of h...

L.O.J.S.H 185

"This looks like a good spot..." Johnny remarked, prompting Laffite to stop the ship in the sea a little distance away from Jaya, the others going to work as they lowered the anchor and unfurled the sails. 

"You guys get ready to dive while I clear the area," Johnny said with a smile as he dived into the water, causing Law, Bepo, and Doc, who still didn't know about his immunity to seawater, to panic, assuming he would drown. 

"Quick! someone jump i...

Announcement!

With the latest chapter I just posted, we are officially 20 chapters ahead of Webnovel. 

It took some time and effort on my part, but I got it done quickly, all things considered. 

This is the new early access quota for every tier:

$1 patrons= two chapters 

$4 patrons= eight chapters 

$8 patrons= sixteen chapters

$10 patrons= twenty chapters

I might try to...

L.O.J.S.H 184

"What's with the weird-looking bird, captain?" Doc Q said as he sat in front of me, giving the south bird standing at the table between us an inspecting a look. 

I honestly couldn't blame him for describing it as weird-looking because of how it looked perched on the table staring me in the eye, its head facing me despite its body facing the other way. 

"Jyo!" the south bird exclaimed, spreading its wings in outrage as it glared at Doc, seemingly tel...

L.O.J.S.H 183

I smiled as I got off the bed, turning to give the three girls sleeping on the king-sized bed with blissful expressions one last look as I put my clothes on, leaving a tip for the three girls in light of their hard work as I left the room. 

I made my way towards the hotel's dining area greeted my crewmates, who were already there having breakfast while ignoring the annoyed looks Elly and the other girls sent me, no doubt because of how loud I was last night. 

...

L.O.J.S.H 182

I sighed as I hung up the call with Fukurou. To be truthful, I didn't care one bit whether he or Kumadori were found by the world government or not, as cold as that may seem.

Fukurou was a loudmouth, incapable of keeping a secret to save his own life with questionable character and principles. And while Kumador was more reliable and perhaps even somewhat honorable, he wasn't much better in that regard. 

I didn't care for them much since my first impressi...

L.O.J.S.H 181

As he stood behind his bar, drying a shot glass with a dry cloth, Terry The Pub And Pies bartender couldn't help but glance at the young man leisurely taking a bite out of the cherry pie he served. 

The young man seemed non-threatening, even approachable and friendly to Terry's eyes, but he knew better. The young man was Johnny Silver Hand, a notorious rookie pirate from West Blue who didn't waste time terrorizing Paradise as soon as he crossed the reverse mou...

L.O.J.S.H 180

"This island has no marine presence whatsoever," I remarked as we docked the black pearl in Mock town's small port, next to several other pirate vessels. 

"We can relax and have fun here without worrying about vice admirals appearing out of nowhere and biting us in the ass," I added with a chuckle, dismissively waving my hand to the side. 

"Not that they can afford to keep such a strong force hounding us anyway," I added in a clear tone. Vice admira...

L.O.J.S.H 179

"I have made a mistake," I flatly remarked as I looked at my crewmates as we all gathered on the Black Pearl's deck, our ship anchored in the middle of the sea. 

I have made a full recovery after several days of bed rest, and the first thing I did was gather my crewmates to own up and take responsibility for my actions, which almost cost us our lives.

"As the captain of this crew, I have failed to consider everyone's safety, allowed my own selfishness to...

L.O.J.S.H 178

I sigh as I open my eyes, feeling slightly sore as my muscles twitch in protest when I try to get off the bed, but I do it nonetheless. 

My stomach gives a protest of its own with a loud growl, and I look around me, looking for something to eat, my eyes settling on a covered dish, a jug of water, and a note sitting next to it. 

I removed the dish's covers, devouring the sandwiches I found under it so fast I didn't even get to taste the food. I then ...

L.O.J.S.H 177

Inside the marine ford, the fleet admiral's office.

Fleet admiral Sengoku The Buddha buried his head into his desk, going over reports sent by the various marine branches leaders from all over the world. 

He sighed as he looked up, pausing his work for a second, only to bury his head back into paperwork, trying to ignore the existence of vice-admiral Garp as the latter sat leisurely on a sofa engorging himself on a pack of rice crackers. His rice cracker...

L.O.J.S.H 176

"Marines keep sinking to new lows every day these days..." the owner of the voice said, strutting to stand in between the vice admirals in front of me as they gave them a wide berth due to shock and confusion more than anything else. 

"You ok, kid?" the man asked, turning his head to look back at me with a wide grin, his broad, rotund figure casting a shadow over me, and I nodded with a confused expression. 

"Lucky Roux..." Momonga said with a frown...

L.O.J.S.H 175

"I no longer have the stamina to use Haki, my devil fruit, or the six powers..." I muttered under my breath as I dived towards John Giant face first, tightly clutching Trition's handle.

"Laffite should be able to make it to the Black Pearl safely... and that's enough for me..." I smiled, all be it bitterly, my gaze set on the gigantic vice admiral. 

"All that's left is to go out in a blaze of glory..." I concluded, firming my resolve to fight to my last ...

L.O.J.S.H 174

Elly ducked, taking cover behind a barrel to dodge a hail of bullets as she stood on the Black Pearl's deck, listening to Laffite explaining the situation with their captain.

"Feel free to break through the marines' barricade and set sail. We'll catch up with you guys as soon enough," she heard Laffite's voice as she showed her face, taking several shots, one marine fallen on his face, unmoving with every bullet she fired. 

"Got it. Don't make us wait to...

L.O.J.S.H 173

I smirked, stopping as I turned to look at the clouds, my ears quickly turning to look at the vice admirals chasing me. 

"I see you've chosen to give up," Onigumo said as he floated in the air, constantly kicking the air with Geppo. "Smart choice for a pirate... not that escaping justice was even an option for you," he added, menacingly glaring at me. 

The rest of the vice admirals shared his glaring expression as they looked at me, except for Yamak...

L.O.J.S.H 172

"Friends of yours?" I asked after giving a look at the various marines surrounding me as I turned to look at Crocodile while gesturing towards them.

"I haven't sunk low enough to call marines my friends just yet," Crocodile replied with an offended scowl, his eyes turning in the direction of the vice-admiral, who seemed to be leading the marines. 

"What is the meaning of this, Momonga?" Crocodile asked, his tone annoyed as he stared at the vice-admiral w...