[4th April - 2005]
"The time has come to introduce the glorious King! The one we have been waiting for!" Ferdinand declares as Baki innocently runs across an outdoor corridor.
"Will this glaze ever come to an end?" - Clifford.
"'Fraid not." Ferdinand assures and the ex Slaves laugh.
He sees Urilia coming before him and expresses joy.
She sees him and expresses wonder.
He passes by her left and says...
"Mom, good afternoon!"
She turns to the back from her left and watches him with a blink. Then waves her right hand above her head and says...
"Be careful, honey!"
He reaches the edge and turns left.
She brings down her hand with a smile and faces her original path from the right.
She then says in her heart as she walks forward with her eyes closed and her face down...
"I love that boy so."
Inside, Baki passes a room by his right where Kelun is sitted upon a chair, left leg crossed over the right, reading a book above his left knee while holding the right side with his right hand.
He says...
"Kon'nichiwa, Nii-Sama!" (Good Afternoon, Elder Brother!)
He doesn't answer.
Baki back walks, reaches the door, faces his brother and says with intent...
"Kon'nichiwa, Nii-Sama!"
"Hi." - Kelun.
"Look me in the eye, brother." - Baki.
"Tsk." Kelun does and looks to him.
"Alright. What now?" - Kelun.
"Say it like you care." - Baki.
Kelun looks up and sighs. Then faces Baki once again and says...
"Kon'nichiwa, Otōto!" (Good afternoon, Little Brother!)
Baki smiles and runs to his left, saying...
"I love you, Kelun!"
Kelun expresses disgust.
The gate opens outward and Baki flashes forth the soonest he steps out of it.
He glides freely across multiple tree branches.
Then grabs one and flings himself down.
He lands upon a major off-road and performs gear. Left and right, then mixes in with the people.
He walks, so happy and so elegant.
"Just look at him... So elegant! Ahh!" Ferdinand declares with love.
"Ehn!" - Clifford.
As he goes, the people greet...
"My Lord!" - A Man
"My dear Lord Baki!" - A Woman.
"Lord Baki." Two men, one after the other.
He acknowledges all.
It becomes overwhelming and he bursts: running.
Lots and lots of people follow behind, saying...
"My Lord!" - Man IV.
"Shower your blessings upon me!" - Woman II
"Which blessings, you people are crazy." - Baki.
Mecca laughs and says...
"He's a real one!"
"Wha'd I tell ya!" - Ferdinand.
"Hmph!" - Clifford.
The people continue to call out as these people speak and Baki laughs with his face up, eyes closed.
"This is so fun!" He says in his heart and dashes.
The people notice and tumble up on themselves.
"He's so amazing!" - Man I.
He runs into a certain entrance with his hands spread and skips while turning to his right.
He enters and stops.
Then gives off a sound of awe as he looks into the depths of the place with an open space above.
|Ronin Market, Yamadow City
Belt Empire|
The people go about their business: buying, selling and supplying.
He walks through, observing with a heavy smile and no one notices.
He turns to his left and walks into an alley. He dodges the people coming through and walks out, the other side.
He releases more sounds of awe as walks into the wide area covered above.
All the way, smeared with light.
He looks around and carries on.
He comes before a small shop where blades are sold.
The man there turns back from his right and sees Baki sitting on one the chairs there.
He becomes happy and calls...
"Oh, my Lord!"
"Sup?" - Baki.
"Ah, this one this place isn't going crazy, what's happening?" He asks as he sits by his right.
"You know, the usual." - Baki.
"Lmao." - Shop Owner.
"Normal Spirit thing to do." - Baki.
"Comes handy. Wish humans could do that." - Shop Owner.
"Swears. Why that tho?" - Baki.
"What?" - Shop Owner.
"Humans. It feels so, you know." - Baki.
"I do. But we can't help it. It is how it is." The Shop Owner says while looking down.
"Is that so?" - Baki.
Baki leaves while waving his left hand at the man and facing him, saying...
"Good bye, Luffy."
"Sayonara, Wakagimi-yo! (Goodbye, Young Lord!)" He replies while waving his right hand back at Baki.
He walks and finds himself before a boat, requesting a ride to the male paddler with the point of his right index.
Not so long, the wind blows and takes his long hair back. As he stays as a King, with his arms folded. Right foot, above the bow.
Behind, the man paddles with speed and precision across a vast river.
(He does so while facing Baki's back)
|Yakone River, Senn City|
"Lord Baki, you do know that are waterfall lies ahead." - The Paddler.
"I do know." - Baki.
"So why?" - TP.
"We will ride it. And after, we will head to Kanju. You can do that much, I trust." - Baki.
"I can but is it not madness? Please don't skin me, my Lord." - TP.
"That's the real madness." Baki says and the paddler looks to him with awe.
"He is..." He says in his heart.
They ride for awhile, not too long and the fall cut comes visible.
"Shit." - TP.
"What's that for? You're a strong one, Paddler." Baki acknowledges as he looks to the paddler from his right.
"I'm scared, boss." He declares.
"Wallahi. (To God.)" Baki says while facing front back.
They come before the cut, pass and fall with the bottom.
As it goes, the two aura farm.
They land and carry on with force towards the open sea.
They reach and enter.
|Serpentine Sea|
"Now then, is there a serpent within'?" Baki asks as he brings his arms down. Then faces the Paddler.
The Paddler looks up at him and asks with a mischievous smile...
"Well then, shall we check?"
He chuckles.
"I can see that you have obtained the madness." Baki says after bringing forth a terrifying smile.
"What can I say? It's contagious." The Paddler declares and chuckles.
Baki follows suit.
A little later, they let out hysterical laughs while facing the Sun.
"Is this your goat?" - Clifford.
"Where's the capital G?" Ferdinand asks and Mecca lets out sounds of discomfort.
They sail while Baki remains sitted, legs folded before the paddler by the right.
The waters shake. The Paddler stop and asks...
"You hear that?"
Baki gets up and goes toward the starboard. He reaches and stops, then observes.
"You see anything fishy?" - The Paddler.
"Good one." Baki compliments and he feels himself.
The rumbles come again but stronger. Then the Serpent breaks out while a resounding roar.
"Oh my." - The Paddler.
"What does he expect?" - Baki.
"You should ask him, my Lord." - The Paddler.
The Serpent stops it's roar and dives to it's right.
Waves come as it does and shakes the boat.
It completely dives and everything settles.
"Scary." - The Paddler.
"Omo." Baki says, comes up on the nose of the boat and takes a dive.
He enters and swims down.
Darkness catches up to him.
His eyes glow and the beast becomes visible.
He grins and surges.
It roars and sends it tail towards his right.
It reaches and he spins over it to the right.
The tail comes in quickly to his left face.
The place stops and distorts.
It comes back and Baki grabs it by the chest. He squeezes and shatters it's bones.
It screams and Baki goes up with force.
They go for a little while Baki holds a grit and break out.
The Paddler looks up.
The waters fall and Baki goes to the back from his right.
Then he grabs the chest once more and bends it back. It screams again.
"Now, Paddler!" Baki calls and the Paddler positions the back of his right stick towards the chest.
He then takes it back and shoots with unimaginable force.
It breaks through the wind while going and pierces into the beast's chest.
The beast roars, he lets go and it falls from the front.
Later on, Baki sails with Paddler. Still in the same position before discovering the Titan.
"That was fun, wasn't it?" - Baki.
"Burnt in memory." He declares with a smile while Baki looks to him.
Baki faces front and they carry on.
Several hours pass and they arrive at the Kanju Empire.
"Come any closer and you will have yourself to blame." A man in a watch tower warns.
"Do they have any idea who comes?" - Paddler.
"Leave them." Baki says as he gets up and points his left hand at him.
He looks to it with a surprised tone.
Baki now raises the back of his left hand with his index pointed up.
A symbol burns out instantly and forms a dazzling shape.
[The 'Crest' of the Kotetsu House]
The man and the rest in the watch towers, recognize with a scream.
Then the man says...
"I'm terribly sorry, my Lord. We didn't know it was you!"
Baki smiles and closes his eyes.
After, brings down his hand and the crest vanishes.
Baki and Paddler walk off the port, leaving behind the boat.
They walk for a while and land themselves before the Throne Room.
The doors open inward and they enter.
"Baki-kun, I thought I told you to come alone." - Akado.
"Forgive me, my Liege. I just couldn't help myself." - Baki.
"Worry yourself not. When it comes to you, all is different." Akado declares and the doors shut.