January 2, 1497
East Blue
Sixis Island
It's snowing currently around the East Blue, and on Sixis Island there is snow too, but just a thin sheet of snow. The stump-like mountain is now named Dracule Tower by Stussy and Mihawk; as it's two against one, Raeven was outvoted, so the name of the mountain became like that.
Currently the three of them are now inside the top floor of the mountain, fitted with the latest technology of Vegapunk. Their home will survive any kind of extreme weather, and their source of power is geothermal energy. This tech cost just 2 barrels of gin.
"Big bro Shakky-san called yesterday and said that she will visit this island and will arrive in a few days," Stussy said while she poured down a cup of tea for Mihawk and Raeven.
"She said that she is bringing her former comrades here; she also said that she had very important news that she heard from a trusted source," Stussy added. This time Raeven became intrigued.
"News, huh? Mihawk won't leave the East Blue for now. Also, tell that old man Kozaburo that it's time to move here. What's keeping him from staying in that village?" Raeven said.
"The old man said before that after he finished his last masterpiece, he would move here. I don't even know what happened to him right now; he won't meet guests at all," Mihawk said, visibly annoyed.
"A masterpiece? Then we'll wait and go give him these two beans; we can't let him die, or the quality of our farming tools will go down." Mihawk just nodded, and then with that, he left.
"Brother, I heard that the Kuja pirates are all women; maybe you'll see our future big sis there?" Stussy teasingly said.
"Maybe in the future; right now I'm still too young. My focus now is on training, brewing, farming, and making sure you guys don't kill yourselves," Raeven said.
Stussy just giggled, and then she headed out too; she was heading towards the 3rd floor, which is her very own R&D room.
"But we really need more recruits, talented recruits. I wish the system gave me more of the shadow Khans," Raeven said as he stood up too. When it's cold like this, the best thing to do is sleep.
2 Weeks later
Kozaburo finally moved to the island; his so-called masterpiece is finally finished. It's a katana that will be used by his grandchild. When Kozaburo arrives, he is with Koushirou and his wife, helping him arrange his things in his new home.
After the old man settled his things, a banquet began in front of his house, which everyone enjoyed. Only Stussy and Koushirou's wife didn't drink too much, but the 4 males became drunk. The party ended at dawn; Raeven, carrying Mihawk on his shoulder, headed to their home with Stussy supporting them.
A few days later, the Ship of Kuja Pirates appeared near this island, and they easily reached the shore; after all, they have two giant snakes towing their ship. When Stussy saw it, she became fascinated; she hurriedly got her notebook and began writing on it.
"It's been a while, Hawky-chan, Raeven-chan, and you too, Stussy-chan. Did you miss sister Shakky?" Shakky said as she waved her hand. Behind her are the previous and the present empresses of the Amazon Lily, Gloriosa and Tritoma, along with the crew aboard their ship.
"This is not the place to welcome guests; let's go towards our home. Welcome to Sixis Island," Raeven said as he looked around. Then he saw the present empress, Tritoma, and she was currently looking at Mihawk, while Mihawk, this absolutely awkwardly dense guy, just glared at the girl. When Shakky and Gloriosa saw this, their smiles twitched only for a moment as they began to think about it; leaving Tritoma here will make the relationship between the Kuja and the Dracules more solid.
When Raeven saw these two old ladies smiling like the sun, he just sighed; maybe Tritoma will be his sister-in-law in the future.
The group entered Dracule Tower, and they were welcomed with a banquet at the banquet floor. While everyone is partying hard, especially the Kuja pirates, Mihawk, Raeven, Gloriosa, Shakky, and Tritoma are currently talking, and Stussy is with the helmsman of the ship, as she was very curious about the giant snakes.
"So why did you come here with them?" Raeven asked.
"Raeven-chan is straight to the point as always, so I will make it quick. We want your complete Rokushiki Manual. Someone told me when he visited my shop at Sabaody that you taught him Rokushiki and Life Return," Shakky said, and then Mihawk on the side of the table blushed. If there's a hole near him right now, he'll jump there and burrow to the ground.
"Whahahahaha, so your charm can still affect him; looks like I need to spar with him for a while," Raeven said as he looked at Mihawk, which made him shudder.
"What can you offer? You see, Shakky-san, the things I want are too few," Raeven added.
"Well, I already knew that my charm is nothing on you. As for what I can offer, we have 2 devil fruits right now, a Paramecia and a Mythical Zoan. We can give those things to you," Shakky said, and then Gloriosa took out two small chests.
"The love fruit and the vampire fruit? Just where the hell did you find these things?" Raeven said. He was shocked the love fruit should be at the hands of the celestial dragons waiting for Hancock, and this mythical vampire Zoan is in that ancient village waiting for Patrick Redfield.
"I knew it. I don't even know what the names of these two fruits are, and you know it. It looks like these two are quite powerful," Shakky said.
"I won't cheat you since we have known each other for a long time. This love fruit is the perfect fruit for you guys, especially for the empress of Amazon Lily. The more beautiful you are, the more devastating this fruit power is. Anything charmed by you will be turned into stone, whether it's a living or a nonliving thing."
"The other one is just as crazy, the mythical Zoan Bat Fruit model Vampire. I won't say anything about the enhancement that a mythical Zoan can give you two; you already knew it. This fruit's special power is that it can make the user immortal as long as they consume blood," Raeven said, which surprised everyone beside the table.
"So are you going to trade them?" he added.
"Of course we are. Ray-san said that devil fruits have wills of their own and they will choose who will wield their power. These 2 fruits want to be with you here, so we will trade them," Shakky said.
"I don't really need these two fruits, but I'll keep them here. This mythical Zoan gave this to Tritoma. The whole world is getting chaotic; without strength, your country won't be safe. As for this love fruit, I'll keep it for now. I don't know if fate is joking with me, but I'll get along with it for now," Raeven said. This time they are surprised again by his generosity.
"You are giving me this? A Mythical Zoan?" Tritoma said.
"I saw the looks in your eyes before; if you want to chase him, you'll need power. Also, I'm looking forward to a nephew already; I'm rooting for you, Tritoma-chan," Raeven said, which made the young lady blush, and steam erupted from her head, making her faint.
After that the party continued. Shakky got what she came for. Raeven even said that she can send the elites of the Kuja here so they can teach them with Stussy, which she readily agreed to. After all, in the whole East Blue, this place is the safest; she already knows what happened to Garp's warship here.
A week had passed, and 28 young elites of the Kuja pirates arrived here at Sixis Island. Their ages are in the range of 12-17, so Stussy had a lot of playmates. Raeven acts as their instructor; training someone is quite good, but farming is still the best. Now that he had extra hands, during the girls' rest day, they would help on the fields too, and with that, the vineyard and the orchard expanded a lot, almost taking half of the island. Fortunately, he still had the Ninja Khans; he really needed some help here. Maybe he should request a farming assistant from Vegapunk.
March 9th, 1497
It's Raeven and Mihawk's 16th birthday. Sadly, Mihawk is not here, so the celebration will happen on Stussy's birthday again, as usual. Before he signed in to the system, he first took a long bath to purify himself, then he prayed to every god he remembers. After that, he drank cold water to calm down his nerves.
"System sign-in"
*DING* [Congratulations, host, for signing in for the 16th time. Your reward is the Key Of Dispelling (unlimited use).]
"Key of Dispelling—what is that?" This is the first time Raeven has seen this item before.
[Key of Dispelling can remove any kind of curse or negative status on an individual; cooldown is 1 day per use.]
"So can it remove the curse of the devil fruit?" Raeven asked.
[Yes, host, but it won't solve the problem of eating two devil fruits; only the weakness from seawater and sea stone will be removed.]
"This thing is a jackpot; the system is the best! Thank the gods, thank you, ROBs," he said excitedly, and he hurriedly called Stussy.
When Stussy came to the top floor of the tower, she was confused why she was called here; the first thing she thought was that maybe there was some event that happened, so his big bro called her.
"Stussy, come here quickly. I just got something that can remove the curse of the sea from a devil fruit user. Come here quickly," Raeven said, and Stussy just nodded and quickly stood in front of him. Then the words that Raeven said quickly played another time in her mind.
"What did you say, Big Bro? A way to remove the curse of the sea? Eh?!!!" Stussy said she was shocked and confused at the same time.