April 24, 1500
Sixis Island
As usual its festival atmosphere at Sixis Island after all today was Stussy's 12 birthday, the only one who can join this party are the one who have close ties with the Dracule Family
As the party began, everyone gave something to Stussy as a gift; after all, she was the publicly known princess of this family. No one was forcing the others to give a gift, but you needed to give one.
After the gift-giving, the party became a drinking party; only those who are under 15 are currently drinking a special juice that Raeven brewed for this event.
As the party raged, Rayleigh, who came here with Shakky and Gaban, felt a familiar aura. When they saw that Raeven didn't move at all, they knew it, so both of them stood up and sat down on a new table that the Ninja Khan set up.
Raeven placed a huge beer mug on it and waited for the man to sit down; the only ones who had felt this man's arrival were Mihawk, Gaban, Rayleigh, and Raeven only.
"You look terrible, Roger-san," Raeven said as Roger just smiled.
"Whahahaha, I can feel it; this body of mine is near its limit," he said as he began drinking. Mihawk, Rayleigh, and Gaban didn't say anything; they just quietly drank their booze.
"Are you really going to do your plan, Roger?" Rayleigh asked.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to die, partner," Roger said as he smiled fearlessly.
"I have a favor to ask of you, Raeven, no, your whole Dracule family," Roger said to Raeven and Mihawk.
"We'll take it; once this party leaves, I and Mihawk will do that for you," Raeven said, which surprised everyone; Roger hadn't said anything yet.
"You brat, so you can already see the future? Using observation Haki at a time like this is a buzzkill," Roger said, which made the other laugh.
"I left my lover there in South Blue, Batterila Island. Her name is Portgas D. Rouge, and she's pregnant with my child," Roger said, which shocked Mihawk, Rayleigh, and Gaban.
"So the two of you should go and search for a wife already, especially you, Gaban," Roger said as he pointed to Rayleigh and Gaban.
"I have a permanent log pose of that island, but while we are out, I want you two to stay here and guard my island," Raeven said as he looked at Rayleigh and Gaban. The two nodded, and then Roger gave his beloved sword to Raeven.
"Show this to her when you find her. It's a pity you're not a swordsman. Also, Mihawk, here are my notes on swordsmanship. Even my strongest technique is inside this book. The only one who stands against you and the title you're pursuing is the golden lion. Once you master my ultimate skill, please use it to defeat him," Roger said, which Mihawk received seriously.
When the party ended, Roger left too; he didn't want the others to see he was here. The next day the whole Dracule family went out with Castle and another 50 Ninja Khans.
The 4 of them are currently sitting on Strife, which is flying at high speed towards the reverse mountain; the faster they can get Rouge, the safer it will be for everyone.
In just 7 days they finally arrived at Baterilla Island. The only one who is outside right now is Raeven, and his body is covered with his Conqueror's Haki so everyone who might be observing the island won't see him. He already scanned the island four times with his observation haki and detected nothing, but he wants this mission to be completely stealthy.
After a few minutes he arrived at a house 200 meters away from the town center, and he saw a beautiful lady with long strawberry blonde hair; she had freckles on her face just like her future son, and she was looking out on the sea while facing east.
"Miss Rouge, I need to talk to you" Raeven said, Rouge looked at him and then she remembered the wanted posters that Roger gave him before and said that all of them are his close friends, and the others are members of his crew, among those posters the feature of this young man before him fits one perfectly
"Dracule Raeven, right? Roger told me before that the liquors you made are all world-class. Come inside our house; we can talk there," Rouge said with a smile. Then they entered their house; it was a small house with a single room, a kitchen, and a living room.
The two of them sat on a table, and then Raeven told Rouge that he will summon one of his ninja, a user of a devil fruit, so that they can talk there. Rouge just nodded as Castle came out from Raeven's shadow. A small door appeared on his hand, and it opened up. Raeven gestured for Rouge to be the first to enter, and she walked towards it without hesitation.
Inside, Rouge saw a large circular table with 3 individuals already sitting around it. She knew the other young man and the young girl, but the one with the long earlobes was the first time she saw him.
"They are my family members, Mihawk, Enel, and our young sister Stussy. Everyone, this is Mrs. Rouge," Raeven said, then he took out the sword Ace and a letter and gave it to Rouge to read.
When Rouge saw the sword, she already expected something was going to happen. When she finished reading the letter, she cried silently, and Stussy comforted her. After a few minutes, she managed to calm down, and then she looked at Raeven.
"Raeven-san, thank you for picking us up very quickly. I'll pack my things first, and after that we can leave this island," she said.
"Stussy will help you pack your things. Also, Raeven-san is too much; you can call me Raeven," Raeven said.
"Then Raeven-kun is good too, right?" Rouge said.
"Arguing with a woman from the D clan is too much; suit yourself, Mrs. Rouge," Raeven said. Then Stussy guided Rouge outside as they got some clothes of Rouge and other things too, and then just like that, they left the island.
August 01, 1500
Sixis Island
After the Dracule Tower is fully cleaned and prepared for Vegapunk's upgrade the tower right now had 19 floors, the top floor is the official meeting room of the Dracule family below it is the 18th floor which is the personal quarter of Raeven,17th floor belong to Stussy, 16th belong to Mihawk, 15th to Enel, and the 14th floor is the stockroom of liquor currently it was divided into 6 rooms, 14th floor is their kitchen and dining area, 13th floor is divided in to two which is the bath area
The 12th floor is the library room, and the 11th room is where Rouge is currently staying. It's a massive room for her, so Stussy will sometimes accompany her when sleeping. The other rooms are currently empty, as Raeven had plans for them when Vegapunk became available.
Outside the tower, on the east side Four Vineyard with an area of 20 hectares each,on the north side of the island is Raeven's orchard, and on the west side which is the entrance of the island is where the training field and Guests houses are, Kozaburo's Blacksmith and his house is on the border of the West and south part of the Island, the south part of the island is where the brewery is, it's the most secured facility after the Dracule Tower where the liquor is stored
It's currently summer around the island. Raeven told Mihawk to get back here to the island as soon as possible or he will miss something big, and in just a few days he arrived. Raeven told him to now travel until September ends, and Mihawk nodded.
Right now the two of them are teaching the trainees about Rokushiki and Haki. This month Enel successfully awakened his observation Haki, which is not surprising as he is talented at it. Stussy, on the other hand, had a huge breakthrough on her devil fruit power; now her range is 1 km, and she can already form some kind of machine, which made her happy. Raeven even told her to make a Zoid and drive it. When Stussy, Mihawk, and Enel saw what a Zoid it was, they were shocked; it looked too cool.
The system reward this year is an enhanced devil fruit extractor; it can be used to extract a devil fruit power from an individual, whether they are alive or dead. Sadly, it can only be used 5 times. Raeven already had his targets; once the seas calm down after this, he will hunt them all down.
This month Tritoma arrived at the island too; after pestering Mihawk for a while, which looks like it had an effect, she took 4 graduates with her and left the island.
It was mid-September when the World Government and the Marines announced to the world that they successfully captured the pirate king Gold Roger, and he was scheduled to be executed at his hometown, Polestar Island, Lougetown, when the date of the execution was announced.
The sea boiled as countless pirates headed towards Loguetown to see this event.