Raeven took Shiki's dead body, and he headed to Loguetown to cash in his bounty. When the Marines there saw Raeven with Shiki's body, they were shocked, so they asked what happened and where he caught such a pirate.
"He tried to recruit me; when he failed, we fought. I never expected him to be this weak," Raeven said.
The Marine base commander here at East Blue is just a captain, and his branch didn't have enough money to give the reward; after all, Shiki had a bounty of 4.4 billion belis, so he called the newly promoted Fleet Admiral Sengoku and reported what happened.
"What? Shiki died at the hands of Raeven? Dracule Raeven, the warlord?" He asked two times to be sure; after the captain confirmed it, he was surprised he didn't know that the young man was this strong already.
"Is he still there? I want to talk to him," Sengoku said, and the marine captain ran towards Raeven to give him the den den mushi.
"Yo, it's been a while, Fleet Admiral," Raeven said.
"So you really killed him; that's good. I will have someone deliver the money on your island after a few days. As for the news, I'll let the five elders decide," Sengoku said.
"Okay then, I'll leave; I still have a lot to do on my farm," Raeven said, and with that, he left.
Sengoku, on the other hand, called the elders to report what happened. The news of Shiki's death made them happy. The only problem is his devil fruit; the float-float fruit is one of the most dangerous paramecia devil fruits out there. It's perfect for large warfare, logistics, and rescue operations. If they can get that fruit, training another admiral-level power will be easy.
"Tell Morgans about this news, and make sure the article he will write will make the Warlord Shinigami more famous; it's in our favor. The stronger the Warlords are, the more the pirates will fear them," Saint Nosjuro said.
"The Dracule brothers are not that ambitious; they don't want the One Piece at all. Supporting them to be publicly famous is a good idea," Saint Mars said.
"Seconded," "agreed," the other two elders said.
"As for selecting warlords, we should be more picky; with an achievement like this, the other warlords should have great achievements too," Saint Saturn said.
"Yes, Elders," Sengoku said, and with that, he ended the call. He called someone to do the things the elders want, and he sat back on his chair.
"The float fruit—we must have it," he said.
The news of Golden Lion's death at the hands of the Shinigami shocked the world. They didn't expect that Raeven's strength was already on that level. Pirate activities in the region of East Blue began to slow down; they didn't want to die next.
As for the other candidates for the position of the warlord, the others are quickly skipped, but 2 months later, Sir Crocodile, a logia devil fruit user, accepted the warlord position. The next thing he did was to have a clash with Whitebeard; though he lost, he still kept his position as a warlord.
Raeven's sign-in reward this year is the Devil Arms Beowulf; it's a gauntlet and boots that are very comfortable to wear. It's very light and soft on the skin, so Raeven made it one of his combat outfits.
A few months of peace passed by. The Sixis Island has a port now; it's a medium-sized port that can accommodate 2 large warships or 4 medium-sized warship, the attack Raeven used to delete Shiki permanentlywarships. The changed the current of the west side of the island; the sea onin this area became calm, making this the only easy access to enter the island. Raeven built a port here with the help of Stussy, Enel, and the Ninja Khans.
With a Magnet fruit and lightning fruit user, the steel port is finished in just 7 days. Now 2 pirate ships are currently at the port; one is the Ship of Kuja Pirates, the Perfume Yuda, and the other one is a 3-masted ship with a Jolly Roger of skull and bones. The skull had 3 scars on its left eye; it's the ship of the red-haired pirates, the Red Force.
"Raeven-san, is Mihawk home?" Shanks asked, walking on the island like it was his home.
"That brat is probably still in the new world," Raeven answered. Mihawk will only come home if it's Stussy's birthday or if Raeven tells him to go home.
"Is that so? I recently learned some swordsmanship, so I'm going to duel him again. I guess I should have called him before," he said.
"Maybe you can challenge him again once you go back here at the lower world," Raeven said, and instantly the crew members of Shanks became silent.
"As expected, you know about my identity, Raeven-san. Did Captain Roger or Rayleigh-san tell you?" Shanks said.
"Bullshit, I even carried you when you were a baby. Roger-san wanted to give you to me, but I don't have a ship, so I declined," Raeven said.
"What?! This is the first time I've heard something like that, so you participated in that battle too?" Shanks asked. This is the first time he's heard that Raeven and Mihawk participated in that all-out battle royale.
"We were still kids at that time; we just killed some celestial dragons and CP agents, and while we were looting, we rescued Shakky-san. As for participating in that battle, I'm not that crazy," Raeven said.
When Shanks and his crew heard this, they were shocked. Killing Celestial Dragons is a crime, and the CP and Marines will chase you for life, but this man in front of them said that he killed some like it was nothing.
"Raeven-san, you're really something, hahahaha," Shanks said.
"Well, if Mihawk is not here, then I'll just buy some booze; you'll give us a discount, right?" Shanks said.
"As an older brother figure of you, if I charge you money, my prestige will go down. Booze on the house. Do you have a cook?" Raeven asked.
"Of course, meet my crew: my vice captain, Benn Beckman; my cook, Lucky Roux; Hongo, our doctor; and Building Snake, my navigator. And here are other members too." Shanks proudly introduced everyone of them.
"You guys probably had a hard time with this guy," Raeven said while pointing at Shanks, which made everyone laugh.
"Lucky Roux, come with me to the kitchen, and you guys, go with Enel and help him bring those barrels of booze out; tonight we will have a banquet," Raeven said.
"OHHH!!!"
That night a banquet with the Red Hair Pirates happened; just 2 barrels of gin and Shanks's whole crew, who were proudly saying that they are heavy drinkers, were all knocked out. Only Benn Beckman was left standing, and he was already drunk.
Enel looked at them and just sighed; this group really knows how to flaunt a lot, but now, he is the only one who is not drunk. He drank the last beer in his bottle and called the Ninja Khans to carry the Red Hair Pirates to a nearby guest house; after that, he cleaned the area, and he went to sleep himself.
Raeven had already left them when Shanks rolled over; too drunk to stand up, he slept on the ground. The next day, the Red Hair Pirates set sail. Shanks said that he heard a great sniper is here at East Blue, so he will try and recruit him.
September 17th, 1502
Shimotsuki Village
East Blue
The whole Dracule Family is inside the Shimotsuki Dojo. This day this Shimotsuki Family finally had another addition; it's a baby girl, and her name is Shimotsuki Kuina.
Kozaburo, the old man, is happily holding the baby in his hands, saying that the sword he forged before the Wado Ichimonji is not enough; he'll forge a more beautiful sword for his granddaughter. After they gave their gift, Raeven and the others headed back to Sixis Island.
Ace, now 1 year old, is now learning how to properly walk. Robin and Stussy will sometimes play with him, but his favorite place is with Raeven. This kid, Ace, loves to watch the others train.
Sadly he is too young, so Raeven said to wait for him to develop a little more, and he will join the others in training. The young Ace just pouted, but that didn't do anything; his body is still very squishy. Raeven just carried him and gave him back to his mother.
When it's peaceful and you're doing what you love and enjoy, time will pass by quickly; just like that, it's already November 1st. Raeven received a call from Shakky that someone found a heart-shaped red fruit near the minions' island. Luckily, Mihawk is here, just having gotten back from his journey, so Raeven told him to stay here at Sixis Island while he and Enel go to North Blue.
3 days later, the two brothers are back to Minion Island, but even when Raeven and Enel used their Haki to completely cover the island, they didn't find any trace of the fruit. They are about to go back when Raeven hears that a navy ship came here, and now they are heading for Downs Island. Raeven gambled and headed there; if he's lucky, the Ope Ope no mi will be his. If the fruit didn't want him, then this is the last time he will look for it.
2 days later the brothers arrived at Downs Islands. Standing on the island, Enel used his Observation Haki to cover the island; a few minutes later he shook his head. Raeven, on the other hand, is using his Observation Haki to hear everyone on the island, and then he suddenly heard the sobbing of a girl.
"Enel, let's go. It looks like the fruit is hiding from us. Let's go; I heard someone from this area is crying," Raeven said as he walked towards the voice of a kid crying.
When they arrived, they saw a green-haired girl wearing eyeglasses; her clothes were patched up, and she was holding a baby in her hands while crying on a dead body, who must be her mother.
When the girl heard the footsteps, she hurriedly hid her baby sister using her body, but it did nothing; her stomach growled, which made her baby sister cry.
"Enel, buy some food, soft and easy to digest. Also, buy a lot of milk and a baby bottle," Raeven said as he took out a chair and sat beside Monet while waiting for Enel.
Monet suddenly looked up, and to her surprise, she saw a very handsome young man. He's tall, very tall, and he looked familiar, so Monet tried to remember where she saw his face.
"Here, let me lull your sister to sleep; you don't even know how to calm her down," Raeven said, and Monet didn't know why, but she gave the baby to him.
After a few minutes the baby fell asleep, and Raeven looked at Monet, who was looking at her mother's body.
"I have an offer to you, little girl," Raeven said, which made Monet look at him.
"First introduce yourself and your sister," he said.
"My name is Monet, and my sister is named Sugar," she said.
"Then Monet, you and Sugar should join my family. I am Dracule Raeven; I was born here at North Blue too. If you join my family, then you can say goodbye to the difficult life you had before. If you don't want to join me, then let's wait for Enel; after he gives me the things I told him to buy, we'll leave," Raeven said.
"We'll join!" Monet said quickly. Her plan before was to join another group or a local gang where she could earn some money, and she finally remembered where she saw this man's face: the strongest warlord of the seas, the feared Shinigami. Meeting him here is a blessing, and to be recruited by him, Monet didn't need to think twice; she accepted it right away.
"Good, then after Enel arrives and we bury your mother's remains, we'll leave this island," Raeven said. Then Enel arrived, and they buried Monet and Sugar's mother; they rode on Strife and left the island.
On the way back, Monet ate her first meal after a while. Raeven is feeding Sugar using a baby bottle because Enel didn't know how to do it.
"Don't worry, when we get back to Sixis Island you won't be lonely; there's a girl there the same age as you. Hopefully you two can be friends," Enel said. After eating, Monet looked back at Downs Island, and then she looked forward, hoping that her and her sister's life would turn good after they arrived on Sixis Island.