2 days later
East Blue
Sixis Island
"So you are from North Blue? Big Brother Mihawk and Big Brother Raeven are from there too," Ace said.
"My family didn't like me, and with the help of my sister, I escaped and got entangled with that old man," Sanji said. Currently, the two of them are sitting outside the clinic.
Inside the clinic are Raeven, Monet, and Tom, who is currently checking up on Zeff, who is sitting on the bed.
"I didn't know that one of your family members would save us; as a thank you, please take all of my treasures that I brought here," Zeff said as he looked at Raeven.
He didn't expect that the ship he'll call for help will be a patrol ship of the Dracule family. He still remembered the kid and the cat who helped him; the cat even applied first aid on his feet, which shocked him.
When they were approaching the Sixis Island, he was shocked again, as a small-time pirate who survived the Grand Line for a year. He knows the Dracule Family and Sixis Island.
He never thought that he would meet these legendary figures like this.
"Helping someone in need is normal. My youngest brother helped you out of good will, so I won't take any payments. You can use those treasures for anything you want once you've recovered," Raeven said.
"Thank you very much," Zeff said again.
"The kid who came here with you is waiting for you outside," Raeven said as he left the clinic.
"You can move now, but take it slowly, or else the wound on your foot might open up again," Monet said, and then Zeff stood up slowly with the help of a crutch.
"Once your wound heals, Big Sis Stussy will already be making a synthetic foot for you," Monet added.
"Thank you for your help; give my thanks to Stussy-san too," Zeff said, and he walked outside the clinic.
"Old man, how are you?" Sanji said. He hurriedly stood up and walked towards Zeff.
"I told you not to worry about it; with Big Sis Monet there, that injury is nothing," Ace said as he walked towards Zeff too.
"Kid, thank you for picking us up on that damned reef; once my injury heals, I'll make a feast for you," Zeff said.
"Are you a chef too, Uncle? Then I'll definitely look forward to it. Big Brother Raeven is the best cook here; just imagining the barbeque meat that he makes really makes my mouth water," Ace said.
"So Raeven-san is a chef too? That's new information for me," Zeff said.
"That's just big bro's hobby; Big Brother Raeven is a farmer," Ace said with a wide smile.
When Zeff and Sanji heard this, both of them just smiled. A person known as the strongest warlord of the seas, and he is a farmer.
2 weeks later, Zeff is finally fully healed; right now he is talking to Raeven and Stussy.
"So how much are you going to borrow?" Raeven asked.
"Raeven-san, when we were trapped on that reef, I finally realized what I want to do. I want to make a sea restaurant that can freely sail the region of Sixis and the nearby islands. I'll call it Baratie. Unfortunately, my funds are a bit tight, so I need to borrow some belis," Zeff said. While he was staying here, he tasted the dish cooked by Raeven, and he and Sanji cried after they ate it. The dishes that Zeff can make are nothing compared to the food that Raeven made, so while he was recovering on Sixis Island, he pestered Raeven and finally got a lot of cookbooks from him.
"We have a friend from Water 7, and he is a very skilled shipwright. His name is Iceburg. Take this suitcase; it has 500 million belly. Order a ship from him, and buy the things you need too. If the money gets short, you can tell us. Ace and Enel will escort you there," Stussy said.
Zeff accepted the money; being saved by Ace really turned his life around, and he even got a perfect prosthetic foot.
"In the future I will repay this money to you. I'll prepare my things. Also, Sanji said that he wants to train here for a while; when the ship is ready, he'll leave with me. Can you please help him train?" Zeff said.
"No problem, but tell him that my training is not easy, and I won't force him to train," Raeven said, which made Zeff smile.
"As long as you don't kill him, let that brat experience hell," Zeff said, and Raeven smiled too.
Sadly Zoro is not here; making those two fight will be a spectacle. Zeff left Sixis Island with Enel and Ace onboard Polaris while Sanji joined the trainees.
When he first joined, he was shocked as he saw they are all girls, but when the sparring session ended, he got beaten to a pulp, and he learned the harsh truth: the trainee girls are terrifying; in the group, he is the weakest here.
January 9, 1512
East Blue
Sixis Island
Zeff returned from Water 7, and now he got his own ship restaurant that looked like a fish; he named it Baratie. Together with Sanji, the two of them practiced sailing the ship around Sixis Island. After one week, they held a banquet, and they left.
During this time, Shanks and his crew left the East Blue and headed towards the island of Music, Elegia Kingdom, and just like what Raeven had predicted, the whole kingdom was burned and destroyed. The Marines gave Shanks a bounty of 1.04 billion belis.
The news about the Red Hair Pirates destroying an island surprised a lot of people; even Mihawk frowned when he saw the news, so he looked for Raeven and found him on the flower field at the top of the Dracule Tower.
"I warned them about this, and it looks like Uta got controlled by that sealed demon," Raeven said.
"Then how about that girl? Is she safe?" Mihawk asked. As a close friend and rival of Shanks, he cared for the well-being of Uta.
"She's fine; tell the girls to call Uta often; don't let her feel abandoned," Raeven said. Mihawk nodded and quickly left.
"Luckily I told Stussy to store the den den mushis into a much sturdier bag; I can't let that girl become depressed because of others, after all her voice is really good, especially when she became older. Ado's voice is really good, and we didn't have a singer in our family, right?" Raeven said as he laughed. As for Shanks, he didn't care; he left the girl alone there, and sooner or later, Raeven will adopt that girl.
March 08, 1512
While Raeven was chilling on a small fishing boat with Tom, he was surprised when Enel appeared on it, and he was holding a newspaper.
"News from the Grand Line: a giant ship as large as an island appeared at the Florian Triangle," Enel said as he sat down on the small boat, which made the boat full.
"Gecko Moria, huh? So he is actively attacking anyone who approaches that region?" Raeven read the newspaper.
"Stussy-chan told me that Shakky-san already called her. She said that skirmishes between Moria, Sir Crocodile, and the lizard king are currently happening in the Grand Line."
"Gecko Moria already attacked 4 ships from Lizard King Hanafuda; rumors said that whoever headed there became trapped in that mist," Enel said.
"What a crazy guy. What about our shipments?" Raeven asked.
"He didn't attack us; every time Hancock and her crew pass that sea region, nothing will happen to them," Enel answered.
"Based on Morgans-san, he is aiming for the empty seats of the Warlords, or he wants to dethrone one and take their position," Enel added.
"He really knows how to pick his prey. Out of all the Warlords, Hanafuda, Mihawk, and Hancock actively sail a lot, while I and Crocodile are permanently staying on an island," Raeven said.
"He is not confident enough to face Mihawk or Hancock, so he can only target Hanafuda. I really pity that uncle; a few years ago he became the target of the revolutionaries and other groups who are eyeing his warlord position. This year he was being targeted again," Raeven added.
"Stussy-chan said that Gecko Moria is really targeting Hanafuda because of his grudge on Kaido. Everyone on the Grand Line is now looking at those two. The members of the Underworld are currently betting on who will win," Enel said.
"Both of them know Haki, right? But if Gecko Moria can't 1v1 Hanafuda, then he will lose. Tell Robin to keep an eye on these two; I'm curious if the two of them really fight who will win in the end," Raeven said.
"She is already keeping an eye on them. The girls are really curious too. Monet-chan and Robin-chan are curious about the zombies, while Stussy-chan is really curious about that big ship," Enel said.