One Piece - Justice Of The Celestial Dragons

"Heh... I think I forgot to tell you my name, I am Borsalino." Borsalino spoke while snickering and made a mocking expression towards Sylver. Borsalino was an orphan when he was a child that had to grow up on the streets. And within the years he was all alone, he had managed to make a persona of himself that will never ever show any kind of weakness towards those he spoke with. It was only after having eaten the Light-Light Devil Fruit that he managed to escape the streets and slums, but his personality had changed greatly and he couldn't even change it himself as it gave Borsalino a safe feeling when he acted like that he never cared and mocked people.

It took two seconds before Sylver finally understood who this person was. A smile appeared on Sylver's face as he slightly bowed his head towards Borsalino in respect. "Thank you for saving me, Admiral Kizaru."

"Even if I wanted to say that it wasn't any trouble, it was for sure troublesome to save you." Borsalino snickered and grinned while speaking to Sylver.

Sylver didn't mind how Borsalino was speaking, because he could see that Borsalino was just acting a farce, a persona of himself. Sylver didn't know if Borsalino did this only towards him or everyone, but that didn't matter to him right now. "Right, Admiral, do you have any news of how things are going in both Paradise and in New World?" Sylver asked with a serious tone, but all he saw was Borsalino's mocking expression in return.

"Things are too troublesome, I just want to go back and read a book or the newspapers." Borsalino said in a playful tone while shaking his head.

A smile appeared on Sylver's face, he had managed to slightly understand what Borsalino tried to say. "Do you have a copy of the newspaper? I do feel like reading a little too." Sylver returned with a playful tone too, he didn't understand why Borsalino was speaking like such, but there were a lot of hidden meaning behind what Borsalino says and do.

Borsalino grinned while moving his hand towards his back and grabbing a few newspapers before throwing them towards Sylver's bed. "Now that you are finally awake, my task is done and I don't need to guard the great troublesome noble that you are. I will be returning and I hope that we never meet again as I bet that I will have to do extra-work again." Borsalino was speaking slowly and in a very playful tone while smiling at Sylver in a playful manner.

"Mhm..." Sylver didn't comment but simply nodded towards Borsalino. Sylver could easily guess that things weren't that good in the New World with how Borsalino was acting and that the World Government didn't write everything in the newspapers. Sylver grabbed one of the newspapers and opened it.

[The Vice-Admirals has managed to fight the Underworld forces in Paradise and the Four Blues and is pushing them back.] Sylver only read the first few lines before skipping a few pages before reading once again. [Admiral Akainu has destroyed several bases of the Emperor Kaido in the New World.]

"Mhm." Sylver didn't say anything, just looking interested in the news, he picked up another newspaper, when he saw the front page, his left eyebrow rised slightly. [The young Celestial Dragon - Sylver Von Erzia, fought against huge forces of the Underworld and one of the Disasters of the Beast Pirates, forcing them to retreat.] And there was a picture of him surrounded by lightning, clashing against King.

The more Sylver read, the more his eyebrows furrowed. The only things he could see was the advances of the Navy and the World Government against the Pirates and the Underworld, but Sylver knew that those two forces weren't weak. And from seeing that Borsalino had to leave the New World to save him, and even rushing the moment Sylver woke up, meant that the situation in the New World isn't that pretty as the newspaper is trying to say.

"... Really, I'm too weak to do anything for now." Sylver shook his head before smiling, he wasn't happy that he couldn't help in the New World yet. But that didn't make Sylver upset, he knew that he is rather young now, and he would grow stronger in time. "But, how much time is there left...?" Sylver muttered in a deep voice.

The door opened once again, but this time, Boa Hanc.o.c.k entered, she had dark rings under her eyes and her eyes were cold untill she saw that Sylver was awake. Her expression changed at once, she suddenly felt energetic and happy, a bright smile appeared on her face as she leapt into Sylver's embrace. "Sylver!"

Sylver embraced her gently, he knew that she must have been worried for him. "Hanc.o.c.k, tell me, how long was it since I went?" He didn't know how much time had passed by, but it should have been a few days based on the dark rings under Boa Hanc.o.c.k's eyes.

Boa Hanc.o.c.k nodded whilst being in Sylevr's embrace as she responded. "You were away for three days, then you slept for half a day before waking up now." Boa Hanc.o.c.k felt very comfortable with Sylver, she then began speaking once again. "Since you left, ruckus began to be spread throughout the Kingdom of Alabasta. From what information we have, we think that the civilians are planning a rebellion and they are supported by pirates, because we have found trails of the pirates fighting side by side with the rebellion." Boa Hanc.o.c.k told everything they had found to Sylver. She could figure things out by herself as she was also smart, but she trusted Sylver more than herself in these things.

"I asked Vice-Admiral Momousagi about a list of the pirates entering the Kingdom of Alabasta, do you have it?" Sylver didn't frown as he had suspected something like this to happen when he first sensed that the hidden pirates didn't act but hide in the darkness of society.

Boa Hanc.o.c.k ordered a guarding marine in the corrider to bring that list, which he brought within ten minutes. Sylver took the list and swept through the names of the pirates, one by one. Sylver's gaze went towards the pirates that had been in the New World. Sylver stared at one name, he checked the details of that person, he then checked another name that seemingly hasn't been in the New World, but has almost the same details. One of them was a female, and the other one was a male, their age seems to be around the same and their styles seems to match perfectly.

And for the first time since he saw the list, a frown appeared on his face. 'They seem to be blood-related, but that can't be... Because there doesn't exist two of the same Devil Fruit, then how... How does two people have the same Devil Fruit ability. Can it be a copy-time of Devil Fruit? Perhaps...' Sylver was in his own thoughts for a while before he spoke to Boa Hanc.o.c.k. "I want a meeting with King Cobra and the leading marines, things might be more dangerous than what I first thought. Because if I'm correct, a very powerful person from the New World has decided to take control of this island for some unknown reason." Then Sylver tried to stand up, but his limbs were trembling.

But before Sylver could fall, Boa Hanc.o.c.k grabbed onto Sylver. She was quite calm, she ordered the marines outside the room to tell King Cobra and the Vice-Admirals that Sylver wants to meet with them about the current situation in Alabasta. After having done that, Boa Hanc.o.c.k held Sylver in her arms and changed his clothes with a huge smile on her face.

Sylver didn't know why, but he had a feeling that he was more like a prey that didn't know that the big bad wolf was staring at him in the darkness. Sylver shuddered for a brief moment before he shook his head and didn't think of that any longer, as it was crazy for him to think that Boa Hanc.o.c.k could make him feel like that.

It didn't take long with Boa Hanc.o.c.k's help that they were both fully clothed in good looking clothes and were heading off to one of the meeting rooms. Both Boa Hanc.o.c.k and Sylver knew that the Vice-Admirals and King Cobra were already waiting for them as they had used their Observation Haki to locate them.

Boa Hanc.o.c.k opened the door and went in while holding onto Sylver. Sylver could walk by himself, but Boa Hanc.o.c.k denied him because she mentioned that there might be a chance that he could fall.

Sylver looked into the room and gazed at the people there. Cobra, Titi, Momousagi and another Vice-Admiral, it was an old thin woman with white hair. A small smile appeared on Sylver's face as he faced them all before saying in a light tone. "Thank you for meeting up so quickly, I wish to tell all of you something. I might not have any evidence of it, but I think that the Kingdom of Alabasta will be in ruins and destroyed in a few weeks." Sylver still had a small smile on his face as he could see that all of them were frowning.