Supreme Swordsman Zoro

Zoro woke up groggily from the ground and muttered to himself:

"How much did I drink last night?" Johnny seemingly out of nowhere came and said:

"Quite a lot big bro Zoro, you literally drank everyone under the table before drinking some more and collapsing yourself, we watched you do it, we are not particularly good with drinks so we decided to watch, somehow you are the first to wake up too!" Zoro looked around and saw tons of people sleeping on the ground but it seemed they were all happy as they had huge smiles on their face, it was either the alcohol making them happy or the fact that Aarlong was finally gone, Zoro thought it was more likely to be the second option combined a little with the first.

Kuina was nowhere to be seen as Zoro started to look for her, he still remembered what happened last night and he wanted to confront her about it, he didn't really know what to feel and he wanted to make sure her feelings for him were true. As he walked outside the village he met Nami waiting for him, she now sported a green sleeveless shirt and a brown skirt with white lines she also wore brown sandals on her feet. The Aarlong tattoo which was on her right shoulder was now transformed into a combination of a tangerine and a pinwheel. Zoro looked at Nami but before he could ask her what she wanted she took the initiative to talk:

"Thanks for helping me and my village out by defeating Aarlong." She smiled towards Zoro and it was a genuine smile that transmitted her feelings to Zoro, they were feelings of happiness and a new beginning for her and her family, Zoro smiled towards Nami and said:

"No problem, we actually wanted to come to beat Aarlong earlier but we didn't know where he was, only recently due to a leak of information we found out he lived here." Nami's smile turned a bit stiff at his words as she muttered:

"Yona, your sacrifice won't be forgotten." It seemed the man known as Yona sacrificed himself by sending the information out with the den-den mushi. Zoro nodded his head and left Nami to her own devices while he started to look for Kuina again. After a while of searching, he found her near a cliff where a wooden grave was erected, it seemed she was just staying there looking at the ocean.

Zoro approached her but Kuina already knew and she said while looking back at Zoro:

"Do you think that last night was a mistake?" Zoro shook his head at her words and said:

"No, actually you left before I could talk anything with you, anyway I don't think this is a good location to talk you know." He pointed towards the grave and Kuina nodded, it wasn't an appropriate place to talk about their feelings so they left the site.

After a few minutes of walking, they were now in the middle of the forest that surrounded the village, Zoro opened his mouth to say something but Kuina beat him to it:

"What do you think about us?" Zoro scratched the back of his head and said:

"I don't mind if you don't mind Kuina, I actually like you as you like me, at first I didn't know what to say to you after you kissed me, you know that we know each other since we were little brats and it's quite awkward but I can say that I do like you, you know in that way." Kuina's eyes started to water at his words but she cleaned them with the sleeves of her shirt then she jumped into his embrace. Zoro smiled at her then reciprocated the hug. Immediately afterward Kuina went for Zoro's lips, Zoro awkwardly kissed her, the kiss was as awkward as their first one since both of them had no experience but after a while of kissing they started to perfect their technique.

A cough could be heard as Nami approached both of them from the direction of the village, fl.u.s.tered both of them separated and they looked at Nami with a blush covering their faces. Nami shook her head at their antics then said:

"Your friends were looking all over for you, Johnny and Yosaku were their names I think, but if you want to I can tell them I didn't see you and you can continue your session." She winked at them and was ready to leave them alone, but the interruption from Nami killed the mood by quite a bit so they decided to follow her back to the village.

Nami looked at both of them and decided to not comment on their decision then suddenly she remembered something:

"The marines didn't take care of Aarlong's money! He saved quite the amount." at these words her eyes became belli signs, it seemed some things would never change such as Nami's habit of hoarding money. Zoro coughed then said:

"According to marine law, we have to get up to thirty percent of the money since we defeated Aarlong." Nami deflated at Zoro's words and then said:

"That's the money Aarlong hoarded from the villagers as 'tax money' can't you just let them have it back?" Zoro thought for a bit and Kuina even pushed him with her elbow and she said:

"Of course, of course, we will let the villagers have their money back." but Zoro ignored her elbow push and said:

"With that look in your eyes I thought you were going to take all of the money for yourself but since you want to distribute it to the villagers I guess I can let it be since we already got Aarlong's bounty." The money Zoro now had access to was almost fifty million bellies, all of the cash was on the ship as there was no way he could carry such a high amount, he could do it physically but there was no reason to.

Nami then said:

"Actually the amount of money is quite high could you help me to deliver it to the villagers?" Zoro wanted to refuse but Kuina was of a different opinion and she said:

"Sure we don't have anything to do anyways." Zoro sighed and he decided to take this money delivering job as training. With the help of Zoro's bull-like dinosaur strength, the money immediately found itself in the hands of the villagers Zoro came back alone for the last batch of money and decided to look around the park building, as he got higher and higher he finally found a room where he found tons of maps and a blood-stained pen he shook his head as he looked around then said:

"It seems this is why Nami was forced to join the Aarlong pirates, let's help her vent a bit." Zoro left with the remaining amount of cash and walked outside the park where he unsheathed Yubashiri and shouted:

"Nami come over here I want to show you something!" Nami and Kuina came quickly as Zoro's shout was quite loud when they were met with an Aarlong building cut into two Nami's room was especially affected as the slash was concentrated there, Nami suddenly started crying and Kuina comforted her and asked what was wrong:

"That's the room where Aarlong would put me in for days on end without food and water and make me draw maps for him." She pointed to the destroyed room that was no falling to the ground along with the rest of Aarlong's building, Kuina continued to comfort Nami, she couldn't guess what she went through in her childhood especially at the hands of a racist Fishman like Aarlong, what kind of horrors were inflicted upon a human child?

Zoro approached both of them and said:

"I looked over your maps, I guess that's why Aarlong forced you to join him?" Nami nodded her head then she started to explain about her childhood and how she was good at drawing maps, Aarlong spotted her map-making skills then forced her to join his crew after he killed her mother in front of her eyes. Zoro shook his head at the story, it seemed Nami lived a harder life than him, even though he had no parents and his adoptive grandparents died while he was quite young he couldn't feel the pain of loss at such a young age. Nami suddenly remembered something and she said:

"You don't have a navigator right? You think of going to the grand line right?" Even though she didn't have to anymore, Nami was an adventurous spirit who wouldn't want to remain on this island for the rest of her life, who would be better to follow than a strong swordsman and his girlfriend?

Zoro nodded his head at both questions, Nami puffed up her c.h.e.s.t and said:

"I'm not bragging but I could be considered the best navigator in east blue, and I have the inclination of joining you after you defeated Aarlong and freed my village." Zoro nodded his head then said:

"Ok, you are in." Nami's eyes widened at the easy acceptance then asked:

"That's all?" Zoro nodded his head then said:

"Ok say your farewells and we are leaving in a few hours, we finished our job here and you joined us, tell Johnny and Yosaku we are leaving." Nami nodded her head then left for the village. As she was going to leave with Zoro and the others she had to tell her friends and family so they wouldn't get too concerned if she suddenly disappeared without any notice.

Zoro walked towards the ship but he met midway with Johnny and Yosaku who were fidgeting around for some reason, Johnny walked forward when he saw Zoro coming over and he said:

"Big brother Zoro we have something to tell you!" Both of them went to their knees and said in unison:

"We want to remain on this island!" Zoro nodded then said:

"Ok." Then he left them on the spot kneeling as he walked towards the ship, both Johnny and Yosaku were sweating intensely thinking on how Zoro would beat them and drag them to the ship saying that he trained them and that they were ungrateful people, when they opened their eyes they saw Zoro going towards the ship and the words were still left in the air, both of their jaws dropped to the floor at Zoro's nonchalance, he didn't care about them at all!

Zoro stopped for one second and said:

"Don't get the wrong idea, Since you want to stay on this island it's your own decision, I will never impose anything on anyone, do what you want, I and Kuina trained you because we saw some potential in you if you want to retire with the money you made while you were with us, that's on you, anyways I have to go, good luck on staying on the island." Zoro then resumed his walk towards the ship.

Both Johnny and Yosaku were in tears as they shouted to Zoro:

"Thanks for everything big brother Zoro, we will thank big sis Kuina as well when we see her!" Zoro with his back towards them waved at them then gave the both of them a thumbs up. The duo continued to cry their eyes out.

Nami informed everyone that she will leave with the bounty hunters, at first the villagers protested but when they heard that she didn't like being constrained to one island and that she started to taste adventure because of the escapades she had when she needed to collect money for the village they stopped protesting and decided to support her decision. Kuina was making some last-second grocery shopping and she met with Nami on her way to the ship where they both walked back to the ship, out of nowhere a cloud of dust was kicked up as villagers came with a bunch of orange trees with Nojiko, Nami's sister in front and she said out loud:

"Nami don't leave without taking a gift from me!" With the help of the villagers, the trees were planted on the ship, Nami put a hand over her mouth as tears started to leave her eyes but she steeled herself then said:

"Thanks for everything, I love all of you!" The villagers left the ship which then started as Zoro already picked up the anchor and unfurled the sails, it was time to say goodbye to Cocoyashi Village and the Conomi Islands!