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【The real game begins!!】

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Y/N searched all the locations in the port town of Nanohana but could not find her bag. "They must've reached Yuba by now..." She mumbled while moving the wine glass and looking at the people walking around in the bar. "Ladies shouldn't drink alone..." An unknown voice spoke up and Y/N felt an arm over her shoulder. She clicked her tongue and looked at him with an unamused face. "What the fuck do you want?" She asked. 

"How about you have a drink with us?" He offered with a smirk while revealing his group of five. "I don't want to, so leave me alone." She replied and drank the rest of the wine in her glass before standing up and taking her leave but the man grabbed her hand. "Come on, don't play hard to get." 

The already tensed female didn't want to drag the situation any further so she decided to end things quickly. She clenched her free hand and gritted her teeth as she furiously punched him, sending him flying across the bar. The man groaned while his minions shivered in fear. "I told you to leave me alone right?" Y/N reminded as she looked down at the man. Her lips slowly curved upwards "But if you still haven't changed your mind then... We can play a little more." 

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Y/N walked out of the cafe after leaving everything inside in rumbles. The five men were all unconscious on the floor, all the tables and chairs were broken, and windows were shattered. She caused a lot of damage to the bar but she was responsible enough to pay the owner money for repair.

She pinched the bridge of her nose while closing her eyes. She was frustrated but the thought of letting the bag go didn't cross her mind. She opened her eyes and stretched her arms when a group of men walked passed her. She took a step back to give them space to walk. They were carrying weapons with them while talking loudly on the streets. The group caught Y/N's attention and she watched them walk past her and that's when she noticed that one of the members was carrying her bag.

She left out a sigh of relief and started following them. The difficult part was over and getting her hands on the bag would be a piece of cake for her.

"You know the leader said, once we have our weapons we can attack the royal army." One the men said which spiked Y/N's interest. She quietly trailed them while listening to the conversation they were having.

"The king is useless. He does nothing for the subjects!! The royal family just sucks."

"I know right? We can finally defeat them and do something great!!"

"The king keeps the rain for himself. We even had to leave Yuba and relocate ourselves to Katorea. We rebels will surely get our revenge!!"

Things started to make sense to Y/N. Yuba wasn't the rebel's base anymore and they would soon attack the royal army.

Luffy and others must've reached Yuba and not finding the rebels would have been shocking... Where's Katorea? If these guys are here at the port town then this place called Katorea must be near by, which means if Vivi wants to talk to the rebels she would need to come back here... But that would be really dumb.

Y/N analysed the situation pretty well but there was a huge question going on in her mind. Whether she should go to Rainbase or not... If the crew decides to come back in order to meet the rebels and Y/N heads to Rainbase... They would be poles apart from each other.

"Let's... Meet the rebels"

She made a change in plans. First, she would retrieve her bag and then infiltrate the rebels as one of them to gain information. She isn't doing this for the sake of Alabasta, she just wants to reunite with the crew and the crew will eventually come across the rebels no matter what.

"We also hit a jackpot!! This bag has a lot of money you know." The man carrying Y/N's bag stated and she thought of this as the best moment to show herself.

"Sorry to interrupt but that bag is mine. I would be really grateful if you return it to me." She said politely with a closed eye smile in order to not look intimidating to them. "Huh!? This bag contains a lot of money, we aren't giving it to you. Plus what proof do you have that this is yours?"

"See, I don't want to fight you guys so just return the bag to me."

The men laughed at her statement and walked closer "You think you can fight us? Do you see these weapons we are carrying? One shot and you'll be as good as dead."

Y/N always hated when she was mocked. It would make her as angry as wanting to kill the person mocking her. "If you want we can give you some money..." The man carrying her bag said and took out a note which he threw in the air. They were trying to humiliate her but not gaining the desired reaction from Y/N made them angry and the toxic male ego spiked up "What's with that look on your face?! I did a favour by giving you some money and instead of being grateful you are glaring at me!!"

"You guys are just a bunch of scumbags..." She said in a low voice and soon the guys were kneeling in front of her with bruised faces while Y/N sat on a wooden box in front of them. She checked her bag for the thing she wanted and she was filled with joy when she felt the item with her fingers. She happily took out the item revealing it to be a long white coat. It looked at clean as new.

"You are lucky that you didn't touch this. If I didn't find this in here... I would've killed you all." She said and the men shivered in fear. Y/N then tilted her bag and dropped all the money she had on the floor which shocked the group. "What- What are you doing?" One of them asked and Y/N smiled at him "I don't need these! I just wanted my coat."

"WHAT?!" All of them shouted in sync making her flinch. "Why did you beat us up then?! You could've asked us!! We would've given you that coat happily!!"

"Oh! Is that so? But... You guys were humiliating me so I got angry."

"Bu-But... This is 50,000 berries... Are you just gonna leave this here?" One of them asked as he proceeded to pick one of the notes from the ground. Y/N smiled and gave the man a nod "I don't need that money anymore. You can take it if you want."

"She is a psycho..." One of them mumbled and the voice reached Y/N's ear. "What did you say?" She asked in the most sinister voice possible and the man froze while avoiding eye contact with her "Noth-Nothing..."

Y/N left out a big sigh and leaned on the wall as she crossed her right leg over her left "Where is Katorea?" She asked which emerged confusion among the men. "Why do you wanna know that?"

"I wanna join the rebels."

"WHAT?!"

"Don't shout! You idiots!!"

"Why do you wanna join the rebels? You don't even look like someone from Alabasta, to begin with."

Y/N clicked her tongue and looked at the man "I hate the king. You see... I had a really nice friend who belonged to Alabasta. And due to the drought and lack of rain... He ended up dying. He was dear to me..." Tears slid down her cheek as she continued to tell her story "And when I heard about his death... I was devastated. So, I left everything I was doing and sailed here for only one purpose... To take revenge!! I'll kill the god damn king who brought my friend to that state!!"

The story was a lie but the men fell for it. All of them cried at Y/N's story and her dedication to avenging her friend. "You- You are great! I'll le- I'll lead you Katorea. I am sure the leader will take you in. All of us lost someone. You are not alone!!" They whined as they rubbed their eyes and sniffed.

"Alright then!! Let's head there tomorrow. I am going to meet you here in the morning and then we can go to Katorea." Y/N instructed.

"AS YOU WISH MA'AM!!" They shouted and bowed at her which startled the female.

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The next day things took a completely different turn. The king along with the royal army had come to the port town. The citizens were confused. After all... Having the king standing in front of you isn't something that happens on a daily basis.

Y/N was leaning against a wall while watching the scene from a corner. "I've come to make a sincere apology! It was I who stole the rain from my people." The king spoke up.

"As such, in order to put the Dance Powder incident behind us... The port of Nanohana shall be destroyed! BURN THIS CITY DOWN, WHICH STANDS ONLY AS A REMINDER OF THE CORRUPT INJUSTICE!!"

The soldiers followed the king's orders and started to burn the city down. Y/N frowned as she saw the fire, people screaming and running to save their lives.

"Vivi's dad is such a bitch-"

Y/N had no plans of fighting the Royal army and making them her enemy. She clenched the strap of the bag that was on her right shoulder and decided to leave before getting caught in the mess that the king was causing but a kid caught her attention.

"OVER HERE, KING!!" He shouted. "THANKS TO YOU THAT MY TOWN'S ALL DRIED UP!!"

The king looked down at him and kicked the boy sending him flying. The king's actions towards the kid really pissed Y/N off. She had decided not to interfere but abuse against children was something that couldn't see.

Y/N walked past the king and over to the kid. She knelt and got him back on his feet.

While she was tending to the kid, someone showed up on a horse. The citizens around seemed to know the man who showed up on the horse.

Y/N dusted the little boy's clothes and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a napkin.

She looked behind her for a brief moment and saw the man arguing with the king but that was the least of her concern.

She smiled at the kid and ruffled his hair "That was a really brave move you pulled up back there. The king is just a scum! But even if you were brave enough to yell at the king... You should think rationally. You lack the strength to fight him."

"I'll kill the king!!" He screeched. Y/N sighed and picked him up while he tried to fight her. "Stay still. I am just taking you to a safer place. It will get chaotic in a while."

The two hid behind a wall when the king's soldier shot the man. "Dang it! He was handsome" Y/N said and punched the wall lightly.

"He is Koza. The leader of rebels." The kid informed her.

"If that's true then I am definitely joining the rebels."

"WATCH OUT!! A HUGE SHIP ABOUT TO CRASH INTO THE PORT!!" A man shouted and the event of the ship crashing took place. Everyone ran to save their lives but Y/N and the kid saw something that was unbelievable.

The king was an imposter. "What... The king transformed into a weird crossdresser...?" The kid mumbled.

Y/N frowned as she slowly started to connect the dots.

"That must be Mr.2! So... The baroque works are on a move to make the civil war take place!! DAMN YOU CROCODILE!"

Y/N placed a hand on the kid's head. He looked up at the female and saw her smiling at him "You know what to do right? Tell everyone about this... While I get my job done."

The kid nodded and Y/N flew up in the sky in an eye blink. Going to the capital wouldn't be beneficial so she knew she had to find Vivi who could go to the capital or go to the Rainbase, to take down Crocodile.

"My instincts say... They are at the Rainbase."

I hope you enjoyed it <3 I am not really sure if this chapter turned out good.