Olivia Brown POV
" Actually i think i should be the captain here..."
Silence decended upon the boat, to think that Mark Gracia, the quite kid in the back of the class Always Reading a manga or a manhwa on his phone would even try to take charge. To say that everybody was chocked would be an understatement.
" And why is that?" The president's calm and controlled voice broke the tension in the air.
" W..well..i..i wa..was thinking, if we really are in the World of one piece then my knowledge and understanding are our best surviving chance, right?"
His initial stuttering was a signe of his understanding of the pickle he put himself in, but the more he laid out his argument the more confident he became, only for that confident to crash and burn at the end.
" That would be a valid point if this anime taught you about surviving in the sea, did it?" The question seemed like an arrow piercing Garcia's argument.
" Do you know how to sail?..."
" W..well..n..no but..." He tryed to answer but the president just kept going.
" Do you know how to Handel a boat like this? Can you even name the back of a boat? This isn't a cartoon mark! People's lives are at stake here, understand?" The second half of that came a lot genteler than the first but not softer, letting him know that she's not putting him down, but she is still in charge.
" Y..yes " poor Garcia answered with his eyes on the groude.
" Good " for a Split second an apologetic expression appeared on the president's face but it quickly disappeared.
Leaving Garcia she headed towards Moore, which also happened to be the person i was hoping to talk to, so i semply followed her.
" What's that in your hand?" He asked her, making me realise that she is actually holding some roled up piece of paper in her left hand.
" I'm not sure, i snatched it from the chest, was hoping it would be a map " she opened the paper in a way for all three of us to see what's on it, showing that she isn't ignoring me despite not having said a word.
On it was actually a map, but not just any map, a treasure map with a red x and all, the only two things it has that are different than a typical treasure map, an arrow pointing to the left down corner with the words [you are here] (in japanese) writen at its end, and a [ when the Sun of the saint shine upon the Blooming tree in the heart of hell] written on the uper right corner.
" It looks like this island is northeast of here " she said pointing to the nearest island
" You can read maps?" He asked what i was thinking.
" My dad taught me " her answer was short and direct.
" Anyway what do you need Brown " she tryed to change the subject, which we both (me and Oliver) silentely agreed to follow.
" I wanted to ask Oliver about the newspaper, i want to read it " i said, from their reaction to making eye contact with me i could tell that i still need to practice more on hiding my murder intent. still, constantly imagening cutting everybody i see without showing any sign of such is really hard, but i will master my bloodlust, and when i do i'll be able to paralyze my foes with a single look.
" Y..yeah here, i checked a few headlines but didn't get the time to read " he told me while handing the paper.
" I'll let you know if there is anything in it " i decided to also be helpful since i'm Reading it anyway.
" Thank you, please do " at the president's words i went to the only place on this boat with a shadow in it.
Because of the rising sun in the east that is slowly brininng the heat with it, the back side of the cabin is the only place with a shadow... which is why it's taken.
" Here, sit " said Garcia sliding away from Tiffany.
So i sat between the two and started Reading the newspaper.
" Is that the weird newspaper from before, i totally forgot about that " but i didn't even get to read the first Word before being interrupted.
" Yes, i told the president i'm gonna check it out, see if there is anything important or helpful here " i told the nosy blonde, hopefully mentioning the president will get her away since there seems to be something between them.
" Cool can i read with you too " it didn't work.
Without saying what i really wanted, i adjusted the paper's position and angle so we both could read.
" Um, can i read with you too " however before i could read the first Word i got stoped again, this time by Garcia.
" Beat it, captain " the last word from the blonde's response seems to hit him hard, he stared at her for a couple of seconds then he just turned his head away looking at the sea deciding that she wasn't worth it.
Some times it's hard to forget that Tiffany isn't really a bully, she is simpely rude...to everybody, there are many many stories of her getting in trouble with both students and faculty cause of her sharp tongue.
Anyway i should just stick to my paper. A quick scan of the first page showed that this is the [ WE News ] as written with bold letters, further solidifying the fact that this is the one piece world.
Under that there is an article about some revolutionaries blowing up some big shot general on some island called assarry, and under that is another smaller article on how the brave soldiers of the marine caught 'gold fingers' gully a pirate with a 100 million wanted poster.
" Huh, so we're 2 years befor Luffy started his journey, give or take " said Garcia, his face too close for my discomfort.
" How would you know that?, there no calendar in one piece " i still asked.
" There is no official calendar, but there is actually two, first is the heaven one which robin used when she 'read' the alabasta poneglyph, and the other is the sea circle which noland 'the liar' used in his logbook 400 years ago, then he wrote that it was 21 June 1120, now look at the date in the new paper "
I can't believe i didn't check the date, so did and there it was 13 february 1518.
" Noland definitely did not deserve his title " he continued with a proud smile.
" You really are a looser aren't you " only for that smile to get wrecked by the evil blonde next to me.
" Ughh, your impossible" was his response before he got up and walked away.
" Why are you Always so rude?" I regretted saying that the moment i did.
" Why are you so creepy?" I knew she would go for that, i'll have you know that acting normal while constantly training your bloodlust is really hard.
" Hunph " she must've took my silence as a win, so she just huffed and looked away.
Finally having all the paper to my self i continued what i was doing, after making sure i haven't missed anything yet i fliped to the next page.
* Cleacleacleacleac* Tiffany's attention was drawn to me again by the sound of 5 papers falling, why didn't Oliver warned me about this.
" What's this " she picked up one of the papers Reading it, while i collected the rest " 'red fangs' zerr? what a stupid name, and what's with all the zeros why don't they just write 'million' instead "
At this point i just ignore her and continue with my reading.
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Eventually there was nothing was out of the ordenary (exepte that it's a real and detailed World Economy News Paper from the one piece world), altho i did enjoy the comic strips 'Sora, Warrior of the Sea' was really fun, especially if you considered that it's based on real life events.
Suddenly i lost my balance nearly falling on the floor, by the time i stood up, the shadow was already gone not by the sun rising, but because of the boat mouving, if that's the east, then we are heading northeast (to the island in the map).
So, done with my job i turned around the cabin into the deck, notecing how everyone seems to be Bussy with their own jobs, i went ahead to report on mine.
" Here this is how you tie a knot, god "
The president (i guess i should be calling her captain now) was at the mast showing Williams and Miller how to tie a knot for the 100th time if i'm reading her tone right.
" Here exepte for finding out when we are there wasn't anything useful in it " i reported.
" Yeah Garcia told me, thanks a lot Brown " i just nod at that and after telling her to be carful with the wanted posters inside i headed to the port.
Looking at the endless sea, i couldn't help but remember all those who mocked me they called me a 'chuunibyou' or worst, dojos that kicked me out because there was no 'quick draw style' or it was stupid.
But here in this World, i'm gonna cut everything and everyone in my way.