Sooooo... If you're here, it means you either already read the first book of this story, or maybe you didn't, and that makes me very sad.

So go read the first book first,please. Okay ? Good

https://www.wattpad.com/story/192482030-pirate-time-one-piece-x-male-reader

Also, if you're reading that on Teenfic, you have a smol peepee

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* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Luffy: UWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH !! WHERE'S ACE ?! ACE !!

"... Guess I took a little too long with my story... We should probably take care of this now..."

Pirates: We can't stop him ! Strawhat !! Stop !

Jinbe: What'll happen if we just leave him like that... ?

Law: Well, that's simple... if he reopens his wounds, he might really die this time.

"... Well, better go and make sure I don't fail... A second time... If any of you want to lend a hand... I seem to be lacking in that department."

Law: ... He really seemed at peace when he recalled all that story, didn't he ? Those must have been the happiest years of his life.

Rayleigh: When you reach a certain age, you can only look back fondly on these. But to change so much, what just did he see...

Luffy: Haah... Haa... Where am I... ?! Was I dreaming... ? Haa... !

Ace: Sorry... Luffy...I couldn't let you save me..

Luffy: AAAAAHHHH !! GO AWAY !! GO AWAY !!

Ace: Luffy !!

Luffy: STOP IT !! GO AWAY ! GO AWAY !! UWAAAAAAAAHH !!

"Luffy..."

Jinbe: ... ... ...

Ace: If I die... This one will absolutely try to take all the blame on himself... If that happens... Would you mind looking after my little brother ?

Jinbe: The war is over... Ace is...

"Gh..."

Luffy: DON'T SAY IT !! DON'T SAY ANYTHING !! Haa... Haa... I've pinched my cheek... Enough to tear it apart... If this were a dream, I would have woken up already... I'm not dreaming, am I... ?

Ace: You've gotten stronger, Luffy.

Luffy: I'll surpass you someday, Ace !

Luffy: ACE... IS DEAD, ISN'T HE ?!

"... ... Yes... He's dead."

Luffy: Uuuuhhh...

Luffy: Who the heck is Ace ?!

Garp: he's going to be your brother from now on.

Luffy: ... UWAAAAAAAAAAHHH !!

"... ... ... A second time... I'm so pathetic... But I'm probably not even the only one thinking that way..."

(I spent so long on the Konosuba story, I'm not doing another flashback arc right away.)

Jinbe: Luffy-kun...

Luffy: i'm no Pirate King... !! I'M STILL... SO WEAK !!

East Blue: Goa Kingdom, Fuschia Village

Villagers: IT'S GARP-SAN ! Garp-san has returned in a battleship !! Is it official business ?!

Garp: Hey, good to see everyone's all right.

Villagers: Garp-san ! We read the news about the war ! What happened to Luffy ?! And Y/n ?! What's going to happen to the world with Whitebeard dead ?!

Villagers: Hey, Garp-san... ! These past few days, they've been sightings of pirate ships just offshore... People can't sleep at night !

Garp: I just sank a pirate ship out in the waters nearby as I arrived. They were a bunch of amateurs... Didn't know the first thing about fighting...

Villagers: Really ?! That's great... !

Garp: In the days to come, there's going to be instability in all the oceans of the world. Don't let your guard down just because you live in some remote corner of East Blue. Got that ?

Soldiers: Yes, sir !!

*Security enforced by Vice-Admiral Garp*

Villagers: Ahhh ! That's so reassuring, all right ! Garp-san, there's been another incident ! A group of bandits have come down from the mountains, and they've taken over Makino's bar !

Garp: Bandits... ?

???: OI, GARP !! YOU'VE GOT A LOTTA NERVE SHOWING YOUR FACE HERE AGAIN !!

Villagers: Garp-san !!

Soldiers: Vice-admiral Garp !

Garp: Stay back, men ! I know this woman...

???: DAMN YOU !! YOU WERE RIGHT THERE IN THE THICK OF IT ALL !! THEY WERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU... ! HOW COULD YOU LET ACE DIE LIKE THAT... ?!

DO YOU VALUE YOUR WORK OVER YOUR FAMILY ?! WELL, GARP ?! AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A MARINE HERO !! CURL UP AND DIE, YOU WORTHLESS OLD FART !!

Bandits: Now, now... That's enough, boss !

Makino: Stop it, Dadan-san !! Garp-san saw the whole affair happen right in front of him, and still couldn't do a thing to save them... !! THIS MUST BE HARDER ON HIM THAN ANY OF US !!

Dadan: ... No... The ones this'll be hardest on... Are these two... !!

Ace: My name's Ace ! Who the hell are you ?

Makino: No, no, no, that's far too impolite !

Luffy: Just say "And who're you ?"

Ace: ... And what do you call yourself, ruffian ?

"Not even close... Are you even trying at all ?"

Mayor: Garp... What happened to these two ? The newspapres are saying they went missing...

Garp: Village chief... The two of them escaped in a submarine. No remains have been found... !! These boys live yet... !

Villagers: ya hear that ? Thank goodness ! Still, why are these bandits... ?

Dadan: These fools... No matter what kind of pirate, criminal or whatever they turn out to be, I'll always be on their side... ! And when I think of how they must be feeling right now, after what happened 10 years ago... It tears me apart !! LUFFY !! DON'T YOU DARE GIVE IN !!

Meanwhile, in a far-off land... this is the latter half of the Grand Line... The New World:

Shanks: i'm sorry for all this.

Marco: Red-Hair... I don't know how to thank you enough...

Shanks: No need for any of that... He may have been my enemy, but Whitebeard was a man worthy of respect. Even Sengoku understood that. Anyway, we ought to get going...

Marco: Right... Thank you again.

Shanks: ... 'Luffy, Y/n, this must be terribly hard on the two of you... I was shocked to hear about Ace's final actions... It's as though he were Captain Roger himself... You know there were times when I wished that the captain would run, or even that he would cry. Listen up... It's through knowing both victory and defeat, running wild and shedding tears, that a man truly grows up. Don't be afraid to cry... ! Make it through this !'

Luffy: AAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHHH !! I'M STILL SO WEAK !! I CAN'T PROTECT A SINGLE THING !!

Jinbe: Luffy-Kun...

Luffy: GO AWAY... !! LEAVE ME ALONE !!

"... ... ..."

Jinbe: I'm afraid that will not be possible... I cannot stand to see you injure yourself any further.

Luffy: IT'S MY BODY !! I CAN DO WHAT I LIKE !!

Jinbe: ... In that case, Ace-san's body belonged to him alone. It was his own choice whether to live or die.

"... Watch your next words very carefully there if you don't want to end up as sashimi, buddy."

Jinbe: if that will help to calm you, then please, feel free to attack me. I too am wounded, but I will not be defeated by you in this state... !!

Luffy: I'll punch your face in !!

Ace: Jinbe... On my journey to track down teach... I met my little brother and his guardian again, for the first time in three years. I found them in the Kingdom of Alabasta... The instant I saw them... I felt so relieved. Do you know why ?

"Urrrk..."

*Fwooooooom*

Jinbe: Ngh- My eyes !! THAT HURTS, YOU LITTLE BRAT !!

"Urk... ... So ? What are you waiting for ? Come on, just a bit more and you'll finally finish me off !"

Jinbe: ARE YOU NO LONGER ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING AT ALL ?! BOTH OF YOU !! That brimming confidence which led you to believe you could overcome any obstacle... !! Your own great strength, which you never doubted for an instant !! The unsurpassable hordes of enemies who cruelly shattered those beliefs apart... !! The brother who was always your guiding light upon these oceans ! Certainly, you have lost much...

Jinbe: You are allowing that mighty obstacle known as the world to block out your entire field of vision ! At this rate, you will lose sight of everything !! You will be engulfed by dark clouds of self-condemnation and regret !! It may be hard right now, but you must silence those thoughts !! Stop counting only those things that you have lost !! WHAT IS GONE, IS GONE !! SO ASK YOURSELF THIS !! WHAT IS THERE THAT STILL REMAINS TO YOU ?!

"... Left..."

Luffy: ... I STILL HAVE MY FRIENDS !

Jinbe: ... I see...

Luffy: ZORO ! NAMI ! USOPP ! SANJI ! CHOPPER ! ROBIN ! FRANKY ! BROOK ! I STILL HAVE... ALL OF YOU !!

"... There's a place... Where we all decided to met up, didn't we ? Somewhere we have to go..."

Ace: I'll tell you what I saw there, Jinbe... The Luffy who I remembered, the kid who did nothing but tag along and hide behind someone else's back... Was nowhere left to be seen... ! He had found himself a crew of wonderful friends. So no matter what happens, he'll be okay. That's why, I felt so relieved.

Jinbe: Whew... !!

Luffy: I want to see them... I WANT TO SEE THEM AGAIN... !!

Jinbe: ... ... Are you gonna move as well ?

"Just... leave me here for a bit. I need to process a few things still."

Luffy: WHAAAAAAAA ?! Old man Rayleigh ?!

Rayleigh: Ah ! Luffy-kun, it's good to see you again.

Luffy: What are you doing all the way out here ?! I was just about to head back out to the Sabaody Archipelago by following the Vivre Card ! Where are the others ?!

Rayleigh: Well, I doubt they have all been reunited just yet... I left my own Vivre card with Shakky. I could hardly move about freely otherwise, you see...

Jinbe: ... "Dark King" Rayleigh... Are you truly him... ?! I am astonished !

"Nowadays, he's just another old man that likes gambling too much, though... And wilfully tried to sell himself as a slave several times to swindle his way out to some more cash."

Rayleigh: And you're just as much an annoyance as you've ever been, nothing changed on that point.

"Well... I'd say I single-handedly managed that, but not it's both literally and figuratively... hey, where did everyone else go ?"

Rayleigh: if you mean Trafalgar Law, he set sail just a short while ago; He told me to tell you to make sure you guys rest for another two weeks... Looks like your life is out of danger.

Penguin: Ahh, it's such a shame... After going all that way...

Shachi: It would've been great to be able to actually go inside... ! The land of women~

Bepo: If only they were bears...

Both: YOU STAY OUT OF THIS !!

Law: Still, I wonder what the Dark King's up to... The "D" will always bring a storm without fail... Heheh...

Nyon: Hmm ?! RAYLEIGH ?! IS THAT... IS THAT YOU, RAYLEIGH ?!

Rayleigh: Ah... Gloriosa ! This certainly brings back memories !

Marigold: Ray-san ?!

Sandersonia: Rayleigh ?!

Rayleigh: Ahh, you girls as well... !!

Hancock: LUFFY !!

Marigold: Hold on, sister ! Is that how you act in front of the man we owe so much ?!

"I had no idea you lot knew each others..."

Hancock: Luffy... You have finally opened your eyes ! I was so worried, I could not sleep at night... ! Y- You must be so very hungry. I have brought food for you and your friend. Please, eat to your heart's content... !!

Nyon: You cannot even look him in the eye, and you speak of marriage... ?

Jinbe: *Grooooowl*

Hancock: Jinbe... ! I did not prepare this food for you... !! No more than a mouthful, you hear... ?!

Jinbe: ... Luffy-kun... You should eat up ! For to eat... is to live !!

Nyon: Hmm... A letter from Shakky... You have my thanks for delivering it... It would seem that she has nyot changed one bit.

Rayleigh: Indeed... She is just the same as back when we all lived together on Sabaody. Healthy and Happy. As for you girls, you have grown to be more beautiful and string than I could ever have imagined those thirteen years ago.

Sandersonia: Rayleigh... Shakky... Elder Nyon... Wer are only here today thanks to the kindness the three of you showed back then, taking us in as we fled the Tenryubito.

"Thirteen years ago... ... ... Hold on, you mean the little girls I kept seeing around every time I went to ask for a coating... huh. What a small world this can be."

Sanderson: I don't think anyone saw us... Except that one guy with the weird mask... Huh...

Nyon: ... ... Still, friend of Luffy though you may be... As one responsible for keeping these two hidden from the Marines, it troubles me to think that anyone would be able to deduce their location so easily.

"i don't think it counts as really 'meting you', I barely even said a word to you guys... I mean, if we don't count the times when Rayleigh just had me play baby-sitter as 'payment' for the coating..."

Hancock: Oh ?! How nostalgic ! Could this possibly be... Rayleigh ?!

Nyon: SO SLOW !! JUST HOW PREOCCUPIED WERE YOU ?!

Rayleigh: Hahah... No, I doubt the marines will have any idea that they are here. I was informed of the direction in which Luffy had been propelled by the very man responsible for sending him here. It was investigating this direction that drew my attention to the Isle of women.

Kuma: I am one of the leading members of the Revolutionary army. I have my reasons for wishing to help this crew escape this place.

Kuma: I apologize for acting suddenly and without proper explanation. Please allow me to speak with you a little... I do not have much time left...

"I swear, I can never read that guy..."

Rayleigh: After collecting all the information I could find after the great battle, and making the appropriate calculations... I found that Hancock's route to the battle coincided with Luffy's own. However, my deductions stopped there... I could not imagine that Hancock, who so hates both the government and men, would ever have boarded a government ship with a male companion.

Shakky: What if Hancock had fallen in love with Monkey-chan, though... ? Wouldn't that make everything add up ? There is a lot to like about him, you know ! And if I were in her position, I daresay I would deceive the government, and conceal him on the isle of women...

Rayleigh: Hahaha, that's an awfully subjective bit of speculation, Shakky.

Rayleigh: I must never underestimate a woman's intuition.

Sandersonia: That's Shakky for you !

"Yeah, no joke... That's almost scary how she managed to pinpoint the situation so perfectly..."

Rayleigh: I hardly think that the marines will move on the basis of such idle speculation; this place is still safe. Now, shall we get down to business ? Luffy-kun ! You said that you intend to head to Sabaody from here, yes ?

Luffy: Uh-huh. I have to meet up with my crew.

Rayleigh: Are you absolutely certain about that ? I am sure you remember what happened to you all on that island.

"... ... Hm. Even if we manage to heal back and go there... Things will end up the same way. And we stumble at that point, then the new World is but out of reach... I remember now why I always kept a low profile and avoided making a fuss back in the day..."

Rayleigh: We don't have the same definition of "making a fuss". But, I have a proposal for you. Naturally, it is entirely up to you, whether to accept it or not.