Canon Fodder Novel CHAPTER 217 MY WIFE

CHAPTER 217 MY WIFE

Hancock learned how to control her aura much faster than I did. The process to push Nen into her was fairly simple, and once the aura nodes were opened she was able to force it all back into her body. I showed her how to focus it and gave so short examples. She was a quick study, having already learned Haki years ago.

Focusing the Nen into her eyes she could see

use the Nen to cause major damage with simple hits. She beca especially interested after talking about all the benefits. I didn’t ntion the Water Divination trick, because we didn’t have enough ti and to be honest I hadn’t perfected my own personal Enhancent style yet.

After she knew the basics we continued on with our chakra training. She learned the Transformation Jutsu after a day, and we played a prank on the crew by switching places.

Not able to change her voice with chakra like I could, she was forced to stay silent as I ordered the crew to hoist up the thing, batten down the whatsits, or got aft and starboard mixed up in my orders. I had never seen her laugh so much. It was rather creepy seeing her voice coming from my body, but it wasn’t long until we broke the jutsu.

Then Luffy demanded we do him next. I turned into him, and Hancock turned into Ash. Both of us doing our best impression of the other, it was an innocent mont that I had been missing. Of all the worlds, One Piece was one of my favorites. Most of the ti was spent goofing off. Very rare monts were serious. My wife and I sat on the deck every night. Simply watching the ocean as we talked about the future.

I told Hancock the truth of the future I had seen. Fishman Island, that weird Smile Factory that I couldn’t rember much about, Fighting Doflamingo, Big Mom, Kaido. That was the first ti I had seen her scared, but she sucked it up and trusted . I wasn’t sure when I would see her or our kids again, so I enjoyed our ti together.

We talked of other futures. How many kids she wanted. Retiring on Amazon Lily or Leton, whichever we ended up with after I got my mories back. But we also talked about disappearing. Simply walking away from it all. Grabbing our kids and moving to East Blue or sothing. No one would find us. I had enough money for us to live the rest of our lives in comfort.

A part of

wanted it. The part that had been happy on Earth. No drama, just a woman by my side. It was unfortunate that it was an impossible dream. I had Challenges coming up. If I didn’t want to die and disappear on her or our kids, I had to keep pushing. More quests, more training, more everything.

6 days after picking up the Luffy and Ash we got to Sabaody Archipelago. I had been using my Search Quirk as we got closer. I focused on each of my crewmates one by one. Usopp was a ways away, so he wasn’t there yet. Sanji wasn’t either, he was further away than Usopp. I said a small prayer for the love sick man. I would need to cook him up sothing special to make sure he didn’t die from blood loss. Zoro, Brook, Franky, and Chopper were already there.

Most important of all, Robin and Nami were already there too. I had really been dreading having the conversation, but after what Hancock had said I didn’t worry about it anymore. I was a pirate. Not so pansy ass simp that needed to check and recheck with people around . Hancock accepted who I was, that was good enough for . Robin and Nami could make their choice, but I knew it would be . I was able to do things to them that no other man could hope to dream of. I only had to remind them of that and they would be mine. The duo had already accepted sharing . I hadn’t kept the information about Hancock from them. I had nothing to be ashad of.

Yes, I was married and had kids, but this was what I wanted in life. I was already cheating on them with a dozen other girls in other lives of mine. Sothing I couldn’t begin to tell them about if I wanted to. So they would take it or leave it. I planned to make sure they would take it. I had been going easy on all of them. I had spent years training my chakra since I had seen them last. I had collapsed after fighting Angiea hundreds of tis, but I always got back up. My skill with chakra had never been stronger. I didn’t like to make Hancock pass out too quickly, so I limited what I used on her. It was ti to use the 3rd stage of my Chikyugi skills.

“What do you think?” Ashley asked as we stared at the island. The trees were getting ever closer.

“I think you would look great as a man,” I said.

“Huh?” She asked but I ford the hand seals and poured chakra over her. Turning her into Ace. The black hair was shorter. I made her shirtless and got rid of her boobs. Making her face more angular he/she looked just like I rembered. “What did you do?!”

“Hancock can’t be seen with the likes of us,” I said. I did my own hand seal and turned myself into Fabio from Earth. Chiseled jaw, long blonde hair, my shirt was gone as well.

“Why am I a man?!” Ash yelled with a very girly voice.

“Oh oh do ,” Luffy said excitedly. I thought about it for a mont then changed him into Sasuke. Laughing as the broody man wore a straw hat and huge smile on his face.

“Why do I gotta be a dude, and he gets to be so hunk?” Ash asked, her fists turning into flas.

“Hunk?” I asked. “I don’t see it.”

“I’m handso?” Luffy asked in a toothy grin, not matching the aesthetic at all. I loved it. Laughing as he started stretching his arms out as he played with the form.

“You look good as a man,” Hancock said. “Husband,” she hissed. “Please drop the face. You are very…ugly now.”

“Ugly?” I asked. “I’ll have you know that this is the cre de la cre of n I’ve seen,” I said in my best Fabio impression.

She sneered. “I much prefer your face.”

“You’re Love Sick,” I said, sticking my tongue out. “Just till we get to the island, love.” She rolled her eyes but nodded. We were soon weighing anchor and helping them unload trading goods.

Amazon Lily was rather reliant on outside trade. Hancock had tried to establish so more alliances for when the Shichibukai were disbanded, but had no luck. I hoped to handle Leton to potentially provide all the assistance she needed. Who knew when that would happen though? For now I needed to keep an eye on things.

We made our way to Shakky’s bar and were dropping all the goods in the back storage. Shakky was the main contact for the Kuja pirates for selling less than savory goods. As a forr Kuja pirate she took a small cut and sold everything on the bustling black market of the Archipelago.

“What’s up, Shakky?” I asked as we ca out the back. She eyed

as I dropped the jutsu. As I did so she put on a wide smile.

“I was wondering when you lot would co by,” she said, eyeing Ash and Luffy in their hidden transford selves.

“Weston, drop this face,” Ash hissed.

“Can’t, it’s got to wear off,” I said. “About 24 hours.”

“Cut the shit, I saw you end it just now.”

“Fine,” I said, dropping it on her. She grabbed her boobs and let out a sigh.

“Well good seeing you all, I’m out,” she said.

“Wait, where are you going?” I asked. Luffy was still dressed as Sasuke, but was already eating a plate of food Shakky had placed in front of him.

“I’m going to go figure it out,” she said with a thought.

“Try to keep your head on. Don’t want anybody chopping it off,” I told Ash.

“That stopped being funny the first ti you said it,” she said, but gave

a hug. “Thanks for sticking your neck out.”

“Anyti,” I said, patting her back. “When next we et, I hope it is our crew facing off against yours.”

“That’s right,” Luffy said, extending his arm and pulling her in for a hug. “We won’t go easy on you.”

“Whoever loses is buying drinks,” Ash said. “Now to see if Marco dropped off my dinghy like he promised.”

“I knew you were too manly not to have a dinghy,” I said.

“A big one too, way bigger than yours,” she said, grabbing her crotch as she walked out of the bar. With a flourish she turned into fire and was flying away. The door slamming as she did.

“Since when could she fly?” I asked.

“A while,” Luffy admitted with his mouth full. It was too funny seeing Sasuke eat like that. “She set the island on fire at least once a day.”

Hancock sat next to

on a barstool. “Any news of the outside world?” She asked Shakky. My hand moved to her thigh as I poured so chakra into her. She kept her face normal, but I could tell she was in the mood again.

“Not much,” Shakky said. “So big bounties passed through. No major incidents.” Taking a drag from her cigarette she looked at

and Luffy. “Except for the fact that you both got here a week ago, anyway.”

“We did?” I asked, confused.

“Yep, these flyers were sent everywhere,” she said, passing

a sheet of paper. On it read:

STRAW HAT PIRATES RECRUITING

FOR THE NEW WORLD.

ALL APPLICANTS HEAD TO GROVE 46

The sheet didn’t show any pictures but did have bounty amounts of the crew. “Goddang it. Impostors?” I asked. I had forgotten about this part for so reason. Or hoped to skip it.

“Yep,” Shakky said.

“What is it?” Luffy asked through a mouthful of food.

“Nothing, Cap. Just so people pretending to be us,” I said. “Anything else?”

“Nope,” Shakky said. “Been seeing more marines lately. I’m guessing it’s because of that flier.”

I nodded. Annoyed, I decided to leave it. “Hey, whatever happened to those 3 girls I brought here?”

“Ask your wife,” Shakky said, pointing to Hancock.

“Sorry, kind of forgot about them. Are they okay?” I asked. I had taken them from a Tenryuubito, and had hoped Hancock would take them in, but had forgotten about them.

“They are fine. They live on Amazon Lily now,” Hancock said, her hand moving to my thigh. “They are very appreciative of what you did. All 3 wanted to train in our fighting arts.”

“Good,” I said, letting out a sigh. “How long are you here?” I asked her.

“A day at most, then we must go,” Hancock said with a frown.

“Care to go on a real date?” I asked, perking up.

“A what?” She asked, a little flustered.

“A date. You and , do couple’s stuff,” I said. Hancock blushed deeply, nodding slowly as she tried to hide her smile. Though we were married she still turned into a giggling girl with the simple acts.

“What about ?” Luffy asked.

“Go have fun. Keep the face on. You should be fine,” I said, throwing him so Berries. Luffy didn’t need to be told more than once…when it ca to fun stuff at least. Anything technical it was best to plan on explaining it 5 tis, then give up and claim it was magic.

“Guys, let’s go to the amusent park!” He yelled to the crewn out back. The Kuja Pirates with us didn’t fight him hard and were soon on their way.

“What has beco of the Kuja while I was gone?” Shakky asked as she took a drag from her cigarette.

“Progress,” I said standing up. Hancock ignored everything else as I extended my hand out. Her hand shaking she took it a little forcefully, but blushed more deeply as I walked us out of there.

With the impostors in town I doubted I needed to change my face. I was a good 5 inches taller than 2 years ago, my black hair was longer and more unruly, and I wore a colorful shirt and pants that the Kuja Pirates had provided .

Hancock was quiet as I walked her away from the bar. The woman, a blushing school girl once more, I asked, “Never been on a date?” Hancock shook her head. “How did you end up with Ash? Or any other person you’ve been with?”

“We shouldn’t talk about that,” she whispered.

“Embarrassing?” I asked, a wide smile on my face. She blushed again. “Just doing what you do on a date, wife. Talk. You can say what you want, or change the subject.”

“What else do you do on a date?” She asked.

“Hmm, I have to pay for everything. We get food, let you go anywhere you want to go, spend ti together, just you and I.”

Her hand moved to the crook of my elbow. “How did I get so lucky to have you?”

“You’re lucky? No, I am,” I admitted. “The most beautiful woman in the world? The Pirate Empress? Not everyday that you get puked on by such a famous person.”

“Will I never live that down?” She asked, frowning.

“Oh no. I will be sure the kids know it when they are older. We can talk about how we t, and the first thing their mother did was puke on ,” I said with a laugh.

She looked annoyed but soon chuckled. We quieted as we walked. The Archipelago was a perfect destination for a date. Bubbles would randomly rise up from the roots of the forest island. Greenery everywhere it wasn’t long until we were in a busy neighborhood. People ignored us as we walked. Simply letting our feet guide us around.

“Typically I found soone attractive and slept with them,” Hancock admitted.

“What’s that?”

“You asked how I t other…lovers,” Hancock said. “Ash ca to our island one day on that fire doohickey of hers. Wanted to et the person called the Pirate Empress. I granted it to her since she was under Whitebeard at that point. I found her quite beautiful. Invited her into my bedroom.”

“Sounds hot,” I admitted. Both were beautiful won. I didn’t feel too jealous talking about it. I had the sa talk with my first wife in my old life. And I hated it. She talked about old boyfriends, I talked about old girlfriends and we never spoke of it again. For so reason I wasn’t too jealous when Hancock talked about girls she had been with. “How long did it last between you and Ash?”

“A year?” She wondered. “We exchanged Vivre cards. And would find one another together every month or so, then it beca every few weeks, then every week. She wanted to take it a step further…I did not.”

“Why didn’t you?” I asked.

Hancock let out a sigh. “You know, you were the first man I have been with since I was freed, correct?” I nodded. I had assud as much. “Back then it was…scary. I had nothing to my na. My life was soone else’s. They could have killed

without a thought.” She looked in the direction of the Red Line. “It is hard…being so close to there, sotis.” We were next to Mariejois, where she had been a slave. I hit my forehead with my palm.

“I am so sorry,” I said, stopping us. “I-I didn’t think-”

“No, Weston,” she said, putting her hand on my chest. “You are my peace. I told you I haven’t woken up screaming since I t you. Before I t you, I did. The dreams, they were bad,” she admitted. “But since eting you, I haven’t had one. Always when we were out to sea I was scared. I was that young girl that was taken again. Only Amazon Lily made

feel safe,” she said, a few tears pooling on her eyelids. “But then you saved my life. I even tried to turn you to stone, but you didn’t see

as a piece of at as these others do.” She turned to the people around us. More than one eyeing her, not as a deadly pirate, but a gorgeous woman.

“You were the first man that didn’t turn to stone. You then turned around and helped us. Not asking anything in return. That day you ca and dragged our boat ho, I stayed up all night watching you work. I slept only a few hours, but didn’t have a nightmare. The next night I didn’t either. And I haven’t since. I don’t know why, but you helped

get past sothing I had been hung up on. You made

feel in ways I never had before. Sothing that I hadn’t felt for Ashley or any woman I have been with.”

“So you decided to marry

because of it?” I asked as I pulled her along.

“Ha!” She laughed. “You ntioned marriage first. I would have been simply happy being your girlfriend.”

“What can I say? When you know, you know,” I said. I pulled her to a florist with a cart. Buying an ornate blue and teal flower I put it behind her ear. She smiled widely as she checked herself out in a mirror and we continued walking.

“I didn’t decide anything,” Hancock said. “My mind and body were yours long before we laid together. I decided to do whatever I had to do to keep you when you kept your promise.”

“Was it scary?” I asked. “Finding out you were pregnant?”

“No,” Hancock said. “It happens, or else Amazon Lily would have died out long ago.” I hadn’t thought of that. My response had been in panic because of my old world standards. One Piece was more dieval. Parents weren’t always around, and kids got used to it. “Why did you ask

to marry you?” She asked slowly.

“Do you really think I dragged your boat for nothing? I wanted to get in your good graces,”

I said, giving her a wink. “Besides, it felt right,” I admitted. It was like coming upon a group of girls with a flat tire on the side of the road. Of course I had to help. “I don’t think I was in love with you at that point. But it wasn’t long until I was. In all honesty, I’ve never t anyone like you, Hancock.” We locked eyes. “Not because of your beauty, but who you are as a person. I love every bit of you. Yes, I can’t get enough of you in the bedroom. But I also enjoy this. Learning about you. Doing sothing simple. I know that if we turned away from it all, we could be happy. But that is running away from the world and it’s problems. That is not sothing either of us wants to do.”

She nodded and we were soon moving away from the hard conversations, to simpler things. Have you tried caral? Let’s get so candy and see what your favorite is. Oh look, a jewelry shop. Let’s get you a nice snake ring to match your earrings. Dang, we have found ourselves in a dark alley, maybe we should take this opportunity to get to know one another again.

We had an uneventful long walk through the island. Exactly what we needed. That was until we had the unlucky chance to run into so impostors.

The Luffy impostor was a tall fat man. At least 8 feet tall he wore the red vest and a ratty straw hat. Zoro was a chubby man with a thick chin, and what looked like dyed green hair. Sanji was a skinny man that looked like he preferred heroin over cigarettes. Nami and Robin were butt ugly. But if you were really really drunk they could pass for their stunt doubles. Chopper was a dog. Franky was probably the closest, with a wave shaped blue head of hair he kind of looked like the cyborg.

The best part was my impostor, or at least impostors. It was 3 n with shaved heads. Since I could make clones, that was supposedly all they needed to pose as . They wore my patent-pending Hero Costu with poorly etched hearts in them. The group of them walked in the street with a cocky attitude. Hancock and I stayed in their way as they walked. Both annoyed by them. Fake-Luffy made the mistake of eyeing her.

“Oy beautiful,” fat-Luffy said. “How about you co join a real cap-” He and his posse were knocked out by my Conqueror’s Haki. It was simple enough to direct my Haki only at them. Mine, far overpowering them they fainted without issue.

“Weston,” Hancock chided. “That was unnecessary.”

“I know, dear,” I said with a sigh as people freaked out around us. They thought for sure the group was the Straw Hat Pirates. “What can I say? I don’t like others looking at you.”

“You were fine with others as we walked,” she said. Squeezing my elbow between her cleavage I could tell she liked my reaction.

“Oh you did not notice

knock out a lot of them?” I asked.

“I had simply thought they fell asleep,” she said, acting innocent. I laughed and we continued on…until I got a great idea at least. Pulling away I ran back to the lined up ‘Straw Hats’. A smile on my lips I gave them each a transformation jutsu.

“Oh no,” Hancock said, her face splitting in a grin. “That will cause them problems.”

“Yep, let’s see how they like looking like the real things,” I said as we continued on our date.