One Piece: RotPQ Chapter 28

One Piece: Rise of the Pirate Queen

Last time on One Piece: Rise of the Pirate, the crew, with the new addition of Nore and Biri, sailed from Pit-sang island and reached Sandy island. However, they were quickly met with Commodore Winston and the marines. With quick thinking, the crew escaped. Before entering town, the crew split into three groups. One for supplies, one to look for a guide, and Lena to look for Mika. What exciting new adventure will out crew experience today?

Escape to the Desert!
With the Man with A Thousand Tales

Nanohana, a port town to the Alabasta Kingdom known for its great shops and irresistible perfume. Many years ago, this port city was set aflame and destroyed in an evil scheme made by a cruel man to both rule the country and find a legendary weapon known as Pluton. However, once this man was defeated and the rebellion that had been occurring during such hard times was finally stopped, the city was rebuilt and returned to it's former glory. In present time, in addition to the town being rebuilt the city had built a marine base to protect themselves in the new pirate age.

"Ah! Sir! What happen to the ship!" shouted a old, short, pudgy, light black-haired man, who also with a British accent, wearing a black suit with the marine insignia on the back with white, frantically. The marine battleship that had chased after Draco Bliss had docked at the marine base on the other side of Nanohana for much needed repairs.

"We were out maneuvered by some blasted rookie pirates." stated Commodore Winston rather frustrated in his loss.

"Should I warm up some tea for you sir?"

"Thank you, Commander Higgins. That would refreshing." The commander bowed and left to brew up some tea.

"What's up with the commander following around the commodore like a butler?" asked a curious marine soldier seeing the conversation between his officers."I know he's his superior officer, but it seems like he's abusing his position."

"Don't you know, Commodore Winston is a son of a lord and Commander Higgins is his butler." stated a marine soldier.

"I've heard that he was always so restless back home. He would hunt small animals or strays and mount them in his room. So he ran away and joined the marines along with his caretaker/butler." said another marine. At this time, Commodore Winston had sat down to relax as he thought of his next course of action.

"Here you are, sir." said Commander Higgins as he placed a steaming cup of tea next to him along with a pot. "It's your favorite, Jasmine Oolong Tea."

"Thank you, Higgins." said Commodore Winston as he took the cup of tea and sipped a bit. The commander then took a seat opposite of the commodore and waited patiently for his superior to talk.

"Sir?"

"Just thinking, Higgins."

"If I may ask, who was your 'prey' this time, sir."

"Some rookie pirate crew with a captain of 32 million beli."

"Hmm, they should have been easy for you sir."

"Indeed, but something seemed to have halted my ship before I could even hit the little buggers."

"How odd, sir." stated Commander Higgins. "So what's our next course of action?"

"Send some of the men into Nanohana, and keep an eye for "Spark Fist" Mika." ordered Commodore Winston.

"At once sir." said Commander Higgins as he sat up and bowed to his superior then left to address the men. Meanwhile, Winston kept pondering what should have been in overwhelming victory over the pirate menace.

In Nanohana

"Whoa! The marketplace is so busy!" exclaimed Nicole as she was amazed at the Arabian style marketplace. Everywhere people were haggling with vendors, vendors were trying to get people interested in buying whatever they are selling, and others were entertaining people.

"Be careful Nicole, we're only here to buy supplies." stated Ryuudo as he looked over the marketplace. He soon felt someone tapping on his shoulder and turned to see Nore.

"What?" Nore's only response was him pointing to a stand. Ryuudo looked in said direction to only sweat-drop.

"This is the best jewelry you'll find anywhere, everything here is one-of-a-kind." smiled the vendor as he spoke to Nicole, who was enthralled with what the man was saying.

"These are beautiful." said Nicole to herself as she waged an internal battle to buy or not to buy.

"No Nicole." Before Nicole could even make a decision, Ryuudo pulled the girl away from the vendor. "We're here for supplies, not jewelry."

"Yes....you're right." said Nicole though she kept looking back at the vendor in wanting need.

"What should we buy first?" stated Nore trying to move the conversation along.

"Water." said Ryuudo flat out. The other two agreed and began looking for stand that either sold water or containers for water.

"So where do we search for a guide?" asked Akio as he and Drake walked through another street looking around for someone that looked like they could be a guide.

"Can we at least get out of this heat!" said Drake irritably while sweating up a storm.

"Would you please calm down, it's honestly not that bad out here." said Akio getting tired of the older man's childish whining.

"Fine, then let's get out some bars or something. That's a good enough place for at least some information about a guide." Akio thought it over and agreed with the older nakama. Both then kept walking until they found what their looking for.

"The Spice Bean, huh?"

"Good enough as any to start." said Drake slightly less irritable. Both men then walked into the restaurant hopefully to find a guide.

"Damn, where did Mika go this time." mumbled Lena as she popped I her mouth another lollipop, yellow, while walking through the crowded streets. She already been though some food stands and it seems Mika had completely bypassed them.

"Geez, what did Mika pick up that would make her miss all the other vendors?" thought Lena out loud as continued to walk.

"...and so the kingdom was saved by the most unlikely of heroes, a pirate crew. Then the princess married the pirate crew captain and both ruled the kingdom into a golden age ruled by the 'Pirate King'."

"Yeah!" Lena would've kept walking until she picked out a certain voice out of the crowd of children.

"Mika?" Lena turned to the group of children surrounding a young man, looking around Drake's age, wearing a  tan hooded cloak wearing a black shirt underneath with tans pants. His hood was down revealing his short, sun blonde hair. In the group of children sat one Mika as he clapped for the the story teller.

"Mika!"

"Huh?" said Mika curiously as she looked around. "Oh! Lena, where ya been?"

"Never mind that, what are you doing?" said Lena rather curious of the storyteller.

"Well, I went to get some food and then I find this guy telling an awesome story of a princess and a pirate crew." smiled Mika pointing to the storyteller.

"Heh, heh, I'm only repeating stories I've already heard of once before." smiled the man as he scratched his head embarrassed from the praise.

"Bye, Mister Selim!" waved the kids as the left group with smiles on their faces. The man, Selim, gave a wave and a smile in returned.

"By the way, I'm Selim the Storyteller of a thousand tales"

"Uh storyteller?"

"Ooh! You should join our crew!" shouted Mika excitingly.

"Wait Mika!"

"Heh, heh, sorry little girl, but I'm already attached to my job. After all, I pride myself in storytelling." smiled Selim while also apologizing to the excited Mika.

"Aw~." whined Mika depressingly.

"Heh, heh, how about I tell a story as compensation." compromised the man.

"Really!" said Mika regaining her spirits. The man nodded then looked at the younger girl to see what her opinion would be.

"Eh, I guess it wouldn't hurt to listen to one story." smiled Lena defeated by her own curiosity.

"Yosh, but let's move inside. It's almost noon, we'll be boiling in our clothes." suggested Selim as he pointed towards the building next to them.

"Okay." said both girls following the man inside for a story.

"Soldier report." said Commodore Winston through the Mini Transponder Snail with Commander Higgins next to him with a group of other soldiers.

"So far, no sighting of "Spark Fist" Mika as well as no information on who else is in her crew." replied the soldier through the snail.

"Damn, if only we had more information on that blasted crew!" shouted the commodore as he closed the Mini Transponder Snail.

"Be-de be-de be-de be-de be-de." interrupted the commodore. He stared at the Mini Transponder
Snail suspiciously since he had already finished the report. "Be-de be-de be-de Ca-chunk."

"Hello." said Commodore Winston cautiously.

"Is this Commodore "Hunter of the Seas" Winston Hill of Marine Base 21 on Sandy Island." spoke a male voice.

"This is he speaking, who is this?"

"Captain Justin of Lougetown's Marine Base in the East Blue."

"Ah, I've heard of you. The little whelp that's gone and abandoned his post much like one admiral has long ago." stated Commodore Winston rather distastefully. "You listen here, sonny. Back in my-"

"Sir, I'm sure you have a great lesson to teach, but I would like to relay some information of some pirates I've been after, the Mika pirates."

"The Mika pirates? By Jove, why didn't you speak up in the first place!" shouted Commodore Winston surprised to have received just what he needed.

"Ugh, that was worthless." groaned Akio as he and Drake walked out of another restaurant and bar, this time less eloquent the the first place they checked. Inside, many of the people in the bar were beaten up and unconscious.

"Just as bad as Pit-sang, except they don't have an excuse." agreed Drake feeling better after blowing off some steam from the last two bars.

"Huh, maybe we should just go ask random people." suggest Akio fed up with the bar and restaurant life.

"Eh, don't worry. Everything will fall into place one way or another." smiled Drake with beaming optimism. Akio seemed reassured and the two men kept walking looking through the streets noticing something out of the ordinary.

"Akio."

"Yeah, I see them." said the first mate calmly as they both continued to walk knowing that marines were following them.

"Shush!" said Nore as he, Nicole, and Ryuudo hid behind the remains of some house. On the other side , a group of marines came running through the streets looking for them. It was very fortunate that they had bought the needed supplies for trekking the desert.

"How did they know who we are?" questioned Nicole quietly as she sat against the slab. She was newly dressed in some proper desert crossing clothes along with Nore as well as have clothing for the rest of the crew.

"Not sure, but how do we meet the others now?" questioned Ryuudo seeing that they were in quite a predicament. Then Ryuudo realized.

"Nore!"

"Yes."

"Whatever information they have on us, probably doesn't include you." stated Ryuudo with a devious smile. Nore looked at the wrapped up half-Fishmen curiously.

"Oh! I see." realized Nicole with a gasp. "Nore you can go out and look for our friends and bring direct them here."

"Biiri?" The group looked towards the desert to see Biri landing right next to them without the marines catching site of him.

"Ah, Biri. Can you help Nore search for the rest?" asked Ryuudo hurriedly.

"Bi." saluted the bird confidently.

"Look out for Biri when and if he finds them."

"Ah, I see. I will do my best." said Nore giving the two a bow and then walking out into public with a goal. Biri gave one last squawk and then flew back up to the sky keeping with Nore.

"He'll be okay, right?" questioned Nicole instantly worried about Nore.

"He's our nakama, ha can take care of himself if needed." smiled Ryuudo completely confident in their new crewmate.

"If you say so."

"Agh! Where did those two go?" shouted a marine as he and few others looked around the crowded streets looking for Akio and Drake.

"Keep looking, the commodore wants us to find that guy with the dragon symbol especially." stated another marine. The others nodded and split to keep searching. Meanwhile, Akio and Drake appeared from their respective hiding spots.

"That's odd, why would they be after you Drake?" questioned Akio as he stepped out of the empty barrel.

"Hmm, the fact that they even know my Ryu Symbol makes me think my old friend is close by." said Drake as he peered behind a crate.

"Captain Justin? What's he doing here?"

"Probably after me and Mika."

"Mika I get, but why you?" Drake couldn't help but sigh knowing full well that these questions would have to answered eventually.

"Another time. Right now, let's find the others and possibly a guide." said Drake rather serious.

"Right." nodded Akio as the two men then began to slink away from where the marines were.

"Shishishi!"

"Huh?" Both men heard the loud distinctive laugh of their captain. The two moved down the alley towards the laugh and into another street crowded like any other. The laugh, however, was coming from inside the building next to them. They both quickly slipped into the building.

"Ugh, another bar." complained Akio seeing as they entered another bar.

"Ah true, but look." smiled Drake as he pointed Akio's gaze towards a large crowd with Mika and Lena  centered in it.

"Mika, Lena!" shouted Akio. Both girls were brought out of their little world and turned to see their nakama.

"Akio, Drake, you gotta meet this guy, Selim. He tells awesome stories!" shouted Mika as she waved the two over to them.

"Yeah, there was one about about a legendary burning tiger ghost, and another about about a cursed sword." added Lena who was also quite excited about the mans stories.

"Really now, that's quite a colorful collection you've got." commented Drake as the two pushed through the crowd and reached the girls and the man known as Selim.

"Hehe, I've traveled a lot before I reached here. And I always pride myself on learning new stories with each island I visit." smiled Selim bashfully.

"Yes, yes, I'm sure you're well traveled," commented Akio impatiently. "but we are kinda in a rush to find a guide and head for Alubarna. So pardon the interruption."

"Aw~, but we were about to see if the pirate captain can rescue his namaka from a devil flower!" whined Mika as she was being pulled by Akio.

"It was nice meeting you, Selim." said Lena giving the man a bow then leaving with the others. Selim, however, seemed quite interested in the group.

"I don't wanna!" screamed Mika throwing a mini tantrum wanting to finish the story. "I don't wanna! I don't wanna! I don't wanna!"

"Stop acting like a spoiled brat!' shouted Akio angrily losing patience with his captain and childhood friend.

"Mika, we're actually in some trouble." said Drake stopping the screaming and yelling. Mika looked at the older man curiously as well as Lena.

"What kind of trouble?" questioned Lena.

"Hey! Hold on!" The group turned back towards the bar to see Selim running after them. "I heard you need a guide?"

"Yeah." said Akio eying the man cautiously.

"Well, I'm actually heading to Alubarna one last time for a little business. I'm well familiar with the path, I can guide to the capital city." stated Selim surprising the group.

"Really?!" said the group surprised.

"What's this gonna cost us?" asked Mika suspiciously.

"Haha! For keeping me such good company and enjoying my stories so much, it's on the house. So to speak." smiled Selim being completely honest with the group.

"Awesome! You're hired!" exclaimed Mika happily.

"Wait! Let's talk this over for a -"

"Hold it, Selim." Before Lena could finish, the group soon found themselves surrounded by some ragged looking men all holding up either swords or daggers.

"Uh, friends of yours?" asked Drake looking at the men curiously.

"They're the Red Scorpion Bandits. I kinda tricked them out of their money and spent most of it gambling in Rain Base." stated Selim with a embarrassed smile yet undetermined by the surrounding men.

"We don't have time for this, the marines are here." stated Akio readying for a fight.

"The marines are here!" shouted Lena in surprise.

"Not only that, but our old friend Captain Justin is close by." added Drake also gearing up for a fight.

"Justin?"

"The guy we had lunch with in Lougetown."

"Oh! Crap!" said Mika worried.

"What do we do now?" asked Lena worried about the situation.

"Bi Bi!" Hearing the a familiar squawk, the group, minus Selim more worried about the bandits, looked up to see Biri flying in low.

"Trueng Tab!" The group turned to see several of the men being knock out.

"What the hell!" shouted the other bandits on the other side of the group.

"Nore!" shouted the females as the man came into full view.

"Hello Namika and Selena." greeted Nore bowing to the ladies. Then he gave the men a serious look. "We need to move. Now."

"Don't have to tell us twice." said Akio as the group then began running opposite of the bandits.

"Hey! Hold it we're not done with you yet!" shouted on of the bandits. Before the group was too far ahead, Mika turned around with her fist glowing.

"What the!"

"Selim! Don't turn around!" warned Akio to their new guide.

"Sure?"

"Spark Flash!" shouted Mika as she threw her attack at the bandits then exploded in a flash of bright light.

"Ahhhh! My eyes!" screamed the bandits as the group followed Nore to the rest of their crew.

"Whoa!" shouted Selim in amazement. While he did not look back, he could feel the power and see the light produced by Mika.

"Sir! Over there!" shouted a marine soldier. Commodore Winston didn't need to be told twice as he saw the bright light near the edge of town.

"That would be her." said the Mini Transponder Snail voicing Captain Justin. "That's the same move she used at Lougetown. I can see it from here."

"Men! Head to the other side of Nanohana with post hast! Contact the others and tell them the same." commanded Commodore Winston.

"Aye, aye sir!" saluted the men a the immediately took off running.

"Sir." said Commander Higgins as he cared a rather large bag.

"It's time for the hunt." said Commodore Winston with a enthusiastic smile. "Bring out my gear, Higgins."

"At once sir." bowed the commander with a smile as he went back to the marine base.

"Uh, Commodore? What about the captain?" asked the marine next to the commodore.

"Let the gipper dock, but he is not to move out unless commanded by me." stated Commodore Winston sternly leaving the marine to his duty as he himself went to see his new 'prey'.

"Spark Flash!"

"Smokescreen Bullet!" shouted the girls as the launched their blinding moves then quickly turning around as not to be blinded by Mika's attack.

"Good job, gals." smiled Drake seeing that bandits were quite disoriented.

"Sorry for the inconvenience, guys." apologized Selim as the turned the corner following Nore. "I didn't think they would be here. Their territory is on the other side of the river."

"No bad, as long as you don't freak about what's coming next." said Akio.

"Huh?"

"Freeze! Mika Pirates!" The group kept running as marines started coming out alleys behind them.

"We're the Hurricane Pirates!" shouted the crew,  minus Nore and Selim, back at the marines.

"You're pirates?" questioned Selim curiously.

"Fire!" shouted a marine.

"Split!" shouted Lena. The group then separated; Selim, Akio, and Lena went left, and Mika, Drake, and Nore went the opposite. Luckily, it was just in time as the bullets began firing away.

"Yeah." answered Akio lying next to Selim.

"Follow Biri back to the others." yelled Nore to the other group and pointed up showing Biri still flying above them.

"Got it." shouted Akio as his group picked themselves up and continued as did the other.

"Still regret helping us." smirked Lena as she ran up to Selim.

"Only for not asking to be paid." grinned Selim jokingly showing no regret in his decision.

"Keep up guys!" shouted Akio already turning the next corner. The two nodded and sped up to catch Akio.

"Where did they go!" shouted a marine as their group reached to where the crew split.

"After them men! Check every alley and street, they can't have gone far." shouted the leader of the group as they group split into individuals.

"Mika! Over here!" waved Nicole from behind the slab.

"Hey Nicole, hey Ryuudo! Cool outfits" waved Mika as her group came into view.

"Quickly, put on these outfits." said Ryuudo as he threw some pair of clothes to the incoming group.  

"Biri!" The group turned back towards town to see Biri being followed by the others coming rushing towards them.

"Hey guys!" waved Mika cheerfully.

"Take a trek outfit and get ready to run!" grinned Drake as he tossed the newcomers their clothes. Selim, having already wearing his desert trekking outfit, immediately began looking over the crew's supplies.

"Biriiii!" cheered the bird as it landed next to the slab.

"Good work, Biri." smiled Nicole as she gave the bird a pat.

"Bi!"

"You too, Nore." Nore smiled nodded as he continued to pack while Selim looked over the supplies they gathered.

"Uh, who are you?" asked Ryuudo as he saw the blonde hair man with the Akio and Mika.

"I'm Selim, your guide, and I'm glad you already prepared because-"

"Yes, we know the marines are here." said Nicole as she addressed the man. "By the way, I'm Nicole and this is Ryuudo."

"Nice to meet both of you." smiled Selim as he shook hands with his newly meet friends. When he got to Ryuudo he looked over the him a bit. "You're quite a big fellow, and quite covered up."

"I have....uhhh."

"He's a half-Fishmen." stated Mika as she dressed herself in her new desert trekking outfit.

"Oh, I see. Very appropriate for your kind of people when worried about others think." smiled Selim as he finished his handshake. "Don't worry, people here are more concerned about how the new king is leading this country then appearances."

"Ah, thanks." said Ryuudo confusedly. Selim then went back to his duty.

"You know you don't have lie anymore, right." said Nicole softly to Ryuudo who seemed to be slightly shocked at the man's casual manner.

"Yeah, I know." said Ryuudo absentmindedly.

"Alright! Looks like you have everything you'll need to cross the Sandora desert." said Selim as he finished looking over the crew's supplies.

"Is everyone ready to go!" shouted Mika as she looked over her crew as they finished up dressing themselves. "Yosh! Start piling the pack mules."

"What?" questioned all the men. Suddenly, each man was given a heavy pack with Ryuudo getting the bigger one.

"What the hell Mika!" shouted Akio and Ryuudo while Nore and Drake were confused.

"Sorry, we already voted."

"When?!"

"Just now." smiled Mika with Lena chuckling while Nicole and Selim looked at the group confusedly.

"Re-vote!"

"There they are!"The crew plus one looked back behind the slab to see that their hiding spot was blown.

"No time! Let's go!" shouted Mika excitingly as she started running towards the desert grabbing the water barrel.

"Biiri!" shouted the bird as Nicole placed small water barrel on Biri and set him flying.

"Wait up Mika!" shouted Nicole in distress carrying her small bag.

"Smokescreen Bullet!" shouted Lena giving the crew some cover then immediately following behind taking a few light bags.

"Hurry up, guys." smirked Selim as he waved the slowly running men to catch up carrying his own bag.

"Dammit Mika." growled Akio and Ryuudo as the guys fell behind the others running with all their might.

"This should be a good workout." said Nore indifferently as he seemed beating the other three.

"Not on my watch!" grinned Akio determinedly as he picked up the pace.

"Ugh, why Oda? Why?" complained Drake as he fell the furthest behind though still keeping up with the group. Though he should be asking why to someone else (*smirk*).

"I'm sorry, sir. It seems that our reconnaissance group lost track of the Hurricane Pirates." reported a marine as he hanged up on the Transponder Snail now speaking to the commodore just outside the base.

"The Hurricane Pirates?"

"Also known as the Mika Pirates, sir."

"Ah!"

"Yes, but from what are men gathered it looks like the pirates were heading into the desert."

By Jove," gasped the man in surprise. "That's perfect."

"Excuse me, sir."

"There are about to give me a most exciting hunt." smirked Commodore Winston. Suddenly, the ground began shake scaring some of the marines.

"Ah, my transportation is here." smiled Commodore Winston as turned to address the incoming transportation. Soon the man was covered in a large shadow, amazing the marines.

"I've done what you've asked, sir." From on top of the transportation, Commander Higgins addressed his superior. " I thought we may have lost our prey so I prepared Quartermane  and the Desert Hound squad for an expedition into the desert."

"Good thinking, Higgins."

"However, Captain Justin is having a rather hard time following your orders."

"Blast it all!" shouted commodore frustratedly. He then addressed his men. "Sit tight men, Looks like the hunt will be postponed until I can deal with that ruffian."

"Aye, aye sir." shouted the marines.

"Indeed, sir." nodded Commander Higgins as he then whipped the reigns causing the animal transportation to roar then back up as the commodore went inside to address the young captain.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Next time on One Piece: Rise of the Pirate Queen,

Drake: DEAR ODA, IT'S HOT!

Nore: You don't seem to bothered by the heat though.

Mika: Yes! Made It!

Biri: Biiii.

Selim: How about a story that no one has heard yet.

Lena: Are they dangerous?

Ryuudo: Don't worry about me, I'm doing better than Grouchy.

Next time: Survive the Unbearable Heat Cross the Desert and Beware the Cactus Mix?

Mika & Lena: ~Dance Party~!

Hurricane Theater
Monster Tamer Mika!

"Mika and Magician 1st class Nicole set out on a journey to recruit monsters for the sake of defeating Body-shredding Brock. They've managed to recruit Biri-Z, the thunder-bird that lays magical golden chocolate eggs, Lena, the centaur with a 100% accuracy hit with arrows, and Akio, the ogre with an endless stream of attacks. Now, which monster will join next?" narrated Chibi Nicole listing off the group's goal and some of it's members. The scene then changes to the beach.

"Awesome! It's a beach!" cheered Chibi Mika as she threw off her shoes and ran for the ocean excitingly.

"Hey! Wait up!" shouted Centaur Lena as she ran off to join in the fun.

"Bi!" shouted Biri-Z excitingly as he followed behind. Chibi Nicole only laughed at the group's antics.

"Quite a casual group we have." stated Ogre Akio as he stood next to Chibi Nicole.

"Indeed, but we all have worked hard. We should enjoy some free time." smiled Nicole as she walked towards the ocean. Ogre Akio simply shrugged and followed behind. The girls and bird were splashing each other playfully all laughing happily.

"Come on Nicole, Akio! Join in!" beckoned Chibi Mika waving the two over.

"I'm fine, thanks." smiled Chibi Nicole as she took a seat on the beach close to the water.

"I'm more of a fighter than a player." stated Ogre Akio sternly. The three in the water sighed. While Ogre Akio ignored them, he looked beyond the girls to see a menacing shadow in the water.

"What the!" mumbled Ogre Akio. The suddenly a giant wave came hurdling towards the group.

"Wahh!" screamed the group. The wave then crashed on the group and pushed them further up the beach, all sprawled out and wet.

"What was that!" yelled Chibi Mika angrily as she sat up and looked back at the beach. As the others recovered, Mika dashed back towards the water only for another big wave to splash her back to the group.

"That's odd." stated Chibi Nicole. Undeterred, Chibi Mika repeatedly ran back to the water only to end up back on the beach.

"What the hell!" shouted Chibi Mika pissed off.

"Something's in the water!" shouted Ogre Akio as he pointed at the water. The group looked back water to see a shadowy figure.

"Show yourself!" shouted Centaur Lena as she prepared an arrow.

"Mwahahah! Stay out of my ocean!" popped up the figure revealing to be Chibi Ryuudo with an evil grin. However, the mood was soon lost as the group just stared at Chibi Ryuudo.

"Why are you still the same?" asked the group confusedly thus breaking the fourth wall.

"Because Hotspot couldn't think of anything else that was related to sea monster."

"To be continued." spoke Chibi Hotspot the 626th with a smile as he stood in front of Chibi Ryuudo.

"Hey! I'm not finished with you yet!"

"To be continued." continued Chibi Hotspot moving closer, with the same smile, to the screen ignoring Chibi Ryuudo's complaints, looking at you, the reader.