FOUR YEARS LATER

  I'm already seven years old I'm getting good training, my strength is already bigger than the children of fifteen years, but I've been hiding it for a while.

  Life in the orphanage has been very peaceful, and Sister Rose has taken good care of me. My birthday was a few days ago and today I decide to ask something that I have been thinking for some time.

  Sister Rose was sweeping the kitchen when I find her.

  “Sister I wanted to work somewhere to help the orphanage.” I ask Sister Rose hopefully.

  "Why do you want to work?" She looks a little puzzled.

  “Sister, I'm seven years old a few days ago, a lot of kids have arrived at the orphanage in the last few years and I think it would be better to be a little independent.”

  She thinks for a while and says, "Okay, if you can find a place you can work, I'll allow it."

  "Thank you sister". It's time to plan a bit.

  As far as I can remember to get to Foosha village, I need to go through Gray Terminal and through the forest. Crossing this will take a few hours, I better get out tomorrow morning, I should be able to get there and back before dark.

  I also need to prepare because if I find any animal it will be dangerous.

  THE NEXT DAY

  I get up at seven in the morning to meet Sister Rose making breakfast for the orphanage.

  "Good morning Sister." I still speak a little sleepy.

  "Good morning John, how are you?" She answers me with a smile.

  “I'm fine, I'd like to go out and look for a job.”

  "Fine, but come back before dark."

  I leave the orphanage and head toward the Great Gate. On the way I will see parts of the city that I have never seen in the anime, the city looks really thriving. A stark contrast to the Gray Terminal.

  "This city is already infected by the thought of Tenryuubitos, segregation here is very striking."

  I pass by the Great Gate and get to the Gray Terminal, and the anime is true to how poor the place is.

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  I leave the Gray Terminal and reach the forest, I am here and store all the fruits I find on the way in the inventory, so I don't have to worry about food anymore.

  After a few hours of walking through the Gray Terminal and the Forest I am already very close to the village, by the sun should be around 12 hours.

  I can use this opportunity to eat Zushi Zushi no Mi that have kept in inventory. I pick her up and take a bite.

  Cough, Cough. I spit out everything in my mouth. "That's the worst thing I've ever eaten."

  I can feel a power rise through my body now, I try to use its power but nothing happens.

  Just as I was about to give up I lower my hand as I think of pressing the area in front of me.

  Suddenly a circle of radius twenty centimeters in front of me sinks into the ground and I feel a little tired. I try to use it one more time and focus on seeing how much energy I am consuming from it and find that I am spending about one sixth of my energy at a time and gravity has at least tripled in the area.

  This is tiring but still stronger than I thought. I rest for a while and then go to the village finally.

  It's already one o'clock when I enter Foosha village, pass the big mills and get close to the center of the village, the place I'm looking for is Partys Bar the bar where Makino-san works.

  I finally find the bar, I go and today is a bit empty with only two men talking at a table in the corner. I go to the counter and find Makino-san washing the glasses from the bar I sit at the counter and wait for her to finish.

  Makino-san who was washing the glasses suddenly says, "how can I help little."

  "I wonder if I can work here, no need to get too if you have a place for me to sleep and some food that's fine."

  "Why do you want to work here little one?" She asks me a little strange with my question.

  “I have been in an orphanage since I was a child, so I decided to go out and look for a job since so many children have arrived at the orphanage in recent years and I don't want to take advantage of the goodwill of the Sisters.” I replied.

  "Well that's very mature of you, can you help me serve drinks in the bar what you think?"

  "Fine with me, and thank you for your help." I thank you, stay here can bring me closer to Luffy.

  "Okay, my name is Makino I'm the owner of this bar, and you what can I call you, little one" she asks me with a smile.

  “My name is John, I would like to ask to start tomorrow, so I can let the Sisters know at the orphanage that I got a place to work.”

  "Alright you can come here tomorrow morning, I have a little room in the back where you can stay, you can have him what do you think?"

  "Okay, thanks, I'm leaving now."

  I leave the bar and head for the capital again.

  Hours later I arrive at the orphanage and it is already seven in the afternoon when I arrive. I'm looking for Sister Rose, and she was having dinner in the kitchen when I meet her.

  "Sister, I just want to let you know I could find a job and starting tomorrow I'll be working at Partys Bar."

  "That's great, I hope it's all right, but promise me you'll come sometimes visit."

  "Of course, I come to visit, I can sleep here today the place I'm going to work is a little far from the capital."

  "Stay in bed you usually sleep."

  “Thank you, Sister.” I thank you and go to sleep tomorrow I have to go to Foosha village.

  THE NEXT DAY

  I wake up and say goodbye to all the children and sisters. I'm going back to Foosha village again, Luffy only meets shanks at seven, and that's eleven months from now.

  Until then, I think I won't see Luffy at the bar.