One Piece: Reborn as Enel

Chapter 14: Friendship and Departure

_________ POV Narration_________

Although the straw hats found Enel to be a suspicious individual, they still decided to follow his directions, mostly at Robin's behest.

"If we want to get out of here quickly listening to a local is the best way to go about it." The tanned woman convinced them with that rationalization.

In truth, she felt rather conflicted about the whole situation. On one hand, Enel was only helpful and cordial with them.

It was because of her that the falling out had happened. Thankfully, the lightning logia user was not childish enough to start a fight over the misconduct of her crewmates.

Robin felt a strange amount of regret and shame at having left the situation at that.

Maybe there was more she could've done to calm down her crewmates. Now, the polite and respectful Logia User was left alone in his cabin.

She felt genuinely bad about that. Especially since she had also been alone for the longest of times.

Still, going back there at this point would be even ruder. She was going to explain the situation, as well as what caused her to have such a reaction to Enel's words later when she felt the time was right.

It was after all a matter regarding her past...

She was currently still stuck pondering the fact that she had managed to find someone like her.

For now, the Straw Hats had bigger concerns... Finding their lost swordsman was their priority right now. Well, the priority for most of them.

Nami was pondering what to give the Shandia tribe in exchange for gold. Luffy and Sanji were also thinking back to Enel...

More accurately, they were thinking about how neither of them had managed to even react to his speed. How no one had even noticed him moving and he was already standing in front of Robin.

It made them both want to get stronger. Rather, it made them realize that their current strengths were not that great compared to what one could find within the Grand Line.

Neither of them felt discouraged. It was fortunate for them that the person they met now was not aggressive, but they needed to be prepared for the future.

It didn't take long for the group to find Zoro. They explained the situation to him the best they could right after they finished arguing about who got lost first.

"So this guy just pointed you in my general direction?" Zoro looked a bit weirded out by that.

"Yeah, he was a real weirdo!" Usopp said while trembling a bit.

"... Does that mean he knows where everyone on the island is at all times?" Zoro came to that conclusion instantly, as his gaze turned serious.

Luffy and the rest of the crew also raised an eyebrow as that thought finally crossed their minds.

Robin was the only one that wasn't exactly shocked by the revelation.

"He is a powerful man... Not exactly surprising considering the fact that he has an invincible devil fruit..." Robin said out loud, this was the first time she had mentioned that to the rest of the crew.

"Invincible? What do you mean? He seemed strong, but h-he wasn't that scary!" Usopp said while patting himself on the chest.

Robin shook her head. "It's a fruit that grants one strength comparable to the top of the world. Wielded by a person that isn't even afraid of the world government. As we are right now, we cannot fight him..."

"Heh! I'm also not afraid of any government!" Luffy said with a confident smile.

Robin laughed a bit at that, her smile was a bit contagious this time, which led to more of the crew smiling with her.

'But we don't currently have the strength to back up our confidence...' Robin left that part unsaid, as she didn't want to dampen the mood.

The crew then continued into the island, going in the direction that Enel had pointed them towards. Nami ended up cuffing Zoro to herself, just to make sure he wasn't going to wander off.

_________ POV Enel_________

The Straw hats are just on their way to the golden city, their ship is still here though, and I don't really feel like awkwardly running into them again.

I'll move my cabin elsewhere, it's not that hard anyway. I made it so that I can just pick it up and carry it around.

I decided to move it somewhere on the outskirts of Upper Yard, this time it's quite a bit further away from both the city of gold and the ship of the straw hats, which is still being guarded by their medic, Chopper.

I think I know what to do next, ever since arriving here, a plan started slowly forming within my mind. I am not exactly constrained to befriending a single group of people.

Right now, my plan is rather simple. Infiltrate the marines as a recruit and rise through the ranks by hunting down a pirate or two.

I won't be using my devil fruit to its fullest extent, I will only use it to manipulate metals. This will be my 'devil fruit power' for now.

I first wanted to enter the revolutionary army and join the marines as a spy for them. That would've been a better course of events.

But I don't really know where to join the Revolutionaries, and I am on a somewhat tight schedule. I need to raise through the ranks as a marine really quickly, I need to gain enough connections within that place before the Marineford War.

I am already excited just thinking about it... But first, I need a way to safely get to and from this place consistently.

The weather of the grand line won't bother me in any way since I will just be flying all the time. That's why I don't need any crew or any navigator.

But I still need a map of the grand line. I also need Gan Fall's help with something else...

Before I could even think about it twice, I was already in front of his door.

I need to get to work at soon as possible after all, the sooner I get everything I need the more time I will have to gain a decent rank as a marine.

Gan Fall was a bit surprised to see me, but he also didn't seem too shocked about me visiting him.

"Is this about the mess with the Shandia tribe from earlier?" The old man asked, Wyper probably called and informed him of the details.

"Yes and no. I've moved house by the way. I'll point out my new location on the map soon. But I need your help with something..."

_________ POV Narration_________

Gan Fall raised an eyebrow at Enel's proclamation. It felt... Different than usual.

Enel had asked him for help with various matters during the last few months.

Gan Fall himself was also helped by Enel on numerous occasions, especially with stopping the small group of fanatics that were still within the ranks of the divine army.

The two of them could be considered friends at this point. Gan Fall didn't see anything wrong with being friends with the new Enel.

The Enel facing him now was a person that had most likely lived for a very long time, reflected in his maturity and sound decision-making.

Gan Fall had reached that conclusion both from Enel's demeanour and his ability to take over bodies.

His maturity did come into question sometimes... But that was only when Enel was joking around.

'Taking over bodies' was really the only part that the old man had believed from Enel's story. That he was someone else taking over the body of the former God Enel.

The reason why this time felt different was in the eyes. It was as if Enel had finally made up his mind about something. As if he had planned out everything before him from that point onwards...

It made Gan Fall both curious and somewhat fearful. The old man had no idea what motivations Enel now had. He didn't know if they would affect him or the Sky Islands in any way though.

The determination in Enel's eyes and the grit and power they exuded reminded Gan Fall of one person... His old friend, Gol D. Roger.

With that thought in mind, the old man just released another sigh. And with a smile he said. "Sure, what do you need?"

"Nothing too fancy... I plan on leaving these islands for a long while. I want to return to this place sooner or later though. Say, would you happen to have an eternal pose for this island?" Enel said with a confident smile on his face.

"..." With a sigh, the old man walked into his home. Opening a drawer he took out a strange-looking compass, more accurately, it was an hourglass-like device with only one orb in the middle of the device, and a needle hanging from a wire inside of the orb.

"An old friend of mine had managed to find this on the seas below... He brought it here to prevent it from falling on the wrong hands." Gan Fall handed the Eternal Pose to Enel without much hesitation.

"Whatever it is that you are planning... Please refrain from endangering our people. They have been through enough already." The old man was still a good leader, saying that the last part only felt like the right thing to do.

He knew he couldn't stop Enel's plans, people like Enel were always stubborn. Determination was something none of them lacked.

Even attempting to prevent them from reaching their goals was a waste of time and energy. So the old man didn't bother. He just kindly asked him to watch out for the safety of his people.

"Don't worry. None of you will be affected by what I plan to do... I'll be seeing you, old man." Enel smiled as he turned around to leave.

"Old man?! I don't want to be hearing that from you!" Gan Fall shouted as he watched Enel disappear.

With a sigh, the old man looked back at his home.

'Whatever he is planning...  I don't know. But from his eyes, the wheels will soon start turning. Even if he says it won't affect us, I better start making preparations for something big in the next few years...'

Just like that, Enel was set to leave the island soon...

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