justicereigns | [Voice] Jitte, Self-Defense, and Executions

[Midsummer Night's Dream & Maltese Falcon. Well he could make... summer foods? Okay summer picnic foods.]

[And there's a small cough as he does the tsundere glancing away thing.]

You can split the difference and have both.

[He remember about that. And daw, so cute.]

Pirates... [Murder, rape, steal, pillage, destroy islands, disrupt shipping -- no wait, he can't/won't say any of these things to a kid.] Most of them do some really bad things. They're criminals in the truest sense of the word. If there's a crime you can think of, then at least one pirate has done it. But not all pirates are the same, so that's hard to answer. [For instance if he has to explain what the pirates in Luceti have done back home, he could do it, but he'd still have to explain as bad as those things are, the ones back home are much worse usually.]

And no. [Small grin in spite of himself.] It wasn't much fun. No regrets though, I learned a lot from it. [Not the least of which about Straw-Hat and himself.]

[Grunts.] It's about 50/50 in my world. For every one we capture, three more wreak havoc.

Whitebeard was the strongest man in the world and one of the biggest-name pirates in the last one-hundred years. He was killed in Marineford, but since then, a dozen more have risen to take his place, and a few of the others he kept in check have only gotten more powerful and less restrained in his absence.

Definitely. And the people fighting the bullies usually say it's just the cost of war, but I can't find that acceptable. Do they really think that many people would be killed by the bullies otherwise?

[There's a long stare.]

[And then finally:]

I didn't ask.

[ ... trying to get answers out of smoker is going to be like pulling teeth, isn't it? WELL IN THAT CASE shanks will just file that bit away for later.

for now, he's just gonna troll the living daylights out of smoker as best he can. ]

Oh? [ it's one of those words that sounds questioning and very interested at once. ] Not one for leashes are you?

[It is indeed like that. Same with getting him to smile outside of an event.]

Correct, I'm not a fan. That's why I don't wear ties or even shirts.

[This makes him either the easiest to troll ever, or the hardest.]

So you don't follow dress code, you only pay attention to the laws and regulations you agree with, you follow your own moral code...

You sound like the kind of person I generally like. [ by that he means smoker sounds like he would make a very good pirate. ]

Fuck off! I'm not a pirate.

[He caught that Shanks.] I pay attention to all the rules and regulations, I just don't obey the stupid ones. [That probably comes out the same though.]

I swear, the kind of trouble that kid finds...

[He's joking, Ace. He's joking, don't get pissed.] Now that I'd like to see. it'd be a nice present.

[.............what.] Those damn copycats! And like hell I'd haunt all of you. Just you. And maybe the cute swords woman.

You're not really helping your case with that comment.

What do the Strawhats and the Whitebeards do? [ the two names she actually knows. She's vaguely aware Trafalgar isn't either of them, but she's forgotten what he is, if he ever told her. ]

So you got caught in a cage??

He's certainly got a knack for it.

Hah, I'm just glad the idiots in charge of the nicknaming department didn't go with "Loose Hound" for me after all.

[Chokes on that last part.] Don't hit on Tashigi. And now I'm convinced you're up to something. All those G5 idiots I mentioned are constantly hitting on her.

[Sighs.]

Straw Hat Luffy has declared war on the government, punched a world noble, broke into the most heavily guarded prison in the world and broke out several hundred pirates. He's also saved entire countries and he punched the noble in order to rescue Keimi, who is my daughter here. And he saved my life. He's the most complicated pirate there is. Even if as an individual he seems rather simple.

The Whitebeards... are equally complicated. They've committed a fair number of murders and disrupted trade flows, but until very recently, they kept it to other pirates. Their captain had a moral opposition to slavery so he took over islands to protect the inhabitants from it. That doesn't mean he wasn't also a pirate in every sense of the word, but he didn't have a fight with the government until they took one of his sons. He had a very big reputation for vengeance and... it's complicated. Suffice to say there was a very big war. [What's wrong with the Whitebeard pirates? Everything.... and yet still less than the other pirate crews except Luffy's. Hell, the Whitebeard pirates vs most of the shichibukai? Smoker would rather fight the shichibukai who at least pretend to be on the marine's side. Tch. A mess all around.]

To explain: there was one Pirate King, and four pirate emperors. The pirate king was executed 24 years ago, but the pirate emperors rose in his place. Whitebeard was the only man strong enough told hold his own in a fight with Roger and live, and indeed Whitebeard was the strongest man in the world. However, like the other pirate emperors, he carved out a pirate empire of islands and enforced his own notions of order and vengeance instead of justice. His crimes aren't as bad compared to Kaidou or some of the other pirates, hell, half of the pirates he defeated were a lot worse than him. You could ask Portgas or the phoenix more about him on a personal level. As for Portgas and the phoenix, they each have their fair share of violent crimes to their name. Portgas was nearly as infamous as his father and became a commander at an extremely young age, and the phoenix is one of the big reasons the Whitebeard pirates are so infamous for vengeance.

And yeah. I got caught when I was chasing a pirate. Crocodile laid a seastone trap for the other pirate and got caught up in it.

Have you met Nico Robin here? She's in Straw Hat's crew and never lets me live it down.

Do you want to know about the Heart Pirates, Akagami Pirates, or shichibukai as well? We have one of all three of those here now.

[Pro-tip: when it comes to stalking pirates; Smoker is the finest.]

[ As someone who frequently word-dumps on people, Ikki's not at all opposed to the opposite. Especially because she does still like to hear about other worlds, in particular the ones people she likes are from. Vivi's explained a bit about the pirate-fruit world, and Trafalgar outlined some other things, but this is the most she's ever gotten all at once.

By the time it's done, she definitely has questions and comments, and takes a single breath before getting straight into them. ]

Why'd he declare war on a government? Did the Pirate King used to be in charge of the places the Pirate Emperors are in charge of? Are you supposed to catch the emperors? Did something happen to their captain, 'cause you're talkin' about him like he's not there anymore! What were the islands he commanded like? Were they bad?

Ummmm Portgas is Ace? I juuuuuust met him. Who was his father who was infamous? Also Marco is actually in the art club! Or, well, he came to our first meeting so he's definitely a member now 'cause he'll definitely want to come back!

What pirate groups are Kaidou and Crocodile from? Are they from the Heart or Akagami or shi-chi-boo-kai?

Ummm I have not met Nico Robin! Of the Straw Hats I have met Luffy and Nami and Vivi and Sanji and Zoro once, and Vivi is who I know best!

I would like to hear about all three of those, please! Vivi's told me some about Alabasta, but all of this is new! I mean, I knew there were pirates buuuuuuut no one really says what they were doing or why or anything except that they sail on the sea which is sort of what pirates are supposed to do, I guess!

I like how you think, darling.

Ooh, I'm getting shivers just thinking of this!

[Curse his weakness for kids. He actually kind of appreciates how brilliant she is, and completely unabashed about asking all these questions. This is why kids are awesome. All right, where to begin?]

I hope you like history, because this requires a bit.

Portgas is Ace, yes. Full name Fire-Fist Portgas D. Ace. I don't call him Ace. [Obviously.] His father was Whitebeard, the pirate emperor and strongest man in the world. His little brother is Straw Hat Luffy, and his big brother is Marco the Phoenix. They also have one other brother here, but he's not someone with a bounty.

The Pirate King didn't rule over anything, but he was called that because he was, in a sense, the "ultimate pirate." He had everything a pirate seeks; freedom, money, fame, power or strength. One Piece was the treasure he left behind. At his execution he told everyone to search for it if they wanted to take his place. So the next person to find One Piece, will become the Pirate King. As such, the World Government and all the marines are supposed to do stop that. I know that of every in the world, Straw Hat has the best shot of it, so I'm going to catch him and stop him first.

The islands the pirate emperors rule over are in the New World, which is the second half of the Grand Line. The Pirate King, Gold Roger, became so famous because was the first person to ever make it all the way to the end of the New Word, the second half of the Grand Line and back. After Roger's death, millions of pirates started flooding the Grand Line trying to get to Raftel where they believe One Piece must be located, and that is what gave rise to the pirate emperors. They're four impossibly strong pirates who took up where the marines and world government were at their weakest and carved a special niche into the world's political power for themselves. Shanks, the captain of the Akagami pirates, is actually one of the four pirate emperors. Kaidou and Big Mam are the other two.

Crocodile was defeated in the New World while trying to become Pirate King, probably by Whitebeard as he holds a huge grudge against him. The shichibukai are pirates that the World Government has removed the bounty from in exchange for being able to call on them in times of need to fight other pirates. Likewise, they are allowed to continue piracy and generally "illegal" things but only to other pirates. Crocodile tried to take over Princess Vivi's Kingdom using Nico Robin's help, and a secret organization he created called "Baroque Works." I ran afoul of a few of the members while chasing Straw Hat from Loguetown where I was based.

In Alabasta, Crocodile laid a trap for Straw hat and that's where we got caught. It's how I "met" Princess Vivi, though we never spoke one-on-one until Luceti. If you know her best, she could probably explain that situation better than me. I'm still unclear how Nico Robin came to be one of Straw Hat's crew members, but he has a knack for that, seeing as Crocodile himself, whom Straw Hat defeated in order to save Alabasta, then showed up at Marineford to fight the marines on Whitebeard's side. Even though Crocodile holds a grudge on Whitebeard, and has no reason to be an ally of Straw Hat's either. Seeing as he tried to kill im. More than once.

I don't know the Straw Hat's side of what happened in Enies Lobby, and I wasn't there personally. Long story short, Nico Robin was taken by the World Government for her own crimes of privacy and some things from before she even met Crocodile, but Straw Hat and his crew declared war on the World Government to get her back. And the entirety of Enies Lobby, an island where it's always sunny and judgement is based, was destroyed in the process. Though, I've heard from people there that this was more due to something incredibly stupid than Straw Hat individually running a rampage on the island.

This was a feat that was nearly repeated when Straw Hat showed up in the war on Marineford between Whitebeard and the marines. As previously mentioned, he had Crocodile on his side, though not the rest of the Straw Hat crew.

In the most basic of terms, pirates are criminals on the sea. What crimes they break and how they do it is different. However, they all have to have a pirate flag. Crocodile, for instance, had his secret organization; Baroque Works, and while they were certainly international criminals, they can't really be called pirates, though they do have their own flag and emblem. This is because despite being international, they started off as bounty hunters catching pirates in order to raise money to try to fund a rebellion in Alabasta. Most pirates are not at war with any one particular country, just as Dragon's Rebellion are not considered pirates, despite having declared war on the World Government as well.

Pirates generally do not seek specific goals like overthrowing a crowned royal, but instead, they have a general unwillingness to abide by any laws. Someone who declares themselves a pirate is laying down the stance that they would rather be an outlaw and hunted for their bounty, than be someone who will accept the laws and authorities of the various different governments. Pirates are a really big problem in my world. Most of them are murderers and thieves, and Straw Hat's crew is not the norm. Most of them fall closer on the spectrum to Crocodile, truth be told. There are some pirates who focus their attentions on other pirates, but then there are also pirates who specifically hunt and kill marines in order to make their bounty higher. For the reputation.

Trafalgar Law of the Heart Pirates is known as the Death Surgeon. He helped rescue Straw Hat at Marineford, and was last seen -- the last time I was in my world -- on an island no one's supposed to be on. [... Including Smoker, but justice calls. ~~Aka he was chasing pirates there. You know. Exactly like the situation with Crocodile. Right down to getting trapped in a cell. Yeah sure "he learned a lot." Uh-huh.~~] He's incredibly dangerous and well-known for his violence, thus the nickname. [Oh yeah, and he steals hearts. Nah, Smoker won't mention that. Law's not updated, and frankly Smoker thinks it might just give him ideas.]

We also have Hawk-Eyes Mihawk of the shichibukai here. He's the world's strongest swordsman and fought the Whitebeard pirates at Marineford, but refused to fight Shanks when the Akagami pirates arrived to help the Whitebeards. He's best known as completely neutral because of that, seeing as he's not a fan of most of the pirates, nor is he on the marines' side completely either. Neutral. Most of the shichibukai have a record of turning on marines however. Boa Hancock fought me at Marineford to protect Straw Hat, Jinbei's always been more on Whitebeard's side than not so he refused to fight the Whitebeard pirates at Marineford when ordered. Crocodile was just using his shichibukai position to try to take over Alabasta and then the world, and Blackbeard was hired to replace Crocodile and just used his position to break into Impel Down and break out even worse criminals than the ones Straw Hat broke out. Then he showed up at Marineford to fight... everyone, and took out giant chunks of the island. Garp the Fist, and Sengoku the Buddha -- the two strongest marines in the world at the time, had try to hold him back. And he only stopped because, like Mihawk, he didn't wish to face Shanks either.

Suffice to say, I don't trust any of the shichibukai. They're pirates. They started off pirates and they haven't changed from that. They exist to keep the pirate emperors in check, in case a situation like Marineford ever happened, but more headaches have been caused than stopped by it.

[You know what? The only good thing about just straight out explaining all that? He doubts most of the pirates will have the patience to listen through it. But yeah, Smoker knows things. Lots of things. So many things. He is like the Harriet the Spy of One Piece. That said, if you ask him intelligent questions, you will get answers. Long ones when it all adds up. Also someone should admire how skilled he was at avoiding specifically mentioning that Ace was the catalyst for Marineford. Skills. ~~Even if it took extra paragraphs to do it.~~]

Eh?! Luffy's dad is a Revolutionary? [Dragon's name isn't very famous yet in his time, so this is as much shock as Sabo can give right now.] Guess that's why he wasn't around to take care of Luffy...

[And wait a minute.] So everyone knows now? Why? What happened?

[He'll come across Smoker's very informative response to Ikki below in a bit, and he'll freak out at all the world-breaking shenanigans Luffy's been up to. But for now, just worriedly asking because being related to a Revolutionary isn't a good thing; not as bad as being related to a certain Pirate King, but near enough to worry.]

Yes.

Sengoku let it slip when there was a war. He ordered marines not to underestimate Straw Hat and then mentioned that he's Dragon's son.

[Ahalsdkjaslkdj ahahahahahaha. That stupid over the top TL;DR. Smoker worked hard to make it extra difficult for Sabo to connect the dots to Ace though! But yes Sabo, be proud(?) of Luffy's knack for causing chaos. Seriously, Smoker has no doubt that Luffy is most likely to be Pirate King out of everyone in the world. It's almost like being Luffy's biggest fan!]

Shows what you know. I also deal with the consequences of my actions instead of running away.

[ How would she ever learn anything if she didn't ask questions? Ikki usually runs up agains the wall of people not answering more than she does her not asking. She does tend to ask pretty personal things at times, but she figures if someone minds they just won't tell her.

And oh gosh words. This is what it must be like on the other side of conversations at dinner with her, although that doesn't occur to Ikki. She just settles down on the couch and listens to Smoker talking through her journal, a serious little frown on her face as she tries to take it all in. ...She'll probably have to replay all this at some point, just to make sure she has it right.

Luckily for Ikki, she's got a good memory for any questions that pop into her mind. ]

I like history! Mm, I've always had to learn a lot of it, because, well, air nomad. [ It's a casual aside explanation, because she rarely gets into the genocide of her people over a century ago and the whole rebuilding their race thing unless asked. 8|a ]

Fire-fist? What was One Piece? I mean, I know you said it was a treasure, but what was it? Is it a place or a sword or a book or what? [ ONE WHAT? ] What happens if someone becomes Pirate King? Something bad?

Okay! I know a bit about the Grand Line. It's got looooooots of islands on it, right? And Alabasta is a kingdom on one of those islands.

[ Some of this she's listening to and is letting pass without comment. it's only when something sticks out or needs more to make sense that Ikki pipes up, trying to make the pieces of the story fit. ]

Why does Whitebeard not like Crocodile? ...Um, so the World Goverment lets people do all the things you talked about? [ THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE SKEEVY. Although she likes all the pirates she's met! ...But she's got the inkling none of them are in this shichibukai. ] Mm, I'll ask Vivi about it later! Maybe she knows about Nico Robin! If not, I'll ask Nami!

...Well, Luffy is really nice! I mean, when you say he has a "knack for that". [ That might be a simple view of things, but she'd liked that woman. ]

"Something incredibly stupid"? ...Like what? Did anyone tell you?

Wait, wait, wait - why's there a war in Marineford? ...Wait, you said before they took one of his sons an' that's when he fought with the government? What's "Dragon's Rebellion"? Why did they declare war on the World Government? ...What's the World Government? Your world has one big government? Um, 'cause I know Vivi's a princess and stuff and there are other countries?

[ Listening some more. Okay, pirates are sounding less cool, although she's been explicitly told by Katara she can trust the Straw Hats and Trafalgar. ] But the Straw Hats don't do things like hunt and kill marines.

...Trafalgar is known as the "Death Surgeon"? Ummm, what island was he seen on? Wait, how was he seen there if no one was supposed to be on it? If he wasn't supposed to be on it and no one else was, there shouldn't've been anyone to see him, right? [ RIGHT? ]

Why'd so many people not want to fight Shanks?

...Mmm, hey, but you said the shichibukai were allowed to do pirate things if they helped the Marines when they were supposed to, but if they didn't do that, why're they still shichibukai?

[ this is all so exciting ]

[A small laugh and the blush spreads a little.]

Okay good. I can get that set up whenever you want. The sooner the better.

I think danger tries to find him.

Aw, but that's a lot funnier! There needs to be a gag department where they make jokes of bounty posters.

[HE IS NOW SERIOUSLY DISTURBED.] I was kidding, geez! She's not my type, anyway. Too uptight. And your G5 guys are weird.

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