Aramaki's Revenge, Ruyan

Aramaki still did not know that the Navy had put out a bounty on him, though he could have guessed it. His current goal was to find Ruyan. As for everything else, he did not care.

Using the power of the Woods-Woods Fruit, Aramaki grew a massive dandelion from his body and flew over the sea. Dragon followed behind him. Dragon had not expected the Woods-Woods Fruit to be capable of flight, so he kept his distance, afraid Aramaki would spot him.

Before long, Aramaki spotted a pirate ship beneath him. Without another word, he descended.

He had been searching for a long time. On the way toward Reverse Mountain, he had not found a single merchant ship. Now, as long as he saw a ship, he would board it and kill everyone aboard. He needed an outlet.

The warships from the major Navy branches in the South Blue had not noticed Aramaki in the sky. Just as Aramaki landed on the pirate ship, raindrops the size of beans began hammering the sea and deck. It was as though the weather had come specifically to accompany him, as a torrential downpour descended upon the pirate ship like death itself.

Who was that?

A pirate spotted Aramaki's figure, but before he could raise the alarm, a plant arm grown by Aramaki pierced straight through his heart.

The patter of the downpour masked every sound. By sheer coincidence, Eris Ruyan was aboard this pirate ship. Ruyan was leaning against the chest of the pirate captain, Ba Gulu. Ba Gulu was a fairly famous pirate in the South Blue, but he was only five feet tall, forming a stark contrast with the five-foot-seven Ruyan.

Ruyan had indeed been aboard a merchant ship before this, but Ba Gulu had robbed it. Since she was