Pirate: Starting Out by Refusing Red-Hair's Invitation

On the east coast, aboard the Flying Ship.

Kaku had gathered some tools and begun repairing the damage to the bow.

Enel had more or less recovered. He was itching to vent his anger when his powerful Observation Haki picked up a group drawing closer.

"Hmph! Perfect timing!" Enel sneered and jumped off the ship.

Seeing him leave, Kaku called out, "Where are you going? Captain Lin Mo told me to keep an eye on you. Don't do anything reckless."

"Hmph! Does the Thunder God look like someone who'd act recklessly?" Enel shot back with disdain.

Kaku was speechless.

Yes. You really do...

Just then, a group of more than a dozen people emerged from the nearby jungle.

Two young women led the way. One was Margaret, with slightly curled blond hair and a quiver strapped behind her thigh. The other was Aphelandra, who stood even taller than Enel. She wore a round-brimmed hat bearing the Kuja emblem and carried a long sword at her waist.

Behind them came a Chinese-style palanquin carried by two female apes—massive, powerfully built gorillas.

More than a dozen other women surrounded the palanquin. They varied in build and appearance, but each carried her own weapon.

"They really made it onto the island!" The first thing Margaret saw was the Flying Ship's wrecked bow. Then she spotted Molly, the wavy-haired girl lying motionless on the shore, and her expression changed. "That's Molly! Damn it, what did these outsiders do to her? How could they?"

Enel turned into a bolt of lightning and appeared before them in an instant, forcing them to stop.

Margaret and the others immediately drew their weapons.

"Is he a Devil Fruit user?" Aphelandra said, her expression darkening. "It looks like he might even have a Logia Devil Fruit. This could be