The End

                                    

                                          


                          
"It's finished." The mayor of the Island of Human Objects said, nodding in approval. Law stared at the boat.
                          
"That is the most horrifying thing I've ever seen in my entire life." Law stated, taking in the number of interlocking humans clinging together into the shape of a boat.
                          
"It is our greatest achievement. The human-boat. Now, once you've brushed your teeth, let's go." The mayor offered his bristly hair.
                          
"I'm fine! Did you prepare what I asked for?"
                          
"Yes, they are already on the ship."
                          
"Good... Let's depart."
                          
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"Just so we are clear... who are we allowed to attack?" Usopp asked as they headed out of the room and down the hallway. Sanji didn't look amused. Usopp took a step behind Luffy.
                          
"Is your grandma evil?" Luffy added seriously.
                          
"Any evil pets we should know about? Dogs? Cats? Hamsters?"
                          
"Dogs can't be evil."
                          
"Of course they can, I fought an evil dog once. Though technically I guess it was a gun that ate a devil fruit that made it into a dog..."
                          
"Don't lie."
                          
"It really happened!"
                          
"It's a good question." Zoro spoke up before Sanji hit the other two. "We don't know what's going to happen, and we need to know our enemy well. Ichiji is obviously a terrible human being, and Yonji is taken care of. What about the others?"
                          
"....Niji is cut from the same cloth as Ichiji. If he attacks you can attack back. My father too." Sanji replied.
                          
"What about your sister, Reiju? She brought me food... and actually, gave me a bit of a hint about everything now that I think about it."
                          
"Did she?" Sanji looked thoughtful. "She never was as bad as the others, helpful to me even... when I was a kid."
                          
"Alright, we won't touch her then either. Got that guys? Leave the girl alone, everyone else is fair game." Zoro grinned. Luffy and Usopp saluted in response. "Oh, and Kuino is mine."
                          
"How you going to fight him without your swords?" Usopp asked, realizing they were absent from her side.
                          
"If we don't find them, I'll just use Law's sword." Zoro said as she reached for the sword in Sanji's hand. He held it away from her and she looked at him questioningly.
                          
"You're going to ruin your arms if you fight him like that." Sanji told her, and Zoro stopped abruptly.
                          
"Wait, what? Are you telling me not to fight?" She asked angrily. Sanji looked at her and reached up, patting her head.
                          
"No. I'm saying don't ruin your arms. How are you going to become the greatest swordsman if your arms are permanently damaged?" She frowned at that, confused for a moment before seeing the sword in his hand and understanding. She nodded.
                          
"...Got it." She looked up into his eyes. "Be careful though." Sanji nodded in return.
                          
Usopp and Luffy glanced at one another and back at the couple, not exactly sure what they were getting at.
                          
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It seemed their timing was quite good. They arrived downstairs on the main floor of the castle just after the dinner shift and their enemies were well fed and ready to go. Sanji rested the long sword over his shoulder as he stared down his remaining family members in the grand hall.