Stolen Sword

(Starrk's POV)

"Outlaws?" I asked

Liam nodded, "Yea." He said, "We're not on the good side of the law, you could say."

"Whats the good side of the law?" I said, "Marines are capturing you even if you did nothing wrong."

"That's true." He chuckled

I continued eating the stew. Something was very odd about this and I didn't feel right. All of the sudden, some people were showing a bit of kindness?

I didn't know what to think of it. Everything was happening so fast. Especially that whole ordeal with the marines. That goddess just threw me into this world and told me to make someone Pirate King, expecting me to do it just like that. Next thing I know, I'm dealing with Kizaru. Such chaos isn't so logical, huh? Makes no sense.

Felt forced, really. Maybe the goddess threw them at me? Wanted to see how it turned out?

Come to think of it, could she be watching me right now? Who's to say she isn't…

I kept eating, the stew was filling me up quite nicely.

These guys weren't bad at all. Maybe they were unfortunate in their lives.

I looked up at the other two and watched as they kept eyeing me carefully. As if they didn't trust me. Can't blame them, really.

I cleared my throat, "So uhm.." I said, "Where was this friend of you? What was he doing?"

Liam shrugged, "He said he was checking something out at the beach." He said, "We were laying low because we got into some trouble with the town."

Town? There's a civilization here? Where?!

I looked at him, "There's a town here?!" I asked, "So it isn't a deserted island?!"

"Yea, bruv." He said, "There's a town not too far from here. But I wouldn't go there. The folks there are pompous pricks. Act like they're superior to our kind. Even though they're not too different. We're all poor here."

I had to go and check the town out. Can't stay in the forest for too long. I have to get off the island somehow.

I set my bowl down, "Thanks for the food." I said, "I have to go check the town out."

Before I could say anything else, I heard footsteps coming up, twigs snapping snd leaves rustled.

I looked back to see a short young man walk up holding a bag. He had bright blue hair and green eyes. He wore a massive grin on his face.

"Hey guys!!" He said, "We've done gotten rich now!"

I watched as Liam got up, "Ricky!" He said, "Where in the hell were you?"

He looked at Liam, "I went to town to see if i can sell the stuff I pillaged from the stuff that washed ashore. Man that sword really was valuable! We got a million berries off of it!!"

"A million berries?!" i heard Mick exclaim, "Holy hell, mate!"

Sword? What sword?

Wait….Ice. I just realized I didn't have Ice with me!

"Wait, was it a large greatsword? With a brownish and black handle?" I asked him

"Uh yea.." Ricky said, "Who are you?"

I walked up to him and grabbed him by the shirt.

"That was my sword, man!" I exclaimed

"Huh?!" He said, "Yours? Nah no way, I found it on a chest man! Wait. You look familiar…..wait are you the guy who was laying in the beach? Thought you were dead man!! I took your boots!!"

He did what?!

"My boots too?!" I exclaimed, "Where are they?!"

"I sold them too man, but they only gave me a couple hundred berries." He said

My eyes started to twitch as I held him.

"Oi, fucker! Let him go!" I heard Mick shout

I felt Liam's hand grab my shoulder, "Hey, bruv. Let the lad go." He said, "Honest mistake."

I let Ricky go, "Tch!"

I then took a step back and started rubbing my hair. Holy fucking hell, the goddess told me not to loose Ice and now some fucking dude sold it!!

"Ricky, who'd you sell the sword to?" I heard Liam ask him

I looked to see Ricky shrugging, "Some old guy on a horse." He said, "I ran into him at the town entrance. He looked surprised to see the sword and immediately offered me the money. I took it, of course."

I saw as Mick and Leo walk up.

"And how the hell we know it belongs to this guy, eh?" Leo said

Ricky looked at me and narrowed his eyes, "I don't know man, I think it is his." He said, "See that wolf symbol stitched on his leather coat? Same symbol on the bottom of the blade above the hilt. I think it does belong to him."

I looked down to see a symbol of a wolf on the left side of my coat. I never even noticed it before. It resembled the sigil of House Stark from Game of Thrones.

House Stark, huh? Nice touch, Goddess.

I looked at Ricky, "This old guy had a name?" I asked, "Did he say why he wanted to buy a sword?"

He shook his head, "Didn't say much." He said, "Only that some random low-life shouldn't have such a sword."

I sighed, "Well…" i said, "Lead the way."

"I have to get it back."