One Piece: Getting Stronger by Writing a Diary

After leaving her message, Sadi switched her Navigation Diary to the section related to her doujinshis.

She skillfully opened a book and looked at the scene where she was tied up by her braids, hanging in mid-air, with an expression of extreme enjoyment on her face.

Arton was behind her, moving diligently with beads of sweat on his forehead.

"This guy actually drew me like this!"

"If he really knew me, shouldn't our roles be reversed?"

"Why am I the one being tied up?!"

Sadi muttered under her breath, completely absorbed in the image before her, unaware of Domino's approach.

"Sadi?"

Domino called her name twice, but seeing that Sadi seemed not to hear, Domino frowned and stepped closer to take a look at the diary panel in front of Sadi.

With just one glance, Domino's face flushed red.

At that moment, she understood why Sadi looked so embarrassed and why she had made those earlier comments.

"Sadi seems to be enjoying this quite a bit."

"This doesn't make sense; she should be the one tying up others!"

"Wait, could it be… she usually likes to tie others up, but when it comes to being with a man, she prefers a man to be more dominant, even tying her up?"

As Domino thought of some scenes from Arton's doujinshis involving Sadi, she realized something.

In those works, there were scenarios where Sadi, when facing someone she liked, preferred to be on the receiving end of punishment.

"According to those works, Sadi would be a bit of a masochist, right?"

Domino rubbed her chin, pondering this.

"Domino, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, Sadi's voice snapped Domino out of her thoughts.

"N-Nothing, I was just here to notify you about some tasks."

Domino quickly shook her head, trying to dismiss the situation.

"But, you were clearly looking at my diary earlier."

"Whatever! you have to show me what's in your diary too."

Sadi didn't believe Domino's excuses. She stood up from her seat and lunged toward Domino.

"Wait, those things aren't for you to see!"

Domino let out a startled cry and quickly ran towards the door.

Sadi, not willing to let Domino escape, gave chase, pursuing her all the way from her office to the corridors of Impel Down.

The passing guards who saw the two women running through the corridors were left with puzzled expressions, including the warden Magellan and vice-warden Hannyabal.

"Why do I feel like Sadi and Domino have been acting strange lately?"

"Hannyabal, do you know what's going on with them?"

Magellan stroked his chin, looking curiously at his colleague.

"I'm not sure, but it seems like they've been talking about a man."

Hannyabal also stroked his chin, speaking uncertainly.

"A man? Is he a criminal?"

"Not a criminal, no. I heard rumors that it's a man from outside of Impel Down."

"A man from outside? Do they know someone from outside Impel Down?"

"They must, I guess. Apparently, they both like him."

"Like him? Both women like the same man?"

"Stop talking, Warden, I feel my heart breaking!"

"Hmm? Are you suddenly feeling ill, Hannyabal?"

"Don't you understand, Warden? Our two flowers of Impel Down have fallen for an outside man, and it's the same one! Is there anything more heartbreaking than this?"

"Though it's bold that they like the same man, I wouldn't say it's heart-wrenching."

"Warden! I was planning to pursue both Domino and Sadi, hoping they would both accept me, but now…"

"Enough, stop talking and come with me to inspect Level 6 of the prison."

"Wait, Warden, don't drag me! And stop breathing on me—your Devil Fruit powers will poison me... I'm poisoned!"

Magellan looked at Hannyabal, who had gone quiet after inhaling his poisonous breath, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he turned his gaze in the direction where Sadi and Domino had run off.

"Sadi and Domino have fallen for an outside man?"

"How strange. How did they even meet someone from outside?"

"Maybe Hannyabal is just lying," Magellan muttered to himself. "Whatever, once things settle down here, I'll find some time to talk to Domino and Sadi," he decided, as he walked off into the distance.

***

Meanwhile, in another part of the world, somewhere in the East Blue, two Navy warships were sailing side by side.

On the deck of one of the ships, which had a dog-shaped figurehead, stood the legendary Navy hero Vice Admiral Garp and the Admiral candidate Gion, also known as Momousagi. They stood together at the bow of the ship.

"...So that's basically the situation, Vice Admiral Garp," Gion explained with a smile. "As you can see, this man Arton has already formed a pirate crew called the Flame Blade Pirates. He even defeated the legendary pirate, Shiki. If we don't deal with him, he's bound to become a major threat to the peace of the seas in the future. So, I'm asking you to meet with Arton."

Garp's expression became increasingly conflicted, as if he had been suffering from a stomachache for days but couldn't find a bathroom.

"This Arton… wasn't he supposed to be forming some kind of music group?" Garp muttered. "How did he suddenly end up becoming a pirate? And he's even taking Red-Haired Shanks' daughter along with him to be a pirate?! Damn it, I was hoping to get that little girl to join the Navy so I could get back at Shanks for what he did."

"And Arton… this brat actually defeated Shiki? Wait, is he really that strong? The last time I saw him, he didn't seem capable of taking down Shiki," Garp said, his face showing clear confusion.

"Was he hiding his true strength the last time we met?" Garp pondered aloud, his expression turning even more puzzled.