My Brother's Keepsake (Sabo x Reader)

Chapter Twenty-One: Dressrosa

Sabo took the paper and read it, curiously, you let go of Koala and peeked over his shoulder. Sabo gasped as he read one of the articles on the front page, "Whoa, a Warlord! That is insane!"

"I know, why would he give it up? It makes no sense, right?" Koala asked.

"Hmm, what are you talking about?" Sabo blinked. "Give up what?"

Hack frowned, "What were you just reading?"

Sabo flipped the newspaper to show him, excited, "Look, Luffy formed an alliance with Trafalgar Law, from the Seven Warlords! Isn't that exciting? He seems to be moving rather quickly! I bet he is going after one of the Four-"

"Sabo-kun... that's good, but we're on a mission. Focus!" Koala pulled his ear roughly, shoving the paper in his face. "This one, this is the article we wanted you to see! It's literally on the front page too!" 

"Ouch, okay, geez." He said stepping away from her reach as he read the right article this time. "What's this? Doflamingo has abdicated the throne of Dressrosa and resigned from the Warlords? What is going on?" 

"My sentiments exactly." Hack said. "There is bound to be an uproar in the country, what do we do if this impedes our mission?" 

"No." Sabo said thoughtfully. "I don't know why he did it, but we can use Doflamingo's resignation to our benefit. It will be easier for us to slip into the country undetected, hiding under all that noise. As long as none of us causes any noticeable trouble, we should be able to get in and out with the information we need undetected."

"Those words are all nice and simple, but we all know who amongst us is more likely to cause trouble." Hack said pointedly.

"Don't look at me like that, I mean, sure we're here about the weapons to put a stop to the unending battles all over the world fostered by these black market deals. But if there is something that needs to be done in this country, we'll do it." Sabo said. "That's why we need to stay in disguise, and do a little more investigating first."

"What do you mean if something needs to be done?" Koala asked.

"The history of this country does not sit well with me, I looked it all up, before we left Baltigo and they had a good king who suddenly went crazy and killed the citizens one night. And out of the blue, Doflamingo showed up to save them, and became the new king. I just feel like there's something that doesn't add up, that's all." Sabo explained.

"Alright, if there are any other secrets in this country we will uncover them too, so let's get started." Koala said putting on a dark cloak over her clothes.

Sabo turned to you, "Do you want to stay here with the ship and wait until we return or you want to go out?"

"I need to stretch my legs. I want to go into town, do some shopping and buy some new clothes."  You told him. 

"Alright, what about Rouge? Will you take her with?  I can lead you into town, check if there is not too much commotion to see if it is safe for you. If it is, we'll have to part there. If it is too dangerous, Kai will bring you back. Is that okay?" He said.

"It's fine. I'll confirm with Maya." You hurried back into the ship, to Maya's room where she was busy feeding Rouge some porridge.

"Hey, sweetie, do you wanna come into the city with us?" You asked.

She hurriedly shook her head furiously. 

"Why not, I can smell the flowers from here, I'm sure that they are really pretty." You tried to coax her. She seemed to think for a moment, and then shuddered.