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((Figured I would get something out just so the Cherry Feathers got something to go off))

♡xxI am known as
xxxxxx●○●Mihawk, Mateo

♡xxBut the legend calls me....
xxxxxx●○●Yonko;The Abyssal One

♡xxStatus
xxxxxx●○●Annoyed

♡xxLocation
xxxxxx●○●Some Weird island. But what wasn't weird honestly.

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The scent of fresh flowers blooming caught the half asleep Mateo's attention, as the young man opened his eyes quietly once more in time to notice fresh new flowers of different kinds blooming literally out of nowhere in the deserted area. Still not budging from his relaxed position against the massive tree behind him, he'd also notice that his senses were right; He had picked up some movement a few minutes before, and sure enough he could clearly sense the Yonko Jame's pressence on the island along with a few others. More then likely his crew ? Even without the color of observation, one could always tell of James arrival just do the natural reaction of the island itself. It seemed to quite literally come Back to life just by coming in contact with him, even the Cherry blossom tree vibrated with life. Sure enough, with the passing of a few minutes James and a few others arrived in front of him. As the friendly giant of a man greeted Mateo, the younger Yonko rested Amaresu on the tree bark behind him and simply nodding his head at the other. "James. Always a pleasure." he paused, starting to recall a few memories of back in the day. James had been around for a long time, still around the time Exio was still a Yonko and Mateo was his underling. So the air of familiarity between them wasn't so strange after all. As the man commented on him thinking the younger one wouldn't arrive, Mateo smiled and rested his head against the tree bark. "You're right in assuming I almost didn't. But my curiosity got the best of me, you see. You requested all four of us to come meet, thats never happened before. Ever." he chuckled, only now looking over as he introduced Yoji, an old friend. Mateo finally rose to his feet and dusted himself off, crossing his arms over his chest as he looked over to the companion. "Mateo Mihawk, Yonko of the seas. Pleasure to meet you, Yoji" he wasn't often James introdced people as his 'friends' unless they were his crew members. As a third girl showed up behind the pair, introducing herself as Asako, Mateo couldn't help but feel the tiniest sense of desire and excitement coming from her. He raised a brow curiously at her and nodded his head to aknowledge her pressence, but remained quite. She sure was a weird one.

Before he could decide to press James for more questions, another pressence made itself known and soon aproached the tree. He could tell right off the bat she was one of the Yonko like he and James, the air around her was tick and brimming with authority and power. Mateo, again, remained silent as usual as the woman began to speak to James. The two seemed familiar with each other which made things a lot easier to deal with; A super powered pack of strangers meeting for the first time was sure to cause some tension. James seemed to be the center of it all. This time, however, the smart a** of a woman turned and speaked to James while looking at him. Child ? Mateo uttered a small laugh and allowed her to finish talking before turning his head to face her completely. "They're letting ? Im not sure what you mean by They, but I am Yonko Mateo. I simply am, I was not chosen. And I can see why you see me as a child, being an old hag and all, but im going to ask you don't treat me like one. Ill dismiss your insult on the thought that you've probably haven't had your afternoon nap yet, have you ? " he paused kindly, standing next to James as he dropped his arms to his side and narrowed his eyes at Malina. What a woman, for sure. If she doubted his power as one of the four emperors, she was more then welcome to try him herself. Then again, he didn't voice these thoughts. He'd show a tad more maturity then the grey haired bat did. Grey haired bat. It seemed he'd just came up on what he'd call her from now on. Smiling sweetly at her, he turned to James and scratched the back of his head. "Shall we wait for the fourth ? Or would you mind at least telling me why this meeting was so spontaneously planned ?" he asked, not trying to hide the fact that this woman had somewhat annoyed him. Yonko or not, he wouldn't take much of her insults. Especially since they had just met.


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Asuto "The Miracle Maker" Auoto
Location: Deck of The Legion
With: The Crew

Byron sat along the railing of the ship as he shuffled a pile of playing cards in his hand. It had been a few weeks since being informed of his promotion to a Rear Admiral pending the results of the mission to find and capture ex-admiral Akani and former shichibukai Enishi. Byron had denied many promotions in order to keep responsibility away from himself and his actions, but he had been told by Kyper that he could no longer stop the inevitable. He had been destined to be a Marine of power since he had gained his abilities, but he had hoped to avoid it as long as possible.

Since receiving the assignment, Kyper had been all but absent leaving Byron in charge of the crew. Byron was a little more lax when it came to the rules, but he kept the ship in top condition and more so the crew responded well to his leadership. Kyper still headed the ship but he relayed his orders through Byron who saw them through. Currently he had sent Lt. Hatty and Tree to recruit a third Lt. in order to have another authority figure after he was promoted. Byron had a den den mushi next to him, currently calling the duo after finding out some shocking information.

"Yes sir Captain?"

Byron breathed deeply before responding. "Lt. I understand you've found a third lieutenant. I've read through his previous records and I have a few questions for you two regarding your "Selection"
There was a long pause ".........You saw our banks accounts didn't you?"
"That I did, good that we don't have to deal with this s**t. What were you two thinking?! I was supposed to receive a cut of that money!!"
"But we were just following orders Sir!"
"Yea, You can't yell at us for following orders!"
"........or kill us for following orders"

Byron took another deep breath. "I'm not gonna lose my temper.........Alright, here's what is going to happen. I'm going to be preparing myself to deploy out to the island to join the Admiral. By the time I finish my prep work I expect you two and the new guy to be back on the ship and have complete control of the crew for my departure!"

Byron hung up the den den mushi as he put the deck of cards on the inside of his coat pocket with the others. Byron had seen Kyper off earlier this morning with instructions to join him as soon as possible. He had his orders, capture the Ex-Shichibukai Monkey D. Enishi through any means necessary, killing only as a last resort. Byron was focused solely on this mission. He had become much stronger since the his days as an enlisted man, and now was finally time that he could go wild and use everything he had for the sake of victory. without another word Byron retreated into his cabin to equip himself and say his farewells to his ducklings before he left.

Here I stand beneath

The warm and soothing rain

The droplets falling
Gently down on the terrain

Wash away the sorrow
All the stains of time

But there's no memory
It's only dry inside

Leon sat in the crows nest of the ship as he meditated by himself. It had been a few weeks since He and his crew had escaped the clutches of Hellforge and his men, and it had increased their bounties significantly, The whole of the crew being worth around 800 million Beli. It was nice to be recognized for their power, but at the same time it made getting around a little bit harder since the crew was worth being hunted now.

In the two weeks that had passed, The Blue Crows had had several events occur besides getting a large jump in their bounties. The most important of which was Erika's reveal of the treasure she had taken from the island, The Hie Hie no Mi. Leon had been shocked that she had found such a powerful Logia fruit, and even more so when she gave it to him. Leon had since eaten it and become and ice man, though he was still relatively new to his abilities. The second event was the addition of six new crew members. Shara had decided to join his crew and start their adventures together again. The castaways Gareth, Asami, and Arlyn turned out to have nowhere in particular to go and as such accepted his invitation to join his crew. Jether and his sloth Razor weren't able to find what they were looking for on the island, but accepted his invitation of the condition that he prioritized finding whatever he was looking for. Leon chose to let him keep it to himself for now, once the became more acquainted he would ask about Jether's history. Lastly as they stopped into another island to restock supplies, a young boy named Oliver had asked him to allow him to come along. Leon tested him first and the boy proved to be a talented navigator, so Leon accepted him to the crew.

Leon stood up as he heard Oliver call that the island was near. He touched his hand against his chest, which bore the blackened scar from where Hellforge had struck him. The scar reminded him of just how strong the higher ups were in the Marines, and more so how much more he had to learn and how much stronger he had to become to protect his nakama. It also made him remember the man who he would someday return the favor too.

The island the log pose had pointed to was relatively unknown, though the crew had learned of a race that occurred on the island and the large sum of money that went to the winners. The race had peaked his interest, and more so would help him figure out just how powerful his crew was compared to other pirate crews.

Jumping down from the crows nest Leon looked over the railing as the island drew closer. "Alright everyone! Prepare to dock and get ready for the race! Lets wreck some pirates and get paid while we do it!" He said cheerfully. Leon was in high spirits despite everything that had happened on the island, but he finally had a full crew he could call his nakama, and more so he had been given the chance to become a pirate that could stand on the same ground with the pirates of Legends, nothing could ruin this day