Uchiha Puppet Master, Starting from One Piece.

The deck began to buzz with activity.

Rangiku and Mirajane found several fishing rods in the warehouse. They were of different lengths, made of bamboo and metal, and of various styles. They had probably bought them on a whim and left them to gather dust in the warehouse.

Wow, so many?

Kanna was somewhat surprised.

Yachiru walked over, picked up a bamboo fishing rod, and weighed it in his hand.

"This one is good, it's very light."

"I want this one!"

Kanna jumped up to grab the shortest fishing rod from Rangiku's hand, but Rangiku raised the rod high, and Kanna jumped even more energetically, like a bouncy little rabbit.

Can you reach it?

"Within reach!"

"It's impossible to reach it."

Rangiku smiled and lowered the fishing rod. Kanna snatched it away and hugged it to her chest as if it were a precious treasure.

Bai Yu leaned against the ship's side, watching the group of people busy themselves, without moving.

Robin walked up to him and asked softly.

Aren't you going fishing?

Bai Yu glanced at her and shook his head.

"Let me watch you fish first."

"be lazy."

Bai Yu would never admit that he did it just to see the girls' graceful figures while they were fishing.

Robin smiled, took a fishing rod from Rangiku, and inspected the reel and hook.

Mirajah took out the bait—some chopped small fish and shrimp meat, with a strong fishy smell.

"This can be used as bait; fish in the sea should like it."

Artoria walked over, looked at the bait, wrinkled her nose, but said nothing.

"Does Artoria fish too?"

Ranju asked.

Artoria was silent for a second.

"I'll take care of eating."

"...Okay, that fits your persona perfectly."

Everyone chose their positions and dispersed along the ship's side.

Rangiku occupied the bow of the boat, saying that it was a good feng shui spot.

She sat down at the bow of the boat, her legs dangling over the gunwale, and cast her fishing rod into the sea, the line drawing a silver arc in the moonlight.

Yachiru sat at the stern of the boat, resting her fishing rod on the railing. She then crossed her arms over her chest, closed her eyes, and seemed to be dozing off, but the end of the fishing rod trembled slightly in the crook of her arms.

Robin chose the port side, leaning against a wooden barrel in a relaxed posture, holding a wine glass in one hand and a fishing rod in the other, taking small sips every now and then.

Mirajane was on the starboard side. She pulled up a chair, sat down, and carefully baited the hook with practiced ease, clearly not the first time she had done this.

Kanna sat next to Shiraha, since Shiraha didn't fish, so she was placed in a safe spot in the middle of the deck.

She held the short rod and tried to cast the fishing line like an adult, but she was too weak and the line only flew two meters before falling into the water.

Is this okay?

Kanna turned to look at Bai Yu.

"can."

Bai Yu said.

Will the fish come up?

"Wait."

"How long?"

"do not know."

"Then I'll wait."

Kanna turned her head, gripped the fishing rod with both hands, and stared intently at the water like a kitten eyeing its prey.

Bai Yu watched her retreating figure, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

The sea was calm.

Starlight sprinkled on the water's surface, shattering into shimmering fragments with the gentle ripples. The boat rocked softly, the waves lapping against its hull with a deep, rhythmic sound.

Whoosh—whoosh—

"It's so quiet~"

Rangiku looked up at the starry sky, her tone languid.

"It's so quiet it makes you want to sleep."

"Weren't you full of energy just now?"

Robin asked.

"That's because I was drinking earlier, and now that the alcohol is kicking in, I'm a little sleepy."

"Then don't fall."

"How could that be? I have a great sense of balance, okay?!"

Before Rangiku could finish speaking, her fishing rod suddenly sank.

"coming!"

Rangiku's eyes lit up instantly, her previous laziness vanished, and she gripped the fishing rod with both hands, pulling it up forcefully.

The fishing line was taut and straight, and the rod was bent into a bow.

Wow, that's pretty strong!

Rangiku gritted her teeth and began reeling in the line. The reel made a clicking sound, which was particularly crisp in the quiet night.

Kanna excitedly stood up from her chair, grabbed her fishing rod, and ran over.

"Did you catch it? Did you catch it?"

"I caught it! I caught it!"

Rangiku's voice was filled with excitement; clearly, this fish was quite large.

"Move aside, move aside, don't get tangled in the line."

Bai Yu stepped forward, picked up Kanna around the waist, and retreated to a safe distance.

Even as she was lifted into the air, Kanna still craned her neck to look ahead.

Mirajae put down his fishing rod and came over to help.

"Do you need any help?"

"No need, no need, I can manage on my own!"

Rangiku braced the fishing rod against her abdomen, alternately reeling in the line with both hands, leaning back and straining with all her might.

The water began to churn, white sprays flew up, and a huge dark shadow could be seen struggling underwater in the moonlight.

"so big!"

Yachiru opened her eyes at some point and tilted her head to look at the dark figure.

Artoria put down the plate, walked to the ship's side, crossed her arms, and looked at the ship with a serious expression.

"It's at least several meters long."

Artoria made her judgment with the eyes of a knight.

Robin put down his glass and stood up.

"Could it be a sea king?"

"Impossible, Poseidon is much bigger than this."

Rangiku gritted her teeth and continued reeling in the line.

"Just an ordinary fish... but it's incredibly strong... damn it... get up here!"

With a sudden burst of strength, she pulled a huge figure out of the water, which flew through the air in an arc before crashing onto the deck.

The fish was thrashing about on the deck, its tail slapping against the wooden planks with a loud thud.

Everyone gathered around.

It was a large fish, long and slender, with scales that shimmered with a silvery-blue luster under the light. It was a full six meters long from mouth to tail, with a sharp and long mouth like a long sword.

"It's a swordfish!"

"It's huge!"

Rangiku, panting heavily, stood with her hands on her hips, a smug expression on her face.

"How about that? Impressive, right? The first one is this big!"

"Amazing, amazing!"

Robin clapped twice perfunctorily, but his eyes remained fixed on the fish, a hint of curiosity in his gaze.

"This kind of fish usually lives in the deep sea and comes to the surface at night to feed, so it is really not easy to catch one this big."

"Robin, you know about this?"

Ranju asked.

"I've only read a few books."