A treasure most unique

Recent events have led the robot maid / mage of the cult Grim Heresy to do a lot more jobs. She recently became C rank after combating that goddess forsaken rival maid robot, and... Especially that other temptress one. Why was she even there?! What did she do to deserve that? Regardless, now she was more powerful and, despite her being stronger in terms of magic power, the maid wouldn't let that go to her head and interfere with her programming: She was a pacifist, and nothing more and nothing less. A pacifist maid that was loyally serving her guild, and with pride no less. This job was her first since becoming C rank, and it would be once again gathering information. She was to scout and find this legendary 'One Piece,' a treasure that is sought out for by many but found by none, fight pirates with peace and not fists, and gain information on anyone there. That was the maid's primary use outside of cooking and cleaning, as that was all she was good for on the front of furthering her guild's goals. Her guild focused on bloodshed and chaos. Albeit the robot has no programming directly against causing chaos, her reluctancy to fight made the other guild members see her as a useless waste of space, the entire reason she got that upgrade in the first place... The one that affected her even now.

Am I useless to my guild…? Everyone else says so... But they're all focused on hurting others, while I focus on helping the guild out. Sure, I may not be able to kill any and everyone, but I fulfill my part just as effectively as anyone else. There is no way I'm useless!

The machine nodded to herself while lost in thought, not realizing she had already reached the docks of Hargeon Town and walking directly into a stand selling fish. The man and woman at the stand quickly recoiled, and the man began to pick up the spilled fish to go clean them, while the woman thought it to be a great idea to slap Strawberry, not knowing about the possible broken hand afterward. So that's what she did. The clank of flesh and bone against metal sounded off, and Strawberry, although she would normally sit there and apologize, stumbled back quite a bit - not from the force of the attack or even the attack itself, but instead because her upgrade seemed to respond to the hit itself. Red smoke was released from the robot maid's legs, and covered the fish that weren't being cleaned by the man. Unbeknown to Strawberry, the fish began to mold together and fuse, creating an abomination of seafood. Regardless, Strawberry didn't know what happened, all she knew was that something involuntarily took place in response to getting slapped.

Wanting to shake this off, Strawberry now looked around and realized where she was. This was the Hargeon docks, one of if not the most scenic spots in the city. Everyone knew of it, everyone that's been in the city knows to go see it, and everyone living in the city has at least been there multiple times. This was the area that, according to Grim Heresy's spies, the person that knows about the 'One Piece' should be in. So, she had to go find that boat. And that she did, rather quickly too. The man trotting around the boarding area made it clear he was some sort of explorer by his getup, but he didn't seem to be an illegal one. He also seemed to be going a biiiiiiiit insane, muttering about the 'one piece' repeatedly and how pirates can't get it, not at all. So, Strawberry took this chance to strike.

"Hello, Sir, I assume you are the captain of this here vessel?"

"Aye, she be mine."

"Would you per chance be looking for the legendary 'One Piece?'"

"WHO YE BE? PIRATES? WHERE'S YE GANG, BLACKSTACHE SHOULD STEP UP LIKE A MAN - NAY, THE SEA DOG HE IS AND FIGHT ME - WINNER GETS THE ONE PIECE!"

This left Strawberry in a complete daze, but she got the idea to try something new, one she had never tried before. Something most of her guild were adept at, but she had never even made an attempt to try before. The maid clad in green was going to try to scare the man.

"Oh no no no... I'm far worse than any pirate... But I am however looking for something called the one piece, and you're gonna take me to it, and tell me all you know on the subject! And don't you try anyth-"

BAM

What happened next was too fast for words. The man pulled a pistol from his jacket, and shot the woman clean in the face. The pistol however wasn't magically charged in the slightest, and didn't make a dent in her outer shell of an alloy. Strawberry however began physically radiating heat, as smoke began to fume from her body, and she tackled the man with a new look on her face, one that showed an entire demeanor change. Even her voice, to an extent, changed.

"Oh come on do that again! Do it! You tried to hurt me but your toy of a gun didn't even harm me, you prevented the best part! But, Mister, while I'm sure you can shoot me just fine with that pea shooter, you wouldn't like the forms of pain I could inflict you. And trust me, it won't feel good like that bullet did to me... So, how about I offer you something..."

Four Ash Wights, the creatures of molten lava and undeath, sprouted from the ground, hungering for the man's body. Strawberry's eyes flashed her Blazing Hand mark, and she got really close into the man's ear to whisper to him.

"You take me along with you to find the 'One Piece,' and don't say a word about me, and I won't have my little buddies here eat you alive... Starting with this right here..."

The cold, metallic hands traced a circle around the man's groin, then she hopped off of him and waved her hand, the Ash Wights vanishing back into the ground. She skipped onto the vessel, then blew a kiss to the man. The smoke protruding from her stopped smoking as the spot where the bullet hit her began to stop feeling pain-...or rather pleasureful towards the robot. Her high calmed down, and it was then that she turned on her eyesight recorders, the Grim Heresy marks vanishing and being replaced by normal pupils.

After about an hour, more crew mates began appearing on the ship, most of which were magicless, no trace of mana within them. They, despite being far inferior to the maid, still questioned why some 'average woman' was on board, not knowing in the slightest of her cybernetic nature. Strawberry always gave them a wave and a bow while continuing to mop the deck, cleaning it to make her position as maid believable, which wasn't that hard since she was created to exist purely as a maid. Not once did the captain and his strange outfit release his lips on the Grim Heresy mage, just instead saying I'll be cleaning up the ship while they search for the treasure.

Soon, a magic presence could be felt. A mage, roughly around the same power level as Strawberry came on board. She seemed ecstatic and happy to be on the adventure, which Strawberry was too. It wasn't often you got to do something like this, but then again it wasn't often you got to fight pirates and search for treasure.... And find another Golden Phoenix member at that...

Eyeballing the tattoo that was unmistakingly the crest of the treasure hunting guild, memories of the cat with two tails flooded back to Strawberry. Last she saw the cat, she was without her tag or collar, probably due to either distress or abandoning the guild. Either way, Fluffy has proven the two weren't enemies, and in fact were allies the last time they did a job together, but that was one Golden Phoenix member, not them all. It was still a light guild, and she still had to beware of it. As such, she waved and bowed to the Golden Phoenix mage, wanting to step over to her but the ship randomly began setting sail, causing the robot to nearly fall over, only saving herself by catching herself on a wall.

"L-Lady Mage! I am Strawberry, loyal maid and servant. I will be attending this ship's maintenece needs and being a chef, so if you need anything do not hesitate to ask!"

She once again bowed, and returned to sweeping as the crew got closer and closer to Divide Island.
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OoC Notes: None, just note that everything prior to me getting on the boat was long before you'd be able to see it happen.

Ruvel had been on the road for far to long as far as he was concerned but at current it seemed like he was in high demand. No sooner than he usually arrived back at west fiore trading company's head quarters or the guild hall depending on how you looked at it he seemed to be back out on another task for either the company or guild. It was taking it's toll on the youth but he continued doing what he was requested without causing issues, there was no need for it after all he had been put through worse and at least this time those having do tasks were kind to him. The also knew that times leading up to and the week after certain moons he was to be left alone within the storage room that had been requested to be his bedroom, so someone could keep an eye on him during those times though it was told that no light could enter the room at those points so any checking would have to be done in the evening or a darkness cloaking spell used.

As he walked up the steps of the trading company he found himself stopping as others gossiped that there was apparently a treasure only known as 'one piece' somewhere on the island and that no one knew what it was or what it would do. He sighed shaking his head before walking into the trading company's headquarters and moved to hand in his report "Hello Ruvel" the person behind the desk said "Good morning Aaron, how are you thus far?" he said in return, he was trying the social thing but he still felt odd in doing so but it was a requirement "I'm doing fine, a few more hours and I'm off for a week" he grinned 'Must be a nice feeling, I haven't had a day off in months' he thought to himself finding Aaron looking at the folder in his hands as he started to bring up to offer it to the other "We going to need a translator again?" he asked with a sigh, it was something the clerical department hated but it wasn't exactly something they could complain about given that the work was detailed "Most likely" he said with a shrug, he knew he couldn't read so his summons done this task for him some of them knew common but many of them even if they did preferred writing in their own languages which he couldn't fault them for.

"Hay, Ruvel..." the man said looking up from the report making the youth tilt his head "Yes Aaron?" he replied knowing in his gut that this was going to be a bad but held his tongue to hear him out. "Have you heard the gossip?" he asked making Ruvel blink, he had just gotten back and the only gossip he had heard was about a lost treasure somewhere on the island and even that was just in passing. "The one piece?" he asked watching as Aaron nodded "I just got back so my information on such gossip is limited and as you know I tend not to listen to idle conversations, gossip just causes issues in the long run." he said with a calm tone, he understood why others where drawn into such things but he never could find a reason for it personally giving his background. "Well, the trading company wants verification on if this treasure is real or not, if it is we have right to claim it as it's within our borders" he continued, he understood this but to him it just seemed greedy as such treasures surely belonged in some sort of museum right?

"And this is where I come in right?" he said in a frustrated mono toned voice, he had hoped for some rest but it seemed like others had other thoughts on such a thing, only to watch to Aaron nod "Yeah" he said handing over a map as he took the report, "you'll find the others either on the way to the site or at the supposed site" he said Ruvel took the map and looked at it, he could make no heads or tails of it but was lucky that he had a summon that was good with directions. Without another word he turned and walked back out of the company's headquarters and headed in the general direction the map showed hoping to catch up with whoever else was on this seemingly wild goose chase. It wasn't that long however before he found himself somewhat lost and wondering where the hell he had managed to find himself, it was then he heard a voice and stopped 'They could help' he thought starting to move towards the female voice. 'Be careful, you don't know if they're friend or foe our summoner' Shindara stated 'They maybe a treasure hunter and if they are I would doubt they're either' he commented back through their bond

"Hello?" he finally said walking towards the silver haired maiden that stood in front of him a smile on his face as he lowered his hood so his gold and silver raven hair shining within the light of the sun. "My name is Ruvel, may I ask your name?" he asked his left hand going to his chest as he leaned forward a little, believing that it was best to get formalities out of the way before asking any questions on his current task, he was hoping that she was one of those he was meant to meet because this seemed like a bother otherwise. "I couldn't help overhearing what you said about dark mages." he said, he didn't mean to eaves drop but when there's only the rustle of trees and animal sounds a person's ear tended to pick up on things out of place more so because he was a slayer. "I have two people who are close to me that would agree with your analogy, they say that not everything that is classed as dark is evil" he said calmly he knew those of the light where just as flawed and could do just as many evil things claiming that it was for the greater good, though his eyes looked around trying to find whom the one in front of him was speaking to.

"I am sorry that you have had to take a life miss, but I am sure you had reason to do so." he knew from his summons that bad things could be done for the right reasons, just as good things could be done for bad reasons but found that one to be slim to none. "My teacher had to kill something dangerous..." he turned his eyes away remembering what happened at that deserted guild hall in the mysterious canyon "When the abomination of an experiment died it reverted back to what it was before what happened to them..." he continued clenching his fists "It was a man, a man my teacher knew well... even now he hates himself for ending the mans life though he done the kindest thing for him, he also defended me from how he once had been" he finished, his tone showed true sadness on the matter all life was sacred to the youth and if any knew his past they would understand why.

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