It's late... Raine just haaaaad to agree to this job... The pay out better be worth it, Raine felt like he could've been sleeping really well. What time was it? Ugh felt like an hour no one should be waking up for. He saw a clock on his way as he walked toward the dock. Three... In... The... Morning... Oh boy! Raine walked and just noticed how quiet it was. The stillness of this hour... Was almost serene... "Oh boy... Why would anyone need a pair of hands at this ungodly hour..." He said with a slight contempt. "Just calm it down Raine... Just do the job... Get the beli..." He repeated that little mantra, again, again, and again. He just needed to wake up.

Raine stepped onto the piers as he was now fully up and active now. He tried his best to remember which dock was the correspondent at. Oh boy... He stood in place and pondered. Getting a bit drafty here at the docks. The smell of salt from the sea filled his nose and he the gears in his head started to turn as the task at hand finally clicked and the light bulb in his mind would light the way. He headed to the specific pier that he was supposed to go to. He made it and well... He didn't see anyone there as of yet, so he walked down the pier and stood at the end of it. He took in a deep breath and took a seat at the edge and let his feet dangle. He wondered where this client was at.

Asher wasn't one for a boring conversation so he elected to stay out of them a much as often. He stood back overlooking the entire docks from his roof not to far from the docks, probably 15 meters. He was blended with the shadows. Though there was his subordinate, the lovely Mercy. She was already aboard a marine ship where she would whistle towards the man on the docks. "You're the boat guy right? Hop aboard" said mercy. Once aboard the ship the man would be slipped a note from Mercy to him and it would read.

"If you're reading this, you're working under the services of Jolly Klaus. You're a decent shipwright which means I want you to go with my subordinate Mercy who should be standing in front of you with the rest of the marines. They are taking you to Water 7 where you will retrieve my ship and my men. It should be on  the pier where a man named  Zed rest his head. Zed is to return with you and my ship in mint condition. Upon your return you will receive your payment of 1,000,000 beli among other things. If you fail me, Mercy will kill you.

Best of luck in your future endeavors

Love, Jolly"

Mercy would be smiling as the man would eventually read the letter. "Whenever you're ready cutie" said Mercy as she wrapped her arms around Raine. Hopefully the boy knew better than to fail Asher. If he didn't the consequences would be grave. Asher didn't accept failure.

Raine's attention was caught by a strange woman who seemed way to cheery for the hour, but it's not like he could complain. He enjoyed her already. The boat rolled in and he jumped on it with haste. As he got closer to the deck the woman passed him a slip of paper, a note? He read it with earnest and his good mood would turn sour. Jaya wasn't famous for it's proud proud navy base... He soon started to be filled with unease as he finished the note. The woman wrapped herself around him, which only left him with questions. But due to the nature of this whole ordeal... He would avoid asking to much.

So avoiding all of the obvious questions he soon got the courage to ask. "So Lady Mercy... First off... Quite the honor to meet you. My name is Raine, and i am pleased to see someone like yourself on this vessel. Quick question though... How fast is this ship? Our destination is normally quite the way away and I assume this job is to be a quick one!" He said with some natural enthusiasm as he would smile softly to not let in on the fact that he was not very comfortable surrounded by seamen in uniform. The ship would soon go out into open sea with the Raine stuck aboard. Seems like he this job is one to commit... After all all that beli would be enough to finally get him off Jaya! He thank the beings above that he brought his blade and his tools. It seems like he would most likely need them all...

Asher himself was preparing a grand return. In order to complete his return and do things proper Asher needed the Queen Ann's Revenge as the ship was something that sat with him and fit his natural persona. Not only was it a masterpiece of a vessel but it housed his men and an outcast named Zed who would more than likely be killed when Asher had finally gotten the chance to lay his eyes on the man once more. Now Mercy was on the boat with that Raine fellow and more than probably becoming his best friend since that's how she operated when she wanted to kill someone. "Phase 1 is shaping up nicely. Once Mercy returns I can get started on Phase 2. I'm in desperate need of my form back, I must have it" said Asher in a low desperate tone

As for Mercy on the ship as she was cozy with Raine he began to ask her questions and with each question he grew more enthusiastic. "Don't worry cute, we'll be there in a day. We won't be riding back in this vessel though, we'll be personally sailing the Queen Anne's Revenge. The ship of Jolly himself. That is if you make him a happy man and get the job done" She was obviously serious but her tone didn't really give that away. Asher wasn't a man who gave second chances unless he really liked you. And for some reason Mercy knew he actually had some ounce of faith in this boy who was tasked with bringing Asher one of his most prized possessions which was The Queen Anne's Revenge.

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Well that was slightly reassuring. Raine would let out a sigh as the ship sailed off into the night. As she let him go he didn't stray far as he stayed near the bow of the ship. He would look out into the sea, stars filled the sky and he just started to self reflect and ask himself several questions. First off... What was the story behind this ship... And how would he have to capture this Zed guy...Yea he realized he thought of capture. After all, it didn't seem like it would be a simple grab the ship and bring it back. You don't pay a man that amount of money to pick something up with no hiccups to be expected... He wondered if his guide had a plan. He knew about ships but hijacking a ship and potentially kidnapping someone was out of his area of expertise.

He turned away from the sea and took a seat where he stood, he didn't know what to expect but all he knew was that he would most likely just follow Mercy's lead and if push came to shove he would have to do a little threatening. Hell he guess he could thank Jaya for making him tough and rigid, he was used to roughhousing and maybe a tiny bit of thievery and vandalism. This was gonna take him back to his childhood, his biggest gig yet. So close to his goal of exploring and yet so far. Come Water 7! Raine awaited the adventure!

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Somehow the Queen Anne's Revenge was even faster then the ship from yesterday. It was late afternoon and there was Jaya! Raine had spent a good amount of the day sleeping and resting in one of the lavish cabins. While Raine was on the dock and could see Jaya in the distance. They docked into one of the lesser visited piers and Raine was actually relieved that nothing had happened. Zed had been sailing all day and well he was exhausted, Mercy noticed and well, became the whipping woman and made sure that the ship would return to Jaya on time or earlier. Once they were docked Raine decided to stay on the ship.

Raine waited, he was promised payment upon his return. He was gonna make sure that he got his reward. He walked up to Zed and he collapsed at the wheel. "Poor guy... Sorry about the misunderstanding!" Zed would look at Raine and blurt out, "Fuck you kid... I just want to sleep..." And Zed then flipped Raine off. Raine chuckled a bit as he stumbled upon Mercy on the bow of the ship. He walked up to her and with some caution he asked. "So where is your boss or whoever is supposed to pay me? As much as I'd love to inspect this ship some more... I should probably get going..." Raine looked over to the sea and just tried to not look to... what's the word... eager maybe? Yea... He wanted to be paid and he wanted to go.

Asher had no time to waste in terms of his plan working the way he wanted it to. He was especially keen on phase 1 working out the way he wanted it to though and just as he had asked Mercy to make sure that happened the woman would come through for him once more. On shore was one of Asher's followers, a man in in a black suit with a blue mask, he had been waiting since Mercy had set sail with the young Raine man who was going with Mercy to assure Asher's prized gift from his late mate Derous remained whole. Asher didn't get close to people but he did with Derous and that sadly didn't work out for neither man as both served terms in jail, Derous however didn't survive what had been done to them. Once the boat docked the man had just made his way to the bottom of their docking stairs and waited. Mercy however didn't take kind to the question Raine had asked her.

"If Mr.Jolly said he was going to pay you something rest assure you're going to get paid. That is one thing Mr. J would never do" Mercy had been offended by Raine's words and she clearly showed it right now which would have made Asher proud had he been present to see this. The man with the blue mask would make contact with a descending Mercy who would offer a head nod. The masked man would catch Raine on his way down and proceed to hand the two bags he was holding which contained the beli promised to him from Mr.Jolly. "I was told to tell you, that you should stay close. Mr. Jolly can use a man who knows a thing or two about boats." With that the masked man would look to his far left where there were other masked men who would head towards the boat also, they were going to their barrings for the first time, well some of them at least for the first time. Including Zed there were probably 34 people in total on the Queen Annes Revenge. Asher however was in the aforementioned house, adjusting his plans for Phase 2, the meeting with the Kipp fellow.

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Well it seems that Raine struck a nerve... That didn't seem good, she seemed pretty offended... Raine would apologize but... No... He didn't feel like it, he just wanted what he was promised... He walked away from her and started walking off the ship. A man in a blue mask passed him and then handed him two large bags with Beli Signs drawn on them. Oh hell yes. A burlap sack full of money! Raine smiled and nodded at the masked man. "Thank you kindly sir... I'll think about that offer..." Raine was not thinking about it. Farther away from that woman, farther away from that ship... The better. Hell the ship was beautiful but he had an ominous feeling about it, whoever had this much money to throw around isn't one to mess with lightly. He would take his money and he didn't plan on looking back.

He went to his home and he decided to put into action his plan to leave Jaya. He hid his money throughout his home until it was the exact time for him to leave. Well... It was almost night time... So he decided to just go out and practice his swordsmanship for a bit. "Do not worry Master Suo... Soon enough I'll discover the true way of the Wano people... I will traverse the Grand Line and prove myself to you!" Raine said as he drew his blade and practiced his form and swung with vigor as he was excited that he was now on the doorstep of the beginning of his dream.

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