It was common to talk to the client at this point in the job just to see what they wanted to do next. Some chose to cut off the job then in there, simply asking Zoro and Sanji to give them the proof and that they would deal with the rest themselves, while others asked for a bit more.

One time Sanji had been asked to be a pretend lover for one of their clients while another time a client asked them to beat the crap out of the one who cheated on them. Now, things like that always depended on the price but Sanji and Zoro would usually do it, like a pair of loan sharks.

So, they didn't know what their current client would ask, or not ask, of them. Having your wife cheating on you with the mayor wasn't exactly the best situation.

Their client wore a nice navy blue suit, black coat hanging off his arm, and a white tie with a gold tie pin. On top of that, he bore three large expense looking rings a had a ferret, yes a ferret, draped along his shoulders in a way in which Zoro and Sanji could not see his head. He screamed money.

"So that's what's going on," he mumbled to himself after looking through the photos Sanji had printed off the video Usopp had given them.

"Yes," Sanji replied."We found them outside the Mary Hotel multiple nights, though we didn't ever find them doing anything intimate, the signs are quite clear." The man simply hummed back."If you would like, we could further investigate."

"No that's fine, you've done enough," their client said back, looking at the pictures scornfully.

"Okay, then I guess we can discuss payment!" Sanji said cheerfully, trying to lighten up the already unpleasant mood.

"Wait," their client said, voice demanding. Zoro, who had been silent throughout the whole meeting, finally perked up."I heard from the person who suggested I go to you that you'll do any job offered to you."

"Depends," Zoro challenged, cutting off whatever Sanji was about to say. He eyes looked open to all possibilities.

"I want you to kill the man who slept with my wife," their client said instantly, not a hint of hesitation in his voice.

Well, wasn't that shocking. Never before had Sanji heard such a request, he honestly didn't know what to do.

"How much?" Zoro asked.

"However much you want."

Sanji snapped out of his trance."Are you sure you want to do this? You know he's the mayor, right? It wont be easy," he said in a desperate attempt to get the man away from such an idea.

"That's why I'm willing to pay whatever it takes." He looked to Zoro, knowing those blades of his could kill."So, what will it be?" The ferret around his neck peered its head out, giving Zoro a dull, almost threatening look.

"We'll think about it."

X

As soon as their client left Sanji stormed over to Zoro, staring down at him from his spot on one of their chairs that rested across from their client couch."Are you crazy? Kill the mayor? We don't take kill requests, remember?!" Sanji yelled at him.

Zoro huffed back."I only said I would think about it, doesn't mean I'm going to do it." He stood up, grabbing his swords.

"Yeah but to him it sounded like you were going to do it, which you aren't!" Sanji shouted back, moving as Zoro pushed past him towards the door."Hey, where are you going?!"

"Out," Zoro growled, opening the door.

"We're a detective agency, shitty marimo," Sanji said, forcing Zoro to look into his eyes."We solve cases and only fight if necessary. Be sure to remember that before you ever draw your swords."

Zoro huffed back, slamming the door behind him.

X

"Nami-swan! Robin-chan! I've returned after four long days without you!" Sanji shouted cheerfully, entering the bar with a smile.

"Welcome, Sanji," Nami said, smiling a ushering him to go sit at the counter like he usually did.

Nami's bar, Peach, was owned and run by her, the food decent and drinks as good as you could get. Usopp also worked there, helping keep the place clean like her own personal maid. But the person who mainly stole the show was Brook, as known by anyone who went there as Soul King, the bars sole musician whose skeletal figure allured many along with his tantalizing music. He was the real reason everyone came to Peach.

Sanji sat down next to Chopper and Robin, two regulars at the bar. Chopper was their local hospitals resident reindeer-morph doctor while Robin was Sanji's most favorite beautiful, alluring, and majestic professor. They both greeted him with a smile.

"Sanji, where's my candy?" Chopper asked, voice slightly pleading, slightly sad.

Sanji looked at him, confused."Candy?"

"Zoro told me you had a job today so he couldn't hang out and that he promised he would bring me back some candy to apologize." Chopper almost had tears pouring out of his eyes.

"What?!" Sanji shouted, sitting up. They didn't have a job today. He couldn't have...

"Better hurry, Sanji," Robin said, knowing look in her eye."Mr. Swordsman left not to long ago, though he gets lost quite easily."

X

Sanji found Zoro outside of Mary Hotel in the alley by the backdoor. He was looking intently at the street, watching the cheating couple right outside the doors to the hotel. His sword was half-way unsheathed in a threatening manner that sent shivers down Sanji's spine.

He ran, pushing Zoro back as quickly as he could."Zoro, stop!" he shouted, pushing Zoro deeper into the alley away from the crowd.

"What the hell are you doing, curly brow?!" Zoro shouted back, pushing Sanji away from him.

"You were going to do it, weren't you?" Sanji accused."He probably took you over here and everything."

"I didn't mean to come here, it just happened," Zoro grumbled back.

Sanji didn't believe him but still let it go, lighting a cigarette, and taking one long drag."What were you going to do?" He asked, eyes looking deep into Zoro.

Zoro just sighed, leaning his back against the wall behind him."Things have been boring. I haven't been getting any action."

Sanji almost growled at his idiocy, moving over to place a hand next to Zoro's head and lean towards him."I told you that I'm always here," he said, completely serious."I'll give you all the thrill you desire."

Zoro just stared back at him with dull eyes, waiting and watching as Sanji silently pulled away from him with another blow of his cigarette."Anyways, tell our client that you won't do the job. If he needs someone else to do it, I'll happily find him a hitman."

Zoro clicked his tongue."Whatever, shitty cook."