Ceres watched from a distance as Octavius did his grand entrance. She wasn't a fan of such things, but had to admit that it worked on the masses. Pirates and thugs too afraid or weak to do their thing out in the open looked up to those who did manage to do so. And for anywhere else, there was your bounty. Keep it low, and the pirate hunters wouldn't go after you quickly, but pirates from other places wouldn't think highly of you. Get it high, and hunter, and eventually even the government would go after you more frequently. But you'd be able to instil respect or fear into pirates you had never even met before, if they knew your bounty.

Once the man was done Ceres started to walk into his direction as well. However as she did, a certain man caught her eyes. A hulking man, wearing a leather vest and a red shirt underneath. And not just that, there was a rather long looking longsword resting against the table just beside him. [i]"That's...him! There's no mistaking it!"[/i] She thought, her expression turning into an angry glare. She changed her route, moving so she was standing behind the man. "You. You're the asshole that got in my way." She growled. "I think I should pay y-blbrrbll--" The woman couldn't finish her second sentence, as the man had already grabbed his sword and swung right at her head. Though that only resulted in him hitting water, and pretty much passing right through her. After a moment of silence, mostly because over half the bar was confused about what they had just seen happen, she continued. "pay you back. And that sword of yours won't do you much good."

"Fucking witch!" The man yelled. "This time I won't just capture y--" This time it was Ceres who did the interrupting. Her hand turned into a blast of high pressure water, taking the man with it, carrying him across the room, and slamming him against the wall on the other side. "Rude, isn't it? When someone interrupts you." Ceres spoke with a slight chuckle. She carried herself through the water to end up standing just before her ex-captor, the water pressure still keeping the man pressed to the wall. Now it was time to test her abilities a little. Ceres had already found out that she could change her water's temperature and pressure. The question was if it was enough pressure to work as a bullet, rather than a stream of water.

"Let's see if I can manage 500 psi?" She mused to herself, pressing her pipe against the man, and pushing water through it. "Wh-what are you doi--AARGGHHH!" The man exclaimed, barely realizing what exactly was going on. Not that many people knew about devil fruits, and even fewer believed they were anything but a myth. This guy knew about them, but not enough to understand them. The water effortlessly pierced right through his body, and even through the wood behind it after a few seconds. Water wat barely spraying anywhere, but the sound it was making sounded chilling to the people that hadn't fled the bar yet. The man slumped to the ground, now dead. Ceres then reformed herself, turning to the little group that Octavius had gathered, and smiled. "Now, about that boat...when can I expect it?"

The doctor standing beside Octavius had ducked behind his captain a little, mouth open and eyes wide as he witnessed what happened. He composed himself a little afterwards, but had to ask something. "Captain...where did you find someone like her? Why not ask her to join our crew? We could use someone that can't be cut by swords." He whispered, figuring it might be worth a try.