Pirates: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have? The evil gaze

Since Twitch's ship also ran into trouble, Garp's flagship sailed to Loguetown to have Smoker take his own warship and his own men.

After all, the target of this expedition is a powerful pirate of the "Shichibukai" level, so it is only reasonable to make ample preparations.

Smoker's original intention was to have Ma Qiao and his group also go to Loguetown, in which he could allocate a warship for Twitch to use.

But with Garp's assurance, Ma Qiao no longer cared about Smoker's dilapidated ship.

Ma Qiao was also worried that if he took over Smoker's ship, Garp would renege on his promise!

Ultimately, Ace's burning of the ship had nothing to do with anyone else; it was simply that Garp old scoundrel, still had a conscience and felt guilty.

So Ma Qiao and the others refused to go to Loguetown, determined to make Garp old scoundrel, pay for the ship.

Of course, the fake Kuro hanging on the Nezumi's head was taken away by Smoker, and the 8 million Beli bounty will be paid to Ma Qiao later.

However, once you've seen the ocean, other waters seem insignificant; once you've beheld the clouds of Wushan, other clouds seem pale in comparison.

Compared to the multi-million dollar warship procurement project, the rewards of painstakingly catching pirates don't seem so appealing anymore.

As the saying goes, the truth becomes clearer through debate.

Is it more difficult to embezzle the money from a Buster Call- class warship, or to cut off the head of a Four Emperors and collect the bounty?

The answer is self-evident.

Ma Qiao felt he was getting closer and closer to understanding the way to uphold justice.

Of course, how to maximize benefits by utilizing Garp's business card and promises still needs careful planning.

Moreover, shipbuilding is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

The Twitch, currently in a semi-crippled state, still needs to be repaired and put into continued use.

Even though the wrecked ship still had three pounds of iron, the Seastone base of the "Twitch" was still very valuable.

In fact, when Ma Qiao set the ship on fire, he had already prepared a backup plan to recover the base.

However, because Morgan's rescue was so swift, these backup plans were not needed, and even Ma's plan to use his misery to defraud insurance almost fell through.

This time, Morgan, being the local strongman, once again volunteered, ordering his flagship to tow the "Twitch" to the nearby island of Samville Island.

There is a small shipyard on that island.

The shipwrights there weren't exactly top-notch even by East Blue standards, and their skills certainly couldn't compare to those of shipwrights from a large company like Galley-La. However, repairing the "Twitch" and getting it back on the sails shouldn't be a big problem.

"Mr. Ma Qiao, Commander Twitch, rest assured, the keel of this ship is exceptionally good. I reckon it will be repaired very soon!"

Throughout the journey, Morgan thoughtfully comforted Ma Qiao and the others, and even mysteriously said:

"I've heard it said that ships that receive careful care can develop spirits. The 'Twitch' must have received your love, right? Perhaps it too has developed a spirit, longing to recover quickly and continue to carry you all in upholding justice!"

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Ma Qiao nodded perfunctorily.

It would be a miracle if this ship even had Klabautermann!

Even if they did, I'm afraid the first thing they'd do wouldn't be to repair the boat, but rather to take an axe and chop off Twitch's rat head.

After all, every wrong has its perpetrator, and he was the one who started the fire!

Teacher Ma is completely innocent and has no connection to the truth.

"This is Samville Repair Yard. It's a pleasure to serve you!"

The ravaged Twitch was guided into the dock by a pilot ship.

Guiding a severely damaged seagoing vessel into dry dock requires a high level of skill from the pilot of the guiding vessel.

In fact, in any port, those qualified to be guides are all experienced navigators.

However, to the surprise of the marines, the person who stepped off the small guide ship was actually a teenage girl of about fifteen or sixteen.

Her simple clothes, neat short orange hair, gem-like eyes, and a pair of inexpensive red coral earrings, along with her delicate features, all conveyed a natural sense of naivety and innocence, making her seem like someone who had never experienced the ways of the world.

"Little girl, you're amazing!"

Morgan praised him sincerely.

The young girl smiled shyly and said, "This warship is badly damaged and will need at least two days to repair. Officers, you may go to the town ahead to rest."

Morgan shook his head and said, "We have an urgent mission and can't wait that long. Go and tell the shipwrights that simple repairs will suffice."

The girl nodded and said, "Then it will take at least a day."

As she spoke, the girl suddenly frowned, but quickly relaxed as if nothing had happened.

But a fleeting look of disgust crossed his eyes.

Three days ago, Nami celebrated her 16th birthday.

At 16, most girls are still dreaming of their Prince Charming.

However, for Nami, her 16th year was devoid of princes, heroes, and fairy tales.

There wasn't even any light to be found.

In order to raise 100 million Beli to save the village, Nami has been used to facing the vast ocean alone and dealing with all sorts of scheming people since she was 10 years old.

Nami was already very familiar with that kind of gaze.

The gaze of that lecherous man with the red scarf, mingling among the navy.

Nami could clearly sense that from the very beginning, that lecherous man with nothing but a handsome face had never taken his eyes off her chest.

He seemed to be measuring his own size, and there was even undisguised difference and curiosity on his face!

Nami admitted that she didn't have a particularly impressive figure, and her breasts were nothing special.

However, Nami believes that this is because she hasn't started developing yet, and things will definitely change a lot in the future.

Only...

There is a certain type of man in the world.

They are not captivated by turbulent waves, but rather by the tender tips of lotus leaves.

They don't like long legs and wasp waists, or black stockings and fishnets; they prefer little feet wrapped in white stockings...

Nami thought these kinds of people were perverts, the most lewd of all!

But often, in order to achieve her goals, she had no choice but to feign compliance with these lecherous scoundrels, or even flatter them.

Of course, in the end, Nami emptied their wallets but didn't lose anything valuable.

And today, it seems that yet another scumbag like this has appeared.

In fact, Nami wasn't surprised that such a scumbag appeared in this navy.

Because...

These are warships from the 16th Branch!

Nami knew all too well what kind of bastards the 16th Branch of the East Blue Navy were.

If Vivi didn't seek asylum from the Navy because she lacked sufficient evidence, then Nami did so because she knew very well that these Navy personnel had already been fed by Arlong and other pirates.

Officials and thieves protect each other; they're all in cahoots. There's no one who will stand up for her and seek justice.

Although the big guy (Morgan) who came forward to negotiate with him seemed quite upright, his real superior behind him was a shifty-eyed man whose face practically screamed "bad guy."

As for that lecherous man...

Haha, birds of a feather flock together.