Pirates: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have? Fish-Men

More than ten minutes passed, and the clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker.

However, since Mr. Ma Qiao did not speak and Commander Twitch did not give any orders, none of the navy personnel dared to say anything. They all stood in a not-so-neat formation and waited silently.

At this moment, a man in uniform, whose face and neck were covered in scars, parted the villagers and walked up to Twitch. (As shown in the picture)

"Hello, I'm Genzo, the Peacekeeper of Cocoyasi Village. May I ask what brings you to our village, sirs?"

He looked at Twitch's appearance and short stature, and the cloak of justice he was wearing seemed completely out of place.

Genzo instinctively felt that he couldn't be a good person.

And...

The sharp-eyed man had already spotted Nami, standing next to a man wearing a scarf, looking pitiful in handcuffs.

He was unsure whether he should acknowledge Nami as his wife.

If she was only arrested by the navy for theft, as the local Peacekeeper, I might be able to ask the village to pay for her bail.

Judging from the scale and formation of the naval deployment, it doesn't seem like they're dealing with a tiny Cat Burglar.

What exactly did Nami do wrong?

Could it be...?

Kin, who treats Nami as his most beloved daughter and has always silently protected Nami, but also has some potential for Genzo misconduct, has already imagined dozens of possibilities for Nami to be controlled by others and subjected to humiliation.

He was inwardly uneasy, but outwardly feigned composure, and humbly inquired again, "Sirs, we don't seem to have anyone on our side worth sending troops with. You... must have made a mistake?"

The person who answered Genzo was not the "commander" he mentioned, but the scarf-wearing man who was very close to Nami.

Ma Qiao glanced at the windmill on Genzo's peaked cap, nodded, and said, "Peacekeeper, right? You can wait over there too."

Genzo was confused, but dared not disobey the group of navy officers who looked to be of high rank, so he could only stand silently to the side.

If they really intend to harm Nami, I'll risk my life to save her!

Nami wanted to say something, but she stopped herself.

Nami was unaware that all the villagers of Cocoyasi Village, including Genzo, knew about her going out to earn money to save the village, and how she would return to the village covered in wounds every time.

She thought that her excellent acting skills had convinced everyone that she was a despicable daughter who had willingly fallen into depravity for money and joined the pirate crew that killed her mother.

However, Nami thinks this is for the best; at least no one else will be hurt because of her like Bellemere did...

The atmosphere grew increasingly silent.

The distant rumble of thunder grew closer and closer, gradually becoming clearer and more audible.

It's going to rain.

Nami looked up, and the first raindrop landed right on her forehead.

The calculations are still incredibly accurate.

Nami chuckled self-deprecatingly, "What a useless talent... If only I had the arm strength of Fish-Man..."

"The arm strength of Fish-Man? Is that something amazing?"

Ma Qiao picked his nose dismissively and flicked the booger out.

"What a disgusting guy!"

Nami her eyes at him, "You look perfectly decent-looking, yet you always act so recklessly!"

After spending some time together, Nami was no longer as scared as she had been at the beginning.

This guy, who mingled in the navy but claimed to be just a civilian, didn't seem to be the scum he had imagined.

But that's all.

What do you know?!

Nami said disdainfully, "Fish-Men are naturally ten times stronger than humans; you can't imagine how powerful they are..."

Nami couldn't continue her story halfway through.

Her eyes widened as she stared ahead in disbelief.

The booger that Ma Qiao casually flicked out shot like a bullet at high speed toward the sea.

With a splash, the "bullet" entered the seawater, and soon a bright red stain appeared on the surface.

A corpse wearing a purple shirt, with bluish-black skin and a wide-open mouth, was slowly lifted up. (See picture)

His hands remained in the same position as when he died, tightly covering the hole in his chest.

The gushing blood was flowing from there.

"Look, if humans train every day, their wrist strength can become very strong, and even their fingers can become exceptionally dexterous..."

Ma Qiao's casual words struck Nami like a thunderbolt.

She stared at Ma Qiao in disbelief. "You... you... you killed Joe, the carp Fish-Man of the A Zhang Arlong Pirates!"

"Oh? Is that guy called A Zhang?"

Ma Qiao nodded.

Although I consider myself a seasoned One Piece fan, I honestly can't remember any of these minor characters.

But since he was sent by Arlong to keep an eye on Cocoyasi Village, he might as well consider himself unlucky.

After doing all this, Ma Qiao acted as if nothing had happened and continued to stand in the drizzling rain, gazing at the sea.

Genzo is not the person he is waiting for.

That lowly Fish-Man was certainly not the person he was waiting for.

The rain gradually intensified.

Twitch, holding an umbrella, stood ingratiatingly behind Ma Qiao and opened it.

Ma Qiao shook his head. "Let's skip it today, the atmosphere isn't right."

Twitch nodded and quickly dismissed the Root Division elite who tried to hold an umbrella for him. "Didn't you see Mr. Ma Qiao wasn't using an umbrella? You have no sense of propriety! It's truly an honor for us to share the same rain with Mr. Ma Qiao!"

"He really doesn't seem like a good person..."

Nami looked at the sycophantic Marines and the Fish-Man corpses floating on the sea, her mind a jumble of emotions.

Not only Nami, but also Genzo and the other villagers who were watching from a distance were at a loss, not knowing whether these marines were friend or foe.

Just then, plumes of white smoke suddenly rose from the distant sea.

"How could there be smoke in this kind of weather?"

Nami was somewhat puzzled.

But soon, she was surprised to find that the plume of smoke seemed to be alive, and was rapidly drifting towards Cocoyasi Island.

Finally, breaking through the layers of rain, a white warship more than twice the size of the Twitch slowly appeared on the sea.

The "White Hunter" arrived at Cocoyasi Village.

Smoker, Tashigi, and five hundred elite marines from Loguetown, who were drawn from the ranks of the "Shichibukai" to deal with powerful pirates, disembarked from the warship in an orderly fashion.

"Joe, these guys seem much more reliable than your men!" Nami whispered.

"Maybe."

Ma Qiao neither confirmed nor denied the claim.

"Hey~ Scarf Kid, what's up? You insisted on me bringing this guy to you over the Den Den Mushi!"

Smoker, with two cigars dangling from his lips, still sported his signature bare-chested biker gang look.

He was carrying a middle-aged man wearing a top hat, a suit, and holding a folder, and he rudely threw the man over.

I take back what I just said!

Nami dodged behind Ma Qiao, exclaiming, "Whether it's this one or that one, the Marines are a bunch of reckless bastards! They're completely unreliable!"