Nojiko

Cocoyasi Village.

"Uncle A Jian, I'll leave the oranges here."

Nojiko, with her blue hair and sexy figure, set down a basket of oranges at A Jian's doorstep and called inside.

"I know."

A Jian was carefully searching the newspaper for news about Straw Hat Luffy, hoping to find some information about Nami.

Hearing Nojiko, he waved in acknowledgment.

Seeing him like this, Nojiko smiled.

To her and Nami, A Jian was like a father.

"These oranges have such an enticing color. The segments are plump."

"They're just like Miss Nojiko."

Lin Yu picked an orange from the basket, tasted it, and smiled at Nojiko.

"Y-You... who are you?"

Startled by Lin Yu's sudden appearance, Nojiko retreated again and again.

Looking at Anna in a maid dress behind Lin Yu, as well as Shalria, who wore the same maid dress but had on a Special Necklace, Nojiko became slightly wary.

There were no faces like theirs in Cocoyasi Village.

"Bastard, what are you trying to do to Nojiko?"

Hearing Nojiko's voice, A Jian rushed out of the house with a stick.

Anna stepped forward from behind Lin Yu, snatched the stick from A Jian's hand, twisted his arms behind his back, and pinned him against the wall.

With one-star physical attributes, dealing with an ordinary person like A Jian was effortless for her.

"Uncle A Jian!"

Seeing A Jian restrained, Nojiko cried out and tried to rush over to help, only for Lin Yu to grab her and hold her in place.

"Y-You're God Slayer Lin Yu?"

Pinned against the wall, A Jian was utterly shocked when he saw Lin Yu's face.

News of God Slayer Lin Yu killing a World Noble Celestial Dragon in the North Sea had already spread throughout the world. Even a small village like Cocoyasi had heard of it.

But A Jian had never expected him to have come to the East Blue already.

And even to a small village like Cocoyasi.

Then, A Jian turned his gaze toward Shalria behind Lin Yu, who wore the Special Necklace.

If he was not mistaken, she should be the World Noble Shalria mentioned in the newspaper, the one abducted by God Slayer Lin Yu.

And the woman holding him down was likely Princess Anna of the Kachinobu Kingdom.

Seeing Shalria standing obediently behind Lin Yu, A Jian was stunned.

God Slayer Lin Yu...

Hearing A Jian's words, Nojiko's eyes widened, and she nearly thought she had misheard.

God Slayer Lin Yu was a major figure wanted by the Marines with a 1.5 Billion Bounty.

"Miss Nojiko, I came here to make you my crew member."

"If you agree, I'll let A Jian go."

Make me a crew member?

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Nojiko froze, and even A Jian beside her was dumbfounded.

Unlike Nami, Nojiko did not possess agile combat skills or exceptional talent for navigation. She had never even left Cocoyasi Village and was completely ordinary.

And from what Lin Yu said, he had come all the way from the North Sea to the East Blue solely to get Nojiko aboard his ship.

What reason could there possibly be for a major figure like God Slayer Lin Yu to travel such a great distance from the North Sea to the East Blue just to recruit an ordinary woman like Nojiko?

Nojiko did not understand. A Jian did not understand. Anna and Shalria did not understand either.

However, the former two were utterly astonished, while the latter two remained expressionless.

After recovering from her daze, Nojiko pointed at herself and said:

"Lord Lin Yu."

"I-I'm just an ordinary woman. I don't have what it takes to be a pirate..."

"So I refuse!"

It was not that Nojiko did not want to go to sea. She simply knew her own limits and knew she was not cut out to become a pirate.

Hearing this, Lin Yu smiled at Nojiko in his arms.

"Miss Nojiko, I think you misunderstood what I meant."

"I came to inform you, not invite you."

"From now on, you will not only become my crew member, but also my woman. You should prepare yourself for that."

To Lin Yu, neither Nojiko nor Nami would be allowed to escape.

Moreover, he wanted to know what kind of amusing reaction they would have when Nojiko and Nami stood before him together.

Just thinking about it was a little exciting.

Nojiko was stunned again. "Become your woman..."

Lin Yu's words caught her completely off guard.

Not only did he want to force her onto his ship, he even wanted her to become his woman.

Before this, she had not even heard of him.

She understood even less why he had set his sights on her and traveled all this way to find her.

"Don't you dare lay a hand on Nojiko..."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, A Jian flew into a rage.

Given Lin Yu's handsome appearance, if he had been an ordinary man, A Jian might even have agreed.

However, he was a villain who had killed a Celestial Dragon and would be hunted by the Marines from now on. If Nojiko followed him, she would definitely be dragged into it.

Therefore, A Jian would never allow Nojiko to agree.

Bang!

Anna raised her hand and smashed A Jian's head against the wall, leaving blood streaming down his forehead.

Looking at the bleeding A Jian, Lin Yu frowned and cast Anna a glance.

He actually admired A Jian, so he had never intended to hurt him.

Feeling Lin Yu's gaze, Anna trembled. She knew that hurting A Jian without permission had angered Lin Yu.

"Uncle A Jian!"

Seeing the blood flowing from A Jian's head, Nojiko cried out.

"Miss Nojiko, what is your answer?"

Lin Yu pinched Nojiko's exquisite, beautiful face and whispered into her ear.

Since Anna had already acted, he would not let this chance to threaten Nojiko slip away.

"Please, let A Jian go..."

Unable to break free from Lin Yu's arms, Nojiko looked at him pleadingly.

"God Slayer Lin Yu, if you do this, Straw Hat Luffy won't..."

With blood flowing down his forehead, A Jian was about to invoke Straw Hat Luffy to threaten Lin Yu.

Yet as he spoke, even he could not continue.

The man before him was a great villain with a Bounty as high as 1.5 Billion. How could Straw Hat Luffy and the others possibly frighten him?

The difference in strength between 1.5 Billion and one hundred million was obvious to anyone.

Hearing A Jian bring up Straw Hat Luffy, Lin Yu chuckled. He released Nojiko, picked an orange from the basket beside him and peeled it, then sat on the floor by the entrance. Tossing an orange segment into his mouth, he said slowly:

"Don't worry. Even if Straw Hat Luffy doesn't come looking for me, I'll go find him."

At Lin Yu's signal, Anna released A Jian, then hurried behind Lin Yu and began massaging his shoulders to curry favor with him.

If she did not quickly appease Lin Yu now, she would have to face his anger alone tonight.

Although she often seduced Lin Yu, that was only when Shalria and Reiju helped share his attention.

If she had to face him alone, she simply could not endure it.