After hearing what Doflamingo said, Nami finally looked closely at his face, her mouth gradually falling wider and wider open.
"Y-you... aren't you Doflamingo, the leader of the Shichibukai?!"
Nami had long known that someone who could be called her teacher had to be extraordinary, but she had never imagined he would be extraordinary to this extent. She truly could not understand why a major figure like him had taken an interest in an ordinary girl from a small East Blue village—put bluntly, nothing more than a village girl.
"Why..." Nami began hesitantly, but before she could finish, Doflamingo spoke. "You mean, why did I choose to teach you?"
"Mm... Let's put it this way. I can easily access the dreams of the vast majority of people in the Pirate World."
"And aside from my subordinates, I also make certain investments in particularly outstanding and promising people."
"In my eyes, Nami, you are one of those people with potential!"
"Me?!" Nami said, flattered and overwhelmed. Though she had already become unbeatable throughout Cocoyasi Village at such a young age, and possessed superb navigation skills, she should have been quite proud of herself.
But it was precisely because she had learned so much in dreams that she understood how vast the sea truly was. There were countless extraordinary people in the world, and her little bit of ability truly amounted to nothing.
"Of course. Don't underestimate yourself, Nami. In my eyes, you have the potential to become the world's greatest Navigator."
Nami's eyes widened. The number one Navigator in the world? She actually had that kind of potential?
If an ordinary person had said that, Nami naturally would not have cared much. But words spoken by someone like Doflamingo were impossible for her to ignore.
For a moment, her blood boiled.