Become My Fruit

"What's going on?" The orange-haired girl jumped in fright.

"Hey, is something wrong with your brain? You're going to kill someone just because they saw you rowing? What kind of logic is that?" She pulled out a dagger and aimed it at Ling Donglai.

Wasn't this man way too strange? He had actually leaped from that piece of wood onto her boat from so far away, and he had even said he was going to kill her!

Combined with his towering build, she believed him immediately.

He really might kill her. After all, all sorts of crazy people roamed the sea.

"That's the logic of an expert." Ling Donglai spread his hands.

"But don't worry. I'm not an expert yet, so I won't do anything to you."

Ling Donglai took the dagger from the girl's hand, snapped it in half with his bare hands, and tossed it away.

The girl did not even have time to react before she realized her self-defense weapon had been thrown into the water.

"Don't try anything! I'm warning you, I'm with the Arlong Pirates..." The girl panicked and showed Ling Donglai the tattoo on her shoulder.

Within Arlong's territory, some pirates would still give Arlong some respect.

"So you're one of Arlong's people. Perfect. I really can't stand Arlong's people, so I'd better kill you." Ling Donglai stared at the cute little girl as he threatened her.

Then he recalled a scene from the original story, when Nami and the others had been hit by some ability and turned into little girls.

She had been unbearably adorable then. But the Nami in front of him was taller than shrunken Nami, probably around his own age.

The moment he saw her, Ling Donglai noticed the fish-man tattoo on her arm and naturally guessed that she was Nami.

But because of the timeline, Nami was still far too immature at this point. Unlike him—though he was only thirteen or fourteen, he had already become a real man.

It's over. I'm going to die. The person I ran into is actually Arlong's enemy!

Nami's heart was in turmoil. She did not doubt the man's words, because he exuded an intimidating aura that made people believe him.

Even when he spoke in a joking tone, it made people wonder nervously whether he was telling the truth and what hidden meaning lay in his words.

"Actually, I was forced to join them. I've never been able to stand that bastard Arlong..." Nami gave an awkward laugh, then suddenly struck out, trying to shove the man in front of her into the sea.

As long as she pushed him into the water and then sailed away at full speed, she would definitely be able to escape him!

"Ah!"

The moment her hands touched his abs, the result was completely different from what she had imagined.

It felt like she had touched a wall of hard flesh, and there was also the sensation of being electrocuted.

The instant she touched his abs, the shock made her jerk her hands back. There was no way she could exert any force to push him into the sea.

"You were thinking something bad just now, weren't you?" Ling Donglai brought his face close to Nami's.

"No, no, absolutely not!" Nami shook her head frantically.

"Then why were you touching me?"

"I know what you're after. You're lusting after my body, right?"

"I'm only fourteen, so don't get any delusions!"

"Fourteen? Did you eat hormones or something?" Nami looked at his six-foot-three height.

He was only fourteen? Could he be one of those legendary giants?

"Maybe the cells were overworked, causing a second stage of development and premature physical maturity. I hope I don't grow any taller. If I do, clothes will be hard to buy." Ling Donglai leaned back, bracing a hand against the side of the boat.

"You know the waters around here, right? Sail to Cocoyasi Village!"

"What are you going there... for?"

Nami was a little shocked. That was exactly where she was headed. She planned to stash away the small amount of pirate treasure she had just stolen, then set out to find the bounty hunter who dared challenge Arlong.

"Didn't I tell you? I really can't stand Arlong, so I'm going to cause him some trouble."

At present, the electricity stored in his body could erupt in an instant and reach 300,000 volts. Under normal circumstances, he could steadily discharge 100,000 volts.

Could Arlong withstand that?!

"You're really going to cause trouble for Arlong... alone?" Nami asked doubtfully.

"Wait, are you... the person Arlong put a bounty on?"

Nami suddenly realized something. She slightly lifted herself off the seat and found Ling Donglai's wanted poster in a bag.

Only then did Ling Donglai realize that this woman had been sitting on his treasure.

Ling Donglai instinctively glanced at her chest. He remembered that Nami usually liked hiding things in there.

Mm... she could not hide anything there yet.

"That's right, it's me." Ling Donglai glanced at the wanted poster.

"It's ten million now. It'll probably go up later, though I don't know by how much. I did kill a Marine branch colonel, after all. What a headache. I'm obviously not even a pirate."

"I can't believe I actually ran into you here!" Nami immediately perked up, but she quickly became worried again.

"Can you really... defeat... Ar..."

Waves rose across the sea as a sea beast surfaced.

Ling Donglai extended one finger and touched the ocean.

Discharge: 200,000 Volts!

The sea beast let out a low cry and sank back beneath the water.

"Are you questioning my strength?" Ling Donglai withdrew his finger.

"No... I sincerely hope you can defeat Arlong!" Nami shook her head.

"My name is Nami. Cocoyasi Village is my hometown. If, if you really can defeat Arlong, then no matter the price, I'm willing to pay it!"

"Really? Then you'll be the price."

Ling Donglai said it decisively.

Ling Donglai did not believe in love, nor was he willing to spend too much time cultivating feelings.

If women were compared to fruit, then beautiful women were fruit with high visual appeal. Women like Nami and Robin, whose stories he knew, were high-appeal fruit with sweet, plump flesh.

He already knew the fruit was delicious, and he had the money to buy it, so why not have it?

Ling Donglai was simply craving fruit.

That was Ling Donglai's view of love. His goal was simple—he wanted to obtain these fruits.

"Ah, well... I was actually joking. Can I phrase it differently? I have lots of money. I can pay you..." Nami gave an awkward smile. Wasn't that just a polite remark? What was wrong with this man? She was only in her teens!

"You become mine, and I kill Arlong. We've already agreed on it, right?" Ling Donglai grabbed Nami's arm.

The point where their skin touched sent crackling currents through her body, making Nami tingle all over as fine goosebumps rose across her skin.