Luffy was jostled around in the crowd, and after missing several restaurants, he finally stopped in front of a fruit shop.
He wasn't particularly interested in fruit; his favorite food was meat. But the sweet aroma wafting from the fruit shop made his stomach rumble.
He swallowed hard and walked into the fruit shop.
As soon as Luffy entered the fruit shop, a beautiful girl with long, wavy blue hair greeted him with a sweet smile. She looked at Luffy and said...
"Hello, what would you like to buy?"
Luffy looked around and discovered that most of the fruit sold here was oranges, and there were also various desserts made with oranges, such as orange cake and orange pudding.
At the counter, a girl with orange hair was leaning over it, intently drawing something.
However, the most eye-catching thing was a carefully framed photograph hanging on the wall, in which two young girls stood on either side of a tall, handsome man, smiling brightly.
These two girls are, of course, Nojiko and Nami.
The man was no stranger to Luffy; he was Senga.
Seeing Luffy staring blankly at the photo on the wall, Nojiko waved her hand in front of him. Luffy snapped out of his daze and pointed at the photo, asking...
"You... know him?"
Nojiko. More and more outsiders were coming to the village, and she had been asked this question many times. Her answer was always the same.
"Yes, he's our Brother Senga!"
Luffy nodded slightly and said,
"It seems you have a good relationship with him. What kind of person do you think he is?"
Nojiko, Nami on the counter also looked up. This was the first time either of them had encountered someone asking them this question.
What kind of person is Senga? To most people in the Pirate World, he is the king who saves the world, possessing all sorts of incredible abilities, and is the epitome of absolute power.
He is ruthless towards his enemies, sometimes even resorting to cruel methods, but to those around him, Senga is like a warm sun protecting them.
Before Nojiko speak, Nami spoke up first.
"He is a very important person to my sister and me, but I have nothing else to say."
She always felt that Luffy harbored a hint of hostility towards Senga, so her attitude naturally became very impolite.
Nojiko noticed this as well, and her attitude turned cold as she spoke indifferently.
"Alright, why don't you tell me what you want to buy?"
Luffy could only point to an orange cake and say,
"Let's buy that one..."
One orange cake was obviously not enough for him; he wanted to buy something else, but Nojiko had already brought out the orange cake and handed it to him, then said something indifferently.
"Let's go to the counter to pay."
After saying that, Nojiko turned and left, leaving Luffy standing there awkwardly.
The aroma emanating from the orange cake made Luffy's stomach rumble again. He didn't think about anything else and went to the counter as Makino had told him.
Nami didn't even look up, focused on her work, and casually remarked...
Five thousand Beli!
This price isn't actually that expensive. You know, a single cotton candy in the Pirate World costs 500 Beli. On Blue Star, the price of ten cotton candies would hardly buy you a cake of this quality.
Luffy didn't say much. He took out some money and put it on the counter, but when he saw what Nami was drawing, he couldn't help but ask,
Is that a map you've drawn?
"It's a nautical chart!"
"Wow, that's impressive! I never knew you were a navigator!"
Speaking of this, Nami's expression softened slightly. She glanced at Luffy and said,
"Not yet, but I will definitely become the world's best navigator in the future!"
"That's wonderful! Would you like to become my partner? I can take you across the entire ocean!"
Nami put down her pen, looked at Luffy with an expression as if he were an idiot, and said,
"Do you think I need someone else to take me sailing when I have Brother Senga around?"
"That's definitely different! He's still a navy officer after all, how can he be as free as me?"
"Freedom? What do you do?"
"Haha! I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Luffy, and I'm going to be the One Piece King!"
Upon hearing this, Nami and Nojiko. Nami slowly rose from her seat, stared into Luffy's eyes, and asked, word by word,
"So, you're a pirate?"
"Of course! I..."
Nami punched Luffy in the face with considerable force, and perhaps due to their natural incompatibility, the unsuspecting Luffy was sent flying out of the store by the punch.
The current Nami is no longer the "weak" navigator from the original timeline. Senga specially transferred her and Nojiko from Gion to become the female instructors at headquarters.
With these powerful training resources, her strength naturally improved by leaps and bounds, and she even wanted to join the Navy.
Nojiko looked at the wall where a large, human-shaped hole had appeared, and shrugged.
"It's happening again! Repairing walls is very expensive, Nami!"
From her words, we can tell that Nami has lost her temper in the store more than once.
There's nothing that can be done about it. The two sisters, who were born beauties, have grown even more beautiful and charming. With more and more outsiders coming to the village, there are always a few clueless young men who can't resist having other ideas.
These people were naturally all dealt with by Nami, and the shop walls always suffered along with them.
Nami stuck out her tongue and said,
"I'm sorry, sister, but he said he's a pirate!"
Outside the shop, Luffy got up from the broken bricks and tiles. Apart from being a little dirty, he was not injured at all.
He dusted himself off, completely ignoring the strange looks from those around him, and excitedly shouted, "M!"
"That's fantastic! I'm determined to make you my partner!"
Upon hearing this, Nami's face showed disgust, and even the usually gentle Nojiko was angered.
"Is this guy crazy? He's been pestering me endlessly!"
Nami was determined to rush out of the store and teach that rude guy a lesson, and Nojiko followed her.
However, just as the two stepped out of the shop, a series of rapid footsteps approached, followed by a tall female officer with long pink hair leading a group of naval soldiers.
Upon seeing the female officer in charge, Nami's eyes lit up, and she called out,
"Sister Tina!"