When Jinbe's scent reached Arlong's nose, it was inside Bellemere's house.
Nojiko collapsed to the ground, staring bitterly in Gawain's direction.
In her eyes, the sight of her younger sister being held in the arms of that Celestial Dragon with tears streaming down her face meant that the Celestial Dragon must have molested her!
It couldn't have been Nami who initiated it, could it?
Who cries when they take the initiative? That would be incredibly difficult!
If someone else were to replace Gawain, Nojiko would never fall down; she would usually go straight to the fireplace to get her gun.
But that person was Celestial Dragon, and could unleash Inazuma...
Therefore, Nochi was utterly desperate; there was no hope.
After muttering to herself, she looked sadly at Gawain and said bitterly.
"Sir, I know you may not like my type. I'm busy with farm work all day, so I must look very dark-skinned."
But... but I can take good care of myself, I can get my fair skin back. Compared to me, Nami only fifteen years old, she's too young.
My lord, please release Nami first. I'll do anything you want her to do.
Please, just don't hurt my sister, I'll do anything you want with me!
"Well..."
Hearing Nojiko's words, Gawain curled his lip, realizing he had terrified the girl.
After a moment of stunned silence, Nami, still in Gawain 'Gawain arms, blushed and rammed into his embrace.
Nami, who prides herself on being a tough girl who has been traveling the world on the high seas since she was ten, simply cannot accept the sight of her older sister seeing her crying.
As a result of her action, Nojiko on the ground cried even harder!
The Celestial Dragon must have threatened Nami with something...
Seeing the situation becoming increasingly ridiculous, Yi Xiao, who hadn't seen anything, suddenly coughed twice.
"Ahem, little girl, how much longer are you going to cling to my mother?"
He chuckled and reminded Nami, which immediately made Nami jump out of Gawain's arms.
Landing on the ground, Nami, panting heavily, tidied her sideburns before rushing to her sister's side.
"Sister Nojiko!!!"
First, she yelled at him in exasperation, then Nami pulled Nojiko and whispered something in his ear.
"Don't think like that, big sister. I... the Celestial Dragon promised me he would help us get rid of this big problem with the Arlong!"
That's why... that's why...
Let's not talk about that anymore. Anyway, you see, Uncle Jian over there doesn't seem to think anything's wrong, right?!
At this point, Nami, who still refused to admit that she had cried, glared fiercely at Genzo.
Faced with Nami's fierce gaze, Genzo rolled his eyes and then respectfully knelt down in front of Gawain.
"That's right, Lord Celestial Dragon really agreed to deal with Arlong!"
I know that Arlong is Fish-Man far stronger than humans. Even the East Blue Navy can't do anything about him. Even if you are Celestial Dragon, you would suffer great losses if you were to deal with Arlong.
Therefore, great Celestial Dragon, as the village police officer of Cocoyasi Village, I assure you that we will dedicate all our money to you!
The thing is... we're quite poor. I think... even if our village were to go bankrupt, we could only scrape together around 50 million at most.
I don't know if this is enough..
"Don't worry, Uncle Jian, I still have over 48 million in savings, buried in the Orange Grove behind here!"
Beside her, Nami suddenly interrupted Genzo, clutching her chest and looking as if she were about to die as she spoke to Gawain.
"In that case, we can pool together 100 million. Even if you are no match for Arlong, we can still use this 100 million to buy back my village under your guidance!"
In short, all that money I had was saved up for the village!
"Either you take it, or I'll give it to the Arlong, what do you say..."
Snap!
Before Nami could finish speaking, Gawain gently patted her head.
"That's really strange."
Gawain laughed.
"Nami actually gives away money sometimes, haha."
At this point, Gawain looked out the window, where the orange trees were faintly visible.
This action made Nami; she felt that Gawain was after her money!
So, while feeling heartbroken, Nami pouted and said...
"Why can't I give money? I like money, but I'm not a miser!"
Besides, money is meant to be spent, right? As long as it's spent meaningfully, there's no problem!
In short, Gawain, please stop teasing me!
You can so easily give me a golden orange tree, so this little bit of money is nothing to you. I'm just offering it as a token of my appreciation.
So, sir, are you really capable of dealing with Arlong Long?
"I came here for this!"
In response to Nami's question, Gawain chuckled and nodded. He then ruffled Nami's hair and laughed.
"Cocoyasi Village is a good place. Before Arlong arrived, it was a well-known orange-selling center among the many islands near Loguetown."
Every sailor who sails the high seas understands the importance of oranges.
Back then, thanks to its oranges, Cocoyasi Village was a well-known prosperous village.
That's probably why Arlong stayed here.
Did you know that my subordinates discovered that many of you were using oranges as a form of bargaining to pay Arlong?
Arlong made a lot of money just by selling those oranges.
Anyway, haha, why am I talking to you about this?
From this day forward, the oranges are mine, and you are mine too!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain stood up with a smile. While straightening his clothes, he continued to speak without any politeness.
"You haven't answered the question I asked you before, so I'll answer it for you."
From this day forward, you are my navigator!
As my subordinate, you will be assigned to the Dark Bird Group, working alongside my scientist Franky and shipwright Dan.
I'm entrusting my navigator team to you. I hope you can bring your genius and creativity to my ship!
At this point, Gawain turned and waved to Nojiko.
"And you, Nojiko, come aboard my ship with your sister!"
I'm still lacking a good gardener, and I think you're qualified for the position.
After speaking, Gawain ignored the two women who were stunned, and Ah Genzo who didn't know what to do.
Genzo felt something was off, but he couldn't help thinking it was a good thing that Nami and Nojiko were working for a benevolent Celestial Dragon...
Meeting the three men's different gazes, Gawain snapped his fingers.
"Smile, we should get going. Let's go see that so-called Fish-Man, Arlong!"
"Bullying my navigator and gardener, hah, that reason is enough to decide his fate!"
"Why?"
"Are we setting off already?"
"Can you really handle Arlong?"
Gawain's words elicited three gasps of surprise. Nojiko bewildered, exclaimed "Huh?" She was a little confused; how did she suddenly end up on the ship?
Genzo was a little anxious. If they set off so soon, he could see Arlong's demise a few seconds earlier, haha!
As for Nami...
As the former navigator of the Arlong Pirates, Nami is happy now, but there is still a bit of worry in her eyes.
She moved closer to Gawain anxiously grasped his hand.
"Gawain!"
She said solemnly.
"I understand, I'll do whatever you say, going on your ship is no problem!"
But you don't need to prove anything to me, sir!
I know you might be very strong, because when I came from Arlong's place, I saw that they were really wary of you!
But... but Arlong and his crew are really strong. I've never encountered anyone stronger than them in the East Blue..."
"Ha ha!"
Gawain suddenly interrupted Nami with a smile, then took Nami's little hand and walked towards the door.
As they walked, Gawain chuckled as he spoke.
"You guys have stayed in this gentle place, the East Blue, for far too long!"
You've never even seen a truly strong person, understand?
Only someone like you could tell me that Arlong is really strong!
At this point, Gawain, pulling Nami, turned to look at Nojiko behind them.
"Come on, since you're all worried, I'll take you for a walk around."
"Let me show you with your own eyes just how weak that Arlong, who you consider invincible and treats you like slaves, really is."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain reached out and pulled Nojiko. At the same time, Yixiao also came over and put his hand on Gawain's shoulder.
The next moment, Inazuma flashed, and Gawain and his group vanished instantly.
Only Genzo was left standing there, bewildered in the wind.
Why don't you hold your own hand?
I also want to see Arlong's story end!?
Meanwhile, in Arlong Park, in a house near Arlong's room.
Suddenly, Jinbe kicked the door of the room open!
When Jinbe entered the house, he saw a long line of his fellow Fish-Man peering out the window, who had just managed to turn around.
Among them, Hatchan let out a loud shout, his face full of surprise.
"New!"
Brother Jinbe, I saw you in the yard a second ago, how come you rushed into my house the next second!
Is that teleportation?!
"I'm just moving so fast you can't see me clearly, Hatchan!!!"
Jinbe looked at Hatchan with a mixture of disappointment and frustration, because Hatchan was the one he was most worried about!
Six years have passed, and Jinbe, who hasn't paid attention to Arlong's gang, is unsure who else can be considered a good person.
But Jinbe knew that Hatchan would never become like Arlong!
Because Hatchan's brain is fixed from birth, he's just a complete simpleton!
Jinbe asked Gawain to spare some of the Fish-Man.
Jinbe knew that Hatchan, Fish-Man who had been brought to the East Blue in a daze, would never use his simple-minded and foolish brain to do anything that would incur divine and human wrath...
Thinking this, Jinbe stepped in front of Hatchan and then raised his hand sharply.
"Hatchan, do you even know how much trouble you've caused me!"
"You can't even understand that one plus one equals two, with that kind of intelligence, you still want to go astray!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jinbe's incredibly powerful palm strike slammed into Hatchan's face.
With just one move, Hatchan was sent crashing into a house by Jinbe's slap, Luffy into the swimming pool leading to the sea in Arlong Park!
It was just a slap, and Jinbe even held back eighty percent of his strength.
Even so, Hatchan rolled its Byakugan and sank deeper into the water!
Seeing such a brutal scene, the Fish-Man executives standing next to Hatchan immediately looked tremblingly at the incredibly broad-shouldered Jinbe.
"Brother Jinbe... it's been so long...!"
"Who's your big brother? Did I teach you to bully men and women, or did Brother Tai teach you to enslave others, you bastard!"
Before the Fish-Man could exchange a single Jinbe slapped them left and right, making each of the Fish-Man officers roll their Byakugan back.
It's just that Gawain isn't here; otherwise, if Gawain had seen this scene, he would definitely have called Jinbe "Jinma Dong-seok."
Because they really look so alike!
After Jinbe easily dealt with the Fish-Man executives, he took a deep breath, then kicked the wall aside and walked towards Arlong's location.
Thump!
Duang!
After both walls shattered, Jinbe finally saw Arlong, his face gloomy, sitting imposingly on a tiger-head chair!
Looking at Arlong's gloomy face, Jinbe frowned and asked.
"Arlong, it's been so long, you bastard!"
When you left Fish-Man Island, didn't you say you wanted to let Brother Tai's ideas continue to spread?
Because of that, I didn't even stop you from leaving!
So, this is how you promote Brother Tai's ideas?
Brother Tai is a hero who liberated the Celestial Dragon from slavery, but you, by using Brother Tai's name, have turned even more people into your slaves!!!
After saying that, Jinbe stared intently into Arlong's eyes. An invisible aura descended along Jinbe's body, and the Armament Haki on Jinbe's body began to spread in the air!
Opposite him, on the tiger-head chair, facing Jinbe's question, Arlong took a deep breath.
Then, he simply leaned back in his chair and chuckled.
"Don't try to intimidate me with your big brother image, Jinbe!"
You should know that none of us are the eldest brother, so none of us can reach the level of the eldest brother!
In my opinion, you bastard have inherited Big Brother's kindness. He saved many human slaves, and you have inherited all the goodwill he had for humanity!
But I... hahaha, we're different, Jinbe!
Do you dare say that Big Brother has no hatred for humans? If not, then why doesn't he even use human blood?
Big Brother's kindness has been inherited by a bastard like you, so let me shoulder Big Brother's hatred for humanity!!!
I will not only take revenge on humans, I will also make them slaves of us Fish-Man!
Bearing the weight of my elder brother's hatred, I must make humanity feel enough humiliation and pain!!!
At this point, Arlong suddenly stood up, pulled his serrated greatsword from beside the armchair, and glared menacingly at Jinbe.
Jinbe was stunned by Arlong's sharp retort.
While Jinbe was in a daze, Arlong continued walking towards Jinbe, shouting menacingly as he went.
"Don't forget, Jinbe, even though Big Brother has been dead for more than ten years, even though Big Brother's spirit has been passed down, we Fish-Man are still regarded as slaves by humans, especially by the Celestial Dragon!"
If we continue like this, and if we still cannot stand up straight in the future, then our descendants will naturally look down on themselves!
Yes, what I did wasn't a good thing, but can simply doing good deeds really make our Fish-Man race rise again?
No!
Kindness alone cannot save a nation; what we need is sufficient courage and resolve!
I know you're laughing at me for hiding in the East Blue and acting like a tyrant in this well!
But do you know what, Jinbe!
If I had stayed in the East Blue longer, the Fish-Man children born East Blue would naturally be more confident than those fools on Fish-Man Island!
Born on Fish-Man Island, children are destined to hide from humans, or else they will be captured by slave traders and enslaved!
Think back to when we were kids, Jinbe. How humble we looked at humans when we were little!!!
In my East Blue, every newborn Fish-Man will remember that they were the masters of humanity!
I never want my children to look at me with those timid, inferior eyes again!!!
Even if I am defeated, even if a coward like you continues to control my Fish-Man race!
As long as there are new Fish-Man seeds, and they feel genuinely confident in their race!
Then my brother's sacrifice wasn't in vain, and neither was my hard work!
Only then could the Fish-Man be considered a race with hope!
Wow, double monthly votes! I'm begging for votes even if it kills me!
If I get 1,000 monthly passes by the end of the month, I'll spend 10,000 a day for a week, haha!!!
PS: I'm half-dead and insane~~~.