Ten minutes later.
Xia Nuo folded his arms and glared darkly at the younger sister before him.
"...I just lowered my head, and the moment I saw her, I realized she'd already eaten half the Devil Fruit in my hand. That little idiot was even afraid I'd take it back, so she wolfed down a few bites and immediately finished the other half too!"
Nojiko angrily lodged her complaint from the side.
Nami crouched pitifully on the ground with both hands raised high. "Bro, I'm sorry. I really know I was wrong... Urk!!"
Before she could finish, her expression suddenly changed. She turned aside and began throwing up violently, her little face scrunched up in misery. That Devil Fruit was way too disgusting!
"She really is an idiot." Kuina sighed, pressing a hand to her forehead. "She doesn't even know the common knowledge that Devil Fruits take effect after just one bite."
"What?!"
Nami stared blankly. There was such a thing? Hadn't all her suffering been for nothing, then?
"You said you knew you were wrong." Xia Nuo said calmly. "Then explain it yourself. What exactly did you do wrong?"
"I... I shouldn't have snatched the Devil Fruit Nojiko found."
Nami lowered her head and mumbled, not daring to look at Xia Nuo's expression. "Devil Fruits are precious and rare, and they can make people stronger. If I ate it, it would be such a waste..."
"Hm?"
"And there's more!" Nami hurriedly added. "I also shouldn't have let A-Yin bring me here. I should've left her behind to guard the ship. If some bad people took the opportunity to target our ship, we'd be in trouble..."
"Stop changing the subject!"
Xia Nuo finally lost his patience. "Is that what I want to hear? How exactly did you secretly follow us