Nojiko saw Jiang Siming's smile and assumed he did not take her seriously at all, which immediately upset her.
"I'm not joking with you. A group of terrifying bullies has taken over this place. If they discover an outsider like you—and Nami's companion at that—they won't let either you or Nami off easily!"
Nojiko slapped the table and said coldly.
Jiang Siming was both amused and exasperated. The girl was really cool, and she reminded him a little of Shengxue.
"All right, I understand. Where do these bullies live?"
"What are you planning to do?"
"Of course I'm going to find them, beat them to death, and rescue Nami." Jiang Siming answered calmly.
Nojiko burst out laughing at Jiang Siming's ridiculously overconfident words.
She braced both hands on the table, rose onto her tiptoes, leaned her head forward, and mocked him:
"There have been lots and lots of people like you who made grand claims before. Do you know what happened to them?"
"They probably all died. Am I right?"
As Jiang Siming said this, he leaned his head forward as well. Their faces were suddenly only a few centimeters apart.
Nojiko could feel the aura coming from Jiang Siming, and it made her inexplicably flutter inside.
Jiang Siming also caught Nojiko's scent—a fresh natural fragrance mixed with a faint citrus aroma.
Nojiko hurriedly backed away several steps and turned her head aside. With a cold snort, she said, "Believe it or not. If you want to go throw your life away, no one's stopping you. Nami is in Fish-Man Paradise. Go find her yourself!"
"Thanks. I'll be back soon."
After saying that, Jiang Siming took Ram by the hand and left.
Nojiko turned around and discovered that Jiang Siming was really gone.
"That arrogant idiot! Why did he actually