The crowded plaza fell into a stunned silence.
Everyone stared in disbelief at Nami, who had suddenly appeared and defeated Hody's group with a mere wave of her hand.
"Who... who is she?"
The gathered civilians, the Royal Family hanging in chains, and the tens of thousands of soldiers Hody had assembled all had just one question on their minds.
Who was she?
It was all so sudden. From Nami's forceful entrance to Hody hitting the ground, everything had happened too quickly for anyone to think.
The New Fish-Man Pirates, now without their officers, stood frozen, staring at one another. They knew the newcomer was an enemy, but not one of them dared approach.
It was as if they were waiting for someone to take the lead and shout, "She's only one person! We have a hundred thousand soldiers!"
But nobody stepped forward. They all stared fixedly at Nami, swallowed, and grew wary.
Nami turned around and swept her gaze across the crowd. Wherever she looked, everyone instinctively took a step back.
"..."
What do I do... This is so awkward...
Standing in the spotlight of everyone's gaze, Nami felt at a loss, but she still forced herself to look composed before sending Jinbe a pleading look.
"Hey, hey, you didn't leave us any chance to show off. That's just mean," Franky teased as he leaped down from the cliff.
While secretly marveling at Nami's strength, Jinbe hurried down to the plaza and went to King Neptune to untie him.
It was only when Jinbe appeared that the people in the plaza finally reacted.
"Boss Jinbe is here!"
"Wasn't he defeated by Hody!?"
"Could that girl be an ally Boss brought in?"
"So that's what happened! Thank goodness, Hody's been defeated!"
As the people cheered excitedly, Jinbe began introducing Nami