Heading to Reverse Mountain

The villagers dispersed, and Captain looked grim. The behind him tremblingly raised their , aiming them at Rodney.

"Oh? Is that really what you want to do? Are you really going to shoot me? It's going to be bad, you know. You'll die, you know," Rodney said, a scarlet glint in his eyes.

was released, and those with low mental strength froze, unable to move, as if they were experiencing sleep paralysis. They could only widen their eyes and stare at Rodney and the others in terror.

"Y-you..."

could still move; Rodney was doing this on purpose to scare him.

"Don't even think about running," Rodney said with a smile. "Trash like you only causes trouble. Today, I'll act on behalf of heaven!"

"No! Don't kill me! I... I have money! I can give you all my money!" was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, retreating and leaning against an orange tree.

His body trembled, his face was pale, and his crotch became wet.

"How cowardly," Rodney said, pursing his lips. But his eyes were truly terrifying now. Besides being powerful, the should also be the highest-scoring addition to one's appearance, possessing a terrifying sense of oppression.

", how should we deal with this person?" asked.

"Kill him. I can't stay here forever. To avoid any complications, just kill him directly. As for how he died? The people of didn't see them," Rodney said with a smile.

Looking at , he said, "After all, I'm not a devil. I'll give you a forty-meter head start."

"Ahhhhh!"

Upon hearing this, scrambled to his feet, running forward frantically.

"Then..." Seeing that had run far enough, he grabbed a and threw it at him.

"Ah!"

screamed, his heart pierced, and then he fell to the ground, unmoving.

"This... Mr. Rodney, is this really okay?" Mr. Arlong asked.

"It's fine. If anyone asks, just have the villagers say in unison that they didn't see that guy. As for them." He walked up to the .

"Although you've done a lot of wrong things, it's not a capital offense. Look into my eyes." The three tomoe in his eyes began to spin, and the 's expressions became dazed before they all fell down.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't worry, everything's fine now. When these people wake up, they'll leave on their own."

He used to alter the cause of 's death, making it seem like he encountered a shipwreck at sea and was swallowed by a . He died in the line of duty, rather than being killed by him after arriving at . He came to to take refuge from the shipwreck, and the villagers warmly welcomed them.

Yes, that's it. If no one with abilities undoes this , it will persist, influencing them. Over time, they will believe it.

A simple application of , but unfortunately, it has no effect on those with strong wills and mental strength greater than his own.

He rubbed his eyes, feeling a little sore. Due to his lack of , he had use acid to dissolve 's corpse, destroying the evidence so that no trace could be found.

Although Nojiko and Nami were somewhat unwilling, they had no choice since Rodney had already done so.

Three days later, Rodney, his fully recovered, became energetic again.

He was going to Reverse Mountain. The mission points in the East Blue were too meager. He needed to enter the Grand Line, and he would leave here on the Arlong Pirates' ship.

The Shark Subab.

A very ugly ship, with a jagged nose like Arlong's at the bow. It had no aesthetic value.

Under Nami's guidance, Rodney's began to sail the ship.

It was fortunate that the ship hadn't been damaged during the battle.

"Mr. Rodney, your ability is really too useful. One person is a pirate crew," Nami said, holding a sea chart and compass, determining the direction, and smiling.

Outside the Grand Line, the Four Seas still used compasses to determine direction. There wasn't as much magnetic force here as in the Grand Line, so compasses could still be used.

"It's alright," Rodney said, lying on a deck chair, with a parasol and iced drink, very comfortable.

The Shark Subab sailed through the waves, with a pulling the ship in front.

The MooMoo was a that Arlong and the others had brought from the Grand Line. It was considered strong in the East Blue, but unfortunately, it encountered Rodney, who knocked it unconscious. When it woke up, it found that the Arlong Pirates were gone, so it let loose. A few days ago, it attacked the dried fish that the villagers had laid out to dry by the sea, and then Rodney caught it and put it to work.

With a bump on its head, the MooMoo wanted to cry but had no tears. It just wanted to find something to eat. How did it encounter such a jinx?

Damn it, why is my luck so bad?

Nami, holding the sea chart, said, "Mr. Rodney, we'll go to Loguetown first to exchange Arlong's bounty, then find a way to sell this ship and buy a small boat, and then send you to Reverse Mountain. That's roughly the route."

Rodney nodded and said, "No problem. You arrange it."

If only Nami's strength wasn't too weak. If he encountered powerful opponents on the sea, he wouldn't be able to take good care of his teammates. And only he could condense ; he couldn't teach it to others. Otherwise, he would have taken Nami with him. Bringing a navigator could avoid a lot of danger on the sea, and Nami would grow into a great beauty later...

Forget it...

He painfully threw away several hundred million. He would treat this as making a good connection. He shook his head.

He continued his sunbathing.

For lunch, they ate braised . The MooMoo ate the most, since it was doing physical labor. He couldn't not give it food. And dinner was settled at the Baratie, the sea restaurant.

They happened to run into it on the way, so he took Nami to enjoy a delicious meal.

During the meal, the perverted chef Sanji made a lot of delicious food for Nami, but most of it ended up in Rodney's stomach. Nami was a beautiful girl who didn't fight and didn't expend much energy, so she couldn't eat that much. So it was all Rodney's.

Well, Sanji's cooking skills are good...

This made Sanji furious and very opinionated, almost leading to a one-sided fight with Rodney.

In the end, Nami smoothed things over.

"That was so good, yesterday's dinner was delicious," Nami said, still savoring the food Sanji had made.

Rodney, holding a packet of spicy sticks that the chefs at the Baratie had made for him the night before, which, although not much, tasted really good, handed it to Nami and asked, "Want some?"

"Thank you."

"So spicy, so fragrant..." Nami immediately fell in love with the flavor, and as they chatted, the packet of spicy sticks was devoured.

Over the course of the day, the two of them started chatting, eating, playing poker, and reading newspapers and novels on the ship.

Life at sea is really boring...

With Nami around, Paradise Kiss isn't that appealing, she's still a minor after all...

And so, they arrived in Loguetown.

There, Rodney exchanged Arlong's bounty with Smoker, and sold the Shark Subab along the way. As agreed, after splitting the bounty with Nami, they bought a light, small boat to head towards Reverse Mountain.

The Shark Subab was just too big, and Nami couldn't handle it alone, so it was better to sell it.

Rodney got the nautical chart to Reverse Mountain from Smoker, who was reluctant to give it to him, fearing that Rodney might become a pirate for some reason when entering the Grand Line.

In his opinion, Rodney had the potential to become a pirate, lacking a sense of justice and driven more by a desire for money. And if this guy became a pirate, he would definitely be the slippery type, a real pain in the ass, and would definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Marines.

But in the end, he still gave it to him. Although this thing is rare in the East Blue, it's not like it doesn't exist. If he couldn't get it from him, he could get it from somewhere else.

With the nautical chart in hand, Rodney and his group, led by Nami, arrived at a place where they could see Reverse Mountain.

And right there, Rodney had Nami stop. If they got too close, the currents would carry the ship away, and that would be troublesome.

"Goodbye, Nami," Rodney said, waving to Nami on the ship from atop MooMoo the Sea Cow's head.

"Goodbye, Mr. Rodney. I'm going to the Grand Line in a few years to chart the seas, so you be my backer then!"

"Alright!" Rodney waved, signaling MooMoo to swim towards Reverse Mountain.