Friends Who Often Kill Know

At this moment, Nami seemed to suddenly remember something. She turned to look at Will beside her, her expression curious as she asked:

"By the way, speaking of which, we still don't know your name even now."

Carina also looked over. Though she didn't say anything, her gaze carried a hint of inquiry as well.

"My name, huh..."

Will was silent for a moment, then replied in a calm tone:

"My name is Will. Aster Will."

"Aster Will..."

Nami had no impression of the name, but she didn't dwell on it. A smile spread across her face:

"Then I'll call you Will."

"Mm."

Will nodded slightly. He didn't care much about it—it was just a form of address after all.

Meanwhile, Carina, who had hoped to glean some information from the name, found it unexpectedly unfamiliar.

"Given this guy's personality, he probably wouldn't bother to give a fake name."

"But in all of East Blue, I've never heard this name before."

"Yet with strength like his, how could he be completely unknown?"

"Could he have come from outside East Blue only recently?"

Carina pondered to herself, several guesses surfacing in her mind.

Will had no idea what Carina was thinking.

Seeing that the two had finished their small talk, he stepped over to the four bound pirates and looked at them thoughtfully.

Anyone familiar with killing knows that killing is easy, but disposal is hard.

Finishing them off right on the ship would inevitably dirty or damage the deck.

Taking them back to the island to deal with would be too troublesome.

Fortunately, these scumbags were ruthless pirates, so he could handle them with a bit more freedom.

Once he decided on a method, Will reached out, grabbed the rope, and hoisted the pirates up together.

After spinning in place twice, he suddenly let go.

The pirates flew off like shot puts, arcing through the air before crashing straight into the sea.

"Since they're pirates, let them return to the embrace of the ocean."

Will said indifferently.

Then he turned and walked into the cabin, planning to check the ship's interior and prepare for departure.

Seeing this, Nami couldn't help but nod in approval:

"That's right, that's right! That's exactly how you should treat those nasty pirates."

Carina didn't care much about it. She silently followed Will into the cabin.

Seeing this, Nami seemed to remember something and quickly turned to catch up:

"Oh right! I almost forgot about the treasure on the ship!"

The three of them disappeared into the cabin, and the sea fell silent once more.

Only many bubbles continued to rise on the distant surface.

Until they gradually faded away.

The three entered the cabin and found it quite spacious.

Even someone with Will's large build could move around without feeling cramped.

This was likely because Treasure had a similarly large physique.

So the ship's interior had been designed and built to fit his body size.

Now it was convenient for Will—no need to stoop or hunch, able to walk freely inside.

Reaching the deepest part of the lower deck, Will pushed open a heavy door.

Light streamed in from the side, and a glittering pile of treasure immediately came into view.

"Wow—there's this much money in here!"

Nami and Carina's eyes lit up at the sight, and they couldn't help but gasp in unison.

In contrast...

The small amount of treasure the two of them had happened to steal together from Treasure's men before was utterly insignificant.

Although Will was somewhat surprised, he didn't show much excitement.

Because he knew very well in his heart.

As long as his own strength was sufficient, all the treasure on the sea could be his; there was no need to worry about having no money to spend.

So for him, money just needed to be enough to use; having more was useless.

Seeing the two women beside him already darting over, holding the treasure with eyes sparkling and giggling foolishly.

Will then spoke: "Since you both like treasure so much."

"Then from now on, the money on the ship will be handed over to the two of you to manage."

"Huh?! Hand it over to me?"

Nami and Carina exclaimed in unison with surprised faces.

Then the two simultaneously showed displeased expressions, turning their heads to glare at each other.

"That's right, it's all handed over to you two to manage. I have no interest in money."

Will paid no attention to the small conflict between the two women, and after speaking, he turned and walked out of the Treasure Room.

Passing through the corridor, he went up the stairs.

Will slowly walked past room after room, finally stopping at the door of the Captain's Room.

He opened the door and walked inside; it didn't look dirty or messy.

Will rummaged around the room, wanting to see if there was anything more valuable here.

Click—

Pulling open the desk drawer, he found it locked. Will's eyes lit up.

Then he didn't bother looking for a key.

He simply extended a finger and easily pierced through the keyhole, opened the drawer, and took out a scroll stored inside.

Untying the rope and spreading it out on the table, Will lowered his head to examine it carefully.

"This is... a Sea Chart related to the Grand Line?"

Looking at the rough and messy text descriptions on it.

Will discovered that the content recorded on this scroll was mostly about the conditions of certain sea areas and routes within the Grand Line.

"Good, with this Sea Chart, plus the one from Buggy, sailing through the Grand Line later should be much smoother."

A satisfied smile appeared on Will's face. Then, without continuing to study it alone, he directly tied up the Sea Chart and put it away.

"I'll hand it over to Nami to study later. Professional matters should be left to professionals."

So Will didn't linger any longer.

He pushed open the door and stepped out, walking toward the direction of the Treasure Room.

Back in the Treasure Room again.

Will handed the Sea Chart to Nami, who was lying on a pile of gold coins, for her to study.

And he told Carina, who was counting money on the side, to organize the intelligence-related documents and materials in the Captain's Room.

As for himself, he began sorting through the messy and useless items on the ship.

And directly threw all these things into the sea.

Time came to evening.

Nami was in a great mood because of the treasure, so she decided to take the initiative to cook.

After the three of them had dinner, they didn't chat much more.

Each chose a clean room to rest in, easing the fatigue of the day.

Will lay back on the bed, checking the Purity Points he had gained today.

[Gained 2000 Purity Points]

[Purity Points: 23400]

According to the description in the system.

The Purity Points obtained after each battle depend on the target's strength and willpower.

And killing grants more Purity Points than defeating.

So Will was fairly satisfied with the gains from this battle.

However, he had no intention of drawing talents or skills for the time being.

Thus, after "hearing" that the two women in the other rooms had already fallen asleep.

Will slowly closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and quickly drifted off to sleep.