You Have Only One Cause of Death: Angering Me! (Seeking Follow-ups)

Not long after.

Seeing Arlong on his knees seemed to have come back to his senses.

Will cast aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind and spoke in a detached tone:

"This time there's no Jinbe to protect you. Are you ready to face death?"

Arlong didn't answer. His expression twisted into a snarl again as he muttered to himself:

"Why... can you humans... be this strong... I won't accept this..."

"Clearly... fish-men are... the superior... race..."

Listening to the other's fragmented words.

Will paid them no mind either, speaking on his own:

"From a fish-man's perspective, you didn't really do anything wrong."

"Different races oppressing and slaughtering each other—it's perfectly normal."

"After all, these things happen often even within the same race, even more frequently."

"It's just a pity that as a fish-man, you're far too weak."

"And as a human, my strength is far greater than yours."

Having said that.

Will slowly lowered his head to look down at him, his expression cold as he said flatly:

"So your cause of death is only one thing, Arlong, a very simple reason."

"That you pissed me off."

Finished speaking.

Will didn't bother with Arlong's gaze full of resentment, turning his head to shout toward the wall:

"You two stop hiding, come on over. This matter should end now."

"Huh?"

Nami and Carina were startled, then quickly climbed over the wall and ran toward Will.

They weren't surprised that Will had found them, since he possessed extremely strong perception.

Hiding behind the wall was only to avoid being seen by the fish-men.

"Arlong!"

Nami walked up, looking at Arlong kneeling on the ground, growling with hatred.

Hearing the sound, Arlong had already barely turned his head.

Seeing the woman who had caused the deaths of him and so many fish-men, a fierce rage surged in his eyes:

"Damn woman... it's all because of you!"

"If I'd known... I should have had Hachi crush you when you were little!"

"That way... maybe none of this would have... ugh—"

"Alright, shut up. No more nonsense."

Will had no patience to listen to Arlong's rambling. He walked directly behind Arlong, placed his hands above and below on Arlong's head, and closed the other's mouth at the same time.

Forcing Arlong's face up to face Nami, Will said seriously:

"Nami, look at him well. Look at this fish-man you once feared and hated so much. He's about to meet his death."

"You never have to worry about the village being persecuted by fish-men again, and you don't have to rack your brains trying to scrape together 100 million anymore."

With that, he slowly tightened his grip, leaning slightly toward Arlong and said:

"Take a deep breath. Feeling dizzy is normal. It'll be over in an instant."

Under this voice like an emissary of hell, a flicker of fear finally appeared in Arlong's eyes, still full of unwillingness and hatred.

The next second.

Crack—!!

Will's hands twisted violently. The sickening sound of breaking bones suddenly rang out.

Arlong's head instantly spun 180 degrees, his face facing backward. His neck was directly twisted and snapped, and the light in his eyes immediately faded.

And in the last second of his life, Arlong only felt a dizzying pain.

A strong fear instinctively surged from the bottom of his heart, then he sank completely into darkness.

Looking at the gruesomely dead fish-man Arlong.

Carina couldn't help but swallow subconsciously.

But Nami, seeing this horrifying scene, felt not a trace of fear in her heart.

Instead, it felt as if a large patch of murky filth inside her heart had been violently scrubbed away, leaving her entire being feeling lighter.

She stood there stunned for a moment, then instinctively raised a hand to touch her cheek, her fingers feeling a patch of dampness.

"Why am I crying..."

Nami pressed her lips tightly together, standing frozen in place, but tears kept spilling uncontrollably from her eyes.

Seeing this, Will released his hands and slowly straightened up.

But just as he was about to say something, a soft warmth suddenly crashed into his chest.

"Waaah--!!"

Nami didn't understand why she felt such an urge to cry. She instinctively threw herself into Will's arms, clutching his clothes tightly as she sobbed loudly.

"Nami..."

Carina's expression was full of pity as she slowly stepped forward and placed a hand on Nami's shoulder, trying to offer some comfort.

Will swallowed all the words he had intended to say, standing silently in place, letting Nami's tears soak through his clothes.

After a while.

Seeing that Nami's crying had gradually weakened, Will slowly raised a hand and pressed it against her head, speaking in a low voice:

"No one will dare bully you from now on."

"Just like I said before, because you're my navigator."

"So there's no need to cry anymore, Nami."

Hearing these words.

Nami's sobbing slowly faded, and her trembling body gradually calmed down.

She looked up at Will's firm gaze, and a brilliant smile broke out across her tear-streaked face:

"Yes! Captain Will!"

"This guy..." Carina stood off to the side, arms crossed, watching with a smile on her face.

She had to admit, Will's words really did make one feel at ease.

Perhaps it also had to do with his overwhelming strength.

After all, she had never met anyone stronger than Will.

She just wondered if she would ever be protected by him like this...

She probably would.

Pat pat pat pat pat pat pat pat!!

Just as Carina was lost in her thoughts.

At the already destroyed eastern gate of Arlong Park.

A large crowd suddenly came running over, carrying all kinds of weapons in their hands.

There were hoes, wooden sticks, steel pipes, and even chairs and iron pots.

The man leading them was covered in scars all over his body, with a windmill stuck in his hat.

Upon seeing the brutal scene in the courtyard, he froze in place, instinctively calling out to the familiar figure:

"Nami! Are you okay!"

"Huh?" Nami let go of Will's clothes, turned to look carefully, and immediately exclaimed:

"Ken-san, Nojiko, and everyone else, why are you all here!"

A Jian, the police officer of Cocoyasi Village, quickly snapped back to his senses upon hearing Nami's reply.

He raised a hand to straighten his hat, his expression turning serious as he spoke:

"We heard from Nojiko that you went with a tall man to take on Arlong, so we thought we'd come and back you up."

As he spoke, A Jian couldn't help but glance around again, the shock still lingering in his eyes:

"But we never expected you to take down Arlong's gang so quickly. Looks like we weren't needed after all."

"Yeah, yeah." The villagers nodded hurriedly in agreement.

"Huh? Coming to back us up?!"

Nami was stunned and confused by this.

She knew that ever since she joined Arlong's gang.

The villagers had always looked at her with disdain, keeping their distance from her.

Only Nojiko and A Jian's attitude toward her hadn't changed much.

So why would everyone suddenly think to come and support her?