Nami Saw Someone More Beautiful Than Money

Blue-Eyes White Dragon soars through the sky.

Storm held a rough map of the islands in the East Blue in one hand and a compass in the other.

Sailing in the Four Seas.

All you need are three items: a ship, a map, and a compass.

You can then freely travel between most of the islands.

Of course, if the conditions really don't allow it.

You can become one of the Yonko even if you only have a barrel at the start.

"The Germa Kingdom is now in... the waters near the Oykot Kingdom! Found it!"

Storm looked at the island distribution map in his hand.

This is a map he "borrowed" from the Vinsmoke Family library.

Judging from the extent of the damage, this map is quite old and is roughly at the level of being a museum artifact.

Storm found the name of the Oykot Kingdom on an old map.

Immediately afterwards, he found the name of another archipelago near the Oykot Kingdom --

The Konomi Islands.

What caught Storm's attention was not only the archipelago's shape, resembling a giant fried chicken leg, but also the Marine Branch base located near the Konomi Islands.

The Branch 16 of the East Blue.

"If I remember correctly, the Branch 16 was that Rat Captain's territory, wasn't it?"

Storm frowned, recalling a moment.

"So, the Konomi Islands are probably... the islands where Cocoyasi Village is located?"

Storm then carefully examined the distribution of villages on the Konomi Islands.

Unfortunately, this map is too old; the writing is faded and there is no sign for Cocoyasi Village.

Let's go take a look!

Storm shifted his gaze from the map and bestowed the power of the [More-More Fruit] upon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

"Even getting a newer map would be fine!"

Under the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's rapid flight.

Not long after.

Storm then arrived at the Konomi Islands.

A red light flashed in his eyes, and his Observation Haki, enhanced by the power of the Rumble- Rumble-Rumble Fruit, easily covered the entire archipelago.

Under Storm's perception, the intensity of the auras of all the creatures on the entire Konomi Islands was laid bare.

"A group of creatures whose aura far surpasses that of ordinary humans, and whose shapes are completely unlike humans, are near that coast... Are they really Fish-Man?"

Storm sensed the presence of those auras.

He could conclude that the Konomi Islands were indeed the islands where Cocoyasi Village the Little Thief Cat Nami, the future Straw Hat Pirates, was located!

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon flapped its wings and flew toward the location Storm had sensed.

Near the coast of the Konomi Islands, a tall castle stands quietly, its style incongruous with the surrounding villages.

This is the infamous Arlong Park in the Konomi Islands.

At the same time.

Arlong Park.

"Oh, I'm finally back..."

Arlong looked at the slender, cold-faced orange-haired girl in front of him and let out a wild laugh.

"Welcome back, our surveyor, Nami!"

Four years ago.

Arlong arrived in the East Blue from the Grand Line and forcibly occupied all the villages on the Konomi Islands, including Cocoyasi Village, becoming the "tyrant" of the Konomi Islands.

During his conquest of humanity, Arlong discovered a young girl named Nami who possessed unparalleled talent in navigation and drawing.

Arlong forces Nami to become a member of his team as a nautical chart maker.

At the same time, Arlong also told Nami that if she could come up with 100 million Beli, she could redeem Cocoyasi Village and its residents from him.

Nami agreed.

Since four years ago, Nami has been constantly active in the East Blue in pursuit of her goal of 100 million Beli.

Being young and weak, she couldn't plunder wealth like a normal pirate.

Her choice was—to steal!

And it was a deliberate act of theft!

At such a young age, Nami grasped a very useful truth—

In this Great Pirate Era, how much money can you make by stealing from ordinary people?

Stealing money from pirates is the only way to make more!

To this day.

Nami has been a thief for four years and has saved up a considerable amount of money.

"Here's the map you wanted!"

Nami's right arm was wrapped in thick bandages. She picked up a stack of maps with her left hand and tossed them to a nearby Fish-Man.

I'm leaving!

"Don't rush off!"

Arlong called out to Nami.

As he spoke, two Fish-Man appeared together, blocking Nami's path.

"You've been gone for so long, and this is all the map you've drawn? Humph!"

Arlong casually took the nautical charts handed to him by his subordinates. Even with his eyes, one could tell that these nautical charts were of excellent quality.

"Hachi! Take our surveyor into the map room!"

"If you can't produce ten new maps, you're not getting out of here for the rest of your life, Nami!"

The Hachi -like Fish-Man, Hachi, with a red sun symbol imprinted on his forehead, stretched out his tentacles to block Nami.

"Come with me, Nami."

Nami glanced coldly at Hachi; she had known all along that coming to Arlong Park would end like this.

Because every time Arlong came here, he would force her to draw more nautical charts.

Nami was already used to it.

As long as the other party keeps their promise, she doesn't care how many maps she draws...

Just as Nami was about to go to the map room in Arlong Park with Hachi.

The entire Arlong Park suddenly shook violently, as if a huge meteorite had crashed onto the top of the building.

Having reigned supreme in the "weakest" East Blue for so long, these Fish-Man from the Grand Line have long lost their vigilance. There aren't even Fish-Man responsible for lookout duties, so they have no idea what's going on.

"Earthquake!"

"The park is going to collapse!"

"Everyone, run out of here!"

Nami watched the Fish-Man immediately panic and found it inexplicably amusing.

I hope it really is an earthquake...

The earthquake directly caused Arlong Park to collapse, crushing all the Fish-Man to death...

Let's smash me to death too, since the villagers of Cocoyasi Village don't need a thief like me anymore...

Just as Nami's thoughts were wandering...

Arlong spoke up in time, stabilizing morale.

"Don't panic! So what if an earthquake strikes? We're Fish-Man!"

The other Fish-Man in Arlong Pirates had initially calmed down after hearing this.

But at that moment...

A lifelike and enormous dragon head suddenly appeared at the entrance of Arlong Park.

The azure eyes of this white dragon head reflected the figures of every Fish-Man in Arlong Park as clearly as a mirror.

"Hehe--"

"Monster--"

"Dragon... White Dragon!"

The Fish-Man, who had just begun to calm down, went completely blank the moment they saw the enormous dragon head, and were almost speechless.

Even Arlong was sweating profusely. He forced himself to calm down, stood up, and roared.

"Fish-Man are invincible!"

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon merely glanced at Arlong, its eyelids slightly closed, and a powerful Explosion Wind rushed towards Arlong.

Boom!

In full view of everyone.

Arlong's head exploded like a watermelon, sending crimson blood mixed with murky brain matter soaring into the sky, like a rain of blood falling in the lobby of Arlong Park.

A headless Fish-Man corpse swayed for a moment before collapsing to the ground with a thud.

The other Fish-Man in Arlong Pirates were also completely silent.

Nami stared at the headless corpse on the floor, her pupils dilating instantly.

Over the past few years, she has had countless similar "dreams".

In her dream, she tore all the Fish-Man in Arlong Pirates apart and killed them in various ways.

But... this must be reality, right?

Nami bit her lower lip tightly, fearing that the scene before her was just another "dream."

If this is a dream, please don't let her wake up again...

A strange voice, one that Nami had never heard before, rang out at the entrance of Arlong Park.

"That was a bit of a miscalculation. Does the Sawtooth Fish-Man have that much blood pressure? It's spraying all over the ceiling..."

The other person stood there, sunlight streaming along the edges of his body into Arlong Park, as if draping him in a golden glow.

At that moment, Nami seemed to see someone more beautiful than money...

No, it's God!

Storm frowned as he surveyed the scene in Arlong Park.

His control over the power of the [Death Blink] was still somewhat lacking—or rather, the ability itself was somewhat flawed.

Once used, it can easily cause horrific scenes of limb mutilation and bloody carnage.

Storm, who is very particular about cleanliness, couldn't stand such a dirty place.

[Clay Fruit], Awakening!

The entire Arlong Park was instantly transformed into clay, with white clay walls and floors rippling in waves, completely covering the bloodstains inside the building.

Meanwhile, the other members of Arlong Pirates were also taken control of by the white clay.

Besides their measuring instruments.

White clay formed a mobile elevator laid flat on the ground.

The elevator, carrying Nami, slowly and steadily brought the orange-clad Little Thief Cat to Storm.

"Is your name Nami?"

Nami arrived in front of Storm, and before she could even see his face clearly, she leaped high into the air.

Like a nimble little orange tabby cat.

Nami climbed directly onto Storm's body.

"Hey, hey, hey? What are you doing?"

Storm's expression instantly turned disgusted. He pressed down on Nami's head with his right hand, simultaneously pressing down on her small mouth that kept jutting forward.

"You must be Nami?"

Am I dreaming right now?

Nami was in the wrong, but she was also very assertive.

"I finally fulfilled my dream of being a 'hero saving a damsel in distress,' can't I indulge myself a little?"

"Whether it's a dream or not, why don't you pinch yourself and find out?"

"No! I don't want to wake up from this dream! I'd rather never wake up!"

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