fu--ck car (get in the car)

Gelu's skin is inherited from the Strange Tree, making his defense incredibly tough. The surrounding fish-men's attacks couldn't inflict significant damage on Gelu. Thorns erupted from Gelu's body as he rolled through the mermaids, dealing tons of damage.

Rono walked straight up to Arlong, activating Scarlet Mode on his right hand and Armament Haki. Black. Ghost Claws. Arlong couldn't react in time. Puchi, his signature pointed nose was severed.

"Aah—Boss Jinbe won't let you go!" Arlong stumbled, clutching his bleeding nose as he threatened.

As a fish-man who had fled the Grand Line to the weakest East Blue, Arlong had long since lost his ambition and hadn't even mastered Haki. In the New World, he'd be cannon fodder, perhaps not even that.

Rono flicked the blood off his hand and stomped on Arlong's nose. "Fish-man blood, truly disgusting. How can noble fish-men not even defeat a weakling human like me?"

Arlong gritted his teeth but endured. "If I've offended you, I can compensate. How much Belly will it take to clear this misunderstanding?"

"Compensation? Hahaha, it seems the East Blue has rotted you away. I'm a pirate. I can get Belly by killing you. As for offending me... it's because I'm unhappy and want to vent." Rono revealed a bloodthirsty smile, his right hand began to transform, slowly becoming a large, sharp-toothed mouth with four lips. The mouth opened, Rono's arm extended, bang—Rono frowned, it seemed his New Move wasn't skillful yet. The large mouth bit down on the empty ground beside Arlong, getting a mouthful of dirt. Even though it was a fake mouth, it still felt uncomfortable. The large mouth opened, spitting out the dirt, and then attacked Arlong again. Arlong dodged and weaved; if those sharp teeth bit him, he'd likely be in two pieces.

Rono toyed with Arlong while skillfully practicing his technique, even having time to cheer Gelu on. Gelu happily responded, dealing with the fish-men.

About half an hour later, there wasn't a single fish-man around Gelu. Any fish-men who tried to escape were shot in the head by Sairona's pistol. A fish-man was tied up at Sairona's feet. Sairona sat on him, wiping his pistol with a handkerchief. This was to send a message to Jinbe; Rono wouldn't go to Fishman Island to find Jinbe, it was too troublesome, and with his navigation skills, he couldn't handle the underwater currents.

Gelu's opponents all turned into empty shells, dissolving into dust. Nami saw this scene from afar, terrified, and had collapsed to the ground. Kino wasn't much better, but she was stronger, holding onto a tree trunk instead of slumping to the ground.

Arlong's body was covered in wounds, all from being scraped by the sharp teeth of the large mouth.

Seeing that Gelu's fight was nearing its end, Rono didn't want to play anymore. The controllable large mouth opened, and the ground beneath Arlong's feet suddenly enveloped him. Crack, puchi—the sound of a skull being crushed and blood splattering. Rono retracted the large mouth, released Scarlet Armament, and looked at the bloodstains on his body, frowning. "So dirty, I need a bath."

Nami's tears flowed again, this time tears of joy. Kino's eyes also welled up; it was clear she was very emotional.

"Rono, there's still one person on the floor in the room," Sairona said to Rono after sensing with Observation Haki.

"When causing trouble, we must cut the weeds and eliminate the roots," Rono activated Observation Haki as well, easily locating the person. "Yo, still hiding under the bed."

He kicked out, and the wooden bed crashed into the wall, creating a large hole along with it, but it couldn't hide the person beneath the bed.

"You... you can't kill me. I'm a Marine Rear Admiral."

Marines? How truly corrupt. Rono looked at the trembling Marine Rear Admiral on the floor, and the leather case he was protecting, and understood everything. Bone Claws swung out, and a head rolled to the ground. "Sairona, help me connect to Smoker's Den Den Mushi," Rono said to Sairona from the hole in the wall.

"Okay." Sairona took out a Den Den Mushi and dialed Smoker.

Rono kicked aside the corpse of Major General Rat, picked up the leather case, and didn't bother looking for that little bit of Belly.

He jumped down to Sairona's side, but Sairona stopped him with a gesture. Rono sheepishly stood next to Gelu, who had the same expression. He was covered in blood and was being looked down upon.

Nami took a deep breath and mustered her courage, approaching Rono. "Is your name Rono? Forgive my presumption in calling you Mr. Rono. As agreed, what do you want me to do?" Her tone was calm; she had abandoned her dream for the sake of her village.

"Huh? I agreed to something with you?" Rono had completely forgotten about it, looking bewildered.

"Then come with us," Sairona stopped Rono's idiotic behavior and invited Nami, "Join the Wolf Family and become one of us." Sairona would do anything to strengthen the Wolf Family.

And talented people, trustworthy talented people, were the most scarce resource for the Wolf Family.

Nami was a completely blank slate. As long as the family's beliefs were constantly instilled in her, she would become one of them. Of course, there would be tests. Her performance over the past few years would be her answer sheet.

Nami agreed to Sairona's request without hesitation.

"Coming aboard? Don't worry, I'm an Old Driver. I've never flipped my vehicle before," Rono flashed a wide grin and gave Nami a thumbs-up.

"Why do I suddenly not want to join anymore?" Nami quipped.

"You'll get used to it. By the way, what's your name?" Sairona directed the last few sentences to Kino. Although he learned Nami's name from her, Sairona didn't know his own name.

"Kino. I hope you'll take good care of Nami," Kino said with a relieved smile. Nami would no longer be held back by the village and would have time to pursue her own dreams.

"Naturally. As long as she's a member of the Wolf Family, we'll take good care of her. Hmm... that Fishman Arlong should have left behind some Belly, right? Along with this Belly, your living expenses should be covered," Sairona replied calmly, snatching the leather case from Rono's hand and placing it in front of Kino.

"Sister, please accept this. Perhaps... I won't be coming back," Nami said to Kino with a forced smile, her emotions a little low.

"Is this a betrothal gift?" Kino joked.

"Hmm... something like that. From now on, she'll take the surname Wolf," Sairona confirmed calmly.

"..." Kino.

"..." Rono.

"Gelu? (What's happening?)" Gelu.

"..." Nami's mouth twitched, but then she remembered her promise. If she was willing to give her body, what else couldn't she agree to? Her feelings were complicated. Finally, she let out a long sigh. "Mr. Sairona is right. From now on, my name is Wolf Nami." As she said the last part, her eyes reddened, and her voice trembled slightly. "Sister, you're the only one left who carries Mother's surname."

"It seems you're serious," Kino said blankly, staring at Nami. After a long while, he lowered his head. She was his sister, and he couldn't show weakness in front of her.

"Well then, we're off. Goodbye, Kino," Sairona waved, signaling Rono and the other two to follow.

"Yeah, come visit often... if you have time..." Kino bid farewell, his voice loud and tinged with reluctance.