One day later.
All the Fish-Man on Arlong Empire Plaza were cleaned, tied together in bundles, tightly tied with thick knots made of several strong hemp ropes, and separated and guarded, waiting for Marine 77th Branch to come to hand over and escort them.
As for the octopus Hatchan, after all, he was the savior of Rayleigh. For the sake of "Pluton", Buggy did enough ideological work on him to make him repent and leave Cocoyasi Village with the sea beast Momoo.
The news that Arlong was overthrown spread within one day to more than twenty previously ruled villages centered on Cocoyasi Village and radiating outwards. After the citizens witnessed Fish-Man becoming a prisoner and Arlong Park's ferocious pirate flag being replaced by a white flag, they all covered their faces and cried bitterly, crying in tears.
Probably the tears called "happiness"...
Although it was still raining and the air was still very humid, the banquet to celebrate the liberation was still held in full swing under the awning set up.
Everyone's faces were filled with joy, and various tables were filled with a dazzling array of drinks, barbecue, and fruit slices. The centerpiece of the banquet was a two-meter-high cream cake with the word "freedom" engraved on it.
Genzo, Nagao, everyone who can be named is happily jubilating, celebrating and laughing at the banquet.
Cabaji and Mohji were exaggerated by the warm atmosphere around them. Under the instigation of a few villagers who were in high spirits, they drank one glass at a time and drank with each other without showing weakness. The two of them did not have any deep hatred, but in the early years they often competed for credit and cadre positions on the Buggy ship. After so many years, the sense of opposition has long become a habit that cannot be changed.
Shuma and Richie kept tasting all kinds of exquisitely designed and delicious food on the table. This lion foodie, whose mind was full of food, finally got his wish today. He pounced on the sashimi that was just sprinkled with cumin and peppercorns, and knocked the entire table to the ground. However, the surrounding villagers just laughed and were not angry.
Shuma would stop eating, pick up stones and throw them at the balloons in the air. Every time he heard the sound of the balloons popping, he would always jump a few times with joy, feeling very novel.
Kaya is still taking care of Nojiko and Kalis's sisters in Tangerine Grove's hut. Kalis is also helping. As the patient's condition gradually improves, Kaya's mood is clearing and the sun is clearing, and he feels much more relaxed.
On the high slope of Cocoyasi Village, in front of the tomb with a cross, the grass is green and green. With the rain and sea breeze, it looks like endless waves, undulating outward layer by layer, which is so beautiful.
If it hadn't been for this rain, the scenery seen in the distance from here would have been unforgettable...
Nami slowly poured the slightly yellow Tangerine Whiskey on the cross, then took back the remaining half a bottle of wine and placed it on the ground, "Bell-mère, where are you?" It's a great place to sit. You can look out over the entire sea unbridled from the front, and you can have a panoramic view of the entire village from the back... Don't think that I'm here to chat today, I'm here to tell you good news, the village has been liberated..."
"Well, I'm liberated..." The sea breeze blew by, and her orange hair was pushed back. She picked up half a bottle of wine on the ground, unscrewed the cork, tilted her neck and took a sip, then lowered her head and wiped the wine stains at the corners of her mouth with her arms, her eyes hidden in the shadows.
"But you know, what I hate most is pirates. If I become a navigator of a pirate group and be in such an environment that makes me feel numb all over, I will go crazy in one, two, five, ten years..."
Bang... Bang...
It was the sound of footsteps stepping on the somewhat muddy grass, bending the grass.
The Red Nose man wearing a captain's cloak walked up the slope. He did not speak immediately, but walked to Nami's side, sat down cross-legged, and unceremoniously took the orange wine from Nami's hand. After taking a sip, he placed the jug on the ground.
"If you're not in a hurry, let me tell you a story."
Seeing that Nami didn't speak, Buggy slowly said:
"On Grand Line, there is a country that is covered with layers of snow all year round. In the back streets of the royal capital, there is a ragged little boy who huddles in the alley all year round. Whenever someone comes, he picks up the matchbox in the basket and goes forward to sell it, 'Sir, sir, this box of matches I have is a good match. It only takes a few Beli, and it can make a fire and light a cigarette.'
Some passers-by would buy a few boxes, but most people would leave in a hurry.
However, even so, the little boy never showed a disappointed expression, because he had already stolen those people's money bags during the contact...
Of course the money he stole was not for himself, but for his sister, a six-year-old little girl.
The little girl lived in a medical clinic in a village outside the royal capital. She contracted a strange disease and needed to mix various poisons to suppress the onset of the disease. However, these poisons cost a lot of money. The quack doctors at the medical center often said to her, 'Your sister can only survive if she stays with me. If you take the risk of taking her out, she will die soon. If you can't pay, I will also throw her out.'
The little boy hated that doctor, and even hated all doctors. On the surface, all the philanthropic doctors were secretly like worms in the money hole. But he had no choice but to continue stealing in order to delay his sister's life. During the theft, he was also caught and beaten severely. In serious cases, his entire arm was even broken.
He kept feeding the greedy quack doctor with money, until one day, a doctor with superb medical skills came to the village.
The doctor is a capable person. During his many years of travel, he has learned various methods of treating diseases. Even if the disease seems terminal to outsiders, he still has a way to treat it. When he learned that there was a little girl in the village suffering from this disease, he began to think about saving her. He was experienced and had encountered such cases before. People in the village said that if it were him, he might be able to save the little girl.
But the little boy who hated all doctors stopped him. He would rather believe in a quack doctor who used poison to support the girl's life than a doctor with a good prescription, because he lacked a kind of 'trust' in his heart..."
Buggy took another sip of wine and stopped talking.
"What happened later..."
Nami asked with a calm face, but in his heart he also wanted to know the subsequent story.
"Without the aftermath, the ending is not important..."
"What..." Nami looked at Buggy in surprise.
Buggy stood up and said calmly, "You would rather believe that Arlong, who killed your adoptive mother, will abide by the money agreement, than you would like to believe in a person who is willing to risk his own life to help you defeat your enemies and liberate the entire village, with the title of ' The label of "Pirate" will put the other person into the same level of villain as Arlong regardless of right and wrong. He can only subjectively speculate on the development trajectory of things, but cannot learn to accept and recognize it. Don't you think you are very similar to that little boy..."
Buggy raised his head. When the last raindrops hit his face, the clouds began to disperse, and the long-lost sunshine finally came to the earth again.
I looked at the pocket watch I found inside the Arlong Empire. I saw that the time was about the same. The kitten's guess was pretty accurate...
Buggy shook off his rather damp cloak and left, leaving Nami speechless.
"There is already a better substitute than you. I don't need you anymore. From now on, just do whatever you want..."