"This should make them lower their guard around me."
Nami walked slowly, cradling the oranges in her arms as she quietly made her calculations.
Thinking of the girl who was not much older than herself, and the long sword in its white scabbard lying at her feet, her eyes gleamed brightly.
That sword looked like it was worth a lot of money, and the girl had actually left it on the ground. That meant she was not very vigilant, so Nami had a good chance of stealing it.
As long as she got that sword, she could use her familiarity with the area to shake them off and flee to the Arlong Pirates.
That would bring her one step closer to her goal of 100 million berries.
As Nami walked and planned, she unknowingly reached the shore and entered Musashi and Kuina's sight.
She quickly composed herself, put on a charming smile, and called out loudly, "I brought the oranges."
Nami put on a strained expression as she slowly approached Kuina and the others, hoping to earn herself more goodwill this way.
When she was halfway there, a flying stone struck her left foot. Pain shot through her foot, and she fell forward onto the ground, scattering the oranges in her arms everywhere.
"Nami, you dared to secretly pick oranges without the permission of the Arlong Pirates."
A fish-man appeared some distance away, casually tossing a stone up and down in his hand. It was the very stone he had thrown at Nami's left foot.
The fish-man glared viciously at Nami. An orange rolled to his feet, and he brutally stomped on it, crushing it into pulp.
"The entire Cocoyasi Village belongs to the Arlong Pirates. Since you dared to steal our things, you'd better be prepared for punishment."
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