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"Gale! Heed my command!!!"

Boom!!!

The moment Nami's words fell, a violent hurricane suddenly surged from within her body, sweeping toward Arlong and the others like a tidal wave blotting out the sky.

Countless tiny wind blades formed from air pressure were hidden within the fierce gale.

Like countless knives, they stabbed toward every fish-man still capable of breathing!

In an instant!

The powerful airflow engulfed the entire Arlong Empire!

The raging winds destroyed everything!

As Nami looked at the scene before her, her eyes revealed both determination and pain.

She was determined to kill every fish-man pirate who had oppressed Cocoyasi Village, but what pained her was...

That she had not met Kael sooner, that she had not been able to save Bell-mère!

Fortunately, it was all over now!

Two trails of clear tears silently rolled down from the corners of Nami's eyes.

She pressed down with both hands, and the terrifying storm surged back once more, sweeping through and battering the entire Arlong Empire anew.

At last, under the ravages of the wind, the imperial building that represented Arlong's rule collapsed with a thunderous crash!

Countless fish-men who were still barely clinging to life were crushed flat beneath the falling walls, completely losing the right to live.

"As expected of an S-rank character. At only level 29, she can already unleash such violent magic."

On the Tiga, Kael watched Nami erupt with her full strength, and a lively gleam flashed through his eyes.

So that Nami could personally kill her enemies, he had generously given her that C-rank Large Experience Book earlier.

It was also a small investment to help her establish the [Storm Witch Church] as soon as possible.

After all, the higher her level, the more power of faith she could use.

With the authority of Divine Wind Power, level 29 Nami was still a fair bit weaker overall than Tashigi at present.

But dealing with a few insignificant fish-men from the East Blue was more than easy enough!

Meanwhile.

Within the ruins of the collapsed building.

Arlong, his head battered and bleeding, finally summoned every ounce of strength in his body to lift the rubble pinning him down and crawl out of the ruins.

However...

What entered his sight was a scene of utter devastation.

The entire Arlong Empire had been completely destroyed by the storm, with no trace left of its former glory.

More importantly...

Arlong's pupils trembled as he stared in disbelief at everything before him.

"Kuroobi... Chew... Hatchan..."

"They're all dead... They're all dead..."

For a moment, unable to accept reality, Arlong's eyes turned blood-red.

He suddenly raised his head and looked toward Nami aboard the Tiga. His teeth ground as though they would shatter, and he roared furiously:

"You damned human!!!"

"Nami!!!"

"I'll kill everyone in Cocoyasi Village! I'll make you suffer beyond measure!!!"

"You're too noisy!"

Looking at Arlong standing atop the rubble like a clown, Nami felt for the first time that she had truly been reborn!

She waved her hand.

A sharp blade flew out once again, slicing straight toward Arlong's neck and completely ending his sinful, ugly life.

"Everything... is over."

Watching Arlong's head, his eyes still wide open in death, fall to the ground, Nami's gaze flickered as she murmured softly, as though it were unreal.

Just then, Kael's voice suddenly sounded beside her.

"It really is over!"

His gaze swiftly swept across the ruins, and he soon found the only small room protected by a wind barrier amid the wreckage.

"So that's the Arlong Pirates' treasure room?"

"That's right!" Nami nodded.

At the same time.

Two pairs of eyes gleaming with greedy golden light lit up in unison.

Kael and Nami slowly turned to look at one another, their gazes meeting in an instant.

In that moment.

They both sensed the intense longing for money in each other's eyes!

They stared at each other for a long while.

In the end, perhaps due to the system's one hundred percent loyalty, or perhaps because Nami's conscience finally stirred...

She actually took the initiative to yield, stepping back before speaking in a tone even sadder than sorrow:

"P-please... let the captain decide."

Damn it, my money~!

"Hahahaha, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Kael suddenly waved his hand, then strode toward the treasure room with a laugh.

"Coby, come help me move the goods!"

Half an hour later.

After taking stock of the Arlong Pirates' savings, Kael sat in the captain's chair, the corners of his mouth curling wildly upward!

Though he had expected it, when the full 500 million Beli in cash, along with all kinds of precious valuables whose worth was difficult to estimate, had been placed in the safe...

Kael's heart still began pounding uncontrollably!

500 million Beli!

That was enough for him to perform 500 ordinary capsule draws in the system, or 50 premium capsule draws!

With this money, his pirate crew's strength would soon rise dramatically once again.

And this...

Did not even include the Marine 16th Branch waiting for them to plunder!

"Life just keeps getting better and better!" Kael laughed happily.

Just then, Little Tiga suddenly appeared in the captain's cabin.

"Captain Kael, Sister Nami said her sister and the villagers have arrived. She asked me to invite you to meet everyone."

"Oh? Nami's sister, Nojiko..."

"She finally came! If she'd taken any longer, I was planning to go find her myself."

Kael smiled faintly, but did not rise. Instead, he said to Tiga:

"I won't be going over."

"I, Kael, am a mighty pirate of the East Blue. What would it look like if I got too close to ordinary people?"

"Have Nami and her sister come over instead. As it happens, I have something to discuss with her."

At that moment.

Amid the ruins of the Arlong Empire.

A group of Cocoyasi Village residents who had rushed over after hearing the news stared dumbfounded at the scene before them.

Even though Nami had explained it to them several times, they still could not accept it so quickly...

The Arlong Pirates, who had oppressed them for so many years, had actually been wiped out by Nami herself!?

And the reason for all this was the pirate crew Nami had just joined?

Although they trusted Nami's judgment, as they looked at the pirate flag fluttering from the mast of the Tiga...

They could not help but feel somewhat worried.

After all, to ordinary villagers, the word pirate was hardly a friendly one!

Who knew whether, after the Arlong Pirates were destroyed, another pirate crew would take their place over their heads?

Everything had happened too suddenly, and many of them had yet to fully process it.

Nojiko, who had already boarded the Tiga with Nami, shared the same concerns.

But because she was about to meet Kael, she had no choice but to temporarily bury her doubts.

"Captain Kael, we're coming in~"

Having succeeded in her revenge and feeling completely unburdened, Nami pushed open the captain's cabin door and walked in with Nojiko, smiling.

Kael had already prepared tea and pastries.

He smiled gently and gestured with a hand.

"So this is your sister? Please, have a seat."

With nervousness in her heart, Nojiko slowly sat down opposite Kael.

She cautiously asked:

"Um... Mr. Kael, thank you for everything you've done for Cocoyasi Village."

"May I ask... did you call me here because there is something you wish to discuss?"

"Of course."

Kael nodded without concealing it. Then, smiling, he pushed the tea and pastries toward Nojiko, telling her not to be nervous.

He then got straight to the point.

"Nami's sister, Miss Nojiko..."

"I did indeed ask you here today because there are some matters I would like your help with."

"But before that, I'd like to ask you a question..."

Kael raised his head and looked at Nojiko with a smile in his eyes as he asked:

"Have you ever heard of religious faith?"