The wind rustled gently through the woods, carrying the unique sweet scent of island oranges.
"Sniff... sniff..."
Nami's sobs gradually faded, leaving only intermittent sniffles.
As reason returned to her mind, Nami suddenly realized something—
She was clinging tightly to Victor like a wronged little girl, her entire face buried in the man's chest.
And around them...
Luffy was picking his nose and staring at the sky, Zoro had his arms around his swords with an amused look, while Sanji bit down on a handkerchief, weeping tears of blood in jealousy.
Usopp, Johnny, and the others had their eyes wide open, as though they were witnessing some juicy gossip.
Then she saw her sister Nojiko's eyes narrowed into slits from smiling...
"Ah!!!"
Nami's face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato.
As if electrocuted, she shoved Victor away with all her strength and stumbled back several steps in panic.
Covering her burning cheeks with both hands, she screamed incoherently,
"You... you guys! What are you looking at?! Forget it! All of you, forget everything!!"
"Oh my, how heartless, Miss Navigator."
Victor was not upset after being pushed away. He merely smiled as he lowered his head to look at the obvious wet patch on his chest.
He raised his head, his black eyes smiling as he teased the mortified Nami,
"You were crying so hard just now that you soaked my clothes..."
"I'll add the cleaning fee and emotional distress compensation to your bill."
"You... you money-grubbing bastard!!"
Nami instantly flew into a rage from embarrassment.
That faint hint of tenderness and gratitude vanished in an instant.
She stormed forward, raised her foot, and mercilessly stomped hard on Victor's instep, grinding down twice for good measure.
"Drop dead, Red Eye loan shark!!"
"Hiss..." Victor exaggeratedly sucked in a breath.