Deciding to Sell Luffy

"Nami~"

Luffy, who had been prattling on and on, stiffened all over. Looking at Nami, whose twisted features made her look like a demon, he was finally afraid.

"Damn it, Luffy! We're this poor entirely because of how much you stuff your face."

"And you still say we spend money recklessly?"

Bang!!!

A roar shattered the clouds in the sky.

Nami's fist slammed mercilessly into Luffy's face, followed by an endless barrage of punches.

"Ahhh~"

"Zoro, save me—"

Luffy let out a hysterical scream.

He tried to call for Zoro's help, but with Nami flying into such a rage, who would dare interfere?

Zoro fell silent.

Because he thought Nami was right. They were so poor entirely because Luffy could eat too much.

It had even left him without any booze.

"Usopp, Chopper—"

Struggling, Luffy crawled toward Usopp and Chopper, who were huddled together and trembling.

"Luffy~"

Tears and snot streamed down Chopper's face as he stretched out his hoof, trying to grab Luffy. Unfortunately, the short distance of two meters felt like it was separated by mountains and seas.

He was powerless to help.

"Luffy, die well!"

Unable to bear watching, Usopp resolutely pressed Chopper's hoof down and turned to look toward the shipyard.

Yet his body twitched every time Nami's fists landed.

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts—"

"I'll teach you to eat ten meals a day, to be picky with food, to steal the food budget without my permission, and to waste money!"

The miserable screams rose higher and higher.

Nami punched and kicked him, beating Luffy one-sidedly for a full three minutes. Only when she was drenched in sweat and exhausted did she stop, bracing her hands on her waist as she panted heavily.

Then they looked at the ground.

Luffy was no longer recognizable. His face was bruised and swollen, and huge lumps covered his head like an oval beehive.

"Get over here, all of you!"

After venting, the pressure in Nami's chest finally eased, but she still swept her fierce gaze over everyone.

Not a single person on the whole ship dared meet Nami's eyes.

They all obediently gathered and sat in a circle.

Relying on his unyielding will, Luffy wriggled over like a maggot. All his sausage lips could do was whimper.

"From now on, all of your allowances will be cut in half—"

Looking at these spendthrift idiots, Nami suddenly felt her anger rising again.

She felt that these people would sooner or later make her develop breast hyperplasia and irregular periods from sheer frustration.

"No, Nami! I still want to buy a stethoscope."

"Nami, don't be so cruel to me. My slingshot and the Going Merry both need repairs."

"Nami-swan, I want to replace the refrigerator. The last one Luffy broke can't be repaired anymore."

"I object! I still need to buy booze—"

"Nami, I want to eat meat~"

The moment they heard Nami was cutting their allowances, Usopp and Chopper immediately clung to her legs and wailed.

Meanwhile, Sanji circled around Nami with hearts in his eyes.

Only Zoro remained relatively tough, slapping the deck with one hand to express his strong opposition.

Luffy was even more unwilling to give up. His wounds had barely healed before he forgot the pain, and with his pig-like face, he tried to awaken Nami's kindness.

Bang! Bang! Bang—

Nami's clenched fists left afterimages. Amid five cries of pain, steaming lumps rose on the heads of Usopp, Chopper, Sanji, Luffy, and even Zoro.

Every one of them rolled around on the ground in pain.

"Fifty thousand Beli. We only have fifty thousand Beli. Right now, the most important thing is finding a way to repair the Going Merry."

"Right now, immediately, all of you go work in Water 7! I don't care whether you rob people or sell your labor, but you must gather enough money to repair the Going Merry within a month."

Veins bulged on Nami's forehead, and her clenched fists crackled. She roared like a tigress, just short of grabbing each of them by the collar and punching them again.

Without her, this crew would fall apart sooner or later.

Luckily, she was the one managing the finances. Otherwise, they would not even have fifty thousand Beli, and the Straw Hat Pirates might even be in debt.

"Excuse me."

"I have a very good suggestion that can make you rich overnight."

Suddenly.

Robin spoke from the second floor, instantly silencing the noisy group.

"Rich overnight?"

"Robin-swan!"

"Something that good exists?"

Hearing that they could get rich overnight, Nami's eyes first glittered with dollar signs, then her face became full of suspicion.

Usopp and Chopper were the same.

Sanji, on the other hand, had already spun like a top all the way from the stairs to Robin's side. He believed her completely.

Since Robin-swan said they could get rich overnight, then they could definitely get rich overnight.

Among the crowd.

Zoro was the most vigilant. He stared fixedly at Robin, still unable to trust her completely.

"Robin, what's this method for getting rich overnight? As the captain, it's time for me to show them my ability to make money."

"Then everyone's allowances will increase tenfold! Except Nami—"

Luffy was the most excited.

He slammed his fists together, determined to make everyone see him in a new light. Once they got rich overnight, he would buy lots and lots of meat too.

Bam—

Nami was furious!

That idiot captain was increasing everyone else's allowances while excluding her alone?

He was asking to die!

She immediately turned around and threw several heavy punches, beating Luffy until foam spilled from his mouth and he collapsed on the ground, barely conscious.

Otherwise, he would not have started spouting nonsense.

"What's the method for getting rich overnight? Don't even think about tricking us—"

After teaching Luffy a lesson, Nami looked up at Robin. They really were short on money right now.

The Going Merry was riddled with problems, and she had not bought new clothes or cosmetics in a long time.

But she still could not trust Robin completely.

After all, Robin had been in league with Crocodile in Alabasta, bringing great harm to Vivi's country.

"Wasn't Luffy offered a bounty of one hundred million Beli for defeating Sir Crocodile? You can just sell him."

"One hundred million Beli!"

Robin smiled as she raised one finger, emphasizing the words one hundred million Beli.

"Sell Luffy?"

"One hundred million Beli?"

"How could we? That idiot may not have much of a brain, but he's still our crewmate..."

"After selling him, you'll have money to repair the ship, money to drink and replace your equipment, and money to go shopping—"

"We absolutely can't..."

"One hundred million Beli!"

Robin continued tempting them, repeating one hundred million Beli over and over.

Gradually.

Nami and the others, who had initially been annoyed and thought Robin was suggesting something crooked, grew quieter and quieter in their objections.

In the end, they could not help looking at Luffy, who was twitching from time to time on the ground.

They exchanged glances.

Then, as if they understood one another perfectly, they gathered together in a circle. Clearly, every one of them was tempted.

"I think her idea is pretty good."

"Ah~ Are we really going to sell Luffy? Isn't that bad?"

"Idiot Chopper, we can sell him first, then rescue that idiot after we get the one hundred million Beli."

"Wouldn't that be cheating people?"

"Shh~ We're pirates, after all—"

"Think about it. If we sell Luffy, we can get one hundred million Beli. Then Zoro will have money to buy booze, and Sanji will have money to replace all his kitchen tools.

Usopp, you can replace your slingshot and repair the Going Merry. Chopper, you can replace your stethoscope and everything else too.

We won't have to live so frugally anymore."

The more Nami spoke, the more excited she became. Her mind was filled with one hundred million Beli.

With that money, she could go shopping and buy lots and lots of new clothes and cosmetics.

As for that.

It was only right for Luffy to suffer a little.

After all, they were this poor entirely because Luffy had eaten them into poverty.