"Serves you right!"
Lucci glanced at Ye Chen, then leaped up onto the mast. Kidnapping Nami had been Ye Chen's idea, and Lucci had opposed it from the start.
Of course, Lucci knew they needed a Navigator aboard. But Nami was only ten, so he did not expect much from her.
"Nami, I'll take you home soon, all right?"
"No! I want to go home now."
Nami promptly bit Ye Chen's arm again. He grimaced in pain and said, half exasperated and half amused, "Nami, could you please stop biting the same spot?"
She was crying so hard that tears covered her face, and the sight of her tugged at the heart. But her teeth were sharp, and she was clever enough to keep biting the same place. Anyone would have struggled to bear it.
Ye Chen had no choice but to grit his teeth and coax her. At the same time, he secretly signaled Stone and Gin. They understood and hurriedly pushed the ship to full speed, taking it far from Cocoyasi Village.
Ye Chen knew what he had done was wrong. He felt guilty, but he did not regret it, because he knew Nami loved the sea.
Still, anyone would have found it hard to accept being "kidnapped" so suddenly. She needed time to adjust.
"Nami, do you like pretty clothes? I have lots on the ship."
When one approach failed, Ye Chen tried another.
After Ye Chen carried a huge bundle of girls' clothes out of the cabin, Gin rolled his eyes and exposed him without mercy. "Captain, you stole these clothes, didn't you?"
Ye Chen snorted and shot Gin a fierce glare. "Stole them? I just picked them up on the way."
Kuina nearly laughed herself breathless. For all Ye Chen's claims of justice, he often