"All right, boys, let's get to work. If you haven't seen enough, you'll have plenty of time back at the shipyard!"
Seeing Lucci grow impatient, Kaku smiled and hurriedly waved Paulie and the others over.
"You got it. Let's do this!"
Paulie took a hard pull on his cigar and flicked his wrist, drawing a rope from his waist. It suddenly whipped through the air like a writhing serpent, then seemed to multiply before everyone's eyes. In moments, the dense web of ropes had bound the Treasure Tree Adam tight.
"Now that's Paulie from Dock One!"
A thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd.
"Do you need a big cart?" Nami asked, worried.
After all, it would take several people to wrap their arms around the tree. It certainly didn't look light.
Paulie, Kaku, and the others burst out laughing. "Little girl, you're underestimating the shipwrights of the Galley-La Company. And another thing... How old are you, dressing like that? It's downright shameless!"
At first, everyone had been too captivated by the Treasure Tree Adam to notice. Only now did Paulie realize just how revealing the teenage Nami's clothes were.
She wore nothing but a purple bra on top, leaving her back and stomach completely bare. Below that were denim shorts about as short as they could be.
Paulie's face grew redder and redder. He glared at her. "Dressing like that when you're so young? What'll you be like when you grow up?"
"Mind your own business," Nami huffed. "I like it. Besides, my captain likes it too!"
"Uh..."
Ye Chen hurriedly turned away and pretended he hadn't heard.
He did have a hand in it. Ye Chen often encouraged Nami to dress more revealingly. She already loved looking good and had always had a bold sense of style; his encouragement