Nami Appears

Meanwhile, the Inspectors across the East Blue also received the news.

At this point, only two paths lay before them. One was to side with Ener, while the other was to unite and resist him together.

They could even strip Ener of his real authority.

Make Ener nothing more than a nominal Chief Inspector in the East Blue.

Make sure Ener's orders never left Shells Town!

Obviously, everyone chose the latter at the same time. After all, they had long been accustomed to being rulers in their own territories. How could they possibly hand over the power and benefits in their hands?

So, every one of them began closely monitoring Ener's every move, then reporting it to the people behind them...

Within the Holy Land, three Vice Admirals sat together.

They were Vice Admiral Galad, Vice Admiral Bogu, and Vice Admiral Uzi. The three served Saint Charlos, Saint Pluming, and Saint Rosward respectively.

Originally, the three had each served their own master, but now Burns had encroached upon their interests.

Naturally, the three gathered together.

Vice Admiral Galad said, "News has already come from the East Blue. That little brat from the Burns family is quite something. If we don't do something, Saint Charlos, Saint Pluming, and Saint Rosward may gain greater benefits, but our losses will be enormous... Not only will we lose our interests in the East Blue, it may even affect our standing before the three lords."

Vice Admiral Bogu said, "My people in the East Blue learned from the 153rd Branch that Ener somehow got hold of three billion Beli and has already set off. It probably won't be long before it is delivered to the Holy Land."

Vice Admiral Uzi raised a brow. "That confirms it. I received the same news from Burns."

Vice Admiral Galad and Vice Admiral Bogu could not help exchanging glances.

Then, their faces filled with shock. Vice Admiral Galad asked, "You got the news from Burns?"

Vice Admiral Bogu asked, "You planted a spy beside Burns?"

Then he added, "Do you know anything else about that kid Ener?"

Vice Admiral Galad nodded repeatedly. "Right, right, right. That kid is too strange. He was clearly a worthless waste. How did he become like a completely different person after arriving in the East Blue?"

Vice Admiral Uzi fell silent for a moment before saying, "That kid hid himself too deeply. What useless waste? Have you ever seen a nineteen-year-old who mastered all Six Powers? His swordsmanship has also reached the Iron-Cutting Realm, and he has even awakened Observation Haki."

"What?"

Vice Admiral Galad and Vice Admiral Bogu cried out in unison.

After recovering themselves, the two exchanged another glance.

After a long while, Vice Admiral Galad's eyes flashed coldly. "That kid must die."

Vice Admiral Bogu said, "Since we've already offended him beyond repair, we absolutely cannot let him grow any stronger. Otherwise, there will be endless trouble!"

Vice Admiral Uzi said nothing, but he nodded in agreement.

As long as Ener lived, Uzi would never feel at ease!

Vice Admiral Galad, Vice Admiral Bogu, and Vice Admiral Uzi fell into deep thought, considering ways to deal with Ener.

More than ten minutes later, Vice Admiral Uzi spoke first. "How about this? We spread the news. Three billion is no small sum... It will definitely attract a great number of pirates. Let them wear themselves to death."

Hearing that, the corners of Vice Admiral Bogu's mouth lifted into a cold smile. "Good idea, but we can also have our own people join in. As long as we don't act personally... who can pin this on us?"

"Tsk, tsk..."

Vice Admiral Galad let out a strange laugh and thought, That's right! Which one of them doesn't have some shady subordinates? Like those slave-catching crews that capture slaves for the Celestial Dragons... Many of those slave-catching crews are pirates themselves.

The scene returned to the Conomi Islands. Ener waved his hand. "Target: Cocoyasi Village. Full speed ahead."

With Gin at the helm, they quickly entered the Conomi Islands.

"Hm..."

Just as they were about to reach the island where Cocoyasi Village was located, Ener's Observation Haki detected something unusual. He turned to look toward the right and saw a small boat heading their way.

Moreover, it was moving exceptionally fast. It had clearly been modified.

A young girl stood aboard, dressed in a miniskirt and a short-sleeved shirt. As the distance steadily closed, Ener finally saw her face clearly.

She had beautiful orange hair and delicate features.

Although she still looked quite young, around eighteen or so, her figure was already curvaceous. She lacked the charm of a mature woman, but possessed a girl's youthful innocence and vitality.

Most importantly, her brown eyes were filled with determination.

As though she had made some important decision.

"It was actually her..."

Ener looked astonished, because he recognized her at once. The newcomer was Nami, one of the two great beauties of the Straw Hat Pirates!

Although he was going to confront Arlong, meaning he would inevitably visit Cocoyasi Village, he had not expected to encounter Nami. At this point in time, she should still have been stealing everywhere to gather the one hundred million Beli Arlong demanded!

Most likely, she would not be in Cocoyasi Village.

Yet unexpectedly, she had come looking for him herself.

Ener waved a hand. "Gin, stop!"

Gin was slightly stunned, but he still brought the ship to a stop. Lina moved closer with a curious expression and followed Ener's gaze.

Her brows immediately rose.

Nami truly gave her a sense of crisis. As a woman, her instincts told her that the way Ener looked at Nami was somewhat different.

However, she did not say anything.

When she decided to follow Ener, she had already known he was a lustful man. It was impossible for him to have only her and her sister.

She decided that once Arlong was dealt with, she would serve Ener properly.

So that he would never be able to leave her.

Even if he had countless women in the future, she would always hold a place in his heart. Better yet, she could bear Ener a child.

Then no one would be able to shake her position.

After Nami boarded the ship, she first looked over the four people aboard before turning her gaze to Ener.

Then she said firmly, "Chief Inspector, word of what you did in Shells Town has spread across the entire East Blue. I want to ask whether it is truly possible to report the Marines."

Ener nodded. "Of course!"

By now, he already knew why Nami had come to find him.

He simply had not expected news of what happened in Shells Town to spread so quickly. His eyes flickered, because he would be leaving the East Blue for a while, so he had not ordered anyone to publicize the matter on a large scale.

And it was absolutely impossible for the people of Shells Town alone to have spread it so widely.

Therefore, someone had to be adding fuel to the flames.

At that thought, he could barely suppress the corners of his mouth from rising. He understood that this trip to the Holy Land would likely be even more exciting than he had anticipated.