East Blue.
Not long after leaving Cocoyasi Village, Gawain had someone deliver the materials connecting Rat and Arlong to the nearby 77th Marine Branch Base.
The captain of this base was Commodore Brinbrin, the branch officer who, in the original story, could not stand the actions of the Arlong Pirates and led men to exterminate them, ultimately dying in battle.
His character was definitely reliable.
Counting the time.
Rat's affair should have already reached Marineford, Marine Headquarters, by now.
Gawain was currently plotting to join the Shichibukai, so unless necessary, he wanted to minimize conflicts with the Marines.
If the Marines did not deal with Rat, he would deal with him before leaving East Blue!
The pirate ship sailed toward Para Island according to the original plan.
With Nami charting the course.
Along the way, the Gawain Pirates precisely avoided many dangerous ocean currents and bizarre weather patterns.
The crew's attitude toward Nami shifted from initial skepticism to nearly blind faith, a process that took only a few days.
Her status in everyone's hearts now practically rivaled Akin's, making her an absolute core member of the Gawain Pirates.
After all, the improvement in the sailing experience brought by an excellent navigator could almost be described as immediate.
At that moment.
Nami had changed into a swimsuit, lying on a deck chair and enjoying the sunbath.
At fifteen or sixteen years old, Nami's figure had not yet developed to the breathtaking extent of later years, but the initial signs were already there.
Her curves were slender, and her waist was slender enough to be spanned by a single grasp.
Except for her flat chest, which caused Gawain to bluntly call it dull.
"Nami-san, here is your orange juice."
A pirate wearing a chef's hat flatteringly handed a glass of juice