At that moment, Nami had no interest in admiring the clear blue sky.
Instead, she stared at Gern's towering back, thinking about what he had just said: "I'm a Marine, after all."
Then she recalled the earth-shaking declaration of war against the World Government that the Straw Hat Pirates had just made at Enies Lobby, and her heart tightened.
She realized that Gern's appearance here could not possibly be as simple as coming to watch the fun or capture Perona!
He might very well... have come to arrest Luffy!
No! I absolutely can't let him capture Luffy!
In an instant, a flicker of determination flashed through Nami's eyes.
She had no choice. They had already witnessed how terrifying a Marine Admiral could be.
The last one could freeze the sea, and this even stronger one was already beyond anything she could imagine!
So Nami decisively raised her Clima-Tact. Her expression was apologetic, but there was not a trace of hesitation in her movements as she shouted.
"Sorry, old man Gern!" Before her words had faded, the small sphere at the tip of her Clima-Tact instantly gathered a pitch-black thundercloud.
"Thunderstorm Weather!"
BOOOOM!!!
Dark clouds appeared, and a thick bolt of lightning struck Gern squarely on the head as he stood there, completely unguarded!
Blinding lightning swallowed his entire body. Arcs of electricity writhed wildly, producing an unbroken barrage of crackling explosions.
Nami did not even dare look back to see the result. The moment her attack landed, she nimbly flipped off the broken wall.
Without looking back, she sprinted at full speed toward the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates.
The lightning striking Gern lasted nearly three full minutes before its glow gradually dissipated.
Yet he remained standing there, without even changing his posture.
He merely reached up and