Since Lott's Crew had finished their performance, Lott steered the Skybreaker slowly toward the harbor.
"Nami, you said you knew that singer?" Vivi looked at Nami with some curiosity.
Nami nodded. "If I wasn't mistaken, that singer should be Carina."
"Carina?" Ling'er and the others looked puzzled. They had never heard that name before.
Nami explained, "Carina and I used to be partners."
"Partners?"
Nami sank into her memories. "Yes. Back then, I worried every day about scraping together a hundred million Beli.
"And the fastest way to make money in this world was to steal pirates' ill-gotten gains."
Vivi and the others all knew Nami's background, so none of them showed any discomfort at this.
Nami continued, "During one of those jobs, I met Carina, who was also stealing money from pirates.
"Maybe we felt some connection with each other. We became partners in stealing money.
"After that, we worked together to steal money from pirate crews' and bounty hunters' ships.
"We supported each other during that time, and we both managed to save money much faster.
"Back then, everyone called me the 'Cat Burglar,' and Carina was called 'Little Fox.'"
A smile spread across Nami's face as she spoke. It seemed that period really had been a relatively happy time.
"As our success rate rose, we grew bolder.
"Until one time, when we got caught stealing a treasure hunter's treasure.
"She abandoned me and escaped alone."
Ling'er looked furious at that. "What!! What a heartless partner! How could she do something like that?"
Robin said evenly, "That's human nature. At a critical moment, people only think about their own interests."
But Nami shook her head. "Hmm... that's what I thought at first, too."
"At first?" Robin raised an eyebrow. Could there be more to this?
Nami's voice drifted