"Can you tell me your name?"
Rosen looked at the young Nami on the screen.
"My name is Nami."
"She is my sister, Nojiko."
"This is Bell-mère. I heard that she used to be a Marine, just like her Marine sister."
Nami looked at Rosen who appeared on the screen, her eyes lit up, full of strong interest in new things.
"Yeah?"
"So, you also have pure Marine blood flowing in your veins!"
Rosen saw that Nami was not shy at all, but spoke freely in front of him, and he couldn't help but praise her in his heart.
She is worthy of being the girl who dared to go out to sea at the age of 10 and face the wind and rain of the East Blue alone.
This kind of innate courage and boldness is not something that ordinary people can possess.
"Then can I become a sailor when I grow up, just like my sister in the Marine?"
Nami's eyes sparkled when she heard that.
After experiencing the divine soldiers of Doll descending from the sky and slaying the Arlong Pirates with their swords, and then seeing the conversation between Doll and Rosen, she developed a strong liking for the Marine.
"Sure."
"But if girls want to become Marines, they have to work harder than boys."
"Are you afraid of hard work?"
Seeing that Nami actually declared that she wanted to be a Marine when she grew up, Rosen couldn't help but feel that she was tampering with history.
"I'm scared!"
Nami said it honestly with a bitter face.
"Puff!"
Doll, who was standing by, couldn't help laughing when he saw how honest Nami was.
"If you're afraid of hard work, you might not be able to join the Marine Corps."
Rosen couldn't help laughing when he saw it.
This is Nami.
An East Blue elf who has never experienced the devastation and pain of the Arlong Pirates.
"Besides enduring hardship, is there no other way?"
Nami asked weakly.
"If you have some special talents, it's not impossible."
Rosen thought for a moment before speaking.
"What is a special talent?"
Nami perked up immediately.
"For example, you have Haki, you are a fruit user, you have swordsmanship... well, you also have excellent navigation skills."
Seeing that Nami's little face was about to fall completely, Rosen stopped teasing her.
"I can."
"Everyone says that my sea charts are beautiful."
"Also, I can know the weather changes in advance."
Nami jumped up excitedly and spoke out her abilities all at once.
"Does the weather change in advance?"
When Doll heard this, the look in his eyes when he looked at Nami changed slightly.
She comes from the headquarters of the Marine, so she has a clearer understanding than all the Marines in the world.
In the four seas, the profession of navigator and the ability of navigation are not dispensable, but they are definitely not crucial.
The ability of navigation will have a greater impact the closer you are to the New World.
Same thing.
The more powerful the navigator, the closer he is to the New World, and the more important his status becomes.
at this point.
This has been fully confirmed in the battle between the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates.
In the world-changing war between Gol D. Roger and Shiki, the Flying Pirates lost not because of their strength, but because of their navigator.
Also facing a devastating storm.
The Roger Pirates are safe and sound.
The Flying Pirates were almost wiped out.
This is the gap between the navigators of the two pirate groups.
What determines the outcome of a war is not the strength of the captain or the strength of the pirate group, but the ability of the navigators of the two pirate groups.
"Nami."
"Can you really sense changes in the weather?"
Thinking of this, Doll couldn't help but ask Nami.
"It's true."
"It hadn't rained in Cocoyasi Village before Bell-mère left, and I even asked her to bring an umbrella in advance."
"But she didn't listen, so she got soaked."
Nami was afraid that Doll would not believe her, so she quickly gave examples to prove her point.
"Is that so?"
Doll couldn't help but look at Bell-mère.
"Nami did remind me to bring an umbrella."
Bell-mère thought about it and remembered that Nami had indeed reminded her at that time, but she was still worried about raising money to buy her life, so she forgot about it.
"See, I didn't lie to you."
Nami raised her little head, feeling very proud.
"Can I see the sea chart you drew?"
Doll walked in front of Nami and half squatted down.
"Sure."
"Wait for me a moment."
"Don't leave!"
Nami returned the communication device to Doll, then ran towards the village.
Not long.
She ran back to the dock panting and handed all the nautical charts she had drawn to Doll.
"Bring me the chart of the East Blue."
Doll glanced at the female soldier beside him, who immediately boarded the warship and brought a chart of the East Blue.
After taking the nautical chart, she compared Nami's chart with the one drawn by the navigator of the 1st branch, and her expression changed instantly.
A little girl who was less than ten years old, had never received any orthodox navigation training and had never been to sea, but the nautical chart she drew of the sea area centered on Cocoyasi Village was as accurate as the map drawn by the navigator in the branch.
Even in terms of details, it surpasses the Marine's nautical charts.
"Nami, where did you learn all this sailing knowledge?"
Doll looked at Nami as if he was looking at a rare treasure in the world.
She was certain that if the Golden Lion Pirates had a navigator like Nami, the outcome of the Battle of Edd War would have been completely rewritten.
"I stole books from bookstores and taught myself."
Nami's words completely moved Doll.
"Governor."
Doll turned his head to look at Rosen on the communication device screen, the meaning was self-evident.
In her opinion, Nami's talent for sailing is equivalent to having the Marine and the qualities of an admiral.
Extremely strong qualifications.
However, it is not reflected in strength, but in navigation skills.
"Can I be your navigator?"
Although Nami is small, she is smart and clever, especially good at observing people's words and expressions. After noticing that Doll's eyes had changed when he looked at her, she immediately asked Rosen.
"It's not easy to become my navigator."
"How about this, although you're a little young, given your exceptional sailing talent, I can make an exception and admit you as a Marine Trainee in Branch 1."
"When you grow up and learn the knowledge of navigation, I will let you be the navigator of my ship when you go out to sea."
Seeing that Nami looked a little disappointed, Rosen directly painted a pie for her.
"A trainee Marine?
"Okay, it's settled."
"Come on, let's make a pinky promise. Whoever breaks his promise will be the puppy."
After hearing this, Nami raised her little finger across the screen, as if she was going to make a pinky promise with Rosen.
"Okay, pinky promise."
The smile on Rosen's lips became even more pronounced. He also raised his little finger and made a pinky promise with Nami across the screen and the long distance between the North Blue and the East Blue.
"By the way, big brother, what's your name?"
Nami asked as she made a pinky promise.
"My name is Rosen."
After Rosen and Nami made a pinky promise, he withdrew his finger.
"I remember it, and you should remember it too."
"Although I'm only a trainee Marine now, I will be your navigator from now on."
"Unless you want to be a puppy."
Nami looked at Rosen seriously.
"Hehehe!"
"All right!"
"I remember that, too."
After hearing this, Rosen laughed at first, but still nodded seriously.
Looking at Nami, whose smile was as beautiful as a flower and whose laughter was as clear as a silver bell in the wind and rain, whether it was Bell-mère, Nojiko, or the villagers of Cocoyasi Village, they all smiled.
Today is really a good day.
This is the same for Nami and anyone in Cocoyasi Village.
Because of this storm, they were brought to the North Blue 1st Branch Marine.