Without the oppression of fish-man Arlong's crew.
The quiet peace that had been absent for seven years returned to this small village.
Everything was getting back on track, everything was developing in a positive direction.
It would have been even better if not for that warship with a 'mouse' figurehead.
"Nezumi! You actually dare to come here! Arlong's crew has been completely wiped out, your backing has fallen, we won't give you money anymore!"
A villager roared angrily.
"What? I don't quite understand what you mean! I'm a righteous Marine Captain, my backing is the Navy, the overlord of the seas, and it will never fall!"
The shifty-eyed Captain Nezumi spoke righteously.
"As for the Arlong crew you mentioned, they have nothing to do with me—I don't even know them. I came here this time because I learned about what happened here and came to offer condolences!"
"Tell me, Arlong's crew occupied this place for so long and bullied you for such a long time. Why didn't you come to me? If I had known, you would have been liberated long ago!"
Captain Nezumi spoke with apparent anguish, shamelessly pushing all responsibility onto the villagers' cowardice.
A Marine accomplice nearby was recording everything with a Camera Den Den Mushi as evidence for whitewashing.
Hearing Captain Nezumi's utterly shameless speech, all the villagers present couldn't help but flush with anger.
"Damn! I've never seen such... shameless scum!"
"You stinking sewer rat, do you dare swear to heaven that you have no connection with Arlong?"
"If it weren't for you covering for Arlong's crew, how could the Navy not have discovered them?"
"Half of the protection fees we paid to the Arlong crew went into your pocket, didn't it!"
"Even now, you still dare to come here and say such things. Parasites like you don't deserve to be Marines!"
"Damn it, the more I think about it, the angrier I get!"
The villagers were all filled with righteous indignation, their anger reaching a breaking point.
But intimidated by his Captain rank and the guns in his hands, they still didn't dare to act.
Until...
"Nezumi!!!"
A girl's angry shout exploded.
Smack!
A rotten egg flew from the back of the crowd, hitting Nezumi square in the face.
Seeing Nami take action, the villagers' spirits were greatly lifted.
The next second.
Countless rotten eggs, spoiled tomatoes, rotten vegetables, and more were hurled at Captain Nezumi and his group.
Previously, they hadn't dared to act due to concerns about Nezumi's status.
But...
Now that Nami had taken the first move.
They knew that with Nezumi's petty nature, he would definitely target Nami.
For Nami's safety, all the villagers erupted.
They could tolerate being bullied themselves, but they wouldn't allow anyone to harm Nami.
"Troublemakers! A bunch of troublemakers!"
Captain Nezumi shouted frantically.
Under the villagers' rotten egg offensive, he fled with his head covered.
Even firing warning shots couldn't suppress the people's anger.
In the end, he could only retreat shamefully to his warship.
"Get lost quickly, you stinking rat! Don't let me see you again! And don't you dare set foot on this island again!"
Nami stood with her hands on her hips, scolding continuously in her sweet voice.
"You damned woman and troublemakers, this Captain remembers this debt. Just you wait!"
Leaving behind harsh words, Captain Nezumi hastily drove his warship away.
At this moment.
About a thousand meters from the port, on a cliff.
"Kobayashi, what should we do?"
Tohru tilted her head to look at Sora.
"Mm, I almost forgot. None of those guys are human. Deal with them all!"
Sora gave his calm order.
If you don't root out the weeds, they'll grow back with the spring breeze.
Since they were going to solve the problem, they needed to clean it up thoroughly from the source.
"Yes~"
Tohru responded and her figure suddenly vanished from the spot.
About twenty miles from Cocoyasi Village, at sea.
"Damn those troublemakers!"
Captain Nezumi gritted his teeth, getting angrier the more he thought about it.
"Just wait for me! You're finished! This sea area is ultimately under my control. When things calm down in a few years, I'll definitely make you pay. Without Arlong, there are still other cats and dogs—I can cooperate with whoever I want!"
Having tasted the sweetness of cooperation with the Arlong crew, Captain Nezumi naturally wouldn't easily give up his wealthy lifestyle.
After all, it's easy to go from frugal to luxurious, but hard to go from luxury back to frugality.
Through Arlong's crew these years, he had easily obtained vast wealth that would normally take a hundred years to acquire.
"And that Nami, I never noticed before—she's really a lovely girl. In two more years she'll definitely be even more outstanding. I absolutely can't miss out... hehehe."
Captain Nezumi became more and more pleased with his thoughts.
Just then.
Swoosh!
Without warning.
The shadow of death descended.
The most fundamental fear of life made him instantly break out in cold sweat.
"Look at the sky!"
"What is that?"
"That woman... what... what does she want to do?"
The Marines who were in cahoots with Nezumi all cried out in terror.
Nezumi looked up sharply, and the final scene that entered his vision was the deep purple dragon roar cannon that pierced heaven and earth.
Boom!
Rumble rumble!
The entire warship along with Captain Nezumi's group was utterly annihilated!!!
Cocoyasi Village.
Splash~
Sora suddenly pulled his rod.
[Ding dong]
[Lucky moment! Congratulations, host, for catching A-rank skill—Steal (Kazuma's perverted version), effect: 100% success rate to steal any item from the target, can be evolved]
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