Each of them held steel forks, hoes, and sickles. They were dressed in tattered clothes, but their eyes blazed with fire.
"Damn Fish-men! You're not allowed to bully Nami!"
"Let's fight them to the death!!!"
These villagers shouted indignantly, vowing to fight the Fish-men to the death. They were the villagers of Cocoyasi Village.
"Nami!!" A blue-haired woman rushed to the front, calling out anxiously. But when they clearly saw Arlong Park, they were stunned. They had heard a lot of commotion from Arlong Park. And coupled with everyone realizing Nami was missing, they had rushed over anxiously.
However, where were the Fish-men and Arlong Park here? All that remained was a heap of shattered ruins. There were also many large cracks on the ground. Some scattered Fish-man corpses, bleeding, were pressed under the ruins. In the middle of the ruins, two people embracing each other were extremely conspicuous.
"Nami?" The blue-haired Nojiko ran over, looking at Nami and the strange man who was very intimate with Nami, with a puzzled expression.
"Hey, hey, hey!!! Let me down quickly!!!" Nami shouted.
Who knew Ren released his hands, raising an eyebrow playfully. "It's not me holding you and not letting go." It was obvious that Nami was holding on tightly and not letting go.
"…" Nami was speechless. She quickly let go and got down.
"Ahem." She coughed twice to cover the awkward atmosphere. Nojiko temporarily had no time to think about their relationship, and anxiously asked Nami. "Nami, what exactly happened here? Where's Arlong?"
The brown-clothed, scar-faced man leading the villagers also stepped forward. He was Genzo. He was the one who took care of Nami and Nojiko after Belle-mère left, like a father figure to them. He was very worried about Nami, and also wanted to know what exactly happened. At the same time, his gaze was also on Ren, this strange man who had just been very intimate with Nami.
Noticing the 'father-in-law's' gaze, Ren returned a faint smile, showing friendliness.
"Um…" Nami organized her words, wondering where to begin. But she found that the information from the Chat Group couldn't be spoken aloud; she couldn't say it even if she wanted to. She glanced at Ren in confusion. Ren just gently shook his head. Understanding the general meaning, she had to explain it in a different way.
"The Arlong Pirates have been annihilated by Ren, Arlong is dead, all the Fish-men are dead, and our Cocoyasi Village is free!"
"Is…is this true?!" The villagers' eyes widened.
"This is the best proof." Nami pointed at the ruins of Arlong Park. Such a sight left them with no choice but to believe. After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted in cheers. Some even cried tears of joy.
"Those damned Fish-men are finally dead!"
"This is great! Cocoyasi Village is finally saved!"
*****
Seeing the villagers' excited smiles and tears, Nami smiled with relief, and tears of release streamed down her face. Nojiko and Genzo also started crying when they heard the news. The three of them thought simultaneously: "Belle-mère, did you see this?"
*****
After a long while, Genzo's emotions calmed down. He organized the villagers to leave temporarily. Only he, Nojiko, and Nami remained.
Genzo bowed deeply to Ren. "I am Genzo, thank you very much for your help!"
"I am Nami's older sister, Nojiko, thank you very much!" Nojiko also followed in thanking him.
To their surprise, Ren suddenly wrapped an arm around Nami's slender waist. "This is Nami's hometown, and as her man, this much is expected."
Nojiko covered her mouth and gasped, "How bold!"
"Who's your woman?!" Nami glared at him, but she didn't struggle, leaning obediently against him.
"…" Genzo felt bitter inside. His grown-up daughter was just… gone.
Feeling it was inappropriate to stay there, Genzo and Nojiko left first. Only Ren and Nami remained.
"How could you say such things in front of Nojiko and Genzo?"
"But you didn't resist, did you?" Ren smiled and squeezed her slender waist. He teased, "Nami, I feel like you're the easiest woman in the world to get, even easier than a certain Dragon Witch. I conquered you in just over ten minutes."
These words provoked Nami, and she immediately roared like a lioness! "Who was conquered?! I just wasn't clear about the Chat Group's situation, and in my haste, I blurted out that condition!" This flustered explanation was full of girlish charm. That stressed-out look wasn't pretty.
"Hahaha!" Ren was just joking around to tease her. Seeing Nami recover from her somber mood, he stopped. Ren said, "Now that Arlong is dealt with here, I should go back."
"Ah? Going back already? Aren't you coming to my house?" Hearing that Ren was leaving, the tough-talking Nami instead started to feel reluctant. Ren saved her, saved Cocoyasi Village, and even forcefully took her kiss. Thinking of everything she had experienced in these short few dozen minutes, her heart stirred. The daughters of the sea are all free-spirited, daring to love and hate. Nami was no exception.