It was getting dark.
Smoke rises quietly.
...
Aaron's Paradise
"What should I do? Nami has really saved up 100 million berries."
The whole body is blue and purple, and the mouth is bulging, looking at the evil dragon.
The Arlong Pirates knew about Nami's return as soon as she returned. Similarly, the fact that she had Berry in her hand and the information they had heard all proved one thing: the other party had made a lot of money on this trip to the sea.
"Hahaha, so she's putting the money in front of me now?"
"It's too late to notify the navy now, Evil Dragon." Kroobi asked doubtfully.
After all, as long as Nami brings the money tonight, the evil dragon will have to accept it.
"It just so happens that we haven't yet gone to Grey Village to collect this month's taxes. Let's go."
As he spoke, all the fishmen went into the sea.
Swam out of Aaron Paradise.
Night falls.
Nami came to Arlong Paradise alone.
Aaron Paradise, which should have been brightly lit, was now completely empty of any merman.
Nami saw the deserted place.
Clench your hands.
After taking two deep breaths, she walked step by step to her own workshop.
Looking at the room full of drawn maps.
She brushed past them one by one.
Eight years and countless days and nights echoed in her mind.
"..."
The next morning came as expected.
The same navy officers also came to the orange grove.
The leader of the team was Colonel Mouse.
"Search carefully! These are all treasures that little thief Nami stole from the pirates and should be confiscated."
"As navy officers, when did you start catching even thieves?" Nojigo stood at the door with angry eyes.
Colonel Mouse chuckled sinisterly. "First of all, we have to correct one thing. We are not here to catch thieves. We are here to take what belongs to the Navy. We have already brought the reward for the little thief."
A plaque with four words on it.
Enforce the law impartially.
"This is an incredible reward, which very few people in the naval base can obtain. You are really lucky this time. Not only are you innocent, but you are also praised. It's really... 'envious'." Colonel Mouse squinted his eyes and smiled very devoutly.
"you!"
Nojigao calmed down and looked at Colonel Mouse with a burning gaze. "As the family of a man who has made great contributions, will you take action if I report the pirates to you?"
"nature."
"Then I will report that there are pirates stationed in the southwest of the island. Please ask the navy to send a large army to eliminate them." Nojigo responded with a smile.
Colonel Mouse nodded seriously and took out his notebook: "In the southwest corner of the island? Okay, we'll go there."
Then he put away his notebook and continued to look leisurely at the navy searching in the orange grove.
"Search carefully."
"Why don't you go and wipe out the pirates now?" Nojigo suppressed his anger.
Colonel Mouse said innocently, "We have to do things one step at a time. We are currently searching for the stolen money and confiscating it. Once we have verified that the money belongs to the pirates, we will take the next step."
"Haha, okay, I 'trust' your navy, go ahead and search." Noqi laughed angrily, but she really had no way to deal with these navy in front of her.
Seeing that Noqigao had no intention of resisting or stopping him.
This made Colonel Mouse feel uneasy. Could he have already hidden himself?
I was thinking about that.
His navy came to him carrying boxes to report.
"Colonel, we've found eighty-three million berries! Among them are jewels..."
After listening to his men's report, Colonel Mouse finally felt relieved.
He looked at the berries in the box with a sly grin. Although a lot of them were stained with blood, there was no need to worry about their value.
"Now that we've found the stolen money, we won't keep it any longer. Let's call it a day!"
A group of navy soldiers left in large numbers.
Nuo Qigao and Ajian, who witnessed all this, had grim expressions on their faces, but no one stopped them.
"Is this really going to happen?" Nojigao sighed deeply with an ugly expression.
At this moment, Ajian's clenched fists were shaking, and he really wanted to go up and beat up this guy called Mouse.
"I hope everything goes well."
The mouse boarded the warship and took a few of his confidants to A'long Paradise in a small boat.
At this moment, the members of the Arlong Pirates had been waiting for a long time.
"How about it?"
"Eighty-three million berries have been received. It's all here. Is this the 50-50 split as agreed upon?"
"Of course. When have I ever broken a promise?" The evil dragon smiled and waved his hand.
The Mouse Colonel smiled and nodded. He rubbed his hands and said, "Then I won't be polite."
That is at this time.
Nami pushed the door open and walked in.
I saw the two of them doing PY transactions.
"Aaron, don't you have anything you want to explain?"
"Huh? What's there to explain? I'm just negotiating with the navy. What's the problem?" Aaron shrugged blankly, as if the money in front of him did not belong to Nami.
The Mouse Colonel even laughed evilly.
"The Arlong Pirates are the most law-abiding pirate group in our jurisdiction. If all pirate groups could be as peaceful as the Arlong Pirates, the world would have been at peace long ago."
Listening to the two of them working together.
Nami took a few deep breaths, trying her best to keep her tone steady.
"Aaron, are you planning to break your promise?"
"I will naturally keep my promise. Is the 100 million berries you prepared enough?" Aaron smiled meaningfully.
Now it was not only Aaron who was laughing, the other fishmen also laughed out loud.
Nami said nothing but silently came to her studio and walked down with her suitcase.
The suitcase was opened in front of all the fishmen and the navy.
"One hundred million Baileys, please."
For a moment, the laughter in Aaron Paradise stopped.
All that was left was the sound of the wind blowing over the waves.
Colonel Mouse stared blankly at the 100 million berries, then looked at the blood-stained berries in front of him.
His eyes widened for a moment. That was 183 million berries! How did this girl earn that much? And if nothing unexpected happened, this 100 million berries was earned from her recent trip to the sea!
He was shocked, but others were not shocked.
But sluggish.
All the fishmen in the Arlong Pirates had the same expression, one of disbelief.
This is 2000 million! Aaron's bounty is only million berries.
Did Nami steal from the country?
After all, there is no pirate in the East China Sea who can save hundreds of millions of berries. Even if there is, Nami can't steal it.
"What? You don't want to admit it?" Nami said in a flat tone.
Chapter 47: The Dragon Pirates' Defeat
Nami's calm voice echoed throughout Arlong Paradise.
For a moment the air was silent.
All the fishmen looked at the evil dragon. This scene was something they had never imagined.
Now the evil dragon has only two choices.
He took the 100 million berries handed over by Nami and acknowledged that the other party had bought his village.
Second option..
The dragon's gaze shifted from the box of 100 million berries, and then rested on Colonel Mouse's face.
And Colonel Mouse felt the cannibalistic gaze.
I shivered involuntarily.
The mouse looked down at the money in his hand, and then seemed to think of something.