Baratie, somewhere on the outskirts.
"Sanji, how have you been all these years?" Reiju looked at the only younger brother she cared about, concern in her eyes, and spoke in an extremely gentle tone.
Sanji took a drag on his cigarette, looked out to sea, and said coldly: "Thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have died at the hands of that old bastard and those three other guys."
Reiju knew very well that her brother still hated the Vinsmoke family. Sanji had been bullied by his other three brothers when he was young, beaten often, and despised by his father for not being a bloodthirsty monster.
The only thing Germa had left him was a deep trauma he did not want to think about.
"Sanji, have you forgotten how your sister treated you before?" Reiju rubbed her forehead and said with a wry smile: "I don't have much to say about family matters, but you should be very clear about how I treated you. So please don't talk to me in that tone."
Hearing Reiju's words, Sanji fell silent, remembering her parting words in his mind.
"The sea is so vast that one day you will meet people who will treat you the way you deserve."
Remembering the past, Sanji finally exhaled smoke from his mouth and turned to look at Reiju with an apologetic expression.
"Seeing that you bring back bad memories, I'm sorry, Reiju. Forgive me!"
Seeing him like this, Reiju was very happy and couldn't help but show a soft smile.
"Don't blame me. It's just that I'm very happy to see you. The only ones I cared about in the family were our mother and you. But with her death, I only have you left."
At this moment, Sanji took another drag on his cigarette, asked the doubts in his heart, and said: "Reiju, why are you not in the North Blue? And why did you come here?"
"Father..." Feeling bad for mentioning this, Reiju brushed her pink hair and smiled lightly: "The leader just now was a young man dressed in black, his name is Drake."
"Now at home, we are cooperating with him. So I was sent to supervise and be responsible for the cooperation between the two parties. Fortunately, I followed him to the East Blue. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know that you are here."
Sanji frowned and said in disbelief: "That cold-blooded bastard, how could he cooperate with that Drake guy? Is there something wrong with this?"
Reiju knew very well what Sanji meant by that person. She didn't take it seriously, blinked her beautiful eyes, and said gently: "Because Drake is too strong, the Vinsmoke family considered working with him. There is no other reason."
"By the way, Sanji, get out of here with your sister. Let's go to the Grand Line together."
Reiju smiled and said: "Drake is very talkative. If you can join in, it must be very—"
Before she finished speaking, Sanji directly interrupted her: "You don't need to say it. I can't leave here."
Sanji threw the cigarette butt into the sea, looked at Reiju, and said seriously: "You should have seen that old man just now. His name is Zeff. If it weren't for him, I would have ended up buried in the sea. So, no matter what happens, I will stay here with him. It is impossible to leave."
Reiju frowned, wanting to continue persuading, but seeing Sanji's decisive expression, she could only give up.
On the Dreadnaught Sabre.
"I just suddenly realized that compared to our ship, this one is really in very bad condition." Carina looked at the flagship of the Don Krieg pirates and shook her head with displeasure.
Floating in the air, Perona said with a smile: "Needless to say, our ship is better, since is the pirate ship of the North Blue overlord."
"A ship from a place as small as East Blue, how can it compare to ours?"
At this moment, Carina's beautiful eyes lit up, a smile appeared on her pretty face, and she said excitedly: "I found it, I finally found the warehouse, Shishishi~~"
Perona was also interested and quickly said: "Then let's hurry up and go in, Horohorohorohoro..."
The two quickly moved forward, full of interest, and entered.
When they stepped into the warehouse, something caught their attention. They saw a woman in front of them, packing gold, silver, and jewelry.
Nami heard voices and looked towards the door, just in time to see the two of them.
The atmosphere seemed to freeze.
"Hey, why is there a person here?" Perona was flying in the air, a curious look on her face. "Could she be one of the survivors of this ship? She probably isn't."
Carina looked at Nami, a sly look in her eyes, and said with a smile: "Who knew we would meet someone like me."
"She, like me, is a money freak. I can see it at a glance."
Nami looked at Carina and laughed: "You're here to steal things too? What a coincidence. There are a lot of treasures here, I can't take them all, you go ahead and take what's left."
"I still have urgent matters, so I am not worthy of your attention. then I'll withdraw first." After finishing speaking, she tied the bag and prepared to leave.
Carina waved her hand and said with a giggle: "Shishishi..I'm sorry, although we are like‑minded people, the two of us are not here to steal. The things on this ship are all the treasures of our Black Sun Pirates. So you are stealing our treasures."
"But seeing that you are very similar to me, I will forgive you."
Perona looked at the full big package, her little face full of joy: "With these treasures, I can buy many delicious things again, Horohorohorohoro~~"
Nami's eyes kept blinking, thinking quickly, and she said with a smile: "Haha, then these things belong to you. Well, if this is the case, then I shouldn't take them and should return them to the original owner."
"By the way, do you want us to cooperate? Let's go and do a great job taking out treasures, what do you think?" For the woman in front of her, Nami's impression was very good.
Their personalities were very similar and they both liked money. The most important thing was that they were both intelligent and cunning.
Carina shook her head slightly and said with a smile: "I used to do it by myself and it was very interesting, but now I've discovered, following Drake, that there are many more treasures to be stolen than before."
"Just like some time ago, after we killed the White Demon Pirates, the overlord of the North Blue."
"There were too many treasures there, all piled up like a hill. That was the first time I saw so many treasures."
Carina looked at Nami with sincerity in her eyes and invited her: "Come with us. When the cadres finish off the enemies, we'll take care of searching for the treasures, Shishishi~~"
Floating in the air, Perona hurriedly said: "Carina, don't forget, there is also me..."
Nami rubbed her forehead and smiled wryly, seeming a little disinterested.
"Forget it, you'd better do it yourselves. I'll leave first." After speaking, she was ready to turn around and leave.
Carina frowned, a knowing gleam in her eyes, and asked doubtfully: "Are you having any difficulties?"
"Tell us, maybe we can help you. It's rare to meet someone who is like me and who I like, so we should help each other, right?"
Perona nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I like her a lot too, you should join us, Horohorohorohoro..."
Nami stopped in her tracks, blinked for a moment, and began to analyze the situation. She knew this group of pirates was so powerful that maybe they could help her solve her problems.
"Thank you for caring so much about me, let me tell you my situation." Nami turned to look at the two of them, shook her head, and said excitedly: "Actually, the reason why I went out to steal is to recover 100 million Bellys."
"My home, Cocoyasi Village, has been taken over by the damn Gyojins, who bother us every day and don't treat us like human beings at all."
"But the Gyojins promised me that as long as I could give them 100 million Bellys, they would let my village go." Nami clenched her fists, cheered up, and said confidently: "As long as I keep working hard, I will be able to gather this amount in a few years."
Carina and Perona looked at each other and finally understood what was happening.
"This is easy to handle and doesn't have to be that troublesome at all." Carina shrugged, smiled, and said: "I'll tell Drake later about going and annihilating those Gyojins, so don't worry."
"Then follow me on board, we will join together in the future, Shishishishi~~"
Perona nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, no matter what Gyojins they are, they will be nothing in front of Drake."
"As long as Drake is willing to fight, he can kill them in less than a minute."
Nami waved her hand, explained, and said worriedly: "The leader of these Gyojins, Arlong, has a bounty of 20 million Bellys, and he is the pirate with the highest bounty in East Blue."
"He is so powerful and there are many strong Gyojins under him. Can you defeat them?"
Carina brushed her hair and said casually: "Hmm... don't worry about this."
"Didn't I just say that we killed the North Blue overlord? Do you know how much his reward was? It was eighty‑three million."
"It would be a shame if we didn't cooperate… This guy Arlong only has 20 million as a reward? He's rubbish. Facing the cadres, he would last at most two minutes."
Perona flew into the air, laughing at the situation: "And Drake didn't even attack when we killed the North Blue overlord and his crew last time."
"His reward was 83 million, but he was too weak against Drake, not worth facing. And that guy Arlong with 20 million isn't even worth the cadres facing him."
"Okay, let's go back quickly, don't complain about it."
Hearing what the two said, Nami was stunned.
A reward of 83 million… what a terrifying number. She didn't even dare to imagine it.
"Unbelievable… how incredible…" Nami came back to her senses, her face full of horror and shock. In her opinion, Arlong with a bounty of 20 million was already too strong…
As for the reward of 83 million, it was too frightening to even think about.
Then, without hesitation, the three of them started chatting and left…
Inside the Baratie.
"Not bad, it's really good." Hana looked at the sumptuous food on the table, with a happy expression on her face, and said with excitement: "Unbelievable, this food is very delicious."
Betty had finished eating, leaned on the chair, crossed her legs, and took a drag on her cigarette. "The taste is delicious, worthy of being the most famous restaurant in the East Blue."
Moodie looked at them, smiled, and said: "It's a pity that there is no liquor now. If we serve good liquor for everyone, the atmosphere will be even more exciting."
Reiju, who had returned for a while, looked at Moodie and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there will be more opportunities like this in the future. I want to try the good liquor you distill. It should be strong and taste excellent."
Burgess patted the table, looked at Drake, laughed, and said: "Wiiihaha… Captain, why don't we grab these chefs and let them cook for us from now on?"
Doc Q coughed and smiled strangely: "Cough… This idea is very good. If they don't agree, just kill them."
"You two, stop talking nonsense." Lafitte straightened his top hat and said softly: "Didn't Reiju just say that her brother works as a chef in this restaurant?"
"Reiju is our partner. If you dare to waste your time, I will kill you before you can even ask the captain for help."
"After all, planning is the most important thing. If anyone dares to stop him, I will be the first to say no."