"Arlong!"
The three Fishman executives were shocked.
They watched Arlong charge forward, and they too, overcoming their fear of Haoshoku, brandished their weapons and followed him, rushing towards Qingyun.
"Careful!"
Nojiko and Nami, seeing this, warned Qingyun in unison.
Although Nojiko knew Qingyun had ulterior motives for her.
Although Nami didn't know Qingyun yet.
They both knew that Qingyun was being attacked by Arlong and the three Fishman executives because of them; he was their companion.
Unfortunately, they couldn't fight alongside Qingyun and could only cheer him on.
"Perfect, let me try out Observation Haki!"
Qingyun, unhurried, quietly activated Observation Haki.
"Die!"
Arlong rushed in front of Qingyun, opened his fanged mouth, and bit fiercely at Qingyun's head, intending to bite it clean off.
However, Qingyun dodged it with the smallest possible movement, just a graze.
Next was Chu's water cannon attack, which Qingyun also dodged without much trouble.
Then Hachi's sword and Kuroobi's heavy punch also failed to touch Qingyun in the slightest.
Even when they attacked simultaneously, Qingyun easily dodged them all.
"As expected of Observation Haki!"
He could'see' Arlong and their attacks clearly!
Qingyun was overjoyed.
"So... so amazing!"
Nojiko and Nami watched this scene, both stunned.
"Damn it!"
"Why can't we hit him!"
The four Fishmen were furious, yet helpless.
After testing the power of Observation Haki, Qingyun no longer wanted to waste time with Arlong and his crew; he directly used Armament Haki to snatch a samurai sword from Hachi.
Then, using Observation Haki, he dodged Arlong's attacks while delivering a fatal blow to Chu, gaining his positive and beneficial abilities, strengthening his physical fitness, and so on.
Seeing Chu killed, Arlong and his crew were furious and wanted to kill Qingyun for revenge.
But Qingyun had already grown stronger from killing Chu, making him even harder for them to hit.
Qingyun repeated the process, killing Kuroobi, then Hachi, and finally Arlong, leaving Arlong to die with his eyes wide open.
After killing Arlong, Qingyun still didn't stop; he directly slaughtered all the unconscious Fishmen.
Nojiko and Nami watched this scene, somewhat intimidated by Qingyun's decisive killing.
However, they felt no sympathy for Arlong and his crew; instead, they felt immense joy.
Their great revenge, and the village's great revenge, had finally been exacted.
Qingyun put down the blood-stained samurai sword and brought Nojiko down to reunite with Nami.
With Arlong dead, Nami and Nojiko no longer had to pretend; they happily embraced each other.
"Nojiko, are you willing to join my crew this time?"
Qingyun once again invited Nojiko to join his crew.
This was a necessary step to recruit others; only when the other party agreed would the system determine that Qingyun had recruited them.
"I am willing."
Nojiko nodded affirmatively.
Nami was deeply moved.
She understood Nojiko and guessed that Nojiko must have agreed to join Qingyun's crew to make him save her.
[Congratulations to the host for recruiting Nojiko to join the Neptune Crew. Please select Nojiko's position.]
[Combatant, Navigator, Ship Doctor, Cook, Songstress, Nurse, Maid...]
Qingyun was surprised:
"The first few are fine, but why do they get more inappropriate towards the end!"
He quickly thought about it and smiled:
"Very good, from this moment on, you are the Nurse of my Neptune Crew."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyun gained all of Nojiko's positive and beneficial abilities, such as physical flexibility.
"Hmm!"
Nojiko and Nami were both a little surprised.
They hadn't expected Qingyun to make Nojiko a Nurse.
"Nami, will you also join my crew?"
"Come with me to travel the world and collect treasures."
Qingyun looked at Nami and directly invited her.
Nami was very tempted.
After all, she loved treasure the most and also wanted to see the world.
Moreover, Qingyun not only saved her but also helped her get revenge.
Crucially, he was also incredibly handsome and his strength was unimaginably powerful.
"Are you a pirate?"
But Nami didn't agree directly; instead, she looked at Qingyun and asked.
Because of Arlong and his crew, she now particularly hated pirates.
If Qingyun was a pirate, she would have to seriously consider it.
Nojiko also looked at Qingyun curiously; she still didn't know much about Qingyun, only his name.
"You could say that."
Qingyun thought for a moment and nodded.
"What does that mean?"
"Are you or aren't you?"
Nami and Nojiko both looked at Qingyun in confusion.
"I guess so."
Qingyun smiled slightly:
"Nojiko has already joined my crew."
"You can refuse, but I will make you agree."
Nami and Nojiko both heard the threat in Qingyun's words and felt somewhat angry.
However, they were still pragmatic and knew they didn't have the strength to refuse.
So Nami bit her lip lightly and nodded:
"Okay, I'll join."
[Congratulations to the host for recruiting Nami to join the Neptune Crew. Please select Nami's position.]
"Very good."
Qingyun smiled happily:
"Then from this moment on, you are the Navigator of my Neptune Crew."
The next moment, he gained Nami's positive and beneficial abilities, such as her navigation skills.
"Do you know where the Arlong Pirates' treasure is kept?"
Qingyun then asked Nami.
"Of course I do!"
Upon hearing the word 'treasure', Nami's eyes immediately lit up.
Immediately, Qingyun, along with Nojiko and Nami, swept away all the treasures collected by the Arlong Pirates over the years, moving them all into the Neptune's treasure vault.
"Qingyun, let's go back to Cocoyasi Village first, so we can pack our things and say goodbye to the villagers."
Nojiko requested Qingyun.
Nami also looked at Qingyun.
"Okay."
Qingyun nodded:
"But before that, we have to go to Marine Branch 16 first."
"Captain Nezumi there colluded with Arlong to oppress the civilians in this area."
"If he is not dealt with, your village will surely suffer again."
"Hmm."
Hearing this, Nojiko and Nami felt somewhat happy.
It seemed Qingyun was a good person!
However, the next moment, Qingyun suddenly smiled greedily:
"And since he's been colluding with Arlong for so long, he must have amassed a lot of money; we'll go and take it all."
Nojiko and Nami:
"..."
Even the Arlong Pirates couldn't do anything to Qingyun, so a mere Captain Nezumi and the local Marine naturally stood no chance against him.
Upon arriving at Marine Branch 16, Qingyun directly broke in, found Captain Nezumi, interrogated him about the location of the money he had collected over the years, and then swiftly killed him.
Any Marine who dared to obstruct him was also killed.
After taking all of Captain Nezumi's money and storing it in the Neptune's treasure vault, Qingyun returned to Cocoyasi Village with Nojiko and Nami.
While Nojiko and Nami were packing their belongings and saying goodbye to the villagers, Qingyun transplanted all the tangerine trees left by their adoptive mother, Belle-Mere, to the planting area in the Neptune's living quarters.
When Nojiko and Nami discovered this upon boarding the ship, they were extremely surprised.
Because these tangerine trees were not only left by their adoptive mother Belle-Mere, but they also held all of their memories.
"Qingyun, thank you, thank you for transplanting these tangerine trees."
Nojiko and Nami sincerely thanked Qingyun.
Qingyun smiled slightly:
"Rather than verbal thanks, I prefer you to show it through actions."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyun picked up Nojiko and Nami and walked towards the Captain's cabin.
Nojiko and Nami's pretty faces couldn't help but blush:
"Don't be so impatient; let's cultivate our feelings first."
Qingyun smiled shamelessly:
"As the saying goes, familiarity breeds affection."