"All dead?!"
Nami was stunned.
She was so busy packing the gold and silver treasures that she didn't even notice when the sounds outside stopped.
While breathing a sigh of relief, Nami vigilantly looked at Reno.
If he wasn't a pirate from either of the two ships, then his identity was obvious.
A colleague.
Definitely a colleague.
"These are my spoils of war, don't even think about them."
Nami glanced at Reno and reached for the bundle on the ground.
Soru!
Reno's figure flashed, suddenly disappearing from his original spot, and he picked up the bundle before Nami could.
"So fast?!" Nami was startled.
"It really is quite heavy." Reno weighed it, nodding with satisfaction.
"That's mine, give it back to me!!"
Seeing her gains fall into someone else's hands, an angry Nami immediately flailed her arms, clawing at Reno.
"Too noisy."
Reno shook his head and directly suppressed Nami with force.
Realizing the disparity in strength, Nami changed her tough stance and adopted the demeanor of a delicate woman.
"Sir, I risked a lot to get these. Please be kind and don't take them from me."
Nami pressed her hands to the sides of her cheeks, her voice becoming soft and gentle.
Seeing Reno's lack of reaction, Nami gritted her teeth, "Just give me back the money, and I'll do anything."
Do anything?!
Reno smiled.
Right into his trap.
Reno nodded in satisfaction, "Good attitude. From now on, you are the navigator of the Reno Pirates. If you join my Pirate Crew, I can consider letting you manage this money."
"I'll join!!"
Without any hesitation, Nami immediately nodded in agreement, her voice ringing out clearly.
It was just a matter of words; she didn't need to think about it at all.
Once she tricked him into giving her the money, she would immediately make her escape.
Noticing Nami's sly gaze, Reno smiled.
Joining his Pirate Crew wasn't as simple as just saying yes.
He was still looking forward to what rewards he would get after subduing Nami.
A flash of white light, and the package in Reno's hand disappeared.
"Huh?!!"
Nami's eyes comically popped out.
It disappeared.
Ten million Berries worth of gold and silver treasures just vanished right in front of her eyes?
"Where did it go?!"
"Where did all my money go?!"
"Damn… Lord Reno, where did all my money go?!"
Nami fumbled around, so anxious she almost swore.
Where did this bastard put her money?
That was a full ten million Berries!
"Firstly, this is the Reno Pirate Crew's money, and I haven't agreed to give it to you yet."
"Secondly, as a newly joined navigator, shouldn't you be fulfilling your duties?!"
Reno corrected Nami's mistakes one by one.
As for the vanished treasures, he knew exactly where they were.
The system warehouse, to be precise.
"Duties?!" Nami was startled, then quickly reacted.
Isn't it just navigation?!
For her, it was as easy as eating and drinking.
Wait.
Why was Reno looking at her so strangely?
"What duties are you talking about?!"
Nami swallowed, crossing her arms over her chest, and asked tentatively.
Although she was still innocent, she wasn't a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child.
She was already an eighteen-year-old adult.
Reno shrugged, chuckling, "Between a man and a woman, what do you think it is?!"
Before Nami could refuse, Reno added, "That's ten million Berries, you know."
The refusal that was about to blurt out was swallowed back by Nami.
Reno was right; that was ten million Berries.
If she missed this opportunity, her plan to redeem the village would be delayed by several months.
Remembering Arlong's cruelty, she really didn't want to wait any longer.
It's just a stick stirring a couple of times.
After some self-consolation, Nami took a deep breath, a sweet smile on her face, and actively approached Reno, speaking in a seductive voice: "Captain, you said it. After this is over, the money must be entrusted to me for safekeeping."
Reno smiled, reaching out to embrace Nami's slender waist, which was just a handful.
He led her to a relatively clean room.
The moment the door closed, the two began their work, which lasted nearly four hours.
In the beginning, the work did not go smoothly.
Nami was, after all, a novice and unfamiliar with the process and details of the work, making it difficult for her to cooperate well with Reno.
But as Reno's in-depth guidance continued, Nami's nature was completely unleashed, and the two became more and more in sync.
It must be said that Nami had a talent for this work, even able to extrapolate in many aspects.
As things got better, Nami even forgot that her initial intention was simply to go through the motions.
As the work neared its end, Nami took the initiative to finish, not missing a single detail.
"It's already late. You rest first, and we'll set off tomorrow," Reno said softly.
Nami didn't try to be strong; she was indeed a bit tired from the high-intensity work.
After covering Nami with the blanket, Reno left the room.
He walked into another empty room.
Although the details of the previous work were endlessly enjoyable, in the One Piece World, strength was king.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully subduing Nami. You can receive a reward. Do you wish to claim it?!]
"Claim."
Reno did not hesitate.
Wasn't subduing Nami for the reward?!
Did they really think he was lustful?!
[Congratulations to the Host for acquiring the Power of Shennong Beast. It can be optimized according to the Pirate King worldview. Do you wish to optimize it?!]
"Shennong Beast?!" Reno stroked his chin, lost in thought.
If he remembered correctly, the Shennong Beast should be a healing-type Divine Beast from the anime Divine Weapon Kids, the Divine Weapon Shennong Ruler, which could heal all injuries.
Good stuff.
The One Piece World was full of dangers, and injuries were inevitable.
With the healing ability of the Shennong Ruler, as long as he wasn't instantly killed, he could pretty much do whatever he wanted.
"Start optimization." Reno responded.
The so-called optimization function, as the name suggests, extracts the essence and discards the dross.
[Optimization successful. Congratulations to the Host for acquiring the Healing-Healing Fruit.] (Originally wanted to name it Healing-Healing Fruit, but found out it belonged to Princess Mansherry, so changed it to Healing-Healing Fruit.)
Note!
: After optimization, the Healing-Healing Fruit not only perfectly integrates the Power of Healing of the Shennong Ruler but can also regrow severed limbs and remove various negative effects from the human body.
: The Devil Fruit rewarded by the system has no side effects, is not afraid of seawater, and can be stacked with other Devil Fruit Abilities.
: If the Devil Fruit rewarded by the system is not used by the Host, the Host can share the Devil Fruit Ability with the user.
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