Nami was confused, how did Arlong become fish on a chopping board?
"You... What exactly do you want to do?"
Her attention was solely on Arlong and Yang Tao, completely missing Alvida, who had been standing beside Yang Tao, quietly leaving Arlong Park.
"Didn't I just say? I just want to talk business with you."
Yang Tao got up and walked in front of Nami.
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar Nami, a playful smile appeared on his face. Just then, a small boat sailed into Arlong Park from the sea.
The boat was very small.
And there were only Zoro and Johnny the Sword Saint on it.
The two jumped off the boat, and Yang Tao looked at Zoro, whose chest was wrapped in bandages, with a surprised expression.
'This... This recovery ability is too much, isn't it?'
He had seen it clearly when he was flying in the air: Zoro was slashed open across the chest by Mihawk, and blood gushed out as if it were free, even revealing some white ribs.
It had only been three days, and this guy could actually move on his own and even go out to sea to find Nami.
Originally, he thought Zoro and his group would at least have to wait another two days before coming.
Zoro's expression didn't change much after seeing Yang Tao, but Johnny the Sword Saint immediately shrank behind Zoro and said, "Big Brother, it's them!"
"What do you mean by them?"
"It's the person in the armor who defeated Mihawk."
Zoro couldn't help but widen his eyes. He had been severely injured by Mihawk before, and after saying he would never be defeated again in this life, he fainted.
So he didn't see the subsequent battle.
"This is impossible!"
Mihawk is the strongest swordsman in the world, how could he be defeated by an unknown person like that?
Unfortunately, Yang Tao couldn't read Zoro's mind, otherwise, he would definitely let him know how famous Blue Knight is in the Backrooms.
"Three-Sword Style... Roronoa Zoro."
Suddenly hearing the familiar man call his name, Zoro also came back to his senses.
However, this time he was not so impulsive, at least he didn't draw out Wado Ichimonji and jump over to challenge Blue Knight.
He just felt that the man's phrasing was a bit off when he called his name.
"Who are you?"
As soon as his voice fell, a golden, glittering business card quickly flew towards Liu Zoro.
He reached out and took the business card.
Only Yang Tao's name was printed on it.
"Zoro, it's good to see you. If I'm not mistaken, you should be here to find her, right?"
He stretched out a finger and pointed at Nami.
Yang Tao walked towards Zoro step by step.
"Cat Burglar Nami, one of the executives of the Arlong Pirates. The surrounding twenty towns are all under the control of the Arlong Pirates. Just a few days ago, a town was destroyed for resisting Arlong's rule."
"Now do you still want to save her?"
Yang Tao fully utilized his journalistic talent for downplaying and substituting.
He hadn't said a single lie.
He had just omitted a few things.
However, what made Yang Tao somewhat relieved was that Zoro didn't believe him; instead, he looked at Nami.
"She's not that kind of person."
"Oh? So the tattoo on her arm is also fake?"
Only after Yang Tao's reminder did Zoro see the glaring tattoo on Nami's arm. It was the symbol of the Arlong Pirates, identical to the flag hanging on their pirate ship.
"Nami..."
"No, I..."
Just as Nami was about to speak, a voice echoed from the wall of Arlong Park.
"Nami is not a bad person!"
Yang Tao stretched out his hand and caught the projectile shot from a distance.
Puff.
A cloud of red smoke dispersed.
"Chili powder? Lord Usopp, with eighty million subordinates, your attack is too childish."
Having activated his datafication, he walked out of the red chili powder, looking at Usopp, who was trembling on the wall.
Usopp had only been at sea for less than ten days now, so daring to attack him was already quite something.
There's an old saying in the East Blue: Zoro in good times, Luffy in bad times, Usopp in desperate times, and it's not just talk.
However, before Usopp could say anything, a figure appeared behind him.
"You brat dare to lay a hand on our respected Captain, you must have a death wish."
The person who came was Alvida. She reached out and grabbed Usopp by the collar, pulling him down from the wall.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
Usopp struggled continuously, but neither his fists nor his slingshot had any effect on Alvida, as they would simply slide off due to the power of her Slip-Slip Fruit.
Along with Alvida, two subordinates in camouflage uniforms returned, each carrying bags.
The bags were still covered in a lot of dirt, as if they had just been dug out of the ground.
Nami instantly reacted and rushed in front of the two: "Ah~ This is my money."
"Give her the money, Miss Nami, what are you saying? I never said this money wasn't yours."
Yang Tao said to Nami while reaching out and touching Usopp's nose.
"Is the nasal bone inside that long? Truly a gifted individual. Nami, do you agree to the deal I just mentioned?"
Nami hugged her treasures with some difficulty, looking like a money-grubber, and said, "I don't want them. You can do whatever you want with them. No one can take my money."
"Alright, since you don't want to trade, then so be it. I'll just have to release Arlong and them. Whether they come back for revenge, I wouldn't know."
With that, Yang Tao waved his hand at his subordinates.
He had anticipated this, after all, Nami's habit of being greedy for money for so many years couldn't be changed in a short time. He had already instructed his subordinates to slowly walk towards Arlong and his group.
Nami's heart immediately wavered violently. Just as the ropes on Arlong were about to be untied, she closed her eyes and shouted, "I... I agree."
With that, she threw the money bags aside and collapsed directly onto the ground, saying, "Hurry up and take the money away, don't let me see them again."
Seeing this, Yang Tao smiled and said, "Alright, didn't you hear the customer's request? Hurry up and load the money onto the ship, and Arlong and them too."
Nami quickly asked, "Didn't you say you would give Arlong and them to me?"
"Wait... I was talking about their lives, think carefully."
"And I feel you can't bring yourself to do it, so let us handle it. I will deal with them."
Sending them to the Marines could also earn some money.
Nami: "..."
"Don't say I don't take care of you. Arlong's Arlong Park is also quite good, so I'll give it to your Cocoyasi for free."
"Alvida, release Usopp. Be careful, his eighty million subordinates might chop you into meat paste with their blades..."
Usopp's face was a little red.
Why did so many people know what he had bragged about?
Alvida looked at the little guy in her hand upon hearing this and casually threw Usopp away.
"Eighty million subordinates? Captain, how is that possible? There might not even be that many people in this world."
"You have to walk one step at a time, and eat one bite at a time. Who says he can't become the captain of 80 million people in the future?"