Chapter 19 The orange girl ended the nightmare.
The blow was so strong that Arlong's feet lifted off the ground. His insides churned, and blood came from the corners of his mouth. Just when his tall body seemed about to be blown away, a deep dark energy suddenly grew from Bane's fist. It acted like a magnet, holding Arlong's body firmly in place.
"You are a devil fruit user ! " Arlong asked in surprise, ignoring his pain.
But Bane did not want to explain anything. He used his strength, and the dark energy quickly wrapped around Arlong like a cocoon, binding him and lifting him into the air.
After capturing Arlong, Bane's eyes showed a fierce glint. He stepped back to create some distance between himself and the floating Arlong , he also put away his sword. The power of darkness swirled around his fingers, looking very strange.
Before Arlong could say anything else, Bane suddenly clenched his fist and said in a low voice: "Black Annihilation, Dark Coffin. "
The dark energy wrapping Arlong collapsed and tightened as Bane clenched his fist. The strong pressure crushed Arlong's body. Unfortunately, only his head remained outside, and blood sprayed from his mouth like squeezing toothpaste, splattering between Bane and himself.
When the darkness faded, Arlong fell to the ground. His body was twisted and deformed, looking odd, as if he were a sponge that had been squeezed and had not yet returned to shape.
This meant most of his bones were broken, and he could no longer fight back.
"It's really ugly," Bane muttered as he stepped on Arlong's head.
This fight ended very quickly. The winner was clear as soon as the two faced each other, so the fight on Zoro's side was not finished yet.
When they saw their boss defeated, several strong fishmen rushed toward Bane to try to save Arlong.
Seeing this, Zoro did not chase after them. Instead, he calmly put his two swords away and said, "It's over. "
"Aren't you going to help? " Nami asked, confused.
"No need," Zoro replied, as if he could see what would happen next.
Then, before Nami could respond, Zoro mimicked, "Darkness: Tide. "
It was as if he was the user of the Dark Dark Fruit. As soon as he finished speaking, endless darkness erupted from Bane's body like a massive wave on the sea. It spread quickly in all directions, covering the entire Arlong Paradise park almost instantly.
At this moment, Nami saw a black screen in front of her eyes. She couldn't see or hear anything. She was very scared. Just as she was about to move, the darkness covering the sky and the sun quickly faded away like a retreating tide and flowed back into Bane's body.
When Nami could see clearly again, the fishmen, the debris on the ground, the bodies Zoro had killed, and the blood were all gone!
Only Aaron was still being stepped on by Bane.
Zoro calmly said, "I told you, it's over. "
"What was that just now! ? " Nami finally reacted and shouted.
For a moment, she thought she was going to die!
"It's Bane's ability. You must have heard of devil fruits, right? He is a Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit user who controls darkness," Zoro explained casually.
Before Nami could ask more questions, Bane looked at them and said, "Navigator, do you want to come and take revenge yourself? "
Hearing this, Nami looked at Arlong on the ground. Seeing his miserable state, a flicker of pleasure crossed her eyes. Then she stepped a few paces toward Bane and said, "Give me the sword." Nami stretched out her hand.
Bane directly handed the sword from his waist to Nami.
After pulling out the sword, Nami swallowed her saliva and pointed the blade at Arlong's neck. At that moment, Arlong had completely fainted. If she stabbed hard, she could end his life. Of course, with his injuries, he would definitely die if left alone.
However, Nami had never taken anyone's life herself. Even facing the enemy she had always hated, her hands trembled at that moment.
It was as if the sword couldn't go any deeper.
Seeing her struggle, Bane sighed softly. He walked slowly behind Nami, leaned down, hugged her from behind, and placed his hands over hers holding the sword.
Without saying anything, Bane slowly applied pressure, and together with Nami, they stabbed the sword into Arlong's neck. As blood flowed, this evil fishman's life ended.
When the blade pierced Arlong's neck, Bane let go of Nami's hand.
Almost as soon as he released her, Nami couldn't hold the sword anymore. She knelt beside Arlong's body and began to cry. Her hoarse cries seemed to pierce through the clouds.
"Bell-mère. Bell-mère." Nami called out someone's name, wanting to release all the pain and hate she had felt for the past eight years.
Revenge was finally taken. Her nightmare, the nightmare of Cocoyasi Village, was over.
Bell-mère could rest in peace now, and the villagers who were killed by Arlong and others over the years could also find peace.
During the time Nami was crying loudly, a group of villagers rushed into Arlong Paradise Park. They were carrying various farm tools and were led by a pretty girl with short indigo hair.
She is Nami's sister, Nojiko.
"Nami, are you okay? ! " The first thing Nojiko saw when she entered was Arlong's body and Nami crying next to it.
The villagers watched this scene in shock. What was happening? Did Nami kill Aaron? "Nojiko, Nojiko," Nami cried as she reached out her hands for a hug like a hurt child.
Nojiko quickly stepped forward and hugged Nami, patting her on the back to comfort her. "It's okay, it's okay, Nami. "
"I finally avenged Bell-mère," Nami said while crying.
Bane and Zoro were leaning against the wall in the shade. Zoro took out the wine flask from his waist and drank from it while saying, "So, you already knew the reason for all this? "
Ben had a newly lit cigar in his mouth. Upon hearing this, his mouth curled up as he said with a puff of smoke, "I've already told you, don't ask about such matters. "
After saying this, he remembered something, took out a transponder snail from his pocket, and called Smoker.
After a while, Zoro heard Bane talking to Smoker about something like Captain Rat. It seemed like he was reporting again. However, Zoro focused his attention back on Nami and the villagers.
Looking at the scene of people cheering, crying, and laughing, Zoro felt a warm feeling in his heart. It seemed that this journey was quite interesting.