With a "bang," Luffy landed steadily, setting Nami down gently.
"You bastard! Are you trying to kill me?!"
Nami struggled to her feet, her face pale. She kicked Luffy's butt angrily, but Luffy seemed to feel nothing, picking his nose with an indifferent expression.
"If you dare to take me on a ride without permission again, I'll…"
Nami wiped away her cold sweat, still complaining endlessly. She was thankful she'd managed to get on Luffy's shoulders at the last minute, otherwise, she would have truly exploded like a "rocket." But then again, his hug was quite warm. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and for a moment, she felt a strange reluctance to leave.
Nami looked at Luffy's somewhat handsome profile, she was distracted, and suddenly asked, "Someone like you, why do you insist on being a pirate?"
"Your grandpa is Vice Admiral Garp. You should've been a Marine, right?"
After a few words on the boat earlier, she basically believed Luffy's words. But she still couldn't understand why such a strong man with a powerful background would take a thief and a broken boat to be a pirate.
"About that question…"
Luffy looked surprised at Nami, who was still in his embrace, but he still showed his signature smile and said, "Actually, if I became a Marine, I would definitely have a lot of subordinates and easily get a high position. But I don't like that kind of ordinary life. I love adventure, and the Celestial Dragons are what I hate the most, and the atmosphere in the Marines also makes me sick."
Luffy ignored Nami's frightened gaze and said casually, "Of course, being a pirate doesn't mean I like to mess around."
"What I want is the ONE PIECE that all pirates dream of. More than just getting it, I prefer the process of finding it…"
Nami asked, "So, you're just a good pirate who likes adventure?"
Luffy pondered for a moment and replied, "No, no, no, you've misunderstood. On this journey, if anyone ticks me off, I won't show any mercy!"
Nami (Shocked): "What? Killing anyone who's unpleasant to you, isn't that still being a murderer?"
Seeing Luffy, who had an indifferent expression in front of her, Nami was so shocked she couldn't utter a word, her eyes almost popping out.
"I'm a pirate, so of course, I have to eliminate those who are unpleasant to me, but I don't enjoy the process of doing it."
Luffy looked at the stunned Nami, smiled, and said nothing more.
The old Luffy would just beat up his enemies and be done with it. But it was different now. As a "real" pirate, how could he let his enemies live? He had to know to deliver the killing blow!
Besides, since he had transmigrated here, this was his "world" now! How could he be qualified to let enemies go and put the people around him in danger? You know, pirates are not good people. What if those he let go one day attack the people he cared about in Windmill Village? Even if Garp was there, could he watch over them 24 hours a day? Moreover, as far as he knew, Zephyr, who upheld justice and "never killed anyone" in his entire life, was eventually retaliated against by those desperate pirates, and his entire family was gone! No matter how strong Monkey D. Luffy's background was, could he compare to the first Marine Admiral Zephyr? Therefore, in the world of pirates, being soft-hearted is the most fatal weakness! Things like "misfortune does not extend to family" are just a big joke in the eyes of those crazy pirates! What kind of pirates don't take revenge! Uprooting the problem is the real meaning of being a pirate!
"You keep saying I like to kill…"
Luffy looked straight into her seemingly speaking eyes and said meaningfully, "Then I'll give you a chance to face Arlong yourself. Do you dare to do it?"
He directly mentioned the name Arlong!
"Arlong?!"
Hearing this, Nami's eyes widened, and her face instantly turned as white as paper. Cold sweat seeped from her forehead. Goosebumps rose on her arms, and her expression was extremely flustered, "You… how do you know Arlong?"
She never expected that this person would actually know her enemy! Apparently, he had known her identity from the beginning and had been toying with her all this time!
"Coco Village is occupied by fishmen, I've heard of it. As for your background, little thief Nami, I've known it for a long time."
Luffy released her and said calmly, "In the Marine calendar 1504, you were born in the Oykot Kingdom of the East Blue, and were later picked up by Bell-mère and brought to Coco Village."
"In the year 1514, the Arlong Pirates occupied your village, and your adoptive mother Bell-mère was killed. You were ten years old at the time. Because of your talent for drawing, Arlong threatened you with the lives of the villagers, forcing you to join the ignominious Arlong Pirates. All the hatred you've hidden in your heart… Now I ask you, if this enemy kneels before you, can you do it?"
Nami trembled like a sieve. She collapsed to the ground, her head bowed, not even feeling her lips bleeding from being bitten. Tears kept falling, and Nami remained silent.
"Besides, you've been stealing everywhere to raise funds for Arlong, right?"
Luffy noticed Nami turning her head away, then asked softly, "You want to exchange 100 million berries with Arlong to buy back Coco Village, right?"
Hearing these words, Nami's face froze. She didn't turn back, but her body stopped moving, as if she had silently agreed to everything. Only she and the Arlong Pirates knew about this. How could Luffy find out?
As if seeing through Nami's inner panic, Luffy explained before she could speak, "Don't get me wrong, before I set out to sea, I saved a guy that Arlong threw into the sea. He's a great swimmer and floated for a long time… He's from your Coco Village."
At this point, he saw Nami trembling and took a deep breath.
"Actually, all the villagers in your village know about your agreement with Arlong."
"The villagers all know…"
How can this be…
Seeing the stunned Nami, he continued, "But you wouldn't think that a Fishman would keep his word and play by the rules with a weak girl, would you?"
"In their eyes, you are an indispensable talent, so they have no reason to relinquish control of your hometown."
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