Looking at the ugly man in front of him, Rody frowned and said indifferently, "What a noisy creature!"
Hearing this, Green Williams's face darkened, and he started to walk toward Rody. Rody pointed his index finger at Green Williams indifferently.
But suddenly, the axe he was holding fell to the ground with a slight metallic noise.
SWISH
Then, Green Williams's torso slid diagonally from his right shoulder to his left abdomen.
SPLASH
The next instant, blood gushed from his torso like a waterfall.
The splattered blood soaked his brother Green Lumen's head and face.
Despite the blood covering his entire body, Green Lumen looked tremblingly at his brother, whose torso had fallen to the ground, his eyes wide open and a look of despair on his face.
"How... how could this happen?"
"Brother, you're a pirate with a bounty of tens of millions. You can't just die like that, right?!"
The pirates who were initially making noise in the plaza also quieted down, and the plaza fell into a deathly silence.
Ding, kill value +1
"Hmm, oh, this is extremely interesting."
While listening to the system message in his mind, Rody silently opened the system panel with genuine curiosity:
Host: Rody
Character Template: Ryomen Sukuna
Age: 20
Kill Value: 1
Seeing the kill value, Roddy raised an eyebrow in interest, his mind wandering to the additional kill value on the system panel.
Suddenly, Green Lumen lowered his weapon, knelt down, his forehead on the ground, and said in a trembling, panicked voice, "Please spare our lives, sir! We're willing to follow you!"
"Hmmmm!"
Hearing this, Rody made the system panel disappear and looked at the man who had interrupted his thoughts, before he could even say anything.
THUD!
The pirates on the battlefield quickly dropped their weapons and knelt towards Rody, shouting, "Please spare our lives, sir! We're willing to follow you!"
Looking at the pirates kneeling on the ground, Rody said coldly, "Do you think I'm a garbage man who accepts filth no matter what?"
After saying that, Rody waved his hand indifferently.
WHISTLE
WHISTLE
SPLASH
SPLASH
All the pirates kneeling on the ground were sliced in half, blood oozing from the severed ends.
Slowly, the splattering blood stained the plaza like a curtain of rain.
At that moment, the townspeople who had been brought into the plaza screamed in fear and panic, and some old people, children, and women fainted on the ground in fright.
Rody looked at the terrified townspeople, and the screams immediately stopped.
The townspeople covered their mouths with their hands, trembling, their eyes wide open, staring at the ground, not daring to look Rody in the eye.
Rody jumped up and walked past the bloody corpses on the ground, slowly reaching the edge of the plaza.
There was a large armchair. Roddy turned around and sat down. He clenched his right fist, rested his elbow on his back, and leaned his face against it, looking down at the elderly mayor, who lay inert on the ground, panicking and trembling.
The mayor approached Rody and, trembling, asked, "Sir, is there anything we can do for you?"
Rody looked at the mayor indifferently and said calmly, "Bring all the wine, drinks, food, and delicacies in the city. Don't take too long, do you understand?"
"I can't die. I can't die now. I must survive no matter what," Nami thought as she leaned against the dark alley wall, breathing heavily and sweat running down her cheeks, visibly nervous and fearful of the situation she found herself in.
STEP
STEP
SPLASH
Just as Rody was growing impatient, Nami shakily walked over the bloody corpses on the ground and approached him.
Looking at Nami with her short orange hair, blue and white striped short-sleeved T-shirt, and short orange hip-length skirt, he saw her youthful appearance.
Rody frowned slightly, puzzled. In his previous life, he had only seen a few episodes of One Piece, and in his memories, the Nami of the series was plump and mature, nothing like the Nami before him.
But then Rody remembered something.
By then, Nami hadn't had many adventures with the Straw Hats yet. Compared to the mature and sexy Nami from the later part of the original work, her figure and face are somewhat immature, so it's no wonder she looked like this; she hadn't fully matured yet.
But despite this, her mental maturity was undoubtedly high. Burdened by the entire town's debts and the kidnapping of her village, she began working as a "thief specializing in robbing pirates" at a very young age, so she wasn't stupid.
Although her body was trembling, Rody could see that her eyes still revealed her strength and determination.
Arriving in front of Rody, Nami stopped and looked him in the eye.
The silence stretched for a few seconds until Rody finally spoke.
"Hmm, Nami... right? I know a little about your situation, so I won't waste any more time."
Rody smiled slightly and continued, "My name is Rody. I'll help you kill Arlong." How about you serve me for the rest of your life?
Nami trembled at this and her eyes widened in disbelief.
"How do you know... No, wait, stop joking, he's a fish-man! Did you know that? A fish-man is ten times stronger than a human! And they can fight underwater. Not even Navy warships can handle them!"
Rody smiled and said disdainfully, "Hahaha, you call those slaves strong?"
Nami, hearing the word "slave," frowned in astonishment, confusion clearly visible on her face. She obviously hadn't understood Rody's words.
"Oh, you don't know?" Rody asked, raising an eyebrow in interest.
Hearing this, Nami shook her head.
"Hmm, well, that's understandable. These little creatures you fear in the Grand Line are the best commodity in the underground world. Fishmen are used as pack mules, and mermaids are used as sex toys."
"Slave... slave?... sex toys?" Nami stammered, visibly shocked, feeling a bolt of lightning strike her mind.
Rody smiled and nodded. "That's right, it's just as you heard."
Nami stood still, her eyes wide open, stunned at this, as if she couldn't believe those arrogant, racist fishmen were just a hot-selling product in the Grand Line.
Rody stood up and walked in front of the stunned Nami. His tall body blocked out all the light around him, the black markings on his body seemed to writhe, and his spiky black hair, as black as the dark night, seemed to swallow the sunlight.
He reached out and gently lifted Nami's chin, gazing into her beautiful, immature face.
How about you turn into a little wild cat that belongs only to me? I'll help you. to overcome all obstacles, no matter who you are. I'll clear the way for you. If I remember correctly, your dream is to draw a navigation map of the world, right?
Despite Nami's surprise and shock, Rody continued, "I'll help you achieve it. What do you think?"
"..."
SILENCE
Nami didn't know what to say or do. After a few seconds of silence, Nami spoke.
"Let's not talk about why you know about me..."
Nami thought for a moment, looked Rody in the eye, and asked, "Who are you? You suddenly appeared in the village and killed all the pirates. Pirates? Navy? Or a bounty hunter?"
Rody smiled disdainfully and said proudly, "I'm not a marine, a pirate, or a bounty hunter. I'm myself. I can kill whoever I want and save whoever I want. I am a truly free man."
"Okay... okay!" Nami, still confused, said, "What's your purpose?"
"I want to try all the delicious food in the world and travel to the Grand Line to fight powerful opponents," Rody replied with a smile on his face.
"Grand Line?" Nami had also calmed down from the shock of seeing the bloody corpses on the ground, and her mind was much clearer.
"Although that place is dangerous, many chambers of commerce in the East Sea have the ability to navigate there, right? Why did you come to me? An unknown person?" Nami asked with interest.
"It's easy to answer, it's just a matter of talent," Rody replied.
"Talent?" Nami asked, confused.
"Because I want to go to Sky Island. I'm interested in the Celestial Shells and their rulers. However, that place is 10,000 meters above sea level, and you have to take advantage of the updrafts to get there. Not many people have that talent for navigation, but I'm sure yours is enough to make it," Rody replied.
"10,000 meters above sea level." "Updrafts." Hearing this, Nami looked at Rody blankly: "Sky Island? Me... Me?"
Rody nodded: "Yes, that's correct."
"Will you really help me kill Arlong?" Nami asked.
Rody replied: "Of course, a loser like Arlong is easy to clean up."
"Okay, I promise." Suddenly, Nami smiled flatteringly. "Captain, when are we leaving?"
"Don't worry." Rody's right hand flared and touched Nami's left shoulder.
Despite Nami's bewilderment, Rody continued, "I don't want my little wild cat to have such an ugly mark on its body."
Rody turned around, put his hands in his pockets, and headed toward where the villagers were preparing food.
As she walked, Rody waved his hand and said.
"By the way, call me Roddy."
Nami ignored Rody's words. At that moment, her gaze fell on his beautiful left shoulder. Her body trembled, her upper teeth bit her lower lip, tears unconsciously rolled down her eyes, and the horrible drawing that made her feel disgusted, dirty, and humiliated disappeared from her shoulder without further ado.
"Yes, Captain Roddy," she managed to utter between sobs.