"Were we recognized?"
He curled his lips and lay back on the rattan chair with disinterest, "Quite the keen eyes, it seems like I can have a good night's sleep tonight without fighting."
"Captain, it seems there are still two people who haven't left." Smoker furrowed his brows, "And they're heading our way..."
Boom!
Before he finished speaking, the male figure raised his hand, and suddenly a fireball exploded on the sea surface dozens of meters from the Endgame, sending a water column skyward!
"Hey, pirates."
Mr. 5 adjusted his sunglasses and spoke coldly, "Where's your captain, Shano? Have him come out, consider that a warning shot, surrender right away, or else the next one will be aimed at your ship!"
Ambush right from the start?
And daring to threaten the captain by name, how rude!
The crew's temper flared up immediately, rolling up their sleeves ready to fight, and Shano let out a soft "hmm," looking these two over with interest.
Is it these two?
In the Baroque Workshop, they're ranked pretty high, much more valuable than those common agents, as for their strength...
"How could such small fry trouble the captain to deal with?"
Smoker, with a cigar in his mouth, stepped forward, "Leave it to me to take care of."
"And me!" Nami raised her hand high, "I want to give it a try too!"
These days, seeing everyone on the ship working hard on their training, she couldn't sit still either.
She started experimenting with her abilities in various ways at sea and even developed some moves she thought were cool and powerful.
Unfortunately, no one had time to spar with her, so she could only play with Ah Yin, who stopped bothering after being burned a few times, making her hands itch badly now.
Isn't this the perfect opportunity to test her power now?
"Didn't get a turn."
Kuina had drawn her Wado Ichimonji, but then she sheathed her sword and sat back down, "I'll leave it to you then, Nami, do your best."
Nojiko was also ready to take action but seeing Nami take the initiative, she smiled and stepped back.
"Relax, that explosive-looking guy is mine, and that newcomer, Smoker, you deal with that girl!"
Nami bumped her fists together, eager to go.
Heh heh, hopefully, there are reporters hiding on the island to capture some photos, show those idiots at the Navy Headquarters her strength.
If they're going to place a bounty, they should at least make it higher, 8,000 Belly is too stingy!
"Then I better give you a little warning."
Seeing the two about to land, Shano was flipping through a newspaper and said lazily, "That man is a Pop-Pop Fruit User, any part of his body can explode."
"So what?" Nami scoffed, "I can still burn..."
"You might not have seen clearly, but the explosion at sea just now, he used boogers as bombs."
"..." Nami's expression froze instantly.
"Bo... Boogers?!"
Her eyes widened, her voice changed pitch, "You mean that explosion was... ugh—"
The thought of using her fists on that explosive head made Nami's face turn pale, she abruptly turned around and grabbed Smoker's sleeve:
"Smoker, I suddenly feel that floating woman suits me more! Swap! We must swap!"
"..."
Smoker shrugged helplessly, "Up to you."
Using boogers as bombs, that was disgusting for him too, but it wouldn't take long to deal with such a character, better to let the girls not worry about that.
In the next moment, he turned into a cloud of white smoke, flying straight towards Mr. 5.
Nami followed closely behind, jumping ashore as the ship docked—the moment her face changed, she clutched her foot, hopping around and grimacing: "Ouch, ouch, my ankle's breaking!"
"You're underestimating me!!"
Miss Valentine's Day was dumbfounded, unable to hold back, shouted angrily, "What's with your pirate gang, sending a little brat like you to take me on!"
"No choice!" She marched over with full momentum, raising her parasol high, "Then I'll knock this brat into the sea first, then make them send someone decent..."
"Getting so close?"
Nami, holding her foot, suddenly looked up, a mischievous smile on her lips, "You're a bit naive, aren't you..."
Miss Valentine's Day hadn't yet reacted when Nami straightened up, her legs in a bow stance, her hands pressed on her waist, and her palms ignited into roaring flames:
"Flame—Wave—Qi—"
This name came from a story her brother told her when she was little! Anyway, keeping compressing the flames, compressing, until the energy is so dense that even she can barely control it, then suddenly—
"—Attack!!!"
Boom!!!
A scorching fireball exploded instantly between them, the explosion echoing throughout Whiskey Peak!
Miss Valentine's Day was blasted away by the shockwave, crashing heavily against the building, shattering the wall, her parasol falling nearby, burned to only the frame in an instant.
"Cough, cough... you sly little brat!"
After struggling for several seconds, Miss Valentine's Day finally managed to get up, her body blackened as if she was going to pick cotton, and she yelled furiously:
"Obviously you're also an Ability User, yet you use such despicable means!"
Nami proudly flipped her short orange hair, "This is called tactics~, hee-hee, who told you to be so easily deceived?"
"Damn it!" Miss Valentine's Day stomped her feet in anger, "It's time you see my ability, watch me—"
She suddenly leaped into the air, floating to a height of twenty to thirty meters, her figure suddenly became incredibly heavy, diving downwards at astonishing speed.
"—'Ten Thousand Kilograms Crushing Top'!"
"...HAVEN'T mastered Haki?"
Nami glanced up, not even moving from her spot, simply letting Miss Valentine's Day press down towards her, sneering disdainfully at the corner of her mouth.
Hmph, only ten thousand kilos, so that's ten tons?
With such little weight, my brother could swing an equally large tree as a club years ago.
Boom!
The ground cracked into a spider web-like giant fissure, perfectly hitting the mark! Miss Valentine's Day was about to cover her mouth in a triumphant laugh when a ring of fireworks suddenly surrounded her.
And within the wall of fire, Nami's face emerged, grinning, "Sister Lemon, your little tricks don't seem to threaten me at all?"
What the heck is this ability?!
Miss Valentine's Day retreated two steps in horror, suddenly realizing something, her expression changed drastically, she could no longer remain entangled with Nami, her body suddenly became countless times lighter, floating towards the sky—
"Humph, trying to escape?"
Nami suddenly clapped her hands, "I've been expecting this move... Fire Phoenix!"
Whoosh—!
The flames surrounding her in a circle shot up, spiraling around her.
First came the elegant tail feathers, then the lavish wings, finally the proud phoenix head—
In just two seconds, a Fire Phoenix with a wingspan of over ten meters, graceful in stature, swiftly formed and took flight!
Screech!
The Fire Phoenix let out a clear cry, flapping its wings, its speed was extremely fast, catching up to Miss Valentine's Day instantly.
The latter glanced back occasionally, seeing this scene, her face turned pale as she frantically controlled her body to dodge left and right.
But her speed was no match for Nami's controlled Fire Phoenix.
Only having time to let out a scream of "Don't come over!" before being completely engulfed by raging flames, screaming as she fell to the ground.
Clap clap!
Nami clapped her hands, "Hee-hee, all done! Hey, Smoker, how's it going on your end, it took me less than three minutes here, don't tell me even you can't... huh?"
She just turned her head to find, to her shock, that Smoker was already squatting on Mr. 5.
The latter was tied up like a zongzi, unable to move a finger, while next to Smoker's feet, lay two extinguished cigarette butts.
"Third cigarette." Smoker flicked off the ashes, glanced at his watch, "I think I only took 20 seconds? Seems I'm still a bit faster."
Damn it!
He put on quite the show, despite them both being Logia-type Ability Users, it seems her development and mastery of her Fruit Ability are still lacking!
"This is your first time facing someone directly."
A familiar voice sounded from nearby, "And dealing with a high-level special agent from the Baroque Workshop, finishing within three minutes, is quite good."
It was Shano and the others who, after watching this brief skirmish, came ashore one by one.
"Brother!" Nami grabbed Shano's arm, looked up with a grin, "Hearing you praise me like that, my mood is much better, so do I have what it takes to be the main combat force from now on?"
You want to compete for the combat lead?
"If you're willing to start now, learning Body Techniques and Haki with everyone, then there's no problem." Shano glanced at her.
"Well, forget it."
Nami's head lowered in dismay, training in Body Techniques is tiring, she just can't handle that kind of torture, plus she has to draw Nautical Charts and control the course daily, she has no spare time.
"Captain, how should we deal with those hiding in the shadows?" Smoker glanced at the distance.
He's currently the only one on the ship with Observation, able to sense some hidden people in nearby cellars, behind walls.
"Since they've wisely retreated, there's no need to bother with them."
Shano gently shook his head, his gaze shifted, landing on Mr. 5.
This guy hadn't fainted, but upon realizing the gap in strength, his whole body was trembling like a sieve.
"Do you think this guy looks a bit like Aokiji? The hairstyle looks similar too." Out of nowhere, Shano said to Smoker.
Kuzan?
Smoker paused, scrutinizing for a moment, thick lips, forehead wrinkles, an afro, round little sunglasses... hissing, really does look quite similar.
"Hey."
Shano was already squatting in front of Mr. 5, patting his face, smiling, he asked, "Who sent you two to deal with me, was it Crocodile?"