Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

When he was rescued, the moment he saw Nami, he was so frightened that all six of his arms went limp, his face turned pale, and he stammered as he confessed everything he had done in the East Blue, especially the crimes he had committed against Nami and Cocoyasi Village.

Nami didn't say the word "forgive," she just looked at him silently.

Her understanding was more for the sake of ensuring that Luffy and his crew could successfully obtain help to reach Fishman Island.

But her kindness prevented her from taking revenge on someone who genuinely repented and took action to atone for their sins.

Meanwhile, Duval, the leader of the Flying Fish Knights, successfully made everyone, including Luffy, laugh.

Just because his face is almost exactly the same as Sanji's wanted poster!

"Do you know how much I've suffered because of this face?"

Dibal, with tears streaming down his face, complained that it was because of this damned wanted poster that he inexplicably became a wanted criminal, causing him countless troubles and making it impossible for him to find a proper job, which forced him to form the Flying Fish Knights.

"Pfft, hahaha!"

Zoro was the first to burst out laughing, doubled over with laughter, and said, "You perverted cook, is that your brother?"

Brooke laughed so hard his bones shook, pounding the deck: "Yohohohoho! This is so funny!"

Even Vivi and Robin couldn't help but turn their heads away, their shoulders twitching.

Nami also covered her mouth and chuckled, easing the slightly heavy atmosphere from before.

Moments later, a lively takoyaki party began on the deck of the Sunny.

"Not bad, this skill is quite nice."

"Perfect match with Franky's Coke Super!"

"Hey ho ho, give me a song!"

"I'm so glad everyone likes it."

Hachi still had a big bump on his head from Luffy's punch.

Hachi didn't dare to resist Luffy at all, and Luffy only stopped after Nami spoke up.

Xiao Ba, on the other hand, scratched his head and grinned foolishly, while his other five hands moved like phantoms, rapidly manipulating the iron plate and flipping the golden dumplings with practiced skill.

Beside him, Kemi was happily helping him.

Kemi wasn't wearing a long dress to conceal her identity; her long, beautiful pink tail fin shimmered with a captivating luster in the sunlight.

Sanji was completely lost in his beautiful fantasy about mermaids, circling and jumping around Camie and Hachi, showering them with praise, only to be kicked away by an impatient Zoro.

"You lecherous chef, get out of my way!"

"Are you looking to die? You have no sense of direction."

At Camie's pleading and Hachi's sincere repentance, Nami stopped pursuing the past.

She hates Arlong, the evil dragon pirate crew that brought endless suffering to Cocoyasi Village, but she doesn't hate all fish-men because of that.

Seeing that Xiao Ba genuinely repented and made amends for her mistakes, her calm and kind heart chose to let go.

Of course, necessary physics education is still essential.

Luffy seemed to understand her heart and did it for her.

"Are you really alright?"

Luffy sat down next to Nami, who was sitting alone by the orange grove.

"This is harder to accept than I imagined,"

Nami's voice was slightly unsteady as she gently rested her head on his strong shoulder, feeling its reassuring warmth.

"But, because you are here."

She looked up at Luffy's concerned gaze, then glanced around at her laughing and joking companions on the deck, a gentle smile appearing on her face.

She remembered that day again.

Luffy placed his most important straw hat on her head, and then, with unstoppable force, completely destroyed Arlong Park, which had imprisoned her for many years, along with the ambitions of Arlong's crew.

"You must tell me if anything happens," Luffy said earnestly.

Nami smiled, a sly glint in her eyes.

She glanced furtively to the side; everyone seemed absorbed in the delicious takoyaki and the joy of the party, and no one was paying attention to her.

"I really do have something to do."

She took a deep breath and suddenly moved closer to Luffy.

"what's up?"

Luffy thought she was going to whisper something, but as soon as he turned his head, Nami's soft lips pressed against his, silencing his unspoken words.

It carries a hint of takoyaki sauce and Nami's unique sweet aroma.

Luffy was stunned.

Immediately afterwards, he felt something small, warm, and elastic being put into his mouth.

Is it a whole takoyaki?

He instinctively swallowed the takoyaki.

There had been many ambiguous relationships before, but ambiguity was just ambiguity and it wasn't expressed. This time, Nami was a bit impulsive, but she also had extra courage.

Nami stepped back slightly, her cheeks flushed like the sunset. She stuck out her little tongue, her eyes moist and tinged with shyness, and whispered in a soft voice:

"Is the takoyaki delicious?"

Looking at the beautiful face so close to his, feeling the lingering warmth on his lips and the sweet aftertaste in his mouth, Luffy coughed lightly and answered honestly:

"good to eat."

It's sweet.

Chapter 296 Rayleigh, the King of the Underworld?

After a dark rumble of thunder and a light rain, the sun came out, its golden rays piercing through the remaining clouds and turning the sea into a shimmering gold.

The sea in front of us was brightly lit and dazzling, and the oppressive atmosphere of the past few days seemed to have been dispelled by the sunlight.

"It's so beautiful!"

Nami stretched and stepped out of the cabin, rubbing her sleepy eyes. She was then drawn to the view in the distance. "Look, everyone! We think we've arrived!"

Kemi and his group sailed for some time before finally arriving at their destination.

As one's gaze fell upon the horizon, the endless sea horizon gave way to a unique landscape stretching to the horizon, composed of countless enormous trees.

The trees were taller than anyone could imagine, with lush canopies and thick trunks. From a distance, they looked like a forest kingdom floating on the sea.

Sabaody is not an island in the traditional sense of the ocean.

As we all know, navigation relies on magnetic guidance to get from one island to the next.

The Sabaody Archipelago has no fixed magnetic orientation, much like the isolated islands that may appear during navigation.

However, the shipping routes to and from the Sabaody Archipelago are very busy.

Because ships that can sail to this location have basically accumulated magnetic force on the previous island, pointing towards Fishman Island.

The Sabaody Archipelago is right next to the Red Line, and is naturally very close to the entrance to Fishman Island.

When navigators cannot find the exact location of Fishman Island in the nearby waters, they often subconsciously correct their course to the left and then reach the Sabaody Archipelago.

As for why it won't go to the right?

Any navigator with even a little maritime knowledge knows that the right side is where Marineford, the headquarters of the Navy, Enies Lobby, and Mary Geoise, the core holy site of the World Government, are located.

Once you accidentally wander in, the Navy doesn't care if you're a pirate or a merchant ship. Once you enter a military restricted area, you're bound to get hurt.

Moreover, Luffy and his crew currently have Hachi, Camie, and Papago as their guides.

When Hachi learned that Luffy and his crew were looking for someone named Rayleigh, he immediately volunteered to help them.

Because Hachi had a vague feeling that Rayleigh from the Sabaody Archipelago was very likely the one he knew.

He was Rayleigh's savior.

"Leave it to me! Although the Sabaody Archipelago isn't very friendly to fishmen, I disguise myself and go ashore from time to time, so I'm quite familiar with this place!" Hachi patted his chest and assured him.

During the last leg of the voyage, Hachi quickly gave the Straw Hat crew a basic introduction to the Sabaody Archipelago.

"There are only two ways to enter the New World. One is to obtain permission from the World Government to cross the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, located at the top of the Red Line, but that is basically impossible for us to do."

The other route, and the choice of the vast majority of pirates, is to pass through Fish-Man Island, located 10,000 meters underwater! To ensure the ship can withstand the immense water pressure at such a depth, it's essential to coat the hull with a special resin bubble film in the Sabaody Archipelago! Rayleigh is one of the island's most skilled coating craftsmen.

Hachiko is devoted to the Straw Hat crew, mainly because he wants to atone for his sins.

"Well, we'll talk about Fishman Island later."

Luffy smiled and looked towards the Sabaody Archipelago. "I think we can stay there for a while."

“Of course, that place is a mixed bag,” Xiao Ba said.

Of course, coating also takes time. Hachi doesn't know how long the Straw Hat crew will stay, but if they stay in the Sabaody Archipelago for a long time, they must pay attention to the most important thing.

"You must be careful. Sabaody Archipelago is also the gathering place for all pirates in the first half of the Grand Line, and is known as the bottleneck for pirates."

"This place is a mixed bag. Besides pirates, there are also a large number of bounty hunters eager to get rich overnight, lawless criminal gangs, and the most hated human traffickers and slave traders! It's extremely chaotic!" Xiao Ba said.

In particular, the slave trade was prevalent, with many slave auction houses and Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles, appearing from time to time.

Hachi saved Rayleigh when they were kids, and Shakky even mentioned that Rayleigh would occasionally sell himself into slave auctions to rake in some money... This couple is so in sync in this respect.

At this moment, Bonnie, who had been listening silently, finally couldn't help but interject.

“Wait, could the Rayleigh you guys kept mentioning be the one I’m imagining?” Bonnie asked.

"Which one?"

Luffy glanced at Bonney and said frankly, "Kuma sent me to ask Rayleigh for help, saying he might have a solution."

"That's the name of that legendary figure."