One Piece: Trying 200 times harder, but being too overbearing.

Loya waved in acknowledgment.

"Let her go."

Stealing isn't a serious crime; even if caught, she wouldn't be locked up for more than a few days. Besides, Nami's goal was the "treasure" Buggy found, which, strictly speaking, doesn't constitute a crime.

As for recruitment.

Loya glanced back at Nami.

The girl looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, too young, and besides, she might not be able to endure the hardships of training.

In addition to Ah Long's coercion

As Nami watched Loya leave, recalling how easily he had captured Buggy, a glimmer of hope suddenly rose in her heart.

If it were him!

"Please wait a moment, Navy!"

Nami ran in front of Loya and opened her arms to block him.

"In my hometown, Cocoyasi Village, a powerful and evil pirate gang is entrenched. They rule over 20 nearby villages by force, and anyone who dares to resist them will be killed."

With tears in her eyes, Nami recounted the numerous crimes committed by the Arlong Pirates, as well as the deaths of her foster mother and the villagers.

The Navy also dispatched warships, but they were no match for the Arlong Pirates. After that, the 16th Branch near Cocoyasi Village never attacked the Arlong Pirates again.

She could only pin her hopes on raising 1 million Berries.

Now, perhaps the Navy can destroy the Arlong Pirates.

Nami pleaded, "You're really strong, right? Please, can you defeat the Arlong Pirates and save my hometown?"

"."

Loya remained silent for a long time before slowly shaking his head.

He couldn't do it for the time being, and he certainly couldn't risk the death of all his subordinates by forcibly attacking the Arlong Pirates.

Whether it's Crook or Bucky, he's confident he can face them. Both have obvious weaknesses and aren't invincible.

But Ah Long is different.

The other party is really powerful.

Fish-men are born with ten times the strength of humans, and Arlong is one of the best among them. He was also the third-in-command of the Sun Pirates, second only to Tiger and Jinbe.

The bounty on the other party is only 2000 million because that's the limit in the East Blue. If Arlong were to venture into the Grand Line, his bounty could easily double.

"I'm sorry, I can't do that right now."

Loya sighed and walked past the dazed Nami, but stopped after taking only two steps.

He is not reconciled!

He wasn't resentful because he couldn't help Nami, nor were they that close; he was resentful of his own weakness.

Including the three months he worked odd jobs at the tavern, he has been in this world for almost a year now, and is now just a slightly famous rural navy officer.

Even when facing Ah Long, he cowered in fear!

His goal of becoming a naval admiral was still a long way off, and he had only four years left to achieve it.

Loya took a deep breath.

"Give me some time, little girl."

"Two years, at most two years!"

"I will destroy the Arlong Pirates within two years!"

Chapter 44 What is Domineering Aura?

Moon Island, coastline.

The warships have raised their sails and are ready to set sail at any time.

On the shore, the deputy commander of the Goa Kingdom's army, along with a group of soldiers, looked on with gratitude.

"Lieutenant Loya, if it weren't for your navy's rescue this time, we would have already died at the hands of the Buggy Pirates. If we have the chance in the future, we must come to the Goa Kingdom as guests."

"There will be a chance."

Loya exchanged pleasantries with a forced smile.

The Goa Kingdom is less than a day's journey from Branch 153. If you were to float down in a barrel like Luffy, it would only take one to two days.

It's very convenient to travel back and forth.

However, under normal circumstances, the relationship between the kingdom's army and navy is not very good, with a kind of arrogant disdain for others.

In the eyes of many soldiers from member states, the navy is merely a group of thugs who catch pirates, and their status is far inferior to that of those who guard the kingdom's security, especially the nobles who hold high-ranking positions in the military.

After a brief, perfunctory exchange, the Goa Kingdom's ship quickly departed.

Loya walked toward Zoro, who was standing on the shore, seemingly contemplating life.

Nami didn't have any particular thoughts, but Zoro was different. This guy was truly powerful, and apart from being directionally challenged and sometimes a bit dense, he basically had no flaws.

Loya approached Zoro and asked with a smile, "You don't have a ship, would you like to leave on my warship?"

"unnecessary."

Zoro arrogantly refused, not wanting to owe Loya any more favors; his experience on the island was enough to make him feel ashamed.

"I will leave on my own!"

"Stop bragging."

Loya rolled his eyes and said in an unquestionable tone, "Stop talking nonsense and get on the warship. Otherwise, with your ability to get lost, you'll never be able to leave this island."

"."

Zoro's brain heats up.

Damn it, how could I underestimate him!

Who would get lost!

Considering that he might indeed be unable to leave the island, Zoro hesitated for a long time before following Loya with a dark expression.

He'll go down to the next island!

Strange, I feel like I've forgotten something.

The warship sailed into the sea, heading towards the location of Branch 153.

As night fell, Loya arrived alone in the prison cell. The marine on duty immediately stood up when he saw Loya arrive.

"Lieutenant Loya!"

"You all go outside and keep watch. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

"Yes!"

Without any hesitation, the marines immediately went outside the prison and stood guard on both sides of the gate.

Although they were puzzled as to why Lieutenant Loya was interrogating the prisoner so late at night, it was not their place to ask questions; questioning their superiors would not bring them any benefit.

Loya, carrying an oil lamp, entered the cell where Bucky was imprisoned. Since there were no sea stone handcuffs, he specifically ordered Bucky's feet to be cut off and locked in a metal box.

This action made Bucky completely give up on escaping.

"Clap!"

The oil lamp was placed on the ground, providing a little light to the cell.

Bucky looked up and saw that it was Loya. His legs trembled involuntarily. Although he had received emergency treatment for his lower body, he still felt a stinging pain.

"It's you!"

The hatred in his eyes was undisguised.

"Don't be so fierce, I only hit you twice."

Loya spoke calmly.

Like Usopp, who can be lively and energetic even with a shattered skull, Buggy's injury is really not that serious.

“Wow~~”

Hammer, pliers, charcoal fire, soldering iron.

A variety of torture instruments were laid out in front of Bucky, and each one could leave Bucky with painful memories.

Bucky's expression changed drastically, and he didn't dare to breathe.

Loya smiled, a smile that, under the flickering light of the oil lamp, was eerily terrifying.

"I'll ask, you answer, understand?"

"Hmm."

Bucky nodded vigorously.

Loya nodded slightly. He had little interest in interrogating prisoners, but he would do so without hesitation if necessary.