One Piece: Who still has dreams?

His bloodshot eyes strained to look up, but he could only see a blurry face of a young, humanoid man.

"I have two questions for you,"

Redio lightly stepped on Arlong, raising two fingers in succession, "1. Do you think Jinbe will avenge you? 2. Do you think Hachi and the others ended up like this because of your actions?"

"You...cough cough...I...hate..." A final, desperate glint appeared in Ah Long's eyes, then gradually faded. He coughed up foul blood and, muttering to himself, quickly breathed his last.

Chapter 74 All Reduced to Ashes

[Chapter Opening Serial: Executive Vice President Miss All Sunday 24: "Are you Nico Robin?!"]

[After Robin revealed her identity, Sabo and Koala both showed expressions of shock. The fish-man Hack thoughtfully observed the consistently silent Olvia, a bubble rising above his head: Is this Nico-Robin's sister?]

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A moment ago

"Have you forgotten how Bellemere died?"

Redio placed his hand on Nami's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "This story started because of you..."

Nami shuddered, her eyes gradually becoming unfocused. After walking forward for a while, she slowly turned around and walked back the way she came.

"Nami?"

Nojiko was puzzled. After calling out to her, her sister ignored her and went straight back towards Arlong Paradise.

She asked Redio in surprise, "What did you just say to her?"

As a result, Redio also looked stunned.

"What happened?"

Nojiko clutched his head, utterly bewildered. "Can someone explain to me what happened today? My sister suddenly became incredibly strong, runs like the wind, and is ignoring everyone! And... who are you?!"

Redio was stunned because the system had just suddenly popped up a notification.

[Mastered: Hypnosis (Initial Understanding)]

No, buddy?

Reddio really needs to give this damn system a piece of his mind; how can it slander someone's innocence out of thin air!

"My name is Reddio. Let's go, we can talk as we walk."

Redio put the matter aside for the time being, and seeing Nojiko looking worriedly in the direction Nami had gone, he called her over to come with him.

On the way, he explained Nami's condition by saying that he had given her a special drug.

Although Nojiko didn't quite understand Haki and Devil Fruits, he finally felt relieved after learning that his sister was healthy and hadn't used any evil or terrifying power.

Dozens of meters away from Alon Amusement Park, one could already hear the chilling screams coming from inside, one after another, accompanied by the sounds of blood splattering as limbs were torn apart...

Nojiko's scalp tingled, and he wanted to rush in to check, but Redio reached out and held him down.

"There are some situations you'd better not watch."

Nojiko was stopped by him and leaned against a tree trunk by the roadside, her toes tapping anxiously as she kept turning her head to look at Arlong's Paradise, whose wall had been breached. The ruins of the five-story building that Arlong had thrown out still lay on the open ground outside, not yet completely cleared away…

Redio maintained his Observation Haki.

He could hear and hear, as if he were seeing. While his Observation Haki couldn't clearly discern the exact screams and pleas for mercy from Arlong Paradise, he could certainly sense the presence of sound and detect a certain volume. However, he couldn't quite distinguish the timbre…

In the realm of Observational perception, among the 27 senses within Arlong Paradise, entire swaths of aura disappeared as one of the auras, moving at an extremely fast speed, passed by.

……

Back to the present

Redio stood on Arlong's proud, jagged nose, watching him breathe his last in anger and despair, when suddenly Nojiko's terrified cry rang in his ears: "Nami!!"

The entire Arlong Paradise was littered with the remains of fish-men, a scene of extreme stench. Even the swimming pool, which was originally connected to the sea, was now a bloody mess, emitting a foul stench that lingered for a long time.

When Nojiko first entered, she was so frightened by the horrifying sight that she almost fainted.

But when she saw the end of the crimson expanse and Nami standing there, looking stunned and helpless, she mustered her courage again, shouted, and rushed over—but her foot slipped on the blood and she fell headfirst into Nami's arms.

“Nojiko…” Nami’s eyes filled with tears as she hugged her sister.

"It's alright, it's alright." Nojiko sighed, hugging her trembling sister. "It's okay, I would have done the same. Nami, it's alright... It hurts!"

"Ah!" Nami exclaimed in surprise, quickly letting go of his hand. "Did I hurt you?"

Nojiko wiped her eyes, laughed, and punched Nami lightly. "What kind of superhuman strength are you using now? Go easy on me, I'm just a weak delinquent girl!"

"Whoosh!"

The pool of blood suddenly swelled up, and a giant "cow" the size of a house burst out of the water. Seeing the scene of fish-man corpses scattered everywhere, it tilted its head and uttered a puzzled question mark.

Noki exclaimed in shock, "The monsters that Ah Long and his gang raised..."

“They’ve delivered themselves to my door.” A small red and white ball the size of a lychee suddenly appeared in Redio’s hand. He pressed it lightly, and it grew to the size of a fist. He threw it at the cow-shaped sea monster in the pool of blood like a sandbag.

With a thud, the Poké Ball bumped into MooMoo's big bull horn. Before MooMoo could get angry, the Poké Ball opened and emitted a red light, capturing MooMoo completely.

"..."

Nojiko and Nami were both stunned.

The Poké Ball's red light flashed and it vibrated continuously. Redio jumped up and kicked it over the wall. There was a loud "smack" outside as the Poké Ball was knocked open, and the cow-like sea monster broke free.

Redio smiled at the two sisters and said, "You two handle things here, I'm going to play with it."

If this calf had plunged into the sea and escaped, Redio might have been helpless. But now that it's ashore, what can you do about it?

Redio rubbed his fists as he walked out, only to be met with Moo Moo's gaping maw snapping at him.

Its lower body has a structure with fish scales, fins, and a tail, making it look like a huge, strange fish, but it also has the characteristics of a terrestrial mammal, and it is agile when it crawls on the shore.

"You're an amphibian. That's great!"

Redio grabbed Moo's two rows of large teeth, leaped high into the air, and flung it into the woods with a "bang, bang, bang," breaking a series of trees.

"Aww!" Moo Moo protested!

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"... Redio grabbed its fish tail and swung it back and forth, pressing it to the ground and beating it repeatedly.

"Aww." Moo Moo was convinced.

It lay sprawled at Redio's feet, its head covered in bruises, tears welling in its eyes.

Redio patted its nose ring as if knocking on a door. "From now on, it'll pull our boat. Consider it payment for Aaron's debt to them. Any objections?"

MooMoo couldn't understand the humans' babbling, but it understood the man's fist perfectly, and could only moo twice. No matter how big it was, it was still an animal, and it was very adaptable to submitting to the strong, obediently letting Redio capture it with a red beam of light from a Poké Ball.

This time the red light didn't flash much, and MooMoo stayed safely inside the Poké Ball.

Is it useful for fish-men and mermaids?

Redio tossed the Poké Ball and walked back, thinking to himself that it probably shouldn't be possible, after all, he was considered a demi-human...

A flame slowly rose from inside the walls of Alon Paradise, and he stopped in his tracks.

Nami came out carrying some clothes, firewood, and strong liquor, while Noki held a torch aloft. They distributed the items around the wall and quickly set everything ablaze.

The scorching heat and raging flames reduced all nightmares to ashes.

"..."

Flames danced in Nami's tear-filled eyes as she held onto Redio and Nojiko's arms, resting her head gently on her sister's shoulder.

Redio looked at the system interface.

After Nami used [Heaven and Tyrant], the remaining few days of her employment period immediately changed.

[Hire: Nami (Permanent)]

……

The three stood before the ablaze Arlong Amusement Park. After an unknown amount of time, detailed information appeared before Redio's eyes…

Name: Nami

Overall Strength: ★★★ (Strength 4 stars)

[Mastered: Swimming (Proficient), Running (Skilled), Basic Staff Techniques (Skilled), Basic Physical Skills (Beginner)]

"Nami! Nojiko!"

Not far away, a police officer with a windmill on his head hurriedly ran over, followed by a group of villagers from Cocoaxi Village.

Chapter 75 Running Towards You

[Section Header Serialized: Executive Vice President Miss All Sundays 25: 'Revolutionary Army Temporary Base']

[Ahead lies an island on the Grand Line, where Sabo, Koala, and their companions are chatting happily with Olvia and her daughter Robin. A giant sea turtle wearing a cowboy hat swims leisurely behind them.]

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"The Arlong Pirates have been wiped out?!"

"real or fake?"

"Am I dreaming...?"