Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 112 [The Flame-Flame Fruit]! (5 chapters, 170,000 words, please subscribe!)

"Nochiko, I actually think growing oranges is a good idea."

"Nami, be good, listen to Lord Storm, train hard, and study diligently."

"My dream used to be to create a map of the entire world, but now all I want to do is stay home and eat oranges."

"Nami, be good, study hard."

"Nojiko, how come the word 'studying hard' comes out of your mouth?"

"Nami!"

Nuoqi Gao gritted her teeth and forced out a few words from between them.

"Don't make me hit you!"

"slightly--"

Nami stuck out her tongue and made a face at Nojiko.

Before Nuoqi could react, she picked up the small package she had prepared and ran to her doorstep.

"Nojiko! Just you wait! I will become the world's greatest navigator!"

"Get out of here! I hate the sight of you right now!"

"Nojiko! You can decide what to do with the money I stole!"

"I see!"

Nojiko watched as Nami's figure gradually disappeared at the end of the road in Cocoyasi Village.

After the orange cat-like shadow completely disappeared from sight, Nojiko finally couldn't hold back her tears and they fell.

"Nami..."

the other side.

Nami ran out of Cocoyasi Village with seemingly light steps.

As they passed the sheriff's hut at the village entrance, Nami waved goodbye to Ken with a smile.

"Nami, setting sail again? The Arlong Pirates are gone..."

"Jian, going to sea is my dream! Don't nag like an old man."

"Nami! You!"

Before A-Jian could even fuss or glare, Na-Mi had already dashed off like a shot.

The ruins of Alon Paradise.

Storm had been waiting here for a long time.

Nami came skipping over, carrying a small package.

Her movements, coupled with her bright red eyes, made her look less like a little orange cat and more like a little rabbit.

Clearly, it wasn't just Nojiko who was saddened by the separation; the little thief cat was too...

Nami, with her bright red eyes, asked in a seemingly relaxed manner.

"Lord White Dragon, where is your dragon?"

Nami remembers it very clearly.

That day, Storm arrived riding a dragon, just like a peerless hero from a myth.

The real white dragon merely blinked its eyes.

The evil Ah Long had his head cleanly and decisively blown off.

Nami greatly admired that white dragon.

The moment she finished speaking, a wave suddenly rippled across the ground beneath her feet.

The blue-eyed white dragon then carried the two of them into the sky.

The small island where Cocosia Village was located quickly turned into a tiny black dot on the sea.

"Wow!"

Nami was incredibly excited as she experienced "riding a dragon" for the first time.

"Lord White Dragon! This is much more convenient than taking a boat!"

"Nami, you're in charge of adjusting the flight direction."

Storm gave Nami all the two nautical charts and the compass he possessed.

"Let me see what you're capable of."

"No problem, Lord Haku!"

Nami took the map and compass and answered solemnly.

"Where would you like to go now?"

Do you know what "anthill hell" is?

"Stromb asked."

"I know very little about this island, and I don't even know if the name is real."

"All I know is that this island is in the East China Sea, surrounded by very dangerous currents, making it difficult for ships to leave once they enter."

"Anthill Hell? I've never heard of that island."

Nami frowned as she flipped through the two nautical charts in her hands.

"But I've heard of several similar islands, though I've never been to any."

Before meeting Storm, Nami had been wandering the East Blue, looking for opportunities to steal money.

But even a genius like the little thief knows there are some places she absolutely cannot go.

The "anthill hell" that Storm just mentioned is clearly not a place Nami can go.

However, now there is the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Nami's courage has also increased considerably.

"Then let's go check out these islands."

"That's what Storm said casually."

"The Blue-Eyes White Dragon's flight speed is acceptable; just try searching a few more times."

Nami nodded seriously.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon flies extremely fast.

However, Nami only needed a short time to adapt before she successfully mastered the "riding method" of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

It's worth mentioning.

The little thief cat's talent in "riding" is truly maxed out.

Under Nami's control.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon travels between many islands in the East China Sea in search of the "Ant Nest Hell".

It only took one day.

Nami eliminated all the wrong answers and led Storm to the real "anthill hell".

……

Led by Nami, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon arrived at an unfamiliar sea area and slowly approached a strangely shaped island.

"Lord White Dragon, that island ahead should be our destination!"

On the head of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Nami, looking excited, pointed to the island ahead and shouted a reminder.

Storm looked toward the island upon hearing the sound.

The shape of the island is completely different from that of most ordinary islands.

An ancient and decaying giant tree stands in the center of the island. Its rough, brown bark is covered with countless black holes, resembling an "ant nest," enough to kill anyone with trypophobia the moment they see it.

Storm surveyed the island ahead, a sharp red glint flashing in his eyes as he silently activated his Observation Haki.

In his perception, the anthill hell ahead, beneath its seemingly peaceful exterior, concealed countless "voices," an astonishing number.

"Nami, do you want to go ashore?"

"Of course! This is adventure!"

Nami was about to nod when she glanced at the anthill hell on the sea not far away and suddenly remembered something.

"Um, there shouldn't be any danger on this island, right?"

"No, not for me."

"Huh? What about me?"

"That's quite dangerous."

"Then I'd better not go!"

Nami shook her head decisively.

She has a very clear understanding of her own abilities.

Even if Lord White Dragon is right there to protect her.

But Nami didn't want to cause any trouble for Lord Haku—

"There is a treasure on the island worth at least 100 million Berries."

"Lord White Dragon, what are you waiting for? Let's go ashore together!"

Storm smiled.

Nami will always be Nami, a little money-grubber.

Storm took control of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and rode it toward the Anthill Hell.

He and Nami stood atop the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's head, looking down at the island below.

From the outside, the Ant Nest Hell appears completely lifeless, just like a real hell.

"This island looks so creepy..."

As Nami looked down at the island below, a faint sense of fear welled up inside her.

"Could there be some kind of monster hiding inside?"

"There are indeed monsters."

Storm had a sudden thought.

The blue-eyed white dragon then let out a deafening roar towards the island below.

"roar--"

The terrifying dragon's roar sounded like some kind of signal.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from inside the anthill hell.

A hideous monster suddenly appeared before Storm and Nami.

It has a lizard-like, robust body, but a rooster-like head, and a pair of full-feathered wings growing on its back. Its ferocious beak points to the sky, emitting a hoarse roar.

The next instant.

One, two...

Countless monsters poured out from every corner of the anthill hell, forming a vast swarm and staring together at the blue-eyed white dragon in the sky.

"what!"

Nami let out a scream.

"There really are monsters! So many monsters!"

"It looks pretty bad."

Storm gave an objective assessment.

"It looks a bit like a chicken-snake beast."

Before he could finish speaking, something unexpected happened.

The terrifying monsters that had been perched atop the anthill hell suddenly flapped their wings and flew directly into the sky from the island.

Countless chicken-snake beasts gathered together, forming a vast expanse that blotted out the sky.

Just as Nami was about to scream, Storm's voice reached her ears.

"Nami, cover your eyes."

Nami obediently covered her eyes.

next moment.

Rumbling--

A deafening roar of thunder erupted.

Immediately following was a series of extremely pitiful cries.

A strange smell, like that of roasted meat, filled the air.

The monster's cries went from initially being noisy and piercing, to later becoming panicked, until finally, no noise could be heard at all.

"Nami, you can open your eyes now."

Storm's voice rang out again.

Nami readily complied, opening her eyes and looking around.

She immediately discovered that the monsters that had just swarmed around her had vanished without a trace.

Is that all?

Nami looked down at the anthill hell in disbelief.

Below, on the anthill hell, lay a dense mass of charred, blackened objects.

They largely retained the shape of the chicken-snake beast, but showed no signs of life, with faint white steam rising from the clusters of black objects.

Those monsters, they're all really dead...

Nami's throat involuntarily bobbed.

Lord Haku is really powerful...

Storm and Nami waited in the sky for a while before slowly descending.

By the time they had been waiting, the smell of the anthill hell had mostly dissipated.

However, a faint smell of burning still lingered in the air.

"It stinks..."

Nami stretched out her hand and waved it several times in front of her nose.

But with the treasure right in front of her, she wasn't about to give up so easily.

The treasure hunt begins!

Storm also joined the treasure hunt.

However, instead of acting personally, he used the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit to create a large number of clay dolls.

These clay figurines are like an army, marching into every corner of the anthill hell.

Seeing this, Nami also "received" a clay soldier squad from Storm.

A group of tall, muscular clay soldiers followed behind Nami.

The little thief cat set off on his treasure hunt with great pride and arrogance.

However, the clay soldiers controlled by Storm himself still had an overwhelming numerical advantage.

In the end, it was the clay soldiers on Storm's side who brought him back a treasure chest that was entirely golden.

Sensing the presence of treasure, Nami immediately ran over.

"A treasure chest! It really is a treasure chest!"

Nami stared at the golden treasure chest in Strom's hand, her eyes shining brightly, almost turning into the shape of Beli.

"Is there really a hundred million Berries in this treasure chest?"

"Lord White Dragon! Where's the key?! Open it quickly!"

"What I just said is that there is a treasure on the island worth at least 100 million Berries."

Storm weighed the golden treasure chest in his hand and said slowly.

"But I didn't say there was money on the island."

"Not money?"

The light in Nami's eyes shone even brighter.

"Could it be gold jewelry? Or perhaps antique ornaments?"

"It's something else, a legendary treasure of the sea."

Storm raised his right hand and placed it on the golden chest.

He didn't have the key, but that's okay.

The awakening power of the Clay Fruit instantly assimilated the entire treasure chest.

Under Storm's manipulation.

The white clay slowly peeled off downwards.

The contents of the treasure chest were then revealed.

On its dazzling orange-yellow surface, dense clusters of fiery orbs are distributed, each with a mysterious arabesque spiral pattern etched on its surface, silently announcing its true name—

Logia-type Devil Fruit: Flame-Flame Fruit!

(End of this chapter)