Starting with two Kamui, they raised the flag of rebellion in One Piece.

Chapter 132 A Lingering Fragrance on the Lips, Uncontrollable Passion

As a fan of the original work, Li Mingyuan knew very well that as long as the sea kings could not see the ship directly, the energy emitted by the sea stone would make the sea kings mistake the ship for part of the ocean, thus allowing it to pass through the Calm Belt normally.

In this way, it wouldn't matter even if they accidentally entered the Calm Belt.

With ample time, even if they rowed slowly, it would be enough for them to get back to their normal course.

"Phew—thankfully the ship maintenance went smoothly, otherwise it would have been troublesome."

"Although we stayed on this island a little longer than expected, three days is still within an acceptable range. Considering that we also unexpectedly gained the domineering teacher Betty during the trip, it's still a pretty good deal as a trade."

"At this rate, entering Upside Down Mountain will be a piece of cake."

Li Mingyuan leaned back in his chair, feeling somewhat relieved.

He's been spending money like water lately, and if it weren't for the 100 million Berries he got from selling that Devil Fruit, he wouldn't be sitting here so calmly right now.

In addition, he felt even more fortunate that he didn't have to pay a single penny for the ship's maintenance this time.

Because the Navy fully compensated for this expense.

Yes, just a few days ago when Li Mingyuan was collecting the bounty, he did indeed make a request for compensation.

What Li Mingyuan didn't expect was that the navy actually agreed.

When he went to the Navy, he didn't see Garp, but instead saw his adjutant, the legendary sword-wielding king Bogart, who was organizing documents!

This character, who is often referred to as the most mysterious man in One Piece, is known for rarely speaking in the original work and always seeming to be on the verge of drawing his sword but never actually using it.

Upon seeing him in person, Li Mingyuan discovered that this Sword King was surprisingly easy to talk to.

Of course, this wasn't a literal statement. At that time, Bogart simply gestured to the navy personnel beside him to handle the situation. Nevertheless, Li Mingyuan ultimately succeeded in exchanging the bounty and a considerable amount of compensation from the other party.

The exact amount is enough to completely renovate the entire ship.

Thanks to this, his hidden funds were able to remain hidden from public view and were not discovered by anyone.

Overall, Li Mingyuan felt that the past three days had been quite fulfilling. Although he did not see Garp again, he quickly let it go and even felt that perhaps this was for the best.

Even if they did meet again, what would they say to each other? He never had any schemes or plans against Garp. With someone like him who gets more cunning with age, too much contact would only make him more likely to slip up.

In that case, leaving without saying goodbye is not a bad option.

crunch.

Just as Li Mingyuan was facing the diary, still deep in thought.

Suddenly, without warning, the door behind him was gently pushed open.

"Still looking at nautical charts? You must have looked at them countless times by now."

Breathing approached from behind, finally touching her ear, mingling with a soft laugh.

"Could it be that you're nervous too, Captain? Because of what happened on the Grand Line?"

Li Mingyuan looked to his side.

It was Nami. She skillfully entered the captain's cabin and stood to the side, curiously looking at herself.

"Are you nervous? Maybe."

Li Mingyuan remained noncommittal to Nami's words, calmly replying, "If it were just me, I wouldn't care whether I lived or died, but as the captain, I have to be responsible for your crew."

"Compared to that, what are you doing here now?"

As he said this, Li Mingyuan turned to look at Nami, focusing his attention on her.

At the same time, he remained calm and put the diary back into his pocket.

There was indeed a map on his desk, taken out as a reference for the information in his previous diary. Although it was not intentional, it was indeed a security measure to some extent.

As long as the action is synchronized with the sound of the door opening, the garbled diary will go unnoticed.

Upon hearing Li Mingyuan's reply, Nami raised an eyebrow, her expression dismissive.

"I'm a navigator, and we're about to set sail. Isn't it only natural that I come over to discuss the situation with you?"

"Don't forget, even this new map on your desk was prepared by me. It's just that I've been coming here frequently lately to discuss future flight paths with you, so it's temporarily sitting here with you."

"Speaking of the Grand Line, I'm even more excited and eager to go than you are!"

As she spoke, Nami's face lit up with excitement. She looked down at the nautical chart on the table, her fingers tracing the routes, her eyes gleaming.

As they were about to embark on their dream journey, even if the method of achieving it was completely different from what they had expected, what remained unchanged was the deepest longing in their hearts. Perhaps the reason Nami came to the captain's cabin at this moment was simply to share her barely suppressed excitement with Captain Li Mingyuan, who was the symbol of this voyage.

Seeing Nami arrive uninvited, Li Mingyuan thought for a moment and then stood up from his seat.

"Alright."

"Then let's plan our journey ahead."

Li Mingyuan placed his hand on Nami's shoulder and gestured for her to sit down.

He stood to the side, looking down at the sea chart and Nami in front of him, displaying a calm and unhurried attitude.

Nami glanced at Li Mingyuan somewhat embarrassedly, but she didn't stand on ceremony. Following up on the previous topic, she continued to talk about how to travel to the Grand Line, such as how to choose the route from this Black Market Island to Reverse Mountain.

As a transmigrator, Li Mingyuan was naturally very familiar with information about Reverse Mountain and the Grand Line, but he was completely clueless about the route to Reverse Mountain, which was not mentioned in the original work. He definitely needed to discuss and make a judgment with Nami.

So for the next half hour, Li Mingyuan and Nami were in their own private space, finalizing their sailing plans.

Both of them were very serious and dedicated.

So much so that they didn't even notice that their bodies had become close together.

It is precisely this unintentional behavior that demonstrates the high level of trust between the two, which can no longer be defined by their superficial relationship.

However, neither Li Mingyuan nor Nami realized this yet.

Nami and Li Mingyuan were having a lively discussion about bits and pieces of their future dreams. As the conversation drew to a close, Nami finally came to her senses, felt the warmth of the person beside her, and felt a pang of reluctance to part with the time they had spent together.

"—On this ship, you're the only one I can talk to about these things like this."

Nami said softly.

"What?"

Li Mingyuan, still pondering the plan, didn't quite hear Nami's whisper and subconsciously asked.

Nami jolted awake, looking at Li Mingyuan as if waking from a dream.

No! Did you just say it out loud yourself?!

How could this be?!

Nami suddenly stood up from her chair, looking at Li Mingyuan in a panic, momentarily forgetting that Li Mingyuan was leaning down next to her.

This led to a very bad consequence.

That was the moment Nami stood up, her head bumped into the chin of the distracted Lee Myung-won.

At an unexpected moment, against the most unexpected target, Li Mingyuan was caught off guard and thrown backward.

But unfortunately, Li Mingyuan's superior skills forced him to instinctively steady himself.

In an instant, Li Mingyuan forcibly twisted his body.

With a loud crash, the stool and table in front of Li Mingyuan were overturned and the entire captain's cabin was thrown into chaos.

Li Mingyuan braced himself against the ground in front of him and managed to stabilize himself at the last moment.

However, he soon realized a problem: he wasn't alone here.

Nami was right below him!

The air seemed to freeze.

Nami looked at Li Mingyuan, who was standing right in front of her, inches away.

Their noses almost touched, and they could see their own faces reflected in each other's eyes. Their breaths mingled, warm and clear.

Nami was frozen in place, staring blankly at Li Mingyuan, her mind completely blank.

All the previous panic and tension have been completely forgotten. At this moment, all that can be felt is the sound of one's own heartbeat, which is becoming increasingly loud in one's ears.

The two of them just stared at each other like that.

It wasn't until quite some time later that Li Mingyuan made another move.

"Seriously, what are you doing, Nami? You almost knocked me over."

"Are you alright? Let me help you up."

As he said this, Li Mingyuan pretended to be nonchalant, sighed helplessly, and slowly stood up, extending his hand to Nami.

Nami, looking dazed, grasped Li Mingyuan's hand and slowly stood up from the ground.

Even after standing up, Nami didn't react much. She just kept staring at Li Mingyuan's face, remaining strangely silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Li Mingyuan pulled Nami to sit down on the bed next to him and gently patted her shoulder.

"You rest for a bit, I'll go get the first-aid kit."

Li Mingyuan instructed, "If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, remember not to move and tell me later."

Immediately afterwards, Li Mingyuan stood up and walked towards the captain's cabin.

With a click, the door closed.

Time seemed to have resumed its flow in the captain's cabin.

Nami's body began to tremble, and soon her cheeks turned as red as if they were burning.

next second.

Nami deflated like a punctured balloon and collapsed onto Li Mingyuan's bed with a thud.

"Aaaaaah!!"

Nami covered her face with Lee Myung-won's pillow and couldn't help but let out a suppressed scream.

I accidentally bumped into Li Mingyuan, but instead he's comforting me. How could this happen?!

"Speaking of which, why did I suddenly say that out of the blue just now?"

"It seems like I've lost all the face I could in my life!!"

Meanwhile, Li Mingyuan had only just left the captain's cabin.

Walking down the deserted corridor of the ship's cabin, he suddenly stopped and leaned against the wall.

It took quite a while for his complexion to gradually return to normal.

"Can the human heart really beat that fast?"

"I almost thought it was going to jump out of my throat."

Li Mingyuan murmured.

As a time traveler, he certainly knew what a wall slam was, and he was also aware that his previous posture was a standard floor slam—an enhanced version of a wall slam.

Knowing something is one thing, but experiencing it firsthand is another.

Especially in such a completely unexpected, unplanned, and even somewhat embarrassing situation.

They were so close they could feel each other's heartbeats. He could clearly feel Nami's stiffness and notice that she had subconsciously held her breath.

Her hands were slightly curled up in front of her chest.

She neither pushed him away nor made any unnecessary movements.

To be honest, for a moment, he really had the urge to kiss her hard.

He has never had such an experience in his entire life.

He was infatuated with a woman and completely lost control of his emotions.

Just as his rationality was about to evaporate, he remembered his relationship with Nami: let alone being lovers, it was hard to even say whether they were friends or not, since she wasn't even a formal crew member.

What if I kiss Nami and she runs away?

Only then did he regain his senses at the critical moment and steel himself to stand up.

To be honest, if Li Mingyuan had never been a ninja before and had maintained that ruthless nature, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold back in the situation just now.

"I never dreamed that the legendary lucky event would actually happen to me."

"As expected, good things will happen eventually once you get closer and spend more time with them. It was definitely the right decision to collect my favorite female characters on the ship."

"I just wonder if one day, I might trigger this situation with Karina too."

Li Mingyuan was still savoring the moment, especially Nami's eyes and her luscious lips.

If I could actually succeed one day, as a die-hard anime fan from a past life, I would consider my life complete.

Some thoughts were scattering uncontrollably.

Li Mingyuan stood there for a while, shook his head slightly, and quickly made a judgment.

No, if we go back like this, there will definitely be problems.

The fire that had been burning within him for so many years had probably been partially unleashed now, and under these circumstances, he was going back to see Na.

In the US, regardless of the other party's reaction, one will subconsciously think in a way that benefits oneself.

Even if he felt that Nami was interested in him, he might still think that such a thought was reasonable.

If he were just an ordinary person, it wouldn't matter, but unfortunately, he now possesses absolute military power capable of suppressing the entire ship, and no one can stop him no matter what he does.

Let's not even talk about what would happen to Nami if things really turned out that way.

He's someone who's been through a lot, and he can't accept that his image has crumbled over such a trivial matter. He himself can't accept that Li Mingyuan is so ridiculous.