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

Nami silently pondered the name a few more times until she was sure she wasn't calling it wrong, and then she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, knowing her benefactor's name will allow her to address him more appropriately. Once the news spreads to the nearby villages, the name Li Mingyuan will surely become known to everyone, and even the surrounding sea area will resonate with his name in the future.

A smile appeared on Nami's face.

Without delay, after exchanging information and confirming that there were no oversights, Nami quickly left Karina's side and walked out of the main building alone.

Just as she was about to leave Arlong Paradise, Nami subconsciously looked at the place where Li Mingyuan had just rested.

Even now, Li Mingyuan remains seated with his eyes closed, leaning against the wall.

Although the other party was covered in blood, the outline of his body, wet with seawater and clinging to his skin, showed that Li Mingyuan was not injured at all. His breathing was also even, indicating that he was really resting rather than being too badly injured to move.

It's unclear how long she'll need to rest before this man resumes communicating with her.

There are more questions on her mind than mountains right now.

"Speaking of which, now that I've closed my eyes, I can't see anything anymore."

"This person has a pair of very beautiful and unique eyes."

Nami pondered to herself, "But I wonder if it's just my imagination, why did it feel like I could see him for a while and then he would disappear again during the battle just now... Was I seeing things?"

Although he was slightly concerned, it wasn't a big deal. He figured that by the time he and the villagers finished spreading the news and returned, the other party would have rested enough, and he could then check the situation.

Lost in thought, Nami snapped out of it. She still didn't disturb Li Mingyuan, but instead moved her feet as slowly as possible and quietly left the ruins of Arlong Paradise.

Thirty minutes later.

After a fairly good rest, his chakra recovered considerably.

Li Mingyuan reopened his eyes and looked at what was in front of him.

The scene that came into view was almost identical to the one he had seen before he closed his eyes; it was still filled with the corpses of fishmen.

Not far away, Karina was still dressed in that dirty, faceless outfit, and even darker because of Xiao Ba's ink. She was sitting with her arms wrapped around her knees, just like him, by a shady wall, staring blankly at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.

Speaking of which, just now, when he had been resting with his eyes closed for about ten minutes, he vaguely heard some noise coming from a distance in the far reaches of Alon Paradise. The noise was approaching him at one point, but then it suddenly became quiet again, and now everything is still quiet and peaceful.

Now that Karina is the only one left at Alon Paradise, Li Mingyuan guesses that's probably how it is. One person went out to deliver the message while the other stayed behind. As for the faint commotion that could be heard all the way to Alon Paradise, it was most likely the villagers' joyful cheers after learning that Alon had been defeated.

After all, with Arlong's head in hand, it wouldn't be difficult for Nami to prove the battle situation.

That was precisely why he deliberately gave his head to Nami in the first place—he wanted her to handle the aftermath and not bother him for the time being. Otherwise, how could he possibly hand over a head worth 20 million Berries to Nami, whom he had only met once?

However, it seems that the other party has accomplished its task very well.

Sure enough, it's always more comfortable to leave things to smart people.

Li Mingyuan stood up from the ground.

He stretched and yawned, letting out a satisfied sigh.

Noticing Li Mingyuan's movement, Karina was startled out of her daze and jumped up from the ground.

"Um, you're awake?"

"I'm sorry, I can only sit next to you. I've been hesitating about whether to call you or not."

Karina looked stiffly at Li Mingyuan, her expression awkward, and said, "Actually, I was thinking of asking you to rest up at Along Amusement Park and change your clothes, but you told me not to disturb you, so I didn't know whether I should wake you up or not..."

"It doesn't matter."

Li Mingyuan didn't care much. He casually replied, "Compared to this, has that woman you mentioned named Nami left with A Long's head?"

"Did she tell you when she's coming back?"

"Huh? Ah, ah! The brain, the head, of course it's with Nami. She'll be back soon, so don't worry."

Karina shuddered and stammered nervously, "Nami is telling the villagers about what's happening here. Although defeating the Arlong Pirates might not seem like a big deal to you, Arlong does control several nearby islands. The Arlong Pirates being defeated is a major event that will make the whole island go wild with celebration."

"It won't be long before the whole island is in a frenzy of celebration."

Karina repeatedly emphasized to Li Mingyuan what Nami was doing outside, fearing that Li Mingyuan might suspect that Nami had run away with the head of a wanted criminal.

He was secretly regretting that he had forgotten to tell Nami not to take her head with her.

These twenty million Bailey heads are even more than the amount she stole from Li Mingyuan, comparable to her non-existent ransom money. If Li Mingyuan becomes suspicious, the consequences are beyond her ability to bear.

Fortunately, Li Mingyuan remained indifferent to Karina's explanation.

I don't know whether they listened to it or didn't take it seriously.

Li Mingyuan lowered his head and tugged at his slightly damp clothes.

"It's completely soaked and stained with blood. It probably won't get clean even if I wash it."

He looked somewhat helpless and murmured with regret, "These are brand new clothes, and now I have to buy them all over again."

I looked up again.

Looking at Karina, who was noticeably more reserved and nervous than before venturing into the amusement park.

Li Mingyuan observed Karina's changes with great interest, especially the way she looked at him.

Are you nervous?

Li Mingyuan suddenly said.

Karina's pupils contracted sharply upon hearing Li Mingyuan's words.

She reacted quickly, immediately putting on a nonchalant, feigned-ignorant expression, and said confidently, "Yeah, so what? You just killed a bounty hunter with a 20 million Berry bounty. Just thinking about how I almost ended up in the same situation makes my legs tremble."

"Honestly, if you're so capable, couldn't you have said so earlier? Before we got to Arlong Paradise, I thought I was going to die. What are you doing in the East Blue? Wouldn't it have been better if you had gone to the Grand Line?"