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

"I wonder how Nojiko is doing now."

Seeing this scene before her, Nami moved with light steps, thinking to herself.

Nojigo had arrived at the banquet before her, and by now he might have already drunk his fill and fallen asleep like the other villagers.

Even though he had already told her not to wait for her, given Nojiko's personality, she shouldn't be home yet.

She had been busy all day and was a little hungry.

"Let's go see what else we can eat."

And so, Nami happily decided on her next itinerary.

From the surrounding streets, bursts of loud singing could still be faintly heard, proving that the festivities in the center of the banquet had not yet completely ended. After all, since some villagers with low alcohol tolerance had fallen asleep immediately, there must also be villagers with higher alcohol tolerance who were still sober. Right now, it was these villagers who were still in high spirits who were still reveling and dancing in the banquet.

If you go there, you might see a lot of interesting drinking entertainment besides Nochigo.

She should probably join in the party atmosphere and enjoy this freedom too.

The village of Cocoyasi, which is not very large, doesn't take too long to wander through.

Soon, Nami, feeling relaxed, arrived at the banquet.

Just as she had expected, Nojiko was still at the banquet. Although he hadn't collapsed from drunkenness yet, he looked like he had drunk quite a bit. His face was flushed, and he was laughing and talking with people nearby, looking very happy.

However, to Nami's surprise,

Also in the center of the banquet, she saw an unexpected person.

"Huh? They're really here?"

Nami stared in surprise at the black-haired man who was slumped drunk on the table. "So fast?"

Normally, even if it's a naval base that's very close by, how could it be possible to return in just one afternoon?

Unless the other party is truly sailing with the wind at full speed, there might be a slight chance of them arriving on time. But think about it: would anyone go to such lengths just to attend a mere banquet? Especially since the other party doesn't seem to value social interaction much. In this situation, if they were to slack off even slightly during their voyage, we might not see them again until late at night.

Nami thought so too.

However, it seems she was wrong now.

"Nochigo, judging from your appearance, you've probably been drinking this for a while now."

Nami walked over to Nojiko and asked curiously, "When did he arrive? He's so drunk... Could he have been here since the banquet last night?"

"Ah, Nami's here!"

Upon hearing Nami's voice, Nojiko's eyes lit up, and she turned around sharply to look at Nami.

She hooked her arm around Nami's and exclaimed excitedly, "You've kept me waiting so long! Why are you only arriving now?"

"Huh? Wait a minute."

Suddenly, Nojiko, who was holding her sister, stopped. She loosened her arms and stared at Nami, feeling that something about Nami seemed different.

She rubbed her eyes and looked Nami up and down repeatedly.

Finally, his gaze settled on Nami's arm.

"Nami, have you changed your tattoo?"

After confirming that she hadn't misread it, Nojiko looked at Nami in surprise.

"Um."

Nami smiled and said casually, "After all, I'm not a member of Arlong's crew, so I can't keep that tattoo forever."

"Although it hurt a little when I washed it off, thankfully, the new tattoo covered up the scars and blurry designs. Look at Nochigo, it looks pretty good, doesn't it?"

Nami raised her arm and smiled as she showed Nojiko her new tattoo, a mix of oranges and windmills.

Although her arm was bright red and looked a little unsightly because she had just had her tattoo removed and a new one was being applied, it was still quite dark.

But at this moment, the new pattern covering the Arlong Pirates looked perfectly harmonious and natural on her arm, just as it had always been, blending seamlessly with Nami herself.

Nojiko looked at Nami in front of her, her eyes welled up with tears, and she immediately pulled Nami into a tight embrace.

"That's great, really, that's great."

Nojiko whispered in Nami's ear, "Welcome back, Nami."

"Yes, I'm back, Nojiko."

Nami beamed with a bright smile and replied, "From today onwards, I'm a member of Cocoyasi Village again!"

"Idiot! No matter what, you're always a member of the village, now, then, and always will be."

Nojiko wiped her eyes, then lightly tapped Nami's head, saying with displeasure, "If you say something like that again, Ken will be very angry if he hears it."

"Ah Jian?"

At this point, Nami suddenly remembered something and her gaze swept across the area again.

Speaking of which, she hadn't seen Ken since before. Besides Nojiko, the second person she most wanted to show off her new tattoo to was the "windmill" from Orange and Windmill.

Could it be that Ah Jian has already fallen asleep drunk on the side of the road?

Nami was still speculating in her mind.

However, at this moment, Li Mingyuan, who had been lying on the table drunk, slightly opened his eyes and looked at the two sisters in front of him.

"Just before Karina and I arrived at the banquet, I saw him seemingly walking towards a place outside the village."

"If you want to find him, you can think about whether there is any familiar place near the village. He's probably around there."

Li Ming was drunk and his speech was slurred and unclear.

However, Nami and Nojiko immediately realized something. Yes, if it were now, Ken would probably not be anywhere else besides that place.

At Bellemere's grave.

"...In that case, let Ken stay there by himself for a while."

"I think at this moment, he must have a lot to say to Bellemere."

Nojiko gently took Nami's hand and said softly.

"Yes, I know."

Nami nodded, let out a soft sigh, and didn't delve any deeper into the topic.

Instead, he turned his head away.

Nami looked at Li Mingyuan in front of her, blinked, and said, "More importantly, were you eavesdropping on their conversation? You looked so drunk, I thought you were already asleep."

"Speaking of which, how much have you been drinking? Your face is so red!"

After carefully examining Li Mingyuan, Nami said with some surprise, "Aren't you drinking a bit too much? If you keep drinking like this, you might need to see a doctor."

"Hehe, after all, I am the main character of this banquet, so my treatment is naturally different. As long as someone sees me finish a glass of wine, the glass will naturally be refilled."

Slightly confused by the alcohol, Li Mingyuan spoke somewhat incoherently, but he chuckled and replied, "Don't worry, drinking too much alcohol is indeed harmful to your health, but I haven't drunk too much, so how could it harm my health? Although I am a little dizzy now, a few more drinks and my headache will be gone."

"..."

Nami stared dumbfounded at Li Mingyuan, who was so drunk he was almost unconscious.

She turned around and glanced at Nokiko, who looked somewhat embarrassed, and Karina, who was pretending not to exist in the seat next to her.

"Hey you guys...do you want to kill him?"

Nami couldn't help but facepalm, speechless. "The benefactor of this island drank himself to death at a banquet. If something like that happens, the news will probably spread throughout the East Blue the next day, along with the reports of Arlong's arrest."

"Especially you, Karina!"

"Stop pretending it's none of your business! You saw me a long time ago! What are you doing?"

Nami glared at Karina, who was whistling beside her, and said, "With your drinking capacity, you've always gotten people drunk on ships before assaulting them. How could any normal person possibly outdrink you?"

"Although I don't know what's going on between you and him, I've already... cough! Whatever the problem is, it's not like you're using it as an excuse to deliberately get him drunk as revenge, is it?"

Nami almost blurted out the information that she would give Karina compensation, but she swallowed her words and questioned Karina about getting her drunk.

"I don't know~, he drank it all by himself, and I couldn't stop him."

In response, Karina shrugged and said rather cheekily, "Look at him, isn't he very happy? He himself said he wasn't drunk. This is clearly just everyone enjoying the banquet and sharing delicious food. Don't make things up."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Nami sneered, looking at Karina with a forced smile, and slowly raised her fist.

"It seems someone has forgotten about the unresolved accounts from this afternoon."

"You don't actually think that just because I gave you face in front of him and didn't catch you, that's the end of it, do you?"

Boom!

"Ouch, that hurts!!"

With Karina's scream, Nami's fist slammed heavily into Karina's head.

Karina immediately covered her head with tears in her eyes, and before long, a large bump gradually rose from the top of her head.

"What are you doing, Nami?!"

Karina suddenly stood up from her seat, glaring angrily at Nami.

"That's my line! What are you doing to the benefactor of this island, you idiot!"

Nami, equally aggressive, spoke with an incredulous expression.

"That's because you don't know what happened between him and me!"

"Then just tell me what you mean, come on, tell me!"

In an instant, Nami and Karina stood facing each other around the table, looking like they were about to fight.

Just then, other drunken villagers nearby, seeing the situation getting out of hand, started making a fuss.

Today's banquet saw the villagers completely venting their emotions, doing all sorts of things: fighting, drinking, singing, and playing around. All these things happened at the same time, or even in sequence, which was quite common. The people in the vicinity simply regarded this scene as part of the banquet's program.

Noki watched the scene unfold with a headache, unsure of what to say. After all, she had also gotten carried away earlier, drinking too much while talking to Li Mingyuan, making her, in a sense, an accomplice of Karina.

Only Li Mingyuan himself.

He watched the scene unfold before him, the two women seemingly enjoying themselves as they fought over him.

"Don't fight, don't fight."

Li Mingyuan chuckled and waved his hands repeatedly, speaking in a drunken voice that no one was listening to, "Speaking of which, Nami, are you free later? I have something I want to tell you."

The entire banquet was in complete chaos.

A moment later, having failed to mediate the fight, Nokiko was completely out of options and could only withdraw from the situation, sitting back down next to Li Mingyuan.

Nami and Karina, who first beat each other until their heads were covered in bumps, and then inexplicably started drinking in place of Li Mingyuan, were completely engrossed in the drinking at the table.

"Never mind, as long as you don't get hurt, whatever."

Nojiko smiled wryly and said, "Anyway, for those two, this is a way to vent their frustrations."

Karina and Nami are both rivals and friends. Besides their friendship, they also have a competitive spirit and a grudge accumulated from past events, which belong to the rivalry between the little thief and the fox spirit.

Li Mingyuan's situation was merely a trigger; the real subjective conflict stemmed from the two individuals' own will.

Now that he had regained some composure, Nokiko turned back to look at Li Mingyuan.

"Sorry, I got a little carried away with my excitement and drank a bit too much."

"Are you feeling alright? Do you need me to help you find a place to sleep?"

"Noki said with concern."

At the same time, he didn't seem to care much about Li Mingyuan in front of him.

"No need, I'm not drunk yet, I just have a bit of a headache. A little alcohol will relieve it right away."

"Generally speaking, what you're doing would be considered drunk."

Li Mingyuan shook his head and leaned back in his chair. "You don't know this. It's because I don't drink often that I'm in this situation. I'm not completely drunk, but I still feel unwell."

"I need to drink more, get even more drunk, before I can sleep peacefully."

As he spoke, Li Mingyuan looked around at the villagers who had gathered to watch Karina and Nami's drinking contest. After thinking for a moment, he ignored Nojiko's advice and asked a villager to refill his glass.

To be honest, after being toasted by the villagers and continuously drinking with Karina and Nochigo, Li Mingyuan couldn't lift a single finger. He had just collapsed on the table because he couldn't hold his liquor.

He had only regained consciousness after hearing Nami's voice.

If it weren't for the fear of Karina escaping, I probably would have already lost my train of thought and gone to sleep.

But that won't do.

Even if Karina really had to sleep, she had to sleep in the room next to his so that he could know about any disturbances. If she fell asleep in the noisy banquet, Li Mingyuan would not be able to notice.