Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

Colonel Rat gave a lewd smile, then revealed a sinister grin and said.

"Squeak squeak squeak... We received a report from the public that there are thieves here."

"They stole a lot of other people's treasure and hid it in this orange grove."

"Now we must take back all these ill-gotten gains in accordance with the law."

"Squeaky..."

Colonel Rat gave another lewd smile, then gave orders to the sailors behind him.

"Search for me."

"We'll turn this orange grove upside down, but we'll find the treasure."

Upon hearing this, the naval subordinates immediately prepared to take action.

Just then, Nami pulled out two iron rods from the middle of her chest, combined them together, and stood in front of everyone.

At this moment, her face was extremely gloomy, and the anger in her eyes seemed to want to tear everyone in front of her to shreds.

He roared angrily in a deep voice.

"No one is allowed to come near!"

Upon seeing this, Colonel Mouse narrowed his eyes and said with a hint of threat.

"Miss, are you trying to oppose our navy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of gun barrels were aimed at Nami.

"Nami!"

Nojiko, standing to the side, was filled with worry as she called out Nami's name.

Nami, however, did not back down at all and said in a deep voice.

"Did Ah Long send you?"

Colonel Rat did nothing about Arlong's evil deeds, and even though Nami had never witnessed their transaction, she could guess what was going on.

When questioned, Colonel Mouse feigned confusion and said...

"Ah Long? What Ah Long?"

"I came here after receiving a tip from the public."

"Miss, please move aside, or don't blame us for being impolite."

As soon as he finished speaking, Colonel Rat raised his hand, and all the sailors simultaneously chambered their bullets.

At this moment, Nojiko panicked and rushed over to hug the distraught Nami and pull her aside.

He apologized to Colonel Mouse with a forced smile.

"I'm sorry, Colonel."

"My sister is just being immature, please don't hold it against her."

"Go ahead and search."

"But we have absolutely nothing to do with the thieves you're talking about."

"We don't know whether there are any thieves hiding treasure here."

Colonel Mouse smiled arrogantly upon seeing this, his eyes filled with smugness.

He then waved to the navy behind him, and everyone rushed into the orange grove.

...

After a while.

"Treasure found, Colonel Rat!"

"A rough estimate would be close to one hundred million Berries!"

A report from a naval soldier suddenly rang out from the orange grove.

Upon hearing the words "one hundred million Berries," Colonel Rat's eyes widened.

Aaron promised to split the treasure 50/50 with him, which means he would get 50 million Berries from this deal.

The thought of that number made Colonel Mouse's breathing become heavier.

Suppressing his excitement, Colonel Mouse loudly gave the order.

"Take all the treasure and we're retreating!"

"Squeak squeak squeak... We're rich now!"

The following sentence was spoken secretly by Colonel Mouse, but Nami and Nojiko overheard it.

Suddenly, a distraught Nami broke free from Nojiko's embrace and rushed out.

A few tears fell from the sky as she ran.

"Nami?!"

Nojiko called out to Nami worriedly, but Nami didn't turn around and quickly disappeared from Nojiko's sight.

...

Cocosia Village.

Hundreds of villagers, all furious and armed with shovels, hoes, and wooden sticks, followed a man named A-Jian, who wore a guard uniform with a windmill on his hat and had a scar on his face.

Led by A-Jian, all of them arrived at the wooden house surrounded by orange trees.

Looking at Nokiko sitting on the ground with a worried and sad expression, A-Jian frowned and asked.

"Did those guys take the money Nami had saved up to buy the village?"

They had just seen a group of navy soldiers inexplicably appear in the village, and when they left, they were carrying large bags and small packages, from which a golden light shone.

So, everyone got angry and followed Ah Jian to find out what was going on.

Nojiko sat on the ground, her eyes vacant, and nodded silently.

Immediately, all the villagers were filled with indignation and shouted angrily.

"Those damn marines are despicable! They actually took away the money Nami had worked so hard to save to buy the village!"

"That must have been orchestrated by that Ah Long; they never intended to let Nami go."

"Nami has suffered for eight years because of our village. We can't let Nami continue to suffer."

"Let's go fight those nasty fishmen to free Nami."

"Fight them! For Nami!"

...

In an instant, all the villagers gripped their weapons, raised their arms, and shouted with great momentum.

They watched helplessly as Nami lived a life of suffering for them and for the village for so many years.

They usually don't even dare to see Nami, for fear of putting pressure on her.

But now, those fishmen have gone back on their word and plotted to steal Nami's hope.

They couldn't take it anymore.

Nokiko, looking at the indignant villagers, also gritted her teeth.

After hearing Nami's happy stories, she no longer wanted to see Nami continue to suffer.

She wanted to see Nami happy.

"Let's fight Ah Long and his gang!"

Nokiko angrily got up from the ground and joined the villagers.

Cocosia Village, located in the sea near the shore.

"Oh?! I see it, I see it, it's the Going Merry!"

Usopp stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at the Going Merry anchored on the shore ahead, and exclaimed in delight.

"We've finally arrived!"

Luffy looked at the island they were about to reach and a smile crept onto his face.

"Just you wait, my foolish navigator."

Chapter 48's kind of trash, I could take care of it with a flick of my finger (thanks to Jiuyuanlo for urging me to update).

Cocoyasi Village, on the coast, aboard the Merry.

"Great! It looks like the Going Merry wasn't damaged!"

As soon as Usopp got close, he thoroughly inspected the Going Merry.

They breathed a sigh of relief after finding it intact.

"It seems that woman took all our treasure with her."

Although Zoro's injuries haven't fully healed, he's still able to move around normally. After checking the items on the Going Merry, he discovered that only the treasure was missing.

Luffy nodded upon hearing their report.

Just as he was about to lead everyone to find Nami, he suddenly noticed a large group of people walking out of the village, carrying tools such as hoes, shovels, and wooden sticks.

They all looked quite angry and furious.

What's wrong with these villagers?

Uta uttered a question.

At this moment, the others also noticed the group of angry villagers, and one by one they came to the side of the boat and looked at them.

Luffy recognized the two leaders at first glance; they were Ken and Nojiko.

He already guessed what was going on when he didn't see Nami.

"Let's go ask!"

Luffy said something, then jumped off the Going Merry, followed closely by the others.

...

The villagers' side.

They also noticed Luffy and his crew.

When they saw Luffy and his five crew members standing in a row, blocking their way, they all became wary.

"Who are they? Pirates?"

"They came aboard the ship Nami sailed back from. Could it be that Nami stole their ship and they're after them?"

"That would be bad. Let's help Nami drive these pirates away!"

"..."

As the villagers were discussing the matter, Nojiko suddenly noticed the straw hat Luffy was wearing.

Come to think of it, the idiot captain Nami mentioned was wearing a straw hat!

Let's take a look at the people standing next to the man in the straw hat.

A stylish and cute young girl.

A green-haired man with three knives. Wait, why is there only one knife now?

A long nose.

There's also a curly eyebrow that Nami didn't mention.

Although there are a few slight differences, it seems that this group is the strange pirate crew that Nami mentioned!

After recognizing the newcomer, Nojiko greeted Luffy with delight.

"You're Nami's idiot captain, aren't you?"

Just as Luffy was wondering how to get the villagers to believe they weren't bad people, Nojiko suddenly exclaimed in surprise.