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

He was momentarily stunned, then a smile appeared on his face.

"Idiot captain?"

"Did that idiot navigator say that about me?"

Upon hearing this, Nojiko immediately realized that she had misspoke. In her excitement, she had blurted out the nickname Nami used to tease her. She became nervous and flustered, waving her hands repeatedly and saying...

"No, no, no! It wasn't Nami who said that!"

"It was me just now..."

Just as Nojiko was thinking about how to explain, she saw Luffy smile slightly and say something without any concern.

"It's fine."

Nokiko was taken aback.

In her mind, pirates were all wicked, vicious, and brutal.

But this pirate in front of me seems quite easygoing!

She couldn't help but recall the stories Nami had told her about Luffy and the others.

A smile and a sigh immediately crossed my mind.

"Nami, you're right. They really are a strange bunch!"

At this moment, Ah Jian, who had been watching from the side, suddenly spoke up and asked.

"Nojiko, do you know them?"

Nokiko's thoughts were pulled back by A-Jian, and then she shook her head and answered.

"No, this is my first time meeting them too."

"I heard about them from Nami."

With that, Nojiko turned to face everyone and said seriously.

"Jian, everyone, they're a great bunch of pirates!"

"Nami...she really likes this group!"

Upon hearing Nokigo's words, A-Jian and the villagers immediately lowered their guard.

Those whom Nami loves will never be harmed.

"Are you called Nojiko?"

Luffy suddenly spoke up.

Nojiko turned around upon hearing this, and Luffy continued speaking.

"I am Monkey D. Luffy, Nami's captain."

"That idiot navigator abandoned us and ran away without my permission."

"As long as I don't agree, she will always be my navigator."

"Now we need to go and bring her back."

"Nojiko, do you know where she is?"

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Nojiko was moved and felt fortunate, thinking to herself.

"Nami, you've met a great group of friends!"

Pulling herself back to reality, Nojiko's eyes suddenly turned angry as she recounted Nami's ordeal to Luffy and the others.

...

After a long time.

"That bastard fishman dared to bully my navigator like that."

Luffy's voice was low and his expression was angry.

He lowered the brim of his hat, the shadow obscuring his eyes and making it impossible to see his gaze, and said in a deep voice.

"Let's go! Let's beat those merman bastards to a pulp and bring my stupid navigator back."

Uta, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji all had gloomy expressions and muttered in low voices at the same time.

"Oh! (x4)"

Upon seeing this, Nuoqi Gao and Ajian, along with other villagers, were all panicked and filled with worry, offering words of comfort.

"No, Ah Long and the others are fish-men. Fish-men are naturally 10 times stronger than humans. It would be too dangerous for you to go like this."

“That’s right, there are only 5 of you, while the other side has dozens of murlocs. The difference in strength is too great.”

"We know you're good to Nami, but Nami is suffering so much because of us. We should just risk our lives to rescue Nami; you don't need to go and die with us."

"Yes, Luffy. I thank you on Nami's behalf. But this time it was really too dangerous, you guys shouldn't get involved. If Nami sees your beloved guys being killed by Arlong's crew, she'll be very sad."

Nojiko cried and grabbed Luffy's arm, trying to stop the tragedy that was flashing through her mind from happening.

Unexpectedly, Luffy pulled his arm away from her and said angrily.

"I could take care of that kind of trash with a flick of my finger!"

"Nojiko, lead the way!"

Chapter 49 Luffy, save me! (Thanks to Afa for the monthly ticket, and thanks to Jiuyuanlo for urging me to update)

On a forest path.

"Ah Long!!! Ah Long!!! Ah Long!!! Ah Long!!!..."

A beautiful figure ran wildly along the forest path, repeatedly uttering the word "Ah Long" in a deep voice with extreme anger and resentment.

She clenched her teeth, two long tear streaks on her face, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes and being blown behind her by the wind as she sped along. Her pupils had turned deathly white with extreme anger, as if they had lost their focus.

"Do you really want me to return the village, little girl?"

"Alright! Once you've gathered 1 million Berries, bring them to me."

"In that case, I'll liberate the village and give you your freedom back, really."

"It doesn't matter how many years it takes, I will keep my promise!!!"

The scene of Ah Long making that promise to him kept replaying in his mind.

Just when I was about to achieve this goal, the money I had saved for eight years was so easily taken away.

That promise was worthless, like toilet paper.

She herself, however, appeared so naive and foolish.

With all these thoughts in mind, Nami's anger reached its peak.

When Nami saw the entrance to a building that towered like a pagoda, the anger she had been suppressing exploded completely, and she let out a hysterical roar that echoed through the sky.

"Aaron!!!"

Within the Arlong Empire.

Ah Long was sitting by the pool, enjoying wine and sunshine.

Suddenly, he heard a deafening roar that shattered the heavens. Turning his head, he saw a woman with clenched fists and a terrifyingly gloomy face walking towards him with extremely heavy steps.

Ah Long's lips curled into a smile, his eyes filled with amusement, as he feigned confusion.

"Oh?! What's wrong? My excellent surveyor!! His face has changed..."

Nami lowered her head and walked step by step to Arlong's side, whispering in a low voice.

"It's you..."

Suddenly, Nami looked up sharply, her pupils, so angry they seemed to lose focus, staring intently at Arlong, and said angrily.

"...Was it someone who ordered those navy men to steal my money?!"

Looking at the fishman in front of her with a smile on his lips and a subtle expression, Nami suddenly burst into tears, which flowed wildly from her eyes like a spring.

She grabbed Ah Long's collar with both hands, pulling and shaking him frantically, crying and shouting angrily as she questioned him.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Didn't you say you would uphold the agreement made over money to the death?"

Arlong glanced sideways at Nami beside him, feigning a puzzled and innocent look, and asked in confusion.

"Hmm? Obey..."

"When did I break our agreement?"

Nami continued tearing at Arlong's collar, responding angrily.

"Stop playing dumb, you're the one who got those navy men to take my money..."

"...Ugh!!!"

Nami's face was suddenly gripped tightly by Arlong's enormous fish-man hand, rendering her speechless.

At that moment, she saw Ah Long suddenly frown, his eyes instantly becoming bloodshot with anger, and his sharp, saw-like fangs bared as he questioned her in a deep voice.

"When...did I break the promise? Tell me!!!"

Nami's eyes were filled with terror and anger, but she was held in Arlong's strong, iron-like hand and could not resist or respond.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Arlong laughed loudly, then moved his hand from Nami's face, which he had been easily manipulated like a quail, to her neck.

His agreement with Nami was to buy the village for 100 million Berries.

Nami gave him the money, and he liberated the village; that was the agreement.

He denies everything else!

Ah Long continued to feign innocence and said...

"You mean the Navy took your money? That's really bad luck!"

"However, an agreement is an agreement."

"If you can't prepare 100 million Berries in front of me, I can't return the village!"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Ah Long laughed heartily again.

Nami, whose neck was being tightly gripped by Arlong, was powerless to resist, and the tears on her face had not dried since the beginning.

Looking at Arlong laughing heartily, as if he controlled everything, Nami could only helplessly and sadly utter a curse.

"Despicable! Shameless!!"

Arlong didn't mind Nami's feeble insults at all and laughed heartily.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

"It's only 1 million Berries! You can just save it up again!!!"

Suddenly, Arlong's smile vanished. He turned to Nami, grabbed her collar, lifted her up, and spoke angrily in a threatening tone.

"Or rather... do you want to escape from here?"

"But don't forget, at that time, all the villagers of Cocoyasi Village will... all die because of you!"

When Nami heard Arlong mention the villagers of Cocoyasi Village, she suddenly remembered something.

While having dinner with Nokigo, she mentioned that the villagers still disliked her and were unwilling to approach her.

Nojiko looked conflicted at the time. In the end, unable to bear seeing her continue to misunderstand, he told her that the villagers had known all along that she had saved money to buy the village.

People are unwilling to approach her simply because they don't want her to know and put pressure on her.

Now that she has come to the Alon Empire alone to find Alon, the villagers must already know about it.

In that case, wouldn't people get excited and do something impulsive?

Nami grew increasingly worried. The villagers were no match for Arlong and his gang; she had to hurry back and stop them.

Nami forcefully pushed away Arlong's hand that was grabbing her collar, then ran towards the outskirts of Arlong's Empire without looking back.