Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 329 Nami Returns Home, Arlong Pirates Appear!

Perona's umbrella tip pressed against Nami's lower back, and just as the ghost clone was about to emerge from the shadow of the mast, the sound of slippers slid across the deck suddenly came from behind.

Fang Yu strolled into the moonlight, munching on an apple, when the apple pit hit Nami squarely on the head.

"You've got some nerve, setting your sights on me with a bounty of 4.5 billion Berries." He licked the juice off his fingertips and suddenly grabbed Nami's bag. "Let me see how much you stole!"

Nami clung tightly to the bundle, and as the two pulled, the bundle spilled out, and the photos of Cocoyasi Village inside fluttered onto the deck.
The sound of the waves boomed in Nami's ears, and she seemed to hear the creaking of the windmill as Bellemere was shot.

"I, I didn't, I didn't," she said, her voice like a rusty gear.

Fang Yu bent down to pick up the photo, his thumb tracing the yellowed edges: "Orange grove, windmill, Cocoa Village."

With each word he uttered, Nami's pupils contracted slightly.

"A great pirate with a bounty of 4.5 billion has arrived," Fang Yu suddenly leaned close to Nami's trembling eyelashes. "Do you think the World Government will send a Buster Call fleet to escort him?"

"Boom~"

The final onomatopoeic explosion completely broke Nami. "Don't touch my village! I'll pay you back tenfold! A hundredfold!"

Fang Yu ignored Nami's cries and stuffed the photo back into Nami's collar. "We'll dock at noon tomorrow."

Nami's eyes were filled with confusion. She stared blankly as Fang Yu returned to the cabin. The lifeboat was right there, but she dared not gamble.
The night tide, carrying Nami's suppressed sobs, pounded against the ship's side; a great battle was about to begin.
As dawn broke and sunlight streamed onto the deck, Fang Yu stretched and slowly walked out of the cabin, his face still showing signs of sleepiness.

When Nami saw him, her heart skipped a beat. After hesitating for a moment, she clenched her fists and mustered her courage to step forward.

She knelt down in front of Fang Yu with a thud, her eyes red and her voice trembling with tears: "Please, Captain, don't massacre my island. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have had those bad thoughts. I shouldn't have tried to steal things and run away."

Fang Yu raised an eyebrow, shrugged, and asked with a half-smile, "Stealing something and there's no punishment? Is that acceptable? There's no such logic in this world."

Nami quickly raised her head, her eyes filled with anxiety and pleading, and said loudly, "I will make it up to you! I will definitely return what I stole to you tenfold, a hundredfold! As long as you don't harm my village, I'll do anything you ask, please!"

Fang Yu crossed his arms and shook his head: "I'm not buying your act. My principle is that if you do something wrong, you have to accept the punishment! Besides, I also have to go to the island and see what's so special about that village you've been so eager to visit."

Upon hearing this, Nami burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably, on the verge of a breakdown.

Meanwhile, Carrot, Brook, and Vivi, who had previously been friendly towards Nami, looked at her coldly.

Carrot's ears drooped, and her eyes showed disappointment, while Brook silently shook his head.

After all, no one likes a thief, especially since they had treated Nami sincerely before, but Nami only thought about making money and betraying everyone.

Soon, the Ghost Carrot slowly docked at the shore of Cocoyasi Village.

As the boat came to a steady stop, everyone disembarked.

Nami followed behind with a heavy heart, each step feeling as if it weighed a ton.

She didn't know what Fang Yu would do in the village, or whether the villagers would be harmed because of her actions, and her heart was filled with fear and unease.

Fang Yu, hands in his pockets, casually said, "By the way, I need to hire a navigator to take me to the legendary Sky Island. Nobody knows how long this journey will take, so I'm planning to give you the commission first. That way you can give your family an explanation. You're short on money anyway, aren't you?" Nami froze, stunned.

Her eyes widened in disbelief, her voice rising several decibels involuntarily: "The commission you mentioned! It can't be... it can't be everyone's life!" Her eyes were filled with terror, as if she were looking at a demon that was about to unleash a massacre.

Carrot drooped her ears helplessly, sighed, and muttered, "What are you talking about! How could the captain kill innocent people indiscriminately? A commission is a commission, nothing else. Don't think of the captain as such a bad person." Her words carried a hint of dissatisfaction with Nami's misunderstanding.

Nami remained bewildered, her mind a jumbled mess, unable to make sense of the sudden situation before her.

Just then, Nico Robin gracefully stepped forward and handed Nami a bag of jewelry.

Nami instinctively took the bag, feeling the cold texture of the jewels inside, but her mind was still in a state of confusion. She couldn't understand why Fang Yu, the great pirate with a bounty of 4.5 billion, would suddenly give her money.

Fang Yu had already started walking ahead. Seeing that everyone was still dawdling, he turned back and urged, "Let's hurry up and see if there's anything we need to replenish. Buy it and get ready as soon as possible so we can set off sooner."

His tone was flat, as if he had just given away some insignificant trinkets rather than a bag of precious jewels.

Carrot's eyes lit up with excitement as she skipped and hopped after Fang Yu, shouting, "Let's see if we can find any orange-flavored radishes! Maybe we can find some here!"

She had long since forgotten the little incident from earlier and was now eagerly anticipating discovering new and interesting things in the village.

Perona glared at Nami with a warning look, then floated forward with her parasol. Brook waved to the others, "Then I'll keep an eye on the ship and this lion~ Yohohoho~"

Nami looked at the heavy bag in her hand, then at the backs of the group ahead. After hesitating for a moment, she followed them, her heart still full of doubts. She didn't know where this unknown journey would lead, nor what the villagers would suffer.
With a heart full of trepidation, Nami followed closely behind Fang Yu and the others.

Along the way, the villagers on the island greeted Nami warmly, and those familiar calls filled Nami with mixed feelings.

She secretly observed Fang Yu, only to see him carefully selecting supplies and haggling with the vendors, showing absolutely no sign of intending to wreak havoc.

Seeing this, Nami secretly breathed a sigh of relief; the huge weight that had been hanging over her heart finally lifted.

Just then, Fang Yu stopped and turned to look at Nami, his expression calm yet undeniably authoritative: "I'll give you half a day to prepare. Once you're ready, we'll set sail."

"Let me tell you in advance, if you take the money and run away, then I'll..." The second half of the sentence was left unsaid, but the implied threat weighed heavily on Nami's heart like a dark cloud.

Nami swallowed hard, nodded hastily, her voice trembling slightly, "Yes! I, I'll go pack my luggage!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she ran towards her home like a startled rabbit, her back view filled with panic and urgency.

Perona watched Nami's hurried departure, stomping her feet in anger, and looked at Fang Yu anxiously: "You're just going to let her go? Aren't you afraid she'll take the money and run away?"

Fang Yu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a mysterious smile. Just as he was about to speak, Nico Robin spoke first, "No, this little girl cares a lot about this island and its residents. Didn't you see them all greeting her? She knows that if she takes the money and disappears, we pirates might take our anger out on the village. She won't abandon the entire Cocoyasi Village for such a small amount of money."

Nami, carrying the jewelry, ran straight to the villa where the Arlong Pirates were stationed.
Presumably, they intend to hand over the money to the Arlong Pirates to ransom the island.
She will soon be exposed to the biggest scam of her life, and her mental state will collapse.

Fang Yu glanced in the direction Nami had disappeared and said to everyone, "I'm going to take care of something. I'll be right back."

(Tomorrow at dawn)
(End of this chapter)