One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 72 Nami Goes on Board
ten minutes later.

Xia Nuo had a bad look on his face, and he stared at his sister in front of him with his arms folded.

"...When I looked down and saw her, I realized she had already eaten half of the Devil Fruit in my hand. This little idiot was afraid that I would snatch it back, so she took a few bites and immediately ate the remaining half!"

Nojigo was complaining angrily.

Nami squatted on the ground pitifully, her hands raised high, "Brother, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong... Ugh!!"

Before she could finish, her expression suddenly changed. She turned around and vomited violently, her little face wrinkled in bitterness. That devil fruit was too disgusting!

"You're really stupid." Kuina sighed, holding her forehead. "You don't even know the common sense that a devil fruit can be effective after taking one bite."

"what?!"

Nami was dumbfounded. If this were true, then all her suffering would have been in vain.
"You said you knew you were wrong." Xia Nuo said calmly, "Then tell me what you did wrong."

"I, I shouldn't have snatched the devil fruit that Nojiko found."

Nami lowered her head and stammered, not daring to look at Shanuo's expression. "Devil fruits are very precious and rare. They can make people more powerful. It would be a waste for me to eat them..."

"Ok?"

"And more!" Nami added hurriedly, "And I shouldn't have let Gin bring me here. I should have left him to guard the ship. If some bad guys took the opportunity to target our ship, it would be troublesome..."

"Stop changing the subject!"

Xia Nuo couldn't stand it any longer. "Is this what I want to hear? How did you sneak up on me? What methods did you use? And how did you hide it from Bellemere?"

"Yes, record pointer..." Nami's voice was as soft as a mosquito.

"Record pointer? Did you tamper with it secretly?"

Xia Nuo was stunned at first, but then he immediately reacted, laughed out of anger, and grabbed Nami's collar like a kitten and lifted her up high.

"Okay, you're so cunning at such a young age. What about your family? You've been away for at least ten days, right? Bellmère should have called me long ago after being missing for so long!"

"I, I told her!"

Nami stuck out her neck and spoke stubbornly, kicking her legs wildly in the air. When Shanuo glared at her, she immediately wilted like a deflated ball.

"That's what she said, but I was saying I was too bored and wanted to stay at Isshin Dojo for a while, so she asked Ajian to take me there. Ajian even secretly followed me and watched me enter the dojo gate before he left."

"Actually, as soon as I went in, I quietly slipped out the back door and stole the Coke-powered boat from Uncle Koshiro's house, and then followed you here..."

"Stealing things again?"

Xia Nuo was furious, his voice suddenly rising in pitch, "Who taught you this? How dare you do such a thing!"

"That's the only reliable ship. I can't do anything about it..." Nami said with a look of grievance, "And it can't be considered stealing. I brought the ship to Kuina-sister."

"She's not wrong."

Kuina sighed helplessly and rubbed her forehead. "But I have to call Dad and tell him, before the kids at the dojo are still trying to help find a boat."

"Well, let's go."

Shanuo nodded, took out the Den Den Mushi and threw it to Nami, "You should also go call Bell-mère and explain everything clearly!"

"Oh……"

Nami didn't dare to say a word of objection. She was thrown aside and obediently dialed the number.

If I had to choose between my mother, who was thousands of miles away and kept in the dark, and my brother, who was close by and angry,...

She shuddered, it seemed that her brother was more terrifying.

……

Soon.

Nami held the Den Den Mushi and found Shanuo and others who were busy moving various treasures and goods not far away.

"What did Ms. Bellemeier say?" Zhepu jokingly said as he carried two large boxes of liquor. "Do you want us to take you home now?"

"Will not."

Xia Nuo counted the various treasure chests on the ground in front of him and shook his head slightly, "Remember to prepare an extra portion of food next time, Uncle Zhepu. We are destined to have another glutton on our ship."

"Eh??"

Nami stared at Shanuo with wide eyes, "I haven't told you yet, brother, how did you know?"

"Because that's Bellemere." Shanuo said calmly without turning his head.

"Let me guess. He'd definitely scold you first, then be incredibly stubborn and say something like, 'If you're left at home and find every day hard, then I'd be even harder. So, to make me feel better, you heartless brat, go follow your brother and fulfill your dreams! Don't come back and make me unhappy!'" Such sentimental words would bring tears to your eyes and make you want to wake up in the middle of the night and slap yourself in the face."

"..." Nami stood there in a daze, muttering, "It's exactly the same word for word?"

"When did you master Observation Haki?"

Zeff looked puzzled. He just looked carefully and indeed found traces of tears that had just been wiped away at the corners of Nami's eyes.

"I don't know how to observe and hear. As for how I know, didn't I just tell you..."

Xia Nuo shook his head slightly, and at this time, Nuo Qigao also came over with a box. Hearing this, he curled his lips and sighed almost at the same time as his brother.

"Because, that's Belle-mère..."

I really don’t understand this family. Zhepu scratched his head in confusion and decided to continue doing his own thing.

"Then, brother..." Nami cautiously looked at Shanuo's expression from the side, "You mean, you also agree that I can stay on the ship?"

"If you want me to take you back, that's fine." Xia Nuo glanced at her.

"Then let's not do that!" Nami hurriedly shook her head and asked tentatively, "But, are you...are you really not angry with me anymore? Don't you blame me for eating the devil fruit?"

"When did I blame you for eating the devil fruit?" Shanuo frowned.

"Eh?"

Nami was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, it was true. From the beginning to the end, her brother was angry that she sneaked out without saying goodbye, and he really didn't care about the fruit.

"Don't I know your little thoughts?"

Xia Nuo snorted coldly, bent down and reached out to grab her face, "You are just afraid that you will be regarded as a burden. You think that after eating a devil fruit, you will be of some use, so you won't be kicked off the ship, right?"

The girl's skin was delicate and tender, far less plump than it was in the past. After pinching it a few times, Xia Nuo felt bored and let go.

"Yes……"

Nami, is it true that there are no secrets that can be kept in front of your brother?
"Stupid or not."

Xia Nuo said unhappily, "This is my boat, your brother. Even if you don't know how to do anything, and you just eat and sleep every day, who would dislike you?"

"Brother..." Nami was just beginning to feel a little touched by her brother when she saw him suddenly pinch his nose in disgust.

"Tsk, look at your ragged, smelly clothes. You must have suffered a lot on the way. This is a good opportunity to teach you a lesson. Let's see if you dare to do something like this without telling me next time. Go, follow Nojigo back to the boat first and take a good bath. This matter is not over yet. There are punishments waiting for you later."

"Bingo! Taking a bath is the real thing. Even Gin is almost suffocated by you, Nami."

Nuo Qigao said with a smile, "Come with me, there is a special hot spring bath on the ship, it's very comfortable."

"..."

Looking at the brother with a look of disgust and the sister with a gentle smile.

Nami stayed where she was, and in the blink of an eye, she seemed to have returned to her carefree childhood in the orange orchard.

Comparing this with the exhaustion and loneliness of drifting on the sea for the past half month, my nose suddenly felt a little sour.

She took a deep breath, raised her face, and smiled as brightly as ever: "Yeah!"

……

Xia Nuo stood quietly there, watching his two sisters go away, his eyes filled with contemplation.

So what was found was the Flame-Flame Fruit?
Natural abilities are indeed quite valuable.

He himself was too lazy to eat, as it did not suit his fighting style, and his fighting power was sufficient for the time being, and he had no intention of becoming a person with special abilities.

If I eat in the future to increase my physical strength, I will probably give priority to animal-type mythical beasts that can make my physique stronger.

As for the Flame-Flame Fruit, if it weren't for Nami's accident, the original plan was to give it to anyone in the crew who was interested.

but……

Shanuo looked into the distance, saw Nami chattering and pulling Nojigo to complain, and shook his head with a smile.

This is actually not bad. At least after she turned into an element, few people can hurt her in the first half of the Grand Line.

(End of this chapter)