Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Nami stepped out of the cabin, somewhat awkwardly brushing a strand of orange hair from her shoulder. A faint blush graced her face as she glared at Luffy, a hint of annoyance on her face. "What's wrong with waiting a bit? Girls always need to prepare before going out!"

Luffy then noticed that Nami had dressed up carefully.

At this moment, she changed out of her usual simple vest and shorts and put on a blue and white striped short-sleeved shirt with a playful orange tie at the collar, and a beige pleated skirt.

A pair of long, slender, fair legs were mostly exposed, gleaming healthily in the sunlight. This outfit perfectly accentuated her long, shapely figure, making her appear both fresh and full of youthful vitality.

It turns out she secretly went to change her clothes.

She's a little cunning.

Luffy blinked and immediately praised, "Very beautiful."

Nami felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey, but on the surface she still arrogantly raised her chin: "Hmph, you have good taste."

"Then let's go!"

Luffy grabbed Nami's wrist and pulled her to his side.

"What's the rush?"

Nami stumbled as he pulled her along, then quickly caught up. A sea breeze blew, and she hurriedly pressed down on her hair and skirt, which were being blown about by the wind. She grumbled somewhat discontentedly, "I still have things to buy later. I don't have enough clothes, so I need to get some more."

"Does that mean you don't wear black or white stockings because you don't have any?" Luffy blurted out instinctively, but he soon faced his retribution.

Nami's cheeks flushed bright red, and she precisely pinched the soft flesh of his lower back with her other hand.

"Go to hell, you perverted captain! I will never wear those again!" Nami said, her face flushed with embarrassment and anger.

"That's a pity." Luffy grimaced in pain, but still smiled and resumed his carefree demeanor.

Nami couldn't help but look down at her legs. Actually, she had been agonizing over it for a long time in the cabin, and had indeed thought about whether to dress more sexily, but in the end she felt it was too deliberate, so she gave up.

I can't believe this guy actually dared to bring it up!

Luffy wanted to tease Nami, so he said, "Should we pretend to be someone else?"

"Why?" Nami asked, puzzled.

Luffy said seriously, "We're going to exchange so much gold, having a certain status shouldn't arouse more suspicion, right?"

"You actually thought of this?"

Nami was surprised and asked again, "Then what identity should we change to?"

"Do we look like a couple?"

"What! How is it similar?"

Nami hurriedly denied it, "Don't say such strange things!"

"Yes, it certainly doesn't look like that now."

Luffy's words relieved Nami.

The two walked side by side on the wide streets of Water Seven, bickering back and forth.

"Nami, your face is so red."

Luffy suddenly leaned closer and stared at her face as he spoke.

"Huh? No, no! It's probably because the sun is too strong! Yes, it's too hot!" Nami hurriedly fanned herself with her hand, trying to hide her embarrassment at being exposed.

Feeling a little embarrassed that her little scheme had been seen through, she tried to distract herself by asking in a low voice, "Um, Luffy, when Granny Kokoro mentioned Enies Lobby earlier, you seemed quite concerned about it?"

We've been discovered.

Chapter 188 Secret

The observant Nami noticed the fleeting, unusual expression on Luffy's face and instinctively felt uneasy.

"About this matter."

Luffy paused, glanced at the bustling crowd around him, and lowered his voice, "Don't tell everyone yet."

Nami was stunned and hadn't reacted yet when Luffy suddenly grabbed her hand.

Not with the wrist, but directly and tightly, he held her hand in his palm.

Nami froze on the spot, her orange eyes widening slightly as she stared at Luffy in disbelief.

Luffy looked directly into Nami's eyes.

"Why, why?" Nami felt her voice trembling, and her palms quickly became damp.

“We need some secrets that no one knows,” he said, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

Nami suddenly felt dizzy, and her mind went blank.

Why is Luffy suddenly so aggressive?

Also, what's a secret everyone doesn't know is that Luffy has already realized he ate... well... when he was on Drum Island.

The more I thought about it, the redder my face became.

She had no idea that this was just because Luffy had noticed her interest in the Enies Lobby incident and was afraid that if she delved deeper, he would discover her intention to cause trouble for the World Government and get scolded. So he decided to change the subject in this ambiguous way.

After Kokoro's explanation of Enies Lobby, Luffy actually wanted to cause some trouble.

The World Government has done so much to Robin, and given his protective nature, shouldn't he retaliate fiercely?

But after thinking about it carefully, I decided against it. It's too dangerous.

However, Nami noticed this, and if she found out, she would inevitably get a scolding.

He then discovered that Nami seemed to be under his control.

"What secret?"

"Let's pretend to be a couple," Luffy said with a smug grin, squeezing her hand tighter.

"How...how do I pretend?" Nami's voice was barely audible, her cheeks burning hot.

"Like this, holding hands."

"Alright then." Nami agreed almost instinctively, without thinking at all.

"As expected, Nami's hands are so soft."

Luffy felt the delicate touch from his palm and was sincerely moved.

He had pulled the electric current across the sky island before, but at that time his mind was focused on his abilities. Now, he was simply pulling it across, and it gave him a feeling that made his heart beat faster for no reason.

"No, don't say those things!" Nami was so nervous that her palms were sweating even more. She subconsciously tried to pull her hand away, but Luffy held it even tighter.

"My hands are so soft."

Luffy, as if he had discovered a new toy, deliberately repeated himself.

"Don't keep saying things like that, it's so embarrassing!"

Nami bit her lower lip, her face flushed red, feeling like everyone around them was staring at her. "I'm so embarrassed."

Luffy felt a strange sense of pleasure as he looked at the barely concealed blush on her face.

He found himself enjoying seeing Nami in this way, so different from her usual shrewd and assertive self.

Just then, Luffy noticed that people wearing strange white masks and uniforms were walking by on the street from time to time. They were calm and their steps were agile.

His expression softened slightly.

Nami noticed his change and followed his gaze, asking nervously in a low voice, "What's wrong? Are those people Marines?"

Luffy shook his head, his brow furrowing slightly: "It doesn't seem like it. Their target doesn't seem to be us."

But that well-trained feeling made him instinctively feel that it was not simple.

The two put aside their doubts and, following the route they had found out, went to the largest appraisal agency and bank in Water Seven to exchange their gold.

Inside the appraisal center, when Nami and Luffy carried out the small box of extremely pure gold from Skypiea, they were immediately ushered into a quiet VIP conference room.

An elderly appraiser wearing glasses carefully examined the item and gave a price:

"One hundred million Berries! With my twenty-five years of experience as an appraiser, that's a very fair price."

When Luffy heard that it was 100 million Berries, his eyes immediately turned into the symbol of Berries, thinking that it was already a huge sum of money.

But Nami suddenly slammed her hand on the table, leaned forward, and all traces of her previous shy demeanor vanished. When the topic of money came up, she immediately displayed the shrewdness and imposing manner of a little thief.

She pulled Luffy in front of her and, expressionless, spoke to the appraiser, word by word:

"I will only say three points."

"First, look closely, this is the great pirate with a bounty of 200 million Berries, Straw Hat Luffy!"

"Secondly, I do not accept your assessment results!"

"Third, if you dare to lie about the price, watch your head!"

Although Luffy didn't quite understand what was going on, he cooperated with her and glanced at the old appraiser indifferently.

The veteran appraiser was intimidated by Nami's rapid-fire words and Luffy's fierce expression.

Especially the real 200 million bounty, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He picked up the gold again and examined it closely, then wiped his glasses. In the end, the price soared from 100 million Berries to 300 million Berries!

"make a deal!"

Nami wore a victorious smile, like a kitten that had just stolen some fish.

......

at the same time.

Vivi, Robin, and Merry, with Kokoro's letter of introduction, successfully met the mayor of Water Seven, Espagnol, who is also the president of the Carrera Corporation, in a grand office. Espagnol is also known as Iceberg.

Iceberg is a middle-aged man with short, dark blue hair and a calm and capable demeanor.

After reading the letter, he was fairly polite and agreed to help the Straw Hat crew build a new ship, saying that he would send his secretary to discuss the matter with them in detail.

Soon, the office door was pushed open, and a female secretary walked in.