Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

Will they obey your orders?

Kuina didn't have much affection for the Buggy Pirates, and if Rocks hadn't been there, she might have killed them.

She had also heard of the Buggy Pirates' infamous reputation.

She never shows mercy to notorious pirates.

Locke chuckled, "He'll listen. He wouldn't dare offend me; the consequences would be unbearable for him."

Kuina nodded and continued, "Shall we go find our navigator now?"

"I'll go find her first and fulfill my promise to her."

Rocks counted on one hand, his Observation Haki already spreading out over a wide area, and casually said, "But I don't know if she's on the island. Let's go look for her first."

In the original story, in order to raise 100 million Berries, Nami became a thief who specialized in stealing money from pirates.

The other person is fifteen years old now, and may have already entered this line of work...

Kuina said, "What if they're not here? The sea is so vast, it's not easy to find someone."

Rocks chuckled: "Then let's wait. The news of the Arlong Pirates being wiped out by the Buggy Pirates can't be kept secret. Once they see the newspaper, they should come back."

"You're the captain, you make the decisions."

"Hmm, no need to look anymore, I've already found her. Let's go greet our navigator lady."

Rocks' Observation Haki had already detected Nami's presence on this small island.

That saves a lot of trouble.

Having located Nami, Rocks steered his small sailboat closer and landed on the island.

It only took about ten minutes.

Lox and Kuina arrived at an orange grove.

It's the season for oranges to ripen, and two people are picking oranges in the orange grove.

It was the sisters Nami and Nojiko.

Upon seeing the two, Rocks naturally walked into the orange grove and waved in greeting: "Long time no see, do you remember me? Nami."

"Who are you……"

Nami is only fifteen years old now, a little girl.

She had short, orange hair that reached her ears, wore a white short-sleeved shirt and black shorts, and was about 1.6 meters tall. She was a graceful young girl.

Nami clearly didn't remember Rocks. She frowned slightly and asked warily, "I shouldn't know you, right? Why are you here?"

She offended many pirates because of her "work".

Now that a stranger has come to her door, she'll naturally be on guard...

"..."

Nojiko, standing beside him, remained silent, her gaze fixed on Rocks and Kuina, her eyes also filled with wariness.

She wondered if this person had come to "collect a debt" from Nami.

If that's the case, she needs to inform the villagers...

We can't let anything happen to Nami!!

Lox thought to himself, 'They've forgotten about me...'

Seeing the wariness in their eyes, Lockes stopped a few meters away, smiled and introduced himself: "My name is Lockes, and I've met you once before."

"And we made a promise..."

"You made a promise with me?"

Nami was stunned for a moment.

She looked Rocks up and down, and some memories surfaced in her mind. She blurted out, "You're the one who bought my oranges and wanted to invite me to become a navigator?"

She has a very vivid memory of this incident.

A teenager invited her, who was only twelve years old, to be his navigator.

It was absurd, which is why she remembers it so vividly.

She remembers what happened then.

At that time, she only gave a perfunctory reply because the other party had bought oranges.

Unexpectedly, the other party remembered it and came looking for them...

"?"

Upon hearing this, Nojiko's forehead was filled with question marks, and her gaze shifted between Rocks and Nami.

Invite Nami to become a navigator?

"It seems you've remembered,"

Lox laughed and said, "Then, does our old agreement still stand?"

Nami glanced at Rocks, thought for a moment, and shook her head: "No, I was just saying it casually."

She remembered the perfunctory agreement made at the time.

Either give her 100 million Berries, or save her hometown.

This kind of thing is too harsh for ordinary people.

She was really just saying it casually, mainly to brush it off...

Rocks came for Nami, so naturally he wouldn't give up: "No way, I'm here to keep my promise, I'm going to have you as my navigator."

"You have a hundred million Berries?"

No, that's not the case.

"..."

Nami paused for two seconds, then, with her kind nature, reminded him, "Although I don't know where you learned about my hometown, it would be best if you left now."

Taking a deep breath, Nami said, "I am... a member of the Arlong Pirates, and I could never become someone else's partner."

"If he finds out you're trying to recruit me, you'll be killed!"

"I don't have a hundred million berries."

Upon hearing this, Rocks smiled and said, "However, I can still save your hometown."

"For me, saving 100 million Berries is more difficult than defeating the Arlong Pirates."

"Kuina, let's go. Let's deal with that Arlong Pirates first, then we'll come back to welcome our navigator..."

After saying that, Rocks smiled at Nami and Nojiko, then turned and left with Kuina.

He will fulfill the promises he has made.

Even after defeating the Arlong Pirates and saving the village, Nami still doesn't want to become his partner.

Then we'll just rob them...

He's definitely going to get this navigator!

"Forehead……"

Nami paused for a moment when she saw the two heading towards Arlong Park...

"Hey, what are you trying to do?"

After figuring out what the other party wanted to do, Nami's expression changed slightly. While chasing after them, she shouted, "The power of Arlong is beyond your imagination. You can't possibly be his match. Don't go and get yourself killed!"

"Damn it, is this guy out of his mind?"

Nami's speed was naturally no match for Rocks and Kuina.

Seeing the two getting further and further away, she gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath, "They actually want to go looking for trouble with the evil dragon? Isn't that just sending themselves to their deaths?"

Does this guy really think he can defeat a dragon?

That's a fish-man.

A fish-man pirate with a bounty of 20 million Berries.

Arlong, with a bounty of 20 million Berries, is the highest-bounty pirate in the East Blue.

She didn't think Rocks could handle such a vicious pirate...

"No, we can't let them go there to their deaths!"

Nami gritted her teeth and quickened her pace to catch up.

She is kind by nature.

Seeing that someone was willing to die for her, she naturally didn't want to see that tragedy happen.

Moreover.

If it weren't for that perfunctory promise, the other party wouldn't have come looking for her, nor would they have risked their lives for that promise...

Chapter 16 Lox: You are the dragon?

As we approached Dragon Paradise.

The sounds of the battle over there had already reached their ears.

"The Buggy Pirates are no match for the Arlong Pirates after all."

Rocks used his Observation Haki to sense the situation over there and shook his head: "Fish-men do have unique physical abilities."

There are not many strong fish-men, only a handful, who cannot compare with the top strongmen standing in the sea.

However, compared to ordinary people, the merfolk do have a significant advantage.

Having ten times the wrist strength of an average person is no joke.

"They actually fought against the Arlong Pirates?"

Upon hearing Rocks' words, Kuina looked surprised and turned to Rocks: "What exactly do you have on Bucky the Joker?"