Pirates: Martial Arts Masters on the Straw Hat Ship

"The...the colonel got beaten up?!"

The surrounding naval soldiers froze for a second, then reacted, raising their long spears and pointing the dark muzzles at Luffy.

"You...you audacious madman! How dare you attack a naval captain!"

"Fire! Fire now!"

"Let's see who dares to make a move."

Just as the soldiers' fingers were about to pull the trigger, a cold voice rang in their ears like a ghost.

"Buzz—!!"

Ronan had appeared beside Luffy without anyone noticing.

Instead of thrusting out his eighteen-foot iron spear, he suddenly swept it horizontally!

Ronan controlled his strength, not aiming the blow at the soldiers' bodies, but precisely at the guns in their hands.

"Crackling sound—!!"

There was a crisp metallic clanging and shattering sound.

More than a dozen spears flew out of Ronan's hands in an instant under the terrifying strength and sweeping motion of his iron spears.

Some were even smashed into scrap metal parts in mid-air, scattered all over the ground.

"Ah! My hand!"

The soldiers clutched their wrists, which had gone numb from the shock, and stared in horror at the man wielding a large black gun.

Ronan held the gun in one hand, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground, emanating a palpable killing intent—the lingering scent of blood from the slaughter of dozens of fishmen.

"Don't move."

Ronan's cold gaze swept across the faces of every soldier: "Whoever moves, dies."

Under Ronan's intimidating presence, which was like that of a demon, this group of naval scoundrels who usually only knew how to bully the weak and fear the strong were utterly defeated.

They were all terrified, their legs trembling, and they looked at each other, none daring to take another step forward.

After all, you only have one life.

The group in front of them were ruthless characters who had even wiped out the monster-like Arlong Pirates; they were not people they could afford to mess with.

With the soldiers no longer obstructing him, Luffy rode on Colonel Rat's back, raining down punches that made the rat scream in agony with every blow.

"Stop...stop hitting me! I'm a naval captain! This is a crime!" Captain Rat, his face bruised and swollen, begged for mercy, crying and screaming.

"Get out of the way, Luffy."

Nami walked over.

She carried a sturdy wooden stick she had picked up from Ah Long Paradise, her eyes cold.

Luffy stopped what he was doing and silently made way for him.

Nami took a deep breath and then swung the wooden stick violently!

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

"Damn it, you've gone along with Ah Long's gang!!"

"Spit out everything you've eaten!!"

Nami fought while roaring.

This is not only a physical blow, but also an outlet for the humiliation of the past eight years.

Each strike felt like shattering that helpless past.

A few minutes later, Colonel Rat had turned into a pig's head, lying on the ground, barely alive, too weak even to scream.

"Huff... huff..." Nami threw away the broken wooden stick, panting heavily, feeling the anger that had been building up in her heart for many years finally dissipate.

"It's not over yet."

Ronan walked over and looked at the pile of rotting flesh on the ground, the rat colonel, without a trace of pity in his eyes.

"Nami, Luffy. For someone like this, mere physical pain isn't enough."

"This kind of person never learns from his mistakes. If he is released, he will use his power to harm the village again, and may even retaliate in an even more severe way."

Ronan crouched down, his tone chillingly calm:

"In order to prevent him from continuing to commit crimes in the East China Sea... I suggest that he be crippled."

"Wh...what?" Colonel Rat's swollen eyes widened in terror. "No...no..."

"Snap!"

Ronan ignored his pleas and pressed hard on the rat's joints with his fingers.

A crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.

"Aaaaaahh ...

Colonel Rat let out a bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered.

Next came the other hand, and then the legs.

"Snap! Snap! Snap!"

Ronan's movements were precise and ruthless, like a skilled surgeon, except that he was not saving lives, but executing them.

He shattered all four joints of the rat colonel's limbs, an injury that, in this world with limited medical technology, would essentially mean lifelong disability, rendering him incapable of committing evil again.

"Take it away."

After doing all this, Ronan stood up and coldly addressed the group of terrified naval soldiers.

"Yes...yes!!"

The soldiers, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, hurriedly lifted up the groaning, limp Colonel Rat and scrambled back to the warship.

The warship fled the port in a sorry state and disappeared into the twilight.

The sea breeze swept through the ruins, carrying away the last vestiges of noise.

Nami stood on the shore, looking in the direction where the warship had disappeared, and let out a long sigh.

"He got off too easily."

Nami spoke softly, a relieved smile playing on her lips:

"However... with the elimination of Aaron's gang and the thorough punishment of that rat colonel, Cocoyasi Village will likely never suffer any oppression again."

The dark clouds that had hung over her heart for eight years finally dissipated completely.

She turned around and looked at her companions behind her.

Looking at this group of people, Nami felt her eyes welling up with tears again.

She once fought alone, struggling in despair.

Now, she has someone to rely on.

"Everyone……"

Nami flashed a genuine, radiant smile, a smile more beautiful than the sunset:

"Come home with me!"

"Come to our village! Let's have a feast!!"

"oh--!!!"

Cheers resounded through the sky.

......

Cocoa West Village.

The afterglow of the setting sun, like molten gold, poured down on this land that has endured countless vicissitudes.

The gloom that had shrouded the village for eight years vanished completely with the collapse of Alon Amusement Park.

"Everyone... knows?"

Nami stood beside Nochiko, looking at the familiar and dear faces before her, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Silly child."

The windmill on the head of village policeman A-Jian whirred as he looked at his scarred face with a kind smile.

"If we don't cooperate with your act, you'll feel that everything you've done is meaningless, and you might even work even harder to protect us, right? How could we bear to expose you?"

"Nami, you've worked hard."

"Welcome home, Nami."

The villagers gathered around, offering not blame, but only heartache and understanding.

At that moment, the last strong line of defense in Nami's heart completely collapsed.

She was no longer the "traitor" who bore the fate of the entire village alone, but Bellemere's beloved daughter, a child of Cocoyasi Village.

In the center of the square stood Ah Long, the once invincible "Overlord of the East China Sea".

At this moment, it lay on the ground like a dead dog, its limbs twisted, its bones shattered, bound tightly with thick iron chains.

Behind him were the surviving fish-man pirates, all dejected and no longer as arrogant as before.

Ronan stood aside, his gaze cold as he looked at the culprits who had brought endless nightmares to the villagers.

This is his explanation to the villagers, and also a kind of interpretation of justice for this sea—evil will surely be punished.