Starting with two Kamui, they raised the flag of rebellion in One Piece.

But not long after Ah Jian finished speaking...

Soon, another figure stepped forward from among the villagers.

She had short blue hair tied with a striking red headband, her skin was tanned slightly brown, and she wore a vest and trousers with white sneakers. She was beautiful and had a particularly strong expression. However, it was worth noting that she had large tattoos on both arms and the upper part of her chest, which looked extremely eye-catching.

"Don't be so cold. Since we're already here, why don't we go in and take a look?"

Ah Jian turned around, and when he saw who had spoken, he immediately covered his face with one hand, "How come you're joining in this nonsense too, Nokiko?"

"Just curious, what can I do?"

Upon hearing Ah Jian's words, the figure put his hands on his hips and smiled slightly, "And no matter what others say, I must see what the bounty hunter who took down Ah Long looks like. I haven't seen Nami cry like that and laugh like that in so many years."

"As Nami's older sister and a victim of the Arlong Pirates, I want to remember what my benefactor looks like."

After saying that, she glanced at the other villagers around her, "I think everyone thinks the same way, which is why we've all come here together."

"Isn't that right?"

Upon hearing the girl's words, some villagers couldn't help but chuckle.

Many villagers nodded in agreement, echoing, "Yes, yes, that's exactly it!"

Seeing the villagers' reactions, Ah Jian felt helpless but couldn't say anything more.

After all, what the other party said was true. No matter how hard he tried to appear tough with his words, he himself had only followed along because he was worried about Nami. In a sense, he was no different from the villagers.

"Honestly! You guys always start making a fuss as soon as something happens."

In the end, Ah Jian could only shake his head and say, "I really can't do anything with you guys. You have to leave as soon as you've seen it. I won't care if you make Nami angry."

"Wow, this time you're quite easy to talk to, Jian."

Seeing this, the girl smiled brightly, "Don't worry, if Nami is really angry, isn't there me and Ken to help?"

At this moment, the one who spoke was Nokiko.

Nami's adoptive older sister.

Right now, she and A-Jian, who spoke earlier, are practically family to Nami.

Needless to say, Nojiko stayed by Nami's side and guarded Bellemere's orange tree after Bellemere's death. Nami would also return there to confide in Nojiko when she was depressed, troubled, or in pain.

As for Ken, he was almost like a father to Nami and Nojiko.

He used to be the garrison policeman of Cocoyasi Village, and he would often check on the villagers, especially the family of Bellemere, a woman who raised two daughters who were not related to her by blood. Even when Nami was very young, he would often visit them. However, because of his fierce expression, young Nami would often cry when she saw him. So, in order to improve his image, he wore a windmill hat on his head. Incredibly, young Nami would laugh when she saw Ken like that.

When the Arlong Pirates were attacked, he stood up for them and was injured by the fish-men. The countless hideous scars on his face and body are his medals for his failed struggle against the fish-men.

After Bellemere's death, the two young children lost their support and were raised to be what they are today thanks to the care of the villagers. Everyone in Cocoyasi Village has a close relationship with them.

The villagers now secretly follow Ah Long Paradise together, driven by this emotional connection.

After successfully persuading A-Jian, who had tried to dissuade her, Nuoqi Gao took the lead and rushed ahead of the other villagers to the entrance of A-Long Paradise. She peeked out and cautiously looked inside.

"Nami? Is she inside?"

"Noki asked in a low voice."

In a place littered with the corpses of fishmen, even the cheerful and outgoing Nojiko subconsciously lowered her voice, as if afraid of disturbing something, and dared not speak loudly.

Of course, her inquiry went unanswered, and Nojiko didn't see Nami anywhere nearby.

On the contrary, just as her gaze was constantly sweeping over the fact that the Arlong Pirates had been destroyed.

"what?"

Suddenly, Noki's eyes widened, and she rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

Nami didn't see it, but now she saw an even more bizarre scene. At the entrance to the sea in Arlong Paradise, amidst the battlefield of broken walls and piles of corpses, there was a person dressed in casual clothes, lying on a lounge chair, seemingly basking in the sun as if on vacation.

For a moment, Nojiko, witnessing this scene, doubted her own eyes, wondering if she was hallucinating from the joy of the Arlong Pirates' annihilation.

However, she soon realized that what she was seeing was not an illusion.

Because shortly after she called out Nami's name, the man lying on the lounge chair slightly raised his head, took off his sunglasses, and looked in their direction.

"Oh? Quite a few people have come."

Li Mingyuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Moreover, there were quite a few familiar faces among them.

Li Mingyuan's eyes swept across the gate of Along Paradise. With his eyesight, he could clearly see the faces of everyone at the gate, including the villagers who were still some distance away and probably hadn't seen him yet.

"Um, who are you?"

After hesitating for a moment, Nojiko turned around and gave a few instructions to the villagers behind her. Then she walked straight into Arlong Park, approached the man on the lounge chair, and asked.

"You'll see when you look at them, won't you? Weren't you all just outside shouting that you wanted to see what they looked like?"

"I am the bounty hunter you've been talking about."

Li Mingyuan remained lying on the lounge chair with his hands behind his head, showing no intention of getting up even as Nojiko walked up to him. He said lazily, "If you need to find Nami, she's in the main building, not here."

Upon hearing Li Mingyuan's words, Nojiko did not rush to find Nami.

At this moment, she focused her attention on the man in front of her, her gaze occasionally sweeping over Li Mingyuan's face and figure as she scrutinized him, her expression carrying a hint of surprise.

The man in front of me looked unusually clean-cut and handsome, quite different from the bounty hunter I had imagined.

"Hey...you're the man who defeated Ah Long?"

Noki felt a little curious about the road.