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

In the world of One Piece, most arcs have a landmark ending.

That means there will be a banquet after the event.

The Straw Hat Pirates, the main characters, started in the East Blue, passing through Alabasta, Skypiea, Water 7, and various other chapters. No matter what, as long as the major battle was a stage victory, there was always a celebratory scene after the event.

After Li Mingyuan actually traveled through time, he found that the situation was indeed as described. There was a banquet after he dealt with the bandit Dick in the previous village, and now, after he dealt with the Arlong Pirates, there was still a banquet.

However, compared to the previous small village celebration, this one was on a completely different level in terms of both scale and level of revelry.

The flames flickered as Li Mingyuan sipped his wine, occasionally exchanging a few words with Nokigo beside him. Through his slightly hazy vision, he could see the laughing figures of the villagers reflected in his eyes.

"A pretty nice view."

Li Mingyuan murmured with a smile in a voice so that no one around could hear him.

He was the main character at both banquets, but for Li Mingyuan, this banquet was much more enjoyable than the last one, and he could finally feel at ease embracing his identity as the savior.

After all, compared to the Arlong Pirates, the Dick family of bandits was incomparable in strength. The fishmen were almost a step above in every aspect, and even when Li Mingyuan fought them, he had to exert a lot of effort.

Ultimately, Arlong bribed the Navy, yet he remains the pirate with the highest bounty in the East Blue. If he were to truthfully report the situation to the Navy, his bounty would likely exceed 100 million. After spending so much effort to wipe out the Fishmen, Li Mingyuan finally felt a sense of relief.

The enhanced sense of immersion is a key factor in his ability to more deeply integrate into the world of One Piece and experience emotional changes.

Li Mingyuan enjoyed this feeling.

After seeing off another group of villagers who were filled with trepidation but still mustered the courage to approach Li Mingyuan to express their gratitude, fueled by alcohol, Li Mingyuan relaxed and leaned back in his chair, letting out a long breath reeking of alcohol.

"Hehe, that's great, you seem quite satisfied."

Looking at Li Mingyuan's expression, Nojiko, who was standing to the side, covered her mouth and laughed happily, "At first, I was worried that you might not come. After all, you are a bounty hunter with such high strength. You should have seen more scenes than us. Even if you came, I was worried that there might be something you wouldn't like."

"As expected, your heart is much warmer than your somewhat aloof exterior. That puts my mind at ease."

"By the way, since this is a rare opportunity, would you like to try this orange?"

Seeing that Li Mingyuan was temporarily free from the villagers' presence, Nuoqi Gao suddenly seemed to remember something. She fumbled around in her pockets and finally pulled out a few oranges from somewhere, placing them next to Li Mingyuan's wine glass.

"These are oranges that Nami and I grew ourselves, they're delicious!"

Nojiko blinked and enthusiastically recommended, "Although it's not yet the season for large-scale harvesting, these are some of my carefully selected products, filled with my heartfelt gratitude."

The oranges that Nojiko and Nami cultivated together?

Looking at the oranges in front of him, Li Mingyuan thought for a moment, then sat up, picked up an orange and started peeling it. Firstly, he was a little curious about what Nami's oranges actually tasted like in the manga, and secondly, he had eaten too much meat and alcohol, so it was a good opportunity to eat some fruit to change things up.

After peeling the orange, Li Mingyuan put it in his mouth and savored it under Nuoqi Gao's expectant gaze.

"tasty."

After a while, Li Mingyuan swallowed the orange and gave his comments.

"I don't know much about fruit, but at least the taste is really good."

"I appreciate your kindness."

Li Mingyuan looked at Nuoqi Gao and spoke.

Although Li Mingyuan hasn't tasted anything particularly bad in the One Piece world yet, the oranges that hold Nami's memories and childhood seem to taste exceptionally sweet to him, whether it's just his imagination or not.

It was as if he had truly felt some kind of emotion within it, leaving him with an unforgettable aftertaste.

"Right?"

Nuoqi smiled brightly, her face full of pride.

Meanwhile, Nuoqi Gao and Li Mingyuan were still eating and chatting casually.

Karina, who had been warned by Li Mingyuan not long ago and dared not go too far, finally managed to push through the crowd and squeeze into a seat next to Li Mingyuan when the villagers stopped crowding around him.

Seeing Li Mingyuan eating and drinking so well, she was furious.

"Honestly, I rushed over here, and he seems completely oblivious to me! Could he be really drunk, so he didn't even notice me running away?"

A pang of regret welled up in Karina's heart. Although she guessed that even if she had discovered the situation just now, she wouldn't have dared to test whether she could successfully escape from Li Mingyuan, if she had known earlier, she would at least have avoided playing a push-and-pull marathon with those fanatical villagers.

She hadn't eaten much meat or wine in the short time she'd been there, but she'd almost used up all her strength in the rally race.

It's truly baffling where Li Mingyuan, with his aloof demeanor, gets such charisma that so many villagers fawn over him. Even when they express their deepest gratitude, he merely nods and utters a few words in response before the conversation ends. Yet, the villagers still enthusiastically pull Li Mingyuan along for drinks.

If it were her, even if Li Mingyuan had done her a great favor, she wouldn't dare to approach and speak to him in the face of his cold demeanor.

That's terrifying!

"Sigh, it seems my coming here was completely unnecessary. Even when I'm not here, I'm still eating very well."

Karina pulled out the chair next to Li Mingyuan and sat down, then looked at him and complained, "Nami-neechan is so pretty too. With her here to drink and chat, isn't it much more enjoyable than being with me earlier?"

"Are you here yet?"

Li Mingyuan glanced at Karina beside him and, as if he had expected it, casually replied in a nonchalant tone, "Why didn't you bring the food and wine we had on the other table over here? We can continue eating here."

Karina rolled her eyes, somewhat speechless, and said, "Next time, just say what you're thinking. How was I supposed to know you wanted to take it and eat it? I finished off all the food because you weren't here and I didn't want it to go to waste. Thanks to you, I've drunk quite a bit of alcohol."

"Honestly... you don't even drink fast, why did you pour such a full glass before? Now I'm already a little drunk."

Karina fanned her face with her hand.

However, it was only at this moment that Li Mingyuan suddenly noticed that Karina, who had been calm and drinking all along, now had a much rosier complexion and her eyes were sparkling frequently.

On the cargo ship, Karina looked like a disheveled sailor, and he barely remembered her appearance. But after Karina washed up at Arlong Park, the girl revealed a beautiful face that rivaled Nami's, with a slightly tomboyish air about her. Her hair color was also more vibrant and purplish. That's why Li Mingyuan couldn't help but stare at the transformed Karina for a long time on the pirate ship earlier.

He was already quite pleased with Karina's appearance, but at this moment, looking at Karina with her rosy cheeks and the smell of alcohol, Li Mingyuan felt even more impressed.

That unique charm already possesses some of the allure of Karina, the songstress and phantom thief from the theatrical version of City of Gold.

"……not bad."

Li Mingyuan gave the same comment as when he previously tasted oranges.

As Karina turned to look at him with some confusion, he casually picked up the wine glass on the table and took another big gulp.

With a sense of satisfaction, Li Mingyuan put down the wooden wine glass, his expression of contentment growing even stronger.

The banquet was still going on.

As time passed, the atmosphere in the venue not only did not fade, but instead became even more heated.

Li Mingyuan was well aware of this. In the original work, the celebration in Cocoyasi Village lasted for three days and three nights. Even if the effect he brought was not as explosive as that of the Straw Hat crew, it still had a considerable impact. Right now, it would have to last at least two days and two nights to be considered sufficient.

This is just the beginning.

Li Mingyuan and the villagers continued drinking and making merry, immersing themselves in the atmosphere and becoming increasingly involved in the banquet.

However, this is also the same time.

In another, slightly quieter part of Cocoa West Village, something else was happening unnoticed.

"Can it be removed?"

"Complete removal is unlikely; it will always leave some scars, that's how tattoos are."

In a room in Cocoyasi Village, such a conversation is taking place.

Nami lay on a bed, her eyes lowered in disappointment as she listened to the bearded man beside her.

This afternoon, after parting ways with Li Mingyuan and the others, she returned to the orange grove with Nuoqi Gao and sorted through all her treasures to date, preparing the amount to pay Li Mingyuan as a thank-you fee.

Although her miserly nature flared up for a while during this period, and the village and the orange grove were in dire need of money, Nami hesitated for a moment. She originally wanted to set aside a large sum of money from her savings for personal use, but at that moment, she remembered Karina's face. After much hesitation, she finally compromised and decided to keep only a portion of the money and give the rest to Li Mingyuan.

By the time she finished tidying up, it was already quite late.

Looking at the sky, Nami considered it for a moment and decided that there was no rush to attend the banquet. Besides, Nojiko had already attended the banquet in her place, so it wouldn't make much difference whether she showed up or not. In the end, she went to another place first.

That's right here.

There are only a few clinics in this not-so-large village.

Upon hearing the man beside her speak, Nami instinctively gripped her tattooed shoulder, murmuring, "Yeah, this mark will never be erased..."

Images from the past kept flashing through her mind—scenes from when she was still with the Arlong Pirates, the image of being branded with the pirate tattoo mark. She was in immense pain back then. Even though she didn't think she was part of the Arlong Pirates, she ended up being marked with this possession-like mark. No matter what, she could never escape the influence of the Arlong Pirates for the rest of her life.

But it was at that very moment that her sister, Nojiko, appeared before her, a woman who was on the verge of a breakdown.

"It's nothing, it just looks nice!"

"Now I'm just like Nami, hehe."

Wearing a tattoo larger than the area on his body, Nojiko smiled and said this to her, who was astonished at the time.

She will probably never forget what happened that day for the rest of her life.

Thinking of this, Nami closed her eyes, then opened them again.

"Doctor, could you please add another design to this existing tattoo?"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man next to her looked at Nami with some surprise.

"This is it."

Nami held up a piece of paper in her hand and gestured to the uncle; it clearly showed a brand new design.

A pattern combining windmills and oranges.

That's right. Since she already knew that tattoos were something that would last a lifetime, and Nami had hated the Arlong Pirates' tattoos countless times in the past, how could she not have considered the possibility that the tattoos could not be completely removed? It's just that before this, because of the existence of the Arlong Pirates, she didn't dare to try to remove the tattoos, so she hadn't really confirmed this fact.

The questioning was merely a probing one, and even though it couldn't completely dispel her doubts, it still left her disappointed. But even so, Nami was already prepared.

This new tattoo was the plan she had prepared from the beginning.

"How is it? Can you do it?"

Nami smiled and said.

Even without the Straw Hat crew's redemption as in the original story, and without the scene where Nami frantically stabs her tattoos with a knife like in the original, the ending is the same: in different times and spaces, Nami's feelings are still the same.

Even if she could cover up the Arlong Pirates tattoo, the most important thing in her mind right now is still the combination of windmills and oranges.

This led to the creation of this unique tattoo design.

Upon seeing the note Nami presented, the doctor couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, saying, "Of course."

"Since you've already made up your mind, then so be it."

Time, too, quietly slipped away in this clinic, which was somewhat removed from the hustle and bustle of the banquet.

I don't know how much time has passed.

As night deepened and the noise in the center of the banquet subsided, Nami walked out of the clinic, wearing the new pattern on her shoulder, and looked around in a good mood.

Along the way, on both sides of the road, there were villagers who were drunk and fell asleep immediately.

The complete revelry not only released their emotions but also exhausted them, so they didn't even go back to their houses. The villagers collapsed and slept wherever they could, and everyone's expression was one of complete relaxation and joy.