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

I don't know if my answer has resolved some of your doubts.

"Speaking of which, you just said you were uneasy about my goals, which was one of the reasons you refused. Now that I've explained your doubts, does that mean you're now open to agreeing?"

Just as Nami was still scrutinizing Li Mingyuan, Li Mingyuan suddenly seemed to remember something and spoke to Nami again: "I've heard what you said before, and I've thought about it. Actually, you're right. Tonight's invitation was perhaps a bit too sudden. We didn't even know much about each other before sending the invitation. You must be quite troubled."

"Your question is probably because you have concerns and don't understand, which is quite reasonable in a way. If you don't even understand the most basic information that a partner should know, how can you just casually join someone else's team?"

"So I've thought about it again, how about this?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Mingyuan said seriously, "Your refusal this time will be taken into consideration. I will not leave this island until the banquet ends. You can reconsider during this time, and you can choose again before I leave the island."

"Me too, I'll reconsider inviting you before I leave this island."

"Although I don't know what you're worried about, just like you don't know much about me, I don't really know much about you either. I also need to learn more about you and consider things for the future."

"After all, you can tell from my current state that I've had a bit too much to drink tonight and am not quite sober. Under these circumstances, even if I think things through, it's hard to make any rational judgments. Please forgive me if I offended you earlier."

Not long ago, Nami apologized to Li Mingyuan, but now, to Nami's surprise, Li Mingyuan also apologized to her.

The slight nod, though not as pronounced as Nami's earlier bow, seemed to suggest that one couldn't ask for more, considering the person in question was an alcoholic.

Nami hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

Compared to before, she was indeed slightly more swayed after listening to Li Mingyuan's explanation, and her initial refusal was not as strong.

What she feared most was that Li Mingyuan's target might be the same as Ah Long's. She absolutely could not accept anyone like Ah Long. If what Li Mingyuan said was true, then it seemed that she might consider boarding his ship.

"……Oh well."

In the end, Nami retracted her earlier statement and frankly told Li Mingyuan, "Let me think about it some more before you leave the island. Your invitation tonight was very sudden, so my reply just now might have been a bit too decisive. Upon closer inspection, there are still some issues."

"I'll take this time to sort out my thoughts and think about the future."

Upon hearing this, Li Mingyuan smiled faintly.

"If that's the case, that would be wonderful."

Li Mingyuan let out a soft breath and relaxed.

The conversation was drawing to a close, and although the invitation seemed to have failed, there was still some room for maneuver.

He knew that his emergency bottom-ranking performance had been successful.

"I managed to cover my tracks, and the formal invitation was postponed until just before I left."

"I didn't expect such a decisive and clean rejection; it startled me."

Li Mingyuan thought to himself, "Fortunately, I booked this time from the beginning, so that this conversation wouldn't be the last one before leaving the island. If I really couldn't be the last one standing, I might have to enter the Grand Line without Nami."

At this moment, Li Mingyuan couldn't help but feel a little fortunate.

Even so, it's not time to relax yet. The focus is still on the invitation in a few days. Since the direct approach isn't working right now, he needs to consider changing his playing style.

In the next few days, he will have to think hard about how to get Nami to join his group.

There's only one chance left.

Failure is absolutely unacceptable.

At the same time, as soon as Li Mingyuan finished speaking, the room became quiet again.

Nami also snapped out of her thoughts and returned to the reality before her.

It was only then that Nami realized that perhaps because the previous conversation was too sudden and important, she was so distracted that she hadn't noticed that her wrist was still being held in Li Mingyuan's hand.

He looked down at Li Mingyuan's palm.

She had reached out to wake Li Mingyuan, but she hadn't expected him to be so alert. He woke up on his own before she could even touch him and stopped her. Why was that? Everything seemed normal when she moved him to the room.

Could it be that this man is particularly sensitive to things that are very close to him?

Nami tried to quietly pull her hand back, but unfortunately, the hand holding her wrist was like steel; she couldn't move it at all, let alone move it away.

Helpless, Nami had no choice but to break the silence once again, saying, "I said, isn't it time to sleep?"

"I'm a little sleepy, are you too? I should probably go back to my room..."

As she spoke, Nami tugged at her arm again.

Unfortunately, no matter how she moved, Li Mingyuan did not react at all; his hand remained tightly gripping her wrist, making it difficult for her to break free.

Noticing something was wrong, Nami quickly peeked at Li Mingyuan lying on the bedding.

She was immediately taken aback to find that the other person was actually breathing evenly with their eyes closed, exhaling the smell of alcohol.

"Sleeping, asleep!?"

Nami's eyes widened. "How can I fall asleep while talking to someone?!"

"Seriously, what am I supposed to do now? Ugh!!"

Nami couldn't help but tug at her hair with her other hand, struggling in the dark room whether or not to wake Li Mingyuan again.

Unaware that in the darkness of a nearby room, eyes quietly peeked out from a crack and then closed the door again.

The other party heard Nami and Li Mingyuan's entire conversation clearly.

A mix of emotions welled up inside her. She stared blankly at the wall in front of her, her feelings indescribable.

Time continued to pass.

The next day.

Early in the morning, before Li Mingyuan could even regain consciousness, a series of noisy commotions came from outside the room. Groups of villagers, having woken up in the street, had gathered together again and, seemingly unconcerned about the mess on the ground, began their new feast for the next day.

In other words, it's actually time to eat breakfast.

Inside the room, Nami, who hadn't slept all night, lay beside Li Mingyuan, her face covered by heavy dark circles as she looked at the sunlight streaming in through the window.

Is this long and agonizing night finally coming to an end?

Nami thought blankly.