The Great Voyage: I Became Nami's Brother at the Start

"Oh? What are you doing here, kid?" Rayleigh, who was waiting for work, immediately beamed with a smile when he saw Norton.

It would be incredibly prestigious to have trained such an outstanding disciple of the king, so seeing him improved Rayleigh's mood.

"Uncle Rayleigh, we're here for you!"

"Uncle Raleigh!"

Before the Fuxing ship had even come to a complete stop in the port, Nojiko, Nami, and the others rushed over shouting.

"You've all arrived! You all look very energetic!" Seeing a group of little girls running towards him, Rayleigh, who had no children, smiled even more broadly.

After spending time with Norton and the others, Rayleigh no longer regarded him as just an apprentice, but as his junior.

If we don't say it's a son or a daughter, it's pretty much the same.

“Mr. Raleigh.” Bellemere finally came over and greeted him with a smile.

"Bellmeal, what is the purpose of your visit this time?" Upon seeing Bellmeal, Reilly immediately felt that Norton and the others had not come here specifically to see him; there must be something else going on.

"We missed you, so we came to see you, and then we'll get a coating applied, and while we're at it, we'll go sightseeing on Mermaid Island!" Nami raised her hand, jumping up and down to answer.

Look how eloquent this child is!

"Going to Mermaid Island? Sure, sure." Rayleigh nodded with a smile. "Since you're here, why don't you stay and have some fun for a few days? Leave the coating to me!"

Chapter 106 The Reason for Taking Action

Norton chuckled and leaned closer: "Master, would you like to take us to see Aunt Xia first? Or... Master's wife?"

How did that brat know Xia Qi?

"Hey! You brat, don't talk nonsense... And how do you know Shakky?" Rayleigh glared at him and slapped him in annoyance.

“I’m dodging…hehe!” Norton jumped away, then jumped back again: “Master, several times you’ve dreamt of calling out ‘Shakky, I love you, but I can’t say it out loud…’, of course I know! Let’s go!”

Is this even possible? How come I didn't know about this?

"Sigh... Alright! Let's go!" Seeing the girls staring at him expectantly, Rayleigh wiped away his cold sweat and had no choice but to give in.

The group boarded the bubble car and headed to Number Thirteen, Xia Qi's extortion bar.

Shakky was sitting in the bar smoking, bored. When Rayleigh wasn't around, she would just sit there in a daze.

Ding ding.

The door opened, and Rayleigh walked in.

"I'm back, and I've brought a few kids with me!" Rayleigh said with a smile, then stepped aside.

whoosh-

Norton was the first to rush in. The nearly two-meter-tall man stood there and bowed respectfully to Shakky: "Lanchi Norton greets Madam Shakky!"

"Huh?" Xia Qi opened her mouth in surprise, then her pretty face turned red. She glanced at Rayleigh with a hint of annoyance, as if to say, "Look how sensible your apprentice is. Why don't you know how to take that first step?"

Rayleigh blushed as well.

That brat still managed to pull this stunt on me!

However, that's not all!

After that, Irene, Nojiko, and Nami came in one after another, with Bellemere following at the back.

She couldn't follow Rayleigh inside, or there would definitely be a misunderstanding.

The three girls greeted each other sweetly in unison, "Hello, Aunt Xiaqi!"

Xia Qi blushed even more upon hearing this.

This was all something Norton had secretly arranged with them on the way here.

Snapped--

Rayleigh slapped his forehead in frustration; he had a feeling something was about to happen.

The coating process takes three days to complete. After meeting Shakky, Norton went out to play by himself.

Irene, Nami, and Nojiko are all girls, and Bellemere will take them to areas 40 to 49 to go shopping and play.

"This kid... I hope he doesn't get into any trouble! I always feel like there's something strange about him..." Rayleigh frowned as he watched Norton leave excitedly.

Where did Norton go?

Of course, we should go to areas 1-29!

That place was a hub for human trafficking, human auctions, and lawlessness.

Norton believes that a trip to Sabaody Archipelago is incomplete without visiting areas 1-29.

Moreover, the "Knockout Bar" is located at number 13, so going to number 1 is also relatively close.

Area 1 is a hub for human trafficking and human auctions.

This is Norton's primary objective!

Even the bubble car didn't dare drive here, so he had to find someone to buy a map and walk there.

Area 1 is chaotic, and the people wandering the streets are all menacing-looking individuals.

After Norton arrived, he began to look around.

The bar was in chaos, with sounds of fighting and shouting constantly coming from inside.

In the dark alley, a group of slovenly men stared outside with hostile eyes, seemingly looking for easy prey.

There were also many guys who looked like pirates, walking around casually with smug, punchable expressions on their faces.

But when Norton walked down the street, no one dared to approach him.

Even though Norton had changed into a blue short-sleeved suit, he still couldn't hide his kingly aura.

"This is it!" After strolling around to the middle of the street, to the most bustling part, Norton stopped in front of the Ear Auction House.

The place was bustling with activity, filled with shouts of bidding.

Norton walked in and found a seat.

The three down-on-their-luck pirates currently being auctioned on stage are all quite burly.

The auctioneer on the side shouted enthusiastically, "That gentleman has bid two hundred thousand Berries! Two hundred thousand! Any more?"

Norton couldn't be bothered with these three unlucky guys, who were clearly no good.

He now just wants to see if there are any targets or reasons worth making a move on inside the auction house.

A paper figure, about the size of a palm, slid down Norton's right foot and onto the ground.

Then, the paper figure stood up clumsily and flew forward at great speed, skimming the ground.

The floor here is covered with a red carpet, so the paper figures are also red. In addition, they fly close to the ground, so no one can spot them at all.

The paper figure quickly flew to the edge of the auction stage, then turned and stuck to the wall. It followed the curtain hanging down the wall to the stage, and continued to fly close to the ground into the internal passage on one side of the auction stage.

Although the auction stage is not very big, the interior space of the auction house is quite large.

After the paper figure went inside, various cries and pleas were immediately heard.

After finding a relatively secluded spot, the paper figure poked its head out and began to survey the interior.

The inside of this auction house is essentially a circular prison, with each cell containing items that are about to be auctioned off.

After determining the patrolman's route, the paper figure floated over and stuck to his lower back, following him as he walked and observed.

After observing the situation, Norton finally found a reason to make a move.

Besides various pirates, the cage also holds people from other races, including a mermaid girl.

My original plan was to go to Mermaid Island, and I thought it would be better to go with a few other people along the way, so as to avoid being unwelcome there.

"Waaaaah..."

The patrolman suddenly stopped in front of a cage and looked into it with a lewd expression.

This cage also holds a female mermaid, and a very beautiful one at that.

At this moment, besides the mermaid, there was also a lewd man in the cage, who was committing indecent acts against the mermaid.

The paper figure peeked out and looked at the situation inside, then paused for a moment.

Meanwhile, Norton, inside the auction hall, clenched his fists, his face filled with rage.

"Don't blame me for that!" Norton thought to himself with a cold smile as he made his move.

The paper figure inside first looked at the key on the patrolman's waist, memorized its shape, then left the patrolman's waist, quickly flew past his neck, and then flew into the cage, similarly flying past the neck of the person inside.

Two seconds later, both the guys outside and inside the door stared wide-eyed, clutched their necks, and collapsed.

The mermaid stared in horror at the corpse on the ground, then seemed to realize something, her beautiful eyes turning towards the ground.

A red paper figure stood on the ground, waved to her, then got up, flew outside, snatched a key from the patrolman's waist, and flew back.

Chapter 107 Don't Look at Them

wow-

The paper figure tossed the key next to the mermaid, flew to the mermaid's bound wrists, and with a flick of its small arm, cut the ropes.

The mermaid looked at the paper figure in shock. The paper figure pointed to the key, and the mermaid immediately understood.

She hurriedly picked up the key and unlocked the explosive collar around her neck. Then, she tore off the tape covering her mouth, turned around, and jumped into the water tank behind her, letting out a long breath.

Because there are no bubbles, mermaids cannot walk freely on land, nor can they stay away from the seawater for too long.

"Thank you for saving me... but... I can't leave here like this... I need bubbles..." The mermaid looked at the little red paper figure floating in front of her and said with a somewhat dejected expression.

The paper figure raised its hand and patted its forehead in a human-like manner, then turned and flew away.

"What happened?" The patrol officers, who were probably on their shift, saw the body lying on the ground and shouted.

But there was only that one sound!

The paper figure flew past quickly, slicing across his neck, and then continued flying forward in search of its target.

There are only a few guards patrolling here; the rest are in other rooms.