Chapter 399: Goodbye Arlong |
Cocoyasi Village.
Luffy and his party parked the boat in Nami's hometown, a hidden place in Cocoyasi Village.
Except for Zoro to stay on the boat to guard Buggy and the others, the rest followed Nami all the way to the Arlong Park.
After following for a long time, Nami turned around and told everyone: "Okay, you can follow here. Next, you just need to walk in this direction, and you can go to the location of the pirates. From now on, you'd better keep a little distance from me."
Luffy: "Yeah! Don't worry, Nami, we won't let you down."
Seeing that the crowd really stopped following, Nami breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking to the Arlong Park.
After Nami walked away, Luffy said: "Let's go, follow."
Usopp: "Didn't Nami say, let's keep a longer distance?"
Luffy: "If those pirates are really as bad as Nami said, I don't feel relieved to hand Nami over to them. If something happens, we can rescue it in time."
After a while.
The entrance to the Arlong Park.
A child is holding a blade, facing Nami who is in the way.
"Hey! Get out of the way!! I'm going to kill Arlong!! He killed my father! If you don't get out of the way, I'll kill you too!! I'm serious!!"
Nami drew out the combination stick.
Not only did she knock over the child with a stick, but she didn't even intend to stop after knocking the child down.
"Arlong doesn't have time to play with kids like you!! Go back if you understand!"
After finishing speaking, she stepped on the child and threw a wad of money in front of the child: "Here's the money for you, use it for yourself."
After finishing speaking, leave this child alone.
Turn around and officially step into the entrance of the Arlong Park, which is similar to the gate of a courtyard.
Come to the pool.
Arlong soon noticed Nami's arrival.
Arlong: "Oh? After so long, have you finally come back?"
Nami: "The defense in this room is always so lax."
Arlong: "Huh! Who do you think I am?! What's the result of this round?"
Nami: "A good harvest, but my heart seems to be empty."
"Hahahahaha! When did you become so sentimental? Isn't deceiving people your forte, Nami?"
"Yes..."
"Comrades!! Friends are back!! Banquet!!!"
"Yes!!"
And just when the fish-men were busy preparing for the banquet, a fish-man suddenly ran back from the entrance in a hurry: "Brother Arlong!! Brother Arlong!! Hahahahahaha! Come and see! Come quickly look who is here! Hahahahaha!"
Everyone looked behind the fish-man.
After seeing the person coming, everyone had the same reaction as the fish-man.
Very excited.
"Hahahahaha! Luffy! It's you! Long time no see!"
"Luffy! Do you still remember who I am?"
"You did it, kid. You've made such a big name without saying a word!"
Luffy was also very excited, one by one pounced on or hugged each other, or greeted each other.
"Hatcha! Kuroobi! Chew!..." He almost called out the names of all the fish-men one by one. The fish-men at the scene were almost all the same group that went out to fight together back then.
Everyone already regarded Luffy as one of their own.
Even Arlong didn't put on an aloof attitude anymore, stood up himself, and walked in front of Luffy.
The two looked at each other, and then hugged very enthusiastically.
"Arlong!"
"Luffy!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
The atmosphere of the entire Arlong Park was instantly ignited to the extreme because of the arrival of Luffy! More than ten years! I haven't seen you for over ten years! The fart boy who went to fight with them back then has grown so big in the blink of an eye!
Moreover, what Luffy did not disappoint them.
Dealing with humans ruthlessly!
It's just that they are lively and happy, but Sanji and Usopp, who are completely unclear about the situation, are confused.
Not only confused, but also surprised.
What's wrong?
What happened?
How could Luffy be so familiar with the fish-men here?
But compared to Nami's shock, Sanji and Usopp's surprise is not so exaggerated.
Ever since Luffy greeted the fish-men in Arlong Pirates familiarly, she was completely dumbfounded. Incredible written all over her face. Her head was even dizzy from the shock of the scene in front of her.
Shock, fear, scalp tingling, all kinds of complicated thoughts came to her mind all at once.
Before the guys who were out of the situation woke up, Arlong passed Nami with Luffy's shoulders on his shoulders. Several people even heard the conversation between the two clearly.
"Hahahahaha! I'm telling you, Luffy. Don't even think about leaving until you drink all my wine! By the way, even though I know you are also in the East Blue, why did you come to me?"
As soon as these words came out, Nami was even more frightened.
My heart is almost in my throat.
It's a pity that the last thing she wanted to happen happened after all. What Luffy did next made her fall into the bottomless abyss even more.
"Me, I'm here to help others beat the bad guys." After saying that, Luffy suddenly stopped and turned to look at Nami who had just been passed by him, "By the way, Nami, where are the bad guys you mentioned? Just say it directly, fish-men are very strong. With their help, they will definitely be able to help you deal with those bad guys, so you don't need to worry anymore, right?"
The voice just fell.
All the pirates, who were still smiling, suddenly fell silent.
Everyone looked at Nami.
The tall figure of Arlong was even more condescending, with playful eyes, he looked at Nami with deep meaning and said, "Yes, Nami, Luffy told you to tell me, just say it... you want to solve the problem?" Who is the bad guy? Luffy is our brother, we will definitely help you."
Hearing these words, the fish-men all smiled and looked at Nami.
Nami's face was ugly.
Laughed, also very stiffly.
"Lu... Luffy...don't be kidding me... when did I ever say these things?"
"Did you not? Didn't you say that those bad guys killed the people you value most?"
The fish-men laughed even more interestingly now.
Sensing everyone's gazes, Nami didn't know what to do anymore, she gritted her teeth, and suddenly turned angrily: "If I say no, then I didn't!!! I never said these words at all!! Luffy, stop slandering me!"
After finishing speaking, Nami covered her eyes to cover her tears that were about to fall, and ran out with her head buried.
Luffy just wanted to catch up, but was blocked by the hand of Arlong on his shoulder: "Luffy, leave her alone. With me, Nami will be fine. We haven't seen each other for so long, you don't want to slip away right now, do you?"
It doesn't matter whether Luffy agrees or not.
Arlong insisted on going to drink and eat meat with Luffy.
Sanji and Usopp were also entertained by the fish-men.
But the two are not the same as Luffy, they have obviously seen what is going on. So during the whole banquet, the two of them didn't talk much, nor did they communicate with everyone.
...
Two days later.
The banquet lasted a full day and night.
Sanji and Usopp left in the middle of the banquet, saying they were going back to the boat to rest. After returning to the ship, they also told Zoro the situation here.
As a result, the faces of the three of them became unattractive.
Did not disembark again, and did not speak.
As for Luffy, he was surrounded by brothers he had known in the past, toasting in turn, and he enjoyed the whole banquet very happily.
It wasn't until noon two days later, when the sun was about to hit his face, that he woke up and remembered to look for Nami.
Ask while walking.
Finally he found Nami in a hut.
Just entered the door.
When Nami saw that it was Luffy.
There was a smile on her face immediately, and she was very polite, no longer the casual attitude she used to treat Luffy before.
"Huh? Luffy, you're here. What's the matter? Do you need me?"
Luffy pursed his lips, and said with some dissatisfaction: "You just left the other day? Didn't you promise to help you deal with the bad guys?"
Nami smiled awkwardly: "Luffy, there is no such thing at all. The things I told you before are actually all false. I have been lying to you all this time, so forget about it. In the future, none of us won't look for each other anymore, just go your own way."
Luffy was still pouted, very dissatisfied: "How can that be? I want you to be my navigator. Besides, I don't think you were lying to me before. You hate the eyes of pirates, that was not fake!"
Hear here.
Nami silently closed her eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Her fists were clenched even more tremblingly.
She lowered her head and murmured, "Enough is enough..."
Luffy seemed to hear clearly: "Huh???"
Nami suddenly got angry, and slammed: "I said, are you enough?!! You think I'm not miserable enough, so you came here to see my jokes?!!!"
Luffy was at a loss.
Confused.
He couldn't figure out why Nami scolded him.
"Enough! Stop acting like this!! Do you know that your current appearance makes me feel very sick?!! It was my fault! I lost! I admit defeat, I admit my fate, isn't it okay?! How long are you going to hate me?!!"
"Nami...what the hell are you talking about?"
At this time, Nami was overwhelmed by the anger accumulated in her heart for a long time.
Even her eyes became ferociously red!
"Huh? What am I talking about?! You still have the face to ask me what the hell I'm talking about?!! You and Arlong are all in the same group!! What adventurers are you talking about in front of me! Do you think you are playing me? Don't you play enough?!! What do you still think about me?!!"
Nami yelled out hysterically the grievances she had suffered over the years.
Tears couldn't stop flowing.
But she didn't show a cowardly look, instead she glared fiercely at the Luffy who was still "pretending to be".
Luffy was surprised, his head knotted: "Nami... Is there some misunderstanding between us?"
Nami sneered: "Oh, a misunderstanding? Okay! You said it was a misunderstanding, so go and help me kill the so-called Arlong brother you said right now!! They are the ones who killed the people I loved!! You said it was a misunderstanding, you go now! Go kill them! Didn't you say you want to kill all the bad guys?! What's wrong? Why don't you go now?! Go quickly!"
Nami panted heavily, glaring at Luffy viciously.
Luffy seemed to be shocked when he heard the most incredible thing in the world.
There was a long silence.
Luffy turned pale and said, "You...you mean...all those things were done by Arlongs?"
Nami took a deep breath, wiped away the tears on her face, smiled again, and said politely: "Okay, Luffy. You should have seen enough of the jokes. I don't welcome you here, please don't appear in front of me again?"
Finished speaking.
Luffy still stood there stupidly, motionless.
A trace of disgust flashed across Nami's face: "Well, since you don't want to leave, then I'll go. If you want this house, then I'll give it to you. Anyway, even if I don't give it to you, people like you will just take directly, right?"
After saying that, Nami swaggered past Luffy and left the house.
In the room, only Luffy was left in a panic.
I don't know how long it has been.
Luffy's thoughts gradually recovered.
He finally figured out the situation.
As a result, his expression changed from bewildered to angry!
His eyes are full of murderous intent!
Not crazy.
All the anger, at this moment, seemed to be tightly suppressed in the bottom of my heart.
He turned and left the house.
Walked unhurriedly towards the Arlong Park.
After a while.
He came back to Arlong Park.
All the fish-men were still lying there staggering.
However, at this moment, these fish-men seemed to not exist in Luffy's eyes.
Now in his eyes, there is only one person.
Arlong!
He walked straight towards Arlong who was also lying drunk on the recliner in a daze, and grabbed Arlong without saying a word! Arlong was also awakened by the sudden movement, and his eyes slowly opened into a slit from the mist.
The face is still flushed and drunk: "Huh? Luffy? It's you. What's the matter? Want to drink more? Come, come, don't be shy."
Luffy shook Arlong vigorously a few times.
The group of fish-men who were lying like corpses were also awakened by the movement here.
One or two got up one after another, shaking their heads and looking in the direction of Luffy and Arlong.
"Ha! So it's Big Brother Arlong and Luffy, haven't they had enough?"
"Haha, as expected of them, I know they won't fall so easily..."
However, just when everyone thought this was the beginning of the next banquet, Luffy's next move woke up everyone present, including Arlong.
"Is it you?! The villain that Nami mentioned before, is it you?! Did you kill her relatives?! The group of nasty pirates who control Nami's village, is it you?! Answer me! Arlong!!"
