Orange Town.
This orange-producing town is now the base of the Buggy Pirates.
"Finally got it!"
Liying, holding the sea chart, was desperately trying to escape.
It was Nami who stole the Grand Line chart from the Buggy Pirates.
Behind Nami, the Buggy Pirates are chasing after her.
"Ah! Help!"
In the sky, a big bird was flying with Luffy in its mouth.
"Captain Buggy, there seems to be an unidentified object above the harbor."
In a tent on a high point in Orange Town, a man with a conspicuous red nose opened his eyes.
"Blast it down for me."
Buggy spoke coldly.
"Boom !"
A shell hit the bird accurately, and Luffy was able to escape and fall to the ground, landing right between Nami and the pursuers.
"Fa, what happened?"
Nami looked towards the deep pit that was raising dust.
"Ah, I'm saved. It's been an interesting journey."
Luffy jumped out of the pit, pressing his straw hat.
"You, who are you?"
Nami looked at Luffy and felt that he looked very familiar. After a little recollection, she remembered the handsome face who had danced with her on the merchant ship and said "see you later" at the end.
I think her name is Berries.
This straw-hat boy is the one who was on Berry's ship when they escaped.
Nami looked to both sides but didn't see berries.
"Hey, you are!"
Luffy also noticed Nami at this time and looked at Nami's shocked face.
Sure enough, this guy also remembered her.
Just when Nami was about to say something, she saw Luffy's head suddenly tilted, with a "?" look on his face.
"Who is it?"
"..."
Nami's mouth twitched wildly.
Since he didn't remember her, why was this guy so shocked when he saw me just now!
"Boss, it's me. I know berries."
Looking at the dazed Buggy Pirates pursuers, Nami quickly adjusted his mood and started laughing.
"Oh, it's the thieving berries mentioned."
Speaking of berries, Luffy finally remembered.
"Yes, Boss, you are here to save me, so I'm leaving it to you."
At this moment, Nami didn't care what Luffy said to her. She pointed at the pursuers from the Buggy Pirates and ran away.
"Hey, since you are the boss of that woman, then we will arrest you first and then make that woman hand over the sea chart."
The Buggy Pirates' minions set their sights on Luffy.
"Ah, I'm hungry."
Luffy was holding his stomach, not in good spirits.
"Asshole! I'm talking to you!"
One of the pirates got angry and punched Luffy's straw hat out.
"Don't touch my baby!"
Luffy stretched out his arm to take back his straw hat, his eyes becoming extremely dangerous.
Once Luffy got angry, these pirates were easily dealt with by Luffy.
"You're awesome!"
Nami, who escaped to the roof to observe the situation here, was surprised when he saw this scene.
"I'm a thief who specializes in stealing from pirates. Nami, do you want to cooperate with me?"
After seeing Luffy's skills, Nami, who originally only wanted to get the Grand Line chart, set her sights on the treasure of the Buggy Pirates.
"No, I don't want to cooperate with you."
Luffy glanced at Nami, then turned and prepared to leave.
"Don't say that. I'll treat you to a meal."
Nami said with a smile.
"Really?!"
Luffy was immediately surprised.
...
"tasty."
In a house, Luffy ate a burger in one bite, with a smile on his face.
"Do you live in such a big place by yourself?"
Luffy looked at Nami curiously.
"No, I'm not from this town. Everyone in this town has fled because they are afraid of Buggy."
Nami said,"
"That's breaking and entering."
Luffy always says what he thinks.
"How rude. I'm a thief who specializes in stealing from pirates. Don't compare me to something as lowly as breaking and entering."
Nami retorted.
"But a thief is a thief."
Luffy said as he ate,"
"I must save up 100 million berries. With this Grand Line chart, I can definitely do it."
Nami's face was full of seriousness.
"Sea chart? Are you a navigator"?
Luffy's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
"I am much better than the average navigator."
When it comes to sailing, Nami is very confident.
"Then how about joining my pirates as a navigator?"
Luffy remembered what Berries said, that he must find a great navigator when going to the Grand Line, and immediately sent an invitation.
"No! So you are a pirate! I hate pirates the most!"
Nami's expression changed immediately when she heard that.
Berries's figure also appeared in my mind.
I thought Berries, whose behavior was very strange at the time, was her colleague.
It turns out that person is also a pirate!
"I see."
Luffy didn't force it after hearing that and continued eating his food.
After knowing that Luffy is a pirate, Nami no longer mentions cooperation and prepares to leave.
But when he came to the window and looked at the Buggy Pirates' pursuers outside, his eyes turned and looked at Luffy.
"But if you agree to one condition, I will consider it."
Nami smiled.
"Really? I'll promise you anything."
Luffy was immediately surprised.
"Well, you need to accompany me to meet Buggy."
Nami took out a rope and tied up Luffy.
"Why did you tie me up?"
Luffy looked strange.
"Any questions?"
Nami smiled when she saw Luffy was tied up by her.
Nami is very kind; otherwise, she wouldn't want to earn 100 million berries but only steal the treasure of the pirates.
But when it comes to pirates, she has no psychological burden at all.
"Nothing. I want to meet the Pirates anyway. Let's go."
Luffy then smiled nonchalantly.
....
Meanwhile, Buggy was getting angry because he couldn't find the thief.
"Captain Buggy!"
A pirate henchman yelled and ran towards Buggy.
"What's up?"
Buggy was in a very bad mood, as the Grand Line's nautical chart was very important to him.
"The thief came by himself!"
The Pirates minions yelled.
"What did you say?"
Buggy's face was full of disbelief.
Looking over there, I saw the thief, escorting a tied-up boy wearing a straw hat, walking towards this side.
"That's them! This woman is the one who stole the chart."
A member of the Buggy Pirates group pointed at Nami and yelled.
"Bang!"
Nami didn't panic when she heard that but just pushed Luffy hard, and the tied Luffy fell to the ground immediately.
"I have caught the thief, Captain Buggy the Clown. I will return the chart to you."
Nami holds up a sea chart.
"I'm glad you got it back, but what changes have you gone through in your state of mind?"
Buggy took the chart and looked at Nami with a weird smile.
"I broke up with the boss; I've had enough of him. Please let me join you, Buggy Gang."
Nami laughed.
This was the strategy Nami came up with. She couldn't leave when the Buggy Pirates were chasing her.
Why not just use the pirates and the sea chart to gain Buggy's trust, then find an opportunity to steal the sea chart and leave here?
"Um?"
Hearing this, Buggy's eyes suddenly became bloodshot.
"Ba, Captain Buggy is angry!"
"The power of the devil is about to be activated!"
The Buggy Pirates members around were terrified.
"Demon power?"
Luffy, who was pushed to the ground, blinked when he heard this.
Could it be that this Buggy also ate the Devil Fruit?
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The next moment, Buggy burst into laughter.
"Can't stand this guy? You're really an interesting woman. Well, let you join."
Buggy laughed loudly.
Nami's eyes curved with a smile when she heard that.
The infiltration was successful, and the pirates were simply gullible.
Afterwards, the Buggy Pirates locked Luffy in a cage.
"Why are you locking me up?"
Luffy yelled.
But no one paid any attention to him.
"I'm in a good mood today. What's your name, woman?"
Buggy looked at Nami.
"Us."
Nami introduced herself with a smile.
"Okay! Let's hold a welcome party for Nami! Let's make a grand scene!"
Buggy opened his arms and laughed.
"Oh!"
The Buggy Pirates' brothers immediately roared in response.
Afterwards, the Buggy Pirates' station was filled with fine wine and delicious food.
The Pirates celebrate by having a party.
"What's wrong? Eat more. This is your welcome party."
Buggy looked at Nami, who was sitting in front of him, and laughed.
"Okay, thank you very much."
Nami responded with a smile.
After the successful infiltration, Nami is planning how to steal the sea chart back and even how to steal the treasure of the Buggy Pirates.
The Buggy Pirates are quite famous in East Blue, and Buggy the Clown is famous for his love of treasure. If you can steal the treasure of the Buggy Pirates, you will definitely make a lot of money.
"Hahaha! I'm in a great mood! Guys! Prepare the special Buggy bullets!"
After Buggy had a few drinks, he suddenly burst into laughter.
"What to do?"
Nami watched in amazement as the Buggy Pirates set up a cannon and loaded a special shell into it.
"You have to watch out for the power of the special Buggy bullets."
"ignition."
Buggy gave a cruel smile.
"Boom!!!"
Special Buggy bullets were fired along with fierce flames. The fierce flames directly blasted the town in front of them through, and countless buildings were destroyed by the violent explosion.
....
"What was that explosion?"
Zoro, who had already reached the shore, looked at the fierce fire.
"That, that's Captain Buggy's special move, the Buggy bullet."
The three Buggy Pirates who were held hostage by Zoro and Berry explained in a cold sweat.
"Buggy bullet?"
Zoro muttered the name.
"Let's go, Luffy is probably there. After all, he's a troublemaker."
Berries looked in the direction where the buggy bullet was fired, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Long time no see, Buggy.
....
"That's so gorgeous! With Buggy Bullets and Devil Fruit abilities, I'll definitely be able to dominate the Grand Line, don't you think, Nami?"
Buggy looked at his masterpiece, made by Buggy, with a grin on his face.
"Yes, yes, Captain Buggy."
Nami suppressed the turmoil in her heart and spoke.
Fortunately, everyone in the town had left, and there were no casualties.
"Huh? It's I who's going to dominate the Grand Line. I'm going to be the King of Pirates."
Luffy was immediately dissatisfied when he heard this.
"Um?!"
Buggy's forehead was immediately covered with veins when he heard this.
"Hahaha! I know why you can't stand this idiot, Nami."
Buggy just thought it was ridiculous that a little kid like this dared to say that he wanted to be the King of Pirates.
"That's right; he is a naive person who has never seen the world, so there is no way to follow him anymore."
Nami could only agree upon hearing this.
"Okay, then I'll reward you with a Buggy Bullet to blow your former boss away."
Buggy gave a cruel smile.
"It also means true loyalty to Laozi. This is the real welcome ceremony, Nami."
"Crack!"
A new Buggy bullet was loaded and aimed at Luffy.
"Fire! Fire!"
The Buggy Pirates guys around started yelling crazily.
"..."
A box of matches was stuffed into Nami's hand, but her hand was shaking.
She knew very well that if she didn't fire, she would be killed by Buggy.
But how could she become the same as the pirates?
"What's wrong? Your hands are shaking."
Luffy suddenly spoke up.
This made Nami jump.
"It's because you challenged the Pirates without sufficient awareness that this happened."
Even though Luffy was tied in a cage and was being shot at by Buggy's bullets, he didn't panic at all.
"What is enlightenment?! Killing others easily? Is this the enlightenment of pirates?!"
Recalling the past, Nami gritted her teeth and asked back.
"No, it's the willingness to risk one's life."
Luffy showed a smile that was different from his usual one, a smile that was typical of Luffy's generosity.
"Then let me do it."
A Buggy Pirates henchman saw that Nami didn't take any action, so he took a match and prepared to light the fuse.
"Swoosh! Bang!"
Just as the fuse was about to be lit, Nami took out a long assembled stick and knocked the pirate's minion down hard.
"Nami, what are you going to do!?"
Buggy looked extremely unhappy.
"Sorry!"
After Nami's impulsiveness, her timid personality automatically returned, and she bowed and apologized.
"You think an apology is all you need to do?"
Buggy suddenly transformed into a fanged image.
"What the hell, you want to save me now?"
Luffy couldn't figure out what Nami was thinking either.
"Don't talk nonsense; I was just impulsive."
"I just don't want to be like the cruel pirates."
Nami held a long stick, alert to the Buggy Pirates members who were gradually surrounding her.
"What? It was just a spur-of-the-moment action."
Luffy thought Nami was going to join his pirate group.
"The pirates took the life of the most important person to me. Who would want to be with them?"
Seeing that the situation had come to this point, Nami simply vented his anger.
"So that's how it is."
Luffy understood. No wonder Nami, who originally wanted to cooperate with him, immediately refused to join as soon as she heard that he was a pirate.
"Squeak!"
At this moment, the sound of a burning fuse was heard.
"Ah! The fuse is on fire!"
Luffy panicked immediately. His rubber body could withstand blows but not explosions.
"You should know when to stop fooling people, little girl! Kill her in style!"
At this time, Buggy's eyes were full of bloodshot, and he was completely enraged.
"Die gorgeous!"
Several members of the Buggy Pirates who wanted to show off immediately rushed forward.
Nami dodged it with her agile skills and then quickly ran towards the lit fuse.
"Water, where is the water?"
Luffy looked around anxiously.
"Damn it! It's too late!"
Nami looked at the fuse that was about to burn out, gritted her teeth, and grabbed it with both hands.
"Ah!"
The burning pain caused by directly grasping the burning fuse made Nami suffer terribly.
"You!"
Luffy looked at Nami's actions in shock.
The fuse, in Nami's hand, finally went out slowly.
"Go to hell!"
But the crisis was not resolved, as the Buggy Pirates behind him rushed towards Nami with weapons in hand.
Nami closed her eyes in despair.
"Bang!"
"With so many people, it's not a big deal to bully a weak woman."
A sneer was heard.
"Zoro!"
Luffy was surprised to see Zoro killing the Buggy Pirates with a knife.
"Sashi ignores me, Miss Thief."
Then, a familiar laugh was heard.
Nami looked over when she heard the sound and saw the figure who had danced with her on the merchant ship that day slowly approaching her.
"Buggy! It's a good thing you found this place."
Luffy said in surprise.
"Buggy...long time no see."
Nami answered subconsciously.
She didn't expect that they would meet again on this vast ocean.
And, still under such circumstances.
"Check the entry."
Buggy didn't have much time to reminisce with Nami at this time, so he looked at Buggy.
"Buzz!"
There was a flash of dazzling golden light.
Buggy, there really is a big secret!
Buggy's eyes lit up.
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