While the fighting was still going on in the Colosseum, Reiju, who had arrived near the forest, noticed something unusual. In her Observation Haki, it seemed like there were many life forms here.
A toxin that caused whole-body weakness secreted from Reiju's body, covering the little person when Leo, a warrior of the Little Peoples Kingdom, tried to steal her herbs.
Reiju picked up Leo by his clothes and observed him.
"Were you the one near me? Why did you try to steal my herbs."
The residents of the Little Peoples Kingdom, hidden in the Green Bit Primeval Forest, saw that Leo, the Captain of the Tontatta Tribe soldiers, had been captured by this woman, and they began whispering in the grass.
After Reiju's fingers sucked the toxin out of Leo's body, she spoke to her surroundings: "I mean no harm. I came here looking for herbs."
Leo, held in Reiju's hand, slowly recovered. After hearing Reiju's words, he laughed: "I see, then it's fine. We are the 'Green Managers' of Dressrosa Island."
"If you're looking for herbs, we are the best people to ask."
On the other side, in the bookstore, Theseus poked Nami, who was engrossed in a book.
Nami, absorbed in studying navigation knowledge, ignored Theseus: "Stop bothering me, let me read for a bit."
Theseus poked Nami again. Nami said impatiently, "Let me read for a bit. Wait beside me first."
When Theseus poked Nami's lower back for the third time, Nami took a deep breath, turned to look at Theseus, and just as she was about to explode in anger, she saw a little person held in Theseus's hand.
"But this person wanted to steal your money."
Nami, who had intended to be angry, saw the little person in Theseus's hand, and her anger turned into surprise.
"Hmph, I wanted to warn you, but you didn't appreciate it."
Seeing the slightly wronged Theseus, Nami quickly reassured him: "I was engrossed in reading just now and didn't pay attention to my surroundings."
"Next time, during the next battle, I promise to stay by your side and focus on charging you up so you can keep firing Railguns, okay?"
Theseus's eyes instantly lit up. The previous unhappiness was thrown to the back of his mind, and he happily said, "It's a deal."
Nami sighed in relief upon seeing Theseus's mood change, and then she observed the little person in Theseus's hand.
The little person in Theseus's hand was still struggling fiercely, twisting their body and saying, "Let go of me."
Nami realized that communication was possible, so she asked, "Who are you, and why are you stealing my Berries?"
The little person in Theseus's hand was still struggling to break free, saying, "I am Wicca, a member of the Tontatta Tribe Reconnaissance Squad. This is an agreement between the Tontatta Tribe and the Successive Emperors."
Theseus said, "I scanned her and found that she is telling the truth. There is a legend of Fairies here, who supposedly take people's treasures to bring them good luck."
Nami was speechless upon hearing Theseus's words—there was actually a rule that legalized this kind of theft.
Nami handed Wicca two Berries and waved her hand: "Let her go. Since there is such a rule, we should abide by it."
Just as Wicca was about to leave,
A slightly plump man wearing a pink baby bonnet, sucking on a pacifier, and dressed in yellow diapers patterned with stars appeared outside the bookstore where Nami and Theseus were.
The person who arrived was Senior Pink, an executive of the Donquixote Family's Diamond Fighting Group. Even stranger than his attire was his movement—he was swimming across the land.
After realizing he had reached his destination, Senior Pink emerged from the road surface and spoke to Nami and Theseus:
"I don't want to fight women. Show your faces and state your intentions."
Hearing this, Nami became vigilant. Electric light appeared in her hand hidden beneath the cloak: "Who are you?"
Before Senior Pink could reply, Wicca, hiding behind Nami's hair, said, "He is a subordinate of Doflamingo. You are not his opponents."
Upon hearing that the person was a subordinate of Doflamingo, Theseus immediately became excited: "Let me do it! Let me deal with this perverted guy."
Hera, sensing the encounter from the Colosseum, sent a Sound Transmission. Theseus, who was originally full of energy, immediately lost interest in this opponent after hearing Hera's message.
"Boring. Captain said we can't kill him, and we can't make too much noise. We have to leave him alive. You take him."
Nami nodded, a trace of electric light flashing at her fingertips: "Alright, then I'll do it."
A clap of thunder sounded in the clear sky. Nami's figure vanished from the spot, instantly appearing behind Senior Pink—'Lightning Flash Body'.
Utilizing the development of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Nami could achieve a teleportation-like speed effect.
'Flash Thunder: Electric Light Flash', infused with Armament Haki Black Lightning, shot out from Nami's fingertips, instantly electrocuting the unprepared Senior Pink.
Senior Pink, who had been slightly careless, immediately collapsed onto the ground. His shadow caught him and took him into the City of Devouring Time.
The pacifier fell out of Senior Pink's mouth: "How? So strong? Wasn't she just supposed to be a Rear Admiral's follower?"
After seeing Senior Pink arrive, Wicca covered her eyes, seemingly trying to avoid Doflamingo's subordinate.
Nami pulled her down from her shoulder and said, "Don't be scared, little one. I've already knocked down that strange man."
Only then did Wicca open her eyes and look around. Sure enough, the man's figure was gone.
The bystanders saw that this person, dressed discreetly, had actually knocked down Senior Pink, and they quickly fled the area, their faces filled with fear.
Wicca quickly said, "Run! You defeated a member of the Donquixote Family here. The Guards will be coming soon."
Then, as if having made some kind of decision, she said to Nami: "Follow me. I know a place where they definitely won't find you."
She then jumped onto Nami's shoulder and began pointing her toward the primeval forest.
Nami grabbed Theseus beside her and reminded Wicca: "Hold on tight. My speed is very fast."
Then, transforming into a bolt of lightning, she left the area before other members of the Donquixote Family could arrive.
After a while, Gladius, the user of the Pop-Pop Fruit from the Donquixote Family, arrived here, randomly grabbed a passerby, and asked:
"Where did those people who were just here go? Answer me."
The passerby quickly pointed in the direction Nami had left, and Gladius immediately chased after them in the direction indicated.
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