"If I eat it, can I really have the power to defeat Arlong?!" Nami murmured, half-believing, half-doubting.
It wasn't that she didn't trust Reno.
It was just that, having no concept of Devil Fruit, she didn't know how much power a small Devil Fruit could bring to a person.
"Of course it's true." Reno's tone was firm.
Even with a little development of the Weather-Weather Fruit, killing Arlong would be as simple as squashing an ant.
"Nami, eat it quickly; don't disappoint the Captain's good intentions."
"Once you eat the Devil Fruit, you'll have the ability to protect everyone." Makino continued to persuade her.
"That's right, Nami, I became so strong because I ate the Devil Fruit Reno gave me." Kaya provided a timely assist.
"Protect everyone, huh?!" Nami suddenly thought of her adoptive mother Belle-Mere, and her gaze gradually became resolute.
"I'll eat it." Nami took the Weather-Weather Fruit and took a big bite amidst everyone's anticipation.
"So sweet."
With one bite, Nami's eyes lit up.
Such a strange-looking fruit tasted really good.
Her mood improved significantly.
"Nami, the Captain is so good to you; don't be so fierce with him in the future. I heard that a Devil Fruit sells for 100 million berries outside." Makino, acting like an older sister, gently stroked Nami's forehead.
"Hmm... how much?!"
"100 million berries?!"
Nami, who had already eaten more than half of the Devil Fruit, suddenly froze, speaking in disbelief.
This Devil Fruit was worth 100 million berries?!
The same price as her village?!
"That's just an ordinary Devil Fruit; the value of this Devil Fruit far exceeds 1 billion Berries." Reno explained with a smile.
And this was just a conservative estimate.
If the major powers in the New World knew about this Weather-Weather Fruit, someone would buy it, no matter how high the price.
To say nothing else, developing the wind and lightning abilities to their peak would allow one to become a top-tier powerhouse.
Who wouldn't be tempted?!
1 billion?!
The Devil Fruit she just ate was actually worth 1 billion?!
Nami's expression became completely blank.
In an instant.
Reno saw that Nami's eyes were red again, and tears were on the verge of overflowing.
"You even stole 10 million Berries; I won't believe your words."
Nami suppressed her emotion, quickly wiped away her tears, and continued to eat the Devil Fruit, feigning composure: "It must be fake; you must be saying that on purpose. You're the best at sweet talk."
But as she spoke, after eating the last bite of the fruit.
Nami couldn't hold back anymore.
Waaah, waaah, waaah, waaah.
Reno, that scoundrel, why was he so good to her?!
In eight years, no one had ever given her such emotion.
Reno's light voice came again: "Nami, it's just a mere Devil Fruit. In my heart, you are priceless; you deserve to have it."
Nami sobbed, her fist hitting Reno: "Scoundrel, don't make me emotional again."
Kaya and Makino smiled in unison.
Reno caught Nami's small fist, pulled her into his arms, and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.
"All right, now carefully feel the power within you." Nami nodded obediently.
"Nami, the Devil Fruit you just ate is called the Weather-Weather Fruit. You should be familiar with weather."
"There are too many weather elements; I suggest you focus on developing the wind, lightning, and cloud elements."
Wind and lightning for offense and destruction.
Cloud for defense.
Two offense, one defense!
That's right, Reno planned to train Nami to be a combatant.
In the future voyages, they would inevitably encounter some powerful enemies.
Combat personnel would be indispensable.
Among the beautiful combatants in his plan, Nami was one of them.
"I'll listen to you." Nami nodded obediently.
The moment she ate the Weather-Weather Fruit, she had already sensed the various powers emerging within her body.
Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, clouds, snow, mist...
She could freely transform between various weather elements.
"Nami, try the lightning ability."
"Watch me," Nami's eyes lit up, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Lightning Strike!!"
Accompanied by a soft shout, dozens of meters in front of them on the sea surface, silver lightning suddenly flashed, and waves surged.
"Wow, Sister Nami is amazing." Kaya's face was full of astonishment, and her small hands clapped loudly.
"Storm!"
Nami didn't pause; another wind vortex shot out from her palm.
The wind vortex swept across the sea, stirring up waves several meters high.
"Cloud Wall!"
"Hundred Year Snow!"
"Rain Arrow!!"
"..."
Immediately after, Nami successively demonstrated different elemental abilities and moves.
Of course, these moves were the most basic ones, which could be mastered simply by eating the Devil Fruit.
Just like the initial Lightning Strike, the name sounded intimidating.
It was just some very small bolts of lightning, and the covered area wasn't large.
Other moves were also like this.
Of course, with deeper development in the future, performing the same moves would result in greater power.
After demonstrating all the elemental moves, Nami stood still.
She was in a daze.
In her heart, Arlong was undoubtedly the strongest.
But.
Only within the biological realm.
As a genius navigator, Nami deeply understood the terror of natural disasters.
They were something no living creature could withstand, not even Arlong.
But now, she had somehow gained control over these disaster-level abilities.
And all of this was given to her by Reynold.
The worthless golden beans fell again.
"Wuwuwuwu… Reynold, you are too good to me."
Nami cried tears of joy, hugging Reynold tightly.
She now absolutely believed that this Devil Fruit was worth over a billion Berries.
"You won't be pretty if you keep crying."
Reynold smiled. He could clearly feel a subtle change in Nami's state of mind.
"You're such a bad guy, making me cry so many times today." Nami wiped her tears, looking at Reynold with a resentful expression.
"Nami, I even gave you such a precious Devil Fruit, how are you going to repay me?!" Reynold responded to Nami's gaze with a grin.
"Come on, this young lady agrees today, I'll let you have your fill of fun!"
Nami understood, proactively opened her arms, and closed her eyes.
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