Every beautiful crew member was dear to him, and Reynold naturally wouldn't show favoritism.
He had to share the blessings equally!
Amidst the three girls' exclamations, the sound of mahjong gradually echoed in the room.
The ship gradually veered off course.
A week passed quickly.
High in the sky, Nami created a small island cloud, dragging the going merry to fly through the air.
This completely freed Reynold's hands.
On the deck, Kaya was covered in sweat, busy exercising.
Her little face was flushed, looking very cute.
As for Nami—
To prepare for the upcoming battle with Arlong, she had been training frantically these past few days.
It was exhausting.
So tired it made her sick, so tired she wanted to vomit.
Every time she trained to the point of near unconsciousness, she would have Kaya use the Healing-Healing Fruit to remove the negative effects, then throw herself back into developing the Weather-Weather Fruit.
Kaya felt very sorry for her.
Although the negative effects could be removed, the pain during the training process was real.
Nami, however, smiled indifferently at this.
Compared to those eight years like a nightmare, what was this little bit of pain?
As long as she could get rid of Arlong, liberate Cocoyasi Village, and avenge Belle-Mere, even if it cost her more, she would not hesitate.
These past few days, Nami mainly developed two weather elements: clouds and lightning.
Lightning, for offense.
Clouds, for defense.
From the initial thin lightning bolts and small clouds, to the current thicker lightning and using the island cloud to carry the going merry through the air.
Nami was constantly pushing her limits.
When she got tired, Kaya would help her eliminate the negative effects, and then she would continue.
This cycle repeated.
Seeing the destructive power of the lightning Nami released, Reynold praised, "Nami, you're doing great."
Nami turned around, hands on her hips, and raised an eyebrow, "I'm going to make Arlong pay later."
Reynold nodded in satisfaction; her fighting spirit was high, very good!
In just a few days, Nami's progress was incredibly fast.
Nami's compatibility with the Weather-Weather Fruit was almost perfect.
Especially when sensing the four weather elements—wind, rain, clouds, and lightning—Nami was an absolute genius.
No wonder even Golden Lion wanted to snatch Nami to be his navigator.
Reynold had originally thought about intentionally slowing down their flight speed to give Nami a few more days to train.
After all, the source of all fear comes from insufficient firepower.
The stronger Nami became, the weaker her inner fear of Arlong would be.
But he had clearly worried too much.
Perhaps it was the hatred in her heart for Arlong, but Nami's potential exploded, and her strength advanced by leaps and bounds.
With Nami's current strength, she was fully capable of defeating Arlong.
Now, when Nami heard the name Arlong, her eyes held only overwhelming hatred and deep-seated indifference.
Seeing Nami covered in sweat, Kaya thoughtfully stepped forward and helped Nami remove her physical fatigue.
"Thank you, Kaya." Nami smiled sweetly.
"It's nothing." Kaya responded with a smile, "Nami, we're almost at Cocoyasi Village, you should stop training."
Nami wiped the sweat from her body with a towel and nodded.
Reynold suddenly thought of something and reminded her, "Nami, when dealing with enemies, you can't show mercy. You must cut them down to the roots."
Don't be like a certain idiot who only ever knocks opponents flying.
"I understand," Nami nodded with hatred on her face.
Show mercy?!!!
If she didn't turn those bastards from the Arlong Pirates into sashimi, her hatred would not be appeased.
Before long, the island cloud had already flown over Arlong Park.
"Nami, you go down. I'll cover you from here."
Reynold proactively took control of the island cloud, letting it hover in mid-air.
"Hmph." Nami took a deep breath, her lower body transforming into clouds, and she dove directly towards Arlong Park.
Inside Arlong Park.
Fish-man Arlong was chatting and laughing with a man across from him who looked like a mouse.
Navy Captain Nezumi happily stroked his mustache as he looked at the large box full of Berries that Arlong pushed towards him.
"Arlong, a pleasure doing business."
Arlong spread his arms and laughed loudly in response, "Hahahahaha, Navy Captain Nezumi, as long as we work together, this sea area will be ours."
For so many years, he had been acting tyrannically in this sea area, committing all sorts of evil deeds, yet he was still free and easy.
He was utilizing Navy Captain Nezumi's Marine identity.
Although this guy was a bit greedy, compared to what he gained, it was hardly worth mentioning.
Navy Captain Nezumi nodded with a sly smile.
How much money could a small Navy Captain earn by risking his life?!!!
The Berries in the box in front of him were several years of his salary.
As for the people Arlong had harmed and killed, he didn't care.
There were plenty of people anyway.
As long as they didn't block his path to wealth, that was fine.
As they chatted and laughed, a small dark shadow suddenly appeared above Arlong Park.
"What a bunch of scum."
The sudden cold shout made Arlong and Navy Captain Nezumi freeze. They both looked up in confusion.
Immediately after, they saw Nami's face, cold as frost.
"Nami?! How could you?!!!"
Seeing Nami, whose lower body had turned into clouds, Arlong was astonished.
Being well-traveled, he recognized it at a glance.
A Devil Fruit Ability!
And a Logia-type Devil Fruit at that.
This was bad!!!
Arlong's face immediately darkened.
Without Haki, he couldn't even touch the body of a Logia-type Devil Fruit User.
Damn it!!!
Nami had actually obtained a Logia-type Devil Fruit.
Things were looking grim.
Under the shocked gazes of Arlong and many Fishmen, Nami descended from the sky, her clouds transforming back into limbs.
Arlong's face was filled with murderous intent as he vigilantly looked at Nami: "Nami, what are you doing here?! Have you gathered the 100 million berries?!"
"Heh, 100 million berries?!" Nami's indifferent gaze swept over Arlong and the others, finally resting on Navy Captain Nezumi.
"I didn't expect even the Marine to be your accomplice, no wonder—"
At this moment, Nami suddenly understood.
"In that case… all of you die!!!"
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