Hearing Reno's suggestion, Luffy also became serious.
"As for the destination, it must be the Grand Line!"
This was the place Luffy had always longed for.
His brother Ace had gone to the Grand Line.
He couldn't fall behind either.
Reno nodded slightly, without any surprise.
"Since Captain has made his decision, then our next voyage will be towards the Grand Line, '040.'"
"But before that, we still need to do one thing."
"Nani??"
Under everyone's puzzled gazes, Reno looked at Nami.
Then he took out a bounty poster from his in arms.
And Nami, who was originally overjoyed about having a feast, turned pale the moment she saw this bounty poster.
Everyone noticed her unusual behavior and, by coincidence, looked at the bounty poster in Reno's hand.
"Fish-man Arlong, bounty amount 20 million Berries??"
Luffy read out the information on the bounty poster.
Upon hearing the name Arlong, Nami's body actually began to tremble.
Not only her, but even Johnny and Joseph, who were beside her, also changed their expressions.
The two then revealed everything they knew about Arlong.
Everyone present, except for Reno and Nami, listened intently.
Reno's gaze, however, remained fixed on Nami.
At this moment, Nami's face had completely lost its usual sweetness, and her eyes had become vacant.
After Johnny and Joseph finished their narration, everyone finally looked enlightened.
But similarly, another problem arose.
What was the relationship between Fish-man Arlong and Nami??
Why did Nami react so strongly upon hearing his name??
After all, anyone who wasn't blind could see Nami's abnormality.
Everyone's gaze turned to Reno.
She was the one who brought this matter up.
They all wanted an explanation from him.
As everyone was wondering, Reno finally spoke.
He looked at Nami's left shoulder.
There was a blue and red pattern on it.
"If I'm not mistaken, this pattern should be the emblem of the Fish-man Pirate Crew, right??"
Upon hearing this, Nami's delicate body trembled slightly 0..
"What?? This is the Fish-man Pirate's emblem??"
Everyone, who hadn't paid much attention to it before, looked at Nami's left shoulder in unison after hearing this.
Just as Reno said, there was a peculiar pattern on it.
"If Reno is saying this, then Nami isn't it..."
"He's right, I'm part of the Arlong Pirates!"
Before Usopp could finish his sentence, Nami decisively admitted it.
At this point, there was no need to hide anymore.
However, Reno could faintly discern a hint of loneliness in her eyes.
Nami admitted the fact.
Then she looked at Reno, her eyes 4.9 devoid of their usual sparkle.
"Reno, how... how did you find out??"
Even so, she still wanted to know the reason.
Could it be that Reno also had a connection with the Arlong Pirates??
Nami no longer dared to think further.
"I knew it the first time I saw you."
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