Did she think I wouldn't notice?

Even if they were gravely hurt and needed medical attention, Captain Hina yelled at her crew members, "Quickly get them all back to the ship before the same thing happens again!"

Everyone didn't dare to complain because they knew their Captain was in a bad mood, so everyone moved on. Even though all their comrades had been killed and their bodies were lying there, they were more concerned about moving their Fish Men captives first.

"Uta, come here for a moment," I called her into the villa, which was far from everyone's sight, and even though I hadn't said anything yet, this girl was already giving me a look of displeasure.

"Can you help me?"

"Hmph, I already know what you are going to say, and that disgust me," was the response.

I knew that I needed to give her a little push, so I approached her before my hands gently wiped her dirty cheeks. I also smoothed her hair, which caused her to lose her composure and avert her eyes.

"Look at me... I want you to go to Nami's house and take Nojiko back to the ship."

"You want me to abduct your victims, don't you? Are you have no shame?, I'm sure you planned this when we came, right?... how sickening!"

I am already immune to Uta cutting words, and what's more, I take pleasure in the fact that this girl creates an inner conflict within herself due to what I do.

She was caught off guard when I suddenly pressed her body against the wall and began passionately kissing her trembling lips. She didn't even have the strength to push me away because her body began to become weak, which forced me to support her.

*smooches♡

*slurrp♡

"S-Stop doing that!...♡ Luffy... I know, please stop this right away...♡"

At first, all I wanted to do was tease her, but after smelling her scent, filled with sweat, and seeing her adorable expression, I became addicted to making her continue to moan while she begged me to stop.

"Listen, you have to take her by force even if she refuses, do you understand?" I spoke softly into her ear, and when I bit it, she quickly nodded her head despite her irritated expression.

"Auhhn...♡ I know, please let me go now...♡"

I paused for a brief moment to see her, who was now out of breath. Her watery purple eyes kept staring at me as she was about to cry. My joy comes from the fact that her face, which was always upset, has recently become very shy and weak. I know I won't have to wait long before it all crumbles.

Before letting her go, I gave her a soft kiss filled with warmth one last time. After that, Uta hurriedly walked away without looking back, and people also failed to notice when her figure walked past the Cocoyasi villagers who were still gathered at the entrance.

I walked up to Captain Hina as I saw her chilling in the beach chair Arlong usually used and asked, "Are you okay, aptain?"

Captain Hina did nothing more than slightly raise her glasses and look me over from top to bottom before going back to enjoying her time while gazing at the seascape in front of her. I persisted in waiting until finally she gave a response:

"I don't know if I should be disappointed or not, but seeing that Fish Man run away before my very eyes really pisses me off."

I can empathize with how she feels because the earlier appearance of the sea king was completely unexpected by everyone, even me. In fact, I questioned whether he had been with Arlong this entire time because I had no recollection of him at all, and that was a fatal mistake.

My focus was then drawn to Captain Hina's body. Several parts of her purple suit were torn, revealing cuts and bite marks on the fabric. As I bent down to touch her, I couldn't help but examine the wound she was suffering from.

"What are you doing?"

I didn't care about what she said and continued to touch her body, especially the areas where her wounds were, and when I saw that the bleeding had stopped, I heaved a sigh of relief before saying:

"I was afraid that you were seriously injured but you endured it in front of everyone but it turns out that your body is stronger than I thought."

Captain Hina just kept looking at me as if she wanted to make sure I was joking, but then she pinched my hand and said, "You think I'm that weak? Although Arlong is not an easy opponent, I am confident I can get an easy win against him... but, well, with you and Uta's help, everything became much simpler.

While I was chattering with Captain Hina, there was a commotion coming from the entrance. When I turned to look, I saw Nami being surrounded by her people, especially Genzo, who was crying after seeing that she was okay.

"Did she think I wouldn't notice?"

Because of the big bag made of cloth strapped to Nami's back, I already know what she is carrying. Also, this was the moment I'd been waiting for, and I went up to them with a solemn demeanor.

"Pause right there, you thief! You also have to come with us!"

Their joy was short-lived, and the villagers' first reactions upon seeing me were unmistakably hostile. However, Genzo, who knew me, hurriedly asked, perplexed:

"You know she was just forced to be on the Arlong pirates, right? You can't possibly compare her to them."

Nami tried to make a stealthy exit when things started to heat up, but I gave the marines who were already on the scene orders to apprehend her right away, which prompted the locals to raise their voices in protest.

When Captain Hina overheard the commotion, she stood up and came to stand next to me, asking, "What are you making a fuss about again?"

"Nothing, I just caught one more member of the Arlong pirates."

I know that Captain Hina has something to say, she also doesn't seem to agree with what I'm doing, but when I give her a meaningful smile, she shrugs her shoulders and walks away.

"Move! If you want to make things more difficult, it means you are also part of Arlong pirate!"

Old man Genzo, who refused to accept it, stood before Captain Hina with a piece of wood in his hand and said, "That's enough... I won't allow Nami to endure any more pain!... If you want to take her, you have to kill me!..."

"Alright, if that's what you want, Grandpa."