Ch 18 : Arrived at Cocoyasi island

Nami followed the other Fishman and entered the Arlong park.

Inside the park, there was a large yard with a pool that was connected to the sea, and around it, there were tens of Fishmen with different features from shark type to golden fish and so.

All of the humanoid fishes were very tall, about two meters and a half and more, and The weakest among them was stronger ten times than the average human.

It could be said that Fishman has a higher floor than humans, but it was very rare to see the Fishman reach the same ceiling that some humans could tap into.

Among the Fishman here, the most menacing one was the one with blue skin and a sharp nose.

A shark Fishman with the name Arlong.

He was the one that terrorized Cocoyasi village for so long and also the one who left a deep trauma in Nami.

"Nami, I see you are back. How was your hunt," Arlong said with a smirk.

The Fishman around him smirked as well. They enjoyed the way they slaved and tortured this girl from a young age. It made the hateful part for the humans inside them feel satisfied.

Nami heard Arlong's words and tried her best to hold herself back.

Right now, she already had about fifty million belis, and if her plan all worked out, it wouldn't be long until she reached one hundred million belis. Maybe only one or two years more.

"Ah, It's good. I just hope you do your part of the deal" Nami replied with a cold tone.

She was still angry that the Fishman attacked her village, and she definitely didn't want to give a good face to Arlong for that.

"Hahahaha, don't worry Nami. It was all just a misunderstanding. We are just worried that you might have an accident along the way, so we have decided to ask the villager about your whereabouts. " Arlong said while brushing all the discomfort that Nami had to him.

To Arlong, Nami is a very important member of his crew. Since she was very young, she had incredible talent when it comes to navigation and drawing maps.

In the original plot, after Arlong killed her mother and discovered her talent, he made a deal with her. She would work for him until she collected him one hundred million berries, then she and her village would be free.

After that, He locked Nami in a chamber and forced her to draw maps day and night. Sometimes he would allow her to sail so she could steal the money from the Pirates.

But obviously, all of this was just a scam. To Arlong, Nami's talent is worth more than a hundred million berries. His plan of conquering the east blue and making a country for Fishman depends mostly on her maps. He never intended to keep his promise to her. What he truly wanted is to keep her as a slave that draws maps until the day she dies.

" But, I must have something to say, Nami. You missing for so long had made me a bit angry, and for that, I must remind you!"

Arlong clapped his hand, and immediately, the Fishman took out something from the big building.

Nami was a bit curious about what Arlong was gonna show her, but when she eventually saw what it was, her eyes widened in horror.

It was a woman with blue hair. All her body was beaten up, and there were traces of blood coming out from her mouth.

The moment Nami saw this scene, she felt her heart had broken into pieces.

Her most beloved sister, Nojiko was beaten like this just because of her.

Nami immediately let go of everything as he rushed towards Nojiko's side.

All she cared about right now was only the wellbeing of Nojiko and nothing else.

" Hahahaha, you see what I mean, right Nami? It was due to my kindness that she could still live after insulting our Arlong pirates. However, my fragile heart was traumatized by it, and I must say that the price of the deal will be increased by another fifty million belis as the compensation."

On the other side of the island, Nate and Kaya eventually landed on Cocoyasi island.

"Isn't this the Gen???"

Nate saw Gen who was bandaged all over his body, with his iconic small windmill on his hat.

"Who are you?" Gen stood up with his cane as he saw an unfamiliar face in Nate.

The villagers just looked over.

In front of them was a pair of beautiful man and woman. Just in the first look, the two didn't look dangerous at all, but they knew that looks could be deceiving, and they shouldn't trust the two people easily.

"My name is Nat, a friend of Nami."

"Nami's friend?" Gen and others were relieved to hear that it was Nami's friend.

Gen said immediately:

"Then you must hide. The Arlong pirates would come soon, and it wouldn't be good for Nami if you are discovered!"