Chapter four

East Blue

Conomi Island, Cocoyasi Village

Two Years Later

In a peaceful village; there's a small town full of lively villagers until they heard a loud gunshot that scared the poor birds. The villagers sweatdropped when they realized it's from her once again. They turned their head and saw Genzo carrying sheepishly Nami in the air with annoyance on his face.

Genzo: "What the hell were you thinking, Nami?!"

Nami pouted as she crossed her arms. "It's only harmless practice shooting." Genzo twitched as he glared at her in disbelieve.

Genzo: "Harmless? Harmless?! You tried to shoot the bird!"

Nami: Oi! We're poor and we need more food! Besides, we like eating birds! It tastes like chicken!"

she said with a grinned as she twirls her silver revolver.

"That doesn't matter! You don't have a license to shoot anytime you want! What does your mother thinking?! Giving her child a weapon?! Your mother is crazy! Giving you an idea to shoot anytime you want as long as its practice… unbelievable!" Genzo grumbled as vein popped out of his vein.

Nami pouted at the man. "Oi, oi… I thought you were okay with me having a weapon to defend myself."

Genzo glared at the brat. "I thought your mother would give you a bo staff or even a blunt dagger! Not a freaking pistol!" he scowled.

"Hmmm… a bo staff?" Nami thought about it, she remembered that an original Nami did have her own staff but the problem is that, it's not made of steel. It's wooden made before Usopp made the steel bo staff in the future. However, there's one problem… she does not have any patience for it. 'Maybe I should get a bo staff… especially a steel made… I hope they have orange, like the original one that nami had, a orange steel bo staff is nice and badass, with my wind devil fruit.' She mused silently as she is grinning wide that nearly freak Genzo out what the little orange kitten is thinking something mischievous.

Nami snapped out of it when Genzo shouted out her mother's name when they arrived at her place. "Bellemere! Bellemere!" he demanded.

Bellemere walked out of her house with slight irritated. "Stop shouting. What is it?" she placed her hands on her hips. Then she noticed one of her foster daughters is held by Genzo. "Oh, hello Nami. How's practicing going?"

"Hi mom! The shooting practice wasn't bad but I didn't get the bird." Nami pouted in disappointed at her failure.

Genzo snapped at them. "This is serious!" he glared at Bellemere who stared at him with uninterested eyes, "You have to stop this! She is getting a reputation in the village with her crazy shooting practice!"

Then Nami interrupted it, "Oh! By the way, mom! Genzo just gave me a new idea! I can use the steel bo staff for my second weapon for the close range in fighting style, what do you think?" Nami asked her mom for opinion.

Bellemere: "Ooh, that's a good idea."

Nami: " I thought it should be orange and it will help with my devil fruit powers it'll help me kill me enemies easier" I explain calmly

Your daughter is crazy! She is like this because of your influence!" Genzo shouted at Bellemere with his shark teeth.

Bellemere grinned wide. "Oh, come now, you know that Nami wanted to become a navigator pirate, she needs to learn to defend herself. Plus, she got skill with a revolver."

Nami: " thanks mom!, Can you please put me down and please return my revolver?"

Genzo grumbled as he placed Nami down. He took out the red pistol and handed to Nami.

Genzo: "Can you please not shoot anymore?"

Nami snorted after she took back her revolver. "Then how are we going to eat? Do you want us to starve to death?" she sarcasm at the man while Bellemere watched in amused.

"Don't you already have enough Beli to afford food?" Genzo asked the ex-marine with slightly concerned.

The foster mother crossed her arms as she leaned against a closed door. "Believe it or not. Thanks to Nami, we've been having meats that last us a while. I didn't have to spend a single beli on the food from the market. I have enough to actually pay for vacation…for months." Genzo was surprised to hear that.

Meanwhile, Nami glanced away with a smug smirked. 'Enough to pay all three of us to stay alive once Arlong comes.' She mused. She is aware that she could never defeat the large Fishmen, especially that she is small and not strong enough yet. She has been making plans for the past two years to make sure her family and the village to be safe. Plus, there's no way that she'll be enslaved by that damn Fishmen. 'And I do not want to bear Arlong's tattoo on my skin. Fuck that.' She mused with narrowed eyes.

Nami has been practicing her map/navigating skills and even now, she can draw maps as well. However, she already destroyed her drawn maps a while ago because she doesn't want her talent to be found or known. Her mother, her sister, and Genzo are the only are knew about it. And she trusts them enough that they keep it in secrets. 'After we pay for the tribute, I will have to sneak away and train myself to be stronger, find them, and hopefully… they will accept my help to save my village and my family.' These are her goals.

After all, she'll do anything to keep her family safe.