What!... you were defeated by a human!...

"Why is he taking so long... hmph! Does he think he can do what he wants?..."

With her arms folded across her chest Uta did not stop cursing Luffy. People will be scared and amazed when they see her right now because she is casually sitting on top of the pile of Fish Man she had defeated.

"Just watch, you humans... Brother Arlong won't let you... ughkkk..."

The Fish Man could only scream out in agony as Uta ruthlessly stomped on his head, and he could still express his displeasure while biting his own tongue.

After what seemed like an eternity, Luffy came out from inside the house and greeted Uta, saying, "Good job with them."

"Hmph! Should I also say you did a good job with her?"

Luffy didn't seem to care, and as he pulled a knife out of his pocket. Uta immediately yelled out in a panic, "What are you doing? Do you want to kill them too?"

"Yeah, so what else… don't worry, they're only three. I'll do it quickly. After that, we can get out of here."

Uta hastily gets down before holding Luffy's hand and suggesting, "Are you crazy? This fish boss will be furious when he finds out he has lost 6 of his men in one day, and who do you think will be blamed when you leave here?"

When Uta saw that Luffy was still indifferent, she had an inspiration, and she continued by saying, "What about Nojiko, that girl? I'm sure she will be the first target... you still want to do that thing with her, right?"

In the end, Uta's cheeks immediately turned red, but even though she was embarrassed, she wanted to convince Luffy not to kill these Fish Man for the sake of everyone.

After putting his knife back, Luffy took Uta by the hand and led her away. He thought to himself, ' For now, I'm not in a rush. I think it'll be fine to go along with this girl every once in a while.'

-

Since Fish Man and Mermaid have only rarely been seen on the surface throughout the course of history, Arlong Park is considered to be the largest Fish Man headquarters in all of East Blue.

All of this is a result of discrimination that has been carried out by humans themselves, and at the moment, one of the pirate forces, comprised of Fish Man and is being led by Arlong, is on fire to spread their anger and loathing of mankind.

"Brother Arlong, do you think Nami will be all right? You've locked her in there for a few days," Hatchan said anxiously before pointing his tentacled hand toward one of the closed doors in the corner.

Arlong, sitting on the chair with a bored expression, merely responded casually, "As long as we feed her, she won't die... *sigh... she's our precious asset, why should she act stupid like this?"

When Nami, who was already burning with rage, went to Arlong a few days ago to ask for responsibility, Arlong's response of laughter and contempt only served to increase Nami's level of animosity toward him.

Nami, who had temporarily lost her mind, tried to attack Arlong with the knife she had concealed behind her. However, even though she had made a scratch, Arlong ended up slamming her and ordering his men to lock up Nami, who was still not satisfied with the outcome.

"What do you say we give Nami back her treasure?... I can understand why she reacted in such a way because if someone were to steal my food, I would also become very angry."

At first, Arlong felt like getting angry, but in the end, all he could do was sigh in response to the foolish octopus standing in front of him. Nevertheless, three of his men came staggering in with their bodies similarly mangled from the entrance.

One of them spoke up and said, "Brother Arlong... someone beat us up... they seem to have bad plans for us too..."

Instantaneously, Arlong's features darkened, and while smiling menacingly, he questioned, "Who?... Who would have the nerve to fight us?"

"w-we don't know...we never saw their faces in that village or on this island..."

Nami, who was confined in a room that was dimly lit and very quiet, opened both of her ears wide as she listened to the commotion occurring outside. Although she occasionally raised her eyebrows in surprise, she maintained silence as she contemplated something within.

"What!... you were defeated by a human!..."

"Forgive us, brother Arlong... this human is very strong. She beat the three of us using her bare hands..."

The three Fish Man's bodies shook whenever Arlong's gaze passed over them, and they purposefully didn't mention about the girl who beat them because they were aware that Arlong would be more furious with them if he found out about it.

"Go find that human, and don't come back before you get that human."

In the end, that day and for the next few days, Conomi island was in an uproar because many Fish Man was running around looking for someone, and based on the descriptions given by Arlong's men, they were looking for a woman with red and white hair and a man with a white hat.

The locals of Cocoyashi Village who had planned on rising up against the Fish Man became discouraged, and as a result, they chose to shelve their plans for the time being and instead were busy gossiping about the figure the Fish Man was looking for.

After giving a few threats here and there, those Fish Man was informed that two unknown people had indeed come to Cocoyashi Village, but they were confused because the figures who came were just two kids.

On the other hand, Nami's older sister, Nojiko, goes about her work as usual, but her eyes glaze over on multiple occasions. Although she is aware of the commotion that is taking place, she maintains her silence.