Chapter 116 – Nami is too casual?

"Hmm?"

Arton raised an eyebrow, a bit stunned.

"What is this girl up to?"

Just as Arton was taken aback, he suddenly felt something foreign being placed into his mouth by Nami. Instinctively, he licked it, immediately understanding what it was.

Although puzzled, Arton instinctively opened his navigation diary system to record a video.

[Video (Recording): Am I being ambushed by Nami?]

Arton's navigation diary system allowed him to upload recorded videos to his diary. He could also record and upload videos simultaneously.

When Arton finished recording, the video being shot and uploaded at the same time would appear complete in the diary.

For Arton, there wasn't much difference between the two methods. However, for the diary copy holders, there was a significant difference.

The former was akin to watching a completed work by Arton, while the latter was like watching a live broadcast by him.

Since Arton was currently recording, the scene of Nami and Arton being close together was being presented live to the women.

[Kujaku: "Is this… tongue?! So bold!"]

[Doll: "She is really a clever girl, tempting Arton to film this way."]

[Domino: "Is she doing this to make Arton take her away or to save her hometown?"]

[Sadi: "Probably both. By the way, haven't the outside Marines found out which Marines are colluding with pirates in Nami's hometown? If this continues, Arton might help Nami resolve the crisis in her hometown. And this Nami will probably be devoted to following Arton."]

[Sadi: "This Nami might even inherit the power of Raiden Ei, becoming a significant trouble for the Marines in the future."]

[Gion: "Unfortunately, the time is too short, and it's hard to find out with insufficient information. As for the power of Raiden Ei, Arton might not necessarily pass it on to Nami. She doesn't seem to match Raiden Ei's three personal attributes."]

[Sadi: "Even if she can't obtain Raiden Ei's template, as long as she joins Arton, he will prepare other templates for her."]

[Gion: "Yes, that's true..."]

Gion wore a bitter smile on her face. She knew what Sadi was saying, but knowing didn't help. When it came to the situation of informants, the Marines were completely helpless.

[Nico Robin: "If filming videos, Nami appears in the video for one minute, she will get 10 points, and if she appears for 2 minutes, she will get 20 points. As long as Nami persists longer, she can get more points!]

[Nico Robin: It seems this Nami desperately needs more points to become stronger. Well, since Nami has been struggling to save her hometown, learning about the Marines and pirates' collusion and realizing her previous method was ineffective, Arton has likely become Nami's last hope.]

[Nico Robin: To save her hometown, she would likely be willing to offer more than just kisses."]

[Vivi: "If I met Arton, could I do what Nami did? No, I must not only do it but do even more!"]

[Kujaku: "As long as you're open-minded, you have the chance to earn more points."]

[Stussy: "I wonder if any girls from Happy Street have a diary copy. If any of them do, they would certainly use all their techniques to please men and get Arton to film more, longer videos."]

[Charlotte Smoothie: "She's a lucky girl, but it's fine if she gets points. Just don't take the Raiden Ei template as well."]

Nojiko's POV

Nojiko: "Is this a live broadcast video? And it's a kiss! As expected of Nami, she did what I wanted to do…

"With this, as long as Nami comes back, Cocoyasi Village will be saved. However, in the end, it's Nami who bears everything."

"If I could replace Nami, how great that would be."

With a long sigh, Nojiko continued watching.

In her view, what Nami did was entirely a sacrifice for the sake of everyone in Cocoyasi Village, a sacrifice for her as an elder sister.

Thinking of this, Nojiko suddenly had the urge to bear these burdens for Nami.

In the past, she couldn't replace Nami as the navigator for the Arlong Pirates.

After all, she wasn't a genius navigator like Nami.

But now, it didn't require navigation skills to save Cocoyasi Village.

As long as she could meet Arton, as long as her name appeared multiple times in Arton's diary, she could gain a lot of points to quickly become stronger.

In this case, Nojiko didn't want Nami to bear everything alone anymore.

"Though Nami is cute, I'm not bad either."

"Now, Arton and Nami are just kissing, nothing too serious."

"If I could replace Nami before they actually sleep together, that would be great."

"Later, Nami should bring Arton to Cocoyasi Village."

"At that time, if I take the initiative and give Arton feelings that Nami hasn't given him yet, maybe I can replace Nami."

Nojiko murmured to herself, her fists clenching involuntarily.

***

"Nami... Nami?!"

Carina widened her eyes, looking at the diary copy in disbelief.

"Carina, what's wrong?"

Uta was helping Kaya bandage the injured, and upon hearing Carina's exclamation, she turned her head in confusion.

Carina didn't speak but raised her hand to point at the diary copy in front of her.

Uta instantly understood Carina's meaning and summoned her own diary copy.

The next moment, her mouth formed an "o" shape.

"This... this is amazing. Isn't this like those scenes in the books?"

"Who is this girl? She's even bolder than us, even bolder than you, Carina."

Carina widened her eyes, staring at the scene in front of her.

"Hmph, it's just my former partner."

Carina said with a forced smile.

Although she was too shy to do such things with Arton herself, seeing Nami's actions made her feel a sudden impulse, an urge not to be outdone by Nami.

However, just as she was about to head over to Arton to stop Nami, she noticed Kaya still diligently tending to the wounds of the common people with a worried expression.

"Forget it. Nami is also doing this for her hometown."

"Let her gain more points."

"I'll talk to her about it later."

Carina sighed and rejoined Kaya in treating the injured.

"Phew, phew!"

Nami placed her hand on her chest, panting heavily while looking at the diary copy, which had already stopped recording.

"Three minutes and thirty seconds, which rounds up to four minutes."

"Great, this means I can get 40 points right away."

"It's a pity. If my lung capacity was a bit better, I could have had Arton record a longer video."

"Anyway, this is a good start."

"If I find another chance to help Arton with a massage or something next time..."

"I'm sure I can make him record a longer video."

Nami thought about the video Arton had previously recorded of Carina massaging him, feeling both eager and shy.

Eager because this might allow her to earn more points.

Shy because Carina's massage seemed quite bold.

But even though those massages seemed overly bold, Nami couldn't afford to worry about that now.

She looked up at Arton, who was watching her with interest, and smiled, saying:

"This is a thank you, for giving me hope."

In Nami's heart, Arton truly gave her hope.

Therefore, her tone, though a bit playful, was also very earnest.

Arton nodded slightly, indicating his understanding.

Nami smiled. Just as she was about to speak, her body suddenly froze, staring blankly ahead.

To be precise, she was looking at the diary copy in front of her.

[Indeed, Nami is just like Nami, very open-minded.]

[Though my appearance did give her hope, coming right up with a passionate kiss was quite unexpected.]

[In the anime, Nami is also like this, frequently giving out benefits to others.]

[I remember in the palace bathhouse in Alabasta, she even opened her robe in front of the princess to show the boys next door, claiming it was to make them owe her a debt.]

[Although she had a good relationship with the boys next door, it was still a bit too much.]

[After that, she often provided such benefits to the boys.]

[Hmm... such a girl is nice to look at, but if it comes to marriage, I'd better forget about it.]

[Overall, Carina is still better.]

[When it comes to giving benefits, it's still best to have a beautiful woman who is exclusive in giving benefits only to me.]

[Speaking of which, King Cobra of Alabasta is really peculiar, encouraging the boys to peek at his daughter and her friends bathing in the girls' bathhouse.]

[To be a father like that, it really takes some guts.]

"What?! How... how could this be?!"

Nami was stunned, as if struck by lightning.

"Haha, as expected of Arton, now you know how good I am."

Carina couldn't help but puff out her chest with pride.

"Nami will come to Alabasta in the future and become friends with me and bathe together?"

"Wait, father brought people to peek at me and Nami?"

"Damn it, what is he doing?!"

Vivi stomped her foot, feeling both shy and angry.

"But, in the original timeline, Nami would have come to Alabasta."

"Now that she has become Arton's partner, does that mean she will bring Arton to Alabasta?!"

Vivi's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope at the thought.

Meanwhile, Nami, after being stunned for a second, quickly shook her head vigorously, coming back to her senses.

She looked up at Arton in front of her, her eyes filled with determination.

"Is it because the original me was too casual?"

"Good, as long as I know the reason why Arton would dislike me."

"As long as I avoid those actions Arton hates, I can definitely change his opinion of me."

"Marriage aside for now, as long as I can make him not dislike me, I can make him willing to accept my skinship, film videos and photos of me, and record my name in his diary."

Nami thought determinedly.

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