"Lies!... they are kidnappers... *sobbing... when I was having fun on the beach, all of a sudden these two men came up to me, and they kidnapped me right away..."
"Wait a minute, why did the two of us kidnap this girl? We are not pirates. We are bounty hunters working for the world government," replied the man with black glasses in a panic. Soon his friend beside him also helped explain:
"My name is Yosaku, and this is my partner, Johnny, and we have both been bounty hunters ever since we were kids."
I have no idea what bounty hunters are, but when I saw how shocked these marines were, I immediately became worried that they might stop believing my story, so I hastily retorted:
"*crying... I'm scared... they've just done all sorts of things when I fainted... because suddenly I was already on their ship... and as soon as I woke up, they immediately attacked me..."
I knew this ship's captain was this lovely woman with pink hair and a solemn face. Consequently, I gazed up at her with pitiful eyes as if I were in desperate need of help.
"your name is Johnny and Yosaku, right? I find it hard to believe that you're a bounty hunter, given that the two of you are still teens, and the presence of this girl on your ship makes me think that you're already acting suspiciously..."
The woman with the pink hair was silent for a brief period of time before looking at a boy my age who had also been watching since earlier and continued saying, "What do you think, Luffy? What should I do with them?"
I was quite taken aback when I saw a captain asking the boy for his opinion, and from the way he kept looking at me, I could tell he wasn't an ordinary boy, but after hearing what he said, I breathed a sigh of relief because it was exactly what I had been hoping to hear:
"It's up to you, you are the captain here, but I think you can detain these two men, interrogate them at the base, and let this girl rest on the ship for a while."
the pink-haired woman just smiled and nodded her head before she ordered her men to hold Johnny and Yosaku in the holding cell, but when she approached me, I didn't lower my guard.
"My name is Hina, and as you already know, I am the captain of this ship... if I may ask, what is your name?"
I was on the fence about whether or not I should lie again here, but after giving it some more thought, I realized that revealing my real name wouldn't be an issue, so I timidly responded, "Nami."
"nice name. You can relax on this ship for the next few days before I escort you back to your home," said Captain Hina before she introduced the boy earlier and the girl who had an unusual appearance.
"Okay, Luffy, I'm going to hand Nami over to you, and I really do hope the three of you can get along."
After that, Captain Hina left me alone with these kids, and the atmosphere became awkward. In addition, what the other boy said next caused my heart to skip a beat.
"You put on a good show just now, but I won't be fooled."
The instant I became alert, the girl beside him also suddenly laughed before commenting, "Yup, but I don't care. I'll continue training again in my room. You guys can get to know each other better without me."
"My name is Luffy, and just like Uta, I also don't care about your lies or your goals, so don't worry," said this boy, and I found out that the girl with red and white hair was called Uta.
As if he were able to pick up on my anxiety. After that, Luffy got up and said, "Come on, I'll show your room," before he walked away.
Because I had no other option, I followed him, and when we got to the aisle of the ship, suddenly, a woman with dark green hair appeared. Judging by the dirty apron she was wearing, it seemed as though she had finished cooking, but she then asked Luffy:
"Who is she? I heard the commotion, too. Did I miss something?"
"Yeah, she's Nami. A girl who was kidnapped by two men claiming to be bounty hunters, but they are already being held in a cell by Captain Hina."
'it seems as though he really doesn't care, but I still can't believe it because, in this world, I can only believe in Nojiko and the people of Cocoyasi village,' I thought, the dark green-haired woman introduced herself:
"Hello, My name is Makino, and I work as a chef aboard this ship."
Even though Makino always seems to be smiling gently, for some reason, sometimes she will look at me with an unusual look, but I pushed that thought to the back of my mind because right now, gaining everyone's trust is my primary objective.
'I wonder how much money I can get if I search all over this ship.'
My face suddenly broke out in a malicious grin without my knowledge, but I was quickly distracted when Makino invited Luffy and me to eat with her first. I couldn't refuse her invitation because I was feeling hungry at the time, so I accepted her offer.
On the way to the dining hall, I could tell from the attention Makino gave to Luffy that she loved him very much. For some reason, this made me sad because it reminded me of someone.
"This woman reminds me of Bell-mère."