On the way back, Nami was fiddling with the weather stick in her hand with a look of joy on her face. "How's it going? It suits you very well, right?" Ace looked at Nami's happy expression and smiled. "Hmm, that's a really nice prop." Nami's pretty face was full of joy and she nodded repeatedly. Now she finally has considerable strength, and she will have more protection when going to steal treasures on pirate ships in the future.
Suddenly, Nami halted in her tracks, her red lips tightly pressed together."What's wrong? Nami?" Ace looked at Nami's look and understood something in his heart, but he didn't say anything and asked slowly. "It's nothing, I just think, Ace, being your navigator is not bad." Nami suddenly smiled. "Yeah?" Ace nodded and rubbed Nami's little head.
"Miss! Mr. Ace! Miss Nami!" Upon their return to the villa, Merry rushed over, his face beaming with joy."The ship has been built and is ready to sail at any time!" Merry was happy and at the same time reluctant to give up. He was happy that his dream boat had finally been built, and it was far more perfect than he had imagined. Unfortunately, the eldest lady is going to sail on the sea.
"Merry, please help me take care of my house." Kaya looked at Merry and smiled slightly. "Don't worry, Miss!" When Merry heard this, he immediately patted his chest in assurance.
"Let's go and see our pirate ship." Ace also had some expectation in his eyes.
Seaside.
At the seaside, a ship concealed under a cloth awaited them.Merry walked to the side of the boat and flipped up the cloth. "Uh-huh!" "This is the Golden Merry!" Merry displayed his work proudly. What appeared was a fast sailing ship with a jib for the mizzen mast, a central rudder for the stern, and a sheep's head for the bow. The top of the mainmast is where the pirate flag hangs. Ace's pirate flag has not been decided yet, so it is temporarily empty. Four cannons were placed on the hull, one at the bow pointing forward, one at the stern, and two on the sides. There is an orangery on the deck. Of course, this ship is larger, sturdier, and much more powerful than the Golden Merry in the original work.
"Oranges, why oranges?!" Nami gazed at the orange grove on the deck, her voice barely above a whisper."Well, my navigator fell asleep one time and muttered something about oranges. As a captain, of course I have to take that into account." Ace smiled slightly. "…" Nami bit her lip and remained silent.
"Alright! Let's load everything up. We set sail tomorrow!" Ace, in high spirits, commanded, waving his hand. "Oh!" Kaya raised her little fist and said excitedly with a flushed face. Nami also responded, but she was a little uninterested. When Ace saw it, he just smiled slightly and didn't say anything. Soon, several people moved everything up enthusiastically. Kaya even brought the cash at home and some gold jewelry for easy circulation on board. Ace's rough calculation showed that the value is definitely more than 30 million Baileys, and this is only a part of the Kaya family's assets. No wonder Crowe was bent on planning the Kaya family's property, which was indeed very rich.
After preparing everything, Ace proposed to rest on the Merry tonight in order to adapt to life on the Merry as quickly as possible. Kaya readily agreed. Nami also nodded with a complicated expression. The three of them chose the room, decorated it briefly, and then fell asleep.
Night!
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!" After taking a hot bath, Ace fell asleep in his bed. "Crunch!" The door to Ace's room was quietly opened, and a figure walked in cautiously.
"…" Nami crouched beside Ace's bed, quietly observing his peaceful sleeping face. I don't know how long it took, but Nami bit her lip. "I can't involve you in this, Ace. There is also Kaya. Although she is in good health, if she faces Arlong and the others… If I don't leave, I might really want to go to the Grand Line with you, Captain." Nami looked at Ace's sleeping profile and murmured softly. The fear of Arlong has penetrated into Nami's heart. Even though she has seen Ace's power, Nami is still afraid of dragging both Ace and Kaya into the whirlpool of fear. Or maybe she didn't want Ace to see the place where she least wanted to be seen? Or, if she didn't leave, she might not be able to help but go to the Grand Line with Ace. What would everyone in Cocoyasi Village do? Nami didn't know what she was thinking. I just feel like my mind is in a mess. In short, Nami decided that she was going to solve the problem of Arlong and his gang.
Putting a written letter on Ace's desk, Nami held a bag of money and a weather stick, and finally stood in the orange grove for a long time. Finally, taking advantage of the darkness, she rode the lifeboat of the merchant ship towards the direction of Cocoyasi Village. Nami didn't know that after she rowed the boat into the darkness, Ace's eyes suddenly opened.
Early the next morning.
"Ace, Nami…" Kaya rushed into Ace's room, but upon seeing Ace half-dressed, she quickly retreated, her cheeks tinged with a blush.
"Come in, Kaya, we're sailing! We're going to bring back our stupid navigator." Ace looked at Kaya and smiled slightly.
In her hand was a letter left by Nami.
"Ace, I took the money away! Hehehe. I am too bad of a thief to be your navigator. I hate pirates the most!"
At the end of the letter, there are still a few traces of tears that were wetted and then carefully wiped. "Wouldn't it be better to rely on the captain? My stupid navigator." Ace didn't look angry at the letter, but smiled slightly. This idiot only took away 30 million beli even when she took the money. Come to think of it, this is still short of 100 million.