Forgive Nami for being a bit naive; she had never seen anyone take down enemies with just a snap of their fingers.
In this case, could she...
Or perhaps thinking of something, Nami ran up to the three of them and said to Kai :
"Let's team up!"
"Well, you'll need to talk to my captain. I'm just the deputy captain!"
"Over there, that's the one wearing the straw hat!"
"(⊙o⊙)..."
Nami then turned to look at Luffy and asked again.
"Let's team up!"
"No!" Luffy replied, picking his nose.
"Ah, why not!"
"There's a big bad guy named Buggy in this town. Let's go and snatch his treasure together!"
"No!" Luffy said the same thing.
Seeing this, Kai couldn't stand it any longer.
Given the situation, they might just end up repeating these few sentences.
So he spoke up:
"If we're to team up, what can you offer us?"
"Honestly, your strength doesn't seem to help much, and we'd have to split the treasure anyway! I don't see your value!"
"Uh…" Nami didn't know how to respond to that.
Kai was being truthful. With his strength, there was no real need for her assistance.
So, what could she do to impress him?
Um...
At this moment, Kai's pointed voice came through.
"Of course, if you know how to sail, that might be a different story!"
"Um?"
(☆▽☆)!
"I'm a top-notch navigator, way better than many out there!"
"Really?" Luffy's excitement was evident.
"Then join our crew! We're in need of a navigator right now!"
"You...you're pirates?" Upon hearing this, Nami's face fell immediately.
"That's right! I've made a promise to become Pirate King" Luffy said, removing his straw hat.
"Forget it! I despise pirates the most, so I won't join a pirate crew!"
"Ah, why not?" Luffy asked, looking disappointed.
"Just join us; our crew is really great!"
"Great? I've never seen any good pirates!" Nami said disdainfully.
"Pirates... are just a bunch of scoundrels who invade villages and oppress villagers!" Nami gritted her teeth, speaking bitterly.
"We don't do that! Just join us. We need a navigator urgently!" Luffy invited again.
Nami was about to refuse, but then a group of pirates' voices could be heard from outside the window.
Nami walked over and looked worried.
"We need to find a way to get rid of them!"
Then Nami seemed to come up with an idea, walked back, and said:
"Alright, I'll join you, but for now, I need to…"
With that, Nami pulled out some ropes, trying to bind Kai Vane and the others.
"Hey! Wait!"
Kai quickly interrupted her.
"There's no need for that. We can just go in directly!"
Just kidding; there's no need to be tied up to meet Buggy with his strength.
Against absolute strength, all tricks and schemes are useless!
"Huh? Are you sure? Buggy is very powerful, and he has a big bounty of 15 million!"
Upon hearing this, Kai's mouth twitched slightly.
The East Blue is indeed the East Blue, and a 15 million bounty is for a big-time pirate.
"It's fine, we're very strong!"
"Right, Luffy, Zoro!"
"Hehe, of course!"
"So, let's head straight to him!"
With that, Kai walked outside. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.
"By the way, where is Buggy?"
Kai's Observation Haki was only at the elementary level, so he couldn't cover a large area and couldn't sense Buggy's aura.
Nami:...
"Come with me!" Nami waved and walked out.
"Oh~ Are we going to meet the pirates? I'm kind of excited!" Luffy said with a grin.
The group followed Nami.
...
After a while~
They arrived beneath a building.
Nami pointed to the top and said, "Buggy and his crew are up there. Let's come up with a battle plan!"
"Battle plan? No need!" Kai said casually.
Then he reached out and grabbed Luffy and Zoro by their collars.
And then...
He just threw them up.
"Kai Vane, I'll definitely get you back for this someday!"
"Tch~ It's just an idle threat!" Kai Vane turned to Nami.
Nami was sweating coldly.
"I... I can take the stairs, no need to use this convenient method to get up!"
Kai bared his teeth and said, "It's too slow to walk up the stairs. Don't worry, you're a girl, so I won't throw you!"
"Oh~ that's good!" Nami sighed in relief, but before she could fully relax, Kai Vane grabbed her collar and lifted her up.
And then...
She was flying!
"Ah!!!"
...
A minute earlier...
"What, you let the thief escape?"
Buggy glared angrily at the three pirates before him.
"Yeah...sorry, Captain Buggy!"
"She had a boss who could shoot invisible bullets. We couldn't match him!"
"Look, we're all still wounded!" The pirates showed their injuries, lifting their clothes.
"Huh? Invisible bullets?" Buggy rubbed his chin in thought.
"Is he a Devil Fruit user?"
After thinking for a while and coming up empty, he gave up and turned back to the three pirates, grinning fiercely:
"I only care about the result. Since you let her go, you'll die!"
With that, Buggy prepared to activate his Devil Fruit powers, but a sudden noise interrupted him.
"Ah!"
"Huh? Who's making that noise?" Buggy stood up, confused.
His subordinates outside seemed to have seen something and fled instantly.
Buggy was furious at the sight.
"Hey, you guys..."
"Bang!"
Before Buggy could finish his words, the tent above him collapsed, and someone crashed down on him.
"Puff!"
Buggy was smashed to the ground, his face pressed flat, especially his big red nose.
Buggy's anger boiled over as he wanted to slice up whoever had hit him.
He tried to get up, but...
"Ah~"
Another figure fell and landed right on top of him.
This made Buggy's body, which had just barely started to rise, press down harder than before.
Kai's technique was precise, aiming for a targeted strike!
"Luffy, good thing you were there to cushion me! Kai, you bastard!" Zoro grumbled.
"Actually, it's fine if you fall elsewhere; the ground is soft!" Luffy said happily.
"Really?"
"Of course! Look, it's still a bit bouncy!" Luffy bounced a few times on the spot.
"Huh? Let me try!"
Zoro stepped on it a few times as well.
"Huh? Really? I don't know what material this floor is made of, but it's so soft!"
Just as they were enjoying the soft floor, the "floor" beneath them suddenly moved.
Then a roar came.
"Of course... it's made of my flesh, you two bastards!"
???
Luffy, Zoro: "The floor... it's talking!"