Ain's words made Luffy silent.
He is tall, and he said this subconsciously because the little girl is a shorter than him. He had completely forgotten the cruel fact that he is only 12 years old.
"Eh?! Lieutenant Commander, you are not even older than me?!"
Nami was shocked. This guy, who was about 1.8 meters tall and looked like an adult, was actually younger than her.
This was too scary.
How did he become a Lieutenant Commander at such a young age? Did someone in his family help him?
The precocious Nami instantly thought of some second-generation young master, and her eyes turned strange when she looked at Luffy.
However, thinking that he was her saviour, she quickly put away those bad thoughts.
"Your name is Nami? You live in Filippo Island?"
Luffy repeated this sentence, then frowned.
If the girl in front of him was really the Nami he knew.
Then there was a lie in her words.
Either the world changed too much, and the butterfly effect he brought about changed Nami's fate.
Or this little girl didn't tell the truth and deliberately lied to him.
Which one is the truth?
"Um, is there any problem?"
Nami asked carefully.
Luffy was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled and shook his head:
"Nothing, I just asked casually."
After saying that, he stood up and asked Ain to take good care of Nami, then turned and walked to the side of the ship and shouted:
"I said, why haven't you guys finished after all this time? Come back as soon as you're done!"
At Luffy's urging, the guerrillas team returned to the warship.
But their faces were not good, and they seemed very disappointed.
Cook walked up with a cloth bag that Nami was very familiar with, put it at Luffy's feet and complained:
"Captain, these guys are too poor. we searched for so long and only found these few things."
Luffy opened the bag and looked inside. It was mostly Berries, with only a few gold and jewellery.
He felt dizzy and cursed inwardly:
"These bastards must have spent all the money they looted.
How much is there here? At most, it's only 2 million."
Nami opened her mouth and wanted to say that this was her treasure, and these things were worth at least 3 million.
But before she could say anything, Luffy continued:
"Ain, make the report like this: On the morning of August 11, 1515 of the sea calendar, our team and the pirates exchanged fierce gunfire and sank a pirate ship.
Among them, the serious criminal Captain Dingo, with a bounty of 7 million, jumped into the sea and committed suicide after being captured. All other pirates and supplies fell into the sea and were not seized."
After saying this, he thought for a while and added:
"Oh, remember to write we rescue a hostage."
Ain held the paper and pen with a dark face. This was definitely deceiving the headquarters and lying about the battle situation.
If he was found out, Luffy would be brought to the marine court.
"Captain, this...."
Waving his hands, Luffy said firmly:
"Just report it as I said, isn't it just a mere 1 million Berries?
We need all the supplies we have, not to mention that I still have to recruit people.
How can 500,000 Berries be enough?"
'You are talking less and less, bastard!'
Ain's face darkened as she gripped the pen, but after taking a few breaths, she still wrote the words 'nothing taken' on the notebook.
Nami was stunned, she didn't expect this marine to be so ruthless.
3 million berries, she was cheated without blinking an eye.
Isn't he afraid of the marine's punishment?
The other guerrillas team member wanted to ask the same question, but Luffy's answer was very simple.
"Each person gets 20,000 Berries, and the rest is saved.
Fleet Admiral, that stingy guy, giving us this small ship.
When I have gather enough money, I will go directly to the Water 7 to order a big ship. It can't be worse than the admiral's!"
Hearing this, everyone became excited.
Dividing the money is a small matter. It would be so cool to exchange it for an admiral-class warship!
What? Aren't the warships allocated by the logistic department?
Yes, but the provided ship need to be sign off by the Fleet admiral for approval, If you want to getĀ better one, you have to get a private customized high-end one!
While Cook and others were happily taking away the Berry and supplies and storing them.
Luffy came to Nami, squatted down and said with a smile:
"Little sister... Um, Nami, I'm sorry we can't take you home now.
Filippo Island seems a bit far away from us, and we still have a mission to complete. We will take you home after completing the mission."
"No, it's okay, I'm not in a hurry."
Nami stuttered back.
'I thought they were all good people, but I didn't expect them to be corrupt and scum.
It seems that I can't stay here any longer, I have to escape quickly. '
Having made up her mind, Nami immediately looked around and observed the direction of the warship.
Suddenly, her expression froze, and she had a bad guess.
"Mr. Lieutenant Commander."
"Just call me by my name." Luffy interrupted with a wave of his hand.
After a pause, Nami changed the subject:
"Mr. Luffy, can I ask what mission you are going to perform?
If possible, you should get away from this sea area as soon as possible.
This is the territory of the fishman Arlong. It will be bad if we are discovered."
When she mentioned Arlong, her eyes were a little evasive.
Luffy observed these carefully, and instantly confirmed in his heart that the girl in front of him is still Nami, who had a tragic experience in the original work. With a sigh in his heart, Luffy stretched out his hand to pat Nami's head, but suddenly remembered that she was older than him.
So he patted her shoulder instead.
"Don't worry, it's just a small pirate with a bounty of 20 million. We can handle it."
'Sure enough, they were going after Arlong!
Nami panicked. Although they had only known each other for a short time, they were her lifesavers.
Her heart would not allow her to watch these people die.
"No, no!"
Her voice suddenly rose, attracting the attention of everyone on the ship.
"Arlong is different from other pirates. He is a fishman from the Grand Line.
Anyone who wanted to cause trouble for him in these years, whether it was the marine or the pirates, died.
You will die if you meet him, I can't watch you go to die!"
After Nami finished speaking, the whole ship fell silent.
She thought these people understood the danger of this trip and were afraid.
But she didn't expect that after the silence, there was indeed a friendly laugh from everyone.
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