500 adventure coins!
It was equivalent to 5 Life Fruits, that is, 5 years of life!
Did he misunderstand something?
Is recruiting and training crew members the main way to get Adventure Coins?
Thinking about this, Luffy ignored Nami's question and looked at Koby, saying:
"You also have two choices."
"Yes...yes! Luffy-sama!" Koby was surprised once again.
[Koby has been recruited into the crew: average aptitude]
[Reward: 5 Adventure Coins]
Luffy: "..."
Hey, hey, that's a hundred times wrong.
Is it Nami's aptitude that is simply too high or is Koby simply too useless?
"Don't worry, you're fired." Luffy shook his head regretfully and decisively kicked Koby away.
"Huh?" Koby was perplexed.
Luffy didn't pay him any attention and turned to look at Nami.
Just as Nami was about to escape, she immediately stopped, tilted her head and acted cute:
"Luffy-sama, I wasn't running away, hehehe~"
"If you run, I will catch you and bring you back. I know your hometown is Cocoyasi Village, which is currently occupied by the Arlong Pirates, right?" Luffy said with a smile that wasn't really a smile.
Nami was shocked.
She could no longer continue pretending and asked
"How do you know?!"
"A thief who specializes in robbing pirates. It's pretty impressive for you to be able to make a name for yourself in the East blue." Luffy sincerely praised.
This girl was threatened by the Arlong Pirates and needed to buy her village back for 100 million berries.
She had been saving money all these years.
"Since you know, it's easier to talk." Nami used a bad woman tone, even crossed her arms and put on a show: "I'm a member of the Arlong Pirates, so I can't join your crew."
Oh, she's good at bluffing, very smart.
Luffy couldn't contain himself and laughed loudly.
"Nishishishi~"
"What are you laughing at..." Nami's face turned slightly red, feeling a hint of embarrassment.
It wasn't the first time she had bluffed like that, and she always managed to scare others.
After all, in East Blue, the name of the Arlong Pirates was quite famous.
She frowned and said, "What's so funny? Don't you know about the Arlong Pirates? Arlong is a fishman and has strength ten times that of a human, his reward is 20 million berries! She isn't on the same level as that fat woman you just defeated!"
"Hahahahaha~"
Luffy couldn't contain himself any longer and laughed until his stomach started to hurt.
He was used to seeing those billion berry rewards in the anime, so suddenly hearing 20 million seemed quite nostalgic.
The more he laughed, the angrier Nami became.
Nami was completely lost, not understanding what this person was laughing at.
"Ahh~ Sorry, I couldn't help it, I wasn't laughing at you."
After a while, Luffy finally calmed her laughter.
It was unintentional, probably an effect of Gear Fifth, her sense of humor had diminished.
Nami: "..."
She bit her lip, glaring at him.
"You misunderstood."
Luffy explained patiently.
After all, a woman who is worth 500 adventure coins is different from someone who is only worth 5 coins.
"I still want you to join my crew."
"It doesn't matter if you're a member of the Arlong Pirates."
"Even if you are, as long as we defeat this pirate crew, everything will be fine."
Upon hearing this, Nami was shocked.
"What are you saying? That's a pirate crew made up entirely of fishmen... The only human on that crew is me! Are you asking me to go and kill myself because of you?"
"Okay, okay, do you know who my grandfather is?"
Luffy didn't go into detail about how strong he was.
Even if he said it, Nami probably wouldn't understand.
But when it comes to her grandfather, it's a completely different story!
"Huh? Your grandfather?"
"He is the Hero of the Navy and a Vice Admiral, Monkey D Garp. I'm sure with just one word from him, he can put an end to Arlong."
Nami was really shocked.
A Navy vice admiral from headquarters!
This is a big insight.
If he's willing to help, his problems can probably be easily resolved!
Nami's eyes lit up and her expression became excited.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"So, will you be my navigator now?" Luffy teased.
"..."
Nami's expression changed. "Wait, your grandfather is in the navy, and you're a pirate? Don't lie to me!"
(Damn, I almost fell for that. Hmph, you really can't trust a man's words.)
Luffy shrugged. "You don't believe me?"
"I am not!"
Luffy pointed to the unconscious Alvida next to them and said, "This woman is worth 5 million berries, isn't she? We can take her to the nearby Marine Base and collect the reward. When we find the captain of that base, we will know immediately if the What I'm saying is true or not."
(That's true... but what if it's a trap? What if he's luring me to the marine base to capture me?)
(No, I don't think so. This guy is really strong. If he wanted to capture me, they wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.)
Then, Nami nodded. "If what you're saying is true, I'll join your crew."
"Then let's go." Luffy smiled.
"Wait, where is your ship?" Nami looked around but didn't see any ships.
Speaking of ships...
Luffy opened the Adventure Shop.
[Pirate Ship (Thousand Sunny)]: A valuable pirate ship, comes with a storehouse of food and water.]
[Price: 1000 Adventure Coins]
[Today's special offer: 300 adventure coins.]
Luffy quickly purchased the ship.
Now he has 600 adventure coins, it was enough to buy him.
As for why it's 600 and not 605...
As he kicked Koby out, the 5 coins he previously won were taken away.
There appears to be no loophole in the system...
(End of chapter)