"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"

  Nami couldn't help but ask this question as she looked at a with doubt, fusion, and nervousness, yet strangely, with a hint of expectation.

  Simirly, a could also see the microexpressions shown by Nami, and she sighed in relief, thinking that she had done a good thing.

  "Yes."

  "Are you serious?!"

  "...do you have to repeat that? I also get money from a pirate, so why not?"

  "...but you do know how dangerous your as be? You might enter a simir situation to hoere in the past! You might not worry about yourselves, but what about your men and others?!"

  Unlike Mad Treasure, who had left her, Nami didn't feel much fear toward this pirate. Instead, what she feared the most was the pirate that had haunted her home and killed her mother.

  At the same time, Nami could tell that they weren't pirates, so her impression of Masa and the others was good.

  Or rather, the general impression of people of Pirate definitely wasn't good, and if there was a reason why Nami decided to bee a pirate in the inal despite having her home being ravaged and her mother killed by a pirate, it was because Luffy was the one who saved her after having so much despair in her life.

  Still, Luffy, aside from being a pirate, and Nami didn't care about him; she everayed him because she needed money. It was different from a and the others.

  However, a ughed when she heard Nami's response, and at the same time, she smiled sweetly at this girl. "Are you worried about us? How cute~!"

  "....." Nami.

  "But it is fine." Suddenly, a's expression turo that fidend belief. "Masa is strong, so you don't have to worry."

  "Masa... this name... is he the king of that new kingdom?"

  "Um, I am his first woman."

  "..."

  "Y-You... you became the woman of a king!?"

  "Yes."

  "..."

  Nami was in a daze and somehow uood why a could appear so well aiful.

  After all, a's man is a king!

  More importantly, this king was so hot!

  While Nami hid it well, she almost drooled when she saw Masa's strong and manly body at that time. It was just that he didn't wear his usual clothes, only wearing shorts and shirtless, so she didn't notice the truth of his identity.

  Still, she would be lying if she wasn't jealous.

  After all, the dream of the majority of women was to be held by their prin a white horse.

  What about the minority?

  The minority wao be kidnapped by bandits or pirates.

  Still, leaving those strange fantasies aside, Nami quickly asked, "So, did he e with his army? Where is his army?"

  "You see them around."

  While Masa didn't need an army, a poi many cats in their surroundings.

  "You mean... these small furries?"

  "What are you doing, nyaa?! You i woman, nyaa~! Oh~! That feels great, nyaa~! Caress me on that pyaa..."

  Whe was angry at Nami, who suddenly held its head, it started to purr whearted to caress it.

  "...is this his army?"

  Watg many cats that looked at her with shining eyes, waiting to be caressed like their friend, Nami was at a loss.

  It was just...

  "a-sama! I caught a big fish, nyaa!"

  All of a sudden a huge swelling came out from the water, and then a figure of o holding a fish se that it was parable to Masa's ship appeared.

  "..." Nami.

  "Oh? That's huge. you eat all of them? You 't waste food."

  a knew how important food was, especially when many people in this world couldn't eve.

  "Please keep it inside your door ste, nyaa~!"

  "....."

  Watg those cats plead at her, a sighed helplessly and opened her ste door, causing all the cats to feel happy and put the fish that they had caught inside.

  At this moment, a felt like she had bee a warehouse, which made her speechless.

  Only—

  "C-a... that's... your power... those cats..."

  Nami felt like her head couldn't prehend what was happening.

  "Oh, I ate a Devil Fruit, and of course, I got it from him."

  "..." Nami.

  "By the way, our arget is also fish. Be prepared, okay?"

  "Fishes!"

  All the cats raised their ons happily.

  a then looked at Nami and asked, "Nami, you lead the way?"

  "Ah, um."

  Somehow, fag this group of cats, Nami wasn't sure whether the group of fishermen pirates that had haunted her home could win, but ohing, all of the people in this pce were sure that those fishermen pirates in Nami's home were nothing.

  "By the way, what do you want to do with that ship?" a asked as she poi the wooden Going Merry.

  "... y it?"

  While Nami felt that it was a bit too much, somehow, she just couldn't bear to leave Going Merry, the ship that had apanied her for a while, but then again, when she looked at a's ship.

  "Do you want to try the spa here?"

  "...is there a spa?"

  Being led by a, Nami had to say once again that she was envious of a's life!

  Oher hand, Luffy, who had gained a new rade, also started to chase after Nami, who had left and stolen their ship, Going Merry.

  "Luffy, do you want to go after her?"

  Zoro, who was hurt after his first duel with the stro swordmaster in the world, held his chest that was still hurt, yet this was normal since his chest was cut, and he almost died.

  If it wasn't for his will, he might be as good as gone.

  Still, even if Zoro often followed Luffy's selfishness, he decided to ask him whether they really had to save Nami, who had decided to betray them. More importantly, he could also see that Nami truly hated pirates.

  "What the hell are you saying, you idiot?! We need Nami-!" A young man with blonde hair and a bck suit kicked Zoro's head, who had said nonsense.

  "No one is asking you!" Zoro was also annoyed by this pervert.

  So, as usual, Zoro and Sanji quickly fought each other, but Luffy only ughed, "Of course! Nami is my navigator! I need her! Shishishishi!"

  "You..."

  While Zoro was helpless, Sanji nodded.

  However, the two didn't notice that Luffy's ugh was quite unnatural for some reason.

  Regardless, one of their rades also had chased Nami sihe Going Merry was an important ship for him, but then again, a random swordmaster eared in the East Blue was somehow attracted by a certain aura that appeared in the distance before he decided to ge his dire.

  Only Masa didn't expect that his appearan the East Blue would bring him so... many troubles.