Chapter 26: CHAPTER 26: Trap
Captain Mouse is definitely not dead.
Zoro's attack was measured. As Luffy said not to let the opponent die so easily, he decided to leave him half dead.
"Do we need to judge this guy publicly?" Zoro asked, shaking the blood off his sword.
"No need, let's execute him with a cannon", replied Luffy.
Luffy shook his head and instructed Usopp, "Go give him a simple bandage and tie him up."
Since they had decided on execution, they couldn't let Captain Mouse lose too much blood and die in a coma.
This is actually very easy for him!
Nojiko was shocked.
"You...kill a Marine captain, is that...acceptable?" she asked, a little confused.
She was a little confused.
Is this sailor fighting other sailors?
No, wait, that green-haired swordsman just called himself a pirate...
"My grandfather is Navy Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp," Luffy laughed, revealing one of his origins.
Vice Admiral Garp!?
Nojiko's eyes widened.
She had heard that name more than once.
When Bellemere was still alive, she often spoke about her time in the Navy, and the name Garp came up often.
The most memorable moment was when she mentioned about the God Valley incident when Garp gained the title of 'Navy Hero'.
Nami found the son of a high ranking official, this should be a good result for her.
Nojiko was happy for her sister.
Luffy looked at the sailors brought by Captain Mouse and calmly said, "Did you all hear that? As accomplices, I'll give you a chance now!"
The sailors were silent, nervously swallowing their saliva.
Compared to Nojiko, as Naval Sailors, they could better understand the meaning behind these words.
"In a short time, the Arlong Pirates will come here. Any of you who kill a Fishman and survive will be exempt from punishment. If you die in battle, the past will be forgiven, and I don't mind embellishing a few words for you . Think about your families."
Luffy made empty promises with a benevolent smile. "After all, I'm not a demon."
The sailors were as if they had fallen into a warehouse of ice.
"Now dig up the money for me."
"Yes yes!"
As a final order, Luffy took out a Den Den Mushi and contacted: "Johnny?"
"Yes, Luffy-dono."
"Have Matt bring the cannons."
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Arlong park
The fishmen who were on a mission returned to their base.
In front of an outdoor pool.
Hundreds of fishmen, who were barely humanoid in shape, gathered around Arlong.
Arlong himself looked at Nami and smiled, "Hahaha, Nami, everyone is here, can we start now? Once we confirm the 100 million Berries, we will make a big feast for you!"
Nami crossed her arms and examined all the fishmen with her gaze.
Her memory was good, she didn't forget the faces of her enemies when she saw them.
Official Kuroobi, 9 million Berries!
Official Chew, 5.5 million Berries!
Officer Hatchan!
The carpenter, Kaneshiro!
She recognized each of them.
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Looking at each face, Nami finally focused her gaze on Arlong, with his mouth slightly turned up.
"They really are all here."
"Then let's check it out, don't try anything funny," Arlong signaled to Hatchan.
Immediately, Hatchan walked towards the package and this time, Nami didn't stop him.
The octopus's six arms deftly untied the knots, and suddenly stacks of bills appeared.
"Arlong, it's real money," Hatchan said loudly.
"Wait a minute!"
At this moment, another came out, his sharp gaze fixed on Nami. As he approached, he kicked away the pile of Berries that had accumulated.
"That's it...!"
After kicking off the surface layer, there were only papers piled underneath.
"Nami!" Arlong said coldly, "What do you mean by that?"
Nami laughed softly.
Arlong's face turned ugly. "Aren't you going to explain? Our dear navigator, where are my hundred million Beli?"
"Arlong, I said I had raised a hundred million Berries, but I didn't say it was all here."
Nami spoke in a wicked tone, with a hint of sarcasm. "There are only ten million Berries in this bag. The remaining ninety million, I put elsewhere! Please don't take me for an idiot!"
Elsewhere?
The orange grove?
Arlong frowned.
(That rat I contacted before, this guy hasn't responded yet. Could it be that he wants to keep the money for himself?!)
Arlong thought to himself, his expression becoming even uglier.
"What does this mean now?" Arlong took a deep breath and said patiently, "You asked everyone to testify, and now everyone is here. But the money is not enough!"
"You're very impatient, Arlong. Come with me, I'll take you to where the money is hidden, in that orange grove."
Saying that, Nami ignored the ten million on the ground and turned to leave.
The officers exchanged glances. "Arlong, is this woman playing some trick on us?"
"Hahaha, she's not lying. The money is really in the orange grove."
Arlong ignored it, thinking that mere humans could only play insignificant tricks, fearing that he would not recognize it, and made some senseless plans.
"Follow me, this money belongs to us! With this hundred million, we can take the first step with our empire!"
"Oh!"
The fishmen were immediately excited.
Immediately, under Arlong's leadership, many fishmen followed Nami into the orange grove.
"Where is the hiding place?" An officer immediately asked. "We've come this far, Nami, don't tell me you want to play some treasure hunt with us?"
"It's over there."
Nami pointed to the location of the treasure chest.
Seeing this, two fishmen immediately walked over and started digging with their bare hands.
The strength of the Fishmen was ten times that of ordinary people, so digging some soil was extremely easy for them.
"We found it!" one of the fishmen suddenly said.
"Take it off."
With the combined effort of the two fishmen, a huge wooden box was moved to the ground.
Arlong and the others quickly approached.
However, when the box was opened, the Fishmen's faces changed.
"A human?!"
There was no money in the box, just a human!
The human was wrapped in bandages and there were bloodstains in the area.
"Mouse!!" Arlong's pupils constricted.
"Hmm! Hmmmp!" The rat, desperate to speak, had Usopp's smelly sock stuffed in his mouth.
Arlong's face contorted in anger and he turned around suddenly.
"Nami!!!"
However, the woman's figure was nowhere behind him.
At the same time.
On a hill not far from the orange grove.
"Luffy, I'm safe now."
Through Den Den Mushi, Nami reported that she was safe.
"Stay away, Nami. It's very dangerous. You can even smell the aroma of grilled fish from several kilometers away."
Luffy laughed lightly, hung up the Den Den Mushi, and gave a cold order to the soldiers operating the cannons.
"Explode hard! I don't want to see a single ant alive within a kilometer radius of that place!"
"Yes, Luffy-sama!"
Accompanied by the ignition of fuses.
Dozens of cannons roared in unison.
One Buggy cannonball after another fell into the target area.
Boom boom boom!!
In an instant, the flames overcame the evening glow.
Screams and howls filled the air!
(End of chapter)