East Blue, Cocoyasi Village, Police Station.
"Mr. Roland, have you heard?"
"The Navy's 16th Branch is going to be abolished!"
"I thought that after the 'rat' we finally got a reliable Navy Captain..."
"I didn't expect the 16th Branch to... Is the Navy planning to completely abandon this sea area?"
"Isn't this indirectly sending a signal that this is a lawless land, allowing pirates to..."
"Because of those Navy parasites, we've been oppressed by Arlong's crew for nearly eight years, and now again..."
"Isn't the Navy an organization that prides itself on justice? What on earth are they..."
The villagers who heard the news were all secretly anxious.
"Everyone, stop bickering!"
The middle-aged police officer with a windmill on his head and a face full of knife scars tapped the table, stopping the meaningless quarrel.
Genzo could roughly guess the reason for the sudden abolition of the 16th Branch.
This was a targeted sanction by the Navy, and even the higher-level Government.
The Enies Lobby incident caused too much of a stir, with one of the Government's three major institutions being sunk.
How could the World Government just swallow such a hidden loss?
Since they couldn't directly sanction Roland and the Air Force, they would start with those close to them.
Cocoyasi Village was Nami's hometown and had no background, just an ordinary village, so it was naturally the best target.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to Loguetown to find Captain Smoker. He's a reasonable person, and... Belle-mère also served at the Loguetown base before. I hope that..."
Genzo sighed.
Although hope was slim, he still had to try.
Just then,
"Mr. Roland! Mr. Roland!"
The villagers' continuous shouts came from dozens of meters away.
The voice carried urgency, as well as surprise and excitement.
"What's wrong?"
Genzo and the others quickly went to meet them.
"They... they're back!"
The villager who brought the news gasped for breath.
"Back? Is the Navy Branch back?"
The distressed villagers' eyes lit up.
"Navy? What Navy? No, no, it's Nami... Nami is back, and Mr. Roland... Nami's companions, everyone is back!"
The villager who brought the news shouted excitedly.
"Nani!!!"
"What did you say?"
"Nami is back!"
"Is it really Nami and them who are back?"
Genzo and the others were also completely overjoyed.
Compared to Nami's return home, everything else was no longer important.
At this moment,
Cocoyasi Village Port.
"Wahahahaha, everyone, I'm back~"
Nami put her hands on her hips, leaped from the bow of the "Never Empty Army," and was the first to land in her hometown.
"Nami?"
"Little Nami!"
"It really is Little Nami!"
"Hahaha, Nami is back!"
"Lord Roland and them are here too!"
"Quickly inform everyone in the village!"
"This is great news!"
"Quick, quick, prepare the banquet quickly, to welcome Nami and Lord Roland!"
The shouts of excited villagers working at the port rose all around.
Before long,
All the villagers of Cocoyasi Village were alarmed and gathered.
"Nami!!!"
Nojiko pushed through the crowd, opened her arms and hugged her sister, her eyes red and welling up with tears.
"Hehe, I'm back, Nojiko, aren't you surprised ~"
Nami giggled.
"Surprised! This is too surprising! Everyone is a little shocked, completely unable to believe it, because Nami, you and Mr. Roland should have been in the Grand Line not long ago, and to be able to return midway..."
Nojiko marveled.
"Hehe, because our captain is Brother Roland, who can do anything. Coming back is just a thought... If you miss me in the future, just give me a call, and I'll come back to see you!"
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