Three days passed.
On the clearing in Windmill Village, everyone began packing their belongings and loading them onto Otherworlder-Go and Perfume Yuda.
Everyone's gaze would occasionally drift towards Nami, still chained and locked in the corner of the tavern.
Yotsuba, carrying a box, paused and glanced at Nami, her eyes filled with sympathy.
Kotonoha also frowned slightly and let out a soft sigh.
Yui turned her face away, unable to bear watching.
Makoto walked up to Nami, crouched down, and looked her in the eye.
"Looks like your partner has betrayed you."
Nami bit her lip, looked up, her eyes still holding a stubborn glint.
"No way... she wouldn't..."
Her voice trembled, but her tone remained firm.
It wasn't clear how long Nami and Carina had been partners in the original work, but in this world, it was evidently longer than in the original, and their bond was deeper.
Nami didn't believe Carina would truly betray her.
Makoto shrugged.
"Well alright, let's wait one more day."
Thus, the group's departure was delayed another day.
But Carina still didn't appear.
Now, no matter how much Nami tried to deny it, she couldn't say anything.
Just then, Yu walked over and asked Nami, "Did you hide the treasure in Loguetown?"
Nami was startled, then shook her head.
"No, the place we stored the treasure is my hometown, Cocoyasi Village."
That was in the complete opposite direction from Loguetown.
She looked up at Yu, her eyes full of confusion.
"Why do you ask?"
Yu replied expressionlessly, "Because I saw Carina has already arrived in Loguetown."
Nami was even more surprised.
Loguetown was miles away from Windmill Village, so how could Yu see that?
Just then, Teddy Devil walked over, grinned, and explained, "The Gun Devil's vision can cover an entire planet. Of course, he can see everything."
Upon hearing this, not only Nami, but Robin and Kalifa were also startled.
'Vision that could cover the globe?'
'That was too extreme.'
Robin's pupils shook slightly, her fingers unconsciously tightening.
Kalifa secretly swallowed dryly, thinking she had to report this information as soon as possible...
Makoto said with a smile, "Looks like Carina is going to run."
After all, Loguetown was the town in the East Blue closest to the Grand Line. What Carina was trying to do by running there, anyone could guess.
Hearing this, Nami was completely stunned.
A few seconds later, she couldn't help but bow her head and cry bitterly.
Tears flowed like a burst dam, unstoppable.
In the tavern, others watched Nami with expressions of sympathy, disgust, disdain, pity, and the like.
Only Makoto smiled, as if he had seen this coming all along.
Nami cried for nearly half an hour, almost running out of tears, before she finally looked up again.
Finally, red-eyed, Nami looked at Makoto, her voice hoarse.
"Nishikawa-sama... please give me a chance."
She bit her lip.
"I will bring out all the treasure and give it to you in exchange for your forgiveness."
Makoto asked with a smile, "You won't run away too, will you?"
Nami immediately shook her head.
To be honest, if Makoto had let her go like that before, Nami might have indeed run.
But after knowing Yu's ability, would she still dare to run? That would be crazy.
Makoto asked again with a smile, "If you see Carina again, what do you plan to do?"
Nami fell silent for a moment.
After a few seconds, a fierce glint appeared in her eyes.
"I will make her pay."
However, Makoto didn't believe a single word of this.
After all, in the original work, she could even forgive Hatchan, one of her mother's murderers. So how hard could it be to forgive Carina for betraying her?
But seeing the anger in Nami's eyes piqued his interest, so he agreed to Nami's proposal.
"If you and Carina fought, which of you is more likely to win?"
Nami thought for a moment and said, "Probably still me."
While both specialized in thievery and were equally terrible in terms of combat ability, if it really came down to a fight, Nami thought she had a slightly higher chance of winning.
After all, the environment Nami grew up in was still harsher than Carina's.
Makoto had Robin unlock Nami's shackles.
"Then go ahead. I look forward to your performance."
Nami expressed her gratitude to Makoto.
But she remembered something else. Carina was already in Loguetown and would probably escape into the Grand League immediately. Would she be too late?
Yu scoffed disdainfully.
"You underestimate us."
He placed his right hand on his left arm, making a cocking gesture, and transformed into the Gun Devil form.
The next moment, Yu, in Gun Devil form, aimed his gun barrel at the horizon.
Bang— Bang— Bang—
He fired tens of shots in succession.
The bullets tore through the sky, disappearing over the horizon.
After firing, Yu withdrew his gun barrel and said calmly, "I've destroyed every ship in Loguetown for now. Carina can't leave for the time being."
Nami and the others were dumbfounded.
Although they knew Yu was an [Overlord] whose power surpassed the Four Emperors, they didn't expect he could be this fierce, able to do something like that from such a distance.
Meanwhile, far away in Loguetown.
Over the harbor, countless bullets streaked through the clouds like meteors.
Boom— Boom—
They landed precisely on the pirate ships, merchant vessels, and fishing boats anchored by the pier.
Hull shattered, wood splintered, masts collapsed, sails burned.
Within seconds, every ship in the harbor was a pile of wreckage.
Carina stood behind a stack of barrels at the port, a boat ticket still clutched in her hand, completely dumbfounded.
Her lips trembled, one thought echoing in her mind.
'It's over.'
…
Two days later.
After twenty years, Otherworlder-Go arrived in Loguetown at full speed.
The word [Makoto] fluttered in the sea breeze on the sail. The merchants and pirates who hadn't managed to flee the port turned deathly pale at the sight of the flag, scattering and fleeing in panic.
Ace stood by the ship's rail, looking at this familiar yet strange town, his expression complex.
He knew this was where his scumbag father died. It was also here that the ugly details of his father's deeds became known to the world.
[King of Suppression]… that humiliating title was born right here.
"Ace, do you want to go see the place where your father died?"
Makoto walked over and asked with a smile.
Ace was silent for a long time.
Finally, he nodded.
"I'll go."
He felt he couldn't keep running away anymore.
Four Gay Bros suddenly became excited. Teddy Devil grinned and leaned in. "Come on, come on, we'll be your guides! We guarantee you won't be disappointed!"
Dolphin Devil: "We know that execution platform like the back of our hand!"
Gorilla Devil: "We watched a great show there back in the day!"
Rabbit Devil: "Come on, come on, we'll walk and talk! By the way, do you want to hear about Ripley? Your father couldn't stand it around her."
The four rascals snickered as they surrounded Ace and headed towards the central plaza.