Hearing the old woman's words, Kalifa's brow furrowed slightly.
This wasn't the answer she was looking for.
Reluctantly, Kalifa asked the people around her again.
But the answers she got were basically the same.
Kalifa was puzzled.
Could it be that the villagers of Cocoyasi Village were all habitually expressionless?
At this moment, Colonel Mouse came to Kalifa's side and said respectfully, "Sir, I didn't lie to you. The villagers on this island are like this. At first, I didn't understand, and I thought it was something I did wrong."
As Colonel Mouse finished speaking, the villagers around them immediately said, "No, no, we're like this!"
"Colonel Mouse is the best Navy I've ever seen!"
"If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be living so happily now!"
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Colonel Mouse kept nodding. He was very pleased with the villagers' words.
He thought to himself: Once this White Dove guy leaves, I'll charge them a little less!
Colonel Mouse grinned, his three whiskers on each side of his face making him look very sleazy.
He gave off an air of smugness.
But just then, two girls emerged from the crowd.
One girl had short orange hair and looked very cute.
The other had short blue hair and looked very cool.
The two girls came to Ryuya and said, "Sir, he's lying. He's in cahoots with Arlong, and they're constantly exploiting us. If we can't pay, they'll kill us! Belmer died like that!"
Nami looked at Ryuya, who was very gentle, her big, watery eyes filled with excitement.
Colonel Mouse was shocked when he saw the two girls, and cold sweat almost soaked through his clothes.
"S-sir, you, you shouldn't listen to these two. They're just playing tricks on you. Especially this girl with orange hair, her name is Nami, she's a notorious liar. She's tricked me many times before!"
Colonel Mouse came to Nami with a smile and said, "Nami, lying is not a good habit. Go home quickly, and I'll pretend nothing happened."
At this moment, everyone in the market of Cocoyasi Village was watching the scene.
Among them, a man with a small mustache was shocked.
His name was Genzo, and he was the chief of security for Cocoyasi Village. But under Arlong's rule, this title had no real meaning.
He had seen the increasingly sinister expression on Colonel Mouse's face.
He immediately came to Nami and Nojiko, and said to Colonel Mouse, "Colonel Mouse, you're making a joke of yourself. These two girls are just too mischievous. I'll take them home now."
With that, Genzo looked at Nami and Nojiko and gestured for them to leave.
"Don't you two want to live? What are you standing around for? Go home quickly, or if you anger Colonel Mouse, you two will..."
At this point, Genzo stopped talking.
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his emotions.
But in the face of Genzo's words, Nami and Nojiko smiled at each other.
They said to Genzo, "Genzo-san, you're a good man, but this is our only chance now!"
Then, Nami said to Ryuya, "Please save us, save this village. Please, White Dove-sama!"
The other villagers might not know what Ryuya's identity meant.
But Nami knew.
Because not long ago, she saved a newspaper bird that had been injured in a storm on the beach.
The newspaper bird, as a reward, gave her a newspaper.
From that newspaper, she saw the current situation on the sea and the newly appointed three Admirals.
So, after recognizing Ryuya's identity, Nami and Nojiko mustered their courage and came to Ryuya.
Seeing the situation, the forced smile on Colonel Mouse's face froze.
"Sir, you wouldn't really believe their lies, would you?"
"Lies? If anyone's lying, it's you!" With that, Nami looked at Ryuya, "White Dove-sama, don't be fooled by him. He's in cahoots with the Arlong Pirate Crew. They even built Arlong Park on the coast of the island. Whether we're lying or not, White Dove-sama, I'll take you to see for yourself!"
Nami spoke quickly, her expression already showing some urgency.
Colonel Mouse, seeing this, immediately said, "Sir, the sun is really too strong now. Would you like to go to my office and sit down? I..."
"Lead the way."
Seeing Ryuya interrupt Colonel Mouse, Nami and Nojiko were instantly excited.
"I'll take White Dove-sama there now!"
"Just call me Ryuya. White Dove is just a title."
"Okay, Ryuya!"
Colonel Mouse was already drenched in cold sweat. "No, no, it's just, it's just a little hot."
Although Colonel Mouse said this, he only felt a bone-chilling coldness: It's over, it's over. What am I going to do? If I really go to Arlong Park and see so many fishmen pirates, I'm finished!
Colonel Mouse thought to himself.
But no matter how much he thought about it, he didn't have a better solution.
He could only follow behind Ryuya and walk towards Arlong Park.
Soon, they arrived at Arlong Park. Nami and Nojiko were clearly afraid to push the door open.
Seeing this, Kalifa slowly opened the door.
Colonel Mouse had already closed his eyes in despair. He could already imagine what White Dove-sama would do to him after seeing the Arlong Pirate Crew.
But as Kalifa slowly pushed open the door, the scene in front of them shocked everyone.
Children were playing in Arlong Park, and some adults were watching them.
It was like a paradise, filled with laughter and joy.
Nami and Nojiko were stunned when they saw this scene.
"How, this is impossible!"
"But! But Arlong's crew lives here!"
At this moment, Colonel Mouse laughed, "Sir, I told you, these two little girls are notorious liars. Don't be fooled by them. This is just a normal amusement park. Where are the Arlong Pirate Crew?"
Listening to Colonel Mouse's laughter, Nami and Nojiko felt a sense of fear spread around them...
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