"How could this be!"
"It's absolutely impossible!"
"He must have notified Arlong beforehand, made him leave, and set up all this."
"Ryuya, you have to believe us, he's definitely lying to you!"
Tears welled up in Nami's eyes.
Nojiko, beside her, gently pulled on Nami's sleeve, feeling equally frustrated.
At this moment, Nojiko said to Ryuya, "Ryuya-sama, can you go to Colonel Mouse's office and take a look? He must have the berries we paid him there!"
"Enough, do you really think you can treat the Admiral like a toy to play with?"
"Stop it."
Ryuya said softly.
He slowly squatted down in front of Nami and Nojiko, rubbing their hair.
Feeling Ryuya's warm hand on her head, Nami looked at him and said, "Believe us, we really aren't lying. If even you can't see through Colonel Mouse's disguise, then Cocoyasi Village is truly..."
Before Nami could finish her sentence, Colonel Mouse interrupted from the side, "Do you think the Admiral will believe you again? Two little liars!"
Ignoring Mouse, Ryuya looked at the two girls and said something to them.
But it was only a lip movement.
Before the two girls could react,
Ryuya stood up and said to Genzo beside him, "You should know these two girls, right? Take them back. Also, give them a good lesson, don't let them lie anymore. It's a bad habit."
"I'll take them back."
"Genzo" walked over from behind the crowd, took Nami and Nojiko's hands, and walked towards the village.
They were thinking about what Ryuya's lip movement had meant.
At the same time, they curiously glanced at "Genzo" beside them.
For some reason, they felt like this "Genzo" was a little strange.
Colonel Mouse felt strange too.
He looked at Genzo and thought to himself: When did he get here? How did I not notice? Or did I miss something?
Just then, Colonel Mouse's Den Den Mushi rang.
"Brrrruuu..."
After hearing the report from the Den Den Mushi, Colonel Mouse said to Ryuya, "Sir, the supplies have been replenished."
"Replenished? Then it's time for us to leave."
Kalifa nodded and followed behind Ryuya, returning to the warship.
Watching the warship gradually leave, Colonel Mouse burst into laughter, "Hahaha, those two finally left. They really scared me!"
But thinking about Nami and Nojiko's actions, he felt a surge of anger in his chest.
He picked up the Den Den Mushi and contacted Arlong: "Arlong, you reacted quickly. I didn't expect you, so proud, to actually leave with the other fishmen. You even found some people to play with. You're really something!"
"I just happened to leave."
Arlong would never admit that he was afraid of the Admiral's power!
Mouse didn't say anything more. He just told Arlong what had happened.
Arlong, hearing Mouse's words, was furious. He immediately said, "Wait for me there. I'll come find you and then go crush those two girls!"
"A Twist of Fate"
On the warship, Kalifa said to Ryuya, "Ryuya, do you really believe what Colonel Mouse said? Cocoyasi Village seems very strange."
"Of course I don't believe him. But if it's really like those two girls said, Arlong's crew should still be here. It's just that they might have been scared away by our arrival, so we need to leave for a while so they can come out."
Ryuya added, "Otherwise, just dealing with Colonel Mouse is only a temporary solution. We need to get to the root of the problem."
"So, should we come back later? But what about those two girls? Will they be in danger?"
Kalifa was worried that Mouse would kill the two girls to vent his anger!
"So, Kalifa, I'll leave the warship to you for now!"
With that, Ryuya's figure shattered.
Watching the illusion dissipate, Kalifa was stunned.
Then she shook her head. She felt that Ryuya's abilities were becoming more and more mysterious.
She couldn't understand him at all!
On the other side, Nami, looking at Genzo holding her hand, suddenly realized what Ryuya's lip movement had been!
"N-na~ are you Ryuya?"
Nami was very nervous when she said this, but she was also very excited.
Nojiko, hearing Nami's words, looked at "Genzo" in disbelief, then said to Nami, "Nami, what are you talking about? This is clearly Genzo-san."
"But he can use his ability, right?"
Nami's big eyes sparkled as she looked at the person holding her hand.
The "Genzo" man smiled slightly, and the illusion on his body disappeared, revealing Ryuya's true form.
Although Nami felt she hadn't guessed wrong, she was still very excited when she saw Ryuya standing in front of her.
Nami jumped excitedly and hung onto Ryuya's waist like an ornament.
Her beautiful eyes looked at Ryuya and said, "Ryuya, you really believe us, right?"
Nojiko saw Nami being so impulsive and quickly said, "Nami, don't be rude to Ryuya-sama. Get down."
Ryuya shook his head slightly at Nojiko, then said to the two girls, "I came to this island because of Mouse and the Arlong Pirate Crew."
"So, you believed us from the beginning?"
Nami's eyes lit up.
"Of course, but we didn't expect Arlong to be out of Arlong Park."
Nami was very smart. Her eyes twinkled, and she said to Ryuya, "So, Ryuya, that was your substitute?"
"To be precise, it was an illusion. Okay, let's not talk about this now. We just need to go to your room and wait for the prey to come!"
Nami nodded heavily, looking at Ryuya with admiration!
At the same time, she felt a deep sense of security.
She hadn't felt this way in a long time.
It had to be said that security was truly addictive.
She tightly grasped Ryuya's finger, and Nami felt inexplicably happy.
At this moment, Mouse and Arlong had already met up. They were rushing towards Nami and Nojiko's residence...
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