One sword breaks the shackles, the girl's heart is liberated.
From now on...
The sea is vast for fish to leap, the sky is high for birds to soar.
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...
"Wooooooh!"
"Arlong's crew has fallen!"
"This... this... is this real? Am I not dreaming?"
"This... this... what's going on? Is Arlong's crew really gone?"
The voices of Cocoyasi Village residents who had followed to Arlong Park rose and fell—some excited, some confused, endlessly echoing.
"Everyone, please listen to me..."
Genzo called out loudly, calming the villagers' emotions.
"Everything is true. Thanks to Nami's friends—Sora-san, Miss Tohru, and Kuina-chan—Arlong's crew will never appear again! We... are free!"
Nojiko couldn't help but weep tears of joy.
Wooooooh—
Sora!
Sora!
Sora!
The villagers' cheers escalated.
The entire village was filled with excitement and joy.
At the same time.
In front of the building split in two at Arlong Park.
"Thank you... really, thank you, Sora-san. I..."
Hot tears streamed uncontrollably down Nami's beautiful face.
At this moment, witnessing Sora cutting down Arlong Park with her own eyes.
Nami felt her entire body lighten involuntarily, her long-suppressed heart finally liberated.
Her world was elevated, becoming vast and boundless once again.
Along with this came certain indescribable thoughts.
"Don't mention it. We're friends, after all. Friends helping each other is natural!"
Sora waved dismissively, not caring at all.
"Just friends?"
Nami asked subconsciously, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Sora with a certain hope.
"What else would it be?"
Sora smiled and asked in return.
"Mm, friends! Friends are good enough!"
The girl's bright eyes dimmed slightly.
"But since we're friends, you actually hid your strength from me. If I had known you were this powerful earlier, would I have needed to worry so much?"
Nami wrinkled her nose and changed the subject.
"I wasn't hiding anything from you. I just never had a chance to show my strength, and you never asked!"
Sora said with a smile.
"Besides, if we're talking about hiding things, you were the first one to hide from us!"
"Ah~ Ya~"
Nami stamped her feet bashfully.
"I can't argue with you. I'm not talking to you anymore. I'm going to find Tohru and Kuina-chan!"
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...
The Cocoyasi Village incident came to a close.
The remaining matters no longer required Sora's involvement.
Under Genzo's organization, the aftermath proceeded steadily.
First was notifying other villages in the surrounding area that had suffered under Arlong's crew's oppression.
Second was compiling and distributing the treasures left behind by Arlong's crew.
As the greatest contributor to defeating the Arlong Pirates, Sora naturally received inheritance rights.
However, Sora had no interest in money—such things were enough as long as he had them, and if he didn't have enough, he could just cast a line.
Therefore, the Arlong crew's inheritance would ultimately be distributed equally among all the oppressed people.
These matters were all coordinated by Genzo, Nojiko, and others.
As for Nami, all the villagers tacitly avoided disturbing her.
Because everyone knew exactly how much effort Nami had made for them over the past seven years.
Having finally gained liberation, they only wanted Nami to play to her heart's content and make up for her unfortunate childhood.
On the other side, Nami, as the host, took Tohru and Kuina around freely.
Sweet specialty oranges and such—the three girls devoured them enthusiastically.
Of course, Nami had also invited Sora to join.
But as a qualified fishing enthusiast.
Sora firmly refused to be tempted by beauty.
He always held the front line of fishing.
The peaceful life in Cocoyasi Village continued.
However...
The outside world's seas gradually began to stir.
The cause of everything was the scene of Sora cutting down Arlong Park with his sword.
That scene was recorded by a villager using a Camera Den Den Mushi.
When visiting other villages to explain the situation, this photo was often brought out to boast.
Back and forth, reporters caught wind of the incident and flocked in, purchasing the photo's copyright.
They began digging deep into the story behind the photo, and once they dug, it became extraordinary.
The dark truth about Cocoyasi Village and other areas being oppressed by Arlong's crew for years was revealed to the world.
Initially, the incident's impact was limited to the East Blue, but gradually, as more and more media reported on it, the incident continued to ferment and escalate.
What happened in an inconspicuous corner of the East Blue—an inconspicuous 'small matter'—subsequently entered the eyes of important figures around the world.
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