29: Chapter 29 The Mei Family Joins the NavyRealizing they had forgotten something, Luffy and Nami quickly told each other and then flew to the place where they had wiped out Arlong, ready to receive a scolding from their mother-in-law.
Melbell was originally a female marine who had retired from the battlefield and was used to bloody scenes, but the sight of dozens of fish-men's heads falling off at the same time, with blood splattering everywhere, was too abstract.Melbell's strong psychological defenses were instantly breached, and she screamed in pain, following her human instincts.
When Wang Lufei arrived, he found Melbell holding her alloy rod in both hands, struggling to keep herself from collapsing to the ground.
(Of course, some people might think that a conductor that has just undergone conduction is very hot, but the materials in the One Piece world have unknown heat dissipation properties, which is very beaver-like, right?:-))
Upon seeing Melbell's condition, Wang Luffy quickly teleported to her side and helped her up, asking with concern, "Auntie, are you alright?It's all my fault.After defeating these pirates, all I thought about was bringing Nami and Nojiko home."
I didn't have time to pick you up.Please punish me; seeing you like this, I'll feel terrible if you don't hit me a few times.
Seeing Wang Luffy's remorseful expression, Melbell couldn't bear to punish him.Besides, she knew Wang Luffy hadn't done anything wrong; it was just that she herself was a bit too emotionally fragile.So she spoke up:
"Good boy, how could I punish you?You defeated the pirates and saved everyone on our island.You are our hero, how could I punish you?I am like this only because I was not good enough, don't blame yourself."
After saying that, he reached out and patted Wang Lufei's head to encourage him.
Relieved that he hadn't been punished by his mother-in-law, Wang Lufei looked at the heads in front of him and said, "These fishmen must be people with bounties.I'll clean them up."
We'll go to the naval branch here together later to exchange for the bounty.Consider this bounty as compensation for your emotional distress, Auntie.Please don't refuse; it's just a token of my appreciation.
"You child.sigh." Hearing Wang Lufei's words, Meibel no longer refused the money.She didn't want the money; she planned to accept it and distribute it to the villagers.
The two quickly packed the heads into a large cloth bag and set off for the naval branch in Cocoyasi Village to exchange them for the bounty.
Upon arriving at the branch office, the two frowned at the listless naval guards before them, and Melbell couldn't help but say:
"What's wrong with these marines?How can they be so lax?No wonder they let so many pirates into the village without them noticing.They're so lazy.Although there were some bad guys in the marines before, none of them were this lazy.How come they've changed so much since I left the marines a few years ago?"
Wang Lufei replied, "Perhaps only this one unit is a bit incompetent; most of the navy should be good.Just look at their commanders; if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too.They're probably rotten people as well."
Melbell nodded and said to the marines in front of her, "Quickly call your officers over.We're here to exchange bounties; these are the heads of pirates."
The two guards in front of them looked at the bag that Melbell was pointing at, whispered a few words to each other, and then one of them went into the base.
Soon, a lewd-looking man came out, sized up the woman and child in front of him, and said contemptuously, "You two are here to exchange for pirate bounties?Open the bag and let me see."
Wang Lufei didn't pay any attention and simply untied the cloth, revealing a pile of dead fish heads.Seeing these fish heads, the rat was visibly startled, muttering "Ah Long?" before regaining his composure and saying:
"Okay, I understand.They're just a few low-level pirates with no bounty.I'll give you 10,000 Berries for the trouble you went through."
Wang Lufei sneered inwardly, thinking to himself that just like in the original story, he was a complete scoundrel who even swindled money from women and children.
Then Wang Luffy said, "You're lying.This is Arlong the Fishman, a great pirate with a bounty of 20 million Berries.I've seen his bounty poster."
Hearing this, the rat's face darkened, and he said, "So greedy at such a young age!I kindly gave you 10,000 Berries as a running fee, and you're still not satisfied.You even spout nonsense about being great pirates.If they were great pirates, tell me how you killed them?"
Wang Lufei replied, "Of course I killed him directly with a knife.How else could he have died?If you don't believe me, take out Arlong's bounty poster and compare it.Do you dare?"
The rat, clearly enraged by this, said, "At such a young age, he not only lied but also insulted the Navy.It seems he needs to be arrested and reformed.And you, an adult, don't discipline your child properly and even instigate him to insult the Navy.Neither of you are good people; arrest them both."
The mouse was about to attack when a startled and angry voice suddenly rang out from the sky: "Let's see who dares!"
The sound had barely reached the ears when a dark shadow descended from the sky, slamming a hand down on the rat's head and pinning it to the ground.Yes, it was Garp.
After Garp arrived on the island, he immediately used Moonwalk to go to the Marine branch base alone, ready to see which fool dared to try and kill his grandson.Then he heard what the Rat said, which made him so angry that he came down.
After the rat was embedded in the ground, he was quickly pulled out and threatened, "Who are you?Why are you helping them?I am the brother of Vice Admiral Borhart from the Navy Headquarters.If you hurt me, be careful of his revenge."
Upon hearing this, Garp laughed loudly, "Hahaha, I am not changing my name or surname.Vice Admiral Garp, even if you don't say it, I will kill that traitor Bohart as soon as I get back to headquarters."
Upon hearing that it was Garp, the mouse turned ashen-faced and dared not utter another word.
Garp then looked at Luffy and said, "My dear grandson, are you hurt anywhere?Grandpa got revenge for you, don't be disappointed in the Navy."This scoundrel is just an isolated case in the Navy; everyone else is a good person like Grandpa.Don't ever become a pirate!
Listening to Garp's words, Wang Luffy looked helpless, thinking that he had never said he wanted to become a pirate.Could it be that the pressure from Dragon's defection from the Navy was too great, making him paranoid?
Wang Luffy said, "I know, Grandpa.I won't become a pirate; the Navy is the better place for me.By the way, let me introduce you.This is Aunt Melbell; I've been staying at their house these past few days."
At the same time, Wang Luffy walked up to Garp and whispered, "Aunt Mei is actually a retired navy officer, but she retired abnormally.She was forced to retire due to unfair treatment in the navy."
Furthermore, she still has her heart set on the Navy.If possible, apologize to her and invite her to rejoin the Navy.If she doesn't agree, let her work with you in the Navy Inspection Team.
Regardless of whether this team exists or not, just say they're specifically targeting morally corrupt navy personnel, and she'll definitely agree.Don't ruin things; Aunt Mei is your grandson's future mother-in-law.
"Huh?Mother-in-law.This.alright.Explain it to me properly later.For now, I'll invite her to join the Navy." Garp said in a low voice, looking surprised.
As planned, Aunt May agreed to join the Navy Inspection Team, and Nami and Nojiko also joined as reserve members.(Luffy's reserve members)
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