"Just you?!"
Nami looked at Luffy, who certainly didn't seem like much of a fighter, and disdainfully curled her lips.
But before she could continue, she heard a gust of wind pass by her ear.
"Someone who steals has no right to stand there self-righteously looking down on others, you know."
Link placed Denkou Maru against Nami's fair neck, his faint words making Nami's entire skin tense up.
"What is this, is it a toy...?"
Feeling the coolness and a slight electrical tingle on her neck, Nami kept swallowing, letting out a dry laugh and trying to play it off.
"You can try it and see if it's a toy."
Link returned a smile.
Hmm, even in such a dangerous moment, Nami had to admit that the man in front of her had a very charming smile.
It was her first time seeing such a handsome man.
"...Um?"
In just a moment, Nami's mind was filled with an excuse.
When she was about to pretend to be a little girl on the verge of tears?
Whoosh.
Suddenly, she felt a lightness on her body; the large cloth bag she was carrying had been taken by Link.
"It really is quite heavy~"
Link weighed it in his hand, nodding with some satisfaction.
Conservatively estimated, it probably contained a few million Berries.
Nami: "...That's my treasure!!"
Seeing her treasure fall into someone else's hands, all pretense of being a little girl, all her disguises, were completely disregarded.
She immediately waved her hands, preparing to scratch Link's face.
"Gomu Gomu no... Enteing/Coating!"
Nami had only just taken a step forward when circles of rubber arms descended from above, binding her hands firmly.
"Nani nani? What is this?!"
She stared blankly at her bound hands, then looked at Luffy's stretched arm.
"Monster!!!"
Her high-pitched, sharp female voice was so loud that it actually caused the surrounding deck to slightly crack.
"That really is noisy enough."
Link rubbed his ears.
"If you make any more noise, I'll have my monster Captain eat you!!"
He threatened Nami.
"Gah..."
The scream abruptly stopped. Nami sniffed, looking at Luffy with a terrified expression.
"I like to eat meat, not people."
Luffy seriously expressed his food preferences; this was very important to him.
"Likes to eat meat..."
Nami, in her terrified state, only focused on this sentence, so scared that her eyes almost rolled back again.
"What about her?"
After seeing his spoils of war retrieved, Luffy asked about Nami's fate.
"Hmm, since she stole from us, she definitely needs to pay a price, realize her actions were wrong, and repent," Link mused, stroking his chin. "We're going to look for the pirate hunter, aren't we? Let her row the boat for us as a Navigator."
Rowing the boat, being a Navigator... Nami was practically in tears.
Making her, a weak woman with no strength to tie a chicken, row a boat and be a Navigator? How could you even think of that!!
You have the appearance of an angel, but the heart of a devil, isn't that you? You're a devil, aren't you?!
Nami was very resistant, but for Luffy, who treated men and women equally, it was perfectly acceptable.
Ultimately, Nami, against her will, was forced to temporarily board Luffy and Link's pirate ship.
And so, the fledgling Luffy and Link, who had just arrived in this world, successfully defeated their first enemy since embarking on their sea journey. They obtained their first pot of gold as spoils of war, and... their first captive.
The sky was clear, and the blue waves rippled.
The beautiful scenery where sea and sky merged was breathtaking on this vast ocean.
A lonely small boat was sailing on the sea.
It was the residential small boat that Link and Luffy found on Alvida's ship.
Not too much, not too little, it could perfectly accommodate four people.
At this moment, a full sail was hoisted on the boat's mast, propelling it straight forward with the wind.
"At this speed, we're expected to reach Shells Town today."
Nami sat weakly on the deck.
"So fast! It was supposed to take three days, but I didn't expect to arrive on the second day."
Koby next to her looked at Nami with some admiration.
Her navigation skills were far superior to his amateurish level.
"If it weren't to avoid the hard labor of rowing, I wouldn't help you guys."
Nami pouted from the side.
She didn't want to row, so she used her powerful Navigator skills, leading this strange trio to accelerate their journey, soon to arrive at Shells Town.
"What amazing navigation skills, hahahaha, you're really good!!"
Luffy also leaned over, smiling and wanting to pat Nami's shoulder with his arm.
But Nami cautiously dodged him.
Luffy didn't mind: "The ship also needs a suitable Navigator. Yosh, I've decided, I want you to be my companion, my Navigator!!"
"Who'd listen to you!!"
Nami didn't even have the energy to be angry, she just complained.
She said fiercely: "Besides, I really hate pirates! The thoroughly detestable kind!!"