Hearing Luffy's declaration, Zoro remained silent.
He had also witnessed Muzan's power. Although he was caught off guard and had only drawn one sword, Muzan had almost killed him with a mere casual strike.
Dealing with that guy…
It was definitely not going to be easy.
"I'm going to train," Zoro said, glancing at Nami, who was locked to the bed, and then leaving the room.
Muzan would definitely come back. Before then, he needed to regain all his strength, and then…
He had to get stronger!
After Zoro left, Luffy also made a beeline for the kitchen.
His injuries weren't too severe. He had just lost too much stamina when Muzan almost absorbed him with his hand. As long as there was meat, he could recover all his energy.
Eat meat!
Luffy was famished. However, Nami didn't have much food stocked on her ship. After all, she was the only woman, and usually, enough food for a week's voyage was sufficient.
What was left now was only enough for her to eat for two days. For Luffy, however, such a small amount of food wouldn't even be enough to fill a gap in his teeth.
But even as Luffy was wolfing down the meat, his mind wasn't idle. He thought about his brief fight with Muzan, and in that moment, he gained some insight.
Muzan strengthened his body by controlling the flow of his blood, and he could also extend his arms like Luffy, making them grow huge.
Thinking about Muzan's techniques, Luffy's eyes lit up. Since he could extend his arms, could he do what Muzan could do?
"No! I need to eat meat first!"
After devouring the meat Nami had left, Luffy still felt incredibly hungry. He immediately rushed out of the room again and happened to see Zoro lifting a barbell.
"Zoro! I'm hungry!"
His stomach let out a well-timed growl. Zoro's mouth twitched. "You aren't thinking of spending Nami's money again, are you?"
"What does it matter? I'll give her more when I find the treasure," Luffy chuckled.
As if hearing the word 'money,' Nami, who was in the room, began to struggle violently. The iron chains binding her hands and feet turned red, and the entire room seemed to turn into a sauna, with a lot of steam appearing.
Nami struggled wildly, her hands and feet trying to break free from the chains with all her might. She let out a roar, and then the chains seemed to melt under the intense heat, turning into molten iron.
The molten iron flowed onto Nami's skin, but the burns healed completely the next second. Nami stood up abruptly, then crashed through the house, her entire body turning into a cannonball aimed straight at Luffy!
On the deck, Luffy was still arguing with Zoro. The next moment, he saw the guest room collapse with a bang. Nami, with her orange hair, crashed into Luffy's stomach!
It was fortunate that it was night, otherwise, if Nami had crashed out like this, she probably would have been instantly incinerated by the sun.
Luffy was sent flying by Nami's impact, his body bent into a 'C' shape, his eyes seeming like they were about to pop out.
And that wasn't all. After Nami sent Luffy flying, she swung her right hand, and a bolt of lightning descended from the pitch-black sky, striking the flying Luffy directly.
"Na… Nami?!"
Hit by the lightning, Luffy was unharmed. He just clutched his stomach, looking at Nami in surprise, and walked out of the lightning's range. The lightning had blasted a huge hole in the ship, and seawater was already flooding in.
However, Nami didn't care about her former ship at all now, and she couldn't hear Luffy's words. All she wanted now was to devour this thief who wanted to steal her money!
Nami was known to be very fond of money in the original story. It couldn't be denied that Arlong was responsible for this. Arlong made Nami use money to redeem her village, which was why Nami kept stealing pirates' money. But Nami had lived a poor life since childhood, even having to wear Nojiko's hand-me-downs. She had even thrown a tantrum at Bellemere back then.
So, Nami had gotten used to a life of poverty. Her love for money wasn't entirely related to Arlong. After Muzan appeared, although he didn't make Nami look for money like Arlong did, he had made the people of Cocoyasi Village move into the forest, and their lives were quite hard.
Therefore, Nami really liked money, especially since she was sailing alone and needed money for many things.
So, when she heard Luffy say he would use her money, even though she had become a demon, she became instinctively angry. Under extreme rage, she awakened her Blood Demon Art.
Blood Demon Art: Sky Manipulation!
Nami's Blood Demon Art was the manipulation of the sky and weather. The high temperatures generated earlier and the lightning strike used on Luffy now were both forms of sky manipulation.
However, Nami could never have imagined that Luffy was immune to lightning. So, when her most powerful attack, the lightning strike, failed to cause any damage, she couldn't help but be stunned. In this moment of daze, Zoro reacted.
He instantly drew his sword, intending to lop off Nami's head.
"Zoro!"
But just as the blade was about to strike Nami's neck, Luffy's voice called out again. Zoro couldn't help but pause. In that instant, Nami swiftly retreated.
Looking at her ferocious expression, Zoro couldn't help but sigh. "Look closely. She's nothing like Bellemere was before. There's no saving her now."
However, perhaps upon hearing the name Bellemere, the previously ferocious Nami suddenly lost her focus again. Her tensed body relaxed.
Seeing this, Luffy rejoiced. "See? She reacted to what you said. Nami can still be saved! She's the navigator of the Pirate King!"
Zoro frowned. He looked at Nami, who seemed to be in a daze, then thought carefully. "On Pirate King Roger's ship… I remember there was also a demon, wasn't there?"
Demon was a general term for half-demons. The most famous demon in the world currently was Toguro, one of the Seven Warlords.
"Huh?! There was one on the Pirate King's ship too?!" Luffy's eyes lit up.
"Uh… yeah, I think so…?" Zoro wasn't too sure. In this era, Roger was basically a legend. His former crew members' information was also blocked by the World Government. He had only heard that Roger's ship had a demon.
"Great! In that case, let's go find Bellemere. Maybe she has a way to help Nami break free from her current state." Hearing that there was a demon on the Pirate King's ship, Luffy became even more excited and immediately wanted to set off.
But as soon as he spoke, his stomach rumbled again.
No, it's better to go eat first!
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