Nami stared coldly at Arlong.
The whirlwind in her hand gradually condensed into a massive storm tornado.
She wanted to torture Arlong to death.
Use the storm to shred his limbs, use the air currents to slit his throat.
Watch him crawl on the ground, letting out miserable pleas for mercy bit by bit.
Then, crush him without hesitation.
Just like how Arlong treated humans.
"You... who are you?! You absolutely can't be Nami! That little brat, that lowly human, how could she possibly have this..."
Arlong's pupils contracted sharply. He tried to speak, but found a shallow blood mark had suddenly appeared on his throat.
His vocal cords were shattered.
"Urgh, pfft…"
Large mouthfuls of blood flowed from his shattered windpipe, causing Arlong immense pain.
Nami's mastery of the Wind-Wind Fruit was meticulous.
This wound was precisely cut to slice the windpipe without being fatal.
She wanted to bring Arlong before the villagers.
She'll let the people of Cocoyashi see that the Arlong they feared, the invincible Arlong, would be killed by her, Nami, with her own hands!
Whoosh…
The giant tornado, carrying the terrifying bloody sphere from the sky along with Arlong's mangled body, flew towards the village.
Nami couldn't wait to see everyone's happy faces.
'As long as I killed Arlong, wiped out these despicable Fish-men, leaving not a single one, everyone would regain their past smiles, right?'
'Those who misunderstood me, those who cursed me, would also understand my good intentions and accept her again, right?'
Thinking this, a smile couldn't help but curl on Nami's lips.
However…
At this moment, in Cocoyashi Village.
"What is that?"
An elderly-looking villager squinted, looking at the bloody storm in the sky, greatly alarmed.
"My heavens, such a huge bloody storm! Is it a fight between ability users? Even a bully like Arlong couldn't stand against something of this level!"
A villager who had been to sea and had some knowledge gaped in shock, his whole body trembling.
Battles between ability users of this level could shatter rocks and startle the sky, cause mountains to crumble and seas to roar.
It was said that when they fought to the extreme, they could even sink a small island.
"Let's run for our lives! Although Arlong is tyrannical, if we keep our heads down, we can at least survive."
"But in front of a calamity-level ability user like this, even a tiny ripple from their fight is enough to kill us a thousand times over."
The villager who had been to sea hurriedly packed his belongings, his face full of lament.
Cocoyashi's fate was truly tragic.
"Wait, the lookout tower has a clear view of the storm. Important news."
"In the center of that bloody storm, there's a person. It seems..."
Just as everyone was sighing and lamenting,
The young man who ran from the lookout tower said, panting.
"Seems what? Don't leave us hanging! This is agonizing!"
The young man took several deep breaths, his eyes wide, before drawing out his words:
"It seems to be Nami!"
"Gasp…"
For a moment, all the villagers present sucked in a cold breath.
'That Nami?'
'The Nami who betrayed the village and joined the Arlong Pirates?'
'Impossible!'
'How could a young girl in her teens create such a terrifying calamity?'
'Even if she accidentally ate a Devil Fruit, developing its abilities takes a long time.'
"It must be someone with the same name. Let me think, are there any other famous Namis in the East Blue..."
"It's not a namesake! It's the Nami from our village!"
The young man shook his head repeatedly, explaining loudly.
"She's standing in the bloody storm, holding a mangled fish-man. And that bloody storm isn't anything else, it's all Fish-men's heads!"
"That's impossible!"
An elderly man with a white beard, who seemed respected, stepped forward and said sternly.
"Even if we assume, for argument's sake, that Nami gained power and could easily kill Arlong,"
"Given her personality, she would never commit such genocide."
The old man had watched Nami grow up.
Although she was a bit mischievous and naughty, her heart was gentle and kind.
Even if she sought revenge, at most she would defeat the opponent and throw them in prison.
Someone who would cause such slaughter, blotting out the sky with blood clouds, could not be Nami!
Rustle, rustle.
While everyone was discussing, the terrifying bloody storm had completely approached.
The Fish-men's heads tumbled in the air currents, their eyes wide with unwillingness.
It was horrifying.
Even Genzo, battle-hardened as he was, couldn't bear to look directly when he saw this scene.
And Nami, with a calm expression, like a blood-stained Valkyrie, slowly descended from high above.
She held Arlong's mutilated body with one hand, wanting to show the villagers how she had slain this villain with her own hands.
But things did not develop as she had imagined.
"It's Nami! It really is Nami!"
"My God, when did she become so strong? It's terrifying."
"Baby, don't look! That's a devil, a devil just like Arlong."
Fear, wariness, avoidance.
All along the way, the villagers' reaction to Nami was even more guarded than towards Arlong.
'What... was going on?'
Nami looked at her blood-stained hands, her bright eyes gradually dimming.