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Her tone then carried a hint of regret. "Such ruins being destroyed like this is really such a pity."
"You don't have the right to say something like that."
Nami retorted irritably upon hearing Vivi's words. "That hateful teacher of yours took more than half of it!"
"Huh, that gold belonged to this place?"
Vivi froze, as if she suddenly remembered something, and looked at Nami with a strange expression. "So, the one you're talking about who's almost empty this place is..."
Before she could finish speaking, at that moment, a calm voice came from behind them.
"That's right, it's me! Oh, and we have to add your teacher, and Luffy, your older brother. Back then, we came here together and emptied this place."
Everyone: "...?!"
Hearing this, the Straw Hat crew hurriedly pulled their gazes away from that gigantic golden bell, turned around together, and looked at the figure that had suddenly appeared behind them while holding a little girl in his arms.
"Ah... Ian (Mr. Ian)?"
Luffy, Nami, and Vivi shouted in unison.
"So you're not calling me that awful guy anymore?"
Ian, dressed casually and holding Aria, glanced sideways at Nami. "I heard everything just now."
Nami: "..."
This guy wasn't secretly eavesdropping from the beginning, was he?
Nami forced an awkward smile onto her face and waved her hand apologetically. "It was an accident, an accident."
As she spoke, she then looked at Ian seriously. "Mr. Ian, on behalf of everyone, I would like to express our gratitude to you for your help to Cocoyasi Village!"
"Mm!"
Ian looked at Nami in surprise, clearly not expecting her to actually express thanks, but he still smiled and nodded.
Over these past few years, he had also heard about the situation of this person in charge of the East Blue.
Compared to Garp, who fished for three days and dried the nets for two days, and would occasionally take out the wine he was supposed to sell and hold a banquet, this acting agent, Nami, was quite responsible.
Moreover, she had a very sharp business sense. Basically, all the wine he sent over was sold by her at the highest possible prices.
At the same time, while making money, she did not forget to develop her own hometown. Riding on the popularity of Sibia Green Grape Wine, the oranges of Cocoyasi Village were now also selling extremely well under her management.
It seemed that after so many years, this little girl had already walked out of the shadows of the past.
Only… Ian pondered for a moment and swept his gaze over the Straw Hat crew in front of him.
Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, and Chopper aside, what he truly did not expect was that the princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta had actually boarded the ship as well.
It made him sigh inwardly that sometimes fate really was difficult to grasp.
"I didn't expect that in the end, you still went to sea and became a pirate."
Nami: "..."
As soon as these words fell, the atmosphere around Nami and Sanji instantly grew silent.
Nami was one thing, but why did Sanji also look so melancholic?
Just as Ian was feeling curious, Nami let out another long sigh. "I didn't expect that in the end, things would actually become that serious!"
Originally, she had planned to obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit and then, after splitting the spoils, go their separate ways, but she never expected that such massive chaos would be stirred up in the East Blue to the point where she had no choice but to leave.
As for Sanji... He simply sighed, flicked the cigarette in his hand, and wore an expression full of stories, yet said nothing.
This strange scene also made Ian understand that fate had indeed undergone some changes.
Even though he had done certain things, these two joining the Straw Hat Pirates were probably still filled with twists and turns.
"Forget it, let's not talk about all that anymore."
At this point, what was the point of thinking so much?
Nami quickly adjusted her mindset and curiously looked at the little girl in Ian's arms. "Why are you here too? And is this the baby that sister Robin brought back then? I didn't expect she would grow so big already. Hehehe, hello, your name is Aria, right!"
With a cheerful smile, she continued, "You can call me sister Nami!"
"Sister Nami!"
Aria replied very politely, though the form of address made Ian's face fill with black lines.
Still, he did not pay much attention to it and said calmly, "I came here on vacation with my family. I didn't expect to run into you here."
Compared to the Straw Hat crew, who had just arrived, he had already been on Skypiea for quite some time.
As he spoke, he seemed to recall something and looked at Nami. "By the way, what about that Devil Fruit of yours? If you don't need it, you can sell it to me!"
"Devil Fruit? You want it too?"
Hearing Ian's words, Nami, who was teasing Aria, froze, frowned, and looked at Ian. "But that's not the Dark-Dark Fruit!"
"I know. Don't worry, even if it's not the Dark-Dark Fruit, I'll still give you an appropriate price!"
"Is that so?"
Nami's eyes lit up, and she rubbed her hands together, making a belly-counting gesture. "How much can you offer? Say it first. If the price is right, I can sell it to you!"
As soon as these words fell, before Ian, who was frowning in thought, could say anything, Luffy beside her grinned and leaned over while asking in confusion: "Nami, didn't we already sell that Devil Fruit to Ace?"
"You idiot, how can you expose me like that! Even if we sold it, we can still find another Devil Fruit to sell to this guy! Anyway, he doesn't know what Devil Fruit we got. I was planning to ask him about his bottom line!"
Hearing Luffy's words, Nami, who had been looking forward to how much Ian would offer, immediately put her hands on her hips and glared angrily at Luffy.
Then, as if sensing something, she awkwardly turned around and looked at Ian's meaningful gaze. "Sorry, sorry, I almost forgot. We already sold the Devil Fruit!"
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