After finding no food, they all gathered again at the shore.
"Hey, Nami! There are meats, but this old guy said no," Luffy said.
Gaimon frowned. "What? Those are my friends here. How could I offer them to you?"
Zoro sighed. "So… are we going or not?"
Luffy grinned. "Alright then—let's set sail! What about you, old man? Do you want to come with us?" Luffy asked Gaimon.
Gaimon shook his head. "Even after everything that happened, I've lived here my whole life. I grew here. These animals are my companions, so I have to decline."
Zoro crossed his arms and nodded.
Luffy laughed. "Hahaha! Okay, old man. You've got your own adventure. Where we're going now—"
Gaimon cut in gently. "The sea is waiting for you."
Then he looked at the goddess sitting on the boat beside Nami.
"That girl—" Gaimon began.
But Luffy interrupted him. "Shishishishi! Don't worry, old man. She'll be my companion from now on."
Gaimon's eyes widened. "Are you really sure?"
Zoro spoke calmly. "Don't worry. Our captain knows what he's doing."
Gaimon nodded and smiled. "Good luck on your journey."
"Shishishishi! You too, old man!" Luffy replied.
Then Luffy and Zoro climbed onto the small boat.
"Are you ready?" Luffy shouted.
"Then let's set saiiiiiilll!" He yelled, throwing both hands up into the air.
Cry watched him and tried to imitate the action. She stretched her arms upward toward the sky as well.
This caused both Nami and Zoro to blush.
"Hey, Luffy! Don't teach nonsense to Cry!" Nami shouted.
Nami couldn't help it. Just watching this goddess would make anyone feel lust and greed stir within them.
When Cry stretched her long, snow-white arms, her massive boobs jiggled with the motion, the nipples pressing against her white polo. This scene could make anyone go nosebleed.
"Luffy! Don't teach anything to Cry, you understand?!" Nami shouted.
"Yes, ma'am," Luffy said.
Zoro, a little blush on his face, said, "Let's go…"
"Wait a minute," Nami said. "I forgot the treasure."
They all looked at Cry, who was sitting there, tilting her head and staring at them innocently.
Nami pulled a gold coin from her pocket and showed it to Cry, then pointed at her mouth.
Cry patted her stomach.
This caused everyone to question her body. What kind of body could even devour gold like that?
Nami made a sad face. "Then it's gone…"
But she was cut off by Cry's next action. She opened her small mouth and blew softly, almost like a whistle. From her breath, a barrel the size of a grain of salt appeared. It slowly expanded, growing back into its original size—a five-foot-tall barrel full of gold.
"Whaaaaattttt? You can do that?!" Luffy shouted.
Zoro looked at Cry and said, "She can store anything she eats perfectly. I wonder what's inside her stomach…"
This amazed Nami so much that she finally took a deep breath and hugged Cry again—this time, a thankful hug.
Zoro raised an eyebrow. He knew Nami loved money, but… why this much?
Then Luffy asked Nami what she planned to do with the money. She didn't answer at first, but Cry was watching her curiously.
Nami did something she would never have done in her life—she opened up in front of a friend she had just met. She sat down, hugging her knees with her arms, and said softly to everyone, "I need money… to buy my village back."
"Buy your village back?" Zoro asked. "From who?"
Luffy also heard it, his face now attentive, listening closely to her.
"I just… need to buy it back. And with these treasures, I can now do it." Her tears were joyful, and everyone could feel that a heavy burden she had been carrying for so long was finally lifted.
"Thank you, Cry," she said, turning her head to thank the goddess. "And thank you, both of you," Nami added.
Zoro turned away, not wanting to face them.
Luffy laughed. "Shishishishishi… well, go there and make sure to secure the money!"
Nami wanted to say something more, but she couldn't. She just looked at them, and then at Cry, who was gazing at her with those deep, sea-crystal eyes.
She hugged Cry even tighter.
Then Luffy stood up. "Okay! Let's go to the new island!"
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To be continued