CHAPTER 201: CHAPTER 202: NAMI’S RESOLVE

Nami smiled faintly, the two people’s reactions were completely within her expectations.

All along, she had been someone who, no matter what, had to live on, so making such a decision, it was impossible for them not to feel surprised.

"Do you still remember the day Bellemere died?"

Hearing that name, whether it was Genzo or Nojiko, both felt a suffocating sensation.

Nami proudly said, "At that time, as long as she denied that we were her daughters, she could have lived on, but she still, without any hesitation..."

Her voice choked slightly, tears sliding down her cheeks.

"She really was an idiot, obviously if she just told a lie she wouldn’t have to die."

"Actually, in my heart, I had always been blaming her for not cherishing life, so I secretly swore, no matter what happened, I would live on."

"But now I understand, at that time she surely also bore a painful choice."

"What made her decide in that instant was her intuition. She surely realized that compared to her own life, telling a lie to live on would cause her to lose much more."

Nami’s voice was short and loud.

"I have already decided, tomorrow I will settle it with the fish-men, otherwise even if I live on, I will lose even more things!"

Genzo froze for a moment, then immediately smiled with relief, "We will accompany you to the end!"

He raised his right hand and shouted, "Notify everyone, prepare for battle, war has begun!"

The silent villagers of Cocoyasi suddenly let out loud roars.

Under Genzo’s call, those in the village who had not yet come out began continuously gathering toward this place.

Jotaro had been keeping watch on the movements here, and seeing the people of Cocoyasi Village begin to move, his expression relaxed a little.

’Well done, Nami!’

He silently praised in his heart.

This way, things were finally developing according to his expectations, and he only needed to quietly wait for that moment.

"At a time like this you still dare be distracted?"

Arlong sneered, of course not missing this opportunity, and used his sharp nose to pierce through Jotaro’s chest from behind.

Puchi!

Blood overflowed from the corner of Jotaro’s mouth, his eyes gradually losing color, and he fell straight to the ground.

"Jotaro!!!"

Seeing this, Nami and Nojiko, after a brief daze, screamed hoarsely.

Genzo’s lips trembled, his teeth clenched so tightly they made a rattling sound.

An outsider, in order to protect them, had actually been killed by the hateful fish-man!

His chest was filled with anger.

"Kill these hateful fish-men, come with me!"

Arlong looked at the fallen Jotaro, wiped the blood on his nose, and gave a sinister smile.

The trouble was finally resolved.

He looked toward the Cocoyasi villagers approaching fiercely and coldly said, "What? Do you intend to rebel?"

"Arlong! I will never forgive you!" Nami said through gritted teeth, her hatred to the bone.

Genzo shouted loudly, "Let’s go together, they’re just thirteen people after all."

The crazily charging Cocoyasi villagers all had sharp weapons in their hands; seeing this, Arlong was still somewhat wary.

"Bo... Boss..."

The other fish-men, seeing such a scene, already had some fear.

Arlong waved his hand, giving an order.

"Gather all compatriots. Even if there’s one less place to collect money from tomorrow, we must slaughter all these rebels."

One fish-man quickly took out a signal flare and fired it into the sky.

The brilliant fireworks of the flare instantly attracted all the fish-men on the island.

Unless it was an emergency, a signal flare would not normally be used.

The fish-men scattered across the island dared not neglect it, rushing toward the source of the flare at the fastest speed.

"Not good, soon all his subordinates will come!" Genzo took the lead, without a thought charging toward Arlong, "Now is the best chance to cut down Arlong, don’t miss it! Come with me!"

The fish-men’s overall combat power was far above theirs, and he knew now was a chance that could not be missed.

Even if Arlong was stronger, he should still find it hard to block the charge of all of them.

Yet Genzo still underestimated Arlong’s strength.

If they could get close to Arlong’s side, with chaotic blades cutting down, he indeed would be hard-pressed.

But Arlong clearly did not intend to give them this chance.

Only to see him insert both hands into the ground, and cracks instantly appeared in the ground.

"Haahhh!!!"

Arlong roared madly, and the ground in front of him was completely flipped over.

The charging villagers instantly lost their balance and all fell to the ground.

"This is the power of the fish-men, and you lowly races still dare to think of resisting us!"

Arlong wore a face of pride, looking down on these rebellious villagers.

At the same time, Arlong’s subordinates gradually arrived on the scene, surrounding the Cocoyasi villagers.

Now even if they regrouped, they could no longer pose a threat to Arlong.

Arlong pointed at Nami and grimly said, "I’ll give you one more chance, Nami. Honestly draw sea charts for me, and I will consider sparing these people’s lives."

"Nami, don’t agree to him, we can still fight!"

"That’s right, even if I die, I’ll bite a chunk of flesh from him!"

The Cocoyasi villagers shouted with unyielding spirit.

Nami stayed silent, after a long moment spoke, "I’m sorry, everyone..."

"Nami..." Genzo clenched his fists tightly, could it be that things would return to the way they were before? Could it be he’d have to see Nami sacrifice herself for them again?

’Damn it!!!’

The corner of Arlong’s mouth revealed a complacent smile.

Although he had promised Nami to spare these people’s lives, this time he would not be as merciful as before.

He would turn all the rebels into human swine, making them live in pain.

Nami turned her head to look at the Cocoyasi villagers supporting her, her eyes curving into crescent shapes, and sincerely smiled, "I’m sorry, everyone will still die together with me."

The smile at the corner of Arlong’s mouth froze, his expression quickly turning dark.

The Cocoyasi villagers, however, all raised their voices in high spirits.

"Nami, you still want to be my enemy? You have no chance of winning. This will only be dying in vain."

Arlong spoke, one word at a time.

At some unknown time, Jotaro had already stood up from the ground. Although his body was covered in blood, looking extremely terrifying, his voice was still full of strength.

He fixed his gaze, cold light flashing in his eyes, upon Arlong.

"No, they have already defeated you in spirit!"

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