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The journey back to Cocoyashi Village did not cause any more trouble.
Witnessed by the whole village, Nami took it upon herself to perform an extreme electrotherapy treatment on Captain Nezumi, who was crying and begging for mercy!
Although the process was rather cruel, the people present were all miserable people who had been oppressed by him and the Arlong Pirates for nearly ten years.
There was no way anyone would pity the captain who screamed in the lightning.
That's it...
After defeating Captain Nezumi, Nami said a simple goodbye to her sister Nojiko and Sheriff Genzo.
Before leaving, she went to the resting place of Bell-mere and stayed for a long time.
No one knows what Nami said to Bell-mere.
But when she returned to the Going Merry, her whole temperament became completely different.
The warm sea breeze blew the tips of Nami's orange hair.
Looking at the sea in the distance, Nami, holding her Clima-Tact, stood on the bow of the Going Merry, her eyes flashing and a confident smile on her lips.
This time, she can finally let go of all her baggage and pursue her dreams and ambitions...
Go conquer this sea!!!
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At the same time.
East Blue, Loguetown Marine Base.
As a marine position guarding the entrance to the Grand Line, both the quality of soldiers and the configuration of weapons here far exceed any other marine branch base in the East Blue.
Even the commander-in-chief here is an outstanding student who ranked among the best in the Marine Headquarters recruit training camp—White Hunter Smoker!
Although the performance of Smoker and the three admirals of the Marines cannot be compared, they are also an important backbone of the Marines in the future.
The top brass of the Marines sent him to Loguetown, firstly, to use Smoker's power to suppress the East Blue, and secondly, to allow him to be trained and accumulate some achievements.
But today, Captain Smoker was obviously not in a good mood.
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In the smoky office.
Smoker put down the Den Den Mushi, and a fierce look suddenly flashed through his eyes behind the smoke.
"Damn the Straw Hats!!!"
Bang!
Smoker punched the desk and shouted in the direction of the door.
Squeak--
The door opens.
A capable girl with glasses and short hair walked in quickly.
At her waist, there was a slender long knife.
If Zoro appeared here at this time, he would be so shocked that his eyes would widen.
Because the face of this girl actually looked exactly like his best friend Kuina in his memory!
And this girl is the Master Chief Petty Officer Tashigi who was transferred from the Marine Headquarters to Loguetown with Smoker!
"Captain Smoker!?"
Tashigi responded inquiringly, not affected by the thick smoke in the room at all.
After all, she had been following Smoker for several years and was already used to the smell of second-hand smoke.
"Something happened! The base of the 16th Marine Branch was invaded by pirates!"
To his trusted deputy, Smoker directly told him the information he had just obtained from his headquarters.
And this also made Tashigi look surprised for a moment:
"What!?"
"What kind of pirate is so brave!?"
"It's the Straw Hat Pirates!" Smoker said gloomily.
"..."
Tashigi frowned. Realizing the problem, she pushed up her glasses and said:
"Is that the Straw Hat boy Monkey D. Luffy who was offered a bounty of 50,000,000 Berries for the first time!?"
"Yes! It's them!"
Smoker stood up and picked up the Jutte placed in the corner.
"According to the intelligence from the headquarters, they attacked the marine base, took away the top commander and all the military expenses, and then left!"
"Such actions are tantamount to challenging the Marines' prestige and justice."
"The headquarters has issued an order for the marine bases in the nearby waters to send out all warships to patrol, search for traces of the Straw Hats within the East Blue, and then concentrate their forces to annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
"I will be the commander-in-chief of this operation!"
"Ok!"
Tashigi nodded clearly: "These pirates should indeed be eradicated as soon as possible, and we must not give them a chance to grow stronger!"
Smoker did not emphasize anything and directly ordered:
"You will be responsible for dispatching the warships and accompanying personnel!"
"Also..."
"In order to prevent the pirates in Loguetown from causing any trouble during my absence, I need you to guard Loguetown on my behalf!"
"Yes! I understand, Captain Smoker."
Although she could not participate in such a major operation, as a marine, Tashigi understood the priorities here and responded immediately.
A few hours later.
Dozens of marine warships set sail from major marine bases and began patrol missions.
The scale is so vast that it can be said to be unique in the East Blue in the past ten years!
It is enough to show how determined the Marines are to eradicate the Straw Hats this time!
And this incident was soon published in major newspapers and periodicals in the East Blue and was widely circulated.
It's just that the content published in the newspaper is somewhat inconsistent with the actual situation.
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"Boss! Something happened!!!"
"It's news about the Straw Hats!"
In a hidden street in Loguetown.
Mohji who was wearing a cloak that covered his whole body, but didn't know that it would attract more attention, suddenly took out a newspaper and handed it to another cloaked man.
With a flash of red nose, it is not difficult to guess that the identity of the person is Buggy the Clown who has defected to the Straw Hats.
Buggy took the newspaper and opened it immediately.
Mohji also started explaining from the side:
"Straw Hat Boss and the others seemed to have attacked a marine base a few days ago, but it didn't seem to go well..."
"Although they severely damaged the marine base and took away the base's top commander, they were eventually driven away by the heroic Marines and suffered heavy losses!"
"The heroic Marines?"
Cabaji gave him a confused look.
It was as if he was asking: "How come such words come out of your mouth!?"
Mohji, who had a tacit understanding, immediately understood and quickly explained:
"That's not what I said! That's what it said in the newspaper!"
Snap!
Buggy closed the newspaper, but a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He said directly to his two cronies:
"The content in the newspaper is false!"
"Huh!?" x2
Mohji and Cabaji were stunned and quickly looked at their captain.
"How do you know, Captain Buggy?" Mohji asked.
But Buggy opened his funny big mouth and laughed:
"It's easy!"
"Don't forget that not long ago, there were still rumors..."
"The Straw Hats and the Shichibukai Mihawk are fighting in the Baratie."
"At that time, there were only a few members of the Straw Hats in the news. How could they say they suffered heavy losses!?"
"So what the newspapers said is completely nonsense!"
"Also...this newspaper has been reported to have the shadow of the World Government behind it..."
"Stop reading this kind of rubbish newspaper from now on!"
"If you want to read the news, you have to read the World Economic News!"
As Buggy the Clown walked out of the alley, he tore the newspaper in his hand into long strips, and then suddenly threw it into the sky like a goddess scattering flowers.
Under the sunlight, the newspaper fell from the sky like a ribbon.
Buggy, hidden under his cloak, stepped forward, followed by two equally mysterious subordinates.
Although it is very meritless, they have to admit...
At this moment, he is really handsome!
"Let's go!"
"That bastard Bartolomeo is finally willing to contact us."
"I don't know what's so special about this guy, but since this is our first mission under Straw Hat..."
"There is no room for any mistakes!!!"
Buggy smiled calmly.