Orange Town.
"Wow! Is this an island outside? It's so lively!"
Nojiko's eyes sparkled as she walked lightly down the street.
Shops lined both sides of the street, with shouts and laughter rising and falling, every sight new and exciting to her.
Coco Village was just a small village, a world apart compared to the bustling Orange Town before her.
Freed from her usual worries, Nojiko and Nami were like birds escaped from a cage, reveling in their freedom, excitedly weaving through the crowds.
Suddenly, Nojiko stopped, pointing at several fruit stalls by the roadside, her voice full of surprise: "Yun Lie, look, these are oranges from our Coco Village, and they're selling them in Orange Town!"
Years of experience growing oranges allowed her to determine their origin with just two glances and a sniff.
Yun Lie looked at Nojiko's excited expression, his eyes filled with doting affection: "Of course, my Nojiko is very capable!"
His gaze swept over the two girls' faded, patched clothes, and he said with a pained heart: "Come on, I'll take you to buy new clothes!"
With that, he gently embraced them both and walked towards a clothing store in town.
In the clothing store, Nojiko and Nami picked and chose, but in the end, only selected a few inexpensive clothes.
Years of frugal habits made them truly reluctant to spend more money.
Yun Lie, however, waved his hand without hesitation, telling the proprietress to wrap up all the beautiful clothes the two girls had just tried on.
He knew clearly that their past frugality was out of necessity, but now that they were with him, he had to ensure they lived a good life.
"You bad man!" Nami narrowed her eyes, like a wary kitten, looking at Yun Lie with suspicion, "I just saw the proprietress wrapping some clothes, and a few of them had so little fabric. Were you doing that on purpose?"
Having wandered for many years, she wasn't as easily fooled as Nojiko.
Instead of being embarrassed, Yun Lie lowered his head and whispered into Nami's ear: "100,000 beli, wear them for me tonight."
"Deal!" Nami's eyes instantly turned into the shape of beli, and she agreed readily.
Since some things had already been experienced, she was actually curious what those somewhat embarrassing clothes would look like when worn.
"Nami, what are you two whispering about?" Nojiko curiously leaned over, her face full of confusion.
"Nothing, you'll know tonight," Nami chuckled, cleverly glossing over it.
Just then, "Boom!" a violent explosion sounded from afar.
"Ah!" Screams and shouts instantly erupted.
"Run! The pirates are here!" Thick smoke rose from the direction of the port, and the street vendors panicked, frantically packing up their goods, and the entire town instantly fell into chaos.
"We are the Buggy Pirates! I am First Mate Moji, and I now declare that Orange Town has been occupied by our Buggy Pirates!"
A man with peculiar fluffy, thin hair, as if wearing a rag doll's headpiece, appeared before everyone riding a large lion.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Behind Moji, dozens of pirates rushed up with guns, shooting wildly at the pedestrians on the street.
In a short while, the street was covered with bodies, and blood slowly flowed through the cracks in the cobblestones.
"Boom!"
Another cannonball struck, and in the violent explosion, half a street of buildings collapsed with a roar.
"Hahahaha! My Buggy Ball is so powerful! Hahahaha!"
A pirate dressed as a clown with a red nose danced excitedly, as if destroying this town brought him endless joy.
"Nojiko, Nami, you two take Little Kong and find a place to hide first." Yun Lie's expression was serious as he shielded the two girls behind him.
He never expected that the plot of the Buggy Pirates occupying Orange Town in the original story would happen to him at this time.
The corpses and bloody scene before him were far from the passionate adventure he remembered.
Nojiko and Nami were sensible girls; they knew they couldn't cause trouble now, so they grabbed Little Kong and quickly found a hidden corner to hide: "Yun Lie, be careful, don't get hurt."
"Whoosh!" Yun Lie's figure appeared like lightning on the large lion, and before Moji could react, with a flash of his blade, Moji fell into a pool of blood.
"Ah! You bastard!" Moji writhed in pain on the ground, his white fur quickly stained blood-red.
"Roar!" The lion, Richie, seeing this, roared in anger, jumping up and down, trying to shake Yun Lie off his back.
"You beast, you deserve to die too!" Yun Lie looked at the blood dripping from Richie's mouth, pointed his sword downwards, and plunged it fiercely into its back, twisting the blade with force.
"Roar! Roar!" Richie was in extreme pain, its massive body like an out-of-control tank, crashing wildly, even knocking members of the Buggy Pirates flying, their fates unknown.
"Bastard! Who are you! How dare you cross our Buggy Pirates!" A pirate riding a unicycle and holding a long sword glared at Yun Lie.
"Cabaji, kill him quickly! Kill him!" Moji was still writhing on the ground, his eyes full of malice as he looked at Yun Lie.
"Don't worry, Moji, an ignorant kid like that, let me show you my acrobatics!" Cabaji glanced at Moji, then turned his gaze to Yun Lie, his face full of disdain.
Just then, Buggy and the other members of the pirate crew arrived.
"Moji, who hurt you like this?" Buggy roared angrily, looking at Moji, who was covered in blood on the ground.
Cabaji quickly leaned into Buggy's ear and recounted what had happened.
"Captain Buggy, leave this kid to me." Cabaji, fearing that Buggy would personally act and steal his glory, said hastily.
"Good, let them see your acrobatics show." Buggy showed a hint of displeasure on his face and turned to Cabaji.
With permission, Cabaji leaped high into the air, then rode his unicycle charging towards Yun Lie, shouting: "Chief of Staff, Cabaji the Acrobat is here! I will quell Captain Buggy's anger!"
"Clang!" Cabaji charged, but Yun Lie remained composed, with a slight flick of his blade, he sent Cabaji's long sword flying.
"A good performance, but I don't like it very much."
Without giving Cabaji much time to react, Yun Lie's face twisted into a cruel smile, gripping his sword hilt with both hands: "One-Sword Style, Full Power Slash!"
"Ugh..." Cabaji's face was filled with disbelief; his left arm and right palm were severed by a single slash, and the wound on his chest was deep enough to expose bone, with his internal organs spilling out.
Cabaji, dead!
Having dealt with Cabaji, Yun Lie slowly turned, looking at the members of the Buggy Pirates, a harmless smile on his face, and said coldly: "Scum, have you thought of your last words?"