Because the battle between Roy and the Arlong Pirates had caused such a huge commotion, many villagers from Cocoyasi Village spontaneously picked up weapons and rushed toward the direction of the fight.
They had thought the fish-men of the Arlong Pirates were causing trouble in Cocoyasi Village again.
The villagers, who had already been oppressed for so long, had finally reached their breaking point.
However, when they arrived here, they were all dumbfounded!
The scene before their eyes left the villagers of Cocoyasi Village utterly shocked.
“The fish-men of the Arlong Pirates were actually killed!
What are these strange giant wooden spikes that suddenly rose up?”
Genzo, the village policeman of Cocoyasi Village, could not help feeling a chill when he saw the fish-men corpses hanging in midair on the Ground Spikes
This scene was simply too shocking, too soul-stirring!
“So many fish-men suddenly died in front of our village.
If the officers of the Arlong Pirates find out, they probably won’t let our village go, right?”
One villager from Cocoyasi Village showed intense worry.
“Look over there!
The one hanging on that huge wooden spike on the right looks like Kuroobi, an officer of the Arlong Pirates!”
“It really is Kuroobi!”
“Look to the southwest!
Chew, the kissing gourami fish-man officer of the Arlong Pirates, and Hatchan, the octopus officer, are also hanging on Ground Spikes They’re dead beyond dead!”
“Everyone, come look!
I found the corpse of Arlong, the captain of the Arlong Pirates!”
…
After the villagers of Cocoyasi Village recognized these fish-men corpses, they could not help crying out in waves of shock!
What kind of power had caused the total destruction of the Arlong Pirates?
After circling around to the back of the small wooden spike forest, the villagers of Cocoyasi Village discovered Nami, who was crying.
“Na… Nami, didn’t you just go out to sea?
Why are you here?”
Because the wooden spike forest had blocked the villagers’ view earlier, they had not seen Nami.
Only after they went around to the back of the wooden spike forest did they see Nami kneeling on the ground, unable to stop sobbing.
“Nami came back?”
When Nami’s sister Nojiko heard someone call Nami’s name, her expression tightened.
Connecting that with the fact that so many fish-men had been killed, she became somewhat worried about Nami’s safety.
Nojiko hurriedly went around to the back of the wooden spike forest.
Are you hurt?”
“I… I’m fine!”
Nami wiped the tears from her cheeks once again, then looked at Nojiko and said, “Sister, the Arlong Pirates are all dead.
From now on, the Arlong Pirates won’t oppress Cocoyasi Village anymore.”
That call of “sister” left Nojiko somewhat at a loss, because Nami had not called her that in a very long time.
“Mm.
I know.
Thank you for everything you’ve done for Cocoyasi Village.”
Nojiko held Nami’s head and comforted her softly.
All these years, Nojiko had silently watched Nami’s efforts from behind.
A few minutes later.
After crying in Nojiko’s arms for a while, Nami finally calmed down a little.
Then she stood up and said to the villagers of Cocoyasi Village, “His name is Roy.
He was the one who destroyed the Arlong Pirates and saved our Cocoyasi Village and the twenty-some nearby villages!”
“This fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy wiped out the Arlong Pirates all by himself!?”
Although Genzo, the village policeman standing nearby, had already guessed as much just now, he still found it hard to believe!
If these words had not come from Nami’s mouth, and if the corpses of the fish-men from the Arlong Pirates had not still been hanging from the wooden spikes, he would definitely have thought it was a joke.
He found it difficult to imagine that a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy could actually be powerful enough to destroy the Arlong Pirates.
It was not only Genzo who found it hard to believe.
Even Nojiko and the other villagers of Cocoyasi Village found it somewhat unbelievable.
The strength and brutality of the Arlong Pirates had already become deeply rooted in their hearts.
They had imagined the Arlong Pirates being destroyed by the Marines or wiped out by pirate hunters.
But they had never imagined that the Arlong Pirates would be defeated by a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy.
“Everything I said is true.
The reason Roy is so strong is because he ate a powerful Devil Fruit…”
Seeing that the villagers of Cocoyasi Village, including her sister Nojiko, were all showing shocked expressions, Nami continued explaining.
After Nami described how Roy had fought the entire Arlong Pirates alone and wiped them out…
The villagers of Cocoyasi Village nearby all burst into shocked uproar.
“Roy, thank you for saving Cocoyasi Village and the twenty-some nearby villages!”
Genzo hurriedly thanked Roy.
“Thank you, Roy!
With Genzo taking the lead, the other villagers also thanked Roy one after another.
“Benefactor Roy, you probably haven’t married yet, right?
My daughter is about the same age as you.
She’s pretty, and she isn’t married either.
If you’re willing, I can decide on her behalf and let my daughter marry you!”
A middle-aged uncle suddenly said to Roy.
“Eh—”
When the villagers of Cocoyasi Village heard the words of this fellow villager who had completely ruined the mood, they were stunned for a moment.
“Benefactor Roy, in order to repay you for saving our village, I’m willing to marry you!”
After someone took the lead, a plump young girl also mustered her courage and spoke.
Back then, she had once declared, “Whoever destroys the brutal Arlong Pirates, I’ll marry him.”
“Aira, have you no shame?!”
Nami indignantly shouted at the girl beside her.
Roy: “…”
“Ahaha, everyone, stop teasing Benefactor Roy!”
Genzo saw Roy’s embarrassment, so he directly stepped in to smooth things over.
“Benefactor Roy just fought the Arlong Pirates.
He must have consumed a lot of energy.
Everyone, go back and bring out food so we can properly Host Benefactor Roy.”
“Tonight, we’ll hold a bonfire party!”
Genzo seemed to have quite a high reputation in Cocoyasi Village.
Almost everyone responded to his call.
Roy had helped them so greatly.
It was only right for them to hold a bonfire party to thank him.
After deciding to hold a bonfire party that night, Genzo looked at Roy somewhat embarrassedly and said, “Benefactor Roy, could you remove this small wooden spike forest?
This wooden spike forest is standing on the road at the entrance to Cocoyasi Village, so it’s blocking the path a little.”
“I can.”
After hearing Genzo’s request, Roy activated his Wood Release kekkei genkai.
As this Wood Release activated, the wooden spike forest that had originally stood there began to collapse and break apart, eventually disappearing completely.
As for the corpses of the fish-men from the Arlong Pirates, because they no longer had the wooden spikes supporting them…
They all fell from the air and crashed to the ground.