"Not good, they might be working with that girl!"
"The kid, no matter who you are, if you dare to covet our captain's treasure, you're doomed. Surrender now!"
The pirates, glaring at Luffy, shouted.
"Eh?" Luffy was confused, not understanding what was happening.
He had just fallen from the sky, a bit dazed, and now was being threatened with knives, making him even more bewildered.
"Oh, boss, you're finally here! Did you hide the stuff well?"
Nami's eyes lit up as she spoke to Luffy, acting familiar.
"Boss? Who are you?" Luffy asked, even more puzzled.
Hearing this, the surrounding pirates were furious!
"Sure enough, they're together! Go, capture them!"
"How dare they steal from the Buggy Pirates! They're asking for it!"
"Capture them and hand them over to Captain Buggy!"
They roared and rushed at the two.
Meanwhile, Nami, seizing the opportunity, quickly slipped away and turned to escape.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Stop, or I'll get serious!" Luffy shouted.
But no one paid him any attention as they charged at him!
"What the hell is going on?" Luffy was speechless. Facing the fierce pirates intent on taking his life, he roared!
"Gum-Gum... Whip!"
His legs stretched long, forming a whip, and he swung it at the pirates!
The rubbery force sent the pirates flying and crashing to the ground!
"I didn't expect you to be this strong!"
Nami, who had returned, was surprised at the sight.
After leaving, she felt uneasy and quickly came back. Considering that Luffy had survived a fall from such a height, she thought he should be able to handle a few small-time pirates. Still, she returned and saw the scene before her!
"Who are you?" Luffy asked.
"My name is Nami."
Nami introduced herself, seeing Luffy with a glint in her eyes as a new idea formed in her mind. If she could achieve this, her plan would be complete!
"Nami, I'm hungry. Where's the food?"
Luffy nodded and asked directly.
"Food? Of course, I know a place with lots of good food. But first, you have to cooperate with me. If you do, you'll never have to worry about food again!"
Nami smiled slyly, like a cunning fox.
"Great! Take me there!"
Luffy's eyes sparkled with excitement, already forgetting everything else.
"Alright, but first, I need to tie you up and follow the plan."
Nami said with a smile.
Luffy eagerly nodded, willing to do anything for food!
"This is really a town? Why is it so desolate, and there isn't a single person? What happened?"
Moonlight and Zoro arrived at the town, which was eerily empty, with broken houses and ruins everywhere.
Zoro asked, "Before Captain Buggy came, this was a bustling town, but after he arrived, it turned into this!"
"It's not our fault. Captain Buggy is a good person. It's the townspeople who refused to cooperate and opposed us, which led to this outcome!"
The three Buggy Pirates crew members explained quickly.
"They were the ones who provoked them, right?" Zoro sneered.
He detested such pirates the most.
"Ah!"
The three fell silent, not daring to speak.
"Take me to your captain. If Luffy finds out about this, he won't spare you."
Moonlight said calmly.
In this age of pirates, such things were not uncommon. Life was cheap, and the strong preyed on the weak. Ordinary villagers had no choice but to comply or face death.
"Yes, yes."
The three, not daring to be careless, led the way.
"Damn, it's the Buggy Pirates!"
"And there are two others with them. The pirate crew is growing stronger!"
"We must resist, even if we die, we can't let them destroy our village!"
At that moment, on a hillside surrounded by a makeshift fence, some villagers watched the scene through binoculars and angrily declared.
They were the townspeople who had been driven away. Seeing their village being destroyed and the pirates' brutality, they decided to fight back!
"The village chief is scouting ahead. Wait for his signal and then we'll attack together!"
They said.
"Captain, it's terrible, terrible!"
"Our treasure was stolen by that thief. We chased after her and encountered a skilled fighter. We were all defeated!"
"Captain!"
On a huge ship of the Buggy Pirates, many pirates were eating and drinking. Suddenly, a few pirates who had chased the thief scrambled back, shouting to the captain.
"What? My treasure was stolen by a thief? And you didn't catch her?"
A cold voice came from a lavish room!
"Captain, listen to us. That person is not ordinary. She, she..."
The pirates, trembling, tried to explain.
"No need to explain. I don't want useless people on my ship. Since you failed to capture her, you're dead!"
The voice was uninterested in their excuses. With a cold shout, a hand emerged, splitting into three parts, and lifted the three pirates high, ready to kill them!
"Captain Buggy?"
At that moment, a voice came as Nami, with Luffy bound, arrived.
"Captain, it's her. She stole our treasure!"
"Damn thief, how dare you come to us!"
"Kill her, kill her!"
Seeing Nami, the pirates who had chased her immediately shouted.
"Oh? So you're the one who stole my treasure?"
The clownish Buggy came out of the room, looking at Nami.
"Is he the notorious pirate Buggy?"
Seeing Buggy in person, Nami was slightly surprised but maintained her smile.
"Captain Buggy, you misunderstood. I've come to join you. This person is my boss. He made me steal your stuff, but now I'm turning to your side!"
Nami said with a smile, handing over the stolen treasure and sea charts.