Unexpected Ways to Travel
The villagers were treating Genzo's wounds, while questioning about Usopp.
"Long time no see everyone," someone greeted.
The villagers turned to see it was Nami.
Most of the villagers turned away from her.
Nami seemed depressed about it as she passed through.
"What's wrong Nami? You don't usually walk through the village," Nojiko said.
"I heard the noise, so I came," Nami said as she turned to the remains of the houses that was destroyed, "Arlong did this, didn't he?"
Genzo remained quiet, as if he was hiding something as well as pretending to ignore her.
…
Nojiko left the village with Nami, and headed to a grave marker they had placed near their childhood home.
"Seven million beries to go," Nami said.
"Your name is still bad you know," Nojiko told her sister.
"I am a pirate. But Arlong is an understandable person. I collect and steal money for them," Nami said, "Soon, I will be able to complete my promise. Once I get 100 million berries, I will be able to buy this village."
…Arlong Park…
Zoro was waiting at Arlong park for his ride back.
However, instead of hiding and not causing any trouble, like Nami told him too do, Zoro took out majority of the fishmen that were still at the park.
Zoro learned that even though the fishmen weren't as immune to Haki as he thought.
The fishmen were just too strong to be affected by a simple knock out power of Haki, but if he used haki correctly, he can still use it too fool them and do some damage if used correctly.
"Well, at least my stay here isn't a complete waste of time," Zoro said, "I don't know if my haki would be enough against that captain, but Luffy's might help."
Suddenly he heard what seemed like someone blowing a trumpet while yelling at the same time.
"What was that?" Zoro asked.
Zoro got up and looked over the walk where the noise seemed to be coming from.
He saw Hachi fishing.
"Are you the one that blew the trumpet?" Zoro asked.
Hachi turned surprised to see it was Zoro.
"Who are you?" Hachi asked.
"He doesn't know me. He must of not been here when I was held captive here," Zoro thought, "Maybe he's that fishman Nami told me about."
"Ah, hello?" Hachi asked.
"Oh sorry, I'm a friend of Nami's visiting her here as Arlong's guest," Zoro said.
"Oh! You're a friend of Nami's? Nice to meet you," Hachi greeted, "I'm Hachi! Nami and I go way back."
"So you are Hachi," Zoro said, "Listen! Nami told me I can ask you to take me somewhere."
"No problem! Any friend of Nami's is a friend of mine," Hachi said, "Where do you want me to take you?"
"How about the farthest village from here," Zoro requested.
"Sure! Hop in my jar and I'll take you there!" Hachi said pointing at a jar.
"Thanks," Zoro responded thinking, "Sucker!"
…Luffy's Group…
"Monster!" Yosaku cried.
Really!
While eating the meal that Sanji cook, a large monstrous cow like fish came out of the water.
"What a big cow," Luffy said.
"I think it's a Sea King," Gin said.
"No, I think it's a hippo," Sanji responded.
"It doesn't matter what it is! It's a Grand Line Monster here in the East Blue!" Yosaku yelled.
The cow-fish look at the food on their boat.
"He's looking at the food," Yosaku yelled, "Hand the food to him before he sinks the ship!"
Luffy took a deep breath while summoning Haki.
"Don't even think of eating my food, you stupid cow!" Luffy yelled with a force of Haki.
The Haki scared the cow into stopping.
"What was that?" Gin asked.
"Haki yell," Luffy said, "It's great for taming animals by scaring them.
"And if that didn't work?" Sanji asked.
"Then I just Haki punch them!" Luffy replied.
"You're great Brother Luffy!" Yosaku yelled.
"If you ask me, he just yelled at the thing," Sanji said.
"Hey Luffy! Now that you got the beast tamed, we can use this to our advantage," Gin said.
"What do you mean?" Luffy asked.
"This beast is from the Grand Line, right? Then it might be involved with Arlong," Gin said, "If Nami is with Arlong, then this beast can take us to her."
"Oh!" Luffy responded.
"That's actually cleaver," Sanji respond.
Luffy took a deep breath and focus Haki again.
"Hey cow! Take us to the island you came from!" Luffy yelled with Haki.
"Was it necessary to do that?" Sanji asked.
The sea-cow mooed something to them.
"Do any of you have any idea what it just said?" Luffy asked.
"No clue," Sanji responded.
"Me neither," Yosaku said.
"I think it agreed as long as you don't do that Haki-yell again, and as long as we give it something to eat," Gin said.
"What makes you say that?" Sanji asked.
"Can you understand the cow Gin?" Luffy asked
"No, I can't understand the cow. But I can tell that it's looking at our food like its hungry but keep turning back at Luffy like it's scared of him yelling at it," Gin said pointing at the sea-cow.
Sure enough it was looking back and forth between Luffy and their food like it was hungry and scared.
Sanji made a huge dish of food for the beast.
"Here you go Hippo," Sanji said.
The Sea-Cow opened it's mouth and was about to eat the dish of food from Sanji's hand.
"Die!" Sanji yelled kicking the sea-cow in the chin.
"What was that for?" Yosaku cried.
"That Hippo was about to eat my food too," Sanji responded.
The sea-cow cried as it honestly doesn't know what's scarier: Arlong, or the humans on the boat.