39 Chapter 39: Not-So-Mighty Arlong

The jailer officer quickly reported the situation. Then, the people above would notify Smoker and the others, so he wouldn't need to intervene.

Now, they just needed to go to Cocoyashi Village and wait.

During the voyage, Nami kept the treasure in her hands, never taking her eyes off Luo Ning.

"You don't have to hold onto these things so tightly. No one will care about them"

Luo Ning shook his head. The money here was only hundreds of thousands of Beli. This pirate group was too weak, and there were few rewards. Additionally, pirates spent a lot of money. It was Nami's luck to find this much at all.

"Since you want to help me solve Arlong's problem, then you should know that Arlong and the others are fishmen, right? Can you really deal with Arlong and them?"

Nami didn't put down what was in her hand, but asked with some doubt.

The main reason was that Arlong cast too much of a shadow on them. As fishmen, Arlong and the others had many advantages over humans. Their innate strength was ten times that of normal humans. They could swim in the sea without restrictions. Nami didn't have much knowledge. After all, in the relatively weak East Blue, there weren't many powerful pirates. With a bounty of tens of millions, one was already considered a super pirate.

Arlong's 20 million bounty is a mark of dominance in East Blue.

"Do you know why Arlong came to East Blue? Fishman Island is located directly below the Red Line."

"The status of fishmen and merfolk in the Grand Line is very low. At the auction houses of the Sabaody Archipelago, it's not uncommon to see fishmen and merfolk being ruthlessly auctioned off."

"Even fishmen on Fishman Island don't dare to leave casually because once they leave and are caught, they're basically doomed to a life of slavery."

Luo Ning and Nami discussed the situation of Grand Line fishmen, leaving Nami dumbfounded.

"Why is this? It's clear that fishmen are ten times stronger than humans!"

Nami couldn't understand.

"They are ten times stronger than normal humans, but many people can surpass this advantage just by training hard. While the same is true for fishmen, compared to humans, the number of strong fishmen is too small."

"Arlong was originally imprisoned and wouldn't have been able to come to East Blue for the rest of his life. But after Jinbe became a Shichibukai, he secured the release of some fishman prisoners, including Arlong."

"Arlong didn't dare to provoke people from the Grand Line, so he could only come to East Blue. Even here, he only targets weaklings like you."

Luo Ning truly looked down on Arlong. It's understandable to want revenge, but why not take it on the World Government instead of causing trouble here?

Arlong's behavior is a typical example of a revenge society, what a piece of garbage.

"So... Arlong came to East Blue because he couldn't make it on the Grand Line?"

Nami's expression showed she was in shock. In her eyes, Arlong was a monster, but the invincible Arlong came here because he was weak?

"That's right, and he didn't dare to go to other areas. He only dared to come to East Blue because East Blue has been suppressed by Roger, making it currently the weakest of the four seas."

"It's very likely he would be killed by the powerful beings in other sea areas. So he could only come to this relatively harmless East Blue"

Luo Ning told Nami everything he knew, aware that Nami's worldview probably needed a complete overhaul.

The warship sailed quickly towards Cocoyashi Village.

Nami didn't need to go far. Since the warship was a motor ship, it took less than half a day to arrive at Cocoyashi Village.

"Nami, lead the way. Steer the ship directly to Arlong Park"

Luo Ning didn't stop at Cocoyashi Village and went straight to Arlong Park.

Hearing Luo Ning's order, the jailers naturally obeyed.

Despite her earlier bravado, Nami couldn't fully shake off the doubt Luo Ning's words had planted. Stuck between hope and fear, she decided to gamble. The worst-case scenario, she reasoned, was losing the bet and remaining with Bell-mére. But if she won, Cocoyashi Village would be free.

As the warship drew closer to Arlong Park, Luo Ning unleashed his Reiatsu. A giant hand materialized from the sea, snatching a fishman and hoisting him into the air.

Luo Ning held back from killing the fishman. While their deaths wouldn't be a loss, sending them to Impel Down remained the most fitting punishment. There, their suffering would far exceed the swift release of death.

The moment the fishman landed on deck, jailers swarmed him, despite his futile attempts to resist. These weren't ordinary men – they were veterans of Impel Down, hardened and powerful enough to subdue the fishman with ease.

Witnessing the jailers' swift takedown, Nami's belief in Luo Ning's words solidified.