I am brushing up materials in One Piece

After finally venting all the grievances she had suppressed in her heart over the years with tears, Nami lifted her head from the arms of Nokigao who came forward to hug her not long after she started crying.

Looking at the concerned eyes of the people around her, she was still hesitant to tell everyone about the agreement between herself and Aaron.

"Actually, you don't have to worry. In the final analysis, that guy has no intention of fulfilling his agreement with you. It's just a paper pie for you to continue to work for him in vain."

Kos, who already knew everything, spoke calmly from the side.

Everyone turned their attention to him, wanting to get a detailed explanation from him.

So he briefly explained the agreement between Nami and Aaron.

"So she is planning to use the money she defrauded from me to redeem this village?"

After hearing this, Ace held his chin and nodded thoughtfully, and then said directly,

"How is this possible! The kind of guy who kills people at will and robs others of their freedom cannot possibly keep his promise."

"Eh?!"

Nami was shocked. After being explained by Kos, she gradually realized how unreliable her agreement with Aaron was, but what she didn't expect was that Ace, the person she had easily deceived, would see through it at a glance. This is a scam. Doesn't it make her look stupid?

"The situation is different. How old was Nami when she made the agreement with Aaron? What's more, she has no other choice but to trust Aaron."

Kos explained on the side, saving some face for Nami.

"So as long as you go and beat that guy named Aaron away, you can give me the money back, right?"

Ace rubbed his head and said to Nami.

But Nami jumped up as if she had been stimulated and stopped in front of Ace.

"Don't go! That guy is not a human. He is a fishman with ten times the strength of a human. You can't defeat him. And now that I understand that it is a lie, there is no need for me to continue saving money. I will All the money you defrauded will be returned."

After seeing that Ace didn't seem to change his mind, Nami looked at Kos for help.

"Hey, he is your companion! Come and persuade him. You know Aaron so well, you must also know how terrifying that guy is, right?"

"Um……"

After thinking for a moment, Kos held out two fingers.

"First of all, I'm not his companion in the strict sense; secondly, I don't think Ace will lose to the loser who escaped from the Grand Line."

Although we don't know the level of Aaron's strength, if we think that Ace and Luffy have the same strength when they go to sea, then it makes no sense that Ace can't beat the opponents that Luffy can defeat two years later.

Not to mention that Ace's Burning Fruit ability is much stronger than Luffy's Rubber Fruit (before Luffy's awakening). Isn't it easy to defeat Arlong who has to resort to tricks to deal with Luffy?

In early maps like the East China Sea, users with natural abilities who could elementalize were invincible existences with almost no weaknesses on land.

Facing Ace, the Dragon Pirates may only end up turning into a pile of charcoal-grilled seafood.

"Don't worry, little girl! They are the pirate nemesis who have wiped out several big pirates worth tens of millions. It will be no problem to leave it to them."

Mengka jumped out and patted his strong pectoralis major to confirm.

Only then did Nami remember that she had run over in a hurry because she saw the navy.

She looked at Mengka, an unimpressive marine, with a suspicious face.

"Aren't you guys in the same group as that bastard Aaron?"

Mengka's mood dropped obviously after hearing Nami's words.

He had only heard about the collusion between pirates and the navy here from Kos before, but now he got a direct answer from the victim, which shocked him somewhat.

"We are the navy of the 153rd branch, not Colonel Mouse's subordinates."

Mengka tried his best to put on what he thought was a kind smile and said,

"We are different from those guys who forget the honor of the navy. We will protect you even if we risk our lives."

It's just that Mengka is good in every way, but he is a little naive and has a slightly vicious appearance.

As expected, his smiling face made Nami look disgusted.

Mengka, who was hit again, turned into ashes and knelt on the ground in an orz position with his hands supported.

"Okay, I'll just believe you. It's not like a guy like you can collude with those bastards."

In the end, Nami reluctantly accepted the setting that Mengka is a good person.

So Mengka immediately became energetic, stood upright and patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, we will protect the people in this village."

"Let's go then!"

Kos and Ace walked towards the direction of Aaron's base.

Deus, who had been invisible since the last chapter but was always there, also followed the two.

Cos originally thought about letting Deus go back, but after seeing the level above his head, he took back his words.

When we parted ways in Shields Town, Deus' level was still LV11 when we first met him, but after not seeing him for more than two months, he had been raised to LV21, and he also had an additional LV1 Haki of Knowledge in the skill bar.

This upgrade speed is a little too fast even in Kos's opinion, and the skills that Kos needs to learn from his apprentice are inexplicably mastered by Deus.

Kos couldn't help but begin to wonder if his identity as a time traveler and his golden finger were mixed with water, and his growth rate didn't seem to be much faster than that of the aborigines.

"Don't worry. I've made some progress while following Ace's mischief. At least I can protect myself."

After noticing the gaze directed by Kos, Deus thought he was worried about his own strength, so he explained to reassure Kos.

"I can tell."

Kos nodded and looked at Ace again.

He didn't quite believe in the so-called "Straw Hat camp buff" before, but now he half believes it after seeing that Deus's strength has improved so quickly following Ace.

——Following people who do this will not directly increase your attributes, but it will put you into desperate situations that you would not normally encounter again and again, ruthlessly squeezing out your hidden potential.

To use a simple analogy, following bastard captains like Ace and Luffy, you can only clear difficult dungeons every day. You will gain more experience than other people who choose ordinary dungeons, and your upgrade speed will naturally become faster.

It's just that most people may not be able to enjoy such camp buffs, and only those freaks with unlimited potential can enjoy this rocket-like upgrade speed.

Of course, the situation of being tortured by the Shichibukai some time ago, and then suddenly being able to spar with the Four Emperors is still a bit outrageous.