【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"This is the Kokosia Village. A'long Paradise should be to the west of Kokosia." Qi said.

"Why do you know so much?" Usopp asked puzzledly.

"The information on the ship is not read in vain." Qi grinned.

"Is that woman Nami in this village?" asked Zoro.

"She should be here." Qi noticed that the villagers around him turned their heads and looked at them when they heard Zoro say Nami's name. "Even if she's not here, she should be related to this village."

"Well, but where should we look for it?" Zoro also noticed that something was wrong with the villagers, and they seemed to be afraid of something.

"Hey, you guys, get out of here as soon as possible!" a man in guard uniform shouted at them.

Qi walked towards the man who was speaking. When he got closer, he noticed that his body was almost entirely covered with scars from knife cuts. "Hello, we are looking for a girl. Her name is Nami."

"What do you want to do with Nami?" the man asked warily.

"Don't worry, we are her friends." Qi said with a smile.

"In that case, then follow me. My name is Jianzang, and you must not go against the fishmen." The man warned.

Qi and Zoro looked at each other, a little confused, but decided to go find Nami with this uncle for the time being.

Usopp quickly caught up with Uncle Kenzo and tried to chat with him, but Uncle Kenzo didn't say much. He just stood straight and led them out of the town in silence.

"This is Nami's home." Uncle Kenzo took them to the outskirts of Cocosia, where there was a well-cared-for orange grove.

"Nami and her sister live here." The uncle said, with a hint of sadness in his tone.

"Mr. Jian?"

Qi and the others turned around and looked in the direction of the sound. There was a girl with short blue hair. She was standing behind them with a boy. The girl had a red headband on her head and blue tattoos on her arms and chest. She looked at them puzzledly.

"Nojigo!" Jian looked at the woman and said, "Have you seen Nami?"

"Not back yet." Nojigo replied, looking at Zoro and the others and said with a smile, "Then who are these people? Why are they standing at my door?"

"These people came to look for Nami, saying they were Nami's friends." Ajian said.

"Is that so? Then follow me in." Nojigao said with a smile.

Chi, Zoro, and Usopp followed her into the cabin, Uncle Kenzo had already left as he needed to patrol the village.

Nochigo looked at the boy from Housha Town who had been standing there and said, "You have experienced it yourself, so you should know more clearly that you will die if you fight against the murlocs..."

"I know, but... they killed my dad! I will never forgive them even if I die!" The boy clenched his fists and said angrily, "They also brought giant monsters that I have never seen before, looting and destroying the town. I must seek revenge on them! So I went to Aaron Paradise, but was stopped by a woman who looked like a witch!"

Usopp listened in shock, swallowing when he heard that Arlong had a huge monster, while Qi and Zoro just listened quietly.

"Then go die!" Nojigao said calmly, "I hate those who only want to die. I know a child who would rather live in pain for the sake of his future.

"Then what should I do..." The boy cried in pain.

Qi felt a little bit uncomfortable watching this scene, as if thinking of Luffy and the others when they were young, he couldn't help but touch the boy's head and said seriously, "We will help you teach the fish man a lesson!"

Zoro placed his hand on the hilt and grinned, excited about the battle he was about to have against the fish-man.

"That's right, leave the damn fish-men to the great Usopp!" Usopp said confidently, crossing his arms.

Noqi Gao turned to look at the people who were talking and said, "Do you want to take action against Aaron and his gang?"

"We are here to get Nami back to our ship. If the fishmen of Arlong's group block us, we will take action against them." Qi said, and then touched the little boy's head. "And I just promised to help this little guy teach the fishmen a lesson."

Nojiko looked at their serious expressions and smiled, "If you are Nami's friends, I advise you not to attack Arlong."

Qi looked at Nojigao in confusion, not quite understanding why he didn't want them to take action against Aaron and his gang. Wouldn't this help them?

Nojigo turned to look at the boy and asked, "Where is your mother?"

"Should still be alive."

"She must be worried about you, go back quickly!" Nojigao said with a smile.

……

"Hey! How long are you going to cry for?" Luffy sat on the bow and looked at Joseph who had been crying since the start of the ship. "Cheer up."

"I was moved!" Joseph said while crying. Thinking of the scene when Sanji and the chefs knelt down to say goodbye, he cried even louder. "It was really great! Sanji's farewell scene!"

"Are you sure you are heading in this direction? It's correct..." Sanji couldn't help but feel worried when he saw Joseph's unreliable look.

"I really want to bring Nami back as soon as possible and then set off for the Grand Line!" Luffy raised his hands and shouted excitedly.

"You look very happy. Even if Miss Nami returns to the team, there will only be six of us, right?" Sanji said with a smile, leaning against the railing with a cigarette in his mouth. "Are you planning to enter the Grand Line with only six of us?"

"It's okay, because it's a paradise..." Luffy grinned, "The boss told me when we were leaving the restaurant, hehehe!"

"That's what the old man said..." Sanji had no idea what he was thinking about. He supported his chin with his hand and had a crazy expression on his face.

"You are too naive!" Joseph suddenly shouted, "The reason why the Grand Line is called the Pirates' Graveyard is because there are three major forces there, one of which is... the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Sanji asked doubtfully.

"They are the seven pirates recognized by the government." Joseph replied.

"What? Why are pirates recognized by the government?" Sanji asked.

"That's because the Seven Warlords of the Sea mainly plunder undeveloped areas and pirates, and then give part of their income to the government, so their pirate behavior can be recognized by the government. The Hawkeye Mihawk who defeated Brother Zoro is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea." Joseph said solemnly.

"How awesome! There are seven such awesome people!" Luffy said excitedly.

"More importantly, there is a fishman pirate named Jinbei among the Seven Warlords. In exchange for joining the Seven Warlords, he released a terrible guy, Aaron, in the East China Sea!" Joseph said solemnly, "We are going to Aaron's base camp, Aaron Park! Aaron is a pirate more powerful than Creek!"

"Fishman?" Luffy heard Joseph mention fishman and excitedly drew what he thought was a fishman on a notebook and showed it to Sanji and Joseph. "Is this it?"

Sanji looked at the four-legged fish Luffy drew and laughed at him, "The fish you drew is disgusting!"

"Stop joking!" Joseph shouted angrily.

"How do you know where Miss Nami went? Didn't you come back halfway?" Sanji looked at Joseph and asked, "Maybe she went to other places in the same direction."

Luffy continued to modify the fishman he drew, and then showed it to Sanji again, "Look, how about this!?"

"It just made the fish stand up!" Sanji complained.