【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"Nami, what are you talking about? Of course we are partners!" Luffy looked at Nami who was walking towards them and said, "We are here to take you back!"

"Partners? That's ridiculous. It's just a cooperation of pirates helping each other!" Nami said coldly, "I have always wanted your treasure. You outsiders should stop interfering in the affairs of this island! I will return the ship to you. You can find another navigator. No matter if you are looking for a great treasure or something else, please leave this island as soon as possible! You are really an eyesore!"

"Nami." Luffy looked at Nami for a while. He felt the pain when Nami said these words. Luffy casually lay on the ground, folded his hands to make a pillow for himself, closed his eyes and said, "I don't want to leave this island, and I'm not interested in what happened on this island... I'm very sleepy, I want to sleep."

Qi covered his face and looked at Luffy helplessly, but he knew what Luffy was thinking. This was Nami's battle, and if Nami didn't want him to intervene, he wouldn't intervene. Even if he wanted to help Nami, he could only help when Nami wanted him to help.

"It's up to you! I'd rather die!" Nami shouted angrily and turned and ran away.

……

"Bang! Bang!"

Nojigoo couldn't help but sigh as he listened to the banging noises coming from the house.

"You're really making a fuss, Nami." Nojigo looked at Nami lying on the table and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, just coming to rest." Nami didn't look up.

"I can't accept you smashing furniture and windows just to rest." Nojigo pulled up the chair opposite Nami and said, "If nothing happened, how could you open the treasure map?"

Nami lowered her head and said in a low voice, "It's just that something happened that made me angry."

"Who are they?" asked Nojigo.

"Have you seen it?" Nami looked up in surprise.

"Well, I saw three of them. One with green hair, one with black hair, and one with a long nose." Nojigo said, "They looked serious. I heard that you were laughing happily on their ship."

"I wanted to forget it..." Nami told Nojiko about her happy journey with Luffy and the others. "There was a time when I even forgot the fate I was carrying... I really wanted to be with them forever..."

"I see... those people really came to take you back..." Nojigo looked at Nami sleeping on the table, with a distressed smile on his face. "No wonder you are angry. Partner... for you... this is the most painful word."

……

"There must be a reason why Nami joined the Arlong Pirates. Shouldn't we go help her?" Usopp looked at Zoro and Sanji and asked. He no longer had any hope for Luffy and Ooal Gavankar as they were lying on the ground, sleeping soundly and could not be woken up at all.

"It's useless. No matter what you do, you can't shake Aaron's rule."

Aside from the sleeping Luffy and Odd, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji all turned to look at the woman who was speaking.

"Who is this beautiful lady!!" Sanji looked at Nojiko with heart-filled eyes.

"This is Nami's sister." Usopp replied.

"What do you mean it's useless?" asked Zoro.

"I beg you, don't have anything to do with this village anymore. I will tell you the whole story. Just leave here." Nochigo said.

Qi had woken up during their discussion. He looked at Nojigo, yawned slowly, and said, "Luffy and I won't listen. I'll go back to sleep."

Nojigao looked at Qi who went back to sleep after saying that with a puzzled look, "Why did he do that?"

"Don't worry about them, just listen." Zoro folded his hands behind his head, leaned his back against the tree and said with a smile, "Although nothing will change after listening."

"Don't fall asleep right after you finished talking!" Usopp said angrily to the sleeping Zoro.

"That's why Nami is helpless!" Nojigo looked at the two sleeping people and sighed helplessly.

After Nojiko's story, Usopp and Sanji fully understood why Nami did this and also learned all the truth behind her.

"Since that day eight years ago... she has never cried in front of anyone again, and she has never asked for help from others again! Because she no longer wants to see... innocent victims like our mother killed by Arlong." Nojigo paused and continued, "Nami, who was only ten years old, was desperate... and decided to struggle to survive by her own strength. Can you understand how painful this choice is?"

"For this deal that is the only way to save the village, I am willing to kill my own relatives with my own hands..." Usopp felt a little heavy-hearted. Nami actually bore so much pain.

"Ah! You who have caused the lovely Miss Nami to suffer, I will kill you with my own hands!!" Sanji shouted angrily.

"boom!"

“What…what are you doing, big sister…” Sanji covered his hit head and said aggrievedly.

"I came here just to make you give up this idea! If Arlong and his gang find out that you are Nami's partner, then Nami's eight years of hard work will be in vain." Nojigo looked at them and said, "So please don't... make her suffer anymore. For her, the most painful thing is that you who call yourself partners are here."

Qi yawned and sat up from the ground. He looked around and noticed that Sister Nami was gone. "Ah, the story is over, right?" He looked at Luffy who was still sleeping and grinned. "Luffy, get up and eat meat!"

"Meat!!" Luffy yelled as he jumped up from the ground. He looked around and found that it was Qi who tricked him. He couldn't help but complain loudly, "You tricked me again, Qi!"

"You guys finally woke up!" Usopp complained.

Qi ignored Usopp's complaints. He used his Observation Haki to check Nami's movements and noticed that Nami ran towards Arlong Paradise angrily. It seemed that Arlong did not keep his promise. Qi's expression turned cold. If that was the case, let him feel the consequences of betraying the agreement. "We should go! Nami needs our help."

"Let's go." Luffy took the lead and walked forward.

Johnny and Joseph stood up and volunteered to challenge Aaron. When they came back from Aaron Paradise, they also heard the truth. It turned out that Sister Nami had shouldered so much. They had said that about Sister Nami before.

Qi looked at the two people who were eager to challenge Aaron and shook his head. "Go to Aaron Paradise first and block the door. Don't let any villagers in before we pass."

"What's wrong?" Usopp asked puzzled.

"Nami cares most about the villagers in the village. She can't let them get hurt." Qi said with a smile. After the villagers knew that Nami was deceived, they would definitely go to fight Arlong.

......

a few minutes ago……

"Falling asleep..." Nami rubbed her eyes and looked around, only to find that Nojigo was not there. "Did he go out?"