Pirates: Beginning with the Patrolman

The Konomi Islands, where the Kokoa West Village is located, are in the northwest of the East China Sea.

On the way, Nami was very silent and didn't speak, just staring at the sponge in a daze.

"What did you remember?"

The wind direction was right, Remos loosened the sail and let the boat move automatically.

Then he picked up two bottles of juice, walked to Nami and asked.

"Thank you."

Nami took the juice and smiled at Remos.

"I didn't think about anything, I was just in a daze."

"You weren't like this before, did you think of your adoptive mother?"

Remos looked at Nami. When he took Nami to Rogue Town before, Nami's mood was still very high.

As a result, after leaving Rogue Town, she became quiet, as if she had changed a person.

"... Yeah."

Nami was silent for a long time before she nodded gently.

"I miss Bellemeier, Nokigo, and Ajian... Do you think that after destroying Aaron, everyone can live happily?"

Nami whispered.

Remos probably understood her mood at the moment, which must be a kind of excitement with a little trepidation and a little confusion.

In other words, she was a little afraid of returning home.

Although she usually lived on the island, she rarely saw Nokigo and other villagers, and she didn't know how the villagers viewed her, so she was not sure whether the villagers would still accept her after the demise of Aaron and his gang, whether Nokigo would forgive her, and... whether everyone could live the happy life she dreamed of.

"Happiness... This is a very grand proposition. Everyone has different standards and definitions of happiness. There is no standard answer."

"... Then, Remos, what is your definition of happiness?"

"Me? I'm very simple. I have enough money to spend and enough sleep. It would be best if I had a beautiful girl as my girlfriend."

Remos leaned on the side of the boat, took a sip of juice, smiled and said, and winked at Nami.

Nami's pretty face suddenly turned red.

"You, don't talk nonsense, girlfriend or something..."

Nami hit him with shame and annoyance.

"You should have enough money to spend now, right? You have hunted so many pirates, you should have saved up 100 million berries a long time ago, right?"

The number of 100 million berries is like an obsession for Nami. Since many years ago, she has always regarded 100 million berries as her biggest life goal.

"How can there be so much? You can't just look at my money and not my spending. I spend a lot of money on maintaining weapons, purchasing intelligence, replenishing supplies, and daily consumption."

"That's more than what the average person earns... By the way, where are your parents? Are they confident in letting you come out as a bounty hunter?"

"Don't worry, they are dead, what else is there to worry about."

"Sorry..."

"No need to apologize, they died more than ten years ago."

"Is it because of the pirates?"

"No, they died of illness."

"..."

Nami stared at Remos blankly, and she asked tentatively after a long time.

"Then, why did you start being a bounty hunter?"

"Of course it's to make money, why else?"

"No, nothing, I just thought wrong."

Nami quickly turned her head to the side, her face flushed.

She misunderstood Remos. She thought Remos chose to be a bounty hunter because his parents or other close people died at the hands of pirates, and he started hunting pirates for the purpose of revenge, which was also the initial reason why most bounty hunters took this path.

As a result, Remos's answer ruthlessly slapped her in the face, making her embarrassed.

"By the way, if you want to make money, why don't you join the navy? With your strength, you will soon become a cadre of the navy, right? Wouldn't it be easy to make money then?"

After a while, Nami turned around and asked again.

"Too troublesome."

Remos answered without thinking.

"Trouble?"

Nami didn't understand.

"Yes, there are too many rules in the navy, I don't like it very much."

Remos said.

The Navy is a place that is very particular about rules and discipline. Subordinates must obey the orders of their superiors. There are not many people who can disobey orders and act arbitrarily.

People like Garp are absolutely rare. If he had not made enough contributions when he was young and had Sengoku in front of him, the Five Elders would definitely not tolerate his frequent disobedience.

So joining the Navy is definitely a good idea, but it is not suitable for Remos, and if he wants to become stronger, he must continue to hunt pirates.

The rules of the Navy are not suitable for Remos's own development, so after careful consideration, he decided to give up the Navy and choose to become a bounty hunter..

Nami didn't know so many psychological activities of Remos. She quietly pondered Remos' words. The more she thought about it, the more she felt it made sense. She fantasized about becoming a navy... After thinking about it, she only came up with one answer. I'm afraid she couldn't accept the rules and regulations in the navy, right?

She suddenly understood Remos' choice.

...

Three days later, Kokoa West Village was in sight.

Nami looked at the familiar village with a stiff expression.

The boat sailed towards the village. From a distance, some villagers saw them. At first, everyone was not sure of Nami's identity.

As the boat got closer and closer, some villagers recognized Nami and noticed that Nami's clothes were different from usual.

In surprise, some people turned around and ran to the village, while others gathered around the simple dock, holding simple weapons, and looked at Remos and Nami vigilantly.

The boat docked, and Nami took the lead to board the dock. In everyone's disgusted eyes, she bit the bullet and introduced Remos' identity.

After learning that Remos was a bounty hunter, the villagers' expressions were obviously much more relaxed, and when everyone knew that Remos was going to destroy Arlong's group, they finally couldn't help cheering.

"Great! Finally, we can destroy that group of pirates!"

"When will we start, we will also come to help!"

"Yes, we have been preparing for a long time!"

The villagers talked in a flurry, and some took out hatchets and rakes from their rooms.

"Everyone..."

Nami looked at the villagers blankly, which was different from their usual behavior.

"We did it on purpose!"

"Yes, we don't want to ruin your plan, so we can only pretend to hate you so that Arlong won't embarrass you."

"Don't do this again in the future!"

Listening to the villagers' words, Nami couldn't help crying anymore.

It turned out that everyone had always understood her.

Remos stepped forward and patted Nami on the shoulder.

"Spend some time with them, then go to the sea to greet Smoker, and leave the rest to me."

After that, he turned around and walked towards the direction of Aaron Park.