NOVEL NEXT Chapter 51: Chapter 51
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East Blue
Somewhere in the middle of the sea
The entire crew was already aboard the Merry, except for Nami, who hadn't arrived yet.
"Why is Nami taking so long? Did she change her mind?", Usopp asked, tired of waiting.
"She said she needed to go to the bathroom and wouldn't take long", Nojiko replied with a shrug.
"Why didn't she just use the Merry's bathroom?", Usopp asked, puzzled as to why she didn't use the ship's bathroom.
"No idea", Nojiko answered, leaning on the ship's stern railing.
"Woof woof woof woof woof?", Chouchou barked, seemingly asking a question.
"Chouchou is asking if it's possible that she has diarrhea and is pooping right now," Luffy said, holding back a laugh as he translated Chouchou's question to the others.
"Chouchou, you gluttonous dog, it's rude to talk about a lady like that", Sanji scolded the dog.
"What, noodle-head? You think women don't poop or fart?", Zoro teased Sanji.
"Of course I know women do that too, idiot! I'm just saying it's rude to mention it", Sanji retorted, clearly irritated.
"I don't know, man. With how you act, it wouldn't surprise me if you didn't know", Zoro said with a shrug.
"You wanna fight, moss-head?", Sanji asked, ready to pick a fight.
Just as the two were about to start brawling, they heard Nami's voice shouting from a distance, "Raise the anchor!"
She began running toward the ship while Luffy looked at his crewmates and said, "Well, you heard the navigator. Let's get to work."
"What? She's planning to leave without even letting us thank or say goodbye to her?", one of the villagers commented, clearly irritated.
"Hoist the sails!", Nami shouted, approaching while running.
"Wait, Nami, at least let us say goodbye properly. Why can't you leave in a normal way, like Nojiko?", Genzo asked, trying to block her path and stop her from leaving without saying a proper farewell.
"Set sail!" Nami shouted before weaving through the crowd, jumping off the dock, and landing aboard the Merry, which was already just a few meters from the port.
She then throws a bunch of wallets on the deck of the Merry, and upon seeing this, the villagers start searching their pockets for their own wallets.
"What the—? My wallet's gone!"
"Mine too!"
"Where's my wallet?"
"See you later, everyone! Take care! Hihihi!", Nami said, flashing a mischievous smile as she held up a banknote between her fingers, taunting them.
"You little—", Genzo began, sounding irritated.
"You thief!", all the villagers shouted in unison, furious at Nami.
"Come back, Nami!"
"Give me back my wallet!"
"Hehe", Nami giggled, watching them fume at her.
"You brat!"
"Take care, you two!"
"Come back anytime!"
"This will always be your home!"
"Hey, kid, don't forget what you promised me!" Genzo shouted, catching Luffy's attention who responded with a thumbs up.
"Goodbye, everyone! We'll miss you! We'll be back soon!", Nami and Nojiko shouted, waving as the Merry sailed farther away.
As the island disappeared into the horizon, Luffy commented with a playful smile: "You took your time, Nami. We almost nicknamed you 'the shitter'."
"You're the pooper, idiot", Nami said, punching Luffy's shoulder.
"Hey, I wasn't the one who said that. Take it up with Chouchou", Luffy replied, rubbing his shoulder, pretending it hurt.
"Chouchou, what's this about you calling me a pooper, boy?", Nami asked, sounding like a scolding mother.
=Scene Break=
A few hours later, the Straw Hat crew now finds themselves sailing towards Loguetown for a brief stop before heading to the Grand Line.
"Are you serious? If they raise the prices again, I'm not buying anymore, got it?", Nami complained as she paid for a newspaper, while the news-carrying seagull stared at her as if to say, 'Lady, I don't set the prices'.
While Nami read the news, a wanted poster slipped out from the middle of the paper, landing squarely on Luffy's face.
Taking the poster off his face, Luffy realizes that it is a wanted poster. And when he sees who it is from, he shouts excitedly, raising his arms in celebration, "Yahhooooooo!"
"What's going on, Luffy?", Nami asked, giving him a strange look.
"Shishishishi! I finally got my own bounty!", Luffy said with a huge grin.
"Uh, let me see", Nami said, grabbing the poster from his hands.
"Fifty million Berries? That's the highest bounty in all of East Blue!", Nami exclaimed, stunned.
=Scene Break=
Meanwhile, on Garp's ship, loud laughter echoed from his office.
"Buwahahahaha! That brat's gonna be a handful in the future. The highest bounty in East Blue. Not bad for a pirate", Garp said, holding his grandson's wanted poster.
Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi on his desk rang, and when he answered it, he heard Sengoku's voice.
"Perro...perro...kacha...hello, Garp."
"Hey, Sen. What do you want?", Garp asked, putting the wanted poster back on the desk.
"You're in the East Blue, right? So you must've seen the bounty for a rookie that was just issued, haven't you?", Sengoku asked seriously.
"Yeah, I saw it", Garp replied, yawning a bit.
"So, the highest bounty in East Blue. Intel says he defeated ex-Captain Morgan, Buggy the Star Clown, Don Krieg, and Arlong the Saw. We also have information that he fought with you and managed to escape. Do you have any additional intel on this pirate?", Sengoku inquired, wanting to know if Garp had more to share.
"Why the sudden interest in a rookie?", Garp asked, confused.
"It's the highest starting bounty East Blue has ever seen. Plus, who he defeated or escaped from, in your case, sets off alarms in my head. This kid is dangerous", Sengoku explained.
"Well, what I can tell you is that this bratty grandson of mine is stronger than you think," Garp says, stretching a little.
"What? You just said this new pirate is your grandson?", Sengoku asked, surprised.
"What, you didn't see his wanted poster? His surname is literally the same as mine", Garp said, puzzled that his friend hadn't noticed, since it was pretty obvious.
"I got the intel from a report, so I didn't see the poster. And I wasn't paying attention to his name while reading", Sengoku said, scratching his head.
"Old age is catching up to you, Sen. Have you thought about retiring, you old goat?", Garp joked.
"Shut up, you old fool! And what's this about your grandson becoming a pirate?", Sengoku asked, clearly irritated.
"And what do you expect me to do? The kid's as stubborn as I am", Garp commented with a shrug.
"I don't care. He's your grandson. Sort this out before someone else arrests him," Sengoku said before abruptly ending the call.
"This is a complicated situation, well, fuck it, it's not like I'm going to find this troublemaker any time soon", Garp comments, shrugging.
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(AN: 1,134 Words)
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