At that moment, the sound of footsteps approached as Carina and the others slowly walked over.
"Chris, I brought someone with me. She wants to join us," Carina said, blinking her beautiful eyes at Chris with a charming smile.
"Her name is Nami, a genius navigator. She can predict the weather and draw island maps."
"In short, she's incredibly skilled and will definitely be a huge asset to our crew."
Perona, floating in the air, nodded her little head and giggled.
"That's right, that's right! She's been reading books on navigation since she was a kid. By the age of ten, she could already draw maps of all kinds of islands."
"Tsk tsk, she's seriously amazing. A real genius—Hahahaha~"
Once the two of them finished introducing her, Nami quickly bowed to Chris and spoke in an extremely respectful tone.
"Captain Chris, if you allow me to join your crew, I'll do my best to use my skills to provide the best sailing routes for everyone."
"However..."
Nami looked at Chris, clenched her hands nervously, and said,
"Before joining, could you help me resolve a problem? Please, Captain."
Carina quickly took over, explaining on her behalf.
"It's like this—Nami's village, Cocoyashi Village, is in trouble."
"It's been taken over by fish-men who bully the villagers every day. They're really cruel."
Carina glanced at Bakala and the others, her eyes pleading as she smiled gently.
"These fish-men are despicable, daring to oppress humans like this."
"Chris, let's go wipe them out and teach them a lesson—see if they'll still dare to act so arrogantly!"
Perona nodded repeatedly, giggling.
"Yeah, yeah! Fish-men—I've never seen them before! Hahahaha~"
Burgess shrugged and laughed loudly.
"A new recruit making demands before joining? That's a first."
"Captain, forget about her. Being allowed to join us is an honor. How dare she make demands? Who does she think she is?"
Doc Q grinned eerily.
"No, let her join. Such exceptional navigational talent shouldn't go to waste."
"As for helping her with her village's problems—no need. Once she's on board, it's not like she can leave, hehehe~"
As usual, Hawkins was lifeless and composed.
"Judging by her appearance, she'll join us today."
Laffitte smiled faintly, speaking in a gentlemanly manner.
"If a man tried to make demands upon joining, we'd just kill him."
"But since it's a woman, it's up to the Captain to decide. We have no right to say anything."
Sweetheart Queen looked at Chris with a smile.
"Chris, just let her join us."
Bellemere took a drag from her cigarette and nodded.
"A genius navigator is hard to come by. I suggest letting her join."
Reiju gazed at Chris, blinking her beautiful eyes before adding softly,
"I think Nami's skills are truly valuable. Let her join us, Chris."
Chris glanced at Nami, his expression as calm as ever, and said indifferently:
"Let's go."
With that, he stood up, hands in his pockets, and walked toward the door.
What did that mean?
Was he rejecting her?
Nami froze, completely baffled.
"Nami, what are you standing around for? Let's go!" Carina patted her shoulder and grinned.
"Chris is just like this—quiet and reserved."
"If you don't understand him, you won't get what he means. But he's actually agreed. You're officially part of the crew now."
Perona nodded and chimed in,
"Exactly! Once you get to know Chris better, you'll understand how he communicates."
Burgess stood up and shrugged.
"If the Captain's agreed, then I've got nothing to say."
"No, you can refuse."
Doc Q grinned creepily at Burgess.
"This Nami actually dared to make demands—we should oppose her joining."
"Burgess, go talk to the Captain. Tell him not to let her join, hehehe~"
Burgess glared at him and growled:
"Are you trying to get me killed? If I actually questioned the Captain's decision, do you think I'd walk away unscathed?"
Law, carrying his sword Kikoku, coldly remarked:
"Whether you'd die or not, I don't know. But getting beaten up is guaranteed."
"No, the Captain wouldn't even need to lift a finger."
Laffitte twirled his cane and smiled faintly.
"If he really dared to question the Captain's decision, I'd deal with him first."
Nami followed everyone outside, repeatedly expressing her gratitude, overjoyed.
"Thank you, thank you all so much..."
Once Chris and the others had left, the customers in the restaurant finally relaxed and began discussing loudly.
"That was terrifying! Who exactly is that young man named Chris? He's seriously scary."
"Yeah, just him sitting there made me too afraid to speak. His presence is overwhelming."
"We'll find out in a few days. Since they took down the East Blue's overlord, the Marines will definitely issue a bounty. We'll see then."
"But man, I'm so jealous of him! He's surrounded by so many beautiful women—what a sight, hahaha..."
"Strong men never lack beauties around them. If you get stronger, you'll have the same. But... hah, that's never happening. Stop dreaming..."
Similarly, the chefs began chatting among themselves.
Patty laughed heartily, clearly relieved.
"They're finally gone! Man, that was nerve-wracking, hahaha!"
Carne nodded and sighed.
"My hands were shaking the whole time. I've never met someone so terrifying before. Sigh..."
"Kid, aren't you going to see your sister off?"
Zeff looked at Sanji and asked sternly.
Sanji took a drag from his cigarette, stayed silent for a moment, then exhaled slowly.
"We've said all we needed to say. There's nothing left to do. If she's leaving, then let her leave."
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