Chapter 20 Definition of Partner
"That ship seems to be the Merry!"
Under the guidance of Johnny and Joseph, Usopp and Guina came to the vicinity of Aaron Park and used a telescope to find the Melis parked at a remote port, which was very close to the village of Cocoaxi and the town of Kesha.
"What should we do next?"
After killing away the fishmen watching the boat at the dock, Usopp couldn't help but ask Guina: "Although the treasures have been plundered, at least our ship has been retrieved, otherwise we will go back like this?"
“I also think it would be unsafe to stay here!”
Johnny quickly interrupted, "This ghost place is Aaron's territory after all. I heard that guy is very terrible. His subordinates all come from the great channel, and they are all as strong as monsters! You must know that the fishman's strength is inherently more than ten times that of humans. If we continue to go deeper, we may be in danger of life..."
"We must not just return!"
Guina said coldly: "Rochi is our captain. Since he thinks that Nami's departure must have a secret, then unless we are sure that she is really just a liar, we have an obligation to bring her back to the captain!"
"Then what you mean is…?"
"Aren't there two villages and towns nearby?" Guina said decisively: "Let's drive the Meli to the corner of the hidden point to hide it, and then go to the village to inquire about Nami's situation!"
"Then let's stay on the Meli to watch the ship." The sword duo offered on his own initiative.
Guina agreed to their request.
Then she landed with Usopp, who was retreating and saw with her own eyes the town of Kesha that was destroyed by Aaron and his gang. All the houses here were turned over, and the road in the center was sunk into a huge trench.
“What an amazing destructive power…”
Usopp was so scared that he shivered, and Guina also changed her face: "Should you say that he is worthy of being a pirate from the Great Channel?"
"Are you all outsiders?"
A figure suddenly came out of the ruins. It was Norqigao who had just left the house: "Why do you come to this island controlled by the fishman? You have also seen the tragic situation here? This is not a place that is friendly to humans!"
"We are here to find a woman named Nami." Guina sincerely said her purpose.
"Oh? So you are the companions she calls?" Noqigao looked at the two of them with a smile, then revealed her and Nami's sisterhood, and invited them to sit together at home in Orange Garden.
"Then please take a way forward."
Nokigao and Nami's home are between Kesha Town and Keko Yaxi Village. On the way, they saw a group of fishmen moving in a hurry. The leader had dark purple skin, jagged nose bridge, and a sun-patterned tattoo on his left chest. It was the jagged shark man Aaron who controlled all nearby villages and towns.
Their target seems to be the West Village of Cocoa.
Noqi Gao couldn't help but frown and said, "Strange! Didn't you just collect the fees two days ago? Why are these people coming again?"
Usopp asked curiously: "What is a fee?"
Noqigao briefly explained: "It's the cap tax, adults have 100,000 yuan and children have 50,000 yuan. If you can't afford the money, you will die."
"Is it so inhumane?"
Guina couldn't help asking, "Didn't you ever think about resisting?"
"No one can defeat Aaron."
Noqigao smiled bitterly: "A naval warship had come earlier and wanted to transfer the affected townsmen in Kesha Town. They originally wanted to help us attack Aaron, but they were wiped out in just a few minutes..."
Usopp took a breath: "This group of people is indeed terrible!"
"It is precisely because she cannot resist with force that Nami and Aaron made a deal to save up 100 million Bailey to buy the village." Noqi Gao sighed deeply: "I know you must have been cheated of money by her, but she is not for her own selfish interests, but to save the people here."
"Then I can't forgive her, too!"
Usopp said with great momentum: "Rochi is a great man. He even took the initiative to help me, a person who has no friendship, fight against the Pirates. If Nami is willing to tell the truth about the matter, Rochi will definitely lend a helping hand for her! But she ran away without saying anything, and clearly did not regard us as companions!"
"Maybe she just doesn't want to drag us into the water..."
Guina suddenly sighed: "Since Aaron is so terrible in your eyes, Nami definitely doesn't believe that we will be his opponent, so she hopes that we don't have any involvement in these things, right?"
"You can judge the truth by yourself."
Noqigao stared at Along's back as he walked away: "Although I invited you to visit my house, I'm afraid I'll have to lose my companion a little. I have to go and see what Along wants to do!"
"It's okay, let's go there with you!"
Guina did not intend to separate from Nokigao, because since the other party was Nami's sister, as long as she acted with her, she should be able to see Nami soon.
Noqigao did not reject them.
The three of them came to Keke Yaxi Village together, hid in the corner and observed the situation secretly, and found that Aaron came here to kill the village policeman Ajian, simply because they discovered that he had carried a weapon three days ago.
"If you hold a weapon, you will kill someone?!"
Guina immediately grabbed the hilt of the knife: "It seems I have to take action!"
"Absolutely not possible!"
Noqigao said firmly: "I will go and dissuade Aaron, you must not take action! Once the other party finds out that you have a relationship with Nami, they will definitely doubt or make things difficult for her, which will greatly hinder her plan!"
"They won't find that we're here to find Nami."
"But I can't take this risk!"
"If Aaron is really as inhuman as you said, do you think you can stop him by going out?" Guina said coldly: "The person who acts more innocent now seems to be you? Weakness cannot be exchanged for peace, only-"
"Why do I solve this problem by my method!"
Seeing that Ajian was in danger at this time, Usopp, who had always been cowardly, decided to stand up.
He turned his head and said a few words to Guina.
So when Ah Long was about to kill Ah Jian, a gunpowder shot suddenly exploded on his face. The person who was attacking was a strange boy with a long nose. He showed his face on a roof and ran away.
"Catch him quickly!"
Under the command of Aaron, who was so angry that his veins were thrilling, a large group of fishmen ran to chase Usopp.
No one paid any attention to Ajian any longer.
"Aren't you afraid that he will be caught by the fishman?" Noqigao at the corner of the street turned to look at Guina: "Once he falls into Aaron's hands, he will definitely die very ugly!"
“Usopp said he was good at running away.”
Chapter completed!