Chapter 207: Nami's Thoughts

"The Power Level of a Devil Fruit isn't high, so why would it sell for such a high price?"

Hearing Uchiha Feiyu's words, a look of confusion appeared on Nami's face as she asked.

Uchiha Feiyu shrugged lightly upon hearing this:

"The name of this Devil Fruit is the Slippery-Slippery Fruit. Its effect is that it can make skin become incredibly smooth, to the point where even cannonballs can slide off it, and it also allows one to skate as if on ice across the ground."

"To say it has some effect in combat is true; it can significantly reduce damage. If one can develop it to a profound level, it isn't inferior to some extremely powerful fruits, but in terms of practicality, it is still far worse than those Devil Fruits that can unleash powerful might the moment they are obtained."

"However, the Slippery-Slippery Fruit possesses one extremely special effect: even if that fat hag pirate from just now ate this Slippery-Slippery Fruit, she could instantly transform into a great beauty with perfect body curves, a protruding chest and rounded hips, and skin so smooth it has no flaws at all!"

"Now, you know why this Devil Fruit can sell for so much, right!"

A look of helplessness appeared on Nami's face, and she sighed:

"I understand... so this is a Devil Fruit used for beauty treatments!"

If one speaks of becoming more beautiful, it is almost the common pursuit of all women, and Nami could also understand why this Devil Fruit could sell for such a high price.

Although Nami was a little beauty and also hoped she could become even more beautiful, she, who had long since been tortured by reality, did not think that becoming pretty could solve every problem.

In her view, the only use of the Slippery-Slippery Fruit was that it could be sold for a high price, so that she could redeem her hometown, Cocoyasi Village, from the Arlong Pirates.

"Not bad, this is indeed just a Devil Fruit whose beauty-enhancing effect is greater than its combat use. What, it seems you don't seem to care much?"

"Ha... I'm already pretty enough, I don't need to do any beauty treatments. If this Devil Fruit can be sold for a high price, that would be for the best..."

Nami said a couple of things with a sigh. After hearing this, Uchiha Feiyu raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Since you want money so much, then let's go to the Grand Line and sell this Devil Fruit! According to my estimate, in the hands of those Celestial Dragons, the Slippery-Slippery Fruit could sell for at least 1 billion Belly or more; the actual price would only be higher."

Judging by the level of extravagance of those Celestial Dragons, who would spend hundreds of millions of Belly just to buy a Fish-Man, Uchiha Feiyu estimated that this thing could at least sell for a price of two or three billion Belly. One should not underestimate a woman's pursuit of beauty, let alone a wealthy Celestial Dragon woman.

However, upon hearing this, Nami, who was originally the most money-grubbing, had a slightly stiff expression on her face:

"Let's just forget about that... going to the Grand Line is simply too dangerous!"

"Hehe... you have to know that this Devil Fruit can sell for at most five or six hundred million Belly here in our East Blue, but it could double if we go to the Grand Line!"

"I don't want to leave the East Blue; let's just sell it here in the East Blue!"

"Is that so? I thought all Pirates yearned for the Grand Line!"

Uchiha Feiyu crossed his arms and looked at Nami, saying indifferently.

Nami's body stiffened, and the expression on her face was extremely ugly:

"What do you mean by saying that? I'm not a Pirate!"

"But this tattoo on your shoulder should be the mark of the Arlong Pirates, right! I have also seen those Fish-Man Pirates before!"

Uchiha Feiyu's gaze pierced toward the tattoo on Nami's shoulder as he spoke indifferently.

Nami was stunned for a moment, only then realizing that just now, while fighting with Alvida, the clothes on her shoulder had been scraped into rags, revealing the shark-man tattoo underneath.

Seeing that this tattoo full of shame had been exposed, Nami gritted her teeth, raised her head, and looked at Uchiha Feiyu's slightly cold gaze:

"I... I am not some Fish-Man... if you have seen those Fish-Men from the Arlong Pirates, you should be clear that they are very disdainful toward humans!"

"But you definitely have a connection with the Arlong Pirates. I heard that Arlong controls the villages in the sea area near the Marine 16th Branch. Could it be that you are a human traitor from there?"

"Bastard, who are you calling a human traitor! I wish that bunch of Fish-Men from the Arlong Pirates would all just die!! Cough, cough, cough, pfft..."

Nami's expression suddenly became agitated, but it seemed that because she shouted too loudly, it affected the injuries on her body. She opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, then her head went dizzy, and she fainted.

"Tsk... seems I provoked her a bit too much..."

Looking at the unconscious Nami, Uchiha Feiyu scratched his head, feeling a bit helpless.

When Nami opened her eyes again, she discovered that she was already lying in a room, and the wounds on her body had already been wrapped in bandages.

"Where is this..."

"This is the village chief's house. Because we took out Alvida, the village chief specially gave up his own room for us to stay in."

Hearing the voice coming from beside her, Nami was slightly startled. She turned her head and happened to see Uchiha Feiyu sitting nearby.

Uchiha Feiyu was sitting on a stool nearby, holding a fine long sword in his hand, slowly peeling an apple.

On the table next to him, the pink Devil Fruit was placed there brazenly, looking quite conspicuous.

"What? We are currently in the village on the island?!!"

Nami was greatly shocked, a look of anxiety appearing on her face:

"Then why are we still staying here? Wait, didn't that village chief ask you for the Devil Fruit?"

Putting the peeled apple skin into the trash can next to him, Uchiha Feiyu took a bite of the apple and spoke while chewing:

"Ask me for the Devil Fruit? Hehe, that is a trophy I obtained from the Pirates; why should I return it to those villagers?"

"Look at how many of the trophies obtained by Marines and Bounty Hunters after taking out Pirates are returned to the common people?"

Nami was stunned instantly, opened her mouth, and said weakly:

"This... this is different, isn't it..."

"What's different? When it comes down to it, if it weren't for me, not only would that old village chief have lost the Devil Fruit, but maybe Alvida would have started a massacre here too!"

"Calculating it that way, he should be thanking the two of us for saving the lives of his entire village! Look, this sword is what he gave me to show his gratitude for us saving them!"

Looking at the "best sword in the whole village" in Uchiha Feiyu's hand, Nami's mouth twitched... honestly, she felt her own moral bottom line was already low enough; after all, she was a little cat burglar. Robbing the rich to help the poor was simply a matter of course.

But at least, although she had a small habit of robbing the rich to help the poor, she hadn't developed to the point of such open and blatant extortion!

"Do... do these villagers really think so?"

"Of course. Although their reaction was a bit intense at first, under my reasoned arguments, they quickly acknowledged my point of view; otherwise, they wouldn't have given me a weapon!"

Looking at Uchiha Feiyu's somewhat self-satisfied expression, Nami swallowed a mouthful of saliva and did not go on to ask how exactly this "reasoned argument" was carried out.

"Sir, dinner is ready!"

Just at this moment, a trembling voice came from the doorway, and then the door opened, and a young man from the village walked in.

It was just that this young man was limping as he walked, his face was bruised and swollen, and his forehead was wrapped in bandages, with blood faintly seeping through; clearly, he had been beaten quite badly.

Nami remembered very clearly that when Alital ran off to find the Devil Fruit, this young villager was still perfectly normal; clearly, he must have been beaten by someone afterward to end up like this.

As for who beat him... Miss Nami wisely decided not to think about that question.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Uchiha Feiyu said indifferently, taking the rather sumptuous dinner from the young man's hands; after hearing Uchiha Feiyu's words, the young man's body trembled, and he hurriedly retreated from the room in fear.

"Tsk... these guys wouldn't poison the food, would they!"

Nami glanced at the young man's behavior and asked with some worry, but Uchiha Feiyu shook his head:

"They won't. I am a doctor myself, so poisoning is something that certainly can't be hidden from me!"

As a ninja, the Ninja Academy teaches knowledge like identifying toxins and battlefield first aid; plus, Uchiha Feiyu had obtained the memories of many Medical Ninja later on, so even if he couldn't use chakra now, he still had a certain level of attainment in basic pharmacology and human anatomy—it's hard to say if he could be a formal doctor, but he was certainly qualified for the position of a field medic.

If it were poison used by someone like a World Government Agent, Uchiha Feiyu might not necessarily be able to identify it, but this was just a small village; even if they did poison it, it would only be the common types, and he could distinguish them even with his eyes closed.

"Alright, let's eat! After eating, change the bandages again, and I reckon you'll be able to get out of bed and walk by tomorrow! In another two days, by the time you've fully recovered, our ship should be just about repaired."

As for Nami's injuries, if it were a normal human, they would have to stay in an ICU for three days even if they didn't die, and it would be impossible to fully recover in less than three to five months; however, in the One Piece World, as long as such injuries are treated properly, they can recover in just three to five days.

And Nami, who had just suffered serious injuries, was indeed feeling hungry now; since Uchiha Feiyu had already confirmed there was no poison in the food, she naturally began to eat heartily.

After finishing the meal, Uchiha Feiyu took out a paste made from ground herbs, applied it to new bandages, and said:

"Since you're already awake, I won't change your bandages for you. I've already applied the ointment to these bandages, you can change them yourself!"

"Oh... wait!? These bandages, you were the one who changed them for me in the beginning!!"

Nami, having realized this, immediately shrieked, but Uchiha Feiyu just calmly plugged his ears and then spoke:

"Besides me, there are only the villagers in this village left. Do you think you can safely let those female villagers change your dressings?"

"I just beat up every single person in this entire village and took away their Devil Fruit worth at least 100 million; they can't do anything to me, but that doesn't mean they won't find a way to use you to threaten me."

"Of course, I certainly wouldn't be threatened by them, but if that happened, you would just be throwing your life away for nothing."

Nami blushed and said angrily:

"Do you think everyone is as despicable as you? I think you're just a pure pervert!"

"Hmm... you've already called me despicable, so isn't it normal for me to think a bit more? As for being a pervert... I have to say, your figure is still quite good, and it feels like there is still a lot of room for development."

"Get lost, you bastard! —Wait, you saw my body, shouldn't you give me some compensation?!"

Uchiha Feiyu chuckled, walked to the door and opened it, then looked back and said:

"I saw it by my own ability, why should I give you compensation? And I treated your injuries without asking you for medical fees; you should be counting your blessings!"

Following the *click* of the door closing, Nami's look of being half-dead from anger immediately subsided; she picked up the bandage covered in ointment and sniffed it, a look of relief appearing on her face:

"Thank goodness... this guy didn't kill me to silence me, but it seems he isn't a good person either!"

"Tsk... this feels like such a hassle! How can a mere young master of a merchant guild be so good at fighting and so ruthless!"

"And speaking of which, if this guy is so good at fighting, how did he end up getting robbed by pirates and being the only one left alive? Just how powerful must that pirate crew be?"

With her eyes rolling around, Nami didn't actually care much about Uchiha Feiyu changing her bandages; as a woman in the One Piece World, the "fan-service provider" of the original work, this little cat burglar, while not exactly "open," was not one to fuss over small details—at least, she didn't care about this.

Compared to such trivial matters, Uchiha Feiyu's various displays and the dangerous aura about him were what Nami was truly concerned about.

Logically, under normal circumstances, if she encountered such a dangerous individual, Nami would have already tried every possible way to leave, but this time, just thinking about the priceless Slippery-Slippery Fruit, this little cat burglar simply couldn't make up her mind to leave.

Only, after seeing all of Uchiha Feiyu's displays, Nami didn't think the other party would really share the money with her; furthermore, with this little cat burglar's personality, what she was thinking of was definitely not sharing, but rather wanting it all for herself.

"Perhaps... I could directly steal this Devil Fruit, and then use this Devil Fruit to trade for Cocoyasi Village?"

"When this guy realizes it, I'll just let those Fish-Men deal with him! Anyway, by then the Devil Fruit will have already been given to Arlong. Could he possibly take the money for the Devil Fruit back from those Fish-Men?"

The group of Fish-Men led by Arlong had left too deep a psychological shadow on Nami, to the point where she infinitely overestimated their strength and didn't think at all that Uchiha Feiyu could fight against this group of Fish-Men.

(End of this chapter)