Chapter 104

"Nojiko, how did you end up here?"

"Nami, it really is you."

Nojiko came over to Nami and excitedly hugged her.

Lin Yu watched the two sisters embracing, smiled faintly, sat quietly to the side, and did not disturb them.

Held by Nojiko, Nami was both surprised and delighted.

After some time passed, she finally noticed Lin Yu sitting nearby and immediately turned pale.

She remembered clearly that he had been coveting her body...

And now Nojiko was with him...

Could it be that he intended to use Nojiko to threaten her?

Thinking this, Nami's heart instantly turned ice-cold.

Not long after, the delighted Nojiko finally noticed Nami's handcuffed hands, turned to look at Lin Yu, and said:

"Lin Yu, why did you handcuff Nami?"

"Well, it's just to prevent her from escaping. She is the famous little thief cat of the East Blue, after all."

Lin Yu tossed the key to Nojiko, smiled, and felt in an excellent mood.

With two distinct beauties standing before him, anyone would be in a good mood.

Once her handcuffs were unlocked, Nami looked at Lin Yu with confusion, then turned to Nojiko and whispered quietly in her ear:

"Are you very close to him?"

"Mm." Upon hearing this, Nojiko's pretty face flushed slightly.

Between her and Lin Yu, the relationship could no longer be described simply as close...

Hearing this, Nami's eyes lit up; she immediately leaned close to Nojiko's ear, asking Nojiko to request Lin Yu to release her and, incidentally, to release the Straw Hat crew as well.

Hearing Nami's words, Nojiko fell silent, looked at her, and shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Nami. Lin Yu will not let you go."

"No one can change his mind on this point."

It was not that Nojiko did not want to help Nami, but for her current self, both Lin Yu and Nami were the people she valued most.

Moreover, she now knew the secret of Lin Yu's special ability, just like Vivi did.

Therefore, Nojiko understood very clearly that Lin Yu would not let go of Nami, who possessed extraordinary navigation talent.

Lin Yu had already told her this back in Cocoyasi Village, so Nojiko had long prepared herself mentally.

Hearing Nojiko's words, Nami's pretty face turned pale once again.

This time, she feared escape was impossible.

Seeing Nami's expression, Nojiko felt somewhat distressed; she looked at Lin Yu with difficulty and pleaded:

"Lin Yu, can you please not make things difficult for the Straw Hat crew?"

"Just for my sake and Nami's."

Since Lin Yu could not possibly let Nami go, Nojiko could only try to find a way to make Lin Yu spare the Straw Hat crew; in that case, perhaps Nami would feel a little better.

Hearing Nojiko's words, Nami also looked silently at Lin Yu; her thoughts were actually the same as Nojiko's.

If she truly could not escape, she must at least fight for a sliver of hope for Luffy and the others.

Hearing Nojiko's words, Lin Yu could not help but laugh, feeling that bringing her along was indeed the right decision.

Nojiko's assist truly came at just the right moment.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu smiled at Nami and said, "Whether I trouble the Straw Hat crew or not depends entirely on Young Lady Nami's performance from now on."

Upon hearing this, Nami glared at Lin Yu with gritted teeth.

She naturally understood what Lin Yu meant by "performance."

However, recalling her experiences with Luffy and the others...

Remembering that she had originally joined Luffy and the others just to steal a ship, remembering how Luffy helped her defeat the fish-man Arlong and saved her Cocoyasi Village...

Remembering the adventures she had shared with Luffy and the others...

Thinking of all this, Nami's heart was torn by intense struggle.

She did not want to let this detestable person get his wish.

But she also feared that her refusal would anger Lin Yu and plunge Luffy and the others into a deadly situation.

Lin Yu's strength, corresponding to a bounty of one point five billion, and that curly-browed big sister who had casually knocked out Chopper and Usopp, made Nami see absolutely no hope of victory for Luffy and the others.

Lin Yu sat to the side, leisurely admiring Nami's exquisite, hesitating, and struggling beautiful face, as if she were an unparalleled treasure.

Nojiko looked at Lin Yu, then looked at Nami; caught between the two, she now found herself in great difficulty.

Finally, after much thought, Nojiko whispered something to Nami.

"What did you say?"

"You obtained a Devil Fruit ability?"

Nami looked at Nojiko in shock; Devil Fruits were extremely rare.

"It's true, Nami."

"As long as Lin Yu kills pirates who possess Devil Fruits, he can obtain their fruits."

"This one I have is that so-called Baroque's Explosion Fruit."

"If you join us, Lin Yu will definitely get you a very powerful Devil Fruit."

Nojiko spoke to Nami enthusiastically, even demonstrating the Devil Fruit ability she had obtained.

She hoped to use the temptation of obtaining a Devil Fruit to make Nami join them; in that way, she would not have to be torn.

Lin Yu, sitting nearby, heard Nojiko's words and felt his heart bloom with laughter.

He hadn't expected Nuqigao to deliver a perfectly timed assist.

In Nuqigao's own view, these words were an "inducement."

Yet to Nami's ears, they sounded like "coercion."

After all, the Straw Hat Pirates possessed two Devil Fruits: one Nika, one Commoner.

Regarding Luffy's Nika Fruit, Lin Yu had no designs on it; no matter how strong it was, he would not take it.

He did not wish to be controlled by a Devil Fruit with its own will, for he aimed to be King of the World, not some freedom fighter.

As for Chopper's Commoner Fruit, sorry, Lin Yu wanted it even less.

Kill a Devil Fruit user, and you can obtain their Devil Fruit...

Seeing the Devil Fruit ability Nuqigao had displayed, Nami stared at Lin Yu in shock; this was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing.

Thinking of the Devil Fruits on Luffy and Chopper.

Nami completely broke down, looking at Lin Yu and saying:

"I, I agree, but you must not lay a hand on Luffy and the others."