A dark smell swept across the tavern.

The pirates in the entire tavern couldn't help but shivered. Just when they were nervous, they saw the man walking into the tavern, and everyone's expression instantly relaxed.

"Master Kaoru!"

"Has Lord Kaoru been back?"

"Sir Kaoru, are you going to have a glass of juice?"

After walking in the corner, the entire tavern became lively again.

Although they are squeezing money by Jiao Duo every month, Jiao Duo is always good at doing things and is very friendly to some loyal customers.

To be honest...

If Jiao is willing to give up being a pirate, he will definitely be a successful businessman with his persistence in money and his attitude towards people.

"No, I have something to deal with."

After Kaoru nodded at the pirates present, his eyes fell on the three people of the Straw Hat Pirates, and slowly frowned: "Straw Hat Luffy offers a reward of 130 million Baileys, Roronoa Zoro, and 60 million Baileys..."

Obviously, the Straw Hat Pirates have never paid the money.

After Luffy and Zoro saw that Kou came in, their nerves tense up in an instant, because they knew that Kouu had a dangerous aura in front of them!

A danger that cannot be ignored!

Just as Nami looked at Kaoru who was coming in tremblingly and thought he was coming to trouble Luffy and Zoro, she heard Kaoru's heavy questions.

"Is Nami from the Straw Hat Pirates here?"

"kindness?"

Nami's expression was directly confused, and a cold sweat suddenly flowed from her face: "I... there is no reward for it! No, I'm not Na..."

"Hey? Are you looking for Nami?"

Luffy raised his thumb upside down and pointed at Nami beside him, and greeted casually: "Hey, Nami, someone is looking for you..."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Nami punched Luffy in the head, trembling with anger. It must be a good thing for this King Xia Qiwuhai, who is named Kaoru, to come to find her!

She is just a navigator!

Still a woman with no power!

"Don't worry."

Kaoru slowly spread his palms and explained calmly: "I'm not here to cause trouble for you. I remember you know someone named Nara Uehara. It just so happened that I have a good relationship with him. He entrusted me to take care of you, so there is no need to charge the protection fee for your Straw Hat Pirates..."

"Uehara... um..."

Hiduan's eyes lit up.

Just as Hiduan was trying to say something, Kaoru's palm suddenly burst out with resentment, sealing his mouth directly.

"Uehara Naraku..."

Nami's expression suddenly stiffened.

That guy is really her destiny enemy!

Nothing good happens every time Nami meets Uehara Naraku, but now she doesn't expect that guy will actually ask a king Shishi Qibuhai to take care of her...

That guy...

Have you not lost your conscience?

But it seems that the guy's name can be borrowed?

A thing about Nara Uehara's words...

It can actually save Luffy's 130 million Bailey, Zoro's 60 million Bailey and Nicole Robin's 290 million Bailey!

Unexpectedly, Nara Uehara has such a big face!

If such a high protection fee is not required to be provided to the horn, this will avoid the conflict between them and the horn!

As a pragmatist, Nami certainly won’t miss this opportunity!

"That's right, right."

Nami's little chicken lit her little head in a rice-like manner, and a sunny smile appeared on her face, and she said with some nostalgia: "I have known Nara Uehara for many years. We are good friends for many years. I didn't expect that he and Mr. Kaoru also knew each other..."

"Well, I've promised him."

Koudu nodded and spoke slowly: "He happened to tell me that you have always been poor, and you even owed him a billion Bailey, and you can't afford the protection fee at all.

So since your Straw Hat Pirates entered the Great Route, for his sake, I have no plans to charge you for protection."

"Yeah yeah…"

Nami nodded seriously, her expression gradually relaxed: "I am the financial steward of the Straw Hat Pirates. We are indeed very poor and still owe him money..."

Although Nami didn't know why Uehara Naraku said she owed 1 billion Baileys, this reason would make Kaoru give up on charging protection fees for their Straw Hat Pirates!

Don't offend a king and the seven warriors...

For Nami, it's really great!

Kaoru looked at Nami and nodded slowly. The conversation suddenly changed and said coldly: "But half a month ago, Nara Uehara made me lose one billion Bailey. Tell me, this money is asked to come to you directly to ask for it..."

This is not something that Kou Du made up for it.

Because half a month ago, Nara Uehara captured Portkas D. Ace, and directly caused Kakuto to lose a billion Bailey's bounty. According to Kakuto's theory, the bounty for the pirates in the first half of the Great Route should be his...

and…

Kakuto questioned Uehara Naraku, believing that when Uehara Naraku was wasting his implementation, Uehara Naraku also gave Kakuto a way to compensate for his losses.

But this method...

It seems not very friendly to Nami.

Nami's face turned pale.

These guys... are actually devils!

Why was she eager to admit that she and Nara Uehara were friends, and why did she just accept the reason why Kaoru gave her?

Billion Bailey…

Why ask her for it?

Even if Luffy, Zoro and Robin are packed with a reward of not half the money. That bastard, Nara Uehara, has no conscience, she is obviously a demon in human skin!

"Wait! Listen to my explanation!"

Nami shook her head frantically and explained with a sincere face: "Actually, I am not familiar with Nara Uehara at all, and I have never borrowed money from him."

"Aren't you friends?"

Kaoru frowned and said in a gulp: "I will verify this from him in the future. Since you are not friends, before that, let's settle the protection fee of the Straw Hat Pirates this month, which is a total of 480 million Baileys..."

“…”

Nami shook her head hurriedly and looked at Kaoru sincerely again: "No, Uehara Naraku and I are good friends, but I have never borrowed his money..."

"Um?"

Kaoru frowned in displeasure and said in a deep voice: "Then please wait here for a while, and wait until Uehara Naraku comes down from Kakushima!"

"Uehara...on the Sky Island?"

A hint of doubt flashed across Nami's face.

Wait, why can't Uehara Naraku be on the Hokkima?

Hokami is the former golden town. According to the character of that guy Uehara Naraku, he must have gone to Hokami to find gold now!

"Then let's go to the Sky Island too!"

Luffy clenched his fists and showed a hearty smile on his face: "Since Uehara has already gone up, we can't be too behind, Nami, Zoro, let's go!"

"You can't leave."

Kakuto's arm suddenly stretched out, blocking their way. His voice hoarsely said, "Straw Hat Luffy, Uehara Naraku happened to ask me to tell you something..."

Kakuto looked at Luffy and continued calmly: "Your brothers Portkas D. Ace and Sabo have been captured by the Navy."

"What a joke?"

A hint of astonishment flashed across Luffy's face, and the next moment his expression became unprecedentedly ugly and gloomy: "I have just separated from Ace, Sabo just not long ago..."

Koto interrupted Luffy's words in a cold voice and continued calmly: "Two months ago, Sabo, the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, was arrested in Roger Town, which is the latest headlines;

Half a month ago, Portkas D. Ace was arrested in Alabastan, which is the headline that just appeared today…”

"It seems that this is the case..."

A pirate opened his eyes drunk and echoed: "I don't know what Ace, but it seems that a big man from the Revolutionary Army was indeed caught... Is Master Jiaodu also paying attention to this matter?"

“…”
To be continued...