Pirate's Freedom

The tide rises and falls on the shore, and the seagulls sing melodiously.

After a night, the weather was fine and it was a new day.

On the Billion Berry, there was a floor bunk at the end of the cabin aisle.

With her hands folded on her abdomen, her violet-colored hair scattered on the pillow, the girl wearing an eye patch lay flat on the quilt.

Brush~swipe~swipe...

The little girl with messy orange hair, her mouth full of white foam, asked inarticulately while brushing her teeth sleepily.

"no problem?"

"no problem."

"Is that... alright?"

"This should be okay."

"Then...good morning."

"Good morning, Nami."

……

On the deck of the bow, Nami moved a chair and sat down here.

After washing up, she put a wet towel on the side of the boat and Karina came over.

"Karina."

A stack of books piled high at my feet.

"Before we go to the Grand Line to find treasures, we must first go to Rogge Town. Of course, it is also the closest place to the Upside Down Mountain."

Of course, Nami did not miss the bookstore on Glass Bead Island.

"It is indeed a Glass Bead Island. There are several nautical charts bought in the bookstore, all of which contain detailed records of the Upside Down Mountain. In this way..."

A slight but extremely real smile appeared on her face.

"I finally have some confidence."

Snapped!

Patting the tome on her knees, Nami turned around with a bright expression.

"Karina, thank you for your sponsorship~!"

"Is there any way? We are in the same boat now. Also, this is not a sponsorship. Remember to return the money to me in the future."

"Hey! Karina! That's not what you said in the bookstore!"

"Ah~ I really didn't say anything, I just paid for the book."

Karina tapped her cheek gently with her right index finger.

"Or--"

She tilted her head cutely and innocently.

"After reading it, do you plan to return these books to me?"

"Well...you are too cunning~!"

Nami was furious.

"Uh hee hee~! Thank you for the compliment~!"

Karina sat down lightly next to the chair.

"Nami, step aside, I want to sit too."

"Hourly fee."

"up to you."

After a while, Nami finished reading another page.

"Hey, Nami."

Amidst the clattering sound of the pages turning, Karina suddenly spoke.

"What kind of place did you grow up?"

"Why are you asking this? As you said, it's just a small rural place. Everyone is very poor. There are very few books in the bookstore. No one will open a shop specializing in selling clothes, and there will be no such thing as It’s as exciting as a dance competition.”

Nami closed the picture in her hand.

"That's why Ila wants to come to Glass Bead Island. People who are used to it won't think it's anything special. However, whether it's a cross-dressing dance competition or the Sumo Panda's main store, it's something I've never seen before. Scenery I’ve seen.”

"..."

Speaking of Ira.

"Ira...she seems...to hate me."

Karina frowned, looking a little distressed.

"I've seen me looking so angry these days. Is she still angry with me for stealing my wallet? Wouldn't it be better to formally apologize..."

To be honest, every time she saw Ila's appearance, she had to endure it very hard in order not to poke her chubby cheeks.

"It doesn't matter. Ila has forgotten about the wallet a long time ago, but thanks to you, Ila has discovered for the first time that she has been living in the country. These days..."

Looking at the sparkling sea, Nami laughed.

"She worked very hard to find evidence to refute your words."

"Why? Did I say unnecessary words?"

Karina leaned slightly against Nami.

"Yes, for Ila, those are indeed superfluous words, but it is indeed a rural place. Although it is a rural place, it is true, but..."

Nami didn't know how to explain Ira's feelings.

"If I have to say it, the sea breeze is certainly very good."

The refreshing sea breeze blew in her face, taking away the slight moisture from her orange hair, and Nami squinted her eyes comfortably.

"But the wind in Cocoa West Village has the fragrance of oranges, just like..."

The voice became slightly softer, and Nami felt a little embarrassed.

"It's like Bellemere is hugging me..."

"tangerinr?"

A wanderer does not know what his hometown is.

“If they’re all things you see everywhere, what’s the difference?”

"Normally, it won't be any different."

Nami scratched her head and remembered what Tata Tot said.

"Probably...that kind of..."

“The farther away you are, the more important the place becomes.”

"It's not as lively as Glass Bead Island, and it can't hold competitions like dancing competitions..."

"But that's okay! We also have an orange juice drinking contest!"

Nami puffed out her chest.

"Although it is not as powerful as a trophy as tall as one person, and there are not so many people and excitement, but no matter whether you win or lose, everyone will have a prize!"

As expected, Nami is still upset.

“After participating in the competition, everyone was smiling.”

"Isn't this a sure loss! Who organized such a competition?"

Karina was always keen on that.

"Ira, Nokigao, and I, the three of us organized it together."

"..."

Karina turned to stare at her.

stare--

"Hey hey hey...I was discovered by Karina!"

Nami rubbed her head sheepishly.

“Most of the prizes were taken from Tata Tote, Ila’s father’s grocery store.”

"Tata Tot..."

Karina asked after a moment of silence.

"Nami, what kind of person is Ira's father?"

There is no doubt that the existence of the Billion Berry ship is completely beyond Karina's understanding, and even the person Tata Tot seems to be shrouded in a mist.

"Karina, I guess...it's not what you think."

Nami's expression is very complicated and difficult to describe. If she were not a girl, it would be much simpler.

"Tata Tot is the kind of person who... doesn't look powerful at all."

"In other words, it's actually quite powerful."

Karina was a little confused by her reaction.

"Uh……"

Nami's answer was very uncertain.

"Maybe?"

Until now, Nami's impression of Tata Tot was still the same grocery store owner who sat in the store day after day, doing nothing except collecting money and making change.

She had no way of imagining what the great pirate Tata Tot looked like.

"Before this, Nami, I never thought that there would be a ship like the Billionaire, and those... unreasonable paid items..."

Obviously, Karina didn't seem to be as indifferent to the fact that she could only live in the corridor.

"Please don't say that, Miss Karina."

Bailey popped up.

“I can assure you that [the paid program] is worth every pele.”

"Aah~"

Karina teased.

"Bailey, are you eavesdropping on us?"

"Miss Karina, you have stepped on me."

Bailey replied.

"..."

Karina couldn't argue.

"Bailey."

Nami suddenly became interested.

"What do you think of Tata Tot?"

"I don't know [Tata Tot]."

Bailey said so.

"Bailey? What are you talking about?"

Nami was a little confused.

"You said it yourself, Bailey, Tata Tot set you up."

"Yes, I knew this information the moment I met Captain Nami and awakened my self-awareness. In addition to that-"

"There is no valid data for [Tata Tot] in my database. Therefore, to be precise, I do not know [Tata Tot]."

Bailey explained.

"But...it's obvious..."

Nami murmured, feeling confused.

"You can go home directly by opening the door in the cabin. Bailey, you often heard Ira say that - [Dad said it], right?"

"I cannot directly observe the existence of [Tata Tot], but..."

Unlike before, Bailey's voice had some pauses and fluctuations.

"If it refers to side inference and information collection, then yes, I have some indirect impressions of [Tata Tot]."

"Indirect impression?"

Nami continued to ask without thinking.

"What's that like? And what about us?"

"[Tata Tot] is the Creator. Miss Nokigao, Miss Ila, and Captain Nami are the descendants of the Creator according to their interpersonal relationships."

Seeing that Nami was still confused, Bailey explained after a moment of subtle thinking.

"If we use the classic of the human world - "BIBLE" as an analogy, it is the Celestial Dragon."