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"Heeheehee, Genrou, you really are super amazing! Then I can't fall behind either!"

Luffy laughed, stretched out his arms, grabbed the opposite ship's railing, and leapt over.

Zoro immediately drew his two other swords and followed closely behind.

Very quickly, the sounds of battle and shouting echoed across the sea.

Naomi frowned as she watched the combat strength of Zoro and Luffy. As a cadre of the Treasure Hunter crew, she instantly wanted to return and help out.

At that moment, a figure rode a strong gust of wind and appeared before her.

Before she could react, the figure grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up.

Only now did Naomi realize that the one who grabbed her was none other than the Genrou she absolutely despised.

"I advise you not to struggle. Without your bow, you're like a tiger without fangs—your combat power has dropped drastically."

"If I were you, I'd sit still right about now."

Genrou cast her a glance and, using Geppō (Moonwalk), took her back to the small boat where he and Nami had been.

"What... what are you planning to do to me?"

Naomi looked at the bow in Genrou's hand, then at her own clothes that Nami had thrown onto the boat, and shouted in shame and anger.

"I'm just curious—who exactly gave you people the courage to come looking for trouble with me?"

Genrou shook his head and continued:

"Forget it, let's talk about Karina."

"My partner is quite concerned about that lady Karina. Why don't you tell me where she is now?"

As for why the Treasure Hunters came back to seek trouble with him, Genrou could pretty much guess.

Nothing more than arrogance—thinking they could actually beat him.

"Hmph, you think I'd tell you?"

"So stubborn. I hope you can keep that up."

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

"Nothing much. Just going to drain your life force, that's all."

As Genrou spoke, he placed his right hand on Naomi's shoulder and directly activated the skill: Life Drain.

Life Drain was a skill learned by Satou Kazuma from a lich.

For the user, it was a skill that could quickly restore their own vitality, but for the enemy… it was anything but pleasant.

Naomi felt her body temperature drop instantly, as if she had been thrown into an ice cellar.

At the same time, her stamina was draining rapidly.

Before long, her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"B-bastard… what are you… planning to do…?"

Naomi looked up at Genrou and demanded through gritted teeth.

"Didn't I already say? My partner is very curious about Karina's whereabouts."

"If you're willing to tell me what you know, I'll stop draining your life force."

"But if you keep being stubborn… well, I probably don't need to explain what happens next."

Genrou gave Naomi a gentle smile. But to her, that smile looked like a demon's grin.

"Honestly, Karina's situation probably isn't even a big secret for your group, is it?"

"Beautiful lady, are you really going to throw away your life over something like this?"

"I'll even promise—if you tell us the truth, I'll convince my partner to spare you."

Nami crouched in front of Naomi, her eyes staring straight into hers.

Naomi clenched her teeth. She wanted to wait for her companions to come rescue her, but under Genrou's Life Drain, she couldn't even turn her head to look at them.

Minutes later, her consciousness began to grow heavy. In the end, she had no choice but to spill everything she knew about Karina.

…

"So she went to the Grand Line, huh."

"I didn't expect that woman to make it to that sea ahead of me."

Nami sighed, her gaze falling on the unconscious Naomi lying on the deck.

"Genrou, she's not going to die, is she?"

"She's fine. Just fainted. Won't die."

Genrou waved his hand and looked toward the other ship.

Just then, several chains burst from the smoke, aiming directly at Genrou and Nami.

Frowning, Genrou raised a foot and kicked the chains away.

"Luffy and Zoro… what are those two doing?"

"How could they let that guy attack us from over there?"

Shaking his head, Genrou stomped on the deck with force and shot into the air, heading toward the fight.

"Wait! Take me with you!"

Nami reacted quickly and wrapped her arms around Genrou's waist.

The next moment, the two soared through the air and landed on the Treasure Hunters' ship.

"Eh?! Why is Luffy fighting with Zoro?!"

"Wait, what are those weird-looking guys who kind of look like Zoro?!"

Nami stared at the scene in front of her, utterly confused.

"A trick from a Color-Color Fruit user. That guy used his ability to make a few fakes that resemble Zoro. Luffy probably can't tell who's who and ended up fighting both the real and fake Zoros."

Genrou sighed and immediately saw through the situation.

"Huh? How do they look like Zoro? Sure, the outfits are kind of similar, but the faces are totally different."

"Sorry to say, Nami, but just like how Zoro has no sense of direction, Luffy is face-blind. He recognizes people differently than we do."

Hearing this, Nami twitched the corners of her mouth and sighed:

"Geez, what kind of weirdos am I surrounded by…"

Genrou chuckled and patted her on the shoulder before turning his gaze to the other side.

There, Mad Treasure was walking toward them with heavy steps.

…

(End of Chapter)

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