One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK1!

Chapter 30 - Syrup Village 09.

[Chapter Size: 1846 Words.]
Third Person POV
Syrup Village, East Blue.

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The atmosphere in Syrup Village, located in the East Blue, was filled with its usual morning weather. Merry opened a suitcase in front of Luffy and Nami, revealing its contents with a dramatic gesture. In the blink of an eye, the distance between Merry and the duo seemed to widen as he stepped back.

Nami couldn't help but wear a mischievous demon-like smile. Even her hair seemed to come to life, forming two figurative horns on her head, emphasizing her cheeky expression, which Luffy noticed with an amused smile.

"I have to admit you're a great maid!" Luffy praised the mischievous woman, his expression also brimming with joy.

"I'm a navigator!" she protested, but Luffy disregarded her argument with a shameless smile.

Before them lay a suitcase full of Berries, the common currency in the world of One Piece. Luffy and Nami had just arrived at the port to negotiate for Buggy's ship after using the power of the moa moa no mi to increase its original size for evaluation. Merry and Kaya, who were accompanying them, were left in awe when they saw Luffy pull out Buggy's ship from his pocket, and in a matter of seconds, Luffy turned it back to its normal size. The young man's astonishing ability didn't go unnoticed, leaving Merry and Kaya completely shocked.

Recovering from the initial shock, Merry decided to inspect Buggy's ship inside and out, while the negotiations began. In the end, the deal netted them 30 million Berries. Although the initial price was 25 million, Nami's cunning came into play. With her bargaining skills, she managed to squeeze an extra 5 million Berries from the value, increasing the total amount to 30 million. Luffy was extremely pleased with the cat burglar's prowess.

"Now we're in really good shape," proclaimed Luffy, approaching the suitcase and unable to resist touching it, as if the Berries contained therein were a tangible realization of his success.

"WHAT!!! NOT AGAIN!" Nami screamed as she saw Luffy perform this action, recalling the last time he had acted similarly when all their wealth had vanished before their eyes. It was a nightmare she didn't want to relive.

Before Nami could approach and prevent Luffy from going on, acting on instinct, she pounced on him. But the money disappeared again, just like in the terrible nightmare that still haunted her memories.

[Added 30,000,000 Berries to the store's balance.]
[Store Balance: 42,000,000]

Luffy had spent a considerable amount of money in recent days, especially on Usopp's weapons, as nothing in those items was cheap. However, in the end, the investment proved to be worthwhile.

"NoOOOOOOOOO!" Nami exploded, jumping on Luffy and grabbing him in anger, refusing to let him go.

"Why did you do that?! Where the hell did the money go? Give it back, give it all back now!" She screamed, tears of frustration rolling down her cheeks as she held Luffy tightly.

"Don't worry about it; the money was deposited into the crew's fund," Luffy said, while Nami's cheek was pulled by him.

"Crew fund? I deserve a share of that money!" She protested, not releasing him.

"I can't give you the money right now, but I'll reward you later. I still have Buggy and Kuro's rewards to collect, and I plan to capture Krieg and Arlong's heads for their bounties," Luffy announced, silencing Nami the next moment.

She let go of him and looked at him with a serious expression.

"Hey, are you really going to fight them?" She asked, in a worried and curious tone.