Chapter 64: Reunion
Zoro was sailing. He had no idea what he was doing so he just sailed in the direction he and the others came from.
Suddenly, two Fishmen climbed up onto the ship. Zoro narrowed his eyes while looking at them.
"You must've been abandoned." One of them said.
"Oh, you're injured too." The other pointed out. Zoro smirked a little.
"Bring me to your boss, Arlong. If you don't, I'll cut off your heads and eat you for dinner!" Zoro glared menacingly at them. The Fishmen were immediately scared.
"Yes, sir!!"
The Fishmen immediately set sail towards Arlong Park. Zoro looked at the building with a serious face.
Arlong Park was built on the coastline, near the ocean, east of Cocoyasi Village where the pool on the outside was linked to the outer seas with a pair of steel gates that kept it closed.
There was also an East Gate and it is the only entrance from the island and was surrounded by paddy fields.
"Open the gates!!! We've brought an intruder!!" One of the Fishmen shouted. Zoro smirked.
" This is going to be exciting." He whispered.
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Zoro was sitting on the ground while he was tied up with a thick rope. He was staring at the Large Fishman sitting on a throne like chair in front of him. He recognized him as Arlong the Saw.
Arlong is a large, muscular, light blue saw-shark fish-man whose most distinctive trait is his saw-shaped nose.
He has long, black hair reaching down to his shoulders and with a widow's peak. On his head he wears a brown ushanka. He has a fin on his nape, surrounded by his hair, and his gills are located on both the sides of his neck.
There is a tattoo on the left side of his chest, while his own Jolly Roger is on his left forearm. Other notable features include thin, fierce light-blue eyes and a long, angular jaw.
Arlong's attire is composed of fashionable, light clothes, reflecting his rich status as well as his background as a thug.
He wears a short-sleeved, unbuttoned yellow cabana shirt decorated by many black lightning-like spots, Bermuda shorts which are brown in the manga and green in the anime, a purple sash around the waist and simple sandals.
He also sports a lot of jewels: he has a golden chain bracelet around his left wrist and two golden bracelets around each ankle, with straw-like decorations hanging from them.
"I told you already!! I'm looking for one woman!! Bastard fish freak!!!" Zoro shouted at Arlong who laughed.
" Ho! An inferior human dares to speak to me like that. I'll let it slide this once, but I'll kill you if you say that again! We Fishmen are humans who have gained the 'special' ability to breathe underwater. And this skill makes us better and more evolved than normal humans! " Arlong declared.
" Our greater strength is proof!! Remember this: Fishmen are both God and Creator!! When humans dare go against us Fishmen, he dares to go against God!!" Arlong shouted.
" I'm getting sick and tired of hearing that speech, Arlong. "
Zoro widened his eyes as he turned and saw a serious Nami walking towards him.
She wore a green camisole with dark green flower shapes, tight black pants with two yellow rings on the sides, and light orange high-heeled sandals.
"Don't get upset!! Of course you're an exception, Nami! Because you're the skill navigator of Arlong! You'd better chart good maps for us!! " Arlong grinned at her. Nami looked at him with a stoic face expression.
" My ability is better than all of you, don't worry." Nami assured. Zoro narrowed her eyes.
" Oi! Nami! Why are you so friendly with these guys?" Zoro asked her. Arlong was curious.
" What? Do you two know each other? "
"Don't be silly. He's just one of my victims. This time, I've made off a lot of treasure from him. " Nami explained. She crouched down a little and faced Zoro eye to eye.
" I knew you've been following me, but I never thought that you could actually get here. "
" So this is the real you? "
" Yes, surprised? I am one of Arlong's crew. I'm a pirate from the start."
" Hahaha!!! One of your victims!? Let me tell you something! This woman will do anything for money! Even the death of her own mother!! She is a cold blooded witch!! "Arlong shouted.
Zoro noticed that Nami widened her eyes and bit her lip. He raised an eyebrow at that.
"She has deceived others and stole their treasures with us as her backup." Arlong grinned at Zoro.
" Oh? Is that so? Actually, I've never trusted her from the start, even though my captain told me to. Even though she's a cutthroat, I wouldn't feel a thing for her. I knew it all along, you weren't the good person you claimed to be. " Zoro chuckled a little. Nami sighed.
" That's good. So you know you've been tricked. Then there is nothing left between us now, you'd better get out of my sight soon because you're starting to irritate me. " She replied. Zoro suddenly jumped into the pool behind him.
" What the—
*Woosh!!*
" What's going on!? Why did he jump into da water? "
" Is dis some kinda joke? Well it ain't funny at all, I can tell ya dat. "
" He's getting away! "
" Dat's impossible! How's a human with tied up arms and legs gonna swim? Suicide maybe? "
" Leave her. " Arlong muttered. Nami cursed and took off her shoes. She jumped into the water.
She pulled Zoro up to the ground. "What are you trying to do?" She asked while panting. Zoro coughed.
"No.... What are you trying to do? So you don't have the guts? You can't even let one human die in front of you? You'd better work on getting quicker next time, idiot! I almost drowned!" Zoro smirked at her. Nami widened her eyes.
" Stop mocking me!! " Nami growled and stomped on Zoro's back. Zoro chuckled as he felt no pain.
"Get involved with me next time, and you die." Nami threatened while holding Zoro by the throat.
"Oh really?"
"You have a lot of bandages on you.* She pointed out.
" I just can't find my shirt. This is my substitute." Zoro smirked. Nami punched him in the gut, where her slash wound was.
Zoro chuckled as she felt no pain again. She laid on the ground as Nami walked away from him.
"Hey, what are we gonna do with her, Nami?" Arlong asked her.
" Just leave her there, I'll deal with her later. "
" Arlong-san! Arlong-san! "
" What is it? " Arlong looked at a Fishman who arrived beside him.
" We let the guy with the long nose escape from us!" The Fishman reported. Arlong suddenly had a menacing gaze.
'Usopp! Damn! They found him!!' Zoro thought.
" Maybe he has escaped to Cocoyasi Village. It just so happens that I have some matters to take care of in that village too. " Arlong muttered.
Zoro didn't miss the panicked face on Nami.
To be continued.....
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