The Fake Fifth Emperor Fang Yu, the Real Fifth Emperor Buggy!

Moonlight streamed through the porthole, casting scattered flecks of light across the damp wooden floor.

Nami curled up in her hammock, her fingertips absently rubbing the Golden Candlestick she had secretly hidden away.

This was the spoils she had swiped while Carrot and Perona were fighting over the sails.

This was already pretty much the most valuable thing on the ship.

However, Nami did not lose heart.

On the contrary, the lack of valuables aboard the ship gave her other ideas.

"Four and a half billion Beli…"

She bit her lower lip and repeatedly traced the numbers on Fang Yu’s wanted poster in her palm by moonlight. Brook’s intermittent violin music drifted in from outside the cabin, mixed with Perona bickering with her ghost dolls, perfectly covering the rustling sound of her flipping through the Nautical Chart.

Three plans began circling through her mind.

Selling coordinates!

Selling information about the Alabasta Royal Family’s ships to an underground information broker could conservatively earn her several million Beli!

But when she considered the possibility of getting robbed by the buyers, Nami immediately crossed out that option. The waters behind that business ran too deep.

What about reporting him to the World Government?

Nami considered that safest possibility, but then she thought again. Chances to get rich did not come easily. Receiving a few hundred thousand in intelligence fees was no different from throwing money away for nothing.

"No, no, I can’t let him off that easily!"

Then how else could she make money?

Bounty Trap!

Nami suddenly sat upright, her soaking orange hair gleaming coldly beneath the moonlight.

If Fang Yu had truly gotten that four-and-a-half-billion bounty through causing trouble rather than strength…

Nami’s gaze swept past the porthole to Carrot, who was watering the radishes outside. A smile suddenly curled across Nami’s lips.

When the tide was at its strongest tomorrow at noon, all she had to do was "accidentally" let Rabbit Girl fall into the whirlpool zone. That would test the captain’s strength without exposing herself!

After all, who would ever suspect a harmless little girl like her?

The creak of the door hinge made every hair on her body stand on end.

She swiftly stuffed the candlestick into the hidden layer of her hammock, only to see moonlight illuminate Robin leaning against the doorframe.

"Would you like some hot cocoa to help you sleep?"

"Ah! I was just wondering whether I should go to the kitchen." Nami instantly switched into startled-fawn mode and sweetly nodded at Nico Robin.

When the cabin door closed again, cold sweat had already seeped down Nami’s back.

She swallowed. "The Child of the Devil… She has a bounty of several hundred million too."

"No, I need to figure out these people’s strength as soon as possible. If that doesn’t work, I can only sell the information and make a small fortune."

The noon sun scorched the deck, and Nami’s knuckles turned white around the mop handle.

Despite limping, she still helped Vivi and Carrot mop the deck, successfully earning their gratitude.

From the corner of her eye, Nami saw Carrot standing on tiptoe as she wiped the Radish Ornament on the main mast, her rabbit ears twitching with every movement.

This was the perfect angle!

"Oops!" Nami suddenly staggered into Carrot’s back, her elbow "just happening" to jab Carrot in the waist!

According to plan, this fluffy rabbit should have fallen toward the churning whirlpool area below, and Fang Yu would surely have stepped in to save her!

But Carrot’s long ears suddenly stood straight up! The instant her body tilted, she lightly tapped the mast beam with her toetip. Geppo, combined with her race’s explosive power, sent her streaking through the air like an afterimage!

Nami only heard a whoosh before Carrot’s fluffy white tail brushed over her nose!

Carrot actually kicked off the sea breeze in midair and landed steadily back on the deck!

"Nami, be more careful~" Carrot supported the orange-haired girl, who had nearly fallen. The wet mop slipped beneath her furry paws. "When I was little on Zou, mammoths used to knock me out of trees all the time. This height doesn’t even count as a drizzle!" As she spoke, she even hopped twice on one foot in a showy manner, leaving Nami utterly dumbfounded.

Perona floated out of the cabin with an umbrella in hand and sneered sarcastically. "Could someone be trying to do something bad?"

Nami froze in place. Her carefully planned test had become a joke.

At that moment, Fang Yu’s humming drifted down from the Crow’s Nest. "They threw poop at me~ I used poop to make egg tarts~ A bounty of four and a half billion~ I really don’t know how the person who catches me would spend it~ Mm! No seat!"

Four and a half billion.

That astronomical number stabbed painfully into Nami’s eardrums.

Nami thought, That’s all my money!

No!

I have to find a way to get that money!

With that money, I could buy Cocoyasi Village!

I absolutely, absolutely have to get my hands on that money!

With that thought, Nami began another round of brainstorming.

She had barely thought of a few ideas when Brook suddenly shouted from ahead, "A ship approaching! Stay alert!"

In the distance, a strangely shaped ship slowly entered everyone’s view!

Its hull was brightly colored, like a massive Circus Stage. The exaggerated mix of colors looked especially glaring beneath the sun.

A massive Red Nose Sculpture decorated the bow. The nose stood over three meters tall, its round tip looking as though it could spew comical smoke at any moment.

A huge clown face was printed on the sail, its mouth stretched into an exaggerated grin. Its two large front teeth were particularly eye-catching, making it seem as though the clown face had come alive and was openly mocking everyone.

When Fang Yu saw the flag on the other ship, interest flashed through his eyes. Without hesitation, he shouted to Brook, "Bring us alongside them!"

Nami had been thoroughly dejected because of Carrot’s unexpected display, but the moment she heard Fang Yu’s order, excitement surged through her and her heart began pounding!

She secretly thought that she could finally see Fang Yu make a move. As long as she could figure out his strength, her plan still had a chance to turn around!

The two ships gradually drew closer, waves slapping against their hulls with crashing splashes!

When the ships came face-to-face, Buggy stood on his bow with his hands on his hips, wearing his usual arrogant expression as he shouted toward Fang Yu’s side, "Fellow pirates? Or what!?"

Only then did Fang Yu notice that the pirate flag on the mast had somehow been changed into a blooming radish again. It clashed completely with the tense atmosphere at sea, making it feel more like a young lady setting out on an expedition.

Fang Yu shook his head helplessly. He did not need to guess to know that this had to be Carrot’s work.

Because the flag was changed so frequently, passing ships rarely knew exactly what kind of ship this was, much less who the pirates aboard it were. That was precisely why Buggy dared to shout so recklessly.

Fang Yu slightly raised his eyelids. "Fellow pirates. So what?"

Buggy snorted coldly. "Hmph, you see Lord Buggy and you still won’t offer tribute? This Lord’s bounty is…"

At that point, Mochi, the lackey vice-captain, jumped out from the side. "Ten million Beli!"

"Ahahahaha!" Buggy threw back his head and laughed wildly with his hands on his hips. "Did you hear that!?"

Great Buggy looked around at everyone’s "shocked" faces. "Scared stupid, aren’t you! Hurry up and hand over all your money, or else… or else I’ll board your ship and loot it clean! When that happens, kill the men and keep the women!"

When he saw that no one reacted, Buggy snorted coldly and jumped onto the Ghost Radish. The moment he landed, he noticed several wanted posters spread across the deck beneath his feet.

The contents of those wanted posters were all the same. Every single one was for Fang Yu.

They were Carrot’s collection, recording the changes in Fang Yu’s bounty.

Nami had gotten them wet when she boarded yesterday, so Carrot had pressed them beneath radishes and spread them out across the deck, planning to hang them up once they dried.

As a result, Buggy saw them.

"F-F-Forty… forty-five, f-five-five…"

Buggy instantly choked on his words. Behind him, Mochi urged, "Captain! What are you standing around for? Let’s fight!"

As he spoke, Mochi called his lion mount, Richie, onto the Ghost Radish.