Transcended as Lord Buggy-Part 3

409. Mother's Trial

The Straw Hat Pirates finally arrive in Cocoyashi Village which looks more like a small town than a village now. They dock their ship at the public port and no one really cares about them. Only some guards are watching them to make sure the pirates won't do anything stupid.

But they stop being vigilant after they see Leo comes out of the pirate ship. Then they get surprised when they see Nami comes out of it too. They haven't seen her for a rather long time since she ran away from home, after all.

"Oh, Leo, you found her," says a port guard.

"Yeah, we met at Orange Town, and she was with these weirdos. Let their ship stays here, they will come with me to see someone going through a trial," says Leo while walking away.

The guards look at Nami pitifully even though they are happy to see her after a while. She also looks dispirited while she follows Leo and the clueless Straw Hats just walk while looking around curiously. This village looks very nice, after all.

On their way through the village, Nami rethinks of her decision to go home. She wants to run away now and just leave without permission again. But then they meet Genzo who comes after hearing of Nami's return.

Genzo's appearance prevents Nami from running away again. He is glad she returns safely, but he also pities her just like the others because he knows what will happen. Then he follows the group because he is very suspicious of the Straw Hats.

They arrive in front of a simple 2-story house that looks nice but not that great. It's Buggy's family's house that was built by Palu a few years ago. The design is simple, but there's no doubt it's the sturdiest and most expensive house in this place.

Leo opens the door and everyone can see Nojiko and Bellemere inside. Nojiko is reading a thick report book while Bellemere is reading a newspaper while smoking. Her face is covered by the newspaper, but Nami is already afraid to even look at it.

"How was it, Leo?" asks Bellemere.

"No one dies although many are injured. Some buildings are destroyed, so we need to repair them," says Leo while taking a water bottle from a fridge.

"Hmm, alright. Nojiko, send people to repair the buildings, don't worry about the money," says Bellemere.

"Alright, mom. I will also send the report to dad," says Nojiko.

"Good, and tell him to go home soon or I'll kill him. Now, why don't we talk about something else, Nami?" asks Bellemere while putting her newspaper down.

Nami gulps her saliva and giggles nervously while scratching the back of her head. Bellemere simply looks at the floor in front of the table, and Nami immediately sits on her knees there. Her new crewmates are dumbfounded, but they also realize that Bellemere is glaring at them too, so they kneel behind Nami reflexively.

"So, why don't you tell me what you've done in the last few months, dear daughter?" asks Bellemere with a menacing tone.

"Ehehe, well, I sail around and draw maps," says Nami.

"Is that it?" asks Bellemere again.

"Y-yes," replies Nami.

"Then what about the report I heard that you were stealing money and a boat from one of your dad's business branches? Or stealing from a pirate ship? Or scamming people?" asks Bellemere while tapping the table with her finger.

"I-I need money, you know. I'm sure dad will understand, he is rich. Also, the ones I scammed are rich people," says Nami.

"So you are justifying your crimes? If you need money then work like your sister. But you did all of those and now you are coming back with a bunch of pirates?" asks Bellemere again.