Chapter 384: Queen of Lightning!

Unlike the boiling, noisy, and frantically shaking world on the vast sea, Zou was currently enjoying a rare moment of peace and tranquility.

The Straw Hat Pirates were resting and recuperating in a spacious camp, which the Mink Tribe had thoughtfully and gratefully arranged for them.

After the series of high-intensity battles at sea, everyone was in different states, but all were immersed in the long-awaited relaxation that followed victory.

Luffy lay on a pile of meat as big as a small hill.

His hands were still tightly clutching a huge piece of meat on the bone, and he was fast asleep.

A large bubble of snot emerged from the tip of his nose, expanding and contracting with the snoring that echoed through the camp, looking completely carefree.

Zoro, holding his three swords, leaned against a towering tree at the edge of the camp, closing his eyes to rest.

His steady and long breathing showed that this swordsman was rapidly recovering his overdrawn physical strength.

Sanji, wearing a pristine white apron, was busy in a simple kitchen he had temporarily built from the ruins’ wood nearby.

The spatula flew rapidly in the iron pot, and the tempting aroma of special seafood chowder and high-grade grilled meat steaks wafted through the camp with the wind.

This reliable chef was meticulously preparing special, delicious dishes to help everyone quickly recover their strength and heal their bodies and minds.

However, in the open space in the center of the camp, the atmosphere seemed a bit comical.

Chopper, Usopp, and Brook were squatting in a row, their hands cupping their chins, staring curiously at the scene unfolding in front of them, as if they were watching some rare and precious species.

In the air in front of them, the high-level Homies of the Four Emperors, which had originally been controlled by Tatsuya’s Sharingan genjutsu, had now completely broken free from the shackles of the illusion.

With the dissipation of the last trace of interference in the depths of its consciousness, Zeus regained its original clear consciousness.

However, what came with this clarity was not the joy of regaining freedom, but boundless fear and mental breakdown.

Zeus’s cotton-candy-like cloud body stiffened suddenly.

It recalled what it had done while it had lost consciousness.

Scenes that made its soul fly away flashed through its mind like a revolving lantern:

It had actually turned against its own, unleashing violent, unparalleled golden lightning in mid-air, not only mercilessly striking the brothers and sisters of the Totto Land Fleet who had shared joys and sorrows with it.

It had even joined forces with that strange purple cloud to attack Mama, who had given it life!

“Waaaaahhh—!”

Upon learning the cruel truth, Zeus was so frightened that its entire body of golden light trembled, and the whole cloud shook violently like a sieve.

It burst into tears in mid-air, and the huge tears poured down like a sudden rainstorm, drenching the grass below.

It held its head with its hands, wailing in despair:

“I’m dead! I actually attacked Mama!”

“What do I do! What should I do!”

Tatsuya stood to the side, looking at the wailing Zeus with a smile.

“Stop crying, you useless thing.”

“You should be very clear about your dangerous situation right now.”

“If you try to run back to Totto Land, given Charlotte Linlin’s tyrannical personality, even if you were controlled by me, she would never listen to any of your explanations.”

“She will immediately strip you of your lifespan, and then… erase your soul on the spot.”

Hearing Tatsuya’s blunt analysis, Zeus’s crying stopped abruptly.

The face of Big Mom with fangs and claws when she was angry appeared in its mind, and it was so scared that even its tears stopped, and the color of the cloud faded a few shades due to fear.

Just when Zeus felt the despair of having nowhere to go, Tatsuya timely offered an olive branch.

“However, if you are willing to completely submit to Nami and become the most loyal power in her hands.”

Tatsuya pointed to the Navigator who was holding the Weather Stick nearby.

“I can make an exception and spare your life, and let you live safely under the protection of our Straw Hat Pirates.”

Faced with this only survival option in front of it, Zeus, whose desire to survive was exploding, didn’t even hesitate for half a second.

The dignity of the Four Emperors and loyalty to its former master were worthless in the face of its own life.

It decisively agreed loudly:

“I’m willing! I’m willing to submit!”

“As long as you don’t hand me back to Mama, I’ll do anything!”

As soon as the words fell, it immediately flew to Nami’s side like a golden cannonball.

The previous sadness and despair were swept away, and Zeus twisted its chubby cloud body crazily.

Its face was full of fawning and pleasing smiles, doing its best to flatter:

“Big Sister Nami! You are truly naturally beautiful and stunning!”

“From now on, I, Zeus, will be your most loyal servant! Please feel free to order me around!”

Watching this high-level thundercloud that once belonged only to the Four Emperors now submit and fawn at her side like a pug.

A sense of satisfaction and achievement, unprecedented in Nami’s heart, welled up.

She proudly akimboed her slender waist with both hands, raised her chin, and let out a hearty and proud laugh toward the sky:

“Hahahaha!”

“Very good, Zeus, you are sensible!”

“From now on, I am the true Queen of Lightning!”

After a burst of hearty laughter, Nami restrained her arrogant expression.

Her gaze turned to the side, looking at Tatsuya, who always carried a faint smile.

Thinking back on the journey, Tatsuya’s protection and indulgence towards her.

And today, he personally delivered this powerful force into her hands again.

The emotion and the deep-seated love in Nami’s heart could no longer be suppressed.

She completely ignored the bunch of companions watching nearby, opened her arms directly, rushed straight into Tatsuya’s broad and warm embrace, and hugged him tightly.

Nami gently pressed her slightly flushed cheek against Tatsuya’s solid chest, murmuring in a soft voice that only the two of them could hear:

“Thank you, my dear.”

Feeling the soft body and sincere emotions in his arms, Tatsuya smiled slightly, his eyes becoming extremely gentle.

He stretched out his hands and gently hugged the brave and beautiful Navigator in his arms.

“Ahem…”

Usopp, who was squatting on the ground watching, saw this and immediately reached out his hands with quick eyes and fast hands.

He covered Chopper’s wide, innocent, and curious eyes nearby.

“Chopper, children can’t watch this!” Usopp said seriously, spouting nonsense.

“Eh? Why can’t I watch?” Chopper waved his short arms, trying to break free.

Brook, who was holding a cup of black tea nearby, cooperated very well and let out a teasing laugh:

“Yohohoho! This is the beauty of youth, although I am already a bone without youth, yohohoho!”

Just at this warm moment,

The little cat-eared thundercloud “Futo,” which had been quietly staying on Nami’s shoulder, seemed to have developed a bit of interest in the newcomer.

It drifted over from mid-air slowly.

Futo stared with its round purple eyes, flying around Zeus with great curiosity.

It looked up and down at this golden peer, occasionally making soft “meow” sounds.

Facing Futo’s close-range inspection, Zeus, who had been weeping bitterly because of betrayal just a moment ago, actually had a staggering chemical reaction in an instant.

A suspicious blush instantly flew onto its chubby face.

Above the cloud, like a boiling kettle, a burst of heart-shaped steam representing love puffed out.

Zeus twisted its chubby body, like a silly boy in love, and took the initiative to approach Futo.

It chatted in an unusually flirtatious tone:

“Oh my… you are so cute.”

“Your ears are really good-looking.”

“We will be companions from now on, can you tell me your beautiful name?”

Looking at this thundercloud that once represented the majesty of the Four Emperors, not only was it a fence-sitter who followed the wind, but also a bottomless flatterer.

It turned out to be a lecherous guy at heart who was blinded by beauty!

The Straw Hat Pirates, who were originally immersed in the warm atmosphere in the camp, all slipped under their feet in unison.

“Hey! How did a guy like you become the right-hand man of the Four Emperors!”