Chapter 76

Chapter 76 is titled "Gonna Sleep".

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Volume: 9 Pg.: 87

Straw Hat and Animals: Luffy messes around with some owls, while Zoro and Sanji look on. Usopp looks off into the distance.

Short Summary
Nami tells the Straw Hat Pirates to leave the island and stay away from Arlong. She tells Luffy that they are not crew mates and that she never saw them as such. Luffy falls asleep on the spot which infuriates her. Meanwhile, Ussop is revealed to be alive and that Nami actually faked his death in order to save him from being killed by Arlong. Back at Luffy's group, Nojiko appears and begins to tell the crew the story of Nami's past on the condition that they leave after she is finished. At the same time, the 16th Branch of the Marines along with its captain, Nezumi arrive at the village. Nezumi asks Genzo to guide them to Nami's house.

Long Summary
When Luffy refers to Nami as her crew mate, she tells him that he is a no more than a nuisance. She says that she only stayed with them because of their money. Zoro argues with Sanji that he is making things more complicated with his romantic advances toward her. Sanji responds saying that love is like a hurricane. Johnny interrupts their quibbling when he yells at Nami, calling her a witch. He says that all she cares about is getting all the money hidden in Cocoyasi Village and she is willing to join the Arlong Pirates and even going so far as to kill people in order to do so. He follows up by calling her a witch again and that she is cold blooded. He swears that he saw her killing Ussop. Nami is unfazed and asks Johnny whether he is going to do anything about it. Johnny is taken back by surprise. She also tells them that if they want to live, they better stay outside of Arlong's business because he is infuriated after Zoro's stunt. Nami tells them that Luffy and his crew may be monsters, however they are no match for the real monster. Zoro responds saying that he couldn't care less and asks where Ussop is. Nami tells him that he is in the bottom of the ocean. Irritated, Zoro tries to attack Nami but Sanji stops him. The two of them begin to argue. Zoro tells him to not interfere when he has no idea what is going on. Sanji ignores him and tells him that he is just irritated after his loss with Mihawk. Zoro gets mad and points his sword toward Sanji's neck. Sanji taunts him and tells him to just try. Yosaku tells the two of them to stop because they are in an emergency situation right now. Nami tells them to leave and go fight elsewhere. She tells them that she couldn't care less and bids them farewell. Luffy then immediately fell asleep on the spot. He announces that he is sleepy and could not care less about what is going on in the island. Nami yells at him that he can die for all she cares. Afterwards, Johnny and Yosaku decide to part ways with Luffy and the others because they are afraid of getting hunted down and killed by Arlong. They tell everyone that they will meet again one day. Meanwhile, Ussop, who is revealed to be alive, wanders through Cocoyasi Village. He wonders and asks himself why Nami would pretend to kill him and then stab her own hand instead. It then occurs to him that Nami was actually trying to save him from being killed by Arlong himself and comes to the conclusion that she no witch after all. Following the revelation, Ussop decides to look for Zoro. He remembers that the octopus guy told him that Zoro was looking for Arlong earlier. Terrified, he figures that Zoro had probably returned to Arlong Park to search for him. He decides to run straight for Arlong Park in order to save his crew mate. However, he notices his crew in the distance as he is running. At the same time, Sanji asks Zoro if he thinks that Nami really did kill Ussop. Zoro tells him that it is a possibility that she got pissed after he called her small time. Sanji gets pissed off thinking that Zoro was referring to Nami's breast size. Sanji and Zoro clash, but Ussop gets caught in the crossfire and his face got mangled. Meanwhile, Nojiko is out in the tangerine fields and hears the house door get slammed shut. She goes inside and notices Nami with her head down on the desk. Nojiko comments on the mess she had made with thrown furniture and broken glass and asks if anything was wrong. Nami says that she was only taking a little rest at first, then she opens up to her sister. Nojiko understands that her friends have come to take her back and understands why she is upset. Nothing upsets Nami the most than to say the word "friend". Back with the Straw Hats, Luffy is shocked by Ussop's face. He asks him if Nami was responsible. Sanji and Zoro take responsibility for it. Ussop tells Luffy that Nami had actually saved him and that he feels that Nami joined the Arlong Pirates for another reason.Nojiko then appears and tells that it's useless and that there is no way that they could change Arlong's rule. She then agrees to tell the crew about Nami's past and tells them that they must leave after she is done. Back at the village, 16th Marine Branch captain, Nezumi appears with his team and asks Genzo to lead them to Nami's quarters.

Chapter Notes

 * Johnny and Yosaku take their leave, not wishing to risk getting killed by the fishmen.
 * Usopp reveals that Nami helped him fake his death.
 * Nojiko begins telling the Straw Hat Pirates about Nami's past.
 * Zoro and Sanji have their first fight as crewmates.

Anime Episode

 * Episode 34 (p. 2-19)

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