Meanwhile, the arc's main villain ... While the Straw Hats come across many villains before him, Arlong Park is the climactic conclusion to their time in the East Blue, and it is an epic ...

In the newly started Elbaf Arc, Nami and Sanji have already interacted ... as seen when Nami saves Usopp by faking his death in Arlong Park, and in all their fights throughout the series.