One Piece: Starting with Coercion and Enticement of Nami

Looking into the distance, a port town appears on the shore of the island.

This is Housha Town, located on the same island as Cocoscia Village.

On the shore not far from the harbor, a small boat was moored. Nami looked at Thoth with a serious expression:

"I'll leave you here."

022. Nojiko! Aron!

"Here's one more for you."

Nami handed Thoth a hand-drawn map showing the distribution of villages and towns on the island, and began to explain it in detail:

"To the right is Housha Town at this moment. Our village is in the middle, A Long and his gang's stronghold is on the far left, and our home is..."

Nami gave a detailed introduction, including the specific road leading to the back mountain.

"By the way, Thoth, you take my backpack. We need to make sure I don't run into Ah Long and his gang as soon as I get back. They can't find out about the Devil Fruit."

I'll go home first and tell my sister Nojiko about your existence. When you come over, Nojiko will arrange accommodation for you.

I went home in the evening.

Thoth took the backpack containing only slippery fruits, glanced at her, and smiled:

"I plan to go check out the back hill first, and I'll probably be back in the evening."

Watching Thoth's departing figure, Nami took a deep breath, a smile appearing on her face:

Thank you! Remember to be careful.

After saying that, the cat looked around furtively and waited for a while, but didn't see anything else happen.

Putting aside my suspicions, I steered the small boat straight ahead, and soon docked at the shore of an island.

After mooring the boat, Nami looked at a straight path leading through the forest on the shore, where a house could be seen at its end.

That was her home.

Carrying a small package and walking with light steps, I soon passed a neatly manicured orange grove.

Looking at the few orange-red seasonal tangerines hanging from the trees in the field, and smelling the familiar, fresh fragrance in the air:

"It'll be soon, very soon, Bellemere."

Upon reaching the door, I knocked firmly, and soon a spirited young girl's voice came from inside:

Who is it?

The door was opened.

A pretty blue-haired girl, about 16 or 7 years old, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and jeans with overalls, appeared. Nojiko's face instantly lit up with a bright smile when she saw that it was Nami.

"Welcome home, Nami."

"Hehe, Nokiko, I'm back!"

Noki was surprised to find that her sister was overly excited to come back this time, which made her a little worried. Could it be that she had gotten her head injured while stealing treasure outside?

Just as I was about to ask her, Nami spoke first: "Come with me first."

Nami didn't go straight into the house, but instead took her arm and led her to one of the rows of orange trees.

Lifting the soil, a wooden plank was quickly opened, revealing a long wooden box resembling a coffin. The interior was mostly filled with various treasures and Berries.

However, many of the treasures and baileys inside were stained with blood and dirt.

Nami opened her bag and poured out the contents—no less than a million Berries and gold coins. Nojiko couldn't help but gasp, turning to look at Nami with a frown:

"Did you go to a very dangerous place this time?"

Nami's lips curved slightly, her bright eyes darted around, and she said with an air of seriousness:

"That was really dangerous; I almost got my leg broken by that bastard."

Nojiko's face paled slightly, but she quickly realized that Nami was teasing her, and she immediately became so angry that her chest heaved.

"Do you want to get beaten up? Tell me the truth now."

Seeing that she had realized what was happening, Nami stuck out her pink tongue and chuckled:

"Let's close the lid first. I'll tell you later."

……

A moment later.

In the living room, the two sisters sat facing each other at the dining table. After listening to Nami's brief account of her adventure, Noji slowly exhaled the pent-up breath from her chest.

He looked at Nami, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back:

"That former Shanghai official named V. Toth, didn't you tell him about the danger Ah Long and the others are in?"

Nami pursed her lips, looking down at the orange liqueur in her glass. She lightly tapped the glass with her fingertips, creating ripples on the surface. When the ripples disappeared, Nami looked up, her gaze calm.

“I had no choice in the past, so I deceived myself that Ah Long and the others might keep their promises, but would he really do it?”

I no longer want to call upon his mercy or pity for our lives. That kind of scum makes me feel disgusted just looking at him.

Even with me here, our whole village is living like slaves.

So I decided to take the plunge. The worst outcome, at worst, is death!

Seeing that Nami had made up her mind, Nojiko's face showed a gentle smile:

"I understand, I will always stand by your side."

Just as Nami breathed a sigh of relief, she saw Nojiko, with a mocking expression, resting his chin on his hand and asking her with a half-smile:

"I really don't know what kind of spell that Tote cast on you to make you trust him so much."

Nami blushed upon hearing this and looked away. Noki raised an eyebrow, and seeing this serious expression, her face immediately tensed, and her eyes twitched as she said:

"He'll be coming over tonight, right? Then I'll have to take a good look at him and see what kind of person he is."

In his heart, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the man who had never been trusted, and he couldn't believe him.

The two sisters chatted for a while, then Nami ate something and stood up, saying:

"I went to Alon Park."

Watching Nami get up and leave, Nojiko's eyes filled with helplessness and heartache. She couldn't help but stand up and call out:

"Come back early tonight, I'll prepare a delicious meal for you!"

Nami didn't turn around, but simply raised her hand and waved, accompanied by laughter:

"Then you should make more, that guy has a big appetite."

Nojiko was taken aback, but quickly realized who Nami was talking about, and her expression immediately became subtle.

Walking through the familiar village of Cocoyasi, the simple villagers on the street were stunned when they saw Nami return.

Despite feeling heartbroken, they quickly turned disgusted and resentful on the surface, and several older men and women who used to like her even verbally abused her harshly.

"You ungrateful little brat, who let you come back? Get out!"

"Mind your own business, you old man."

"You brat, get out of the way! Who gave you permission to pass by my stall?"

An older woman behind a fruit stall picked up a clean apple and threw it at him, aiming it at his forehead.

Nami remained calm, instinctively sensing the change in airflow. She caught the item precisely, wiped it on her hands, and took a bite, the sweet juice bursting in her mouth.

"It tastes awful, a rotten apple. Ugh, ugh, ugh!"

Spit it out directly, and throw the apple away.

The auntie was so angry that her face turned blue.

They were met with all sorts of harsh words along the way.

Nami always retaliates, never taking a loss, but she's still somewhat upset inside.

Because she hadn't told the villagers about her promise to buy the village for 100 million... except for her sister, Nokiko.

But she didn't know that Nokigo had already sold her out long ago. The villagers' current hostility was just an attempt to drive her away; they didn't want to see her like this.

As Nami walked away, the people on the street exchanged glances, and those who had spoken ill of Nami unconsciously slapped themselves in the face.

Then the news of their beloved little Nami's return spread like wildfire throughout the village.

Upon arriving at Arlong Park, Nami, amidst a sea of ​​indifferent gazes, didn't utter a word and went straight to a spacious measurement room atop a tower-shaped building.

Inside were stacks of nautical charts and maps, piled up to be taller than her.

In some places, you can see thin streaks of dried, dark red blood.

……

He rubbed his sore shoulders, glanced at the sky outside the window which had unknowingly darkened, and went to the window to look at the banquet that was taking place in the courtyard below.

The strangely shaped fish-men, who looked like demons dancing wildly, laughed loudly.

Nami left the room and walked down the stairs to go home. As she passed through the courtyard, a wild laugh rang out:

"Hey! Isn't this our surveyor? When did you get back? You didn't even tell me you were coming back. It really breaks my heart!"

Nami turned her head for a fleeting moment, her calm face instantly breaking into a fake smile as she waved and rubbed her shoulder.

"It's Lord A-Long! I was just too busy with work and forgot! Everyone, just have fun, don't worry about me."

The burly, pale-skinned fish-man with a sharp, serrated nose grinned, revealing the gleaming, cold serrations beneath his lips.

"It's dinner time, aren't you going to eat something?"

Nami seemed to realize something and said with a grin, "That's right, we're just hungry."

As he spoke, he walked to the grill not far away, picked up a large piece of meat from the bone, took a quick and decisive bite, waved his hand, and spoke indistinctly:

"My sister is waiting for me to come back, I have to go now!"

After saying that, Ah Long walked out of the place with a smug and arrogant smile on his face.

When I passed an intersection, I encountered a stray dog.

He immediately opened his mouth and spat out the meat that he hadn't chewed much, then threw the large bone and meat in his hand out with it.

Nami remained calm: "I really want to feed you to the dogs too. You disgusting bastard."

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Nami glanced at the moonlight and then walked with lighter steps toward her home outside the village.

"That guy should have gone back by now, right?"

Under the cover of night, deep in the mountains.

In a dense primeval forest.

Thoth swung his longsword, flicking the blood off it to the ground before sheathing it.

Looking around at the grayish-blue wolf carcasses that resembled calves, he walked to a fresh carcass of a sika deer placed under a tree not far away, picked it up, and hoisted it onto his shoulder.

Looking out over the mountains, I took my first steps in that direction, running with a heavy load.

With rhythmic breathing, I moved swiftly through the forest, the trees receding rapidly in my peripheral vision.

Less than half an hour later, Thoth arrived outside Cocoyasi Village, took out the map Nami had given him, found the right direction, and stepped into a lush forest outside the village.

The soft rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard in my ears.

Before long, Toth arrived at a house in a clearing in the woods.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard a strange woman's complaining voice:

"Why hasn't that guy you were talking about come back yet? Could he have been carried off and eaten by a big tiger in the mountains?"

Nami's helpless voice came: "He's probably too engrossed in his training. He becomes extremely focused when he starts practicing."

Lou lou!

There was a knock on the door.

Thoth's words followed immediately:

"It's me, Nami."