One Piece: Starting with Coercion and Enticement of Nami

"You're here just in time! I'm not leaving then. I'll prepare a big meal later, so you can stay and eat with me tonight!"

Ah Jian looked at Nokiko and, seeing that she didn't seem to be coerced, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

For the past ten days or so, Nogiga had been nowhere to be seen in the village, which made him a little worried, so he came to check on him.

Upon hearing her words, he was about to refuse, but after glancing at Thoth's figure, he changed his mind:

"Alright, let's discuss it together when Nami comes back."

Noki was surprised, but not particularly surprised; she simply nodded quietly.

Then he smiled happily and said:

"That's great, then our family can have a reunion dinner tonight."

Upon hearing this, Ah Jian's face flushed red, and he said in a panic, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Noki smiled and said, "You don't want to?"

Ah Jian immediately shut his mouth, looking away somewhat awkwardly. Tote clicked his tongue in amazement and said with a strange expression, "A proud old man."

Ah Jian's face instantly turned ashen. He glared fiercely at Tote, grinding his teeth as he said:

"Do you want to get beaten up? You smart aleck."

Tote's lips twitched, and he glanced helplessly at the sharp-tongued old man.

"You two have some tea, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare it. Remember not to fight."

Noki blinked and smiled.

Ah Jian waved his hand helplessly, "Don't worry, I'm a grown man, I wouldn't fight with a kid."

Thoth's expression was subtle, and Nokiko's eyes were strange. She thought to herself, if a fight really breaks out, Ah Jian will probably be in big trouble.

Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head, looking at the two with a warning in his eyes.

Then Yingying went to the kitchen.

Tote and A-Jian looked at each other and then drank their tea.

However, while the atmosphere here was quite pleasant, in Alon Park, not far to the west of the village...

"Brother A-Long?!"

A middle-aged fishman returned from outside. After looking around the courtyard and not seeing Ah Long, he shouted loudly.

In the luxurious courtyard, gazes were drawn to us. My companion, out of curiosity, pointed to the spacious swimming pool in the courtyard, which had been excavated to a depth of over a hundred meters and connected to the sea.

The middle-aged fishman blinked and arrived at the edge of the pool. Just then, a dark shadow quickly emerged from the clear and deep water. Then, with a splash, a strong figure over two and a half meters tall leaped out of the pool, bringing with it the glistening seawater.

His figure landed steadily beside the middle-aged fishman. Ah Long smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Ah Jiu, what's up?"

With that, he took a step forward and, under the respectful gazes of the surrounding fishmen, sat down on a single sofa not far away.

Ah Jiu followed, a sly glint in her eyes, and said, her pupils darting around:

"Brother A-Long, didn't you say a few days ago when we were drinking that Nami seemed to have changed a bit lately?"

Ah Long frowned involuntarily, "Maybe it's just my imagination!"

However, every time that woman came back from her trips before, she would try every means to kill me—assassination, poisoning, and sneak attacks. But this time, she's actually been a bit more well-behaved!

I don't think that woman has resigned herself to her fate; she's like an ungrateful wildcat.

As he said this, his eyes narrowed slightly, a chilling glint appearing within them:

“Ajiu, you are the smartest one among us. I’ve arranged for you to lead a group to patrol the surrounding villages and towns from time to time.”

"You've come to see me now, has it because you've made some unexpected discovery?"

Upon hearing this, Ajiu shook her head and then nodded, then, amidst Along's confusion, said:

"As usual, the atmosphere in villages where the payment date has not yet arrived is restless, while in those villages where the payment has been made, everything is now calm."

But what I want to talk about is not those things. What I want to say is that when I was strolling around Cocoyasi Village just now, I accidentally spotted Nami's sister, Nojiko. That woman had bought a lot of ingredients, including a lot of seafood that couldn't be kept overnight.

There was enough for at least five people, but there were only two of them.

Upon hearing this, Ah Long instinctively sensed something was amiss. An exaggerated smile involuntarily spread across his lips, and a cold glint flashed in his serrated teeth.

"Then do you think it's possible that they wanted to invite the villagers to dinner, like that Sheriff A-Jian?"

A hint of greed flickered in Ah Jiu's eyes as she looked at Ah Long with a cunning smile:

"Brother A-Long, Nami is our companion, so we should also protect her sister. Why don't we go and take a look together?"

A longing flickered in Ajiu's eyes. In Nami's house, there was an agreement that Arlong and the others could not disturb Nojiko's life.

Unless Ah Long personally leads the team.

Ah Long glanced at Ah Jiu, knowing full well what he was thinking, and his tone turned slightly somber:

“There are plenty of beautiful, lowly human women around us. For the sake of our ambitions, Nami’s sister, you are not allowed to harass them, at least not now.”

However, at this point, Ah Long's eyes flickered slightly, and after a few seconds of contemplation, he said, "When Nami goes back tonight, let's go to her house together and take a look."

If there's a problem, fix it; if there's no problem, continue as usual.

At this point, Ah Long waved his hand:

"Go and rest first, and wait to come with me tonight. We'll bring Croobby and Achoo along."

Ajiu's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded repeatedly with a bright smile, his neck even bulging out. He was a pufferfish man.

After he left, Arlong lowered his eyelids, glanced back towards Nami's measurement room on the rooftop, and said in a low voice:

"You can only be my tool, and I will never allow anyone else to lay a finger on you."

Time flies, it's 8 PM.

In a cozy house in the woods.

The table was already set with a variety of delicious cold dishes, both meat and vegetarian. Tote and A-Jian sat on the sofa, chatting and eating sunflower seeds and peanuts.

Suddenly, Thoth frowned. Now that his Observation Haki had awakened, Thoth would not neglect it. Instead, he would use it to hone his skills whenever his mental energy was abundant.

Used to hone proficiency.

Thoth's range of Observation Haki, once awakened, is a radius of 800 meters.

At this moment, Thoth not only sensed Nami's presence entering, but also noticed four more unfamiliar presences appearing behind her.

One was stronger than an ordinary person, but weaker than himself; two were no less powerful than himself; but the last one was like a ferocious beast, causing a stinging pain to Thoth's senses.

Is it Ah Long and his group?

That was all Toth could think of.

029. Instantly slay one person!

"Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything?"

As they got into the conversation, Tote suddenly stopped talking. A-Jian reached out and patted Tote's shoulder, but then noticed that Tote's expression had become serious. "What's wrong?"

Thoth slowly exhaled, stood up, grabbed his sword from the side, and draped it at his waist.

Ah Jian then realized something was wrong. Just as he was about to ask, Tote's calm voice came through:

"Good news, Nami is coming back soon. Bad news, Arlong and the others are probably following behind."

Upon hearing this, Ah Jian's expression suddenly turned serious, and he stood up, almost reflexively replying:

"You need to get out of here quickly and hide outside. You absolutely cannot let them discover your presence now."

A cold glint flashed in Thoth's eyes, his gaze flickering as he pondered deeply. After a few seconds, he slowly exhaled a foul breath and nodded.

"Clean up the mess I left on the table, I'm going outside to check the situation."

Thoth didn't want to put the battleground directly here; there were too many unpredictable events.

From the current perspective, not being here is arguably the best solution at present.

Ah Jian nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, leave this to me. I have a way to fool them."

Seeing that Ah Jian seemed to have misunderstood, Thoth didn't correct him. Instead, he glanced at Nokigo, who was busy in the kitchen, and then quickly left the house through the side door.

After seeing Thoth leave, Ah Jian took a deep breath, looked around the living room, and quickly began cleaning up the traces Thoth had left in the house.

Nokiko noticed something was wrong and came out. Ah-Jian quickly explained what had happened, and Nokiko's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly helped to clean up.

In the woods at night, a cool breeze brushed against his cheeks, and Tote's somewhat agitated mind calmed down completely.

Using his Observation Haki to sense their location, Thoth arrived at a nearby grove, a thoughtful look in his eyes:

"The fish-men are naturally stronger than ordinary humans, and they also possess the biological characteristics of their own species."

Ah Long is a sawtooth shark, and sharks have one of the best senses of smell among marine creatures, so it's possible that he might smell a stranger in the room.

This place is no longer hidden. My existence—no, an unknown entity that can reside in Nami's house—is now revealed.

Given Ah Long's cunning, nothing he might do would be surprising. I can't just sit here and wait to die any longer.

"There's only one thing I can do, and that's to go and kill them tonight."

Having made up his mind, and with his own confidence—swordsmanship, sword stance, Observation Haki, and the ability to sense the cicada's premonition—Thoth knew he didn't need to engage in hand-to-hand combat. He only needed that one moment of opportunity, and Thoth was confident he could kill him with a single sword strike.

He breathed slowly, adjusting his state, and at that moment, Thoth sensed that Nami's aura had come into contact with Nojiko and the others.

at the same time,

At the door, Nami happily pushed open the door, and immediately saw Ken there. She froze, then looked at him with a subtle expression. Just as she was about to speak, Nojiko pulled her inside and quickly explained:

“Although I don’t know what happened, Thoth found you back and he found Ah Long and the others following you. Remember, there’s no one else at our house tonight. We’re having a family gathering with Ah Jian.”

Nami's face turned pale instantly, her heart rate accelerated, and then she took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "I understand. Let's pretend nothing happened for now."

The three of them exchanged glances, all seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes, but they cooperated perfectly to start serving the food and gradually forcing smiles onto their faces.

A short while later, just as the three of them were sitting at the dining table about to eat, the door was suddenly pushed open with a bang, and Ah Long's burly figure blocked the doorway.

He lowered his head slightly as he entered the room, glanced around, but didn't see anyone else. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

But then, *smack!* A sound of slamming the table rang out, and Nami abruptly stood up, her face turning cold as she looked indifferently at Arlong:

"What are you doing?"

Despite being interrupted by Nami, Arlong ignored her, instead looking around the room before lowering his eyes to look at Nami, a sinister smile playing on his lips.

"My surveyor, tell me? Where is the other person in the house?"

As he spoke, seeing the confusion in Nami's eyes and the puzzled look in Genius and Nojiko's eyes, he curled the corner of his mouth:

"Don't play dumb with me. My nose is something you lowly humans can't understand."

There's a scent in this house that's different from the three of you.

"I don't know what you're talking about?"

Nami's face darkened, and she said coldly.

However, at this moment, Noki frowned and spoke up: "If you're talking about strangers, then it must be the one who just now..."

"Shut up, you lowly human."

Ah Long interrupted her in a fierce tone:

"Do you think I'm an idiot? That unfamiliar smell is so strong in this house, do you think it's possible for it to stay there anytime soon?"

"Hehe! Nokigo, stop pretending to be crazy."

Ah Jiu walked in from outside, went to the dining table, looked at the delicious food on the table, reached out and grabbed a chicken leg, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed vigorously. Enjoying the taste, a look of satisfaction immediately appeared on his face. He licked his lips and looked at her greedily.

"Around evening, I saw you buy so many ingredients. Do you think what's on your table is the amount you bought?"

Don't tell me it's for storage; those ingredients can't be kept for long.

Given your family's frugal habits, you wouldn't be extravagant or wasteful.

Nokiko's eyes trembled slightly; so the problem lay with her. She forced herself to remain calm and said coldly:

"What are you talking about? Nami is going to sea in a few days. Can't I prepare some special dried meat for her to eat on the way?"

Boom! Suddenly, Ah Long slammed his fist into the wall, instantly punching a hole in it. Wood chips flew everywhere as he roared, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace:

“You scum, do you think I’m an idiot? Your heartbeats have already betrayed you. Do you think you lowly people know what strength is?”