One Piece: Starting with Coercion and Enticement of Nami

Let me tell you, my hearing can easily hear your heartbeats. Are you trying to lie to me?

The angry roar made the plates on the table tremble slightly, and Nami and the other two turned pale.

But just then, Arlong's voice became calm, and he grinned at Nami:

"My surveyor, tell me who he is and where he is. I believe you will make the right choice!"

“Tell me, and they won’t die. You don’t want to end up like that red-haired woman back then, do you?”

His gaze was cold and fixed on Ken and Nojiko. Nami trembled, fear appearing in her eyes.

A Long's lips unconsciously curled up. What he liked most was seeing Nami wanting to kill him but helplessly submitting to him. This woman was only interesting when played like this.

"Hahahaha, choose now, my Nami! My surveyor!"

Ah Long's wild, maniacal laughter shook the ceiling, causing dust to fall in a flurry.

But at this moment, Nami's gaze turned somber. Her body stopped trembling, and she raised her head, looking at him coldly. Then she looked at Nojiko and Ken, and suddenly smiled slightly, her smile gradually becoming radiant.

“I’m sorry, I don’t intend to obey him anymore. Although we will die, I believe that the ruthless Thoth will make them die in the most tragic way in the near future to avenge us.”

Ah Long's face instantly turned cold. "Thoth? Is that the guy's name? Just a rat that hides all the time."

He had barely finished speaking when a loud shout came from the doorway:

"Who is it?"

Arlong slowly turned his head and looked at Crooby at the door: "Who is it?"

……

One minute ago, in the forest.

I was just planning to go to Arlong Park to wipe out a bunch of Totes as a warm-up, depending on the situation.

Suddenly, a wild laugh and a declaration came from a nearby house.

Tote slowly exhaled a stale breath, raised his head, and looked at the dim starlight of the night.

Then, looking at the lights on the other side of the house, he started walking over.

The sword energy on his body rose and then was slowly manipulated and condensed onto the sword at his waist.

At this moment, looking at the strange-looking fish-men at the entrance, who resembled two guardian deities.

One of the fishmen, with broad, bony fins on both elbows, coldly roared.

"Who is it? Who is it? I will be your strictest father."

"No, my perfect genes shouldn't have produced ugly bastards like you."

Thoth chuckled sarcastically.

At that moment, a blue figure suddenly rushed out of the house, smashed through the door frame, and stopped at the doorway, his eyes filled with coldness.

Thoth, who was standing twenty meters away from the door, squinted at the newcomer:

"Sawtooth nose, are you Ah Long?"

Alon's gaze was icy as he looked down at Thoth's figure, then suddenly grinned mockingly:

"So you're just a lowly human brat. You're that human scum named Thoth?"

Nami saw Thoth from inside the door and called out anxiously, "Why are you back? Thoth, you should leave!"

At that moment, relying on his accumulated insight, Ah Long immediately realized that this brat was no match for him, and turned back with a cold laugh:

"Nami, is this all the confidence you have? Looks like your taste isn't that great, huh? Hahaha!"

Croobby, Achoo,

"I want you two to use the most ruthless methods to get rid of him, so that my disobedient little kitten can see what the price of rebelling against us is!"

Croobby and Achoo, standing at the door, grinned coldly.

"Yes, Brother A-Long."

"Don't worry, we will absolutely not let him die so easily."

As soon as he finished speaking, Croobby's gaze turned icy cold. With a loud bang, the ground beneath his feet cracked, and he burst out of the ground with a bang, followed closely by another Achu.

Thoth's eyes lit up red as he unleashed his Observation Haki, allowing him to anticipate the movements of the two fish-men.

In the blink of an eye, the now even more muscular Croobby swung his right arm, sending his elbow, like a giant blade, crashing down fiercely.

At that moment, Thoth's eyes narrowed slightly, and Croobby's figure was close in the blink of an eye, just as the fin blade was about to slash his chest.

The cicada is the first to perceive and hear the colors of the world.

In an instant, Thoth stepped forward, slightly shifting his body to avoid the fin blade, and suddenly drew his sword with his right hand, which was gripping the hilt.

—Zheng!

A melodious sword cry suddenly rang out, and a cold light flashed across his neck in an instant. Immediately afterwards, Thoth's figure leaped over the tower and arrived in front of Ajiu, who was two figures behind. The latter's expression changed drastically at this moment.

But his momentum was unstoppable.

At this very moment,

Thoth raised his sword and slashed down fiercely.

A sharp, wild, and domineering aura suddenly erupted, and that cold light crashed down like a galaxy from the heavens.

030. Ah Long!

The cold light shone brightly in his eyes.

*Splat!* A streak of blood shot from his left shoulder down to his right hip, instantly slicing open the firm muscles of his chest, revealing the writhing internal organs.

At the same time, the force of the air blade emanating from the sword instantly destroyed the outer layer of his organs.

With a loud thud, Croobby's neck snapped off behind him, and he collapsed to the ground, struggling in agony. Achoo in front of him staggered backward, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, his eyes wide as he screamed in agony.

At the same time, Thoth moved again, ready to finish him off completely.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through Thoth's entire body, and Aron's frantic, hoarse roar echoed through the sky:

"You damned scum, what have you done to my people?!"

Thoth looked up and saw that Ah Long had kicked off the ground with both legs under the door frame and shot straight out like a cannonball.

The raised head, the furious eyes, and the sharp, straight, serrated nose shot towards him like spearheads.

His eyes glowed with a deep red light, and he used all his Observation Haki to predict the future. The Thoth Steel hung down at his side.

It is a crisis... but also an opportunity.

In the blink of an eye, Ah Long's figure flew in front of him.

With both hands gripping his sword, Thoth suddenly swung it towards his neck. A Long's face turned ferocious, and he jerked his head back. Clang! A piercing metallic clang suddenly rang out.

The sword and Aron's serrated nose collided with a deafening crash. At that moment, Thoth's eyes narrowed sharply as a savage, immense force, like an explosion, surged from the sword and coursed through his body.

A gust of wind rose in the air, and Thoth's figure was instantly thrown backward.

"Damn human, I will definitely kill you."

Ah Long landed, his eyes blazing with fury.

Thoth adjusted his balance in mid-air, his eyes fixed on Ah Long.

At this moment, upon confirming that Croob and Aju were both dead, Aron suddenly turned around, his bloodshot eyes and ferocious face fixed on Aju, pointing at Nokiko and Aju and roaring:

“Kill them, let them pay for the lives of our people.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Long roared again, exerted force with his legs, and charged towards Thoth, who had just landed.

Hearing Ah Long's roar, Ah Jiu suddenly shivered and hurriedly agreed to Ah Long's back. Then, with her ferocious face, she turned around and looked at the three people in the house.

Nami and the other two exchanged glances. Suddenly, Nojiko sprang up from the side, picked up a bowl of scalding hot fish soup from the table, and splashed it at Aji.

The latter, caught off guard, had the soup splashed on his face. His angry, glaring eyes were covered by the hot soup, and a shrill scream suddenly rang out.

While he was clutching his face and screaming, Nokiko rushed forward, the solid soup bowl tracing a path through the air before exploding with a bang right above his head.

Nami followed closely behind, grabbed a shovel that she had placed in the corner beforehand, swung it around, and angrily smashed it down on the back of Ajiu's head. Clang! The latter screamed and stopped, her body swaying.

At the same time, Ah Jian rushed out from one side with a ferocious expression, pulled out a kitchen knife that he had hidden in advance from his waist, leaped up and swung it at his neck. With a "plop" sound, blood gushed out instantly.

Immediately afterward, Nojiko bent down and swept his leg, knocking him down. The latter's body crashed heavily to the floor. Nojiko picked up a sharp piece of porcelain from the ground, pounced on him, and stabbed him in the right eye, then the left eye.

Nami raised her foot and stomped down on his crotch repeatedly.

A few seconds later, Ah Jian pulled the two up, took a breath, and said, "Okay, this guy is as dead as can be."

With the three of them working together to launch a sneak attack, the arrogant fishman was defeated. Nami bit her lip and suddenly looked into the dark forest not far away, where a loud roar came from.

"I'm going to help him."

As soon as Nami finished speaking, A-Jian reflexively scolded her:

"Calm down. Ah Long is not a monster we can resist. All we can do is not cause him any trouble."

Don't forget how that kid took down those two leaders, Croobbi and Achoo. We need to trust him.

Nami glared defiantly at A-Jian and said, word by word, "I can't do that. I can't let Thoth risk his life for us all by himself."

He had previously stated that he was currently no match for Ah Long.

"Then you can't go and die. Or even cause him trouble."

Ah Jian roared angrily, and Nami's face paled for a moment at his fierce words, but suddenly, Nami seemed to have grasped at a straw:

"Oh right, I also have that Devil Fruit. Thoth said that although he's not sure what type it is, if I can win the bet, I can go and help him."

With that, Nami turned and rushed into the room. Ken was bewildered, but seeing that Nojiko had already followed, he quickly followed her.

Back in her room, Nami retrieved her backpack from a hidden compartment in the closet and quickly took out the Devil Fruit.

Just as she was about to put it in her mouth, Nojiko calmly grabbed her wrist. Nami turned around in confusion, and Nojiko asked her in a calm voice:

"Do you know what type of thing this is? We don't know. What if the fruit's ability isn't something that brings combat?"

Nami bit her lip and said stubbornly:

"I can't worry about that anymore, this is the only thing I can think of right now."

Nojiko's gaze grew increasingly calm, but she had already come to her senses: "Nami, this trouble started because of me, and even if there's going to be an adventure, it shouldn't be you who goes."

You've done so much. It's your seafaring talent that has saved our Cocoyasi from the constant harassment we suffer from other villages.

I don't have your natural talent, but my physical abilities are now stronger than yours. Thoth has been diligently teaching me combat skills lately, and if I could help him, the advantages I bring would be far more cost-effective than yours.

"Thoth said that even if someone eats a Devil Fruit, they still need a strong foundation to unleash its full potential."

"Nami, I'll take care of this."

Nojiko reached out and pressed down on the fruit in Nami's hand, but Nami didn't let go. Nojiko looked into her eyes and whispered:

"Nami, give me the chance."

Nami looked up at her and saw the determination in Nojiko's eyes. Her heart trembled slightly, and her fingers involuntarily relaxed. She knew that what Nojiko said was true.

Only in this way can the maximum potential of this Devil Fruit be realized.

As for Ah Jian, Noki was confident that he was definitely no match for him now.

Seeing Nami's fingers loosen slightly, Nojiko secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because in the current situation, the best solution was for her to eat it herself.

Furthermore, Nami absolutely cannot be a Devil Fruit user.

Even if they ultimately lose and Arlong wins, as long as he still wants the sea chart and hasn't completely lost his mind, Nami won't die.

An ordinary Nami is naturally not as threatening as a Nami with superpowers.

She firmly believed that as long as she was alive, there would be a future.

This was the only thing she could do for Nami.

Thinking this, Nokiko picked up the fruit, her eyes calm. She couldn't let her sister bear all the risks alone. She opened her mouth and suddenly... took a big bite.

……

In the woods far from the house.

Thoth fought and retreated, leading Aron to this location.