One Piece: Starting with Coercion and Enticement of Nami

"I'm so beautiful and cute, you won't treat me like a wild beast from the mountains anymore, right?"

Thoth suppressed a laugh: "Of course, at least they'll give you anesthesia, so you won't have to tough it out."

Nami's face turned green, and she angrily slammed her head against Thoth's back with a thud. But then, she herself groaned and squatted down, clutching her forehead.

Just then, Ah Jian walked over from not far away, smiling broadly at Tote:

"Today's Donghai Morning Post is out, there are two big news stories, take a look."

Curious, Thoth reached out and took the newspaper from Ah Jian. The first item was a letter with a picture of a freckled boy with flames burning on his body.

In *Fire Fist: Aceborne*, the battle between Loguetown and Smoker, the White Hunter, ends in a draw. Fire Fist is about to embark on his journey to the Grand Line, marking the arrival of another powerful sea monster.

Thoth narrowed his eyes, looking at the arrogant smile of Portgas D. Ace in the wanted poster on the front page of the newspaper, who was almost a year older than him:

"Are they already setting sail for the Grand Line?"

Ah Jian raised an eyebrow at the sound, but then Tote looked down at a report that had been overshadowed by the one above.

"Fighting to the death, a righteous hero marine, Lieutenant Morgan of the 153rd Squadron!"

The newspapers were filled with articles praising Monca's heroic deeds: how he, a rookie, braved countless hardships to defeat and capture the 1600 million bounty hunter, "Hundred Plans" Crow.

As a result, he was promoted and received a raise, rising from a lowly soldier to a powerful second lieutenant in the 153rd branch.

The extensive use of flowery language to praise Monka and the navy contrasts sharply with the eventual capture and execution of "Crow".

Ah! Evil is ultimately no match for justice! Ah! In this era, there are so many righteous people who are bearing the burden for us!

Wait, wait, wait, Thoth calmly read the words of praise in the newspaper!

Nami nestled her head against Thoth's arm, blinking her big eyes wide:

"This Lieutenant Monca is really lucky. He lost his right hand and still survived. He must have had a really fierce fight with Bai Ji.Clo!"

Upon hearing this, Thoth's expression became tense, and he blinked as he looked at Nami with a questioning look:

"A bounty of 1600 million on the sea lord was taken down by a mere recruit? And this recruit even lost his hand and shattered his jaw? He was nearly dead. And that sea lord was none other than Captain Black Crowe, the Black Cat Merchant known for his cunning, treacherous, and scheming nature?"

Nami sensed something strange in Thoth's words and looked at him curiously:

"You mean, there might be some unknown secret here?"

Thoth shook his head with a smile. "I don't know, but it's not important."

While that's what he said on the surface, Thoth was thinking to himself, 'The silent step that Crowe developed himself seems to have no less potential than the Navy's Six-Type Shave!'

This likely involves some special technique for generating power through the body.

Thoth had information about the famous and clever man, Baikeluo, in his mind.

Regarding the purposeful massacre of a ship full of naval personnel, the use of a stand-in to fake death and escape, and the fact that the first mate, the hypnotist Zango, completely hypnotized the stand-in and the only surviving outstanding recruit, Morgan.

He's now thinking about whether he should go look for him; this silent approach is quite good.

Although I possess the agility and close-range footwork skills for combat, it will take me quite some time to develop my own special techniques for high-speed movement.

The skills you acquire have a prerequisite: you must have a systematic advancement path.

However, special power-generating techniques like the Silent Step probably cannot be represented as a skill.

Just like the techniques of Fishman Karate and Fishman Jujutsu, Thoth incorporated them into his "underwater combat techniques" after learning them.

In Thoth's view, what resembles the Six Styles of the Navy cannot be called a combat skill. To be precise, it is an extraordinary training method that is a systematic approach to breaking through the limits of the human body.

For Thoth, having a ready-made reference for this kind of technique would undoubtedly save a lot of time.

……

"Hey! Why is Dr. Gao here?"

Just then, Nami suddenly noticed the doctor running quickly from the woods.

The Totes turned to look.

Soon, the doctor arrived, catching his breath while clutching his back, and noticed that Ah Jian looked pale.

"The rats are back, and we need you, the village sheriff with official status, to go and deal with them."

"However, judging from their appearance, they seem to have ill intentions this time."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on everyone's faces turned grim. Ah Jian took a deep breath:

"Okay, I understand. I'll go take a look right away."

"I will go with you."

At this moment, Thoth spoke calmly.

Ah Jian's eyes twitched suddenly. "You don't mean you're planning to go over there and just kill them, do you?"

"Don't be impulsive. Taking down a naval colonel would be a disaster."

Thoth shook his head: "I'm not that careless. I'm just going to take a look. I won't do anything unless it's absolutely necessary."

Ah Jian's expression was subtle. Nami looked at Thoth and said, "Then I'll go too."

Then Nokiko also offered to go, but Thoth shook his head and refused:

"You guys shouldn't go and join in the fun."

Seeing this, the two had no choice but to obey.

Before long, Tot and A-Jian arrived at the village pier with Dr. Gao, where Colonel Rat and a squad of naval personnel were already waiting.

Colonel Rat of the 16th Branch was a handsome, middle-aged man of about 30 years old.

On each side of his upper lip were three distinctive, upturned whiskers, which, combined with his outfit, made him look exactly like a humanoid gray mouse.

"I'll say it one last time: thanks to reports from concerned citizens, you are hiding a dangerous individual here who is connected to the ruthless Hai Jing."

For the sake of the East China Sea, and for the safety of the Konomiya Islands under the jurisdiction of our 16th branch,

Where is that dangerous woman named Nami from Arlong's Adventures?

At this moment, the rat stared coldly at the surrounding villagers.

He knew, of course, that the little girl named Nami was innocent, but now Arlong and the others had completely disappeared, supposedly having returned to their homeland on the Grand Line.

During this time, he did try to contact him via telephone, but the call was never answered.

He had considered the possibility that Ah Long might have already been killed, but no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't think of anyone in the East China Sea who could have that ability.

Even Smoker, the Logia-type Devil Fruit user stationed in Loguetown, didn't think he had the ability to silently eliminate Arlong and his gang.

He grew angrier the more he thought about it. Ah Long had disappeared without a word, and all his money had gone with him.

The thought of this breaks my heart.

So he was unwilling to accept it, and a few days ago, he received some information from Housha Town.

It is said that among Ah Long's gang is a human girl, and this human girl is also a thief.

With this information, he used the East China Sea Navy's intelligence system to find out the whereabouts of the girl named Nami who had been stealing in the nearby waters for the past few years.

He guessed that if the little girl's treasure had not been handed over to Ah Long in the near future, then there must be at least several hundred million or tens of millions of treasures in this village.

Stop loss.

So he came here again for the treasure.

At that moment, the rat's words were clearly heard by the three people who had just arrived.

Ah Jian's face turned ashen instantly, his fists clenched, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Tote's lips slowly curled up. Sure enough, a leopard can't change its spots. At this moment, he followed A-Jian to the front of the rat.

When the mouse saw Ah Jian, a cold smile curled at the corner of its mouth:

"You all understand what I'm saying, right? Where exactly is that Arlong gang named Nami?"

"I only recently learned that Ah Long has been humiliating your people here. For your safety, you must cooperate with me in enforcing the law."

Upon hearing this, Ah Jian knew that the rat's target was clear and that he was prepared. His expression turned cold: "I'm sorry, Colonel Rat, Nami was forced to join Ah Long's gang."

She's never done anything truly heinous, and she doesn't have any bounties on her head, so she's not the evil Hai Tong you're describing!

The rat snorted and glanced sideways at Ah Jian. "Are you trying to teach me how to do things? Remember your place. You're just a sheriff in an ordinary village."

And I am the commander of the largest naval branch in this sea area.

Are you going to defy me?

"Heh!" Thoth glanced at Ah Jian's dark, restrained face and chuckled lightly.

"Sir, let's be frank. A nobody without a bounty shouldn't be worth your trouble in coming all this way to cause trouble, right?"

Just tell us what you need, and we'll do our best to help you with anything we can.

041. Discipline!

"And who are you?"

The rat's face suddenly darkened, and he looked coldly at Thoth: "By what right do you speak to me like that?"

Looking at the rat in front of him, more than a month after Arlong disappeared, it came back specifically to cause trouble for Nami. What right does Nami have to do that?

In Thoth's view, the navigator's talent, the rat, would certainly not care or know, so Nami's identity as a thief might be discovered.

Combining this with your own memory, the answer is self-evident: everything revolves around money.

"Qualifications? Status?"

Thoth chuckled lightly. There was no need to argue with him any longer. If he couldn't subdue them once and for all this time, then there would only be endless trouble afterward.

"Is this qualification acceptable?"

Before he could finish speaking, Thoth appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye, grabbed his neck with his left hand, and lifted him up.

The mouse didn't even notice anything; it only felt a sharp pain in its neck, followed by pain and a strong feeling of suffocation.

"Let...let me go! You're...attacking a military officer! This is...a serious crime!"

"As for our identities, Nami is my navigator. If you cause trouble for her, do you think I would just stand by and do nothing?"

Thoth continued to exert force with his palm, and the rat's face turned red. It gripped Thoth's arm tightly with both hands, but its weak strength was completely unable to shake him.

"Damn it! Let go of the Colonel!"

"Damn it, let go of me."

"That's a crime."

Along with the sailors' angry shouts came the clicking sounds of guns being cocked. Thoth watched as the sailors in front of him raised their guns and aimed at him, his eyes remaining indifferent and unmoved.

He looked calmly and indifferently at the thing in his hand that looked like a chick and could be crushed at will.

Upon witnessing this, Ah Jian, who was standing beside him, and the surrounding villagers all changed their expressions, but they all remained silent.

Thoth continued to apply pressure with his palm, and the rat groaned with its mouth wide open, feeling as if its neck was about to break and its brain was about to explode.

He saw the indifference in Thoth's eyes, just like those fishmen, the kind of look one gives a cricket.

Watching the mouse in my hand gradually fill with bloodshot eyes, tears welling up in its eyes, and saliva and snot flowing out.

Seeing that he was about to die, Thoth relaxed his grip slightly, and calm, indifferent words reached his ears.

"Do you think that if I used your brain to make my own decisions, how much of a reward would I set?"

Ten million? Twenty million? Or thirty million?

Thoth did not completely loosen his grip on the rat's neck, and the rat could only gasp for breath like a bellows. Upon hearing Thoth's words, fear surged in the rat's eyes like a tidal wave.

"Ha! My lord Colonel, I thought you would be like that Lieutenant Monka in the morning paper, fighting me to the death!"

So you... also have fears?

As he spoke, the corners of Tot's lips gradually turned up, and he grabbed his face with his right hand. As the man screamed in pain, Tot shook off the man's hands that were gripping his arm with his left hand, and then pinched the back of his neck to release his right hand.

He left the man suspended in mid-air, facing his subordinates, his right index finger pointing at the marines. He slowly brought his head close to the man's ear and spoke in a low, seductive voice:

"Why don't you be a hero? Let them shoot at us, let them raise their knives and attack us? Even if you die, you'll take me with you, how about that?"

The rat's terrified eyes darted around as it looked at the devilish creature beside it.

He realized he really wanted to kill himself, and he trembled with extreme panic as he said: