One Piece: Starting with Coercion and Enticement of Nami

The way he looked at Thoth was as if he were melting.

Seeing Ah Jian hesitate, Tote laughed heartily:

"Don't refuse, and don't offer money. If you really want to thank me, then fill my ship with all sorts of supplies."

Ah Jian's eyes were filled with emotion. At this moment, Tote looked at the warship that was getting further and further away.

"I'll be right back. You guys take these equipment back first!"

As he spoke, Thoth handed him the telephone, then took a step forward, followed by a leap, launching himself into the sea with a splash.

A few seconds later, Thoth's figure appeared on the sea a hundred meters away, followed by a white streak on the surface of the sea.

Thoth swam quickly toward the warship.

Ah Jian and the villagers looked on blankly, wondering what Tote was up to.

At the same time, naval warships.

In the rat's office, he sat on the sofa with an extremely gloomy expression.

He looked down at the millions of Berries on the table, the shadows obscuring his eyes, making his face appear both unpredictable and menacing.

At the table, his adjutant looked grim. "Colonel, are we just going to let this go?"

The rat raised its eyes and looked coldly at the adjutant:

"Are you teaching me what to do?"

The adjutant's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly admitted his mistake: "I know I was wrong."

Seeing this, the rat slowly exhaled a foul breath, "That guy is ruthless and very strong. I suspect that the disappearance of Ah Long and his gang might be related to him."

The adjutant's expression changed drastically. "This can't be! Those fish-men have a natural advantage in the sea!"

And they are also extremely powerful on land.

"Those guys all came from the Grand Line."

The rat sneered: "From the Grand Line? Is that scary? Then do you think that Fire Fist Ace in today's newspaper is strong or not?"

I'm absolutely certain that once that guy enters the Grand Line, he will definitely attract the world's attention.

"Ha! A Logia-type Devil Fruit user, the Flame-Flame Fruit user."

Having said that, he looked at his adjutant, his gaze turning cold:

"But do you know what? Right now, in my mind, that guy named Thoth is far more dangerous than that Fire Fist Ace."

If Fire Fist Ace was a wild and unruly wolf cub, then Thoth was a venomous snake lurking in the shadows.

Tell me, would you rather face a wild wolf or go looking for trouble with a venomous snake? If you can't seize its vital point and crush it, then I advise you to stay away from it.

This was both a warning to the adjutant and also a message to himself.

The adjutant was stunned, speechless at the rat's assessment. At the same time, he recalled the look of pleasure on the other's face when his wound had been stitched up without anesthesia not long ago.

A chill ran down my spine.

Clutching his chest, the stinging pain of the blood seeping out traveled to his mind, and the slight displeasure in his heart was quickly dissipating.

The rat glanced at him. "You're my confidant. You were involved in all the crazy things Ah Long and I did."

And I'm going to cooperate with that guy, you know, we're after money. What good would it do us to fight those monsters with brute and unreasonable power?

"As long as the money is there, we can do anything."

As he spoke, he reached into the package in front of him, grabbed a few stacks of paper, and threw them in front of him. The adjutant quickly caught them, his face showing emotion.

The large sum of money he received completely dispelled his lingering displeasure.

"Hey! Everyone's here!"

Suddenly, a sound that sent chills down the spine of the mouse came from the window.

The mouse and the lieutenant turned around abruptly and saw Thoth, soaking wet, gracefully land on the carpet in the room through the window.

Their eyes were blank and horrified, then turned to astonishment and panic.

Thoth looked at the mouse, a bright smile on his face:

"Mr. Mouse, are you not welcoming me?"

The mouse suddenly shuddered, its lips and whiskers trembling, and forced a smile onto its face:

"Oh, oh, brothers Tote, is there something else you need?"

Thoth nodded with a smile: "The warship is really fast. I almost couldn't catch up with it when I was at sea."

As she spoke, she looked at her adjutant and said, "It's quite cold in the sea. Won't you get me a cup of hot tea to warm me up?"

Upon hearing this, the adjutant knew he was being told to leave. He forced a smile and looked at the rat, whose superior waved his hand.

“Ora, go and prepare my best tea.”

The adjutant hurriedly left, and Thoth smiled as he looked at the mouse:

"I forgot something earlier. It was quite important, so I came over in person. I hope Mr. Mouse won't be upset with me."

I apologize to you here.

The rat cursed inwardly, thinking that this was clearly a show of force intended to humiliate it.

Thoth looked at him with a smile, and the mouse's face stiffened, feeling as if he had been seen through.

He immediately waved his hands, saying, "Brothers Toth, what are you saying? We brothers shouldn't stand on ceremony."

Toth suppressed his nausea and his smile grew even brighter. "That's good."

As he spoke, he looked at the mouse, his expression thoughtful:

"I came here to ask Mr. Mouse if the branch has any materials made of sea stone."

Also, do you have any white or black anti-telephone bugs here?

The mouse's eyes widened slightly, and it almost choked out, "Sea Stone??"

Thoth's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled:

"It seems you know. Do you have it? I'll pay a high price for it."

The rat's mouth twitched. "In my 16th branch, there's only one pair of Sea Stone handcuffs, and that's a controlled item I got from the big shot behind me."

"Good idea to control supplies! Make your offer!"

Thoth smiled, while the mouse cursed inwardly, but his face showed a troubled expression. After a few seconds, as if he had finally made up his mind, he gritted his teeth:

“I am also responsible for the loss of the sea stone supplies. I have to report to my superiors, make arrangements, and write a self-criticism.”

Ten million peggs.

043. Ability! And Evolution!

Thoth narrowed his eyes slightly. This guy was asking for a lot more than he should. Seastone wasn't exactly a rare resource in the Great Line branch.

However, it is a very rare item in the East China Sea, depending on the region.

It's something that basically nobody knows about.

A premium is normal.

Thoth laughed, a laugh that sent chills down the mouse's spine. The mouse's lips twitched, and it was about to ask for a discount when Thoth spoke up:

“Okay, ten million. We’ll make the deal three days from now at five o’clock in the afternoon in the port town of Kabari on the west coast, which is near your 16th branch.”

The mouse was startled and couldn't help but look at Thoth. He then saw Thoth's ambiguous smile and immediately felt a pang of misery. He knew that Thoth had seen through his thoughts.

"And at the same time, you have to give me another 10,000 lead bullets rationed by the Navy."

There's one anti-eavesdropping device and one anti-telephone bug. There are also certificates proving legally permitted to sail overseas.

Upon hearing this, the mouse immediately breathed a sigh of relief; the rest were just minor additions.

For him, it was just a matter of talking, and he quickly smiled and assured him.

At this moment, Thoth smiled and said, "Mr. Mouse wouldn't be lying in wait there with his men to ambush me, would he?"

The mouse's eyes twitched, and it waved its hands repeatedly, saying, "Of course...of course not!"

Thoth laughed, turned around, took a step, then stopped, slowly turned back to look at him with eyes that were like a hawk's gaze or a wolf's look:

“You can make a lot of money by cooperating with me. I won’t stay in Donghai forever, so we don’t need to fight to the death, right?”

The mouse, pale-faced, forced a smile: "Yes, yes, we are friends."

Thoth grinned. "I'm leaving. No need to see me off."

Thoth turned his head, swiftly went to the window, and disappeared with a big leap. Soon, a splash came from the sea not far away.

The mouse stood there stunned for a few seconds before wiping its forehead, its back soaked with cold sweat.

His body went limp as he slumped against the sofa back, his lips twitching violently.

"Damn it, you're not just a viper, you're a hybrid of a snake, an eagle, and a wolf."

After a while, the adjutant knocked on the door and came in with hot tea, but found that Thoth was no longer there. He asked in bewilderment.

The mouse, with a helpless look in its eyes, waved its hand and said:

"It's alright, come sit down and have a cup of tea with me! It'll calm me down."

The rat had already made a clear mark in its mind that the young-looking fellow was a monster it would never want to mess with again.

Being with him makes me feel so insecure. I stared at the Bailey on the table, grabbed a handful, held it to my nose, and inhaled it deeply.

Immediately, I felt a little relieved.

Money is my only true partner, and the thought of making another fortune in three days makes my shoulders sway.

Squeak squeak squeak... The laughter is mesmerizing.

……

Not long after, Thoth emerged from the sea and gazed at the warship rapidly receding hundreds of meters away.

"If something can be solved with money, then it's not a problem."

"However, it was a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect that there would actually be a creation made of Sea Stone here."

"Nojiko is quite fortunate; his training in Seastone resistance can be put on the agenda ahead of schedule."

Thinking of training with sea stone, Thoth couldn't help but think of Kaido's daughter named Yamato from Wano Country, who was basically immune to sea stone.

Wearing Seastone shackles, aside from being unable to use Devil Fruit abilities, his physical combat strength is basically unaffected.

Moreover, Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, is now known as the strongest creature in the sea, on land, and in the air, and he can even fight in the sea.

In Thoth's view, it wasn't just the special nature of his Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon, but also his already monstrous physique and the successful cultivation of Sea Stone resistance. It was only possible to achieve this after these three were integrated.

In Vegapunk's theory of the existence of Devil Fruits, the Devil Fruit is actually the possibility of "human evolution," which is what people are pursuing!

This "unnaturalness" was rejected by Mother Nature, the "ocean".

Despite bearing the burden of punishment, they still exist in the world!

The future of humanity is complex and unpredictable, and its ultimate limit is ability!

Those with special abilities are actually people living in multiple dimensions that people imagine and depict!

But in Toth's view...

Devil Fruit users have the flaw of being rejected by the natural ocean, which can also be described as a special state of embarking on the path of "evolution" but not evolving completely.

Furthermore, the Devil Fruit's power has a state of awakening.

Initially, consuming a Devil Fruit grants the user the abilities people imagine. As their mental, physical, and spiritual abilities improve, or as they become more proficient in using the fruit's power, they become increasingly compatible with their abilities, leading to the awakening of the fruit's power and a transformation. The user then becomes even closer to the fantastical being represented by the Devil Fruit itself.

So, is awakening one's abilities truly just the end? The possibilities of evolution and humanity's fantasies and desires are inherently limitless.

Does something beyond awakening exist?

He will completely digest the imagination ability brought by the Devil Fruit, thereby leading himself to complete his evolution and becoming flawless.

Does it require physical fitness, mental fortitude, or some other core condition?

Born from people's fantasies and desires, and manifested through the blessings of myths, legends, and faith?