One Piece: Starting with Coercion and Enticement of Nami

Meanwhile, the passersby on the street who had previously sensed something was wrong and hurriedly moved away were now wide-eyed with shock upon hearing this.

Thoth glanced at her. "No need for that. I used my full strength, gathering my energy and spirit with sword techniques. That kick shattered his ribs and pierced his internal organs."

"If they don't receive effective treatment within the time limit, they will at least become disabled."

Even so, we still need to consider the unique self-healing ability of the human body in this world.

"He's a wanted criminal, should we get rid of him and exchange him for the bounty?"

Nami asked Thoth curiously.

"Forget it, it's less than a million. I don't want to leave a head on our ship, nor do I want to treat him, because the resources required are more expensive than his bounty."

"That's right, this damn bastard doesn't deserve your treatment."

"Let him fend for himself, or let him be picked up by the 'Rogue' and sold for a bounty. It's just a bit of a pity."

Let's go!

"Wait a moment."

Just as the two turned around, a shout came from not far away. Nami turned back, her brows furrowing slightly, "And Haini Jun..."

Tote turned around and saw two young men in their early twenties pushing their way out of the crowd.

One had short black hair and wore sunglasses, while the other had a buzz cut but wore a forehead protector.

As for why Nami thought they were sea monsters, it's because one of them had the character "海" (sea) tattooed on their left cheek, and the other had the character "佟弊" (a character from a Chinese idiom) tattooed on their right cheek.

He doesn't look like a smart person at all.

The two men approached Thoth three meters away, took a few deep breaths, and then wore serious expressions.

"I am Johnny."

The young man with sunglasses and the character for "sea" tattooed on his left cheek spoke first, followed by another young man with the character for "abnormality" tattooed on his right cheek:

"I am Joseph."

Then, the two spoke in unison, their voices booming and full of energy, as if they were performing a comedy routine:

"We are a bounty hunter team."

At this point, Johnny looked at Thoth with dissatisfaction: "Vasco da Gama is the prey that we brothers have our eyes on. We searched for him for three days before finding him here. This is an immoral act of robbery."

"We now challenge you. If we win, you must give us Vasco da Gama."

“That’s right, that’s our prey, but we don’t bother with a two-on-one fight. I can wait until your fight with Johnny is over before we fight.”

Thoth's face was contorted with rage as he looked at the "Sword Emperor and Sword Saint" who had suddenly appeared at his door. Nami, her face dark, sneered at the two hotheads:

"Bounty hunters? Don't you know the rule of first come, first served?"

Also, if you win, you take the prey; what if you lose?

The two of them were both startled, then turned to look at each other, and saw a resolute glint in each other's eyes. They turned back to look at Thoth in unison and said:

"What does it matter if we live or die? If we lose, we'll leave our lives behind."

"You're really greenhorns! How long have you been bounty hunters?"

Upon hearing Thoth's question, Johnny frowned: "Heroes come from all walks of life. Although we've only been in this line of work for less than two months, we're not greenhorns."

Joseph nodded in agreement, frowning and glancing displeasedly at Thoth:

Whom do you look down on?

Thoth sighed silently. He felt little malice towards these two "famous" comedians from his past life, as he sensed no ill will from them. So, with a calm expression, he said:

“I don’t want your lives, because they mean nothing to me, but my ship is currently short of a few menial laborers.”

If you lose, you'll become an apprentice on my ship for three years. It'll include room and board and a salary, but you'll be responsible for all the odd jobs on board.

The two men stared at Thoth with frozen expressions, but Thoth said calmly:

"Don't you even have this much awareness? Then turn around and leave now, and I can let it go."

"Who do you think wasn't prepared? From the moment we set sail, we were prepared to lose our heads."

Johnny's face was cold, while Joseph raised his chin, his face flushed: "Who do you think you are? It's just three years of menial work? Do you think we're bound to lose?"

Nami blinked. She didn't interrupt, but just watched quietly. However, these two really didn't seem very bright. But judging from their appearance, they didn't look like the kind of villains who were extremely evil.

Then she looked at Thoth. Had she taken a liking to two of them? Did Thoth discover some merit in them?

"You're wearing a sword, which means you're a swordsman, right?"

Johnny suddenly pulled his weapon from the buckle on his lower back—a large, curved machete without a blade.

He gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, his expression turning serious, and he said coldly:

"Draw your sword!"

Thoth's eyes flickered slightly. Their aura was weak, not much different from Nokigo's. They didn't need to draw their swords to bully others, but not drawing their swords would definitely be considered an act of disrespect.

Clang!

A flash of cold light appeared suddenly, and it was drawn from its sheath at a speed that Johnny couldn't even see.

Looking at the sword in Thoth's hand, which seemed to radiate a sharp aura, Johnny swallowed, but his eyes quickly turned fearless.

Like a newborn calf.

Thoth smiled slightly. "Not bad eye. Come on, I'll let you make the first move."

Johnny shouted with courage, gripped his knife in both hands, and leaped forward, slashing at Thoth from mid-air.

Without moving, Thoth suddenly raised his arm and slashed out with his sword the instant the blade came down. With a crack, his energy and spirit were concentrated, and his strength was transmitted to the blade. With this sword, his body was cut away in the blink of an eye, and a slit was cut into the blade.

At that moment, Johnny felt as if he had been savagely charged by a crazed rhinoceros, his body numb as he crashed heavily to the ground from mid-air.

The tiger's mouth split open, and blood seeped out.

The knife slipped from his hand and crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

Lying on the ground, with a blank look in his eyes, he couldn't understand how he had already lost.

Johnny?!

Joseph shouted and ran nervously to Johnny's side, kneeling on one knee and shaking him violently.

Upon seeing this, Thoth calmly spoke:

"Don't worry, you won't die, and you're not seriously injured."

Upon hearing this, Joseph's eyes widened as he looked at Thoth, who then spoke:

"What about you? Do you still want to fight?"

047. The Boss!

"As a real man, I will not be afraid to fight just because my opponent is strong."

As he spoke, he grabbed the same machete as Johnny and charged forward, full of ferocity, but his technique was terrible, and there was no trace of systematic training on his body.

It doesn't seem like a natural talent.

Joseph drew his sword at close range, but Thoth casually raised his arm and swung his sword, deflecting Joseph's blade and instantly placing the sword against Joseph's neck.

The cool, steel-like touch on his neck made Joseph involuntarily swallow. Thoth looked at him with a half-smile:

"Are you admitting defeat?"

Joseph's face flushed and paled in turns. After a few seconds, his shoulders slumped, and he looked at Thoth with a tearful expression. A few seconds later, he took a deep breath, his eyes blazing, and shouted:

"Big Brother!!!"

At that moment, as if summoned, Johnny struggled to his feet and shouted the same thing:

“I give up, we admit defeat. From now on, you are our big brother. We'll do the menial work.”

Johnny looked at Thoth with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Hey, big brother, we don't even know your name?"

“V. Thoth”.

"Brother Tote, I have a favor to ask. Could you teach us swordsmanship in your spare time?"

As he spoke, Johnny looked at Thoth with burning eyes, and Joseph looked at him with the same intensity.

Toth's lips twitched as he looked at these two clowns, utterly speechless:

“After the ship’s clutter is cleaned up every day, you can follow me in your spiritual practice.”

"Really?" ×2

"Thank you so much, Brother Toth!" ×2

Nami's mouth gaped slightly as she watched the two of them switch sides in a flash, and she felt an overwhelming urge to make sarcastic remarks.

"I'm talking to you guys..."

"Big sister—" ×2

Suddenly, as if they had realized something, they all bowed and roared in unison.

Nami's eyes twitched, her face full of resistance, and she waved her hands repeatedly: "No, don't call me that, it's embarrassing."

Johnny blinked. "So, what's your name?"

Joseph asked in confusion, "If we don't call you that, then what should we call you?"

"You must be one of Brother Thoth's official crew members, right?"

"My name is Nami! I'm a navigator."

Nami reluctantly gave her full name.

"Big Sister Nami!" ×2

The two immediately roared with excitement.

Her face was tense, her lips twitched, and Nami's pink toes inside her sandals began to curl and twitch uncontrollably.

Looking up at Tote, his orange eyes held a helpless expression, as if to say, "Can these two be returned?"

Thoth shrugged. "Pretty interesting, isn't it? Bringing it on the ship will definitely bring a lot of fun, won't it?"

"You're such a joker!" Nami muttered, speechless, and couldn't help but lightly kick Thoth's shin with her toe. Then she looked at them and sighed.

Are you locals? Or do you have a boat?

Immediately, Johnny and Joseph shook their heads and said in unison:

"No, eldest sister."

Johnny continued, “We’re from the same village. We’re orphans, from a small town on the far east side of the world.”

“We saved up enough money to travel on a merchant ship,” Joseph continued, followed by Johnny:

“We don’t have a boat yet, but our previous goal was to save up enough money to buy a small boat.”

Thoth blinked. So he'd already exposed his underwear? How honest!

True and false, mantle, guest, insult.

What are your special skills?

The two blinked, and then Johnny, who seemed to have a more outgoing personality, hesitated and said:

"Does knowing some carpentry skills count? Also, I can read nautical charts and maps."

As for swordsmanship, there's no need to embarrass ourselves by mentioning it, after all, Thoth in front of them is a powerful swordsman whom they can't see through.

Then, Joseph grinned and said:

“I am strong and have a big appetite. I used to carry bags at the port in our area and I also know how to raise and lower the sails of various ships.”

Upon hearing this, Thoth exchanged a glance with Nami. Nami stroked her chin and said to Thoth:

"It seems to still be somewhat useful?"

Johnny and Joseph's lips twitched instantly. Were they completely useless before? How heartbreaking.

Thoth then looked at Nami and said, "Since we've accepted them, let's go buy two more blankets."

“Okay!” Nami nodded in agreement.