One Piece: Starting with Coercion and Enticement of Nami

“My will is above yours, and I also have some understanding of the spiritual realm, so I can unilaterally block your ability to detect my fluctuations in consciousness.”

All things breathe and resonate with emotions, and with the awakening of Conqueror's Haki, Thoth's control over his own consciousness has become increasingly profound.

At this moment, as all things breathe and perceive themselves, Thoth discovers the secret between the fused beings at this moment from the level of life veins.

In my perception, this fused body now contains two closely connected life meridians, like a double helix structure on the genetic level.

Or it could be a gene chimera.

They maintain close contact yet do not interfere with each other.

One is his own life vein, and the other is Karina's. At this moment, Thoth can sense the pulse fluctuations of the active Card Fruit within Karina's life vein.

It is precisely because of this close connection yet non-interference between the two sets of meridians that this fusion is so stable.

And that is precisely why the two Devil Fruit abilities of the fusion of Karina and Nojiko were able to coexist.

Moreover, through this wondrous connection, the life trajectories of the two are in a state of deep resonance.

This is why Thoth was able to obtain the right to dominate the fusion of the two without expending any effort.

Realizing this at this moment, Thoth's desire to explore surged, and his thoughts did not obscure Karina's.

The connection between the primary and secondary personalities is like mutual "parasitism," or a kind of dependence.

Karina's consciousness, now dependent on Thoth's, perceived the wondrous "scenery" within her body from the same perspective as Thoth, and words tinged with a hint of worship echoed in her consciousness:

“I knew it could be done that way, but I didn’t know why it was possible. Tote, I really like your wisdom.”

The fused being smiled slightly, and Karina asked, "Are we going to fuse with Nojiko and Nami now?"

"No rush," Thoth chuckled softly, "I have an interesting idea I'd like to experiment with regarding our current state of vital resonance."

'what?'

It comes from a young girl's curiosity.

Thoth didn't keep them in suspense, 'I want to try and awaken your domineering power through resonance with your life force.'

Thoth could clearly sense that, in this state of fusion, his domineering aura was flowing freely within this body.

'? ? ? '

Karina was astonished.

Thoth sensed the life meridians within his body, where surging life force flowed, and along the resonance between the meridians, flowed into Karina's life meridians.

This enhances the strength of her life meridians, and simultaneously, her overall qualities are constantly being strengthened.

The healing abilities brought by "Self-Recovery" and "Spirit of Wood" can also take effect in Karina's life at this moment.

Just like the barrel principle, in this state, not only will Nojiko's Smooth-Smooth Fruit modification be effective on Karina and merge with her, but Karina's life strength will also be constantly increasing.

However, it will permanently deplete the life energy within one's own body.

However, with the existence of the "Spirit of Wood," these minor losses are merely the matter of consuming the life essence of a few ferocious beasts.

As his life strength increased, Thoth instinctively understood that devouring creatures with lower life strength than himself was the only way to increase his own life strength. The only way was to rely on quantitative change to trigger qualitative change.

Moreover, Thoth could sense that after Karina merged with him, as long as he didn't try to break free, the fusion could continue indefinitely.

Even when they feel mentally exhausted, the two can take turns controlling their bodies.

However, in cases where Thoth provides her with an improvement, he will do so without affecting his own growth.

True strength isn't something that can be instilled by others; Thoth will only raise her physical strength to what he considers to be above average.

At this point, Toth shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

With a slight shift in consciousness, the Armament Haki, now tempered under Thoth's control, began to seep into Karina's life meridians.

The pulse waves belonging to the Armored Color stimulated Karina's life meridians, and Karina's consciousness, following Totto's consciousness, subtly perceived them within her body.

At the same time, the pulse of Observation Haki was also surging in her life meridians. Thoth's powerful life meridians resonated with Karina's life meridians, just like a top master in a martial arts novel in my previous life who, when retiring, used his own internal energy to open up the Ren and Du meridians for the junior he had his eye on.

Resonance! Under the unique frequency resonance belonging to Armament Haki and Observation Haki, the fluctuations of these two powers gradually appeared in Karina's life meridians.

And gradually became active.

Under Thoth's guidance, Karina clearly sensed the awakening of two kinds of domineering aura within her.

Guided by Thoth's consciousness, he perceived various changes in his own meridians.

Karina's consciousness became peaceful, and in this state, she gradually became able to sense that something important was being absorbed from Thoth's body.

'Thoth, what's going on here?'

Karina was shocked. Thoth, understanding her emotions, calmed her down. "Don't worry, it's just to help you get some rest."

Although Thoth said that, Karina was no longer the naive girl who knew nothing about cultivation.

She could guess that this situation would inevitably have some impact on Thoth himself.

But now that it has happened, she has an indescribable feeling in her heart, which ultimately boils down to one sentence:

'Can I serve you in bed tonight? You can do whatever you want to me.'

Are you rewarding yourself?

A sudden remark completely broke Karina's defenses, and she sank into despair.

A few seconds later, he said quietly:

Don't you like me?

I like it!

'Then why?'

'You're still young, grow up in two more years. Do you think I'd give up something that's practically in my grasp?'

For the first time, Tote spoke his mind directly. After all, there was no need to hide or be coy with the tacit understanding between them now.

"..."

Karina fell silent again, this time out of embarrassment, and quickly focused her mind to sense the two domineering powers that had awakened within her.

A moment later, as the aura of dominance within Karina subsided and her life force naturally circulated within her, Thoth smiled slightly:

"You should continue training your Observation Haki. As for Armament Haki, you can train it after your physical strength has improved further."

Karina giggled, her tone playful, "Okay, darling!"

Thoth was speechless. 'Go ahead and call me that outside if you dare!'

'Hmph! You think I wouldn't dare? I'll show them both then.'

'Suit yourself. I'm going to fuse with Nojiko and Nami now. It's time for me to experience the power of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.'

As soon as he finished speaking, Totto's consciousness entered the card space, and the cards belonging to the two sisters were used. Then, in a dazzling white light, Nojiko and Nami were also fused into this body.

At the same time, a heavy, invisible pressure existed on this body and consciousness, sensing the two additional life meridians belonging to the two of them that had appeared in the life meridians within their bodies.

"Is your current physical strength insufficient to support four sets of life meridians?"

With a slight shift in his consciousness, Tote immediately grasped the key to the matter.

"If this continues for a long time, it will likely cause deep damage to the body. I don't know if 'self-recovery' can heal itself."

At this moment, Johnny Joseph watched the white light dissipate. Although Thoth's appearance did not change much, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

How should I describe it?

Absolutely astonishing!

Thoth glanced at them, then closed his eyes, activating Nojigo's life force. The passive shape-altering properties of the Slippery Fruit began to act on the inside and outside of this body.

Thoth activated the energy channels, which flowed through the life channels representing the four individuals.

Sensing the imperfections within the body, the super-smooth power has a unique restorative effect.

A moment later,

Thoth entered White Tiger form, experiencing a significant improvement in his physical abilities, and freely used Nami's Platinum Wind.

Amidst the raging winds, terrifying wind blades hundreds of meters in diameter fell from the sky, slicing the island and lake into pieces.

Nami watched in shock as the White Tiger's power unleashed on Thoth, displaying terrifying might.

Furthermore, Thoth sensed that while in the state of being a white tiger, the Conqueror's Haki within his body became abnormally active.

It is being amplified dramatically.

Tiger roars in the mountains and forests.

A terrifying aura, carried by the gale, fiercely suppressed the entire island.

Wherever it passed, all living beings lost consciousness and fell into a coma.

Even Johnny, Joseph, and Tiger Girl couldn't resist.

Unleashing a rampage of domineering saturation.

He sensed that different life forms were weakening under the influence of his Conqueror's Haki.

[Hint: Your Conqueror's Haki "Beginner 10/10" proficiency has reached the maximum value. Your Conqueror's Haki skill will automatically advance.]

[Hint: Your Conqueror's Haki skill has improved from "Beginner" to "Initial Understanding"!]

[Hint: Your Conqueror's Haki "Beginner Level" 0 → 5/100, the next level is "Practice Makes Perfect".]

The Conqueror's Haki was amplified amidst the panic and fear on the island.

The basic applications of Conqueror's Haki naturally came to mind.

At the same time, the essence, energy, and spirit within one's body become increasingly refined, and three kinds of domineering energy ripple and flow in the life meridians, with a sense of harmony quietly and slowly emerging within.

It was as if the very foundation of one's spirit and energy had been completely and perfectly laid out at this moment.

Thoth's military might naturally blended with Conqueror's Haki.

They blended together naturally.

You are in me.

As the imposing aura of military might is incorporated, the proficiency with Conqueror's Haki is also rapidly improving.

+1+1+1+1+1+1.....

Thoth silently comprehended this, while Karina and the others, in their own consciousness, also learned of the fact of Conqueror's Haki from Thoth's consciousness.

Amidst the shock, they began to exchange ideas.

'This is the power of Conqueror's Haki? It's incredibly cool! I always believed Thoth would definitely have it.'

Karina said happily.

'How terrifying, how powerful! No wonder he's Thoth; I want to awaken that kind of immense power too.'

Nami longed to stand shoulder to shoulder with Thoth; the White Tiger's abilities now gave her ample confidence.

'As expected, it's Conqueror's Haki. I was wondering why Thoth had such a mysterious, restrained pressure emanating from him after emerging from the lake.'

Nokiko was amazed, and at the same time felt a sense of pride and honor.

As Thoth once said, Conqueror's Haki is a power widely known throughout the Grand Line as the quality of a king.

The fact that Thoth was able to awaken proves that he was definitely not an ordinary man.

His consciousness snapped away from the realization of Conqueror's Haki, and Thoth, in his half-beast form as a white tiger, flew down from the sky and landed in the forest.

She landed lightly on the ground and looked at Johnny and the others lying on the ground in front of her.

As the body returned to its normal state, three graceful figures emerged from the dazzling white light.

Nokiko Nami appeared on the ground, and Karina appeared beside Thoth. She sensed the domineering aura surging within her body, as well as the boundless energy within her.

She couldn't help but look up at Thoth, her eyes no longer concealing the truth of her longing.

"Kalina? You've awakened your Observation Haki?"

Nami suddenly realized that Karina's Observation Haki was being released, and with her incredibly keen sense of the flow of energy, she immediately recognized it as one of the two things.

A hint of surprise flickered in her eyes. Karina's lips curved into a slight smile. She nodded gently, then wrapped her arms around Thoth's, her voice sweet and gentle.

"It was my darling who helped me."

Nami's eyes widened instantly; it was an affectionate nickname for Karina. Nojiko's gaze also froze.