One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

Van Augur shrugged helplessly, raised his right index finger, and remained calm:

"One shot! As long as you can catch it and survive, I'll follow you from now on. As long as you live, I'll never betray you."

Toth's lips curled slightly as he glanced at the last man still standing in the bar, the middle-aged man behind the bar counter. With that one glance, the latter dared not move again.

Smoker watched this scene with a serious expression. The two guys that Thoth wanted to recruit were not to be underestimated.

Especially that Bages, whose physical strength is definitely superior to his.

Tashigi, standing behind him, was still in a daze, not quite reacting.

"Right here, I'm giving you a chance!"

Totto looked at Van Auger and said, and the latter nodded calmly. In the blink of an eye, he raised his gun and aimed in one smooth motion, with a wonderful rhythmic beauty blooming in it.

Bang!!

The muzzle flashed.

In an instant,

A bullet shot out.

Thoth's eyes remained calm, but his forehead instantly turned as black as iron, and with a clang!

With a slight tilt of his head, the bullet, compressed and deformed by the terrifying impact, bounced to the side. At that moment, Tot swung his Tyr's Blade, and with a clang!

The deformed projectile split in two.

Two crisp clinking sounds rang out as it fell to the ground.

Van Oka's eyes, hidden behind his glasses, suddenly widened, and his previously calm mind began to churn and surge.

He had considered that he might dodge, or that he might suddenly lunge at him and knock him down, or that he might cleave him in two with his sword, but he never imagined that his special sniper bullet, which was powerful enough to penetrate a five-millimeter steel plate, would bounce off his forehead.

Is his head made of steel?

With his mouth slightly open, Thoth came to him and closed his mouth with the scabbard.

"Your destiny has chosen me!"

Thoth chuckled, sheathed his sword, and extended his right hand to him: "Let's get acquainted formally, V. Thoth, your future captain, and my sniper buddy."

Van Augur bowed slightly, then reached out and shook Thoth's hand: "Van Augur, sniper, I hope you will guide me in the future, Captain Thoth."

Thoth released his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Oka! Just call me Thoth from now on. There aren't so many boring rules on my ship."

Karina chuckled softly, gracefully approached, and extended her right hand to Van Augur:

“I am Karina, the musician of Toth, the ship’s accountant and intelligence officer.”

Van Augur's eyes flickered slightly. He reached out and gently grasped Karina's fingers, separating them in an instant. He nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Miss Karina."

"Thoth, what are you going to do with that big guy named Burgess?"

Karina asked curiously, surprised to find that Burgess's aura remained stable in her perception.

"Leave him alone for now, he'll wake up soon."

As he spoke, Thoth turned to look at the middle-aged man he had deliberately left behind behind the bar. At that moment, Van Auger spoke:

"This guy is the manager of this underground bar. He spotted you the moment you showed up outside and started openly selling your information."

Toth's lips curled into a slight smile; Van Augur was definitely sitting on the right side.

Walking towards the bar, Thoth noticed the cold sweat beading on the middle-aged man's forehead, and sat down on a stool in front of the bar, looking at him.

The man wiped his sweat and looked at Toth with feigned composure:

"Hello Mr. Toth, I am Jaylen, the head of the Fine Wine Club."

"Is this bar owned by Du Feld?"

Thoth suddenly chuckled, recalling... the information that Dragu had revealed after being hypnotized.

Jalen's eyes narrowed sharply. Thoth said calmly, "I'm giving you a chance to live. Contact your superior now."

If I can't reach you within a minute, then you might as well die!

The latter nodded hurriedly, his lips trembling: "Yes, yes, I'll contact them right away."

However, he quickly took out a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) that had already fainted from his pocket, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He spoke rapidly:

“I have other Den Den Mushi in the back office.”

Thoth said calmly, "Come over in three minutes. Try running if you want."

The latter nodded quickly and went to the back.

Karina glanced at the liquor shelf behind the bar, lightly leaped over it, then turned to Thoth and smiled, "What would you like to drink?"

Thoth glanced behind him. "Sherry cocktail."

Karina nodded with a smile, then picked out some drinks from the liquor shelf to mix.

At this moment, Smoker sat down next to Thoth, his gaze indescribably complex:

"Mastery of all three types of Haki? What kind of monster are you? Who taught you that?"

Tashigi also looked at Thoth, while Van Augur listened curiously to this unfamiliar term.

Does it matter who teaches you?

Smoker nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "This bar is owned by Du Field. From what you're saying, you want to go head-to-head with him?"

Thoth laughed. "Are you worried about me, Smoker? You're such a good person!"

Smoker's eye twitched. At that moment, Karina placed a glass of wine in front of Thoth and looked at Smoker with a grin, saying:

Would you like something to drink?

Smoker hesitated for a moment, then blinked, unsure how to refuse: "Rum will do, thank you."

Then Karina looked at Van Auger:

"Oka, what about you?"

Van Oka thought for a moment: "Vodka will do, on the rocks, thanks."

Thoth sipped his drink and looked at Van Auger: "By the way, Auger, besides you and that Burgess, who else powerful guys have come to this city?"

Van Augur's lips twitched. "That Kars is pretty good. I heard he killed a pirate with a bounty of 40 million in the Grand Line Paradise."

Moreover, this bar houses quite a few assassins with excellent skills.

But then, she glanced subtly at Thoth and asked, "What is Conqueror's Haki...?"

At this moment, Smoker couldn't help but say, "Haki is an essential ability to survive in the New World of the Grand Line."

There are three types of Haki: Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki. Conqueror's Haki is innate and is considered to be possessed by the chosen one among millions.

It is the quality of a king. Even without taking action, a person with Conqueror's Haki can intimidate and stun opponents weaker than themselves simply by using this power.

The Four Emperors of the New World are all individuals who possess Conqueror's Haki.

Upon hearing this, Van Augur couldn't help but glance at Thoth, a smile playing on his lips.

Our meeting, it must have been fate!

Smoker's eye twitched. What kind of bullshit is this fate? A charlatan!

Thoth chuckled lightly: "To be honest, Conqueror's Haki is really just that kind of thing."

"Haki is an innate, latent power that people possess, and theoretically, everyone has the potential to awaken Conqueror's Haki."

Smoker let out a cold laugh:

Do you even believe what you're saying?

"Why not believe it? Believe it or not, it's up to you. Dominance is an extension of will. If you don't even believe in yourself, your body certainly won't be able to cultivate this power."

Thoth glanced at him, a faint sneer playing on his lips. "You possess both Observation Haki and Armament Haki, but the strength of your Haki is utterly terrible."

How long has it been since you last seriously exercised yourself?

Are you proud of using your Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit to blast fish in Loguetown?

Thoth's taunts made Smoker's temples bulge with anger. "Kid, hasn't anyone told you you deserve a beating?"

"Those who can beat me, I naturally won't bother to talk about, because they'll take action; those who can't beat me, I'll just treat them like dogs barking."

Thoth smiled faintly and retorted.

Wisps of white smoke drifted around him, indicating that the ability user was somewhat out of control.

Just then, hurried footsteps approached, and Jay Chou, covered in sweat, came running over. When he saw the group chatting and drinking, his eyes widened in surprise, but he quickly spoke up:

“Mr. Toth, I have already contacted my superiors.”

As he spoke, he handed the connected Den Den Mushi to Karina, who was reaching out her hand.

Karina blinked, handed the Den Den Mushi receiver to Thoth, and sat on the bar, glancing sideways at Jalen.

It can be considered surveillance.

At the same time, a calm voice came from the Den Den Mushi:

"Is it you? That brat from the East China Sea who's been hiding for so long, the weapon Tote?"

Thoth chuckled lightly: "Du. Feld?"

“I’m not the president, I’m the head of the intelligence department at Field Corporation headquarters. You can call me Mr. J.”

"Mr. J?"

Thoth chuckled: "You think I'm being too polite? You want my life? You still have the nerve to act tough in front of me?"

Are you an idiot? Or is your brain caked with shit? You're not qualified to call Du Field over and talk to me.

Simple, foul breath provides the ultimate enjoyment.

"You..." Amidst the angry shout...

Kacha!

The Den Den Mushi hangs up immediately.

Thoth was too lazy to say more. This kind of brain-dead idiot who thinks he's superior just because he comes from the Grand Line shouldn't be given any special treatment.