One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

"These bastards are after your head. Why don't we just kill them?"

Thoth glanced at him, his body radiating white light, and he separated from Karina's body.

"No need. Their life force has already been absorbed and consumed by your body. Even if they continued to live, they would be basically useless!"

And they won't live more than a few days.

The wood spirits of Thoth can possess potent poisons.

Burgess nodded at this, then looked at Smoker and Tashigi with a hint of curiosity in his eyes:

"Are you guys strong too? Are you official crew members? Shall we have a fight?"

Smoker's face darkened. "I'm not with you. Tashigi isn't either. We're the Navy."

Burgess raised an eyebrow, looked at Thoth and grinned: "I knew it, I didn't sense anything special about you guys."

It turns out they weren't one of our own.

No wonder!

Thoth's gaze was subtle; this guy's tongue was surprisingly sharp.

Smoker's eyes twitched, smoke rose from his body, and he floated up; his gaze turned hostile.

"You want a beating?"

Burgess raised an eyebrow. "A Devil Fruit user? Smoke-transforming? You're a Logia-type?"

Curiosity flickered in his eyes, then he said bluntly, "Looks like you've got some skills. Being in the navy is so boring. Why don't you quit and come work for us? I'm sure Boss Thoth will take you on."

Although he was a big, burly man, he wasn't stupid. The fact that he was able to come into the bar with Tote meant that they must have some connection.

If I can recruit him, then I will have made a significant contribution to Boss Tote.

Logia-type Devil Fruit users are not some useless guys from roadside stalls.

Smoker's eyes flashed with anger, but he ultimately held it back. He looked at Thoth with displeasure and said:

"You should manage your own people."

Thoth chuckled lightly: "His mouth is his own, and he has the freedom to speak. But you're not one of my people, so why should I listen to you?"

However, at this point, Toth inquired:

"Things here are considered settled, so what about you? Aren't you going back?"

Smoker: "......"

He hadn't expected Thoth to be so strong; those troublesome guys here were taken care of so easily by him.

He looked at Thoth, his gaze turning serious: "And you? What are you going to do next? You're not going to become a pirate, are you?"

Burgess and Van Augur raised an eyebrow. "Become pirates? That's not impossible."

Noticing their gazes, Thoth suddenly chuckled softly: "Is this a warning from a naval captain? Or admonition from my friend Smoker?"

Smoker couldn't help but roll his eyes, his voice icy as he said:

Are we friends?

"It's up to you, after all, I don't dislike you."

Thoth laughed heartily, and Smoker's lips curled into a slight smile. "I don't want you to become a pirate; after all, you're too dangerous!"

Thoth laughed and said, "My identity is not important. I am just me, and even if I become a pirate, I am not interested in plundering ordinary civilians."

Is this a guarantee?

She couldn't help but take a deep look at him.

Did you not deny that you might become a pirate in the future?

Ugh! What a troublesome jerk.

"Then remember this: once you become a pirate, no matter where you are, I will come and catch you."

Smoker said unhappily, and Thoth chuckled: "Then you'll have to leave Loguetown first!"

After all, if I were on the Grand Line, you wouldn't be able to catch me.

Moreover, your strength is average, and you can't beat me. Or perhaps you're just making excuses for leaving the Navy?

After all, even if I capture you, I won't kill you, and then you'll have an excuse to become one of my people?

"You're talking nonsense!" Smoker exclaimed, his face flushed with anger. "Who would want to be your person?"

"Me! Me! Me! I do!"

Karina raised her hand with a grin, and then Bages grinned:

"And me too!"

"Yes, me too."

Van Augur chuckled softly.

At that moment, Thoth looked at Tashigi, a slight smile playing on his lips: "And you, Tashigi? Would you like to come aboard my ship?"

I can instruct you in swordsmanship!

Tashigi was taken aback, then looked at Smoker in a flustered manner. Smoker's face instantly darkened: "Let's go!"

With that, he left, looking quite annoyed.

Tashigi gave an awkward smile, glared at Thoth, and then quickly chased after him.

Karina blinked, watching their departing figures. "Getting them onto our ship won't be easy!"

Thoth smiled, then turned to look at Jaylen, the bar manager, his gaze becoming calm.

The latter's heart skipped a beat. Thoth's lips curled up slightly as he pointed to the Den Den Mushi on the table, "Call that shitty Mr. J and then insult him as much as you can."

Jaylen's face turned pale instantly, and Van Auger sneered: "Thoth said he would spare your life. I never said that."

Bages clenched his fist, making a cracking sound, and looked at him with a cold smile: "Weren't you very arrogant before? A million for every piece of information about Boss Tot? Hurry up and stop dawdling."

Jay Chou dialed the number bitterly. He didn't want to die, nor did he want to become a dried-up corpse. As the Den Den Mushi answered, Jay Chou took a deep breath and began to hurl sharp insults.

Soon, the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi snapped out of their daze and started hurling insults at each other.

And Jaylen didn't even know when Thoth and the other three left the bar!

……

On the street outside the bar.

Thoth asked, "Burgess, did you sail here from the Grand Line on your own?"

Bages shook his head: "I came into the East China Sea on a ship from Vodka Island, which is closest to Reverse Mountain."

"By the way, boss, you might not know this, but Vodka Island is the second of the seven starting routes in the Grand Line Paradise."

Van Augur then said, "I haven't been to the Grand Line yet; I also came here by merchant ship."

"By the way, those guys in the bar are just a minority who came to cause me trouble. Do you know any other guys?"

Burgess stroked his chin. "There is indeed a group of bounty hunters, from the Grand Line and the East Blue."

"Boss, are you going to take them out?"

Thoth smiled and said, "I'll leave this to you. I'll take you back to the ship to identify the people first, and then Karina will come up with a plan to eliminate them."

Van Augur nodded: "By the way, Toth, I heard there are several other pretty capable guys out there. Are you recruiting them?"

"Poison Wolf Toka, Deceptive Hand Lady Echelly, and Savage Stone Kane are all pretty good, basically no weaker than me."

However, he is on the older side.

Thoth shook his head. "I don't plan to recruit too many people right now, and I don't have any extra rooms on my ship for them."

A glint of light appeared in Bages' eyes. It probably wasn't a matter of accommodation, but rather that he, as the leader of Tote, looked down on those people.

Compared to myself, I couldn't help but feel more relaxed.

Although he was beaten twice, his future was clearly brighter and more promising.

Soon after returning to the ship, Nami and the others, along with Van Augur, were all quite surprised by each other.

Van Augur's keen senses allowed him to perceive that the aura of every member on the ship was no less than his own.

They were also surprised to find that there were two Namis on the ship, both of whom could be considered peerless beauties on this vast ocean.

However, Burgess's eyes showed a hint of apprehension towards Nami and Nojiko on the ship.

Based on my limited understanding of Tote, the beautiful women on this ship must be more than just pretty.

After a brief self-introduction, he looked at Johnny and Joseph, a hint of eagerness in his eyes.

Johnny noticed this and a smile appeared in his eyes, while Burgess laughed heartily:

"The boss said that to become a full crew member, you have to be able to fight you to a draw. Shall we have some practice?"

Nojiko approached Thoth, curiosity in her eyes: "I know Van Augur, is this Bages very strong?"

Karina chuckled and said, "He's tough and thick-skinned. Even when Thoth held back, he wasn't killed. Besides, I can tell he's not a complicated guy."

However, he's a battle maniac.

Nojiko blinked, a hint of curiosity appearing in her eyes as she watched Burgess challenge Johnny: "Is that so? Then I'll have to take a good look at him!"

Nami glanced at the two of them, and seeing that they were about to fight, she couldn't help but raise her voice:

"Stop fighting, all of you! No fighting on the ship!"

Now let's weigh anchor and set sail for the beach on the other side of the island.

"If you want to fight, go there and fight."

“Yes, Sister Nami.” Johnny nodded quickly and told Bagges to get to work.

Soon, the ship sailed away from the port.

Sailing around the island.

However, not long after, Thoth was surprised to find a naval warship anchored on a suitable, uninhabited shoreline.

But it was Smoker's ship.