Kaya, who was standing next to her, noticed this, turned around and looked over, tilting her head slightly as she said, "I've seen him before. Merry said he's the boy in the village who loves to lie the most."

As he spoke, he looked up at Thoth:

"He seems a little afraid of you?"

Thoth nodded calmly.

"There was a minor disagreement when I came here yesterday, but it was just a brief incident."

Kaya nodded thoughtfully, remembering what Merry had said: that boy liked to lie all the time and scare the villagers when pirates came.

After glancing at Usopp, Kaya naturally turned her head and asked Thoth about his adventures.

Back at the villa.

Merka was waiting for everyone in the hall. When she saw them return, she immediately greeted them with a smile.

Approaching Thoth, he said, "My men obtained some information on the black market that concerns you."

Thoth noticed the seriousness in his eyes, then turned to look at Nokiko and smiled:

"You all get some rest. I'd like to have a chat with Mr. Merka."

Nojiko's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded with a smile before leading Nami, the others, and Kaya upstairs.

On the sofa, Melka poured Tot a glass of red wine. Tot took a sip, then looked at him and smiled faintly.

"The black market? Looks like I'm the one with a bounty on my head, right? How much is the bounty?"

Merka gave a wry smile, surprised by the boy's sharp insight. He straightened his expression and said, "A full three hundred million Berries. And I've also heard that the bounty hunters in the East Blue underworld are already celebrating."

Thoth swirled the wine in his glass, the bright red liquid rising and falling like a deep, dark current, then suddenly chuckled softly:

"Not bad, I expect my life will be quite fun from now on. And I imagine it won't just be bounty hunters, some pirates will probably be attracted by these bounties as well."

In addition, there were previous newspaper reports that I had hundreds of millions of dollars on me.

The storm has already begun to rage around me; I just don't know if those who are coming for me are tough enough.

Merka looked at Thoth in shock, and asked anxiously, "Aren't you worried at all?"

Thoth simply smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Worrying is useless, and I believe time will heal all wounds."

"By the way, Mr. Merka, will the supplies I need arrive tomorrow?"

Merka nodded seriously: "I'll be here tomorrow afternoon."

At this point, he looked at Thoth:

"I plan to move out of here with my family after you leave. I've talked to Colonel Rat about moving our home to the town of Alpha, which he's in charge of."

From now on, this villa will serve as a transit point on my business route.

Upon hearing this, Thoth was somewhat curious, and Merka explained with a smile, "This time, thanks to your influence, I've completely established a relationship with him."

Moving to the island where the naval branch is stationed will ensure security, and with my financial resources, I can also boost the local economy—a win-win situation for both of us. Moreover, thanks to your connections, I only need to give him a generous allowance each quarter.

Seeing this, Toth didn't say much more:

“You’re a smart person, and I think you have your own reasonable considerations.”

But then, Tote glanced at him and said, "Then let's set off together, and I'll give you a ride on the way."

Upon hearing this, a touch of emotion immediately lit up in Merka's eyes. With Thoth by her side, the rats would surely be able to see the close relationship between the two of them.

In the future, that greedy fellow will surely restrain himself and will not go too far.

"Thank you so much!"

Thoth smiled and stood up: "It's getting late, you should get some rest too!"

……

Once again, shortly after Thoth turned off the lights, the door opened, and Nami happily slipped into bed.

"I can't sleep again!"

Thoth was speechless. "Aren't you afraid at all?"

As he spoke, he placed his hand on his waist.

Nami froze, her eyes widening slightly. Seeing this, Thoth became playful and began to climb.

Just then, the doorknob clicked softly and was opened again. In the dim light, Thoth clearly noticed that Nami's emotions had become extremely tense.

Thoth's face was tense as he lay down, and soon, a figure slipped into the covers from the other side of the bed.

Smelling a different scent from Nami's, and feeling his left arm gently embraced, Thoth turned his head and met Karina's aquamarine eyes. The girl said with a grin, "I've come to play with you."

Thoth sighed, the blanket was suddenly pulled back, and Nami, sitting up with a flushed face, pointed at Karina: "You...you..."

Karina sat up, took Nami's hand, winked her left eye, and said with a grin:

"You don't want Nokiko-neechan to find out about this, do you? This can remain a little secret between the two of us."

Nami was so angry that her chest heaved. She shook off Nami's hand and wanted to leave, but then she thought that wouldn't do. So, she sullenly pulled the blanket back up and lay back down.

Karina smiled victoriously and leaned down to look at Thoth:

"You're not going to kick me out, are you?"

Thoth was speechless: "Go to sleep!"

"Yes, sir! As you command, Captain."

Karina gave a playful smile and then quickly slipped into bed.

Silent all night.

The next morning.

When Thoth opened his eyes, his arms were being squeezed tightly on both sides. A look of helplessness appeared in his eyes before he pulled his arms out of their arms.

After Thoth got up and left, Nami and Karina opened their eyes at the same time. The next second, the two jumped out of bed and started wrestling.

"You vixen, who sent you here?"

Nami cursed in a low voice.

"You cunning Mudcat, aren't you the same?"

Karina, not to be outdone, retorted sharply.

"I'm going to teach you a lesson today."

"Who's afraid of who? Bring it on."

During morning exercise.

Thoth glanced at Nami and Karina before looking away; there were no redness or swelling on either of their faces.

It seems they all have reservations.

The day passed quickly, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, a merchant ship sailed by.

A group of chamber of commerce workers unloaded several large boxes of supplies from above, including various valuable nautical books and cooking recipes.

And various rare medicinal herbs.

The necessary valuables in the villa had already been packed up by Merka's servants, leaving behind only those responsible for maintaining the villa's cleanliness.

The two boats left Xiluobu village one after the other.

On the deck of the Breaking Waves.

Wearing a light yellow trench coat, Ke Ya excitedly leaned against the railing; this was her first time going out to sea.

However, not long after, the little girl's face darkened as she thought about her first voyage at sea and the impending separation.

However, Nami and the others comforted them.

Karina said with a grin, "We have a set of projection Den Den Mushi (snail phone) that your father gave us on our ship. If you miss us, we can use the Den Den Mushi to project our screens and keep in touch in real time."

Nojiko nodded in agreement: "You can also make phone calls. You have our own Den Den Mushi number, so we can chat together in our free time."

Thoth and Nami also came to comfort her, and soon Kaya's face was smiling again. "Okay, then it's a promise. We'll keep in touch whenever we have time."

Alphard town, naval port.

Upon learning that Thoth was coming, the rat and his men waited here.

At the port, after exchanging pleasantries for a while, Rat also mentioned the secret flower, and then Thoth said goodbye to them.

Time flies.

A week later,

10 a.m.

The group arrived at the waters off Yotsuba Island, not far from the Goa Kingdom.

On one of the uninhabited islands, they retrieved Carina's treasure worth forty million Berries.

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

The Breaker came to a steady stop on the shore of Cotto Island, not far from the town of Shells.

Thoth and Nami,

I've come here again.

083. Dual cultivation!

down to earth.

On the coast.

"Thoth and I are going to get the treasure. You guys can just stay here and have some fun."

Nami looked at Nojiko and the others on the deck and waved with a grin.

Nojiko was speechless. Karina scoffed at this, thinking to herself, "Stingy. I shouldn't have brought you guys this morning."

As she finished speaking, Nami, with a happy smile in her eyes, took Thoth's arm and turned to walk towards the island's forest.

After walking for a while, Nami looked up at Thoth, a slight smile playing on her lips: "What do you think, should we go to the central lake to do some magic later? I'll wash the treasure while I'm at it."

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