One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

"As for the power you sensed, it is undoubtedly that old woman they call Grandma."

And everyone at the Barto Club held the old woman in very high regard.

"The old woman's name is unknown, but she must have been to the New World when she was young."

She's listed in our Loguetown archives; she possesses a formidable dual-color aura.

However, from the surface, she appears to be nothing more than a kind-faced old woman.

A thoughtful look appeared in Tot's eyes. "From what you're saying, the Barto Club is probably controlled by that old woman behind the scenes, isn't it?"

Tsk! Still restless even in old age.

Smoker nodded in agreement. "Not bad, but she is indeed quite honest."

For the sake of maintaining order, as long as they don't go too far, I'll turn a blind eye.

After all, the world isn't simply black and white.

This didn't sound like something Smoker would say. Thoth looked at him with a subtle expression, and the latter retorted speechlessly, "What kind of person am I in your heart?"

Are you the kind of person who can't tolerate even the slightest imperfection?

I'm not a hawk in the Navy.

Thoth smiled and said, "It seems I don't know you well enough."

Smoker scoffed and glanced at Thoth: "They're relatively well-behaved, which is good for the order in Loguetown."

If they haven't provoked you, try not to cause a huge disturbance here.

Just consider it a way to reduce some trouble and burden for my friend.

Do I look like the kind of person who stirs up trouble?

Thoth was speechless, while Smoker chuckled softly:

"But you're not the kind of person who would smile and not mind after being provoked."

"You have a good eye for people."

The two of them walked and talked.

After a while...

Thoth chuckled, then turned to look at him and said with a smile, "Let's go! It's getting late, I'll head back now."

Tell someone to let me know, and I'll bring the ship to your base shortly.

Smoker smiled as well, and the two nodded and left.

Walking alone on the street.

A thoughtful look appeared in Thoth's eyes. From Smoker's words, the ogre Bartolomeo was probably not the powerful Barrier-Barrier Fruit user he knew yet.

In other words...

Using his Observation Haki, Thoth already knew the location of the Barto Club's stronghold from their conversation.

Shared reading and critical thinking.

A moment later, Tote arrived at a bustling village north of Rogge town.

This is the Barto Club's headquarters.

I sensed that in one of the courtyards in this village, a large number of people were gathered, and it was noisy inside.

"Boss Barto? Our club now has more men and more weapons. Isn't it time to wipe out the Ellan family and completely dominate the underground gangs of Roguetown?"

[Hahaha, once I conquer Loguetown, I'll have more money than I can spend!]

My thoughts were racing.

"You idiot, the Erlan family of the Mafia has hundreds of guns. If we go head-to-head now, we'll lose a lot of our brothers."

However, I've heard that the Ellan family has a treasure vault that's supposedly been passed down for over a hundred years. If I manage to steal it, I'm sure I'll get a substantial share of the gold and silver.

A jumble of words and thoughts echoed in Tote's mind.

"Shut up, everyone. I need to ask Grandma first. She said that the leader of Ellan is no ordinary person."

It's said that they have close ties with a large gang within the amusement park.

[A bunch of idiots. Grandma said we should only take action against those bastards when we are absolutely certain of success.]

Furthermore, it seems that Agatha Christie mentioned that several members of the Ellan family worked for Smoker, the White Hunter.

[By the way, I seem to remember Grandma mentioning that the intelligence our undercover agents sent back said that old Erlan had recently obtained some kind of treasure called a Devil Fruit.]

It seems he's waiting to give it to his youngest son at the amusement park when he returns?!

"No, I have to go ask Grandma. We need to take action as soon as possible."

As he read Thoth's thoughts, a hint of surprise flickered in his eyes, "A Devil Fruit?"

The Erlan family of the Mafia is a large gang force located on the outskirts of the northern district of Loguetown.

I never imagined they would possess Devil Fruits. Considering the Barto Club, which will one day rule over 150 blocks of its territory...

With the Wood Spirit wings spread behind him, Thoth soared into the sky in the blink of an eye, like a giant black bird streaking across the night sky.

Before long, they arrived at an area on the outskirts of the northern district of Rogge. Through mind-reading, Thoth quickly found his target.

His body transformed into a bamboo-leaf-green vine and appeared in the room of the resting old Ellan. Through emotional reading, he quickly obtained information about the treasure vault from his subconscious.

After a while.

Thoth didn't take the not-so-large amount of treasure from the vault; he only took the Devil Fruit.

Before leaving, they left a note containing intelligence about the Barto Club's plan to ambush them.

Consider it a Devil Fruit as payment for the intelligence they are owed.

Walking on the street outside.

Thoth looked at the greenish-blue Devil Fruit in his hand, which resembled a large, spherical orange and was covered with spiraling arabesque patterns.

Paramecia type. Barrier-Barrier Fruit.

Thinking of the information he had gleaned from old Erlan's subconscious, he realized that this was a Devil Fruit whose specific abilities he did not know.

That's normal, after all, the Devil Fruit encyclopedia is a rare resource.

Among ordinary forces across the world, they probably wouldn't even have heard of it.

Thoth played with the fruit in his hand, a smile appearing in his eyes. This fruit had a very powerful ability; through a special gesture, it could create a barrier that was practically invincible.

"This fruit is not suitable for sniper Oka, nor is it suitable for brute force like Bages who relies on his fists."

It seems I'll have to use it myself.

Thoth chuckled softly and soon returned to the Wood Spirit.

It was 11:30 p.m.

Everyone returned to the ship.

On the deck, Zoro was training and keeping watch at the same time, while those who didn't need to keep watch had already washed up and gone to sleep. Thoth returned to his bedroom and looked at the empty room.

He resonated with Karina's consciousness, summoning her over. Soon, a light pink, paste-like liquid began to seep out from a thumb-sized hole in the bedroom wall near the floor.

Karina converges into form.

Fair and tender skin suddenly appeared before my eyes.

A smile played on the girl's eyes as she nimbly walked to Thoth, who was sitting on the edge of the bed... straddling his lap, Karina grinned and said:

"He came looking for me as soon as he got back. I knew it..."

However, at this moment, she looked in surprise at the object on the bed that her smooth feet had touched, and her arm turned into a sticky paste and flew out, sticking the barrier fruit back into her hand and grasping it.

"This is... the Barrier-Barrier Fruit?!"

Karina tilted her head slightly. "Are you having such good luck today?"

With his left hand gently resting on her waist, Toth laughed:

"Let's go take a bath. Do your best later and make me happy. I'll make this fruit into a Wood Spirit clone for you to use."

Karina rolled her eyes at Thoth, knowing full well that this jerk had called her over just to give her the Barrier Fruit.

A sweet smile appeared in her eyes. She gently pecked Thoth's lips, tossed the fruit aside, and wrapped her arms around Thoth's neck.

"Elbow! Carry me to wash up."

……

12:30 a.m.

Fortunately,

The soundproofing on the ship is now excellent.

Carrying the exhausted and charming Karina onto the bed, Thoth began creating a Wood Spirit flesh and blood clone. Soon, the Barrier Fruit was digested by the new Wood Spirit, Karina.

Consciousness sensed the power within the Wood Spirit Karina.

With a slight shift in his consciousness, Thoth's hands adopted a peculiar posture, a gesture known as "Crossed fingers."

Interlace your middle and index fingers.

A square transparent barrier instantly appeared in the space in front of them, with a faint bluish-black luster emanating from it.

This is because it carries the wood spirit aura of Thoth himself.

Thoth sensed the barrier, and a powerful consciousness surged into it from afar. Leaning against Thoth's chest, Karina stared intently at the seemingly absolute barrier that was rapidly changing shape before her.

This barrier sometimes transforms into flowing, wave-like motion, and at other times into a protective armor that conforms to the shape of the human body.

A transparent barrier sword with a bluish-black hue appeared before them.

With his terrifying awareness, he basically figured out the effects of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit's abilities.

Thoth pinched Karina's lower abdomen in his arms, "Take this away, and you can use the power of this fruit from now on."

"Aren't we going to let them use it? This fruit isn't like the Paste-Paste Fruit. Although its ability is simple, it's the ultimate defense."

"It is for you to use, I want you to use it, you own it, or you could say I own it."