One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

Thoth walked over and picked up the bell collar from the ground. He brought it close to his eyes and examined it closely, quickly noticing a line of small writing on it:

To, the best Rakesh of the traveling circus.

At that moment, Nami turned around and cheerfully handed the flashlight to Thoth:

"Come and light my way. What are you looking at?"

Thoth told Nami about his discovery, and Nami stroked her chin:

"Perhaps the circus was shipwrecked, and the leopard on board managed to escape and end up here?"

"Perhaps! But it doesn't matter anymore."

Thoth took the flashlight and shone it on her, watching her continue to busily collect the gold coins like a diligent little bee.

The girl exuded excitement and energy. Thoth smiled, then looked down at the backpack in his hand.

Thoth had a idea in mind regarding Nami eating the Smooth-Smooth Fruit. She already possessed the ability to sense changes in weather through her skin. If the power of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit were used to modify her skin to make it smoother and more delicate, could it amplify her talent?

Super sensitive skin + super smooth skin?

I had some expectations in my heart.

A moment later, the two left the cave and arrived at a lake about two hundred meters in diameter near the center of the island.

This crystal-clear blue lake was formed by the gushing of groundwater, and under the bright, warm sunlight, its surface shimmers with a beautiful, lustrous sheen.

Plump fish and shrimp would occasionally dart out of the lake, splashing up a handful of glistening water before disappearing back into the water with a splash.

A three-meter-wide river flows across the lake from the other side, and along the river, one can see the vast ocean in the distance.

Nami took off her coat, revealing an orange and white swimsuit underneath.

Squatting by the lake.

With a small brush, he carefully cleaned the hardened stains off the gold coins, a smile of excitement on his face. After cleaning one coin, he held it up to examine it closely.

"Hehe! These are all rare commemorative gold coins issued by the World Government more than a hundred years ago. According to the current market price, each one can be sold for at least 25,000 Berries."

I have 267 here, which is approximately 667.5 million Berries?

"I'm rich! Hehehe!!"

As she spoke, she turned to look at Thoth, holding up a gold coin with a bright smile, "Thoth, you are definitely my lucky star. Ever since I met you, it's like my luck has turned around."

Looking at the girl's genuine and radiant smile, Thoth shook his head with a smile:

"Then you can take your time washing up. I'm going swimming in the lake and maybe see if there are any big fish."

As he spoke, he took off his coat and shoes, took a big step and leaped seven or eight meters into the air before splashing into the lake.

Nami chuckled as she watched Thoth disappear into the lake in the blink of an eye, then bent down and began washing herself with great enthusiasm.

Once in the water.

Thoth opened his eyes. The lake water was clear and the lakebed was lush with aquatic plants. Large rocks were located on the bottom of the lake. He looked around and suddenly a large fish with a diameter of two meters swam leisurely by in the distance.

My eyes lit up immediately.

A strange fish that looked like a carp, with sharp fangs all over its mouth and a dark blue-black body.

With his excellent swimming skills, Thoth swung his legs and gave chase. Just then, the strange fish noticed Thoth's figure, flicked its tail, and swam quickly over with its fangs and huge mouth.

In the blink of an eye, they had covered a distance of more than ten meters. Thoth's pupils shrank suddenly. But just as it was about to hit him, Thoth suddenly reached out and grabbed the fish's gill cover, shifting his body to avoid being swallowed by the giant mouth. However, immediately afterward, his body was shot away by the fish.

The water pressure swept over his entire body, and the force of the current caused Thoth to lose his balance, like a startled monster fish, darting wildly through the lake.

A cold glint flashed in Thoth's eyes. With a burst of strength from his left arm, he pried open the strange fish's exoskeleton gill cover and slammed his right fist into it.

Immediately afterwards, it turned its fist into a claw, grabbed the cheekbone, and ripped it off with all its might.

Instantly, amidst the gushing of blood, the strange fish struggled frantically in the lake.

With his hands gripping the gills tightly, Thoth snapped off the gill covers along with half of the fish's head a few seconds later as the strange fish darted through the lake.

Two minutes later, the strange fish gradually stopped swimming. However, as blood continued to seep into the lake, Thoth saw four or five fish and shrimp, each over two meters long, begin to emerge from the lake bottom weeds.

With a frown, Thoth decisively released the strange fish and quickly left the area in the center of the lake using both hands and feet.

Soon, Thoth swam to the shore and looked at the center of the lake, where the water was churning and exploding.

As the light screen panel appeared before him, Thoth's eyes flickered slightly.

[Unarmed Combat Skills (Practice Makes Perfect 8→9/200)]

Underwater Combat Techniques (Beginner 6→7/10)

Two ways to cook a fish.

Fighting in the water with your bare hands allows you to fully hone your skills in both areas.

Looking at "Underwater Combat Techniques," Thoth's eyes flashed, and he sighed, "It seems that the advancement of this skill will take place today."

"what happened?"

Nami then stood up, looked towards the center of the lake, and then looked at Thoth.

"It's nothing, just a few big fish in the lake. I'll clean them up now, and then you can take a bath."

Nami blinked. "Then be careful. Actually, I can just wash up quickly on the shore. There's no need to go to all that trouble."

Thoth turned to look at her and shook his head:

"Cherish the time you still have to swim."

Nami was slightly taken aback, but then she realized what was happening and shook her head helplessly:

"Your safety is more important."

Thoth smiled and nodded, walked to the side where the clothes were placed, picked up the "Broken Steel" sword, drew it from its sheath, and its cold edge gleamed in the sunlight.

In her nervousness, Nami leaped up again and plunged into the lake, gazing at the large fish and shrimp in the center of the lake in the distance.

Swimmed its legs and swam away quickly.

Several prey, which were quickly closing in and fighting over the remains of the strange fish, suddenly charged at them.

With a thud, Thoth leaped into the lake, his body rising upwards, unleashing his inner strength. Then, as the lake swept past him, a sword pierced straight down.

The skull was pierced through, and the catfish struggled violently in the lake. Thoth swung his sword horizontally, and with a soft thud, the fish's head split open.

The figure swam nimbly in the lake as Thoth approached another lobster that was two meters long.

He dodged the swung shrimp claw. He swung his sword back, piercing the side of her face and twisting it into her brain.

Kill it.

Underwater Combat Techniques (Beginner 7→9/10)

Then he looked at the other two big fish. They were frightened by Thoth's ferocity and turned to run away with a flick of their tails. Thoth gave chase without hesitation.

But in this lake, they naturally occupy the home ground and are difficult to catch up with. However, just then, as Tote passed a pile of rocks at the bottom of the lake, he suddenly stopped.

Tote suddenly noticed that in the mud and sand at the bottom of the lake, a three-meter-long, brownish-yellow mantis shrimp was mostly buried in the mud and sand.

With a flash of his eyes, he approached from above and decisively swept his sword across its head.

Pfft!

The shrimp head separated instantly.

As the sword strike ended, a system notification sounded from the depths of my consciousness.

[Note: Your Underwater Combat Techniques "Beginner 10/10" proficiency has reached the maximum value. The Underwater Combat Techniques skill will automatically advance.]

[Hint: Your underwater combat skills have improved from "Beginner" to "Introductory Level"!]

[Hint: Your underwater combat skills are at "Beginner Level" 0/100. The next level is "Practice Makes Perfect".]

A series of notification sounds echoed deep within my mind.

At the same time, unfamiliar battle memories suddenly surfaced in his mind: how to exert force more acutely underwater, and how to avoid the effects of the water flow.

How to perceive various underwater environments, all sorts of amazing underwater combat knowledge were engraved in his mind, and at the same time, Thoth's body began to make subtle adjustments.

The body becomes more adapted to the underwater environment, and the body's senses become more acute.

Thoth's body floated to the surface, his legs moving with a strange rhythm as he propelled his head steadily above the lake.

As the upgrade was completed, Thoth's eyes brightened, and he reached out to stir the surface of the lake, sending out ripples.

With a thought, a light screen panel appeared before him, showing the advanced "Underwater Combat Techniques" and the increased proficiency of "Swordsmanship".

Underwater Combat Techniques (Beginner Level 0/100)

Swordsmanship (Slightly Proficient 16→19/500)

"If I continue to improve my 'underwater combat skills,' my affinity for water will eventually allow me to surpass the fish-men!"

With certainty in his mind, Toth leaned back slightly and then plunged into the lake.

Looking into the lake, they quickly found the remaining two large fish. Not long after Tote killed one, the other escaped from the riverbed not far away.

Dragging two large shrimps from the lakebed, Thoth swam ashore and, to Nami's surprise, laughed, saying:

"I'll go find some firewood. The lake is safe for now, so try not to go into the deep parts."

Nami nodded with a grin:

"Don't worry, I'm not some weak little girl."

While Nami went swimming and bathing, Thoth gathered firewood, came to the shore, started a fire, and grilled shrimp... After a satisfying meal,

In the afternoon, the two set off by boat.

Time passed day by day, and the journey was smooth sailing without any unexpected events.

He has plenty of time to focus on his training every day, practicing swordsmanship in the morning and exercising in the afternoon.

He took time to teach Nami martial arts and gave her an introduction to fighting in the sea.

With her keen skin sensitivity and already excellent water resistance, Nami's progress was incredibly fast.

1536 in the Haiyuan calendar

3 month 25 number.

The two, who had spent ten days at sea, arrived at the Konom Islands at 10 a.m. that day.