One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

In the distance, a port town appears on the shore of the island.

This is Housha Town, located on the same island as Cocosia Village.

A small boat was moored on the shore not far from the port. Nami looked at Thoth with a serious expression:

"I'll leave you here."

022. Nojiko! Arlong!

"And this is for you."

Nami handed Thoth a hand-drawn paper map showing the distribution of villages and towns on the island, and began to explain it in detail:

"On the right is Housha Town at this moment. Our village is in the middle, Ah Long's stronghold is on the far left, and our home is..."

Nami gave a detailed introduction, including the specific route to the back mountain.

"By the way, Thoth, you take my backpack. We need to make sure I don't run into Arlong and his gang as soon as I get back. The Devil Fruit can't be discovered by them."

I'll go home first and tell my sister Nojiko about you. When you go there, Nojiko will arrange accommodation for you.

I went home in the evening.

Thoth took the backpack containing only the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, glanced at her, and smiled:

"I plan to go to the back of the mountain first, and I'll probably be back in the evening."

Watching Thoth's departing figure, Nami took a deep breath, a smile appearing on her face:

Thank you! Remember to be careful.

After saying that, the cat looked around furtively and waited for a while, but didn't see anything else happen.

Putting aside my suspicions, I steered the small boat straight ahead, and soon docked at a shore on the island.

After mooring the boat, Nami looked at a straight path leading through the forest on the shore, and at the end of that path, she could see a house sitting there.

That was her home.

Carrying a small package and walking briskly, I soon passed a neatly manicured orange grove.

Looking at the few trees in the field laden with bright orange-red seasonal oranges, and smelling the familiar, fresh scent in the air:

"It'll be soon, very soon, Bellemere."

Arriving at the door, I knocked gently, and soon a spirited young girl's voice came from inside:

"Who?"

The door was opened.

A pretty blue-haired girl, about 16 or 7 years old, wearing a short-sleeved denim overall, appeared. Nojiko's face instantly lit up with a bright smile when she saw it was Nami.

"Welcome home, Nami."

"Hee hee Nochiko, I'm back!"

Nojiko was surprised to find that her sister was overly happy to be back this time, which made her a little worried. Could it be that she had been beaten and damaged her head while stealing treasure outside?

Just as I was about to ask her, Nami spoke first: "Come with me first."

Nami didn't go straight into the house, but instead took her arm and led her to one of the neatly arranged orange trees.

The soil was lifted, and soon a wooden plank underneath was opened, revealing a long wooden box that looked like a coffin. The space inside was mostly filled with various treasures and Beli.

However, much of the treasure and pewter inside was stained with blood and dirt.

Nami opened her bag and poured out the contents—no less than millions of Berries and gold coins. Nojiko couldn't help but gasp, turning to look at Nami with a frown.

"Did you go to a very dangerous place this time?"

Nami's lips curved slightly, her bright eyes darted around, and she said with an air of seriousness:

"It was really dangerous. I almost had my leg broken by that bastard."

Nojiko's face paled slightly, but she quickly realized that Nami was teasing her, and she immediately became so angry that her chest heaved.

"Do you want to get beaten up? Tell me the truth now."

Seeing that she had realized what was happening, Nami stuck out her pink tongue and chuckled:

"Let's close the lid first. I'll tell you later."

……

After a while.

In the living room of the house, the two sisters sat facing each other at the dining table. After listening to Nami's brief account of the adventure, Nojiko slowly exhaled the stale air that had accumulated in her chest.

He looked at Nami, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself:

"Is that former pirate boy named V. Thoth really reliable? Didn't you tell him about the danger Arlong and his crew are in?"

Nami pursed her lips, lowered her eyes to look at the orange liqueur in the glass in front of her, and lightly tapped the rim of the glass with her fingertips, creating ripples on the surface. When the ripples disappeared, Nami raised her head, her gaze calm:

“I didn’t have a choice before, so I deceived myself that Ah Long and the others might keep their promise, but would he really do it?”

I no longer want to entrust our fate to his mercy? Pity? That kind of scum, just seeing him makes me feel disgusted.

Even with me here, our whole village is living like slaves.

So, I decided to take the plunge. The worst that could happen is death!

Seeing that Nami had made up her mind, Nojiko's face softened into a gentle smile.

"I understand, I will always stand by your side."

Just as Nami breathed a sigh of relief, she saw Nojiko, with a mocking expression, resting his chin on his hand and asking her with a half-smile:

"I really don't know what kind of spell Thoth cast on you to make you trust him so much."

Nami blushed upon hearing this and looked away. Noki raised an eyebrow, and seeing their serious expressions, her face immediately hardened, and her eyes twitched as she said:

"He'll be coming over tonight, right? Then I'll have to take a good look at him and see what kind of person he really is."

A pang of jealousy rose in her heart towards Thoth, whom she had never met, for he could make even the wary Nami trust him so much.

The two sisters chatted for a while, and Nami ate something lightly before getting up and saying:

"I went to Aaron Park."

Watching Nami get up and leave, Nojiko's eyes were filled with helplessness and heartache. She couldn't help but stand up and call out:

"Come home early tonight, I'll prepare a delicious meal for you!"

Nami didn't turn around, she just raised her hand and waved, and laughter followed:

"Then you should make more, that guy has a big appetite."

Nojiko was taken aback, but quickly realized who Nami was talking about, and her expression immediately became subtle.

Walking through the familiar village of Cocoyasi, the simple and honest villagers on the street were stunned when they saw Nami return.

Despite feeling heartbroken, they quickly turned to disgust and disdain on their faces, and several older men and women who used to like her even cursed her in harsh tones.

"You ungrateful little brat, who let you come back? Get out!"

"Mind your own business, you old man."

"You brat, get out of the way! Who gave you permission to pass by my stall?"

An older woman behind a fruit stand picked up a clean apple and threw it at him, aiming straight for his forehead.

Nami remained calm, instinctively sensing the change in the airflow. She caught the item precisely, wiped it on her hands, and took a bite, the sweet juice bursting in her mouth.

"It tastes awful, like rotten apples. Ugh, ugh, ugh!"

He spat it out and threw the apple away.

The woman was so angry that her face turned pale.

They were met with all sorts of harsh words along the way.

Nami always retaliates, never suffering a loss, but she is somewhat saddened inside.

Because she hadn't told the villagers about her promise to buy the village for 100 million... except for her sister, Nokiko.

But she didn't know that Nokigo had already sold her out long ago, and the villagers' current harsh words were just an attempt to drive her away; they didn't want to see her like this.

As people on the street watched Nami walk away, they exchanged glances. Those who had spoken ill of Nami unconsciously slapped themselves in the face.

Then the news of their beloved Nami's return spread like wildfire throughout the village.

Upon arriving at Arlong Park, amidst a sea of ​​indifferent gazes, Nami said nothing and went straight to a spacious measuring room atop a tower-shaped building.

Inside were stacks of nautical charts, piled up to be taller than her.

In some places, you can see traces of dried, dark red blood.

……

He rubbed his sore shoulders, glanced at the sky outside the window which had unknowingly darkened, and went to the window to look at the banquet that was taking place in the courtyard below.

The long, strangely shaped fish-men, like demons dancing wildly, laughed loudly.

Nami left the room and went down the stairs to go home. As she passed through the courtyard, a wild laugh rang out:

"Hey! Isn't this our surveyor? When did you get back? You didn't even tell me. It really breaks my heart!"

Nami turned her head for a moment, and a fake smile instantly appeared on her calm face. She waved her hand and rubbed her shoulder.

"It's Lord A-Long! I was just too busy with work and forgot! Everyone, just have fun, don't worry about me."

The burly, pale-skinned merman with a sharp, serrated nose grinned, revealing the sharp, gleaming serrations beneath.

"It's dinner time, aren't you going to eat something?"

Nami seemed to realize something and said with a grin, "That's right, I'm hungry."

As he spoke, he walked to the grill not far away, picked up a large piece of meat from the bone, took a decisive bite, waved his hand, and spoke indistinctly:

"My sister is waiting for me to come back, I have to go now!"

After saying that, Ah Long walked out of the room with a smug and arrogant smile on his face.

When I passed an intersection, I encountered a stray dog.