One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

After a while, Ah Jian opened his mouth, breaking the silence between the two, "Tell me, how long have you been living in this house?"

Although he asked that question, Ah Jian knew for sure that he must have come back with Nami that day.

So he changed the subject again:

"You should know what's going on in this village, right? I must say, you're incredibly brave. Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Thoth narrowed his eyes slightly. "Are you referring to that group of fishmen?"

Ah Jian snorted coldly upon hearing this, "Since you know that, then leave as soon as possible. If you stay here any longer, you'll only implicate them."

"I'm afraid that won't work. I still have things to do."

Thoth looked at him calmly, "What you can't do, I will do."

Ah Jian's eyes twitched, a surge of anger inexplicably welling up inside him. *Smack!* He slammed his hand heavily on the table, gritting his teeth.

"Do you want to die, kid?"

Seeing this, Thoth leaned back slightly and looked at him calmly, "If you're going to test me, then forget it! I have a reason to do this. The presence of Ah Long and the others is already blocking my way."

"Now that I've made that decision, I won't change it."

"All you have to do is go home and wait for me to take them down."

Hearing this, Ah Jian's eyes narrowed slightly, and his anger quickly subsided, but his brows furrowed. "Are you confident?"

Seeing Tote's confident demeanor, A-Jian was a little unsure. Tote grinned:

"I'm not entirely sure right now. But things might change later."

"What you're about to do," A-Jian said, pursing his lips as he looked at Thoth, "does that girl Nami know about it?"

But the next second, seeing Tote's calm gaze, A-Jian understood:

"Let me know when you're ready to take action, and our whole village will be with you."

"Ah Jian?" Noki's voice came from the doorway. He looked at Ah Jian in surprise, carrying groceries, but then a bright smile appeared on his face.

"You're here just in time! I'm not leaving now. I'll prepare a big meal later, so please stay and have dinner with me tonight!"

Ah Jian looked Nuoqi Gao up and down, and seeing that she didn't look like she was being coerced, he breathed a sigh of relief.

For the past ten days or so, Nokiko had not been seen in the village, which made him a little worried, so he came to check on her.

Hearing her words, he was about to refuse, but after glancing at Thoth's figure, he changed his mind:

"Alright, let's discuss it together when Nami gets back."

Nokiko was surprised, but not particularly surprised; she simply nodded quietly.

But then he smiled happily and said:

"That's great, then our family can have a reunion dinner tonight."

Upon hearing this, Ah Jian's face flushed red, and he said in a panic, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Noki smiled and said, "You don't want to?"

Ah Jian immediately shut up, looking away awkwardly. Tote clicked his tongue in amazement, looking at him strangely: "A proud old man."

Ah Jian's face instantly darkened, and he glared fiercely at Tote, grinding his teeth as he said:

"Do you want to get beaten up? You smart-mouthed brat."

Tote's lips twitched, and he glanced helplessly at the sharp-tongued old man.

"You two have some tea, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare. Remember not to fight."

Nokiko blinked and smiled.

Ah Jian waved his hand helplessly, "Don't worry, I'm a grown man, I wouldn't stoop to fighting a little kid."

Thoth's expression was subtle, and Nokiko's eyes were strange. She thought to herself, if a fight really breaks out, Ah Jian will probably be in big trouble.

Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head, his eyes filled with warning as he looked at the two of them.

Then Yingying went to the kitchen.

Tote and A-Jian looked at each other, then went about their business and drank their tea.

However, just when the atmosphere here was quite nice, in Alon Park, not far to the west of the village...

"Brother A-Long?!"

A middle-aged fishman returned from outside, looked around the courtyard but did not see Ah Long, so he shouted loudly.

In the luxurious courtyard, many eyes were drawn to them. Curious, his companion pointed to the spacious swimming pool in the courtyard, which had been excavated to a depth of over a hundred meters and connected to the sea.

The middle-aged merman blinked and arrived at the edge of the pool. Just then, a dark shadow quickly emerged from the clear and deep water. Then, with a splash, a strong figure over two and a half meters tall leaped out of the pool, carrying with it the sparkling seawater.

The figure landed steadily beside the middle-aged fishman. A-Long smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "A-Jiu, what's up?"

As he spoke, he took a step and, under the respectful gazes of the surrounding fishmen, sat down on a single sofa not far away.

Ah Jiu followed, a sly glint in her eyes, and said, her pupils darting around:

"Brother A-Long, didn't you say the other day when we were drinking that Nami seemed to have changed a bit lately?"

Ah Long frowned. "Maybe it's just my imagination!"

However, every time that woman came back from her trips before, she would try every means to kill me—assassination, poisoning, and sneak attacks. But this time, she's actually been quite well-behaved!

I don't think that woman has resigned herself to her fate; she's like an ungrateful wildcat.

As he said this, his eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint appearing within them:

“Ajiu, you are the smartest one among us. I’ve arranged for you to lead a group to patrol the surrounding villages and towns from time to time.”

"You've come to see me now, has it because you've discovered something different?"

Upon hearing this, Ah Jiu shook her head and then nodded, before asking Ah Long, who seemed puzzled:

"As usual, the atmosphere in villages and towns where the payment date has not yet arrived is restless, while in those villages and towns where the payment has been made, everything is calm now."

But that's not what I want to talk about. What I really want to say is that when I was strolling around Cocoyasi Village just now, I accidentally spotted Nami's sister, Nojiko. That woman had bought a lot of ingredients, including a lot of seafood that couldn't be kept overnight.

There was enough for at least five people, but the two sisters only had enough for one.

Upon hearing this, Ah Long instinctively sensed something was amiss. An exaggerated grin involuntarily spread across his face, and a cold glint flashed in his serrated teeth.

"Then do you think it's possible that they want to invite the villagers to dinner, like that Sheriff A-Jian?"

A hint of greed flickered deep in Ah Jiu's eyes as she looked at Ah Long with a cunning smile:

"Brother A-Long, Nami is our companion, so we should also protect her sister. Why don't we go and take a look together?"

A longing flickered in Ajiu's eyes. At Nami's house, there was an agreement that Arlong and the others could not disturb Nojiko's life.

Unless Ah Long leads the team himself.

Ah Long glanced at Ah Jiu, knowing full well what Ah Jiu was thinking, and his tone darkened slightly:

“There are plenty of beautiful, lower-class human women around us. For the sake of our ambitions, Nami’s sister, you are not allowed to harass them, at least not now.”

However, at this point, Ah Long's eyes flickered slightly, and after a few seconds of contemplation, he said, "When Nami goes back tonight, let's go to her house together."

If there's a problem, fix it; if there's no problem, continue as usual.

At this point, Ah Long waved his hand:

"Go and rest first, then come with me tonight. We'll bring Chloe and Achoo along."

Ajiu's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded repeatedly with a bright smile, even his neck bulging out. He was a pufferfish man.

After he left, Arlong lowered his eyelids, glanced back towards Nami's measurement room on the top floor, and said in a low voice:

"You can only be my tool, and I will never allow anyone else to lay a finger on you."

Time flies, and it's eight o'clock in the evening.

In a cozy house in the woods.

The dining table was already set with a variety of delicious cold dishes, both meat and vegetables. Tote and A-Jian sat on the sofa, chatting and eating sunflower seeds and peanuts.

Suddenly, Thoth frowned. Since his Observation Haki had been awakened, Thoth would not waste it. Instead, whenever his mental energy was abundant, he would release it to hone his skills.

Used to practice skills.

Thoth's Observation Haki perception range, when it was first awakened, was a radius of 800 meters.

At this moment, Thoth not only sensed Nami's presence intruding, but also noticed four more unfamiliar presences appearing behind her.

One was stronger than an ordinary person, but weaker than himself; two were no less powerful than himself; but the last one was like a ferocious beast, causing a stinging pain to Thoth's senses.

Is it Ah Long and his group?

That was all Toth could think of.

029. Instantly kill one person!

"Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything?"

As the conversation got more interesting, Tote suddenly fell silent. A-Jian reached out and patted Tote's shoulder, but then noticed that Tote's expression had become serious. "What's wrong?"

Thoth slowly exhaled, stood up, grabbed his sword from the side, and wore it at his waist.

Ah Jian then realized something was wrong. Just as he was about to ask, Tote's calm voice came:

"Good news, Nami's coming back soon. Bad news, Arlong and the others are probably following us."

Upon hearing this, Ah Jian's expression suddenly turned serious, and he stood up, almost reflexively saying:

"You need to get out of here quickly and hide outside. You absolutely cannot let them discover your presence right now."

A cold glint flashed in Thoth's eyes, his gaze flickering as he pondered deeply. After a few seconds, he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and nodded.

"Clean up the mess I left on the table, I'm going outside to check the situation."

Thoth didn't want to put the battlefield right here; there were too many unforeseen circumstances.

From the current perspective, not being here is arguably the best solution at present.

Ah Jian nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, leave this to me. I have a way to fool them."

Seeing that Ah Jian seemed to have misunderstood, Thoth didn't correct him. Instead, he glanced at Nokiko, who was busy in the kitchen, and then quickly left the house through the side door.