One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

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The same applies to "Observation Haki." Through prolonged battles, Thoth gradually came to perceive the various emotions of living beings, and thus awakened the corresponding characteristic:

[Emotional Perception]

037. Intersecting forks in the road!

Nine o'clock in the morning.

On the coast, at the beach.

A gentle sea breeze blew, and under a coconut tree, Thoth withdrew his attention from the group of people sweating profusely on the beach.

In the blink of an eye, the light screen panel appeared.

Thoth calmly looked at the growth of his basic attributes over this period of time.

Body: 11.7→20.9

Force: 9.8→16.2

Min: 9.1 → 16.4

Precision: 10.9→18.1

"All told, it has been two months since I officially left the Norton Pirates."

"And I have now undergone a complete transformation and become stronger. I have the basic strength to protect myself in the East China Sea."

For the past month, I haven't been busy making a living or dealing with trivial matters. I've devoted myself entirely to teaching and spiritual practice, which has brought peace to my mind and body.

and,

Training and fighting in the sea, experiencing the boundless and profound power of the ocean, is also a way to refine Thoth's mind and will.

The sword's stance also subtly shifted.

At this moment, look at the five skills you possess.

Swordsmanship (Advanced Level 85 → 355/1000)

[Unarmed Combat Skills (Advanced Level 6→97/1000)]

[Self-Recovery (Practice Makes Perfect 0→150/200)]

Underwater Combat Techniques (Mastery Level 0 → 305/1000)

[Observation Haki (Mastery Level 0→421/1000)]

Apart from the "self-healing" skill, all other skills have reached the "advanced" level.

It could also be said that they were already at the point of being ready to venture out, based on the impressions Thoth had in his memory.

When Zoro with the three-sword style and green hair first appeared in the original timeline, his swordsmanship level, not to mention his physical strength, should not be much different from my current level.

But with his current full strength, Tote was confident that he was no match for him.

Next, Thoth looked at the two skill traits he had awakened.

Characteristics: Hydrophilic

Effect: You will be able to keenly perceive subtle vibrations and changes in the direction of water flow.

Feature: Emotion perception

Effect: With Observation Haki, one can sense various emotional fluctuations emanating from living beings.

The former will make Thoth's combat abilities in the seawater more agile and sharp.

Furthermore, through his practice diaries on Fishman Karate and Fishman Jujutsu obtained from Croobbi, Thoth has gained some understanding of these techniques and begun to incorporate them into his underwater combat.

The latter makes the use of Observation Haki more precise, allowing Thoth to better grasp timing in battle through both emotional perception and physical movement prediction.

Its own strength is steadily improving in a gradual manner.

However, now that his skills have reached this level, Thoth's strength has also hit a minor bottleneck.

In the short term, their strength is unlikely to improve significantly.

The only way is through gradual accumulation and persistent effort.

While keeping an eye on the light screen panel in front of him, he also glanced at Nami, Nojiko, and the others who were training on the beach not far away.

Tote pondered for a moment. Now he had two paths to choose from: one was to open up new sources of income by learning new skills and improve his attributes by upgrading his skill levels; the other was to continue focusing on mastering his existing skills.

The former allows one to become more knowledgeable and may even awaken entirely new skills and characteristics, while the latter is the path of focusing on one point to reach the pinnacle.

Thinking this, a smile gradually appeared in Tote's eyes.

"But actually, I can do both. Before the skills are 'mastered,' unless it's a passive skill like 'self-healing,' it won't take up too much time and energy."

Once the 'Special Ability' skill is awakened, it will greatly enhance my strength.

Once you've reached the initial "Mastery" level in your skills, you can temporarily set them aside and focus on improving your main combat skills, such as swordsmanship.

"Multiple skills mean multiple paths, and having more skills is never a burden. Moreover, if you have the talent to 'learn and gain knowledge,' then of course you should make the most of it."

"However, the selection of skills to learn cannot be taken lightly; we must be realistic."

Thoth looked at Nami and Nojiko who were training, his eyes thoughtful. "After we set sail, we probably won't be able to recruit suitable crew members in the short term, so medical skills will be essential. They are not as energetic or quick to learn as I am, so we need to find Dr. Najiko to help them with their medical skills. I remember that he combines Chinese and Western medicine, and his Chinese medicine skills are better."

In the short term, without a ship's doctor, I'll have to shoulder the medical burden myself. That's called resilience.

"Medical skills are one thing, but learning new skills is also limited, as energy is finite. So, both sisters have a talent for wielding sticks, and stick skills are good."

Once I've learned it myself, I can teach them in a more reasonable and systematic way.

Furthermore, practicing blunt weapon techniques like the staff requires immense physical strength, and the awakened characteristics of these skills are extracted and manifested from one's past training experiences.

Having already acquired four traits, Thoth is certain of them, and the strength-related traits will complement his combat system.

End of thought.

Thoth set off and came to them.

"Brother Toth." ×2

The two boys who were training with him greeted Thoth respectfully, showing him the utmost respect.

Thoth smiled and nodded, then asked them about any problems they had during their training, gave them instructions one by one, and then dismissed them.

As for Ah Jian, just instruct him to continue practicing basic swordsmanship.

Then, his gaze swept over Nami and Nojiko, who had been training diligently for the past month.

Nojiko's body didn't look much different; all that could be said was that her demeanor had become more heroic.

But upon closer inspection, one can notice that her body lines have become more harmonious and balanced, and her eyes have become more resolute.

Nami, on the other hand, has changed a lot. With ample nutrition, a regular schedule, and training at her maximum intensity, she is now able to keep up with the changes.

My body has begun to develop rapidly. Not only am I growing taller, but my figure has also become more and more shapely over the past month.

Despite her physical development, she didn't have that delicate, frail look.

Now, it's as if she has transformed from a little wildcat into a female leopard.

Her body has clear, undulating lines, and the baby fat on her pretty face has gradually disappeared. Her orange eyes are lively, bright, and spirited.

"You've been watching us over there for so long, are you here now to test us?"

Nami took a breath, put her left hand on her slender waist, and looked at Thoth with a grin.

Thoth smiled and looked at the two of them:

"After the morning's basic training, it's time for combat training. I'll spar with the two of you."

Upon hearing this, Nami's eyes lit up. She trained and practiced relentlessly every day just for this one chance a day to fight Thoth without holding back.

"Then get ready, watch out for the punch."

Before she could finish speaking, the orange cat girl had already taken a step forward and delivered a clean, straight punch to Thoth's cheek.

Thoth's face twitched slightly, and he naturally leaned back, but at that moment, a faint sound of wind breaking came from his side.

Nokiko was equally decisive, closing in with a twist of her waist and a swift leg raise, delivering a sudden side kick towards Tote's waist.

Seeing this, Tote slightly bent his left arm to block, but it made a soft cracking sound.

Nokiko adjusted the angle of her kick, making her right leg slide away incredibly smoothly when it made contact with Thoth's arm. Her right leg suddenly rose and landed on Thoth's neck.

At that moment, Nami delivered a close-range knee strike, but Thoth moved swiftly to the right to dodge.

Easily evaded their attack.

Seeing Thoth trying to dodge, the two sisters immediately followed up, putting all the knowledge they had acquired over the past few days into practice on Thoth.

He acted decisively and ruthlessly.

Nami's eyes were calm. After receiving special guidance from Thoth, she had begun to figure out how to use her body's keen sense of the air currents in the environment to assist her in battle.

The perfect body structure granted by the Smooth-Smooth Fruit allowed Nojiko to make remarkable progress in her training. Combined with her zero friction, which made her immune to physical attacks, she could quickly and repeatedly use her abilities to neutralize Thoth's punches and kicks.

They were completely in a desperate situation.

The three continued their battle on the beach, exchanging blows. Thoth provided guidance and tactical input for Nami, while unleashing his full offensive power against Nojiko.

Regardless of the type of punches or kicks, Nojiko's ability to deflect and slide away the force generated by Tote's attacks, achieved through the zero-friction application of his entire body, always resulted in a smooth and effective attack.

Seeing that the two girls were now quite skilled at fighting, Thoth felt a sense of accomplishment.

As time passed and the battle intensified, the two sisters gradually became breathless. Nami was the first to give up and leave the field, followed by Nojiko, whose stamina gradually ran out due to the frequent use of her abilities.

During the fight, she needs to constantly adjust the friction coefficient of her punches and kicks, and cannot maintain zero friction all the time, because otherwise, her attacks will also slide away.

Now, she can be considered to have mastered the application of zero friction in combat.

……

A moment later, after testing the combat skills of the other three, Thoth left them with the words "you'll have to train on your own" and returned alone to the coconut tree not far behind.

Weapons were laid out under the tree, including two iron staffs that reached the eyebrows. The sisters' iron staffs had been forged half a month ago. Thoth picked up the two-hundred-pound Nochi High Staff.

This stick is 3 centimeters thick and 160 centimeters long. It's quite handy for Noki to use.

If you're talking about using it, it's just flimsy; but it's still quite handy for the 1-ton iron rod at home.