One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

Thoth stood at the fence, surveying the area, while Nojiko smiled.

"It's a completely different style of commercial port town from Cocoyasi!"

Her eyes were filled with curiosity, while Nami, standing beside her, curled her lip and said, "There are a lot of bounty hunters in this town. I came here a few times before, but I haven't come back since. The theft business is not easy to do."

Thoth laughed, glancing at the numerous weapon shops on the main street and then at the two men:

"I need to go up there to buy some weapons. Who wants to come with me?"

As soon as she said that, Nami instinctively grabbed Thoth's arm, "I'll go."

"I'll go and bargain for you."

Thoth covered his face, while Nokiko, standing beside him, smiled and said:

"Then I'll stay and watch the ship. We have plenty of good stuff on board. Oh, and I'll come back later to buy some groceries to stock up."

Nami said with a grin, "Okay, that's settled then. I'll take you shopping up there later."

We went shopping for clothes.

046. Odd jobs!

On the bustling main street.

Inside a "boutique weapon shop" on the right side.

The name is arrogant, but the weapons inside are just ordinary, mostly ten-times-refined weapons, with only a few hundred-times-refined steel swords and knives.

A level 10 refined weapon costs 50,000 Berries, while a level 100 refined weapon costs around 100,000 to 150,000 Berries.

This was the only weapon that the two of them could find somewhat acceptable after visiting several stores.

Nami looked at Thoth and whispered:

"They're not even as good as the few eyebrow-level sticks the village made for us! The ones we use are all refined to a hundred times or more."

Thoth glanced at the shop owner, whose face had turned ashen because Nami hadn't been quiet enough, and picked out a few weapons that looked decent from the weapon rack.

A hundred-times-forged two-handed axe, a ten-times-forged spear, a halberd, a pair of gourd-shaped iron hammers, and a dagger.

After the shop owner was nearly brought to tears by Nami's haggling, Thoth paid them to have the weapons delivered to the ship.

Leaving the weapon shop, Nami let out a long sigh of relief and looked at Thoth with a grin:

"I feel better now! See, I'm amazing, I saved you at least 100,000 Berries."

Thoth smiled and praised Nami:

"Amazing! Nami, you're the best!"

Nami rolled her eyes and glared at Thoth with displeasure. "Don't try to fool me."

"Okay, okay, I won't give you a perfunctory answer. Let's go shopping. If you see anything you like, I'll just buy it for you."

"You're smart enough to forgive me."

As Nami spoke, she burst into laughter.

The girl's cheerful and bright laughter attracted the attention of passersby, and many were infected by her joyful laughter.

Nami acted as a tour guide, leading Thoth around the town.

The two sampled the local street food and, of course, didn't forget to buy supplies.

And because the quantity they wanted was quite large, under Nami's "threat," they all agreed to have the goods delivered to the ship.

The benefits of bringing Nami shopping are gradually becoming apparent.

"Hey! You two in front, stop right there!"

"I'm talking about you two, a man and a woman. Stop pretending you're deaf and dumb."

Suddenly, a sharp voice came from not far behind, followed by the sound of running wind and the release of a malicious emotion.

Thoth turned around.

Then a middle-aged man dressed in sloppy sailor-style clothing rushed up.

Thoth frowned slightly. "You want something from me? Are you a pirate?"

As Thoth turned around and spoke, the man stopped in front of him, looking him up and down with excitement and satisfaction in his eyes, a sinister smile creeping onto his lips.

"I am Vasco da Gama with a bounty of 60 Berries. I've been watching you all this way."

You guys seem to have a lot of money, buying and eating all the way here, so you'd better hand over all the money you have on you right now.

otherwise,"

As he spoke, he glanced at Nami, who had turned around with Thoth curiously, and stroked his chin, a greedy glint appearing on his face:

"This pretty little chick, she'll make me... ugh!!!"

Suddenly, a leg shot out, accompanied by a heavy thud, and the pirate was kicked away, spitting blood.

After flying more than ten meters, it crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up dust. After rolling a few times, it lay motionless on the ground.

Thoth's eyes remained calm: "Shut up and chatter on and on, trying to rob someone but can't even keep your eyes open? Idiot."

"Tsk! I was thinking of doing it myself."

Nami blinked at Thoth, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Are you going to kill him?"

Nami made a surprising statement: after personally defeating that fish-man, although she disliked killing, she would not resist it.

And she knew perfectly well that if she were to be with Thoth in the future, killing would be inevitable.

She already had this awareness.

She was his navigator. After he saved her, she had already tacitly agreed in her heart that she would face everything on the journey with him from now on.

She wouldn't be soft-hearted towards a bastard who wanted to attack her.

In particular, she is becoming stronger.

As she gradually gained power, her mindset also began to change.

Meanwhile, the passersby on the street who had previously sensed something was wrong and hurriedly moved away were now wide-eyed with shock upon hearing this.

Thoth glanced at her. "No need for that. I used my full strength, condensing my essence and spirit with sword energy. That kick shattered his ribs and pierced his internal organs."

"If they don't receive effective treatment within the time limit, at the very least they will become disabled."

Even so, we still need to consider the unique self-healing abilities of humans in this world.

"He's a wanted criminal, should we get rid of him and exchange him for the bounty?"

Nami asked Thoth curiously.

"Forget it, it's less than a million. I don't want to leave a head on our ship, nor do I want to treat him, because the resources required are more expensive than his bounty."

"That's right, this damn bastard doesn't deserve your treatment."

"Let him fend for himself, or let some lucky guy pick up his body and use it for a bounty. It's just a bit of a shame."

"let's go!"

"Just a moment."

Just as the two turned around, a loud shout came from not far away. Nami turned back and frowned slightly, "There are pirates again?"

Tote turned around and saw two young men, around 20 years old, squeezing out of the crowd.

One had short black hair and wore sunglasses, while the other had a buzz cut but wore a headband.

As for why Nami thought they were pirates, it's because one of them had the character "海" (sea) tattooed on his left cheek, and the other had the character "贼" (thief) tattooed on his right cheek.

He doesn't look like a smart person at all.

The two men approached Thoth three meters away, took a few deep breaths, and then wore serious expressions.

"I am Johnny."

The young man in sunglasses with the character "海" (sea) tattooed on his left cheek spoke first, followed closely by another young man with a headband and the character "贼" (thief) tattooed on his right cheek.

“I am Joseph.”

Then, the two spoke in unison, their voices booming and full of energy, as if they were performing a comedy routine:

"We are a bounty hunter team."

At this point, Johnny looked at Thoth with displeasure: "Dagama is the prey our brothers have their eyes on. We searched for him for three days before finding this place. This is an immoral act of robbery."

"We now challenge you. If we win, you must give us Vasco da Gama."

“Yes, that’s our prey, but we don’t bother with a two-on-one fight. I can wait until you finish fighting Johnny before we fight.”

Thoth's face was tense as he looked at the "Sword Emperor and Sword Saint" who had suddenly appeared. Nami, her face dark, sneered at the two hotheads:

"Bounty hunters? Don't you know the rule of first come, first served?"

"And if you win, you take the prey. But what if you lose?"

The two were both startled, then turned to look at each other, and saw a resolute glint in each other's eyes. They turned back to Thoth and said in unison:

"What does it matter if we live or die? If we lose, we'll leave our lives behind."

"You're really greenhorns! How long have you been bounty hunters?"

Upon hearing Thoth's question, Johnny frowned: "Heroes come from all walks of life. Although we've only been in this line of work for less than two months, we're not greenhorns."

Joseph nodded in agreement, frowning and glancing displeasedly at Thoth:

Whom do you look down on?

Thoth sighed speechlessly. He felt little ill will towards these two "famous" comedians from his past life, as he sensed no malice in them. So, he calmly said:

“I don’t care about your lives, because they mean nothing to me, but my ship is currently short a few menial workers.”

If you lose, you'll become an apprentice on my ship for three years, with room and board and a salary, but you'll be responsible for all the odd jobs on board.

The two men froze, glaring angrily at Thoth. Seeing this, Thoth calmly said:

"Don't you even have this much awareness? Then turn around and leave now, and I can let it go."

"Who are you calling unenlightened? From the moment we set sail, we were prepared to lose our heads."