One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

Looking at Karina's pitiful appearance with her right cheek swollen high, Thoth felt an urge to laugh for some reason. Nami glanced at her.

"Hurry up and eat. I'll take you to buy your daily necessities later. You're dawdling over your meal. Who are you trying to fool with this act of being delicate?"

Karina's eyes widened, her face dark with anger as she gritted her teeth: "You think that bastard caused me to look like this?"

"It's me." Nami said confidently, puffing out her chest, then looked at Thoth, her calm expression instantly turning into one of grievance, pointing at Karina and accusing her:

"This morning she bullied me, she pushed me off the bed and my chest still hurts from the fall!"

Karina was shivering with anger and cold.

Thoth ignored everyone and ate his delicious breakfast on his own. Nojiko also ignored the two of them and smiled as she added more rice to Thoth's plate.

Johnny Joseph was still catching up on sleep.

As for Tiger Girl, her big head was buried in her rice bowl, and she was eating with great gusto.

After breakfast.

Noki, Nami, and Karina took Tiger Girl shopping.

While Thoth delved into the ocean depths to cultivate his physical resilience, he also refined his perception and awareness by resonating with the breath of all things and projecting the ocean's energy outwards.

At 10:30 a.m., after surfacing for air again, Johnny, on deck, shouted excitedly and angrily to Thoth:

"Brother Tote, come quick! You're on the front page of today's Donghai Daily!"

Wearing swim trunks, Tote rose from the sea and landed on the deck, taking a towel draped over the railing to wipe the water off his body.

Thoth took the newspaper from Johnny's hand, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes.

Who was the arsonist? A glimpse into the events on Glass Pearl Island!

The headline read extensively about the burning of the ships of the veteran East Blue pirate crew, the Poker Pirates.

After reading this, Thoth raised his eyebrows slightly and continued reading.

"The Pirate Hunting Confessions of V. Thoth, the Pirate Slayer and Weapon Master!"

It describes how Thoth led a large group of bounty hunters to slaughter pirates.

Who will win the hundreds of millions of Berry prize? A firsthand account from the weapons master!

It is also written here that Thoth acquired hundreds of millions of Berries on the Poker Pirates ship, and then fought with the treasure hunter Mad Trega and his crew over the unequal distribution of the spoils, which ended with the latter's defeat and death.

"Hehehehehehe!" Toth was utterly speechless, and thus burst out laughing:

"Who is deliberately trying to disgust me?"

Johnny said angrily, "You're right? The whole report is fake. Isn't this just a deliberate attempt to smear and frame you?"

Especially those hundreds of millions of peggs, it's practically saying, "We're a big fat sheep, feel free to come and cause us trouble if you're interested."

If I find out who's behind this mess, I'll definitely kill them.

Joseph was equally angry, but at this moment, he looked at Thoth with a more composed expression:

"Brother Tote, do you know who's behind this? If things go wrong, a lot of people will come looking for trouble for us."

"Aren't you afraid?" Thoth asked calmly, looking at the two men. "This matter is already settled, and I'm afraid many hyenas will come looking for trouble for me next."

“Afraid?” Johnny grinned. “If I were afraid, I wouldn’t be going to sea. Whoever comes, I’ll make them regret it.”

Joseph nodded emphatically, a cold glint in his eyes:

“We are not weaklings to be bullied. If they dare to cause trouble for us, I will let them know that some people are not to be trifled with.”

Seeing this, Thoth laughed, glancing at Johnny and the other two, a thought flickering in his mind:

“We’ve spent a lot of time together and we know each other well. At the beginning, you all boarded the ship as apprentice laborers.”

I have seen your hard work and dedication during this time on my ship.

Taking this opportunity, I'd like to ask you all: would you like to officially join my ship and become full members?

Thoth's expression turned calm and serious as he looked at the two of them, whose faces were flushed with excitement.

Just as the two of them were about to speak, Thoth spoke again:

"Before I answer, I need to tell you a fact. Think it over carefully before you answer me."

Seeing Thoth get serious, Johnny and Joseph also calmed down. The two held their breath, instinctively feeling that what Thoth was about to say must be very important.

"Although I currently work part-time as a bounty hunter, given the trends of this era, someone like me who doesn't want to be bound by rules, whether by choice or by force, I think I will eventually become the pirate that everyone talks about."

You aspire to be pirate hunters; our paths diverge.

"Huh?" "Huh?"

The two exclaimed in surprise, turning their heads to look at each other simultaneously, both seeing the strange look in the other's eyes:

That's it?

At that moment, Johnny let out a long sigh of relief, looking helplessly at Thoth:

"You startled me! I thought it was something serious. It's just pirates, isn't it? All I want to follow is you, Brother Thoth."

Joseph chimed in, "As for your identity, that's not important. Whether you're a bounty hunter or a pirate, all I need to know is that you're Brother Thoth."

“We brothers are not petty people. No matter what, we’ll stick with you for life.”

We just hope you won't send us away.

At that moment, Johnny and Joseph spoke in unison, making a formal plea to pledge allegiance to Thoth.

Thoth couldn't help but laugh, feeling inexplicably touched.

but.

"Since you have made your decision, I will formally accept you. But let me make this clear: once you have made your decision, there is no going back."

On my ship, the only way to disembark is death. I will not tolerate any betrayal.

Johnny and Joseph looked serious, and the two said in unison:

"Even if you kick us out, we'll stay on your ship. We're sticking with you for life."

Thoth smiled slightly, looking at the two stubborn stones in front of him that were gradually radiating a different kind of luster under his careful carving.

But who says a stubborn rock can't be turned into a treasure?

068. Six Forms! Begin!

"By the way, Brother Tote, what should we do next?"

Johnny brought the topic back.

Thoth looked at the newspaper in his hand, a cold glint in his eyes. "Don't worry about anything, just deal with whatever comes your way."

When friends come, I serve them the best wine and meat; when wolves cry, my broken steel sword is still sharp enough to strike.

The two men were excited; as expected of Brother Toth, his words were indeed cultured.

It's very imposing.

As for who is trying to smear him and ruin his reputation, it's not hard to guess. There's only one person he can say he's offended recently.

As for whether it is or not, as long as Tote himself thinks so, isn't that enough?

It's that Drago from the Grand Line, the one with some big shot backing him up!

Feeling like a nobody in the East China Sea, he decided to humiliate himself.

ridiculous! childish!

Having calmed himself down, Thoth looked at the two of them and chuckled softly:

"You don't need to worry about it. Just keep your normal routine. We'll leave here after the auction tomorrow."

If anyone comes looking for trouble at sea, just take them all out.

"I dare not speak for others, but in this East Sea, you are no longer the kind of small fry who can die easily."

However, after Toth finished speaking, neither of them showed any joy on their faces.

Johnny took a deep breath: "Brother Thoth, I'd like to ask you to help me devise an even more rigorous training plan. I feel I can become even stronger."

Joseph nodded in agreement: "Me too. I'm not a burden. I'm a man of the sea."

We may not be as good as you, but we will definitely become the second strongest person on the ship after you.

As they spoke, a strong determination emerged in their eyes; their ambition was revealed for the first time in front of Toth.

Upon seeing this, Tuo Ti nodded:

"Okay. Then you should be mentally prepared, and don't go crying later."

"how is this possible?"

Who would cry?

The two men, enraged, roared with their shark-like faces flushed red.

Thoth smiled and then went back to the sea to train, while Johnny and the others focused on their practice on the boat.

Having gained Tote's approval, their spirits and energy noticeably changed, and the two of them trained with boundless enthusiasm.

3 PM.

After preparing the tonic to relax muscles and improve blood circulation, Thoth also tailored a training plan for Karina and the others.

On the deck, a purple-haired girl wearing a purple T-shirt and pink athletic shorts intently observed the movements that Thoth was practicing, movements designed to deeply train the body.

Karina's flexibility is even better than Nami's back then, and she also has a photographic memory, making remarkable progress in her studies.

"Thoth, it's the mouse's phone call."

Just then, Nojiko walked over with a Den Den Mushi. Totto took it, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes, before he smiled and said:

"Is there something you need, Colonel?"

"Brother Toth, why didn't you tell me about the smear campaign against you in today's newspapers?"

I just saw this, and it makes me so angry! They're not giving you face, which is disrespecting me.

The mouse spoke with agitation and strong anger, as if it were not only defending itself but also being smeared.