From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 10 If you keep talking about this, then I won’t be sleepy anymore!
After no longer discussing the topic of joining the navy or not, the two quickly started talking about other things.

But after a while, Smoker's Den Den Mushi rang. He took it out from his arms, took a look at it, then stood up apologetically and said, "Sorry, Bane, I..."

Seeing this, Ben took the initiative to speak: "Sorry to interrupt your work, shall I go out for a walk first?"

This is a naval base. Although Smoker didn't suspect Bane, he didn't want him to run around in the naval base, so he waved his hand and said, "No, you take a rest here. I'll go out and answer a Den Den Mushi."

Soon, Smoker walked out of the room, but not too far before stopping at the corner of the corridor, standing by the window, and answering the Den Den Mushi.

"Smoker?" The voice of Marshal Sengoku came from the Den Den Mushi.

Smoker felt a little nostalgic when he heard this long-lost voice, but he did not show it. He responded calmly, "It's me, Marshal."

Marine Headquarters, Malinfando.

On the top floor of the Fortress of Justice, in the Marshal's office, Sengoku was sitting at his desk, talking to Den Den Mushi while reviewing the piles of documents on the table.

Listening to Smoker's voice coming from Den Den Mushi, Sengoku's expression was a little nostalgic.

Smoker has been in the navy for many years. He has great talent and also possesses natural abilities. Logically, he should not be the kind of person who would waste time in a place like the East China Sea.

In fact, Smoker was once a prominent figure in the headquarters. He studied under former Navy Admiral Blackarm Zephyr and is a close friend of the current Navy Admiral Kuzan. He also has a very close relationship with Navy bigwigs such as Garp. He is an excellent talent who has both qualifications and connections.

But this guy's character is too stubborn. He can't tolerate any injustice. If he sees anything unfair, he will step forward to intervene. The political nature of the Navy Headquarters is too strong. It can even be said that it is too close to Mary Joaquin, but too far away from justice.

There were a lot of dirty things going on in the headquarters, and Smoker couldn't stand it at all, so his career in the navy was full of ups and downs. He was promoted many times for his meritorious service, but was soon demoted for causing trouble. Within a few years, he became a well-known "problem child" in the headquarters of the navy and one of the most troublesome characters.

Perhaps he wanted to let him calm down, or perhaps he wanted to temper Smoker's temper. In any case, Zhan Guo eventually transferred Smoker from the headquarters and sent him to Rogue Town in the East China Sea to serve as the base commander.

At this point, Smoker became the only base commander with a headquarters rank in the East China Sea Navy.

Originally, Zhan Guo thought that after letting Smoker go, it wouldn't be long before Smoker couldn't stand the loneliness here anymore. By then, he would give in and he could find a reason to transfer Smoker back to the headquarters. After experiencing all this, Smoker would probably understand many things and would be of great use then.

As it turned out, Smoker was really stubborn. After coming to the East China Sea, he took root here directly, without mentioning anything about returning to the headquarters. He wasted himself in this novice village of the fish pond. It was not until the Straw Hat Team went to sea the next year that he made up his mind to change himself and leave the East China Sea.

Later facts also proved that after Smoker left the East China Sea, his promotion and salary increase were as fast as a rocket. In two years, he went directly from colonel to lieutenant general.

It's just that during his best development period, he stayed in the East China Sea for a long time, fighting wits and courage with a group of country pirates, which resulted in his strength not only not being enhanced, but declining significantly.

This is the same as Moriah who lives in the Devil's Triangle and Crocodile who hides in Alabasta and stirs up trouble.

Therefore, although Smoker became a lieutenant general later on, his performance in several battles was very embarrassing and his strength performance was not satisfactory.

Zhan Guo calmed down his thoughts and then said, "I just heard someone report that the man who killed the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World appeared in your Rogue Town, right?"

"Yes," Smoker responded.

"Are you sure?" Sengoku asked again. Smoker thought for a moment before answering, "It should be fine. He came to me to collect the bounty on Thatch. His appearance matches the portrait leaked by the Whitebeard Pirates, but he is not the space-related ability user as rumored. Instead, he is a natural Dark-Dark Fruit ability user. According to him, he also stole this ability from the Whitebeard Pirates."

"Natural system? What do you think of him? Is he suitable to be recruited into our navy?" Marshal Zhan Guo asked again.

Smoker sighed and said, "His name is Bane, and he is a pirate hunter. I have already discussed this with him. He has good intentions towards our navy, but he has no intention of joining our navy at the moment. He is only 20 years old this year. He said he wants to see more of the sea, and maybe he will consider joining our navy in two years."

"Really? That's really a pity." Zhan Guo said with a little disappointment.

Of course, as the Grand Admiral of the Navy, the regret expressed by Sengoku was just a casual remark. If it weren't for the fact that this matter involved the Whitebeard Pirates, Sengoku would never have paid attention to a small figure like Bane, let alone asked him in person whether he was willing to join the Navy.

However, considering that the guy named Bane still has good intentions towards the navy, he might join in two years, and it has been confirmed by Smoker that he is a natural ability user. In addition, he has a record of killing Thatch, so Zhan Guo still regards Bane as a talent worth recruiting.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Zhan Guo continued, "Then show him more goodwill from our navy. If he has any requests or needs, as long as they are not excessive, we can satisfy him. This will also let him know that our navy values him. This will also subtly influence his judgment and decision from the side, and minimize the possibility of him falling into evil in the future."

"The Marshal is truly a wise general. I understand." Smoker thought so too and agreed.

After finishing his discussion about Bane, Zhan Guo hesitated for a moment, but quickly said to the Den Den Mushi, "Headquarters has been considering a new round of personnel changes recently. You are also in the East China Sea."

"Don't worry about me, I'm doing fine in the East China Sea." Smoker frowned and refused directly.

Zhan Guo was a little embarrassed by this guy. After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Is it really good?"

"It's really good. At least here, I can enforce my own justice." Smoker responded calmly.

"That's all." Seeing that he was still unmoved, Zhan Guo stopped talking and hung up the Den Den Mushi.

After putting away the Den Den Mushi, Smoker took a deep puff of his cigar and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke that obscured his face.

After a while, he suppressed his emotional fluctuations and left the window as if nothing had happened.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." When Smoker returned to Bane again, he was carrying four suitcases, three large and one small.

Without waiting for Bane to speak, Smoker placed the suitcase on the table and said, "Here is your bounty, 362.2 million Baileys. Do you want to count it?"

Seeing this, Bane laughed and said, "No need for that. I still have great faith in the credibility of the Navy."

As he finished speaking, Bane stretched out his hand and brought up a touch of dark elements, which he soaked into the suitcases on the table. Soon, the darkness swallowed up the suitcases.

I have to say that the Dark-Dark Fruit is really convenient in selling goods.

Smoker didn't seem surprised. He knocked the ash off his cigar and said to Bane, "In the meantime, in view of your achievements, our navy is willing to provide you with all the assistance we can. If you need anything else, please let me know."

Ben's eyes lit up when he heard this. If you want to talk about this, then I won't be sleepy anymore!

(End of this chapter)