One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

Under Smoker's control, the white smoke Luffy inhaled quickly condensed in his throat, then compressed, blocking Luffy's breathing.

"Ugh, I, help, help..." Luffy's face was pale with a hint of red, then red with a hint of purple, then purple with a hint of black. He frantically scratched his neck, as if that would allow him to breathe.

"Luffy!!" *2

Sanji rushed over: "How are you? Damn it, Zoro, he's suffocating! If we don't save him, he'll die!"

"How do we save him? Cut his throat?"

Click.

Smoker landed lightly on the ground, looked at Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji and said calmly, "There's no need to put up any more futile resistance. Just surrender obediently, and I can spare his life for the sake of Vice Admiral Garp."

"What did you do to him?"

Seeing the menacing Sanji, Smoker scoffed disdainfully: "Smoke Puppet!"

Smoker emitted a large amount of smoke, which visibly condensed into two smoke figures similar in size to Smoker. After assuming a fighting stance, they charged towards Zoro and Sanji respectively.

Zoro's gaze sharpened, and he swung his sword at the smoke puppet. The blade easily sliced ​​through the smoke puppet's body, but what good did it do?

Do you expect Zoro to slice the smoke to shreds with his sword?

"It's no use! To catch the thief, you must first catch the king!"

After dodging the smoke golem's attack, Zoro assumed a fighting stance in mid-air and whispered, "Three-Sword Style: Demon Slash!"

xing!

Zoro flashed past, while Smoker didn't even bother to move, simply standing still.

Young people these days are so reckless!

"how come!!!"

Sanji said, somewhat speechless, "You think pirate hunters collect bounties from the Marines all the time? How come you didn't even know that guy was a Logia-type Devil Fruit user?"

"Natural system? What is a natural system?"

Sanji: ......

"Have you had enough? Now it's my turn!"

With a whoosh, Smoker vanished instantly, then punched Zoro in the head, producing a muffled thud.

"Ah~"

Then Zoro fell silent, a huge bump swelling up on his head.

As for Sanji, he was quickly overwhelmed by the combined attacks of the smoke puppets and was eventually knocked unconscious by them.

"Straw Hat Pirates, none of you will escape today!"

Smoker slowly walked towards the unconscious Luffy. The next second, a strong wind blew up, and a man wearing a green cloak appeared in front of Smoker.

"Hello, Major General Smoker!"

"You, you are!"

Upon seeing the face beneath the cloak, Smoker was shocked. Monkey D. Dragon, the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Army! How could he be here? Wait, he's Straw Hat Luffy's father. His presence here seems reasonable and logical.

Dragon smiled slightly, and while Smoker was in a daze, he gently patted Luffy's back. The unconscious Luffy coughed out a cloud of white smoke and then made a faint breathing sound.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh. I just happened to be passing by. This kid is my son, after all. I can't just stand by and watch him die, can I?"

Chapter 231 A Father's Care

"You've got some nerve! The World Government has been wanting your head for ages!"

"Ha, the world is waiting for our answer. Let them bring it if they want my head!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a fierce wind swept through Loguetown once more, blowing Luffy, Zoro, and the others toward the port.

Smoker stood motionless, and after the storm subsided, he said to Dragon, "Are you sure you want to stop the Navy from capturing pirates?"

"Dorag!"

"Hehe, Luffy is indeed a pirate, but he is also my son. His adventure has only just begun. It would be a shame if you captured him."

"Besides, if you're going to arrest people, why don't you arrest people in the 153rd branch?"

Smoker raised an eyebrow. The Revolutionary Army really did have its own intelligence system. They knew about this even before it was published in the newspapers.

"That's because he's only recently become a pirate, and I wanted to give him a chance."

Dragon grinned: "Since there was a first time, there will be a second time. Anyway, I'm here today, so you can forget about catching Luffy."

Smoker clenched his fist, about to consider whether to make a move, when Dragon suddenly said, "Smoker, I used to be a Marine too, a Vice Admiral. Do you know why I chose to leave the Marines and form the Revolutionary Army?"

"why?"

"Because the roots of the World Government are rotten, the superstructure determines the foundation. Since the superstructure of the World Government is rotten, the Navy will naturally also be corrupt."

"I can't worry about those things. I just need to do my own thing, that's all!"

Dragon said nonchalantly, "Smoker, I know you are a true Marine, so I don't want to fight you. In short, the Marines are still the same Marines, but the World Government is no longer the same government."

Huhu~

A fierce wind howled, and Dorrag's figure disappeared.

Smoker stood there, lost in deep silence.

"Major General Smoker! What should we do now?"

Smoker raised his head and said calmly, "Do I need to tell you what to do? Arrest all the pirates in this town, leave no one alive, and shoot anyone who dares to resist!"

Drum Island.

Karl, Ian, Chobaku, and Reha were gathered around a hot pot, constantly adding mushrooms, potatoes, fish, and other ingredients, enjoying a lively meal.

"How is it, Chopper? Is the hot pot delicious?"

"Mmm, it's so delicious, just a little spicy! But I love it!"

Ain quickly placed a piece of fish in Chopper's bowl and said with a smile, "Eat more if you like it, Chopper!"

"Mmm, thank you, Ain."

Blub Blub Blub~ Blub Blub Blub.

Carl pulled out his Den Den Mushi, saw it was Smoker, and immediately answered: "Hello, this is Carl, what's up?"

"Straw Hat Boy came to Loguetown today."

Karl's lips curled into a slight smile as he said without any hesitation, "Oh? Is it Luffy and Zoro? They actually dare to come to your territory. How about it? You're going easy on them too?"

Smoker's voice was serious: "No, just as I was about to arrest them, an unexpected person came and stopped me, rescuing the Straw Hat crew."

"Wait a moment."

Carl raised an eyebrow, sensing that something was amiss, and quickly got up and went outside.

Chopper looked curiously at Karl's retreating figure and asked Ain, "What Luffy and Zoro? Are they Mr. Karl's friends?"

Ain smiled and shook her head: "I don't know, anyway they're pirates, they're no good. Let's ignore them and keep eating!"

"Don't tell me it was Lieutenant General Garp who rescued them!"

"Of course not, it's the Revolutionary Army Commander-in-Chief, Dragon, who is also Straw Hat Boy's father."

Carlton gasped in surprise: "What? Dragon! How did he end up in the East China Sea, and right here in particular?"

"How would I know? Anyway, he saved the Straw Hat crew at a crucial moment. Do you think we should report Dragon's situation to headquarters?"

After a long silence, Karl said, "If it were me, I wouldn't report it."

"Oh? I'd like to hear your thoughts."

"It's nothing. The Revolutionary Army opposes the World Government, not the Navy. Why bother with them? It's just asking for trouble. Anyway, I wish the World Government would die sooner."

"How on earth did you manage to get the World Government to award you a hero's medal, hahaha?"

"That's easy, just be cowardly when you should be, and curse when you should curse."

"Okay, I know what to do. How's it going on your end?"

"It's not like that. Just treat it as a vacation. We're not going to catch any big pirates right now."

"Oh? You mean the rivalry between Admiral Aokiji and Admiral Akainu?"

"More or less! You'll understand when you get to the Grand Line. Right now, all you can do is catch small fry. I'm not really interested in that."

Smoker sighed. "I understand."

Actually, this is fine for Smoker. This way, he can focus on hunting down the Straw Hat crew. After all, he had already set a goal, but they got away, which made him very unhappy. He's going to fight back and make sure the Straw Hats suffer a setback.

"Reporting to Rear Admiral Smoker, all the pirates in Loguetown have been captured, except for the captain of the Alvida Pirates. She is a Devil Fruit user and is extremely fast; bullets cannot harm her in the slightest."

"Where is the Buggy Pirates?"

"We have captured all of the Buggy Pirates' crew, including their captain, Buggy the Clown."

Smoker nodded: "Very good. As for Alvida, I'll deal with her when the time comes. Lock up all the pirates first."

"Yes!"