Sailing: This Bounce-Bounce Fruit is a little different.

Smoker stared at Hai with a serious expression.

How could it possibly attack its own elemental form and send it flying out of control?

Oh? You neutralized the elasticity so easily...

Upon seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Hai's eyes.

Indestructible objects are indeed different from living ones...

Normally, when firing at gaseous substances, one can hit them precisely where one's line of sight is locked.

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But now, Smoker was only sent flying halfway before being neutralized by the opponent's elemental transformation, and without even causing any damage.

Tsk, so those "Natural" types are all cheat codes...

Thinking of this, Hai chuckled and shook his head, tilting his head to look at Smoker.

"What do you think? What kind of power does my Devil Fruit possess?"

"Why don't we just give up? You can't hurt me, and I can't kill you. Continuing like this is just a waste of time. The rain is getting heavier, and I'm busy going back to collect the laundry."

"I can't hurt you? That's a joke..."

A cold laugh appeared on his lips as Smoker clenched his fists, and a layer of dark substance covered them at a visible speed.

"You frog in a well! Today I'll show you what true power is!!"

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White smoke emitter!

Whoosh!

Suddenly turning a part of his body into smoke, Smoker instantly generated an explosive reaction force by spraying smoke, propelling him toward the target at high speed.

That's Armament Haki!

Ignoring the approaching Smoker, Hera's sharp double pupils locked onto the layer of black condensed matter on the opponent's hands, and the [Eagle Eye] penetrated it as if seeing through its essence.

"You dare to be distracted during the battle!"

Smoker flew up to Hai and saw that he seemed to be distracted. Enraged, he gathered his Armament Haki in his right fist and punched Hai's left cheek directly.

Bang!

The sound of a collision suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a figure was sent flying backward.

"This is the power of domineering aura! Not only is the defense greatly enhanced, but the attack power is also greatly improved, and..."

Looking down at the transparent ripples that bore a clear fist imprint, Hai was not surprised but delighted. His double pupils lit up slightly, flashing with two rays of light, one gold and one silver. At the same time, his [Eagle Eye] seemed to have seen through the essence of [Armament Haki].

Unexpectedly, coming to Rogge Town brought this pleasant surprise.

The only somewhat unexpected yet reasonable thing is that Smoker can be "domineering".

'That makes sense. As a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, the Navy wouldn't send him out if he didn't know Haki, especially since the other three Logia users are all Admiral-level figures…'

Thinking this through, Hai looked at Smoker, who was attacking again, and just as the translucent white [Bullet Line] was about to condense in his hand.

【storm】!

Suddenly, a figure wearing a dark green cloak descended from the sky.

In an instant, a fierce gust of wind swept towards all the marines and Smoker.

A violent howl—

Aaaaaaah! Nine.

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Ah ah ah ah ah!

Ahhhhh!

Accompanied by a series of screams.

The naval figures were swept away by the storm.

Only Smoker stared at the man before him with a shocked expression.

"You are... a dragon!!"

dragon?

Luffy's father?

Upon hearing the name, Hai dispersed the [shock lines] that had condensed into spider silk, and looked at the back of the figure in front of him with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

There wasn't a single image of this guy in Luffy's memory.

In other words, Luffy has never known that his father is still alive since birth.

Unfortunately, he could no longer see it from afar...

Recalling the despairing experience of his transmigration, the curiosity in Hai's eyes gradually faded, turning into a calm as still as a lake.

What's the point of coming now...?

Why are you here?!

Smoker's shock turned into solemnity.

"The government has always wanted your head!"

"The world is waiting for our answer..."

With a casual "303" in response, the dragon turned around and gently waved to the pig.

In an instant, an irresistible storm swept towards Hai, carrying him directly toward the port.

Go ahead! Now is not the time to meet...

If that's the direction you've chosen, then stick to it firmly...

In this regard.

Hai, who could normally blast away the raging wind and rain, calmly glanced at the dragon's true face and let the wind sweep him toward the sky.

He understood that the other person wanted to help him get out of trouble...

But that's not what he wanted...

Whoosh——

"Why did you help that kid! Long..."

Smoker, who was struggling to withstand the storm, shouted with a puzzled expression.

Ah!

What reason could possibly stop a man from setting sail?

With a slight smile, the dragon uttered a single sentence before turning and disappearing into the raging storm.

Rumble!

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and countless bolts of lightning flashed and raged incessantly.

The wind howled fiercely, and the rain poured down even more violently.

……

West District Port.

"coming!"

Standing on the edge of the ship, Usopp watched as two figures flew rapidly toward them and immediately turned around to warn them.

"It's Zoro and Sanji!"

"Where is Hai? Has he arrived?"

At the helm, Nami, soaked to the bone, shouted urgently, "The storm is getting stronger, the ropes can't hold up much longer!"

Boom!

At this moment, Zoro and Sanji, who had landed precisely on the deck, looked at each other in bewilderment, seemingly still unable to comprehend what had happened.

"Hey! You two, stop spacing out!"

Nojiko, who was helping Nami, turned around and asked, "Where's Hey? Why didn't he come back with you? If this keeps up, the Going Merry won't be able to hold on..."

"We don't know what happened either..."

Zoro said irritably, "We were running together, but then Hei patted us and we couldn't control ourselves and flew over here."

"Alright, I'll go look for it. You guys hold on a little longer..."

call out!

"no need!"