Luo Yi's Wave Fist

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

When Luo Yi's warship docked at the port, it naturally attracted a great deal of attention.

After all, the huge corpse of the sea beast placed behind the warship was quite eye-catching.

"I'm going to find Vice Admiral Billoss to report on the mission."

"Hans, you take the brothers of the Second Squad to escort this guy to prison—after Marine Headquarters verifies his identity, send him to Impel Down along with the criminals detained during this period."

"Fal, you take the brothers of the First Squad to sell the sea beast meat in town and arrange a celebration feast at the old place."

Luo Yi's words were skilled, obviously it wasn't the first time he had arranged things this way.

"Yes! Officer!"*2

Upon hearing 'celebration feast', the eyes of the Detention Unit marines naturally lit up instantly.

Only then did Luo Yi get off the warship on his own, intending to report to his superiors.

But

"Hey!"

He had just arrived at Oris Plaza in Marine Headquarters when he heard a familiar voice in his ear.

This voice made him secretly think things were bad, and he quickly turned around to run away.

But before he could run, he saw clusters of white smoke surrounding him.

"How have you been considering what I said before?"

Accompanied by this question, a figure slowly condensed in the smoke.

After hearing the other party's words, Luo Yi answered without hesitation: "Not well—Smoker, I don't plan to leave the Detention Unit!"

That's right.

That iconic white hair, knotted muscles, the ever-present cigar in his mouth and on his chest, and the unique weapon 'Jitte' on his back all indicated the other party's identity.

Marine Headquarters Vice Captain, Natural-type Smoke-Smoke Devil Fruit user, 'White Hunter' Smoker.

"Luo Yi Amos!"

At this moment, Smoker, upon hearing this, took a puff of his cigar and roared, "You bastard. Don't joke with me!"

"Who's joking with you?"

Luo Yi gave the other party an annoyed look.

Of course he knew the other party's purpose.

In fact, Smoker and he had joined the Marines in the same class.

And predictably—with a Natural-type user in front of him, Luo Yi would certainly not let go of his ability.

So, during the period after joining the Marines, receiving training, and performing apprenticeship missions, Luo Yi got along well with Smoker, and they were truly good friends.

However, after the end of recruit training, their choices were completely different.

Smoker, relying on his Natural-type Devil Fruit ability and outstanding strength, rightfully became an elite Marine cultivated by Marine Headquarters, and even entered the elite training camp of former Marine Admiral 'Black Arm' Zephyr.

Luo Yi decisively chose to join the Detention Unit.

As a result, even though they were in the same class, the two's ranks were now two levels apart.

Smoker's intention was precisely for this reason.

He was already a Vice Captain of Marine Headquarters, and according to the rules of Marine Headquarters—once an officer of Marine Headquarters was promoted to Captain, they faced two choices.

Either join the fleet of a Vice Admiral or even an Admiral, or go to the Four Seas to manage the Marine branch of the Four Seas.

The former was the choice of most Captain-level officers, as following high-ranking generals to perform missions allowed for faster promotion.

But as a well-known hardliner troublemaker within Marine Headquarters, Smoker did not want to serve under a Vice Admiral.

So he had already made a choice—he would go to his hometown 'Loguetown' to serve as the manager of the Marine branch.

This was also why he had come to find Luo Yi at this moment.

"I've said it before, I need a sufficiently outstanding adjutant."

He looked at Luo Yi with a gloomy expression.

"I've also said it before, I'm not going—I remember recommending Lieutenant Tashigi to you, she's a good Marine."

Luo Yi said with a serious face.

Leave the Detention Unit?

Who would make up for his lack of Devil Fruit in that case?

But it was precisely at the moment his words were spoken.

"Boom!"

The huge sound of rushing wind entered Luo Yi's ears.

Thus

"Whoosh!"

Luo Yi's figure instantly vanished from the spot, while Smoker's Jitte had already slammed violently onto the ground.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

The pristine white ground of Oris Plaza instantly fractured under Smoker's immense power, revealing a huge gash.

The Marine soldiers who happened to be passing by were startled. "What's going on?!"

"Enemy attack?"

Some Marines even instinctively cocked the flintlocks behind them.

But then, they saw a sight that shocked them.

Smoker, having just made the ground restoration project at Marineford more difficult with one blow, didn't pause in the slightest.

"White Blow!"

He growled, and countless fists made of smoke flew from his body, constantly pummeling towards Luo Yi!

"Hey, hey, hey! Smoker--what are you doing? Have you gone mad?!"

But within the countless waving fists, Luo Yi's figure constantly twisted and turned.

And the countless fists that Smoker swung out couldn't touch him at all.

[Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit, Snow Rabbit Form LV1 - Equipped - Grants partial Snow Rabbit characteristics, enhances all physical aspects, and provides additional enhancements to hearing and speed]

[Mouse-Mouse Fruit, Gray Mouse Form LV1 - Equipped - Grants partial Gray Mouse characteristics, enhances all physical aspects, and provides additional enhancement to agility]

But Smoker ignored him completely.

"White Impact!"

While swinging his smoke-formed fists to bombard Luo Yi, his lower body turned into a surge of smoke, bringing his upper body suddenly in front of Luo Yi.

He raised the Jitte in his hand and slammed it down on Luo Yi again!

"Are you serious?!"

Luo Yi exclaimed in surprise at the sight, then raised his hand.

The ability within the Encyclopedia of Fruits switched again.

[Ox-Ox Fruit, Giant Rhinoceros Form LV1] [Strong-Strong Fruit LV1]

The power that could send a sea beast flying with one punch reappeared within Luo Yi's body, and Luo Yi directly reached out and blocked Smoker's Jitte!

"Boom!"

The immense power instantly shattered the ground beneath Luo Yi's feet once more.

But even under such immense power, Luo Yi's figure remained unmoving.

He just looked at Smoker and said in a deep voice, "If you keep this up, I really won't hold back!"

"Come on!"

Smoker roared, and his arm turned into white smoke again, about to rush towards Luo Yi.

Seeing this, Luo Yi gritted his teeth. "You bastard!"

Then he stopped holding back, one hand continuing to grab Smoker's Jitte, the other hand turning into a palm.

At this moment, the ability within the Encyclopedia of Fruits switched again.

[Human-Human Fruit, Great Buddha Form LV1 - Comprehensively enhances physical attributes and can emit a small amount of shockwaves from the hands]

And so, from his palm, a golden shockwave burst out.

"Boom!"

A deep gully suddenly appeared on the ground, and the smoke that Smoker had transformed into was instantly blasted away by Luo Yi's palm.

It wasn't until he landed in the distance that he transformed back into Smoker's figure.

At this time, the Marines near the area where the two were fighting were almost all blown away!

Some Marines who didn't understand what was happening instinctively raised their weapons, thinking that an attack had occurred.

It wasn't until they saw that both people in the center of the battlefield were wearing Marine uniforms that they all showed stunned expressions.

"So strong. Just like monsters. Who are these two guys?!"

"I know the white-haired one, he's 'White Hunter' Smoker!"

"The mad dog who ate a Logia-type Devil Fruit and is famous within Marine Headquarters for disobeying orders?"

"Who's the other guy, actually able to fight him?!"

"Is he an officer from the elite forces?!"

The Marines discussed among themselves.

The strong are always the center of attention, no matter where they are.

And without a doubt--even at Marineford, this level of combat was still uncommon for most Marines.

But at this moment, Smoker didn't care about the surrounding discussions.

He just chewed on his cigar, his face still gloomy: "Your physical strength and your 'Wave Fist'. It really has gotten stronger again!"

That's right.

Smoker was one of the people at Marine Headquarters who knew Luo Yi the best—at least, that's what he thought.

So he had long known how amazing Luo Yi's talent was in speed, strength, and reaction.

In fact, if he hadn't seen Luo Yi swimming in the sea with his own eyes, he would have even suspected that Luo Yi was a Devil Fruit user.

In addition, he had also seen the 'Wave Fist' that Luo Yi was using now.

According to Luo Yi, this was a fist technique that 'uses invisible air fluctuations to create shockwaves when the fist is thrown'—Smoker had tried to learn it many times in private, but he couldn't understand how Luo Yi did it at all.

But that didn't matter.

There were many strange and unusual people on this sea, and he had even heard that there was a guy in the Revolutionary Army who could shatter rocks by batting his eyelashes.

For Smoker, what really mattered was that he couldn't understand Luo Yi's choice!

Most marines believed that the guys who volunteered to join the Detention Unit were mostly cowards who were unwilling to face danger head-on.

But Smoker knew that Luo Yi was not that kind of person.

"Do you remember that little girl from Kishira Village?"

He bit his cigar and said in a low voice.

"Back then, to get back the money for her mother's medical treatment, you chased me across an entire sea area, personally carving a bloody path through a town full of pirates and capturing those pirates!"

"I have seen your justice with my own eyes, Luo Yi. Tell me, what are you thinking!?"

"With your strength, why are you unwilling to make a name for yourself on the front lines, and instead want to hole up in the Detention Unit as a mere lieutenant?"

He roared in a low voice.

But facing Smoker's questioning, Luo Yi was very calm: "Justice?"

He took out a wine pot from his sleeve and drank it down with big gulps.

It looked very heroic.

However, judging from the black bubbles of liquid spilling from the wine pot, he was obviously drinking cola.

Then, he grinned: "What you saw wasn't my justice, Smoker—it was just basic conscience."

"Besides, I don't have much ambition. I think it's pretty good in the Detention Unit!"

Hearing this, Smoker was even more furious.

"You bastard."

White smoke surged from his arm, and he was obviously about to attack again.

If he couldn't explain it with words, he would use his fists to communicate. That's the kind of man he was!

But at this moment.

"Smoker."

The sudden voice made Smoker stop.

"Oh!"

"Who is that beauty?"

"It's Vice Captain Hina of the Black Cage!"

Excited voices also came from the crowd of marines, and many soldiers had scarlet hearts in their eyes.

At this moment, a slender, pink-haired beauty in a marine uniform was walking out of the crowd.

"I just came back from a mission and found that you've caused trouble again, Hina is so disappointed."

She had a thin cigarette in her mouth and looked helplessly at Smoker.

"Your last demerit hasn't been cleared yet, right!?"

As Smoker's friend, she obviously had many complaints as she constantly cleaned up after Smoker, who liked to cause trouble.

Although Smoker's momentum had weakened by a third, he still stubbornly said: "Hmph! This time it's not my problem, it's this bastard"

He decisively removed himself from the person responsible for the problem, and turned his head to try to get Hina to verbally criticize a certain unambitious guy together.

But when he turned his head, he realized

Where was there even half a person in the spot where Luo Yi had originally stood?

"That bastard ran away again!"

Realizing that Luo Yi had run away, Smoker was so angry that his veins bulged and his fists clenched.

But before he could chase after him, a circle of black iron bars surrounded him.

And from behind him, Hina's voice had a hint of danger: "Want to run? Explain yourself quickly—what madness are you up to this time? Otherwise. Hina will get angry!"

So Smoker's expression finally became flustered.