When Luffy was in the East Blue, he recruited his Navigator, Lucas.
When they first met, Lucas was on the sea, driving his Golden Chariot, chasing and ramming several pirate ships.
And due to the chain reaction, the naval branch of the East Arlong Park also changed its commanding officer...
The Ryugu Kingdom's change of attitude led the World Government to be less accommodating to the Fish-Man Race, and naturally, Arlong in the East Blue no longer had his original "protective umbrella."
Although different from the original work, Arlong's treatment of Cocoyasi Island and more than a dozen other small islands was far from exploitation; he merely took over the "profits" originally belonging to the local navy and the World Government. However, due to the World Government's change in attitude, he ended up having constant friction with the local navy!
Ultimately, through a series of unexpected events, Luffy defeated the Rear Admiral in charge of the local Marine branch, and Lucas took the opportunity to leave his mother and Arlong Park, embarking on his own seafaring journey.
However... he didn't completely replace Nami, Nami also joined the Straw Hat Pirates as a draftsman!
Ostensibly, it was to look after her younger brother, but Bellemere knew that this was also Nami's dream.
Taking advantage of Luffy's Luffy, Lucas circled around to the "enemy ship" from behind, intending to rescue Cobra.
However, Strawberry was prepared; the first Captain, who was his second-in-command before his defection, was on guard the ship at this time!
However, after a hard-fought battle, both Lucas and Luffy managed to defeat their opponents.
As he collapsed, Strawberry's mind was filled with flashbacks of his time as a Marine, from his youthful pursuit of Justice to his subservience to Absolute Justice, and then... being wanted because of the Celestial Dragons' auction incident.
A mocking smile appeared on Strawberry's lips, as if he were mocking himself for being Fooling by fate.
At the same time, Smoker arrived just in time, ready to arrest Straw Hat Luffy and Strawberry.
Seeing the navy arrive to arrest him, Strawberry couldn't help but ask, "Smoker... do you believe in reincarnation?"
"Huh? A traitor to Justice, and now he's trying to lecture me like a senior?" Smoker looked at Strawberry with disdain.
"When I was chasing Fisher Tiger before... hahaha..." Strawberry's mental state seemed to have deteriorated.
"Lunatic." Smoker was getting annoyed by his laughter.
Just then, a huge wave crashed over, and while Smoker dodged it, Lucas emerged from the spray, grabbed the exhausted Luffy, and ran!
The Golden Chariot raced swiftly across the land—but shouldn't the Chariot be meant to be on land, anyway?
"Don't even think about escaping!" Smoker wanted to give chase again.
However, at this moment, Vivi and Cobra, who had just escaped, indirectly blocked Smoker by talking to him.
"Are you a Marine? I am Vivi, the Princess of Alabasta. I am very grateful for your rescue. I hope you can send me and my father away..." Vivi said, while blocking Smoker from both sides.
If it were another navy officer, they might have let it go at this point. After all, if the Nefertari Royal Family were to report him for wrongdoing, he would not only fail to gain any merit but also get himself into trouble. Now that Strawberry has been arrested, it's better to stop while he's ahead...
But Smoker is different; he hasn't been "beaten up" yet!
Although it was precisely this personality trait that prevented him from holding a position commensurate with his abilities, his stubbornness and unwavering principles have not been extinguished.
"Tashigi, go and see His Majesty the King and the Princess off!" Smoker said, his lower body transforming into a wisp of white smoke, bypassing Vivi and Cobra, and heading in the direction Lucas had left.
But at that moment, Smoker suddenly felt his heart leap, and then in an instant, everything around him turned into a film-like color...
To be precise, I have no illnesses or ailments, but for some reason, I feel like my soul is being pulled out.
Smoker instantly transformed back into human form, crashing to the ground. He felt as if his soul had been churned in a washing machine, and involuntarily lay down, dry heaving.
Just as Smoker was weeping, he suddenly saw a figure... the only one besides himself who wasn't in "film color" but had a normal art style walking towards him.
"You... ugh... you are..."
As a veteran Marine, Smoker immediately recognized the Great Pirate in front of him— Sea King Siegfried!
"How could the Sea King... be in... a place like this?"
Smoker felt terrible. Last time he almost captured Luffy, it was Dragon from the Revolutionary Army who interfered, and this time it was Sea King Siegfried.
Why do villains of this caliber appear in front of me so easily? And why do they always "coincidentally" block my pursuit of the Straw Hat Boy?
Is he your illegitimate child?
Sig didn't immediately pay attention to Smoker, but instead looked at Strawberry standing to the side.
At the same time, Strawberry also turned into color, as if only then could he see Sig and Smoker.
"Rear Admiral Strawberry, what a pity. I thought you'd have some backbone..."
"It's you... you're here to humiliate me for losing to a brat?" Strawberry chuckled, clearly no longer in his right mind.
"No, it was after you confidently accused Brother Fisher Tiger and me back then...didn't I give you a chance to uphold Justice? How could you have defected?" Sig smiled slightly.
Strawberry was stunned for a moment, then glared at Sig with furious grit. "It was... it was you... in Sabaody Archipelago..."
"Hahaha, a rare auction of Celestial Dragons, how does it feel to be a witness?" Sig laughed in a villainous way.
Strawberry was so angry he couldn't speak, feeling like he was about to have a stroke, while Sig laughed and said, "But it's such a pity to be arrested like this... Although you wanted to arrest me back then, I believe I can save you."
Strawberry understood that Sig just wanted to see a good show, and said miserably, "So that's how it is... No wonder... It was you! I thought I was just caught up in it, but I didn't expect... it was you... Did you want me to understand how you and Fisher Tiger felt back then?"
"Huh? You're overthinking it. To make you empathize? Do you even think you can? For the past ten years, you've been nothing short of a pirate, haven't you? You think you can empathize with Boss Fisher Tiger? I'm just getting revenge on you." Sig's face turned cold.
Just kidding! Back when Fisher Tiger was on the high seas, even though he was being hunted by the World Government and the Navy, he still adhered to the principle of "not killing" and freed slaves everywhere. He was also generous in helping those who needed assistance when he passed by. But after Strawberry, who claimed to Justice, defected, he was just a vicious pirate!
Strawberry was taken aback by these words, and his actions over the past ten years flashed through his mind.
He used to feel justified, after all... he upheld "Absolute Justice," yet he was wanted by the World Government and the despicable Celestial Dragons. Since that was the case, he could only become the most evil pirate!
However, he now thought of Fisher Tiger from back then. Obviously, Fisher Tiger was different from him, otherwise the Navy really wouldn't have been able to kill Fisher Tiger.
"Indeed..." After realizing this, Strawberry collapsed forever.
Sig then looked at Smoker, who was still lying on the ground retching. "Hey, do you want to see what it's like to watch Celestial Dragons being auctioned off?"