Smoker

After quite a while, Kuina and Erii finally emerged from the shop reluctantly.

"If you like them, buy them. We have money," Xia Mi said, seeing how they looked.

"No. That's Zoro's opportunity. If we buy them, Zoro won't have any swords to use," Kuina said.

"Oh, this is the shop where Zoro bought the Skillful Grade Sword Sandai Kitetsu and Yubashiri?" Lin Feng finally realized.

"Yes, and I should thank you, Lin Feng, for telling me about the future plot," Kuina said.

"You're too polite. At the rate your strength is improving, by the time the plot begins, you'll probably be able to steamroll the World Government by yourself. Whether there's a plot or not won't matter then," Lin Feng said.

"Let's go. No need to be modest. Let's keep browsing," Richard said.

"Actually, we've already changed the future. Kuina, you didn't die when you were young. As we sail out to sea, the impact we cause will only grow greater.

By the time Zoro sets sail in the future, the situation he faces might be completely different from the plot. He might not even come to this shop then," Lin Feng said.

"I know. I just don't want to take something that originally belonged to Zoro. Besides, these two swords aren't much use to me. If I bought them, they could only be collectibles.

Even if they stay there and Zoro doesn't buy them, some other swordsman will. In the end, they'll fall into the hands of someone who needs them," Kuina said.

"Tsk, tsk. As expected of Kuina. Swordsmen really do have principles. If it were me, I'd buy whatever I wanted. If they refused to sell, I'd just take it," Xia Mi said arrogantly. The Scummy Dragon King, who had never been beaten down by reality, was simply that overbearing.

Afterward, they found a restaurant and sampled the food of this world. As for alcohol, Richard provided it. Though he did not drink much himself, his Space Ring held quite a few fine wines from the Coiling Dragon World. There was no helping it—having a huge Space Ring meant he could be as extravagant as he pleased.

As they ate the Fierce Beast meat of this world, they finally understood why the people of the Pirate World had such monstrous physiques.

This particular meat, which the restaurant strongly recommended and claimed had been obtained with great difficulty, came from a King of the Land. It was packed with vital energy and blood, making it an exceptional tonic.

Even ordinary meat here would count as a decent supplement in other worlds.

Eating like that day after day, supplemented by ample training, how could their physical constitutions not be strong? Those physical freaks were probably raised this way.

Unfortunately, they did not have any Sea King meat here. Otherwise, they really wanted to taste what Sea King meat was like. This was a unique delicacy of the One Piece world, after all. It had to be tried.

After eating and drinking their fill, they rested for a while before wandering around the town again.

"Hey, Kuina, look at that girl ahead. Doesn't she look a lot like you? Are you sure your father doesn't have some biological daughter out there? Maybe you have a twin sister he somehow lost?" As they approached the execution platform, Xia Mi suddenly pointed at a Marine sergeant ahead.

"She really does look like me. Is that Tashigi?" Kuina murmured. She had long known from the plot that there was a Marine officer here who looked very similar to her.

When Zoro came here a few years later, he had once mistaken her for Kuina.

The group kept looking back and forth between Tashigi and Kuina. They really did look alike. Aside from Tashigi wearing glasses, they were practically identical.

Even Tashigi, who was leading a patrol on the other side, was stunned when she saw Kuina. However, her gaze quickly shifted to the sword at Kuina's waist.

She immediately abandoned her subordinates and ran over with quick steps, her face filled with excitement.

"Is that the Great Grade Sword Wado Ichimonji?"

Even Kuina's strikingly similar appearance failed to hold her attention for more than a moment.

She really was a sword fanatic.

"Hey, what are you doing to my subordinate?" A deep voice came from the distance.

A fellow wearing a coat of justice, with a full beard and a cigar clenched in his mouth, strolled over unhurriedly.

"Is that Smoker?" Lin Feng was somewhat uncertain. But in Loguetown, someone dressed like that had to be him.

Smoker should not have been that old at this time, right? Why did he look so aged? He looked utterly worn-out.

"Take a closer look, will you? Your subordinate clearly ran over here herself," Xia Mi said unhappily.

"Sir, you've wronged them. I did indeed come over myself," Tashigi said with a nod.

"Uh..." Smoker was speechless. Did she have to be this honest?

"Idiot, this bunch looks suspicious. Tashigi, I order you to inspect them and confirm they aren't pirates in disguise," Smoker roared.

"This guy is really arrogant. He deserves a beating. Kuina, want to test yourself against him?" Richard said. Though their group did indeed look rather suspicious.

"Sure. A Logia Devil Fruit user should make for a decent opponent, right?" Kuina drew her sword.

"Bastards, you know who I am?" Smoker pulled out his Jitte. After arriving in the East Blue, he had captured many pirates, so his reputation was indeed rather great.

"Who knows? Come, fight." Kuina swung her sword, sending out a Flying Slash.

"A swordsman? Tashigi?" Smoker's expression tightened as his upper body turned to smoke and dodged the slash. Fine, he had finally noticed Kuina's appearance.

"No, you're not Tashigi. You're far too wicked. Change back into your real appearance immediately." Smoker believed Kuina had deliberately transformed into this appearance with a Devil Fruit.

"Hey, stop fighting!" Tashigi hurriedly tried to stop them.

"Little girl, be quiet." Xia Mi raised her hand and pressed it down on her.

"Mmph, mmph..." Tashigi was silenced.

The others quietly watched the battle between Kuina and Smoker.

The two exchanged blow after blow, fighting fiercely.

"Kuina is holding back. She isn't using Armament Haki," Lin Feng said.

"Of course. Otherwise, the battle would have ended long ago. Who do you think is stronger, you or Kuina?" Richard asked casually.

"Well, that's hard to say. We'd have to fight to find out. It depends on how we perform," Lin Feng said thoughtfully.

"Not bad. To possess this level of combat power in a world like Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils World," Richard said.

Kuina was not weak now. She was proficient in Two-Color Haki, and her swordsmanship was nearing that of a Great Swordsman. She could unleash Flying Slashes that reached nearly a thousand meters.

For Lin Feng to claim he possessed roughly equal strength was no easy feat. After all, the upper limit of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils World was actually very low. It was among the lowest in the current Chat Group, yet this fellow had still managed to make quite a name for himself.

"Of course. I haven't been muddling along all these years for nothing," Lin Feng said smugly.

There was no need to mention the hardships along the way. They were all Transmigrators—who would willingly admit to being inferior to another?

On the field, Smoker fought bitterly. He had already used all his strength, yet he could feel that his opponent was clearly still holding something back.

He concentrated fully and did not dare relax in the slightest. Her sword followed him like a shadow, and one moment of carelessness could earn him a slash.

If not for his ability to turn into elements, he had no idea how many times he would have been cut already.

Kuina, on the other hand, was having a wonderful time. Back at the dojo, the old man would not spar with her. Her fellow disciples were all too weak, and even Zoro was far too far behind her. Every time they fought, she had to hold back, afraid she might accidentally beat Zoro to death.

This was the first time she had been able to go all out. Aside from Armament Haki and the Qi Refining Method, she had used almost everything else.

It was time to end this. Kuina used a tiny bit of Haki. Then, when Smoker turned into smoke again, he suffered for it.

Armament Haki touched his elemental body, and then the blade swept through it, leaving behind a bloody wound.

Sweat ran down Smoker's forehead. If his opponent had not held back, he would already have been cut in half at the waist.

Who exactly were these people? A girl who did not even look that old was already a swordsman proficient in Two-Color Haki. What about the others? This girl clearly did not seem to be the strongest among them.

Smoker did not dare think any further.

"Let's go, Kuina." Seeing that the battle was over, the group left.

Smoker did not stop them. There was no point. Even if he threw every soldier in Loguetown at them, he still could not stop them from leaving.