Smoker

After quite a while, Kuina and Erii finally came out of the shop reluctantly.

"If you like them, just buy them. We have money," Xia Mi said, seeing their expressions.

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

"Oh, this is the shop where Zoro buys the Skillful Grade Sword Sandai Kitetsu and Yubashiri?" Lin Feng 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 tear through the World Government alone. Whether there's a plot or not won't matter by then," Lin Feng said.

"Let's go. Stop being so modest and keep looking around," Richard said.

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

"By the time Zoro sets out to sea in the future, the situation he faces may 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, those two swords aren't much use to me. If I bought them, they'd only become collectibles."

"Even if 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, worthy of Kuina. Swordsmen really do have principles. If it were me, I'd buy anything I wanted. If they refused to sell it, I'd just take it," Xia Mi said arrogantly. The Scummy Dragon King, who had never been beaten down by reality, was truly overbearing.

Afterward, they found a restaurant and ate the food of this world. As for alcohol, Richard provided it. Though he did not drink much, he had stored plenty of fine wine from the Coiling Dragon World in his Space Ring. What could he do? A big enough Space Ring let him be as extravagant as he liked.

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

This meat, which the restaurant strongly recommended and claimed had been obtained with great difficulty from a King of the Land, contained abundant vitality and blood energy. It was an excellent tonic.

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

Eating like this year after year, with such constant nourishment and ample training, how could one's physical fitness not become powerful? Those physical freaks were probably raised this way.

Unfortunately, there was no Sea King meat here. Otherwise, they really wanted to know what Sea King meat tasted like. This was a unique delicacy of the One Piece world. It would be a shame not to try it.

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

"Hey, Kuina, look. Doesn't that girl up ahead look a lot like you? Are you sure your father didn't have a biological daughter out there somewhere? Maybe you have a twin sister whom he somehow lost?" As they neared 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 through the plot that there was a Marine officer here who looked very much like her.

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

They kept looking back and forth between Tashigi and Kuina. They really did look alike. Apart from Tashigi wearing glasses, they could practically be called identical.

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

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

"Is that the Great Grade Sword Wado Ichimonji?"

Even Kuina's incredibly 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, powerful voice came from afar.

A man wearing a coat of justice, with a thick beard and a cigar clenched in his mouth, walked over unhurriedly.

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

Smoker was not that old at this point, was he? Why did he look so aged? He seemed thoroughly worn out.

"Open your eyes, idiot. Your subordinate clearly ran over here herself," Xia Mi said unhappily.

"Sir, you've misunderstood them. I really did come over on my own," 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 that they aren't pirates in disguise," Smoker roared.

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

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

"Bastards, you know who I am?" Smoker pulled out his Jitte. After coming to the East Blue, he had captured many pirates, so his reputation was indeed quite well-known.

"Who knows? Come, fight." Kuina swung her blade, releasing a flying slash.

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

"No, you're not Tashigi. You're far too vile. Change back into your real appearance right now." Smoker believed Kuina had deliberately transformed into her current appearance with a Devil Fruit.

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

"Quiet, little girl." Xia Mi raised a hand and held her down.

"Mmmpf..." Tashigi was silenced.

The others quietly watched the battle between Kuina and Smoker.

The two exchanged blow after blow, fighting fiercely.

"Kuina's holding back. She hasn't used Armament Haki," Lin Feng said.

"Of course. Otherwise, the fight 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 after thinking it over.

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

Kuina was no weakling now. She was proficient in both types of Haki, and her swordsmanship was close to that of a Great Swordsman. She could unleash flying slashes that reached nearly a thousand meters.

For Lin Feng to claim that he possessed roughly the same strength was no easy feat. After all, the upper limit of the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils World was actually quite low. It was considered the lowest among the worlds in the Chat Group, yet this guy had still managed to make something of himself.

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

There was no need to mention the hardships along the way. They were both Transmigrators; who would admit to being inferior to anyone else?

On the field, Smoker fought miserably. He had already gone all out, yet he could clearly feel that his opponent still had strength to spare.

He focused completely and did not dare relax in the slightest. Kuina's blade followed him like a shadow, and a single moment of carelessness could earn him a slash.

If not for his ability to become elemental, he did not know 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 kill Zoro.

This was the first time she had been able to fight at full strength. Other than Armament Haki and the Qi Refining Method, she had used nearly everything.

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

Armament Haki touched his elemental body, and then the blade swept past, cutting 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 looked so young was already a swordsman proficient in both types of 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 would not be able to stop them from leaving.