Retreat!

"Captain Smoker, what should we do? Mirai Uchiha is extremely powerful. I heard that he even killed one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, and that was ten years ago. Now that another ten years have passed, he is probably even more terrifying. If we act rashly..." Tashigi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then continued, "I think we should request reinforcements from headquarters. With our strength, we can't possibly be his match!"

Although Tashigi was determined to eliminate all evil in the world, when faced with an enemy so powerful that she could not even hope to measure up to him, even she would not foolishly rush forward to her death. Mirai's strength was well known not only on the Grand Line, but even at Marine Headquarters. Ten years ago, Admiral Kizaru had been killed by Mirai. Even an Admiral had been slain—what were small fry like them supposed to do, talk about upholding justice? That would just be idiotic.

Smoker struggled for a moment before finally letting out a helpless sigh. He stepped forward, looked at Mirai, and said in a deep voice, "Mirai Uchiha, you are not our target. Straw Hat Luffy is. Take your crew and leave this place now!"

Letting pirates slip away right before his eyes was an immense humiliation to Smoker. However, the gap in strength was simply too great. Even someone as stubborn as Smoker did not dare confront him and could only let Mirai and the others go.

"Hm?" Mirai frowned slightly at that and said in a low voice, "What I said was for you to take your soldiers and withdraw from here. Wherever I am, I do not want to see you Marines who call yourselves righteous!"

"What?"

Upon hearing Mirai's words, Smoker immediately frowned, and his expression darkened. He