Sea Beasts Pulling the Boat, Natsuya Actively Comes to the Door?

With Momoo acting as their tugboat, Natsuya and Nami soon arrived at one of the docks in Loguetown.

Almost the moment they arrived, Tashigi and her subordinates spotted them.

"There's a pirate ship!"

"Damn, is that a Sea King?"

"A Sea King is pulling a pirate ship!?"

Because of Natsuya, Smoker had dispatched Tashigi and the others to guard every dock. Under these circumstances, even the slightest disturbance would catch their attention, let alone the bizarre sight of a pirate ship being towed by a massive sea beast that appeared to be a Sea King!

In an instant, Tashigi grew highly alert and hurriedly led her men to take up defensive positions on the pier.

At the same time, the lookout began his work.

The next moment, the expressions of Tashigi and her men shifted.

After taking a few looks through his binoculars, the lookout reported loudly, "Sergeant Tashigi, the target has appeared on the pirate ship, along with an unfamiliar little girl!"

Their target was none other than Natsuya! As for the unfamiliar little girl, she was of little importance at the moment.

Tashigi snapped back to reality and immediately ordered someone to notify Smoker, while simultaneously mobilizing troops from nearby docks to provide immediate support.

It was easy to imagine that a fierce battle was about to unfold.

This Natsuya had actually come! And he had arrived in an incredibly flamboyant manner! A massive sea beast, suspected to be a Sea King, was actually pulling his ship! This point alone was enough to prove that Natsuya was no ordinary man. Thinking of this, Tashigi's expression turned grave, and she drew the sword at her waist without hesitation.

"What!? You've spotted Natsuya!?"

On the other side, Smoker was greatly surprised upon receiving the news. He hadn't expected Natsuya to actually appear, especially only a few days after he had received the initial intelligence. Of course, regardless of the circumstances, this was a good thing. Smoker didn't waste a second; he instantly transformed into smoke and rushed toward the dock where Natsuya had appeared.

Meanwhile, at the dock, all the Marines had assumed an attack stance under Tashigi's leadership. At the same time, more Marines were arriving from the surrounding area.

"Lord Natsuya, those Marines seem to have spotted us. What should we do!?"

On the pirate ship, Nami saw the formation, and the thrill of being pulled by Momoo vanished instantly, her small face turning pale. Judging by the setup, it seemed these Marines had been waiting for them here all along. She figured that in the next moment, countless bullets would fly toward them and turn them into sieves!

Natsuya, however, remained calm. To be honest, the fact that Tashigi and the others were guarding the docks did surprise him slightly. But so what?

"Momoo, take the ship and go for a stroll. Nami and I have some business to attend to; I'll come find you later."

Natsuya gave the order to Momoo, then immediately took Nami's small hand and pulled open a portal in the air right in front of them.

"Right! I almost forgot about Lord Natsuya's ability!"

Seeing this, the fear on Nami's face was swept away, replaced by a smile. At that moment, she couldn't help but recall the time Colonel Mouse and his men had surrounded Natsuya. Back then, Colonel Mouse had brought even more men than Tashigi and her group at the dock. Yet, Natsuya had been able to handle them with ease, and this time would certainly be no exception.

As if to confirm Nami's thoughts, just as Momoo suddenly turned around and pulled the pirate ship away from the coast, Natsuya had already vanished into thin air with her.

"What!?"

Tashigi and the others were left stunned at the sight.

Tashigi, in particular, had been ready to order the Marines to open fire, yet Natsuya and Nami had vanished into thin air!

"Wait, could that be the power of the Door-Door Fruit!?"

Tashigi quickly realized something, her expression darkening.

Although she had never come into contact with Natsuya, she was naturally aware of the intelligence regarding him.

The man had eaten the Door-Door Fruit and gained the Door-Door ability!

Moreover, thanks to Smoker's extensive connections within the Marine Government, Tashigi even knew some classified information about the Door-Door ability.

Thus, Tashigi quickly understood that the reason Natsuya and Nami had vanished so strangely was because Natsuya had used his Door-Door Fruit power.

Yet, upon realizing this, Tashigi's expression could not help but grow even more solemn.

Because Natsuya's Door-Door Fruit power seemed to possess the ability of spatial teleportation.

And with that, it was clear that the difficulty of capturing them would increase significantly!

"Master Chief Petty Officer Tashigi, what should we do now!?"

At that moment, seeing Natsuya and Nami vanish, one of the Marines couldn't help but ask in a daze.

"Notify Colonel Smoker first."

In a secluded corner of Loguetown, an air portal suddenly opened, and a boy in a suit stepped out alongside a little girl with orange hair.

Without a doubt, it was Natsuya and Nami!

Seeing the empty surroundings, Nami couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: "Lord Natsuya, your ability is truly incredible!"

Come to think of it, Nami had experienced being whisked away by Natsuya many times before, but every single time, she still felt it was magical.

Such an ability was simply too convenient!

He could go wherever he wanted, completely ignoring the rules of space!

"By the way, Lord Natsuya, this is Loguetown, right? Why didn't you just bring me here directly while we were still at sea, instead of waiting until we saw the Marines to use your ability?"

"Also, Momoo is taking the ship away on his own; will he be alright? Why don't you just put him into that green world of yours?"

Nami then asked curiously.

It seemed she had a great desire to learn about Natsuya's abilities.

Natsuya chuckled.

In fact, Nami's questions were all logical and well-founded.

Why did he wait until they were discovered by the Marines to use the Door-Door ability to teleport instead of doing it beforehand?

And regarding Momoo and the pirate ship—since the Different Dimension was infinitely large, why not store them inside?

These two questions seemed somewhat inexplicable.

But to Natsuya, it was all a matter of course.

First of all, the Door-Door Fruit could indeed traverse spatial distances.

However, doing so was not without a cost.

The same applied to putting Momoo and the pirate ship into the Different Dimension; there was a price to pay for that as well.

And that price was the consumption of his Door-Door Fruit energy.

The longer the distance traversed, the more energy was consumed.

Likewise, keeping Momoo in the Different Dimension worked the same way; the longer he stayed inside, the more energy it drained.

Therefore, Nami's questions could be answered with the same explanation.

That was to reduce energy consumption and conserve stamina.

Thus, the current scene had come to pass.

Of course, if it were absolutely necessary, Natsuya wouldn't be stingy.

But since Tashigi and her men posed no threat to them whatsoever, Natsuya naturally waited until they were close before swaggering away with his ability.

Just as Natsuya and Nami arrived in Loguetown, Smoker once again received word from Tashigi's side.

"What!? They vanished!?"

Upon receiving this news, Smoker rushed to the pier.

After hearing Tashigi recount the situation in person, Smoker immediately fell into deep thought.

He shared the same conclusion as Tashigi.

The reason Natsuya and Nami had vanished so strangely was likely due to the use of the Door-Door Fruit ability.

But the question remained: after using the Door-Door Fruit to vanish, where had the two of them gone?

At this moment, Smoker felt quite troubled.

If the Door-Door Fruit was truly that bizarre, they might find it difficult to even touch Natsuya, let alone stop or capture him.

Of course, even if there were difficulties, they had to be overcome.

After some thought, Smoker said, "Immediately take men to conduct a full-scale search of Loguetown. If you see the target, do not act rashly; notify me at once!"

For the time being, Smoker had no good way to counter Natsuya's Door-Door Fruit ability, but he did have some leads regarding his whereabouts.

If he wasn't mistaken, Natsuya was definitely inside Loguetown.

Otherwise, there would have been no need for him to have that sea beast pull him here.

Just like that, Tashigi and the others hurriedly began searching Loguetown.

However, just as Smoker had anticipated.

Possessing the Door-Door Fruit ability, there was no way Natsuya would ever be caught by them.

Yet, two days later, Smoker still came face-to-face with Natsuya!

Because it was Natsuya who had taken the initiative to come to him.