"Natsuya!?"
At that moment, Smoker, Tashigi, and the others all changed expression slightly.
Just as they had thought, Natsuya, with the Door-Door Fruit's abilities, was truly difficult to catch!
Over the past two days, even though they had guessed that Natsuya was in Loguetown, they had not even managed to find a trace of him!
Several times, they had rushed over after receiving reports from civilians, only for him to use his ability to escape.
That situation had once made them consider giving up the pursuit, and even Smoker was no exception.
Even as a Logia Devil Fruit user, there was nothing he could do against such a bizarre ability!
But never in their wildest dreams had they expected to suddenly see Natsuya!
They had been at their wits' end here at the Loguetown Marine Branch, yet Natsuya had suddenly appeared before them!
Yes, Natsuya had come to them of his own accord!
What was going on!?
Meanwhile, Nami, whom Natsuya had placed in the Different Dimension beforehand, was also deeply puzzled.
Their actions over the past two days had gone very smoothly. They had avoided the Marines one after another and successfully restocked their supplies.
Once they reached the Grand Line, they would have no problem even if they went without supplies for quite some time.
Now that the resupply was complete, they should naturally have left, but Natsuya had suddenly stuffed her into the Different Dimension and gone alone to the Marine Branch!
What exactly was happening!?
At that moment, Natsuya looked at Smoker, Tashigi, and the others' stunned faces with a smile.
Of course, he had come to the Marine Branch in Loguetown for a reason.
And it was a very important reason.
In fact, this matter was also related to Nami.
Since she had become his companion, Nami naturally could not be too weak.
He did not expect her to protect him when trouble arose, but at the very least, when he could not look after her, she needed the strength to protect herself.
However, Nami's method of growing stronger later on was still far too slow.
Natsuya did not have the patience to wait that long, so he decided to use a more direct method of becoming stronger.
That method was to consume a Devil Fruit and become a Devil Fruit user!
That's right, a Devil Fruit!
After all, Devil Fruits were universally recognized as cheat codes in the Pirate World. After eating one, a person could obtain incredible abilities, even combat power, in a short time.
Without a doubt, this method suited Natsuya's plans best.
Speaking of Devil Fruits, Natsuya already had one on hand.
It was the Zoan-type Monkey-Monkey Fruit he had stolen from Olig.
But Natsuya felt that this fruit did not suit Nami at all.
Or rather, Nami would not be able to unleash the Monkey-Monkey Fruit's true power.
It was easy enough to imagine what would happen if Nami ate the Monkey-Monkey Fruit.
She would simply become a second Olig, perhaps even weaker than Olig.
In that case, she would indeed become stronger, but she clearly would not reach the level of self-preservation Natsuya wanted.
A Zoan Devil Fruit user who knew no physical techniques could be crushed by any criminal with a bounty of several tens of millions!
And in Natsuya's view, the enemies they would face in the future would at least have bounties exceeding one hundred million!
With that in mind, Natsuya naturally rejected the idea of having Nami consume the Monkey-Monkey Fruit.
After rejecting that idea, Natsuya naturally thought of Smoker's Smoke-Smoke Fruit, which was also in Loguetown!
That's right, the reason Natsuya had appeared before Smoker and the others on his own initiative was for Smoker's Smoke-Smoke Fruit!
He planned to take Smoker's Smoke-Smoke Fruit and have Nami consume it!
Although the Smoke-Smoke Fruit had practically become the weakest Logia because of Smoker, it was still a Logia Devil Fruit known as "invincible"!
Without a doubt, if Nami ate it, she would instantly gain formidable combat power!
As long as she did not encounter an enemy who knew Armament Haki, she would be able to handle anything with ease.
Thinking about it carefully, even ordinary Armament Haki users could not do much against the Smoke-Smoke Fruit's abilities.
Because this ability could also fly!
Besides, the Smoke-Smoke Fruit's apparent weakness was not really a problem.
The Smoke-Smoke Fruit only seemed so weak when it was wielded by Smoker.
If Nami mastered it and received Natsuya's guidance in developing it, then even if it could not become the strongest Logia, it would certainly rise into the upper-middle ranks among all Logia Devil Fruits!
As a transmigrator, Natsuya had that confidence.
It was precisely because of these thoughts that Natsuya had created the current situation, leaving Smoker, Tashigi, the others, and Nami utterly confused.
Natsuya had taken the initiative to come to the Loguetown Marine Branch!
Of course, another reason he had done so was to farm Battle Points.
Natsuya had not forgotten his goal of accumulating Battle Points as quickly as possible and raising the Door-Door Fruit's abilities to the highest level.
Although he had wiped out Colonel Mouse, the Arlong Pirates, and the others earlier, he currently only had around two thousand Battle Points.
There was still quite a gap before ten thousand.
So helping Nami take the Smoke-Smoke Fruit this time was also a good opportunity to farm Battle Points.
"Quick, surround him!!"
"Don't let him get away!"
At that moment, Tashigi came back to her senses and hurriedly led her men to surround Natsuya.
Smoker, however, puffed on his cigar and asked Natsuya in confusion, "Natsuya, why did you show up on your own!?"
Clearly, he was still hung up on that point.
After all, from Smoker's perspective, Natsuya had no reason to show himself at all.
Naturally, Natsuya would not tell Smoker the real reason. He merely smiled and said, "White Hunter Smoker, haven't you been looking for me these past two days?"
"So I came to you."
Smoker's expression immediately darkened.
He could hear the provocation in Natsuya's words.
Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say.
"Capture him!"
Smoker immediately gave the order in a low voice.
Tashigi gritted her teeth, drew her sword, and charged at Natsuya along with dozens of Marines.
But in the next instant, a vast wave of azure light burst from Natsuya's legs.
Tempest Kick: Zhou Duan!
Boom!!!
Sharp force surged outward, and Tashigi and the others fell like wheat before a scythe.
At that moment, Tashigi stared blankly at her severed sword.
All around her, Marines lay sprawled across the ground.
With just one move, she and dozens of Marines had nearly been wiped out!
Smoker frowned.
Natsuya chuckled. "Heh, don't send these small fry over to die. Make your move, Smoker."
Hearing this, Smoker said nothing. Instead, a huge amount of white smoke suddenly billowed from his body.
Seeing this from within the Different Dimension, Nami nervously clenched her small hands.
Without a doubt, a fierce battle was about to begin!
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