The Tavern Named "Gol D. Roger"

"White Fist!"

Faced with Swordmaster possessing Observation Haki, he can only try to defeat Kuina using ranged attacks.

His Haki couldn't withstand the opponent's Slash; defeat in close combat was inevitable.

Seeing the rapidly approaching white fists, Kuina's eyes flashed red as she swayed left and right, easily dodging the punches.

He then sheathed his sword, leaned forward, placed his right hand on the hilt, and stared intently at Smoker was floating in the air.

Push off with both feet

He vanished instantly, appearing behind Smoker in the blink of an eye.

Bite--!

"One Sword Style: Cutting All Things!"

A flash of light easily pierced through Smoker's body.

"That was close! He was almost cut in half."

Smoker stared at Kuina, cold sweat pouring down his body. The moment the blade flashed, he felt the approach of death.

He immediately transformed his entire body into elemental form, enveloping the entire street in smoke.

His smoke screens have no offensive power; they can only confuse the enemy.

While Logia can use their entire body to become elemental to evade any attack and achieve a false invincibility, they cannot attack enemies after becoming elemental.

Furthermore, transforming the entire body into elements is also very physically demanding.

Therefore, Logia Devil Fruit User rarely use full-body elemental transformation; they usually only transform the attacked part into an elemental form the instant the attack arrives.

Of course, for those who have developed their Devil Fruit abilities to a very high level, they can basically passively transform into their own element in advance to avoid enemy attacks.

These guys don't even need Observation Haki.

Of course, for those with exceptionally high Observation Haki levels, passive skills are useless.

Because the other side is one step ahead of you.

Logia Fruit users can only attack an enemy after their bodies have solidified.

Therefore, the best way to fight against Logia is to remain still and wait for the situation to change. If you don't attack them, they will have to come over and engage in close combat in order to be able to attack you.

Of course, this can only be achieved against fruits like the Smoke-Smoke Fruit, Devil Fruit no elemental damage.

When facing magma, fire, Lightning, and ice— the Devil Fruit that truly represent the power of nature—they are utterly useless.

These Devil Fruit not only possess extremely high and long-range attack power, but their attacks can even alter the celestial phenomena; their elemental transformations possess true damage.

Hmm... no damage?

It seems, perhaps, there's only the Smoke-Smoke Fruit!

That's kind of funny.

It truly lives up to its reputation as the most useless Logia Devil Fruit.

I feel that even giving Smoker the Swamp- Swamp-Swamp Fruit would be better than this Smoke-Smoke Fruit.

This guy's Devil Fruit ability seems to be the only one that doesn't cause much damage Devil Fruit he becomes an element.

In the first half of the Grand Line, it could be described as virtually invincible.

Because the Pirates in the first half of the story haven't Awakening their Haki yet, they can't harm the true forms of Logia users.

Furthermore, this guy's Devil Fruit development hasn't reached the point where he can passively evade Haki.

Furthermore, without Observation Haki, they may not be able to react in time to attacks that are fast, especially from powerful individuals with Observation Haki, thus preventing them from actively dodging.

Kuina is a player who excels in both.

So this guy could easily suffer a truly crushing defeat if he's not careful.

Looking at the surrounding smoke, a red light flashed in Kuina's eyes.

"Found it."

She swiftly slashed two silver-white Slash to the left front, then pushed off the ground with both feet and charged forward rapidly following the Slash.

Hidden in the smoke

Smoker, watching the oncoming Slash, had a hint of contempt in his eyes.

"Looks like he hasn't reached the Great Swordsman yet."

He was basically immune to the Swordmaster's Slash.

"Um!"

Just as he was struck by two Slash, breaking through the smoke and revealing his human form.

Suddenly, Kuina appeared from behind the two Slash.

Without pausing, the knife in his hand, imbued with Armament Haki and a purplish-black blade, flashed with a chilling light, and before Smoker's horrified eyes, it swiftly slashed at his chest.

"Shave - One Sword Style - God Slash!"

She knows all the sword techniques that Kuta knows.

Puff--!

Smoker's elemental body was cleaved from its original form by this strike, and then, under a powerful impact, it was sent rushing backward.

With a loud bang, it crashed through a house and then slammed onto another street.

"Captain Smoker."

Tashigi was not stunned by Kuta's Conqueror's Haki; she stared at the giant hole in the wall of the house on the right.

His face was filled with horror.

Smoker was the epitome of invincibility in her mind, but she never expected to be struck by "Blue Hair Kuina," and now she might even be seriously injured.

"How could he be so strong?"

"Is this the person I'm meant to catch up with?"

She just now had the audacity to try and steal the other person's knife!

She shook her head, looking at Kuina with a determined expression.

"No matter how strong they are, my belief will never be inferior to anyone's!"

On the other street, Smoker, clutching his chest, sat up.

"Is this the true power of Swordmaster?"

"That's terrifying!"

He glanced at the blood on his hands, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and stood up, placing his hands on his knees.

"Looks like we'll have to fight this hard!"

He couldn't remember the last time he had risked his life; since arriving in Loguetown, he felt like the king of the town.

No Pirates is afraid of him; he is the strongest gate from the East Blue to the Grand Line, and the thickest shield for the Civilians here.

He cannot afford to lose, at least not so easily.

He glanced at the Civilians lying on the street, looked up at the white clouds in the sky, and thought of his Teacher, "Zephyr," who had always talked about it.

If a person relies too much on their Devil Fruit abilities, they will never become a true powerhouse.

Because every strong person should have the most confidence in themselves, and believe that they can overcome everything.

This power of belief can empower a person, even an ordinary one.

Thinking of this, he clenched his Jitte, raised them in front of him, and squeezed them tightly.

A surge of black, Haki emanated from his arms and eventually Coating around his Jitte.

"Armament Haki: Coating?"

He looked up through the huge hole in the roof and saw Kuina across the street.

"Thank you so much! Blue Hair Kuina, thank you for waking me up and helping me rediscover the competitive spirit I'd lost for so long!"

He used to be a genius student in the eyes of his Teacher and others!

Chapter 62: The Tavern Named "Gol D. Roger"

"Um!"

A hint of seriousness flashed in Kuina's eyes as she looked at the weapon in Smoker's hand.

"Coating!"

This guy just fought her, and his Armament Haki is only at the beginner level; he can't defend against her Slash.

Now they've even learned how to Coating.

It seems she's not the only one improving; Smoker is improving in battle too!

She looked at Smoker, flicked her right hand, and wiped away the blood.

He then sheathed his sword, leaned forward, and stared intently at Smoker.

Even if he learns the Coating Technique, so what? He's still the Swordmaster with the strongest attack power!

Even the strongest defenses, let alone Coating, will be cut down without hesitation.

"Hey! Smoker, come over here! Do you want to fight me on that street?"

Smoker, smoking a cigarette, transformed his legs into elementals and charged directly at Kuina.

There's not much to say now, just fight.

Seeing Smoker burst out of the hole in the roof, Kuina drew her sword and slashed at him.

Clang--!

It was successfully prevented.

Like Kuta, her reason for fighting is to increase combat experience, Attribute Moves, and refine her Haki.

Since Smoker can defend against her Slash, he can fight alongside her and be her whetstone.

She wasn't in a hurry to defeat him.

Raise your hand quickly, then swing it even faster.

The clanging sound was incessant.

Smoker, meanwhile, became entirely elemental, constantly flashing in and out of the smoke, occasionally conjuring up his Jitte, which was Coating in Armament Haki, to attack Kuina.

"Let's go! Let's buy all the supplies."

Seeing that the two were evenly matched for the time being, Kuta yawned, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the town first.

He hadn't slept for two days, if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to see the most frequently appearing scenes in the Pirate King anime and replenish the food that the villagers on Prothius Island had eaten up on the ship.

He didn't even want to land in Loguetown.

Let's take one last look at the Execution Platform, pour some sake, and then set sail for the Grand Line!

He was getting impatient.

Even his languid steps seemed to quicken as I imagined them.

Ahua Trio were stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

Ahua pushed up his glasses, looked at the street shrouded in smoke, and listened to the occasional sounds of collisions coming from inside. He then spoke.

"Aren't we waiting for Kuina?"

He wasn't worried about Kuina getting hurt, because with Kuta, no one could harm Kuina.

Since Kuta said he was going to replenish supplies, it proves that the Smoker is definitely no match for Kuina.

"No, thank you." Kuta waved his hand and continued forward. "By the time we get back, they'll be lucky to have finished fighting. Let's go! I'm going to check on the tavern and the Execution Platform. You guys, same as always, we'll meet here in two hours."

Standing at the street fork, Kuta continued towards