One Piece: Invincible from the Start

Kuina frowned when Smoker remained silent for a long time.

"No. A loss is a loss. You can go!"

Smoker took a deep breath and stared at Kuina, drawing in the smoke around them.

Then he asked, "What exactly are you heading to the Grand Line for? And who taught you the Six Powers?"

Clink!

Kuina sheathed her sword and slowly walked past Smoker.

"To the Grand Line? For adventure, of course. As for these Six Powers you mentioned, I have no idea what you're talking about."

With that, she ignored Smoker and brushed past Tashigi, who was rushing toward them. Under the watching eyes of the Marines, she calmly headed toward the Freedom through the passage they cleared for her.

"Captain Smoker, are you all right?"

Tashigi came up beside Smoker and looked at him with concern.

"I'm fine."

Smoker glanced at Tashigi, then turned to watch Kuina's retreating figure, his eyes narrowing.

"Adventure?"

He did not know whether Kuina was telling the truth, but he was certain that they really were different from ordinary pirates.

He did not know whether they had only recently set sail and had yet to adjust, or whether the Marines behind them were guiding the group and making them so different.

Without dwelling on it, he took a drag, blew out a large smoke ring, and turned to stare at a Marine approaching from behind him.

"Do you know where Silver Hair Kuta is now?"

He had just glanced over their ship and had not spotted Kuta.

"The men following Silver Hair reported that he should be on the Execution Platform in the central square now."

"The Execution Platform?"

"Yes! He's on the Execution Platform."

The messenger paused, then continued, "After Silver Hair bought some liquor at the Gol D. Roger tavern, he