As a young man's voice rang out, a hand landed on Smoker's shoulder.
An incredibly heavy sensation instantly spread throughout Smoker's body.
He slowly turned his head, and his pupils abruptly contracted as a young face appeared before him.
"Godslayer!"
Standing before him was none other than Lott!
"What's going on? What's going on?" Luffy was still pinned to the ground by the Jitte, unaware of what had happened.
"What do you want? The World Government is very eager to have your head, Lott!" Smoker knew Lott was probably here to let Luffy go.
He felt an urge to curse. He had only managed to subdue Luffy through a bit of a trick in the first place, and now that Lott had arrived, all his efforts had come to nothing.
So when you said he had powerful backing, you meant yourself, Lott!!
Lott shook his head helplessly. "I promised someone I'd help send his son out to sea, so there's nothing I can do. What can I say? I'm too accommodating."
With that, he grabbed Luffy and lifted him up.
"Lott! What are you doing here?" Luffy was very surprised to see Lott, and very happy too.
"I'm just helping you out at someone's request."
Luffy rubbed his head and pointed at Smoker. "Hahaha, thanks, then! This smoky guy has a really strange weapon. Whenever I touch it, I lose my strength."
Ignoring Luffy's complaints, Lott said to Smoker, "Goodbye, Smoker... Rear Admiral."
With that, he disappeared from the spot with Luffy.
At the same time, a message sounded in Smoker's ears: "Smoker, your justice shouldn't be used in service of the rotten Navy. This world is complicated, and it needs your justice too. I look forward to you coming to find me in Peach Spring."
Bang!
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