Rogge Town · Execution Square
The first ray of sunlight in the morning passed through the bell tower and fell on the execution platform that witnessed the fall of the king.
The air here seems to be inherently oppressive.
At this moment, an unequal hunt has begun.
"I told you I'm not a Pirate!!"
Nami yelled angrily, her hands bound behind her back as she tried to break free from the layers of smoke chains, her feet dragging against the ground.
The one who took her away was none other than the cold-faced executor who had fully evolved into the G-5 style:
Smoker Rogge Town Branch Chief.
He stared at the struggling girl coldly without saying a word.
The moment he pushed Nami to the foot of the execution steps—
"Nami!!! How did you get caught?!"
"What did you do to her!!!"
A flash of green broke through the crowd, and the sword light was like a rainbow!
"Itto-ryu: Lion Song!"
Zoro came with the [Snow Walker] and [Third Generation Kitetsu] he just bought from the weapon shop!
He swept his knife across, aiming directly at the side of Smoker's neck!
At the same time, an angry shout suddenly came from behind:
"Rubber-Rubber Bazooka!!!"
Luffy was furious, his arms stretched out in preparation, and his fists roared forward!
However--
"call out."
Just as the two men's attacks were about to hit, Smoker's entire upper body suddenly turned into mist and disappeared like a phantom.
"Wha...what?!" Zoro's face changed.
The next second——
"Don't bow your head."
A deep voice sounded from behind!
Bang!!!
The iron fist wrapped in armed color hit Luffy's chest like a heavy hammer!
The elasticity of the rubber was completely crushed, and Luffy flew backwards dozens of meters like a cannonball, smashing through the wall, and dust flew everywhere!
"Luffy?!!"
Zoro was shocked, turned around and swung his knife, but suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his palm!
The hilt of the Third Generation Kitetsu was unexpectedly caught in a chain of smoke, and on that chain, a black light like a snake was jumping—
Haki Armament!
"What's this?!"
Zoro took three steps back, blood dripping from his palms, and almost lost his sword!
"You're still a long way off."
Smoker gave him a cold glance, his tone frosty.
"You don't even know Haki, and you dare to come out as a pirate? What's the 'King of Pirates' nonsense?"
He condensed mist into his right arm again and slammed the ground!
"Smoke Explosion·Cloud Boom!"
The entire street was filled with smoke, layers of it like a boiling pot of steam pouring back into the entire place, safely dispersing all civilians to the periphery!
At this moment——
"Don't even think about fighting two at once!!"
Sanji slid into the smoke, leaped out of the fog, and kicked out with his legs continuously!
"Combination Kick!!"
BANG BANG BANG!!!
Smoker blocked with one hand and counterattacked with a kick, using his powerful blows to shatter the ground!
"Not even close."
He commented coldly, and with the next strike he raised his hand to seal her throat!
Sanji was knocked back, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth!
"Sure Kill: Stardust Grenade!!!"
On the other side, Usopp gritted his teeth and filled the position, then pulled the slingshot hard and ten special bombs flew out!
Boom! Boom boom boom!!!
As the smoke exploded—
One hand grabbed Usopp's neck from behind!
"You want to be the protagonist too?"
"You're just a blaster in the corner of the stage at best."
"Get out of here."
Bang!!
Usopp fell heavily onto a roadside stall, wailing, "I'm not the protagonist ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Seeing that all four of them were defeated, Nami stood at the bottom of the stairs, his face pale.
"This is... the Marine branch chief?!"
"This guy is simply not someone we can handle..."
Smoker exhaled a puff of thick smoke, his face expressionless.
"it's over."
The next second——
The smoke chain grew out of the ground like vines, instantly entangling the hands and feet of the five people!
Click, click, click!!
Five huge iron chains emerged from the fog, fixing the five people in a "cross" shape in the center of the execution platform!
The sun shines again.
The straw hat swayed in the wind, but it was powerless to resist.
On the execution platform, the five future "mainstays" now looked like losers about to be hanged.
And below the stage, Smoker slowly raised his head and looked towards the top of the platform, where Gol D. Roger took his last steps towards death.
"You bunch of clowns, do you really want to repeat the 'glory' of that day?"
"Are you worthy?"
The sky was cloudless, and the sun shone on the execution rack, illuminating the five struggling figures of Madara.
"Wooahahahaha...is this the place?"
"The Pirate King...was beheaded here?"
Luffy was chained to the center of the execution platform, his chest heaving, but with a bright smile on his face, his eyes excited as if he were part of a legend!
"What the hell are you laughing at!" Usopp's tears and snot were streaming. "If you keep laughing we'll really die here!!"
Sanji gritted his teeth and struggled to break free from the chains: "Damn it... I don't even have the chance to fight back..."
Zoro's face was filled with dissatisfaction: "Is this the gap..."
Nami cried out loudly: "Luffy! Do you know that we are going to die?!"
At this moment, Smoker stood at the top of the stairs, his eyes as cold as stone.
"You guys don't even have a decent direction, and you dare to call yourselves 'free'?"
"What has your 'Pirates King' brought to the world?"
"Order collapsed, the country was destroyed, and people were displaced—"
"It's people like you who use 'dreams' and 'freedom' as a fig leaf, but who only commit acts of plunder, burning, killing, and aggression!"
"The freedom you speak of is a paradise built on the corpses of others."
His fists were clenched, and the silhouettes of countless fallen cities were reflected in the rolling smoke.
"The reason this ocean is in this state is because of you!"
Luffy threw his head back and laughed, showing no remorse:
"I don't know who you're talking about, but I'm not one of those Pirates!"
"I only know—"
"The Pirates King is the freest person in the world!!!"
As soon as these words came out, a cold light flashed in Smoker's eyes.
He said no more.
He slowly drew out the military blade from behind, and a huge blade condensed into black weapon, flashing with cold light.
The Marines around had already retreated to the outer blockade line, and the entire square fell into deathly silence.
Smoker raised his long knife and pointed it at the five people on the stage, his tone cold:
"G-5 forces have the authority to execute on the spot any unannounced pirates who disrupt the peace in Marine territory."
"Your freedom ends here!"
The blade flashed and was about to fall!
——At that moment.
"boom!!!"
A strong wind suddenly rises!
The sky in the entire square suddenly changed, as if the entire cloud layer was torn apart in an instant!
A huge thunder struck down, and "boom" hit the center of the execution platform!
As the execution platform collapsed, a circle of violent lightning exploded!
"What?!!"
Smoker reacted extremely quickly, transforming into smoke and jumping out, but his right arm was still trembling slightly from the electric shock!
His pupils shrank and he shouted angrily: "Alert! Evacuate the people!!!"
Amidst the flying debris, five figures should have fallen with the stage, but they slowly floated up in the wind, as if held up by an invisible giant hand, and landed steadily on the ground!
At that moment, the world seemed to stand still.
The dust has settled.
Lightning flashed on the ground like the remnants of a spider web.
"…Thank you—"
Luffy stood up, waved and smiled at the empty air.
"Who? Who is saving us?" Nami looked around in horror.
"This wind...is not natural."
Zoro's eyes sharpened, "It's the power of the Devil Fruit."
"I don't care who it is, today is simply amazing..." Usopp slumped to the ground, the joy of survival overwhelming the fear.
"Let's go, or we're going to die here." Sanji pulled Nami up and everyone turned around to escape!
"Don't even think about leaving!"
Smoker's eyes were sharp, and he was about to chase after her—
brush--!
A figure slowly appeared in front of him.
He wore a black cape and a standard cloak, but without the Marine logo.
The breath is deep, like a motionless mountain in the wind.
Smoker took a look - the opponent had not drawn his sword or shown any power, but he was like a wall blocking the way.
I subconsciously burst out with Observation Haki, and a powerful and heart-pounding sense of oppression hit me!
"Who are you!"
The man slowly raised his head, a strand of hair fluttering in the wind.
But he just uttered a sentence lightly:
"…Please stop."
All the surrounding Marines were immediately on alert.
Smoker stared at the man intently, but a name suddenly flashed through his mind——
"Could it be——"