Black and red Haki of the Supreme King lightning, shaking the heavens and earth, suppressing all directions.
Thud~
Thud, thud, thud~
At Loguetown Port, people who hadn't left yet suddenly rolled their eyes and fell to the ground one after another without warning.
In just a brief second, only one person in the entire vast port could still barely remain conscious.
Even if he hadn't fainted, Colonel Smoker was now kneeling on one knee, large beads of sweat dripping down.
"This is... Overlord Haki!!!"
Smoker gritted his teeth, enunciating each word.
At this moment, his heart was already churning with monstrous waves.
There was no longer any arrogance on his face, only shock and horror.
He, of course, understood the beginning and end of the Cocoyasi Village incident very clearly.
He knew clearly that Roland, who could kill the twenty million bounty Arlong and cut down a building with a single sword, was extraordinarily strong.
However, what he never expected was that Roland's power far exceeded his imagination.
He had thought that with his Logia ability, he was inherently invincible and could easily control the opponent.
But he never thought that Roland didn't even need to lift a finger from beginning to end, maintaining his hands-in-pockets posture while controlling him.
As an elite Colonel of Marine Headquarters, Smoker naturally knew about Overlord Haki.
However, before today, he had never known that Overlord Haki could be so terrifying.
For ordinary people, it might be fine, but Roland's Haki of the Supreme King was so strong that even he couldn't withstand it.
In front of Roland's Overlord Haki, he couldn't even perform his Logia elementalization; his body was almost paralyzed.
Just feeling this aura made him unable to harbor any thought of resistance.
Even if he relaxed for a moment, he would fall unconscious like the others.
However... the next second, something even more shocking happened to Smoker.
"Hmm, you're not bad, you can actually withstand five-tenths of the Overlord Haki I release!"
Roland nodded to himself.
"You... who... who exactly are you?"
Smoker was going crazy; such terrifying Haki of the Supreme King was only five-tenths? What a joke!
"I already said it, I'm just an ordinary traveler, abiding by the principle of 'I don't offend if others don't offend me'!"
Roland said indifferently.
Smoker: "..."
Ordinary?
I'm so ordinary! Who's ordinary aura can make me kneel!
When did such a monster appear in the East Blue?
"Mr. Smoker!!!"
A panicked, delicate cry from a girl broke the silence of the port.
"W-w-what...what exactly happened here?"
The bespectacled girl, Tashigi, ran quickly towards Smoker, her small face filled with unconcealed panic and confusion.
Upon learning that Smoker had already gone to the port, Tashigi set off immediately.
She didn't expect to see such a 'terrifying' sight as soon as she arrived.
Everyone at the port had fallen, and even Colonel Smoker, a Logia ability user, was kneeling.
Just then.
"Huh~"
"What's wrong?"
"Brother, what happened here?"
Nami, Thor, and Kuina walked over from the other side of the port.
When they saw the scene at the port, they couldn't help but be startled.
"Don't worry, nothing happened!"
Roland smiled gently.
"Phew~ That's good!"
Kuina quietly let out a sigh of relief.
The next second, her gaze met that of the bespectacled girl not far away.
In an instant, the two girls, one big and one small, were simultaneously stunned on the spot.
"Huh, that human girl over there looks so much like Kuina!"
Thor said in surprise.
"Kuina-chan, could that be your older sister!"
Nami asked.
"No, no, no, I don't have any sisters!"
Kuina shook her head repeatedly.
She was an only child when she was alive.
Even if Koushirou had another daughter after her death due to loneliness, she would at most be about the same age as her now.
"So you're Tashigi, the one the Marines were talking about?"
Kuina thought of the middle-aged Marine she had met not long ago.
"Then you are Kuina?"
Tashigi also looked at the girl who was nine-tenths similar to herself with curiosity.
Before the two sides could communicate further.
"Tashigi, have the Marines come over to handle the aftermath!"
Smoker, no longer under the pressure of Haki of the Supreme King, finally stood up and gave the order.
"Then let's go too, don't disturb the Navy Hero's work!"
Roland smiled slightly.
"Yes~"
Thor, Nami, and Kuina boarded the ship excitedly.
At Roland's command, Never Empty Army set sail, heading towards the Grand Line.
On the other side.
Loguetown Port.
"Mr. Smoker, what exactly happened here?"
Tashigi asked curiously.
"Don't ask anything, their level is too high, you'll know later!"
Smoker said faintly.
"I'll leave things here to you, I need to go back and submit a report to headquarters!"
...
...
Navy Headquarters, Marineford.
"Puhahahahaha"
Accompanied by a hearty laugh, Navy Hero Garp, the legendary Vice Admiral, pushed open the door to the Fleet Admiral's office.
"I heard that Smoker, that stubborn brat who can't turn a corner, seems to have been defeated in the East Blue. This is really rare, who in the East Blue can make that kid suffer a loss!"
Garp, who was from the East Blue, naturally understood that small plot of land very well.
In his impression, there should be no one in the East Blue who could handle Logia Smoker.
"You'll know if you look at it yourself!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, the Grand Staff Officer, threw Smoker's report in front of Garp.
"Hmm? Overlord Haki! And just the outward release of Haki of the Supreme King made that kid Smoker kneel. This isn't something an ordinary Haki of the Supreme King can do!"
When he saw the process described in the report, even Navy Hero Garp couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
"Yes, it seems that this time a formidable fellow has indeed appeared in the East Blue!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, the Grand Staff Officer, shook her head.
"What's worse is that someone seems to be stuck in a rut..."
Vice Admiral Tsuru's gaze fell on Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who was frowning tightly.
"No matter what, until the military court trial, Nezumi is still a Marine Colonel. Outsiders have no right to judge him, and even less right to decide his life or death. This is a slap in the face for our Navy!"
Fleet Admiral Sengoku gritted his teeth.
"Let's observe for a while longer. After all, even Smoker, that kid who never bows, said this time that unless necessary, we shouldn't push them into an antagonistic position!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru shook her head.