Pirates: Dark Smoker, never lose three times in a row

The two of them were in a state of panic, and the two of them were in a state of panic.

Seeing Smoker's palm, Mantis' heart jumped, and he had a bad feeling.

But he was also a veteran who had followed Garp for many years.

Although his military rank was not high, he had been through many battles and had seen many strange abilities.

As soon as he saw Smoker's move, he quickly vibrated his wings and flew back.

No matter what your ability is, it's always right to keep your distance!

But Smoker's palm was always facing Mantis, and suddenly a strong suction force burst out.

After years of training, Smoker's development of the Dark-Dark Fruit has long surpassed Blackbeard, and the gravity he released is also very concentrated.

The people who were close by didn't feel anything,

But Mantis felt his body stiffen and was pulled over by an irresistible huge suction force.

"Damn, what kind of ability is this?!"

Mantis's face changed drastically, and he quickly flapped his wings and struggled desperately,

But the Dark Dark Fruit is known for its infinite gravity.

In the original plot, even when Whitebeard fell into darkness, he did not directly fight against gravity, but attacked Blackbeard to get rid of control.

At this time, Mantis was even more irresistible.

It was not something he could resist at all.

For a moment, he was like an insect falling into a spider web, unable to break free no matter what, and could only be pulled over.

And the closer he was to Smoker, the stronger the gravity was to the point of suffocation!

A few seconds later, Mantis was pulled in front of Smoker.

But for him, it was enough to counterattack!

"Be careful!!"

Mantis raised his blade foot and slashed at Smoker fiercely.

If he was dealing with an enemy, this would definitely be aimed at the neck.

But after all, it was just a sparring match. Mantis turned his blade foot and slashed at Smoker's outstretched arm.

Mantis's response was very good, even Garp couldn't find fault with it.

When facing an unknown ability, directly attacking the ability user is the best choice.

Facing the blade foot slash, Smoker did not dodge or evade, but reached out to grab it directly.

"Not good!"

Garp frowned, and suddenly burst out with a momentum, causing his cloak to move without wind.

No wonder Garp was anxious.

Judging from the performance of the two just now, Smoker, who did not control the iron block and the armed color domineering, could not stop Mantis's attack at all.

It was good that Mantis held back his strength.

If he slashed with all his strength, I'm afraid Smoker's hand would not be saved.

I did want to test Smoker's weight, but I didn't think of breaking his hands and feet!

"Oh no, I can't hold back my strength!!"

Mantis widened his eyes, and the blade foot slashed at Smoker with a sound of breaking through the air.

With his strength, the power of this blow is not weaker than the swordsman's slash.

But the next moment, a jaw-dropping scene appeared.

A layer of darkness appeared on Smoker's arm, like a black arm guard.

The moment Mantis touched the darkness, the power of the Mantis Fruit suddenly disappeared, and he instantly became an ordinary person.

The blade-like foot that cut like a knife also turned into an ordinary arm, which was easily blocked by Smoker.

(Note: The Dark Dark Fruit can remove the state of ability. In Impel Down, when Luffy, who entered the second gear state, was caught by Blackbeard, he instantly returned to normal. When Blackbeard let go, he returned to the second gear state again.)

"What's going on?!"

Mantis widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

Just now, he also wanted to put away his ability, but he couldn't react in time.

Why did it suddenly change back? !

Garp breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, he was about to take action, but such an accident happened.

Then he was shocked.

Mantis... this guy reacts so fast? !

Has he controlled his ability to this extent? !

Smoker smiled slightly and grabbed Mantis's arm with his backhand.

"Colonel Mantis, the battle is not over yet..."

Then he punched him in the stomach.

At this time, Mantis had no insect armor to defend himself, and his whole body was lifted into the air, almost folded in half.

Then Smoker slashed his neck with a palm knife and knocked him out.

"Colonel!!"

"Mantis... actually lost?!"

The surrounding navy whispered, their faces full of disbelief.

Smoker ignored the surrounding discussions, and suddenly a thick smoke-like dark substance emerged from his body.

"Huh... what is this guy going to do?!!"

"Is this his ability?! So weird!!"

The dark matter wrapped Smoker layer by layer, wrapping him into a black cocoon.

After a while, the darkness dissipated, and Smoker's injuries had healed.

Karp clapped his hands and walked forward with a laugh.

"Hahahaha, S

"Mog kid, you are amazing! I didn't expect you to be able to defeat Mantis!"

[Kuzan kid, you have a good eye, I feel relieved now...]

"Come on, send Mantis to the infirmary..."

Smoger glanced at Mantis and said nothing more.

Although he fainted, it was just a superficial wound, so there was no need to use his ability.

After all, healing others is time-consuming and laborious, and there is no plan to expose this ability at present.

Garp looked at Smoker.

Although his clothes were a little tattered, he looked intact.

"Come with me..."

"The rest of you disperse, by the way, remember to repair the deck before dark!"

The navy: "Huh? !!! "

Without waiting for others to object, Garp hurriedly took Smoker away.

Back in the office, Garp sat down behind his desk, crossed his legs, pointed at the sofa next to him, and said "sit down" to Smoker.

Smoker sat down obediently and looked around the office of the legendary naval hero curiously.

Sure enough, tea sets and snacks were all available,

but there were no work-related charts or documents,

very much in Garp's style.

Bogart also followed, and sat on the sofa on the other side without Garp's greeting.

Although he had a blank expression and looked aloof and arrogant,

he was actually very curious about Smoker's fruit.

Garp found a pack of senbei, threw a few pieces to the two of them like loose cigarettes, and then asked while eating.

"Smoker kid, your ability is really weird! What is it? ! "

The power of devil fruits depends largely on their mystery.

There are many who can kill instantly when they first meet and be killed instantly when they meet again, such as the group of lolita killed by Usopp...

As a power user, they will try every means to conceal their abilities.

Some extreme ones, such as Corazon, directly concealed the fact that they are power users.

Therefore, people like Luffy who introduce their abilities in battle are extremely rare.

This phenomenon is particularly obvious on the pirate ship.

For pirates, betrayal is the norm.

The partner behind you who delivers today may stab you in the back tomorrow.

So no one wants to expose their cards.

In the pirate group, many captains have only a vague understanding of their subordinates' abilities.

However, in the navy, the situation is much better.

Although there are some corrupted people in the navy, most of them are still worthy of the name of justice.

In addition to the constraints of military discipline, the mutual trust is still relatively high.

Therefore, in the navy, officers also have a clearer understanding of the abilities of their subordinates.

Card It was indeed a little abrupt for Garp to ask directly about his ability, but it was not unacceptable in the navy.

Considering the difference in status between the two parties, it was not considered humiliating to Smoker.

If it were someone else, Smoker might still be wary,

but the person in front of him was Garp.

Although he was not serious on weekdays, his character was still very good, so there was no need to worry that he would betray himself.

"My fruit is the Dark Dark Fruit of the Natural System, which can transform into darkness..."

Smoker no longer concealed and introduced his fruit ability...

Of course, he only talked about the basic properties, such as infinite gravity, deprivation of fruit ability, and even the side effect of doubling the pain.

After all, Garp had just witnessed his battle,

Even if he didn't say it, he would definitely guess it.

Even if he couldn't guess it, he would know it sooner or later after a long time, so it's better to be honest now.

After listening to Smoker's introduction, Garp nodded thoughtfully, and exclaimed in amazement.

"Depriving others of their fruit abilities... What a powerful and weird ability! ”

“To a certain extent, this ability is more useful than Armament Haki!”

Bogart also nodded in agreement.

After all, facing some special abilities, although Armament Haki can resist, it is hard to guarantee that you will not be hit.

From the effect point of view, it is not a little bit worse than the Dark-Dark Fruit.

For example, Sugar who has the Childlike Fruit.

Even a powerful Haki user like Cone Pepper fell into her hands.

If this is replaced with the Dark-Dark Fruit,

You can touch it at will, and I lose if you move it!

Garp poured a bag of senbei into his mouth, drank a cup of tea, and then stood up contentedly.

“Okay, Smoker, I understand it almost, you have worked hard, go back and rest early!”

“But you have to remember that although the Dark-Dark Fruit is very strong, the physique is the foundation of everything!”

“When you enter the Elite Navy Expansion Class, follow Zephyr to practice well. Although the old guy has something in his stomach! "

Smoker saluted in a standard military salute.

"Thank you for your advice,

Vice Admiral Garp! Then I'll take my leave first!"

Then he turned and left.

After Smoker left, Garp asked Bogart: "What do you think?"

Bogart lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said lightly: "They are both fine, you can rest assured!"

Garp smiled and said: "These little brats are more troublesome than the other! ! "

In the navy, the vice admiral of the headquarters has the right to recommend many things.

For example, recommending branch navy to join the headquarters, recommending candidates to enter the elite class,

This is actually helping them to cultivate their own team.

Although the navy has marshals and admirals, the number is limited after all.

The vice admirals are the backbone,

and each of them has a relatively fixed team.

In extreme cases, it can even be transformed into an independent force.

But at the same time, the people they recommend also represent their own face.

If the recommended person is outstanding, it is naturally a matter of great face,

but if the recommended person is too bad, he will also lose his reputation.

Kuzan has never used the right to recommend before, and Smoker is the first one.

Although it is not a big deal, there are actually many people paying attention to it.

Kuzan is Garp's little A follower and also his disciple,

But Garp has always been very worried about him.

Over the years, Garp has not cared about power and is careless on weekdays.

This is indeed because he does not want to serve the Celestial Dragons,

but it is also a kind of self-protection.

After all, he has too many debuffs...

Strong, high prestige, no loyalty to the World Government, and his son has rebelled against the Navy...

Don't look at the World Government praising him highly,

But if Garp shows any ambition, strategy, or wisdom,

The World Government will never mind killing him.

As for refusing to promote the admiral, it is just to keep each other's dignity.

If Garp really agrees to become an admiral, the World Government will really be worried.

So, Garp has always shown himself as an old naughty boy, just because he doesn't want to be involved too much There are so many disputes.

But he never expected that

his little follower Aokiji would follow his example and learn his style to the fullest.

This made Garp very worried!

While other vice admirals were working hard to cultivate their own people, you were still here to accompany me to hammer warships.

Do I need you to accompany me? !

Can't you do something more bureaucratic? !

Garp saw it and was anxious in his heart,

but it was not easy to say it clearly, after all, it did not fit his personality.

After hinting several times, Kuzan did not understand the hidden meaning,

Many years passed in a blink of an eye, seeing that Kuzan, this silly boy, had not made much progress,

Garp could only accept the reality helplessly.

Forget it, let it be, at least the strength has not fallen behind...

But this time, Kuzan unexpectedly recommended a student,

which made Garp, who was still on vacation in the East China Sea, overjoyed. The silly boy finally started I got it!

But when he heard that Kuzan recommended a young man from the East Sea who had just become a private soldier and had only met him once, he almost exploded.

In desperation, he could only go there in person to test Smoker's quality.

If Smoker's performance was not satisfactory, Garp would not mind being a villain and would never let him go to the headquarters to embarrass himself.

Fortunately, the result was good.

Garp was very satisfied with Smoker's strength.

Putting aside the ability of the fruit, his skills alone were enough to pass the assessment!

Not only that, this shows that Kuzan has a good vision.

For a naval commander, discovering outstanding talents is also an indispensable ability.

More importantly, whether Kuzan did it intentionally or unintentionally,

he finally started to cultivate his own team...

This is a crucial step for him! !

Smoker walked on the ship.

[It seems that I have passed the test of Vice Admiral Garp! 】

In the original plot, Smoker was recommended by Kuzan to join the headquarters a few years later.

He was Kuzan's close confidant.

It was just that Smoker himself was too disappointing.

In terms of strength,

He had the most powerful natural fruit, but he only knew how to bully weaklings with elementalization.

Once he met an enemy who could be domineering, he would be defeated.

In terms of status,

That's not to mention.

He didn't have Garp's life, but got Garp's disease.

First, because of his bad temper, he repeatedly offended the leader and had been wandering around in Rogue Town in the East Sea, and couldn't provide any help to Kuzan.

After finally surviving the war on the top, he was finally able to return to the center.

Knowing that the navy was short of manpower, he didn't want to help Kuzan, who was temporarily acting as the marshal, and his mind was full of chasing Luffy.

Two years later, he got his wish and went to the G5 branch, but that was also a kind of exile...

【I am different now! 】