One piece: Dark Smoker

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Seeing Smoker's palm, Mantis felt a sudden feeling in his heart and had a bad premonition.

But he is also a veteran who has followed Garp for many years.

Although his military rank is not high, he has experienced many battles and has seen many strange abilities.

Upon seeing Smoker's movement, he quickly flapped his wings and flew back.

No matter what your abilities are, it's always right to distance yourself!

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

After years of training, Smoker's development of the Dark Fruit has already surpassed that of Blackbeard, and the gravity he releases is also very concentrated.

The people close at hand didn't feel anything at all.

But Mantis felt his body stiffen and was pulled away by a huge and irresistible suction force.

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

Mantis' complexion changed drastically, and he quickly flapped his wings and struggled desperately.

But the dark fruit is said to have infinite gravity.

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

At this time, Mantis was even more irresistible.

It's not like he can resist.

For a moment, he was like an insect trapped in a spider's web, unable to break free no matter what, and could only be pulled through.

And the closer you get to Smoker, the more powerful and suffocating the gravitational force is!

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.

If it were against an enemy, it would definitely be aimed at the neck.

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

Mantis' response was so effective that even Garp couldn't fault it.

When faced with unclear abilities, directly attacking the ability user is the best option.

Faced with the blade-foot attack, Smoker reached out to grab it without dodging.

"not good!"

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

No wonder Garp was anxious.

Judging from the performance of the two just now, Smoker, who has not mastered the iron block and armed color domineering, can't stop Mantis' attack at all.

Mantis held back his strength and was fine.

If he slashed with all his strength, Smoker might not be able to save his hand.

I really wanted to try Smoker's strength, but I never thought about letting him lose his hands and feet!

"What a disaster, I can't hold back my energy!!"

Mantis's eyes widened, and Bladefoot slashed at Smoker with a sound that broke through the air.

With his strength, the power of this strike is not weaker than the sword master's slash.

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

A layer of darkness appeared on Smoker's arms, like black arm guards.

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

The chopping blade-like blade turned into an ordinary arm and was easily blocked by Smoker.

(Note: The Darkness Fruit can release the ability state. When Luffy, who entered the second gear state in the impel city, was caught by Blackbeard, he instantly returned to his normal state. When Blackbeard let go, he returned to the second gear state.)

"What's going on?!"

Mantis's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

I wanted to put away my ability just now, but I couldn't react in time.

Why did it suddenly change back? !

Garp breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now he couldn't help but take action, but something like this happened.

Then came the surprise.

Mantis guy...reacted so quickly? !

Has his control over his abilities reached this point? !

Smoker smiled slightly and grabbed Mantis' 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. He was beaten so hard that his whole body flew into the air and almost doubled over.

Then Smoker slashed his neck with a palm knife, knocking him unconscious.

"Colonel!!"

"Mantis...actually lost?!"

The surrounding navy were whispering, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Smoker ignored the comments around him, and a dark substance like thick smoke suddenly appeared from his body.

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

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

Dark matter wrapped in layers, wrapping Smoker into a black cocoon.

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

Garp clapped his hands and walked forward laughing.

"Pfft, hahaha, little Smog, I really belong to you! I didn't expect you to be able to defeat Mantis!"

[Kuzan kid, you still have good taste, so I feel relieved...]

"Someone, take Mantis to the infirmary..."

Smoker glanced at Mantis and said nothing.

Although he fainted, it was only a superficial injury and there was no need to use his powers.

After all, healing others' injuries is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there are currently no plans to expose this ability.

Garp looked at Smoker.

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

"Come with me..."

"The others dispersed, and by the way, remember to repair the deck before dark!"

All the navy: "Huh?!!!"

Without waiting for anyone else to object, Garp hurried away with Smoker.

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

Smoker sat down obediently and looked curiously at the legendary naval hero's office.

Sure enough, tea sets and snacks are all available.

But there are no charts or files related to work.

Very Karp-esque.

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

Although his face was expressionless and he looked cold and aloof,

In fact, I am extremely curious about Smoker's fruit.

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

"Little Smog, your ability is really weird! What is it?!"

The power of Devil Fruit depends largely on its mystery.

There are many people who have the ability to kill instantly at first sight and be instantly killed again, such as the lot of lolita that Usopp killed...

As a person with abilities, he will do everything possible to cover up his abilities.

At the extreme end, Corazon directly concealed the fact that he was an esper.

Therefore, people like Luffy who introduce his abilities in battle are simply rare.

This phenomenon is especially obvious on pirate ships.

For pirates, betrayal is the norm.

The partner behind the delivery today may be stabbed in the back tomorrow.

So no one wants to expose their trump card.

In the pirate group, many captains have little understanding of the abilities of their subordinates.

But in the Navy, the situation is much better.

Although there are some degenerates in the navy, most of them can still bear the name of justice.

Coupled with the constraints of military discipline, mutual trust is still relatively high.

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

Garp's behavior of directly asking about abilities is indeed a bit abrupt, but it is not unacceptable in the Navy.

Considering the difference in status between the two parties, it would not be considered as humiliating Smoker.

If it were anyone else, Smoker might still be wary.

But the person in front of him was Garp.

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

"My fruit is a natural dark fruit, which can transform into darkness..."

Smoker stopped hiding it and introduced his fruit ability...

Of course, I only talked about basic attributes, such as infinite gravity, the ability to deprive fruits, etc.

Even the side effect of doubling the pain was mentioned.

After all, Garp had just witnessed his entire battle.

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

Even if you can't guess it, you will know it sooner or later as time goes by, so it's better to be more honest now.

After listening to Smoker's introduction, Garp nodded thoughtfully and was amazed.

"The ability to deprive other people of their fruits... What a powerful and weird ability!"

"To a certain extent, this ability is better than Armed Color Haki!"

Bogart nodded in agreement.

After all, in the face of some special abilities, although Armed Color Haki can resist, there is no guarantee that he will not be attacked.

Judging from the effect, it is not even a little bit worse than the Dark Fruit.

For example, sugar has the childlike fruit.

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

This needs to be replaced by the dark fruit,

Feel free to touch it, if you move it I lose!

Garp poured the whole bag of senbei into his mouth, drank another cup of tea, and then stood up with satisfaction.

"Okay, little Smog, I understand almost everything. You've worked hard too. Go back and rest early!"

"But you have to remember that although the Dark Fruit is very powerful, your body is the foundation of everything!"

"When you enter the elite navy expanded class, practice well with Zefa. Even though that old guy has something in his stomach!"

Smoker gave a standard military salute.

"Thank you for your advice, Lieutenant General Garp! I'll take my leave now!"

After saying that, 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 calmly: "Both of them are fine, you can rest assured!"

Garp chuckled: "These brats are more careless than the last!!"

In the Navy, Vice Admirals have the authority to recommend on many matters.

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

This is actually helping them develop their own team.

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

The lieutenant general is the backbone.

And each of them also has a relatively fixed team.

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

But similarly, the people they recommend also represent their own reputation.

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

But if the person you recommend is too bad, you will also be in disgrace.

Kuzan has never used his recommendation rights before, and Smoker is the first.

Although it didn't cause an uproar in the city, many people were paying attention.

Kuzan is Garp's little follower and his disciple.

But Garp has always been very worried about him.

Over the years, Garp has not cared about power, and he is always very carefree.

There is indeed a reason why I don't want to serve the Celestial Dragons.

But it is not a kind of self-protection.

After all, he has too many debuffs...

He is powerful, has high prestige, has no loyalty to the World Government, and his son even betrayed the navy...

Don't look at the world government praising him so highly.

But what ambition, strategy, and wisdom did Karp show?

The world government has no problem killing people.

As for why they refuse to promote generals, they are just trying to show each other respect.

If Garp really agrees to become a general, the World Government will really have trouble sleeping and eating.

Therefore, Garp has always presented himself as an old naughty boy, but he just doesn't want to involve too much right and wrong.

But I never expected that,

His little follower Qing Zhi actually imitated his own style and imitated him ten to ten.

This gave Garp a headache!

While the other lieutenant generals are working hard to cultivate their direct descendants, you are still here foolishly accompanying me to attack warships.

Do I need your company? !

Can't you do something more bureaucratic? !

Garp saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart,

But it's hard to say clearly, after all, it doesn't fit my personality.

After hinting several times, Kuzan didn't understand the implication.

Years passed in the blink of an eye, and I saw that this silly boy Kuzan had not made much progress.

Garp had no choice but to accept the reality.

Forget it, that's it, at least the strength hasn't dropped...

But this time, Kuzan recommended students for the first time.

This made Garp, who was still on vacation in the East Sea, overjoyed. The silly boy finally got the idea!

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

In desperation, he could only make a trip in person to try the quality of Smoker.

If Smog behaves unsatisfactorily, Garp doesn't mind being a villain and will never let him go to the headquarters to embarrass himself.

Fortunately, the result is good,

Garp is very satisfied with Smoker's strength.

Putting aside the fruit ability, that skill alone is enough to pass the test!

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

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

More importantly, whether Kuzan did it intentionally or not,

Finally started to train my own team...

This is a crucial step for him! !

Smoker walked on the boat.

[It seems that I have passed the test of Lieutenant General Garp! ]

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

All in all, he is Kuzan's most loyal confidant.

It's just that Smoker himself is too disappointing.

In terms of strength,

Kong has the most powerful natural fruit, but he only knows how to use elemental transformation to destroy vegetables.

Once you encounter a domineering enemy, you will be defeated.

In terms of status,

Not to mention that.

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

First, because of his bad temper, he repeatedly offended the leadership, and was always wandering in Rogge Town, East China Sea, unable to provide help to Kuzan at all.

After finally surviving the war at the top, I can finally return to the center.

Knowing that the navy was severely short of manpower, he didn't want to help Kuzan, who was acting as the temporary marshal, to support the situation. All he could think about was chasing Luffy.

Two years later, I got my wish and went to the G5 branch, but it was just a kind of assignment...

[I am... different now! ]

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