One piece: Dark Smoker

One year has passed in the blink of an eye.

It was now the year 1498 of the Sea Origin calendar.

The west coast of Water Piano Island.

Smoker took a piece of bread, tossed it twice in his hand, and then threw it far away.

"Dark acupoint!"

A darkness appeared just in time to capture the bread.

The bread slowly sank, as if it had become stuck in a swamp.

Smoker withdrew from the darkness, closed his eyes, and felt something silent.

Then he opened his eyes.

"release!"

The bread slowly emerged from the darkness, its appearance unchanged from before.

Smoker saw this and smiled on his face.

[Very good, now I can control gravity as I wish! ]

Not only can it crush steel with its strong gravity, but it can also make bread sink into the darkness unscathed!

After Blackbeard got the Dark Fruit, he became addicted to those powerful moves.

Although it appears to be beatable and controllable, the fruit's development is actually quite rough.

There has been no development at all.

Infinite gravity is originally the basic ability of the Dark Fruit.

Dogs will utilise this technique if they consume it!

This year, Smoker stopped exercising and began to develop the Dark Fruit without any distractions.

After a year of development, it is finally possible to freely manipulate darkness and gravity.

Just like this secret acupuncture trick,

Blackbeard immediately engulfed a town upon its release.

Everything, useful or not, was crushed to pieces.

On the other hand, smokers are much more delicate.

Not only can the range and shape of the dark acupoints be freely controlled, but also the intensity of gravity can be controlled.

Because of this, Smoker can now treat the darkness as a separate space and can even store items like a swamp fruit.

From this perspective, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Dark Fruit is the superior fruit of the Swamp-Swamp Fruit.

Smoker stuffed the bread into his mouth, thinking as he ate.

[Compared to infinite gravity, just the right gravity is more practical.]

This phase of fruit development is nearly complete. Although there are some other ideas, they cannot be realised at the current level, so we can only wait to develop them slowly in the future.

[But having said that, the Dark Fruit is really draining of energy, and I will be hungry after a while.]

After consuming the bread, Smoker approached a hill-like boulder and extended his hand, releasing a darkness that enveloped the boulder like a black cloth.

Soon, the boulder disappeared, leaving only a deep pit.

Smoker jumped into the pit and took out a box.

When you open it, you will see that it is the smoked fruit inside.

While holding the fruit he was supposed to eat, Smoker couldn't help but murmur to himself.

"Although I won't eat you, I will find a suitable master for you; don't worry!"

After saying that, the hand turned dark, and the smoke fruit slowly sank into it.

Before, I was unable to do anything, so I could only bury the smoke fruit here.

Now that the strength has been achieved, it is safer to carry it with you!

...

Smoker returns to town and to the docks.

At this time, a merchant ship was parked at the dock, with "Barley" spray-painted on the hull, and a fat businessman on board was waiting anxiously.

Suddenly, he saw Smoker; his eyes lit up, and he waved quickly.

"Smogkun, this way, come here quickly; we are about to set sail!"

"Coming!"

Smoker took a few steps, jumped, and landed lightly on the boat.

"Sorry, Uncle Boris, I'm late. Didn't I delay your departure?"

Like his original owner, Smoker is very kind to civilians.

Boris touched his fat belly and laughed, and his fat body trembled with the laughter.

"It's okay, it's okay; I'm very happy to be able to take you to Rogge Town!"

"There have been a lot of pirates nearby recently. It's really reassuring to have Smoker-Kun on the ship!!"

Smoker also smiled and nodded.

"Anyway, thank you for sending me to Rogge Town; otherwise, I would really have a headache."

A few days ago, the World Government released a bombshell message.

Pirate King Roger has been "arrested" and will be executed in Roger Town in a few days!

Naturally, Smoker didn't want to miss such a grand occasion.

I heard that the Damai was going to Rogge Town, so I came to catch a ride.

Boris naturally wants it.

Rogge Town is the outpost of the East Sea entering the Great Sea Route.

The surrounding waters are unstable despite the presence of the strongest navy in the East Sea.

Smoker exercises every day. Although he never makes it public, the residents of Water Piano Island know that he is very strong.

With such a free bodyguard, Boris feels much more at ease!

"set sail!!"

Following a whistle, the Damai slowly sailed out of the dock.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and we were getting closer and closer to Rogge Town.

On this particular day, the smoker was enjoying a sunset session on the deck when he suddenly heard a disturbance.

"Another pirate ship! What's the first one?!"

"We have encountered eight ships this morning."

As the news of the pirate king's execution spread, all the forces in the sea were gathering towards Rogge Town.

In just a few days, the Damai encountered dozens of waves of pirate ships.

At first, the crew was extremely nervous, fearing that the pirates would kill people and steal goods.

Later, I found that these pirates didn't bother to talk to them at all, so they became bolder and even commented on the pirate ship.

"Eh? This pirate ship looks so naughty!!"

"Hiss—really, with this shape and colour, I don't know what kind of guy he is!"

"Saucy?!"

Smoker suddenly became interested.

What pirate ship deserves this kind of evaluation? !

He stood up and took a look and was immediately trembling with excitement.

The pirate ship in the distance is all pink, with a flamingo wearing sunglasses on the bow.

Indeed, it exhibits both arrogance and coquettishness.

"Doflamingo's family?! Indeed, this guy was present at the execution of the Pirate King.

In the future, I will kneel down three times in a row, and two of them are from this pirate group.

So Smoker didn't like them at all.

However, I am no longer the same person I once was, and I'm uncertain about my chances with Brother Doflamingo.

Smoker felt a little on fire.

But the next moment, he saw the vast sea around him and immediately gave up this idea.

no way,

Brother Doflamingo can fly, but I can't!

In a hurry, Brother Doflamingo sank the boat directly, so he could only feed the fish.

Besides, even if you are not afraid of death, there is still a boatload of people behind you...

Thinking of this, Smoker turned around and found Boris.

"Uncle Boris, tell the captain to avoid the pirate ship ahead."

Boris couldn't help being stunned.

"What's wrong? The target of these pirates is Rogge Town. There is no reason to attack us!"

Smoker sighed secretly.

It has only been a few days, but your vigilance has deteriorated to this point.

Have you ever seen a beast that promises not to bite? !

However, he still advised patiently.

"They are different from the pirates we encountered before, so be careful!"

On the opposite boat were not only the crazy Brother Ming but also those weird subordinates.

Just because Brother Ming fell while walking, the whole town was burnt down.

Aren't these just a bunch of wild, irate dogs?

At this time, Brother Doflamingo should have unified the underground world of the North Sea, and it stands to reason that he would look down on such small merchant ships.

But who knows if those idiotic subordinates will rush out and shout that your ship is too close, making our king unable to urinate...

Then there was a fight.

So, since you can't afford to offend him, you'd better stay away!

Although Boris didn't know the reason, seeing Smoker's firm attitude, he followed suit.

As for the captain, the sponsor's father had already spoken, so naturally they had no objections either.

So he turned the helm and left.

At this time, the Flamingo is on board.

Doflamingo was reading a newspaper, and next to him was a half-empty bottle of red wine.

Pika suddenly opened the door and came in.

"Dover, the merchant ship suddenly turned..."

"Um?!"

Doflamingo was a little surprised, got up, and came to the window, looking at the barley that was getting further away.

A few days ago, they encountered a storm and were delayed for some time, so they were a little short on drinks.

At this time, I happened to see the Damai and wanted to rob it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he gave the order, the other party ran away like a prophet.

Doflamingo frowned slightly but quickly relaxed.

"That's all. There's no point in delaying the trip for this little thing; just stick to the original route."

"Yes, Dover!"

...

Because of the detour.

The Damai took more than a long time to arrive at Rogge Town.

At this time, the dock in Rogge Town was already overcrowded.

The Damai lingered for a long time and finally found a place to berth.

After the ship docked, Boris found Smoker.

"Smog-kun, I've been so busy shipping goods these days that I can't care about you anymore."

"We will return from here in three days, so don't be late!"

Smoker nodded.

"Okay, Uncle Boris! I will be back on time! Let's go first!!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait to jump off the boat, disappearing in an instant.

Boris looked at his back and smacked his lips enviously.

"Tsk tsk, it's great to be young!!"

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