Rogue Town.

"Colonel Smoker, Colonel Link asked us to come over. He has a private job for us."

Tashigi reported to Smoker with a naval telegram in her hand.

"Link? Does that guy think we are his white gloves? He even wants to order me to work?!"

Smoker, who insists on smoking every day, put down the fitness equipment in his hand and spit out a big puff of smoke viciously.

Thanks to Link's 153rd branch chasing pirates on a large scale in the East China Sea, Smoker, who used to see a wave of pirates every three to five days, has nothing to do.

He can only be a street urchin in Rogue Town all day.

"Colonel Smoker, Colonel Link said this is a very important private matter."

"As long as it is a private matter, I will not help!"

Even if he has a good relationship with Link, it does not mean that the other party can do whatever he wants to him. He even wants to order him to do private work? !

Tashigi glanced at the telegram in her hand again and asked again: "So, Colonel Smoker wants me to reject him?"

"No, this kid knows my character. If it's purely a private matter, he will definitely not come to me."

Smoker shook his head.

He scolded Link, but Smoker knew that Link was very familiar with him.

Since the other party chose to send him such a telegram, it means that in Link's eyes, he would agree to his request.

"Tell me, what is the private work?"

"It seems that a country called Alabasta in the Grand Line was spied on by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Crocodile intends to overthrow the regime of this country, and Colonel Link wants to invite us to help save that country."

Tashigi repeated the telegram sent by Link in detail.

"What?! Crocodile?"

When Smoker heard Tashigi say this name, his face suddenly changed.

He even suspected that he had heard it wrong. The Seven Warlords of the Sea sent by the World Government actually intended to overthrow the regime of a member country of the World Government? !

"I've said long ago that asking the Seven Warlords of the Sea to check and balance pirates is like asking bandits to enter the village!

But the high-ranking officers of the Navy and the pig-brains of the World Government just don't believe it!

Wait, is what Link said true? Is there any evidence?"

Smoker's face was ugly, and the next moment he exhaled smoke that instantly enveloped the entire Navy branch.

This smoke can definitely block the sound from flowing out, so as to prevent outsiders from hearing the conversation between the two.

"Colonel Link said there is no evidence, so he can't report it to the Navy Headquarters. He can only find us to go to Alabasta to collect evidence on the grounds of private matters."

"But what if we meet Crocodile?"

Smoker's face turned black instantly.

It is true that in the world of pirates, everyone is stubborn, and Smoker is no exception.

If what Link said is true, then he will indeed fight Crocodile.

But daring to fight Crocodile does not mean that Smoker is not aware of the gap in strength between himself and the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are the great pirates recognized by the World Government, and each of them is at the top of the world.

Smoker didn't think he could win for sure. He even felt that he was good enough to delay the opponent's actions.

"Colonel Link said that Crocodile is a pirate who focuses on developing fruit abilities, and his Haki level is very low!

So he thinks that Colonel Smoker should be able to deal with him."

Tashigi continued to repeat the information about Crocodile given by Link.

"What?! Low Haki level!"

Hearing this, Smoker's eyes lit up.

Talking about this, he was no longer sleepy.

His smoke fruit is completely inferior to other natural fruits in terms of power, and can only expand his attack distance and range at most.

If the enemy is good at armed color Haki, then his fruit ability will turn himself into a huge target, allowing the opponent to slaughter him.

But if the enemy is not good at Haki, then his fruit ability defects can be covered up.

In this way, Smoker has the confidence to fight the opponent on equal terms!

"I understand, Tashigi, remember to bring your Den Den Mushi. If you encounter that sand crocodile, call the Navy Headquarters for support as soon as possible. We will go to meet Link now."

...

Thanks to the use of smoke as energy for spraying, the speed of Smoker's warships is quite good.

When the sun was high at noon, they arrived at the 153rd branch under Link.

"Smoker! You are finally here!"

Link's eyes lit up when he saw Smoker's figure.

Isn't this a cannon... Smoker, the powerful navy captain? !

As long as the other party is willing to show up, then the next candidate for the battle against Crocodile will be there, and he doesn't need to do it himself!

"Link, when are we leaving? You know, Alabasta is on the Grand Line, and it will take us a long time to get there."

Out of trust in Link, Smoker did not ask Link how the other party knew that Crocodile wanted to overthrow Alabasta, but directly asked when to leave.

Link explained: "Let's go now! I've asked Luffy and the others to go to Alabasta in advance, hoping they can delay Crocodile's actions."

"Your black-gloved Straw Hat guy and the others?

The strength of those guys is pretty good in the East China Sea, but it's still too difficult to fight Crocodile of the King's Shichibukai. "

Smoker frowned slightly.

He had cooperated with Luffy and others before when they were encircling and suppressing the Dragon Pirates.

Based on the strength of Straw Hat Luffy, calculated according to the conventional bounty, it is at the level of 30 million to 50 million.

Did Link underestimate the Shichibukai King a little too much, and actually thought that Straw Hat Luffy could delay Crocodile's actions? ? ?

"Don't worry, Straw Hat and the others won't be defeated that easily. They are very tenacious."

Link said casually: "Perhaps by the time we get there, we can bring back the defeated Crocodile."

Smoker: "???"

Regarding Link's wishful thinking, Smoker didn't know whether he should say it was because he was naturally optimistic, or whether he needed to go to the hospital to have his brain checked.

Luffy can defeat Crocodile with his strength, so why not say that he can directly kill the Yonko of the New World.

"If nothing else, just move all the things you need onto the boat. The people and items on my side have been prepared."

"Do you have any other helpers?" Smoker asked with a frown.

"Of course, we have to face the King Shichibukai this time! Naturally, we have to be more cautious, so I specially asked Koushiro, the swordsmanship instructor of our branch 153."

As Link was talking, an uncle with squinting eyes appeared in front of Smoker: "I met Colonel Smoker in Xia Shuangyue Koushiro."

"Hello."

Smoker responded to Koushiro while looking him up and down.

No matter from the appearance or the momentum, Smoker couldn't feel how powerful the opponent was.

But since Link specially brought the other party with him, it means that Link should have considerable trust in him, and Smoker can only choose to trust him.

"Dasi Qi, we are ready to leave. Hurry up and move the supplies to Link's ship."

Smoker shouted to the top of his warship.

"clear!"

A familiar voice sounded.

Hearing this voice, Koushiro suddenly shook his hands and looked over.

Dasqi also waved to Link and others at the right time.

"This...this...is this person?!!"

The moment he saw Dusqi's face clearly, Koushiro's pupils shrank.

picture! So similar!

If he hadn't buried Guina himself, he almost thought it was Guina who was resurrected!

Smoker looked at Koushiro and asked slowly: "Sir, do you have any objections to my subordinates?"

He could see Koushiro's expression just now.

He is already an old man, but he is still staring at a young girl in broad daylight.

Even if the opponent's strength may be good, there is also a problem with his character!

Thinking of this, Smoker silently distanced himself from Koushiro with a look of disgust.

"No... nothing, it's just that your subordinate is very similar to my former friend."

Koushiro didn't notice Smoker's disgusted expression.

His attention was drawn away by Dasqi.

This girl was 99% similar to his daughter Kuina, making him unable to help but fall into memories.

"Dasqi, please move quickly, the people of Alabasta won't be able to wait that long for us!"

Smoker's face suddenly darkened when he saw that Koushiro was still 'unchangeable' and staring straight at Daschi.

After reminding Dasqi, he simply went to find Link.

"What's wrong, Colonel Smoker?" Link greeted with a smile.

"Colonel Link, please take care of your men. The kendo instructor named Koushiro often stares at Dasqi."

Smoker said matter-of-factly.

"Is that so?"

A strange look flashed across Link's face.

Having read the original work, he could naturally guess that the reason why Koushiro kept looking at Tatsuki was because Tashiki looked quite similar to his deceased daughter.

But Smoker didn't know this, and it wasn't easy for him to explain.

After thinking for a moment, Link agreed righteously: "Don't worry, Colonel Smoker! I will definitely discipline him well!"

After saying that, he immediately found Koushiro and explained the situation to him.

"Mr. Koushiro, Colonel Smoker told me that you seem to be very concerned about Captain Dasqi. Can you tell me why?"

"this……"

Hearing Link's question, Koushiro was confused for a moment.

I don't know how to explain it.

"Oh, I understand. Do you feel that Dasqi's talent is quite good and you want to accept her as your disciple?"

Before Koushiro could come up with an excuse, Link was the first to speak up and give him an excuse.

"Ah... Ahem, sir, you are right! I really think that girl is very talented and want to accept her as my disciple!"

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