From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 9 Smoker: Would you consider joining our navy?

Bane followed Smoker to his office at the naval base, and Smoker also instructed his men to pick up the money.

Just as Bane guessed, Smoker was a very fair guy. He had no intention of taking the bounty, nor did he intend to embarrass Bane or ask him to provide any proof.

Perhaps this also shows that the Navy's current attitude towards him is relatively friendly.

And what Smoker said next proved this point.

Smoker had three cigars in his mouth. After pouring a cup of tea for Bane, he sat down on the sofa.

"Come to think of it, I'm a little curious. Is the ability related to darkness that you used before the devil fruit you stole from the Whitebeard Pirates?" Smoker found a topic to start with and asked for more information at the same time.

Bane was drinking tea and had no intention of hiding anything. The ability of this fruit would be known to others sooner or later. In addition, he felt that the attitude of the navy was quite good. Maybe there would be room for cooperation between the two sides in the future. It would not hurt to show his goodwill appropriately.

"Yes, it was indeed stolen from the Whitebeard Pirates. It is the nature-type Dark-Dark Fruit." Bane responded.

"Natural type?" Smoker was a little surprised. After all, he was also a natural type, and of course he knew how rare natural types were.

That is why, in his assessment, Bane has higher potential and value.

He didn't ask any detailed questions. Going deeper would be too rude, so Smoker changed the subject and said, "Come to think of it, our navy has never heard of your deeds before. So it seems that you must have been a good person who abided by the law. Did you start working as a pirate hunter recently?"

"Well, to be precise, Thatch is my first achievement." Bane responded casually.

"I see. It's really a stunning success." Smoker said a little stiffly.

He wanted to make friends with Bane, but he was a straightforward person and not the type to say nice things. If he really wanted to compliment Bane, he couldn't come up with anything new to say.

Unable to think of anything else to say, Smoker decided to get straight to the point. After a brief pause, he looked at Bane and said in a serious tone, "To be honest, our navy has always been friendly and welcoming to civilian masters like you who are noble, upright, hate evil and have strong strength. The pirate hunter industry cannot be said to be bad, but it is indeed not comparable to the future of our navy. As a natural ability user, you have the actual combat record of killing the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. If you are willing to join our navy, I believe the headquarters will be willing to give you a very sincere treatment."

Bane didn't expect that not long after meeting Smoker, Smoker directly invited him to join the navy.

Are you interested in the Navy? Of course I am.

After all, the navy has a huge military force and is known as the overlord of the sea. It has a wide influence on the sea. It is good to lean on a big tree for shade. Apart from anything else, if he gets into the navy headquarters now, the Whitebeard Pirates will have to think twice before making any move against him.

At the same time, the Navy also has abundant resources and a mature education system, which can fully help Bane learn and master various skills such as Six Styles, Kendo, Haki, Fighting Techniques, etc., and steadily enhance his strength!

However, Bane was not ready to join the Navy just yet.

On the one hand, although the navy is self-righteous, the darkness behind it cannot be underestimated. It is restricted by the world government too much. It is called the overlord of the sea, but to be frank, it is actually the watchdog of the Celestial Dragons. On the other hand, if you want to join the navy, now is not the best time. Smoker said something nice, that the navy will give sincere treatment or something like that.

So how sincere can this be?
Can he give Vice Admiral Bane the same treatment? Obviously it is impossible, and even if the Navy dares to give it, will Bane dare to accept it?
Now that his true colors have not been revealed, everyone on the sea thinks that Bane was the one who killed Thatch, no matter if it was a sneak attack or some other means, but the results are there, so including Smoker, everyone generally believes that Bane should also have the strength corresponding to that of the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates.

If you don't have the ability, going to hunt Thatch is just courting death, isn't that?
But others may not know the situation, but how could Bane not know it? With his current strength, any rear admiral of the navy could probably pin him to the ground, and even this was an overestimation.

However, Bane believes that he still has a lot of room for growth. If he can master powers such as Haki, combined with his Dark-Dark Fruit and his own physical fitness that can continue to be enhanced, as long as he is given some time to develop, he will definitely be able to shine!
Although the Dark-Dark Fruit has been eaten by himself and has had a certain impact on the subsequent world progress, there is still room for maneuver.

The Straw Hats will go out to sea next year. If they can successfully promote the outbreak of the Marineford War, the changes in the navy afterwards will be a great opportunity for Bane.

That is the Navy's "World Recruitment", in order to respond to the changes of the times and the increasingly serious threats from the New World, as well as to make up for the losses suffered by the Navy during the Battle of Marineford.

In the two years after the war, the Navy carried out a continuous large-scale conscription and offered the most generous treatment in history!

No matter whether it is Fujitora Issho or Aramaki, these two were originally civilian masters and had no naval foundation at all. However, they relied on their personal strength to reach the top in the world conscription opportunity and became two new admirals of the navy!

This is what we call sincerity, okay?
If Bane chose to join the navy now, he might only be able to become a colonel, and then accumulate qualifications, merits, and increase strength step by step. It would be a dream to want to be promoted to admiral within two years.

Only World Conscription can bring such an opportunity.

According to Bane's idea, his strength might not be able to support him to fight for the position of general by then, but it should not be a problem for him to fight for the position of lieutenant general or something, right?

If he had developed well in the past two years, he might be able to replace the general!

Everyone should have a dream, otherwise what’s the difference between you and salted fish?
If he becomes an admiral of the navy, he can consider pacifying the New World later, and then rebel against the Celestial Dragons, bring disaster to the world's government, and completely control the resources and power of this world. Who knows, he can even return to the Empire with a large army and act arrogantly and domineeringly.

Of course, this is just an opportunity and a choice. If Bane later finds that being a pirate is more beneficial, he will have no psychological burden to join the pirate career.

Smoker didn't know what Bane was thinking. He just saw him sitting on the sofa and thinking after listening to his invitation. His expression was a little excited and excited from time to time, which made Smoker think that Bane was very interested. This was certain.

As a result, when Smoker was thinking about this wonderful thing, Bane quickly gathered his scattered thoughts, calmed down his emotions, and responded in a calm and serious tone: "I'm sorry, Captain Smoker, I don't plan to join the navy yet. After all, I'm only 20 years old and have just gone to sea. I haven't seen many landscapes yet, and I can't make up my mind to devote all my time and energy to the cause of justice. Maybe I'll wait for two years. In two years, I should consider joining the navy. After all, I really like the navy."

Although Smoker felt a little regretful when he heard this, he could also hear the sincerity in Bane's tone. He was not a person who liked to force things, and Bane's words were full of goodwill towards the navy.

So after a moment of regret, he said, "You don't need to feel sorry for this. I understand your feelings and thoughts. I can make a promise on behalf of the Navy. As long as you still have justice in your heart, the door of our Navy will always be open to you."

"Thanks for your understanding." Bane smiled.

(End of this chapter)