On the streets of Rogge.

It was Smoker who appeared before Goku and Nami.

He strode up to Wukong and, without saying a word, raised his fist and swung it hard at Wukong.

Nami was terrified, not because she was afraid that Goku would be hurt by Smoker, but because she was afraid that an angry Goku would severely injure the Marine who had attacked her.

By then, they will be unable to completely clear their names and will likely be wanted by the Navy.

However, what happened next was beyond her expectations.

Faced with this fierce punch, Wukong neither dodged nor avoided it, nor did he make any defense. He just stood there and watched the fist hit his face.

The fist that seemed poised to send Wukong flying suddenly stopped just before it touched him, whipping up a gust of wind that made Wukong's black hair flutter wildly.

Why didn't you dodge?

Smoker, with a cigar dangling from his mouth, stared expressionlessly at Goku, who remained motionless before his fist.

"Because I didn't sense any hostility from you."

Wukong met his gaze and spoke seriously.

"Is that so?"

Smoker stared at him for a few seconds, then withdrew his fist, put the cigar in his hand, and exhaled a ring of smoke.

"No wonder Lieutenant General Garp values ​​him so highly; he has such keen perception and extraordinary temperament at such a young age."

He had no hostility towards Goku. The reason he pretended to attack him as soon as he arrived was because he wanted to see what was so special about this promising young man praised by Garp.

In his original plan, the other party would catch his punch, and then he would exchange a couple of blows with the other party to judge the other party's strength.

But to his surprise, the other party did not make a move because they sensed that he had no hostility, which forced him to give up his idea.

Upon hearing his words, Wukong was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise:

"Grandpa Garp? Do you know Grandpa Garp?"

This was the first time he had heard Garp's name from someone else since he left Garp.

"Of course, who in the Navy doesn't know Vice Admiral Garp? I just received a call from him not long ago," Smoker said casually.

"Is that so? You're Grandpa Garp's friend."

Goku, who believed that receiving a phone call meant meeting a friend, immediately relaxed and hugged his head with a grin after realizing that the person in front of him was Garp's friend.

Smoker's inner thoughts: ......

When did he ever say he was Lieutenant General Garp's friend? Although he did know Garp and had some exchanges with him, they couldn't be considered friends. It should be said that Garp was his senior.

Ignoring the problem, his expression suddenly turned cold, and his fierce, wolf-like eyes stared intently at Wukong.

"Sun Wukong, you should still remember what you did before, right? You wantonly injured the Navy. You will be captured and brought back for trial."

Upon hearing this, Nami quickly waved her hand, "Hey, hey, hey! Sir, we had a reason for injuring those people. They colluded with pirates and attacked innocent people like us. We only injured them in self-defense. You Marines can't be so unreasonable!"

Smoker ignored her and continued to stare intently at Goku.

Goku also became serious and asked, "I have a question. Grandpa Garp once told me that the Navy is an organization that upholds justice and defeats bad guys. So why did the Navy members that Nami and I encountered before let the pirates go unpunished, and even colluded with them?"

That day, after calming down and helping Nami get revenge, he thought about this matter.

At that time, the Marines, including Captain Rat, and the Arlong Pirates were only separated by a wall. Why didn't they arrest them instead of trying to rob Nami's money?

He was shocked to learn from Nami that the reason those people robbed money was because they had colluded with Arlong and his gang.

Grandpa Garp told him that people who join the Navy do so to uphold justice and punish evil, so why are there people like Captain Rat?

How are people like them any different from pirates who enjoy committing evil deeds?

When Smoker heard Goku ask a question instead of answering, his eyes narrowed slightly.

After a while, he put away his fierce expression, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke from his cigar.

"That's a very good question. Why would such a scoundrel appear in the Navy? I couldn't understand it before either."

His answer surprised Goku and left Nami, who looked somewhat nervous, frozen in place.

Hmm, why does it sound like they're alright?

While the two were still stunned, Smoker continued, "Later I realized that some people never joined the Navy for any sense of justice. They just used the Navy as a stepping stone for them to grow stronger and fight for power."

"If someone's original intention was never to protect civilians, how could he possibly protect civilians and uphold so-called justice after gaining a certain position in the navy?"

"There are also some who have changed. They may have joined the navy to protect civilians, but later, driven by various desires, they ended up doing things that harmed civilians."

"Both of these types of people are scum of the Navy! Such scum should be severely punished! We must stop them from continuing to wear Navy uniforms to commit crimes and tarnish the Navy's reputation."

A ruthless glint flashed in Smoker's eyes.

"Then, then you're not going to arrest us?" Nami asked tentatively.

Smoker glanced at her and nodded slightly. "Of course, you didn't injure Marines, but Marine scum. Why would I arrest you? By the way, those scum like Rat have already confessed to their crimes and are now awaiting trial and imprisonment."

Upon hearing this, Nami's mouth dropped open in surprise. Then, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Really?! That's wonderful!"

It was a very happy thing for her to see such a despicable navy receive the punishment it deserved.

Smoker then took something out of his pocket and handed it to Goku.

"You want to go to the Grand Line, right? Then take this. This is your authorization letter. With it, you can sail the Grand Line as pirate hunters."

"Otherwise, even if you have registered as pirate hunters in the East Blue, once you reach the Grand Line, you will still be considered to have gone to sea illegally and be identified as pirates."

Goku scratched his face, took the book in a daze, and was about to read the contents when Nami snatched it away.

"A legal authorization letter for setting sail on the Grand Line?"

Nami stared in surprise at the stamped authorization document in her hand, scanned it carefully, and then looked up at Smoker: "So, a pirate hunter's identity registered in the East Blue isn't valid throughout the Grand Line?"

She really didn't know about this, after all, she had never been to the Grand Line and didn't know any pirate hunters who had been to the Grand Line.

"Of course, the Four Seas and the Grand Line are two different worlds."

After Smoker finished speaking, he waved to Tashigi behind him.

"Tashigi, bring the things over here."

After tying up the pirates who had been trapped by Smoker, Tashigi picked up her suitcase from the ground and walked towards them.

"This is the 34.5 million bounty you received for defeating the Arlong Pirates."

Tashigi placed the suitcase in front of Goku and Nami as she walked up to them.

"A bounty?!"

Nami quickly stuffed the authorization letter into her arms, eagerly opened her briefcase, and her eyes instantly turned into gold coin symbols when she saw it was full of Berries.

"That's right. In addition to the 20 million Berry bounty on Evil Dragon himself, his subordinates Crobio and Chu have a combined bounty of 14.5 million."

Tashigi adjusted her glasses and spoke methodically.

"That's great! I was worried I didn't have much money left, but now I have money again!"

Nami closed the suitcase, her face beaming with joy.

She left her 100 million Berries to Cocoyasi Village, and Goku spent most of his money on buying ships, with a significant portion also consumed by his enormous appetite. As a result, she is currently worried about how to make money after arriving on the Grand Line.

Now, these 30 million pegories have undoubtedly resolved this worry.

If they plan properly, they won't have to worry about money for a long time!

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