Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

"That won't work either. I'm a Marine, and you're a pirate."

"As long as this identity remains unchanged..."

Just as Smoker was halfway through his sentence, a somewhat excited voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Yo! Ace! It really is you!"

Luffy stood at the door, looked at Ace inside the shop, and exclaimed in surprise.

As he walked along the road, he wondered if Ace would come to this country like in the original story, so he used his Observation Haki to constantly sense the atmosphere around him.

As expected, he sensed a familiar aura, which led him to the shop.

Upon hearing this sound, everyone in the room was immediately drawn to it.

Smoker, who was about to make his move, suddenly froze, his heart jolting as if he had been startled.

That voice... it's Straw Hat Boy!!!

Smoker turned around abruptly and saw Luffy grinning as he stood at the door, looking back at Ace's location.

Just as Smoker was wondering why Luffy greeted Ace, suddenly... his eyes widened again, filled with disbelief.

His gaze was fixed on the woman next to Luffy.

After careful examination, Smoker was absolutely certain.

That woman was Vivi, the princess of the Alabasta Kingdom.

Just as Smoker was filled with shock and confusion, he heard Ace's delighted voice behind him.

"Luffy!!!"

Did Ace know the Straw Hat Pirates?

Smoker was puzzled.

He has too many problems on his mind right now.

At that moment, Luffy also saw Smoker in front of him and was stunned for a moment.

"Why are you here?"

The next second, he frowned and said.

"Hey! I don't have time to play with you right now, go play somewhere else by yourself!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned.

They all stared at Luffy with expressions of utter disbelief.

"That...that guy in the straw hat actually...actually spoke to a naval captain like that!"

"Who is that guy? How dare he do that?"

"Isn't he afraid of dying? He's a naval captain!"

Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed.

"That...that straw hat, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before!"

"There's no mistake. This person is...this person is the [Worst Rookie], Monkey D. Luffy!"

Upon hearing someone announce Luffy's name, a chorus of gasps erupted from the crowd.

"Really?! Is this the Straw Hat Boy Monkey D. Luffy, who's known as the worst rookie pirate in history with a bounty of 6000 million Berries?"

"I never expected to actually meet him in person!"

"A pirate with a bounty of 6000 million Berries, that's terrifying!"

"Hey! Did you guys see that? That straw hat kid seems to know Ace from the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"Two extremely vicious pirates...know him...could they be planning to attack our country?"

As these people were shocked by Luffy and Ace's identities, someone suddenly exclaimed again...

"Hey! Look! Isn't that Princess Vivi?"

"Really! Why is Princess Vivi with the Straw Hat Boy?"

"No way! Could it be... Princess Vivi has been kidnapped by the Straw Hat Boy?"

"This is terrible! We must save Princess Vivi quickly!"

"Who would dare to lay a hand on those two pirates?"

...

Seeing that the crowd had descended into chaos, Weiwei wanted to speak up and explain.

But Luffy stopped him with a look.

Vivi is now a princess of a country, and he is a pirate.

If the people find out that the princess is in league with the pirates, it will be difficult to explain later.

The best outcome would be to treat it as if they were kidnapped.

They could also use the influence of these people to spread the news to Baroque Studio, attracting their pursuit and thus obtaining intelligence.

After stopping Vivi, Luffy pulled her into the restaurant and sat down next to Ace.

He looked up and said something to his boss, who was already terrified.

"Boss, give me one serving of everything in your menu. No, ten servings!"

The boss's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his eyes were filled with terror.

Faced with a vicious and ruthless pirate, how could he dare to disobey?

He nodded immediately and ran off to prepare Luffy's meal.

Suddenly, Ace grabbed Luffy and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha... Luffy, you still eat as much as ever!"

Luffy glanced at the two stacks of plates, each a meter high, piled up in front of Ace and muttered a complaint.

"Aren't you the same?!"

"Hahahaha..."

Ace laughed again and patted Luffy's back hard.

Then, as if ignoring everyone around them, the two of them put their arms around each other's shoulders and started chatting and laughing.

The onlookers were amazed by what they saw.

Vivi was also sitting to the side, watching Luffy chatting and laughing with Ace, and wondering to herself who Ace was to Luffy.

Just as the two were laughing heartily and chatting about their long-awaited reunion, a deep, angry voice from behind interrupted them.

"Straw Hat Boy..."

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

"What exactly do you intend to do to this country?"

"Why did you kidnap this country's princess?"

"What...what exactly is your purpose?"

Hearing the voice behind them, Luffy and Ace stopped catching up.

The two of them and Vivi turned around to look.

Smoker's face was ashen, and his facial muscles twitched incessantly with anger.

Looking at Luffy, she seemed to want to devour him whole.

Luffy looked at Smoker and said calmly.

"If you want to know, just stay in this country and see!"

"If you want to stop me, I'm ready anytime!"

Luffy shrugged, indicating his stance.

Smoker became even angrier upon hearing this, nearly biting off the cigar in his mouth.

The surrounding crowd of 4.1 people looked on in horror at what they saw.

They could sense that this naval captain was ready to unleash his power at any moment.

However, to everyone's surprise...

They saw Smoker suddenly turn around and say something to Tashigi beside him.

"Tashigi, let's go!"

Then, the two left amidst everyone's shocked and bewildered gazes.

This scene left everyone present dumbfounded once again.

They looked at Luffy in disbelief, shocked.

"That...that naval captain was scared away by the Straw Hat Guy?!"

"Really?! Is this straw hat kid that amazing?"

"I know that Marine captain. I heard he's Smoker, the Logia-type Devil Fruit user! He's an incredibly strong monster. How come someone like that doesn't dare to fight Straw Hat Luffy head-on?"

"Straw Hat Boy... he's terrifying!!!"

After Smoker left, Luffy and Ace continued eating and drinking, chatting as if no one else was around.

...

Meanwhile, on the street outside the restaurant.

Smoker walked briskly toward the coast.

Tashigi could barely keep up with him, almost having to jog.

Looking at Smoker's shadow, Tashigi asked, puzzled.

"Colonel Smoker, why didn't you arrest Straw Hat Boy in the store earlier?"

"Didn't we come here for them?"

When Luffy attacked Smoker in Loguetown last time, Tashigi wasn't there, so she had no idea of ​​Luffy's strength.

Smoker, however, continued walking quickly without turning his head and said this.

"We are no match for them."

"That guy must be planning something big in this country."

“I absolutely cannot stand by and watch him destroy this country.”

"Let's go back to the ship, call headquarters, and call for reinforcements. We must stop the Straw Hat Pirates here."

Chapter 72: Smoker Goes Berserk, Luffy vs. Ace's Match. (Thanks to 迎风看华 for the monthly ticket.)

Upon hearing Smoker's words, Tashigi was extremely surprised and exclaimed in astonishment.

"Headquarters?!"

"Should we call for reinforcements from Naval Headquarters?"

"But Straw Hat Luffy is just a pirate with a bounty of 6000 million Berries. Will the headquarters send reinforcements?"

Upon hearing this, Smoker suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned sharply to look at Tashigi.

Just one glance from Smoker's eyes was enough to make Tashigi tremble and stare at him.

Then she heard Smoker speak in a furious, roaring voice.

"Listen up, Tashigi!"

"That straw hat kid... is definitely not in the 6000 million Berry range!"

"I already raised this issue with headquarters last time."

"But those bastards said that because the wanted notice had just been issued, it couldn't be changed immediately, so he kept the bounty at 6000 million Berries."