Caught in Kuro's grasp, Smoker couldn't escape, nor could he retaliate. All he could do was give Kuro a stiff smile.
"Yo, Kuro, it's been a long time."
"Ah, it's Mr. Kuro!" Tashigi adjusted her glasses and exclaimed in surprise.
"It's been a long time since I've seen Tashigi. Let's catch up later."
Kuro smiled at Tashigi, then pulled Smoker toward the training ground.
“It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. I really want to test your combat strength and you test mine. Let’s supervise each other and improve together.”
Smoker, it all started with Smoker.
He was training well at headquarters and was just waiting to return to Sihai.
If Smoker hadn't told Aokiji, Kizaru wouldn't have known, and if Kizaru hadn't known, he wouldn't have stayed at Headquarters.
Not to mention those at the higher levels.
If it weren't for Smoker, he would already be living a carefree life in the East China Sea.
This is the root of all evil!
"Wait, wait, Kuro!"
Smoker was completely unable to escape from Kurora; he was practically being dragged along.
"Let's talk this out, Kuro. Don't keep going to the training grounds. I... I just got back from fighting pirates. I'm exhausted. Let me rest."
rest?
Kuro turned around, his face darkening, and roared, "You still have the nerve to talk about resting? Did you even let me rest?! Do you know how miserable I've been lately? I got promoted, I got promoted, Smoker!"
Tashigi and the navy on the ship all tilted their heads.
Isn't a promotion a good thing?
"You should be promoted, Kuro. With your abilities, it would be a shame if you weren't. Promoting yourself now is a good thing."
"ha?"
Kuro raised an eyebrow: "Smoker, what did you promise me back then, hmm?"
"Did I do something wrong? You wanted a safe place, so I found you headquarters. I even pulled some strings. If I hadn't contacted Kuzan, how would you have ended up under Kizaru's command?"
Smoker wasn't ashamed at all when he said that.
"..."
It seems there's no way to refute that.
Kuro's forehead bulged with a vein. "Stop your nonsense, you're not getting away with this beating today!"
"Smoker, Kuro, what are you doing?"
Then, another voice rang out.
Tina walked over with her arms crossed, a cigarette between her fingers, accompanied by Zango and Finbodi.
"Tina, it's been a long time," Kuro replied, adding, "I was just about to spar with Smoker."
"Oh? Tina is very interested."
She glanced at Sentomaru beside her. "Isn't that Sentomaru? Oh, right, Kuro is also under Kizaru's command..."
She saw the document in Kuro's hand and exclaimed in surprise, "You got promoted? Congratulations!"
"Ah, that's definitely something to celebrate. I'm planning to have a proper celebration after I finish sparring with Smoker. You should come too. Oh, and Smoker, you'll have to pay for it."
I get beaten up and I have to pay money?!
Smoker smirked. He really couldn't beat Kuro, otherwise he would have shown Kuro what the wickedness of society was.
"Hey, I'm a higher-ranking official than you, at least give me some face."
"Of course, I'll save some for you!"
Kuro gritted his teeth and said.
Kuro would certainly give Smoker face; they weren't mortal enemies, and what's done is done, so he accepted it. But he couldn't let this go unpunished.
He deliberately found an empty dojo and said to Smoker, "As a sign of respect, I will fight you using my best physical techniques."
Physical techniques?
What you're most proud of?
These words left Lida and Crow looking at them strangely.
Well, here we go again.
Sentomaru, however, felt there was nothing wrong with what he said.
Because he was brutally beaten by Kuro's physical skills.
At this critical moment, Smoker decided to let it go, and smoke billowed around him. "Let's go then, and I'll show you how much I've improved lately!"
Unlike before, Smoker sensed danger after encountering Kuro and has been training his physique like crazy ever since.
Ultimately, domineering aura is related to the body, especially Armament Haki.
He had only developed his Devil Fruit abilities before, but now he's made some progress in physical combat.
"shave."
Kuro could no longer hold back. With a stomp of his foot, he transformed into a blur and rushed straight at Smoker, bending his arm and striking Smoker's throat with the bend of his elbow.
call!
The elbow passed right through Smoker's body, and the opponent turned into a wisp of smoke.
"The Six Styles..."
Tina's eyes lit up; it was the first time she had ever seen Kuro make a move. "However, Smoker is a Logia-type user, so it will be difficult for him to do so."
Bang!
The next instant, Kuro delivered a flying kick, striking the smoke.
Smoker's body, which had turned into smoke, visibly froze, and a look of pain crossed his face.
This guy...
Kuro punched again, shattering Smoker's pained face. Amidst the billowing smoke, Kuro swung his fist from below, striking Smoker in the abdomen.
With a single, muffled thud, the fist pierced through Smoker's body in a very short time.
A very simple Armament Haki wrap.
"You bastard!"
Smoker, in pain, coated his fist with Armament Haki and swiftly attacked Kuro.
"Paper drawing".
The wind generated by the fist was sensed by Kuro's body, which became as soft as mud, allowing him to dodge Smoker's punch.
Who says the Six Styles are useless?
It works very well.
A red dot appeared in Smoker's eyes, and his fist attacked Kuro at a tricky angle.
Bang!
Kuro threw a punch, which collided with Smoker's fist, producing a muffled thud.
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