42. Leaving Logue Town

Meanwhile.

Izumi, who defeated all the marines in one fell swoop, felt that what he did was enough. Although the Ninjutsu he unleashed drained a lot of energy, fighting a Devil Fruit user and leaving him paralyzed after being submerged in the water was the right move. Luckily his strength development was so rapid that he could learn high-level Ninjutsu quickly.

Izumi then controlled a gigantic water ball-like prison and turned it into huge waves like a tsunami. All the trapped marines were swept away by the waves.

Seeing all the marines lying on the ground after being swept away by the waves, he approached Smoker who was still unconscious. He took out a handcuff from his storage space made of sea stone and put it on Smoker's hands.

"*Cough* *cough*, g-get away from him!"

Izumi turned his head and saw Tashigi struggling to get up. He smiled and approached her, then crouched down while saying,

"Young lady, what is "justice" to you?"

Tashigi was stunned. She expected that Izumi would attack her. But, she didn't think he would ask something like that.

Tashigi gritted her teeth.

"Justice is justice. All individuals who are recorded to have carried out illegal activities or criminal acts such as pirates must be exterminated."

"Hehehe. But you're only seeing it from your point of view. I'll borrow a quote from Admiral Kuzan. The thing called "justice" changes its shape... Depending on where you stand." Izumi said while twirling his index finger.

"A-admiral?"

"That ice uncle sure has said those nice words. You're only executing "justice" against the pirates. What about your side?" Then, Izumi nodded when he thought about Kuzan's words.

"The Marines always uphold justice!"

"Is that so? So, what's on your mind is, Marines are righteous, Pirates are evil. Isn't it? Hahaha. It's so funny." Izumi laughed for a moment. Then, he raised his index finger upward. "Those who stand at the top can determine what is right and what is wrong. Do you know why? They have strength and power. If you are too weak, how can you talk about upholding justice? At least your captain, Smoker, seems to agree with what I'm saying. Isn't that right?" Izumi suddenly turned to Smoker who had woken up. However, Smoker just stared at Izumi with a sharp look.

Izumi stood up and started walking away. However, Smoker stopped him so he could ask Izumi.

"Who are you exactly? What is your purpose? Why didn't you kill us?"

"Why don't you find out who I really am? My name is clearly on the wanted poster, so you should know! As for my purpose. Hmmm, let's see… How about you guess it?"

"Tsk."

"For your third question. Think of your defeat as a lesson. When you are much stronger, come to me with all your might!"

Izumi waved his hand. But then, he frowned.

Many pirates arrived one after another after seeing the marines being defeated one-sidedly by just one person.

"Hey, hey, what a fantastic sight. All of them were defeated."

"Let's finish them off, captain!"

"Right, they gave us trouble while in this town."

The pirates, from the captains to the crew, started discussing how they could vent their anger on the marines who were already lying on the ground.

Suddenly, they heard a cold voice.

"Oi, trashy pirates. If you don't leave this town soon, I will send you all to the bottom of hell."

It was Izumi's voice. Some pirates who were aware of Izumi's abilities and strength immediately understood that if they didn't leave soon, Izumi would kill them. Actually, they were also quite confused by Izumi's behavior who initially defeated the marines, then protected them afterward. However, most of the pirates in front of Izumi were blind. They got carried away with anger when Izumi said he wanted to kill them and started ganging up on him.

Izumi pulled out the daggers that were on both of his waists. He exhaled the wind-infused chakra onto his daggers which then enveloped them. After that, he suddenly disappeared from where he stood. At the same time, screams could be heard one after another. The pirates who wanted to attack Izumi started falling one by one with blood splattering from their bodies or necks. Even some of their heads were chopped off.

Izumi had never committed a massacre. So he felt something churn in his throat as if he was going to throw up after killing them all. Even so, he held it in and tried not to show it from his expression.

The pirates who didn't join the attack looked at Izumi in horror. As soon as they saw his sharp gaze, they immediately ran away.

After they all disappeared from Izumi's sight, he also walked away while taking a key from his storage space and throwing it at Smoker. It was the key to unlocking the handcuff.

Then, he paused to state his purpose to Smoker.

"Oh right. The world is in a state of chaos not only because of pirates, but because the world governments are also using their power as if they want to conquer the world. I think reforming this world will be interesting. Don't you think so, Captain Smoker?"

Without waiting for Smoker's response, he walked away with a chuckle.

— — — —

Izumi didn't go straight to the sea but went to buy clothes first. As a result, when he arrived at the seashore, the Going Merry was far and out of reach. And it is already outside the storm zone. Even though it was blocked by the heavy rain, at least Izumi could still see it.

He saw the dark sky triggering thunderstorms accompanied by tempestuous winds and turbulent sea waves. It would be impossible for him to use a sailboat to get through the thunderstorms.

"Hmmm. What should I do?"

Thinking for a moment, Izumi decided to break through the waves by running as a form of training to maximize his control over his chakra.

When Izumi was far enough from the shore, he didn't see the Going Merry anymore. But, he knew the direction the Going Merry had taken.

Left with no choice, he took out something from his storage space.

— — — —

"Nami, let's go back and pick up Izumi!"

Due to the storm, Nami had no other choice but to stay away from Logue town. As a result, Luffy grumbled and ordered her to turn the ship.

Of course, the timid Usopp immediately rejected him. He thought that Luffy was too reckless if he wanted to brave the storm.

"Hey, Luffy. Don't be kidding! There's a strong marine there. It would be dangerous for us to come back again. After all, we're lucky to be out of the thunderstorm zone."

"No, we have to go back! I don't want to abandon my friend. I am the captain, so I decide where we should sail!"

After Luffy said that, Zoro, who was laying on his back, responded.

"But, Luffy. He said he would catch up with us. You have to believe him since he said so."

"I know that too. But you see, Logue town is out of sight! He can't catch up with us at this rate." Luffy replied.

"Hmmm?" Suddenly Usopp saw something from a distance heading towards the ship. Usopp put on his new goggles, then turned the zoom ring to alter the focal length as if it were a camera lens. That way, Usopp was able to see the distance as if using binoculars.

"Hey, what the hell is with that boat? It's hella fast!" Usopp was shocked. His voice caught the attention of the others.

"What's up, Usopp?"

"Look, there's a boat that doesn't use a sail but is so fast. The shape of the boat also looks like a motorcycle." Usopp pointed in a certain direction.

Once Luffy heard something alien to him, he was immediately intrigued by it. He immediately grabbed Usopp's head. But…

*Bang*

Usopp slammed to the deck.

"Where is it, Usopp? Huh? Usopp, are you alright?" Luffy glanced at Usopp. Usopp immediately stood up while rubbing his head and cheek.

"What's all right, damn it? You slammed me to the deck. It hurts you know!"

"Oh. Hahaha, don't mind, don't mind! By the way, which one are you referring to? That one?"

When something they saw got close to the ship, they saw Izumi riding on top of it. Luffy's eyes immediately shone seeing that.

"Whoa, it's so cool. Izumi, what is that?"

Izumi didn't answer. Indeed, what Izumi was driving was a jet ski that he had made himself in the last few weeks. The jet ski looked simpler than the jet skis in the modern world. That's because Izumi only used minimal tools and materials to make it. The jet ski Izumi made had neither a fuel tank nor an engine, and all he used was a recharge Lacrima.