Chapter 26: Logue Town.

Looking at Hiruma's emotionless eyes, even the "Man-Demon" Gin who was known for his coldness and lack of emotion couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

He couldn't help but feel that even though Hiruma seemed to be giving him face earlier, if he dared to say the slightest "no" now, he wouldn't live to see the next moment.

Hiruma eventually left, although he had seriously injured Krieg and the others, he didn't kill them.

Before he had absolute power, he tried to avoid changing the plot as much as possible from his memories.

Who knows what unpredictable situation might occur if he killed Krieg, the "matchmaker" who introduced Luffy and Sanji. Fate was really too difficult to grasp.

"Captain, are you okay?" After Hiruma left, Gin quickly went to help Krieg up and treat his wounds.

Krieg looked at his armor that had been destroyed by Hiruma on the deck, pushed Gin away in anger and said, "Damn it! How can one person be so strong!"

"My treasure! My treasure is still there, I will make an even stronger weapon! Eventually, one day, I will make him kneel before me!"

Looking at Krieg's frenzied state and recalling what Hiruma had said earlier, Gin began to doubt his own convictions for the first time.

Hiruma didn't know what impact his words to Gin would have.

.....

At this moment, he was vigorously swimming and pushing the small boat forward.

After getting used to the speed of swimming, this small boat was just too slow for Hiruma to endure.

Moreover, he needed to hurry and head towards Water 7. After dealing with the matters there, he needed to rush over to beat Arlong.

After beating Arlong, he needed to make a trip to Shimotsuki Village to beat Zoro.

After beating Zoro, he needed to hurry back to continue beating Luffy and Ace.

"Ah, it's really busy. If I'm not beating people, then I'm on my way to beat people."

With the super-fast speed of swimming, it didn't take Hiruma long to arrive at Logue Town.

Upon receiving the report from the soldiers, Smoker rushed over to greet him with great excitement.

"Hiruma-san, I didn't expect you to come here. If I knew you were coming, I should have sent a boat to pick you up."

For Hiruma, even someone as arrogant as Smoker respected him greatly.

In Smoker's mind, Hiruma was the wisest person in the world.

Even more wise than his former teacher, Admiral Zephyr of the Marines, it seemed that Hiruma had the power to see through the essence of all things.

The Marines who followed Smoker to greet Hiruma were all amazed at Smoker's behavior.

Although Smoker had only taken office for a short time, his reputation resounded throughout Logue Town and even the surrounding waters.

Although at first, everyone secretly called him "the milk bottle commander," after this period of chasing pirates, his title as "White Hunter" was thoroughly established.

Pirates in the nearby waters even referred to him as the "mad dog commander" .

This commander often spoke of "those five old men in the government" and "those useless superiors in the marine headquarters," but he actually showed such great respect for a seemingly ordinary man. It was truly surprising.

No, he couldn't be called ordinary.

The man whom even Smoker was so respectful to had a certain indescribable quality about him.

For some reason, there was always an urge to beat him up.

It wasn't their fault, the man's level of taunt was too overpowering.

Even if he didn't provoke anyone, just standing there made people want to punch him.

Hiruma gave Smoker a sideways glance and said, "What, you have nothing better to do than to flatter me? Speak up, do you want to drink my milk?"

Smoker: "…"

He had finally managed to suppress his impulse to attack whenever he saw Hiruma with his respect and awe, but now he seemed to be having some trouble controlling himself.

"Go and bring down the bag on my ship," Hiruma ordered.

It was a bag of Sea Stone, and it couldn't be lost.

Smoker didn't pay too much attention and directly used the power of his Smoke-Smoke Fruit to turn his arm into smoke and grab the bag.

But as soon as he touched it, he suddenly went weak all over, and the smoke dissipated.

He stumbled and nearly fell.

"Sea Stone!" Smoker knew what was in the bag and waved his hand to signal his men to go get it. He took a couple of steps and caught up with Hiruma, asking, "Hiruma-san, where did you get so much Sea Stone from?"

Hiruma said indifferently, "I ran into a group of useless pirates on the way and took it from them."

"Pirates?" Smoker guessed and said, "Hiruma-san, are you talking about the Krieg Pirates? Oh, right, the guy in the golden armor."

"Seems like it, didn't pay attention to the color of the armor, but I smashed it anyway," Xie Ge said casually.

Smoker couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He had led his troops to chase down the Krieg Pirates three times and still couldn't defeat them, yet Hiruma had taken them down single-handedly. It was quite a blow.

"By the way, pick one later. It can be installed on your weapon."

Hiruma's words greatly moved Smoker.

But before he could enjoy this feeling, his next words completely shattered it.

"A waste that can't even practice Armament Haki. You really embarrass me. Use the Sea Stone to make do with it so you won't die outside. Oh, Sea Stone is not free, trade it with a box of top-quality cigars."

Smoker was heartbroken: "Can't I have the Sea Stone for free?"

Hiruma stopped and looked at Smoker with a dangerous gaze: "What do you think?"

Okay, it's a forced trade and there's no way to avoid it. Looks like I have to advance half a year's salary.

In the Marine Branch of Loguetown, Hiruma lay on Smoker's chair, swaying the cocktail in his hand.

If it wasn't for his temperament, appearance, and figure, he would look a bit like a nobleman.

"Hiruma-san, are you going to Water 7?" Smoker asked in confusion after hearing what he said.

He nodded, but didn't give a reason: "Is there a problem?"

Smoker shook his head repeatedly: "No problem, no problem. I was originally going to ask you to stay a little longer and guide me in my practice. Since Hiruma-san has something to do, I will arrange a warship to send you over."

This was exactly what Siego wanted.

There are two routes from here to Water 7, either along the Grand Line or through the huge vortex sea current that connects the three major institutions under the World Government: Enies Lobby, Marine Headquarters, and Impel Down.

However, the Grand Line's way is too time-consuming and extremely dangerous.

Certainly, the first half of the Grand Line is called the "Paradise."

But compared with the second half, the "New World," it is still the Grand Line, and the degree of danger is far from comparable to that of the East Blue.

If he really went through the Grand Line, Tom's body would be cold by the time he arrived at Water 7.

So Hiruma chose another route.

He would go to Water 7 through the huge vortex sea current under the control of the World Government, which connects the three major institutions. This not only greatly saved time but was also completely safe.

However, that sea vortex current was controlled by the World Government and required passing through the Gates of Justice.

Therefore, Hiruma came to Smoker.

Smoker's attitude was quite satisfactory to him: "Since there's still some time, let me guide you. After all, it seems that you really need it."

"You can't even handle a ship full of trash. It's really embarrassing!"