A fierce gale appeared without warning, but because Elisa was present, the strong wind did not affect the group at all.
This unusual wind made Elisa look up at the gloomy sky again.
"Is this man-made?"
"That's right, it's the Devil Fruit ability of the revolutionary leader Monkey D Dragon."
Yang Tao leaned towards the Storm Devil Fruit for Dragon's Devil Fruit, after all, Japan's three major disasters are volcanoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes.
Volcanoes and earthquakes have already appeared, and they belong to the Pirate and Marine forces respectively, so there is no problem with the final Storm Devil Fruit appearing among the revolutionaries.
"What an incredible power."
"It's useless, although the power of the Devil Fruit is good, it has a big drawback. The seawater in this world is filled with a component called Sea stone, and people who eat Devil Fruit will be restrained by this substance."
In fact, Yang Tao's Devil Fruit mod has a more obvious weakness; as long as his body is completely submerged in water, he will fall into a weakened state, regardless of whether there is Sea stone in it.
As soon as the group reached the port, they heard the roar of a motorcycle from behind them.
Smoker arrived riding a heavy motorcycle. Yang Tao saw Smoker, who was still smoking in the wind and rain, and said to Elisa and the two others: "You go aboard first, tell Alvida to get everyone ready, it's time to set off."
Elisa nodded lightly, looked at Smoker, and asked softly: "Is he an enemy?"
"No, at least not now."
Yang Tao had already decided to cause a stir in this world, and not being an enemy now does not mean not being one in the future.
"Be careful."
With that, Elisa led Miko and Hana towards the warship.
Smoker's motorcycle stopped beside Yang Tao: "Are you preparing to leave?"
"Yes, I want to go to the Grand Line. But Smoker, I'm curious, is your cigarette waterproof?"
Not to mention the cigar in Smoker's mouth, even the cigars pinned to his jacket showed no signs of dampness.
"It's just that they have better moisture resistance because I often go out to sea."
Smoker answered casually, his gaze constantly fixed on the road from the square leading here, where several figures were rushing towards the port.
"Alvida on your ship is a pirate, isn't she?"
"She's retired."
...
Smoker couldn't help but glance at Yang Tao. To be honest, he had guessed several reactions from Yang Tao, but he never expected Yang Tao to be able to say such shameless words.
"We'll talk about your business later..."
Smoker got off his motorcycle and blocked Luffy's path, saying coldly: "Hey, Straw Hat Boy Luffy, I told you that if you don't defeat me, you can't go to the Grand Line."
Hearing Smoker's words, Luffy grinned and said: "You didn't say anything, so I almost forgot..."
"How dare you pretend to be ignorant."
Luffy slightly lowered his head, and the rainwater collected along his straw hat, forming small streams that flowed onto the ground. He said with a smile: "I'm going to defeat you, and then go to the Grand Line."
"Because I am the man who will become the King of the Pirates!"
Smoker said disdainfully: "Enough with the nonsense!"
As his voice fell, Smoker's arm turned into smoke, instantly enveloping Luffy and slamming him to the ground.
Luffy rolled over and got up from the ground.
"Gum-Gum Gatling!"
Utilizing the characteristics of his rubber body, Luffy's fists slammed towards Smoker. The chaotic fists transformed into more than ten afterimages, striking beside Smoker.
Unfortunately, Logia Devil Fruit users are not afraid of such ordinary physical attacks.
Smoker sneered, turning into smoke again to entangle Luffy's body, and using his Devil Fruit ability to appear beside Luffy:
"Hmph, is his luck running out?"
As he spoke, Smoker reached out and gripped the Sea stone weapon, the Jitte, that was Insert in his back. Just as he was about to draw his weapon, a figure in a military green cloak appeared out of nowhere behind Smoker.
He extended a hand to block the Jitte that Smoker was about to draw.
"Is that so? That's hard to say..."
A hurricane even more violent than before appeared from the sky. The strong winds instantly swept through the entire Loguetown. Both Marines and pirates alike were blown off their feet by this storm.
Luffy, who was originally pinned to the ground and unable to move, also took the opportunity to break free from Smoker's large hand, and then was blown towards the port by the hurricane.
At the same time, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji also flew over.
Yang Tao stood by, watching Monkey D Dragon, who seemed to be the MVP of the entire scene, and only felt that this guy was a bit ugly, but his actions were truly cool.
After doing all this, Dragon disappeared like a gust of wind from behind Smoker and appeared on a nearby rooftop.
Looking at Luffy and his group, who had already escaped onto the Going Merry and left, a genuine fatherly smile appeared on his face.
Smoker, standing on the streets of Loguetown, looked up at Dragon on the rooftop and said: "Why did you help that man, Dragon?"
Dragon looked at the turbulent sea and said very seriously: "No reason can stop a man from setting sail!"
With that, Dragon's figure disappeared with the wind from the rooftop.
Yang Tao looked at Smoker, who was silently staring at the sea, and said: "That guy is lying to you... Goodbye, Smoker, I have to leave too."
Smoker then came back to his senses, instantly appearing in front of Yang Tao using his Devil Fruit ability.
"What the hell? Smoker, you're not going to take your anger out on me because you couldn't defeat Dragon, are you?"
Smoker looked at Yang Tao and said: "No, if you just hand over Alvida, not only can I let you go to the Grand Line, but I will also give you a navigation permit for the Grand Line and Alvida's bounty."
...
How much was Alvida's bounty again? 5 million or 8 million?
It seems a bit tempting.
Alvida should be able to break out of prison, right?
Of course, this was just Yang Tao joking. Not to mention that Alvida was already his designated vice-captain, the things he had invested in her alone were worth more than 8 million.
"I'm very sorry, I've invested no less than hundreds of millions of Berries in Alvida. I can't give her to you for less than that. However, out of respect for your dedication, I can make an exception and open up an information store that only VVIPs can access, and... I can also give you some free information about Straw Hat Luffy."
Smoker was stunned for a moment, looking at the faint smile on Yang Tao's face. For some reason, he released his hand that was preparing to draw his weapon.
"Tell me about your information..."
Yang Tao glanced at the surrounding Marine soldiers who were closing in and said with a smile: "His information is very important. If anyone else knows it besides you, it will be a disaster..."
"Come with me, let's talk on my ship."
Luffy's information?
Actually, he just wanted to see what kind of expression the always serious Smoker would have after learning Luffy's information.