Chapter 59
Both sides took their positions. Unlike Smoker, who stood ready and serious,
Jepack looked completely casual and relaxed. He didn't feel the slightest pressure about sparring with Smoker.
Now that he had the Space Fruit, he could walk sideways through the current East Blue—as long as he didn't run into anyone especially monstrous, there was no problem.
The scene returned to the sparring grounds. When Smoker saw Jepack's face full of disdain, anger surged inside him.
"How dare you look down on me so much—I'll make you understand what real pain is!"
Jepack: "…I'm not looking down on you anymore. I'm just worried that if I go all out, you'll die!"
"You learned about me from Garp—didn't he tell you about my strength?"
"I don't care about whatever 'ten powers nine strengths' nonsense. I only believe my fists can knock you flat!"
Smoker said with complete confidence.
"Then stop talking trash. Use whatever moves you have—maybe I can even give you some pointers!"
Jepack looked at Smoker in front of him without feeling any pressure—there was even a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
To Smoker, that smile was the biggest mockery!
A cloud of smoke rushed straight toward Jepack's face.
"You'll pay a price for your arrogance!"
"White Blow!"
Jepack stared calmly at the smoke fist speeding toward his face, said "too slow," and then flash-stepped out of the way of Smoker's attack!
Seeing the first move fail, Smoker pulled back his fist and switched tactics.
"White Smoke!"
A cloud of smoke rose in the field—both figures disappeared!
When the smoke cleared, Smoker suddenly realized Jepack was gone from the field. Confused, he asked:
"Where is he?"
At that moment, an extremely annoying voice came from above his head.
"Hey hey hey, smoke guy! Where are you looking? I'm right here!"
Jepack's voice slowly rang in Smoker's ear. He felt his rage about to explode through the sky.
Twice toyed with by Jepack, and still having to listen to his mockery!
"White Jet!"
Using this move, Smoker rose into the air parallel to Jepack!
But only his upper body.
"Take this! Jepack!"
"White Snake!"
Watching the smoke rushing toward him, Jepack calmly mocked again:
"You can't even hit me, and you still want to catch me? Isn't that a bit too delusional?"
With that, he dodged Smoker's smoke attack. In the next second he appeared right in front of Smoker's face!
"With you, you think you can stay on the same level as me? Get down there!"
"Rankyaku – Lotus!"
BOOM!
Smoker's upper body in mid-air was kicked back to the ground by Jepack with a loud impact.
Smoker quickly stood up, refusing to accept defeat, and launched another attack!
"White Vine!"
He transformed his body into a spiraling smoke pillar, trying to quickly capture Jepack in the air.
"Same move again? Is that all your strength amounts to?"
Jepack's mouth let out another calm taunt.
He then kicked again, trying to send Smoker crashing back to the ground—but this time his foot passed through a cloud of smoke.
The attack missed, and Jepack immediately felt his body being tightly constricted by smoke.
"This is the price for underestimating me—the sin of arrogance!"
Smoker used the smoke screen to squeeze Jepack's body tighter and tighter.
"Oh dear oh dear! Almost forgot—you're still a Logia Devil Fruit user. You can turn your body into smoke."
"But if you think you can trap me like this, I think you're being a bit too delusional!"
"I think you'd better let me go now—it would be better for you!"
After Jepack said that, Smoker ignored the suggestion and kept tightening the smoke, determined to force Jepack into submission.
"Since you won't listen to advice, then I'll give you a little lesson!"
Jepack slowly coated one fist in black, then struck the smoke screen!
"Armament Haki!"
Smoker, who hadn't seen Jepack's fist slowly turning black, mocked him upon seeing the move:
"Hahaha~ Didn't you just experience how my body turns into smoke? And you still want to attack me with your fist?"
"Who said you can't stab someone without a spearhead!"
"What?!"
A pained cry from Smoker echoed from the sky above.
Jepack showed no mercy, punching Smoker's body over and over.
Even though right now he didn't know which part of Smoker's body he was hitting.
Only after tiring himself out in mid-air did he unleash the final move!
"Deliberate Bombardment Fist!"
Smoker was slammed back to the ground once again. Jepack stood in the air, blew on his fist,
and casually brushed back his bangs while narcissistically saying: "I'm so damn handsome~!"
Smoker, who had been toyed with the entire time, lay on the ground questioning his life. Seeing Jepack posing above him almost made him cough up blood from anger!
After showing off, Jepack didn't stay in the air. He landed in front of Smoker and asked:
"So? Still want to continue?"
Smoker looked up at the extremely punchable Jepack. His mouth twitched, but he still said firmly:
"Yes!"
This scene left all three spectators dumbfounded!
Nami stared blankly and asked Tashigi: "Is your Captain Smoker always this stubborn and untamed?"
"That's right—that's his personality. Even after being teased about it countless times, he still hasn't changed!"
"Then is your Captain Jepack always this strong?"
This time Guina answered: "Uh… maybe… probably. What you saw isn't his full strength. Right now he's probably only showing a tiny bit."
As she spoke, she made a small gesture with her fingers to indicate "a little bit"!
This shocked Tashigi. She looked at Jepack and exclaimed:
"This is just a little bit? I knew he was strong, but I didn't expect him to be this strong!"
Then she turned to Guina and Nami.
"Then do the two of you have strength like that too? After all, you're Vice Admiral Garp's students!"
Nami quickly clarified: "Don't lump us in with that monster. Even though we're Teacher Garp's students, he originally wanted to take Jepack. After being rejected, he accepted us two."
After Nami paused, Guina added: "Teacher Garp probably took us as students as a second choice. We actually don't know what conditions Jepack and Teacher agreed on!"
"And we were only taught by Teacher for a few days before he said he had to return to Navy HQ."
Tashigi nodded, still not fully believing that their strength was as weak as they claimed. Then she asked: "If you have time these next few days, can I come visit your ship?"
Tashigi actually had another motive—she wanted to test the strength of Garp's students, and she also wanted more chances to examine Jepack's Ten'en sword.
It was a famous sword she had never heard of before—its attraction to her was immense!
If she could add it to her collection, it would be perfect!
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