[One Piece World]
And then—
As the viewers in the pirate world gradually grew curious about the situation in the Soul Reaper world, the ranking video continued to play.
After Luffy was saved by Dragon, what happened next was also revealed—
"Tap tap tap—!!!"
Running.
Fleeing.
After leaving the execution plaza, Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates didn't look back even once. They didn't stop for a single second as they sprinted straight for Loguetown's port.
Only…
The commotion just now had been way too big!
Naturally, it alarmed the Marines already stationed throughout Loguetown!
And among them…
Someone the fans knew best—one of the Marine representatives who, in the early part of the pirate anime, was practically glued to Luffy's storyline!
Smoker.
A Logia-type user of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit—Smoker!!!
That's right.
At this moment—
On-screen, Smoker was riding his personal motorcycle and had chased Luffy down from behind!
And even if the Smoke-Smoke Fruit wasn't considered overwhelmingly powerful…
It was still a Logia.
In the first half of the Grand Line, where the pirates were still generally weak and people who were skilled in Haki were extremely rare—so rare you could count them on one hand—
This kind of ability was basically a nightmare.
And Luffy at that time was one of those people with no answer for it!
He couldn't use Armament Haki!
So, naturally—
The outcome of the fight had no suspense at all.
Luffy got beaten so badly he was spitting teeth, with absolutely no room to fight back!
And very quickly, he was pinned down, unable to move!
Even worse—
Facing Smoker's weapon—his special jitte with a Sea-Prism Stone tip—
Luffy's power was suppressed.
His ability stopped working.
His body could no longer turn rubbery!
It looked like he'd been driven into a dead end!!!
And this scene—
Once it was played through the ranking video—
And transmitted into "reality," especially to the Soul Reaper world—
Because of that jitte…
Because of the Sea-Prism Stone's suppressive property…
And because Smoker's smoke could turn his entire body into glaring, obvious white smoke—
It instantly detonated the discussion.
The powerhouses in the Soul Reaper world all lit up, as if someone had flipped a switch in their heads!!!
"Hm?"
"Is that also a rule-based power?"
"Why does it feel like—whether it's the Marines or the pirates…"
"The abilities those people have over in that world are kind of like our Schrift powers!!!"
This time, it was the pureblood Quincies of the Wandenreich giving their opinion.
[Bleach World]
At this moment—
Inside Silbern, within the Ice Crystal Palace—
With Jugram Haschwalth at the forefront, the entire Sternritter roster was present, along with countless Imperial guards standing around them.
Everyone stared at the screen.
As white, drifting physical smoke appeared—smoke that could merge into a person—and Smoker's figure blended right into it…
A clear look of surprise flickered in their eyes.
They had never seen anything like a Logia Devil Fruit before!!!
"Tch…"
"So it's not that impressive in terms of raw pressure and brute force, but…"
"That world really does have a lot of new stuff."
Under a guard's mask, Valkyrie curled his mouth into an interested grin.
At first—
With his arrogant personality—
His first impression had been to look down on the humans of the pirate world.
To him, being human meant your combat power had a ceiling; you were born with obvious shortcomings.
You couldn't possibly be associated with the words "strong" at all.
But who would've guessed—
The video's content completely overturned expectations.
The ranking had barely even begun, and yet Luffy's "Nika Fruit" and Smoker's Smoke-Smoke Fruit had already shown effects that were genuinely eye-catching.
So Valkyrie—
And the other Sternritter powerhouses as well—
All came to the same conclusion:
The Devil Fruits that hadn't been revealed yet—
This unknown concept—
In the pureblood Quincies' eyes, didn't seem inferior to their Schrift at all.
And that was the most direct, instinctive feeling shared across the entire Wandenreich after watching that scene.
[One Piece World]
Back to the video.
Right as Smoker was about to finish Luffy off—
Suddenly—
The camera angle shifted.
From the side of Smoker's body—
A powerful arm shot out from beneath a black cloak whipping in the wind!
And then—
With one motion, it grabbed and stopped—
The jitte in Smoker's hand!!!
"This is… Dragon!!!"
"What the hell—so in Loguetown he didn't just save Straw Hat Luffy once?"
"This is insane! His actual dad personally steps in and escorts him the whole way! What rookie pirate gets treatment like that?!"
In that instant—
The pirate world's local audience erupted in dissatisfaction.
Especially the countless pirates in the first half of the Grand Line.
One after another, they turned green with envy—and refused to accept it!!!
Damn it…
With a dad like that carrying you—
You could tie a dog to a post and it would still coast through three laps without a care in the world!
"Tch…"
"That Straw Hat brat!"
"If someone forcibly drags him into the New World with strength this pathetic…"
"His ending is going to be ugly."
[One Piece World]
At this moment—
In the New World—
Inside the palace at Dressrosa, in the throne room—
Doflamingo, the current king and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, lounged with one leg crossed over the other while watching the ranking video.
He wore a pink feather coat and sunglasses.
His expression was arrogant and unrestrained.
And as for Luffy—
And the Straw Hat Pirates—
He treated them with absolute contempt.
He didn't take them seriously in the slightest.
In fact, he labeled them trash on the spot!!!
"Yeah…"
"Boss, you're absolutely right!"
At his side, one of his top officers—
Trebol, the so-called "snot man"—
Nodded and flattered him as he echoed, "A bunch of trash like that—if they ever come to the New World…"
"Even if Straw Hat Luffy has Revolutionary Dragon and the Marine hero Garp backing him…"
"Our Donquixote Pirates will still crush them as easily as stepping on an ant!!!"
His tone was vicious.
Trebol's words were even more direct than Doflamingo's.
Clearly—
It never once crossed his mind that, in the original storyline, after Luffy and his crew reached the New World through Fish-Man Island…
Because of Law—
They would end up forming an alliance to target Doflamingo, a Warlord.
And then…
Against all expectations—
They would defeat him.
And even liberate Dressrosa, the kingdom he had occupied for a full ten years.
Of course—
That was all for later.
At least, at this point in time—especially in a ranking centered on the "Background King" and king-tier titles—
Luffy's strength naturally wouldn't look overwhelming.
Because if you're already strong enough on your own, you wouldn't need help from outsiders in the first place, right?
And now—
In the footage—
When Smoker turned his head—
And suddenly realized the person stopping him was the notoriously dangerous Revolutionary Dragon—
He blurted out instinctively:
"Revolutionary Dragon…"
"In this world, there are plenty of people who want your head."
That line—
Once it was broadcast through the ranking video and transmitted into "reality"—
Once again hooked the curiosity of the Soul Reaper world's audience.
They became intensely curious about Dragon's full background, his abilities, and the Revolutionary Army under his command—
Whether it was also—
Like the Arrancar army, the Wandenreich, or the Gotei 13—
A massive organization with huge numbers…
A vast power base…
And experts everywhere.
(End of Chapter)
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