Chance To Start Over Again

Grand Line!

Disclaimer: Eiichiro Oda owns One Piece

Last time on Chapter 29...

"Captain! Shouldn't we-" A marine was cut off as Smoker puffs out smoke.

"Hey... Have you ever seen a pirate who smiled at his execution stand?" Smoker asks as he crosses his arms.

"S-smile!? I'm sure even the most wicked pirate would turn pale and cower at the moment of his death." The marine responds as Smoker looks at him sideways.

"But that's exactly what Mugiwara did... He smiled..." Smoker says as he puffs out smoke and remembers Luffy's grin "He smiled the same way that the Pirate King did, 22 years ago in that very same spot." Smoker says as he slightly smiles.

"RORONOA ZORO!" Tashigi shouts at Zoro while Luffy and Sanji looks at her. Luffy sighed, knowing Sanji would fawn over the girl.

"Sgt. Major Tashigi!" The marines yell in surprise mixed with happiness, but Tashigi's attention was only the one in front of her.

"I will not let you get away! I will defeat you and become stronger than you!" Tashigi shouts as she grips her Shigure tightly.

"You bastard! What did you do to that lady!?" Sanji shouts in anger as he turns his head to Zoro.

"Never thought you were a marine..." Zoro says quietly as he unsheathes only one sword and clashes with Tashigi "Go on ahead."

Luffy nodded and said nothing. Suddenly, Luffy wraps his arms around Sanji's waist, which surprised Sanji. "O-Oi!" Sanji says but when he looked towards Zoro and Tashigi, he had a tick mark on his head " THAT BRUTE DARES HARM A LADY!?

"Let's go." Luffy says as he speeds up. 'But, how can I talk to Smoker this way?' Luffy slowly removes his arm in Sanji's waist so that he can talk to Smoker later.

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"The waves are crashing higher and higher! Are they still not back yet?" Nami asks as they've successfully retrieved Going Merry by using Usopp's 'Certain Kill Fresh Egg Star' to Richie and Mohji. Apparently, Going Merry didn't blow up because of the rain and the air.

"Still no sight of 'em." Usopp pauses "I wonder if they're all right?" Usopp asks as he looks in the distance worriedly.

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"Sanji, go on ahead." Luffy says as he sees Smoker waiting in the distance.

"Another one?" Sanji says as he nods. Luffy clashes with Smoker with their arms as Sanji goes ahead.

"Mugiwara. Dragon's here." Smoker whispers as Luffy nods. The two ran to the opposite direction of Luffy's ship as they attempt to lose Dragon. Finally, after losing Dragon, the two was quiet and the tension was so thick it could be cut. "Mugiwara, how much can you take?" Finally, Smoker asks as the two's eyes were shadowed.

"What are you saying? I can defeat mari-" Luffy was cut off by Smoker's jitte placed on his neck.

"You know what I'm talking about, Mugiwara." Smoker says as he cuts his cigarettes by his teeth. After a long tension and silence between them, Smoker grits his teeth again and doesn't attempt to take another cigarette in his jacket. "You don't know, don't you?" Smoker says as he takes off the jitte that he placed on Luffy's neck.

"I don't know how much I can take, Smoker. But I don't want my Nakama to see something terrifying that's hidden in me." Luffy replies as Smoker takes a cigarette on his jacket.