One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 213 Killing Two Birds with One Stone is the Best

Using a pirate's head to atone for one's sins is quite normal within the Navy.

Because Fujitora failed in his duties in Dressrosa, allowing Luffy and Law to escape and causing the Navy to lose face, Sakazuki directly ordered that without the heads of these two men, Fujitora should not even dream of setting foot in any Navy fortress.

But why can't we use a better way?

"Why don't you apologize to your boss? As long as you save face, it should be over," Roman suggested an easier solution.

“Impossible. Don’t you know Smoker’s temper, Roman?” Tina shook her head directly.

That's true. Smoker is incredibly stubborn; once he's made up his mind, he absolutely won't back down easily.

He vowed to hunt down Luffy, and he really did chase him all the way to the New World.

Roman felt it was hopeless to make someone like that bow down.

"So you need my help?"

"I don't need it..."

"Smoker, don't be stubborn. If you don't apologize and don't complete the mission, you really will be kicked out. Do you want to leave with your tail between your legs?"

"I can handle this myself, I don't need to meddle in other people's business."

Seeing that the conflict between the two was escalating, Roman simply interjected, "Fine, I'll help."

"No need..." Before he could finish speaking, Smoker was punched and fell flat on his face to the ground.

"Roman..." Tina was also shocked by Roman's attack.

"Both fists and words are weapons. When language is in trouble, of course we have to use another method."

That punch was delivered with Armament Haki, and Smoker didn't even have time to use his Elemental Transformation before being hit. He's now incapacitated by the pain and can no longer speak.

but……

“%……&*24%……” Smoker was emotional, but he couldn’t express his meaning well.

They should have used very vulgar language.

Oh well, let's just assume he's thanking himself; he can't hear it anyway.

"See, he accepted my offer. You can try this method next time," Roman kindly suggested to Tina.

……

Valudo Blair, bounty 9850 million Berries.

This is the person Smoker needs to capture this time.

Judging solely from the bounty, he should be a pretty good guy.

A bounty of nearly 100 million is simply not something a warrant officer like Smoker could handle.

Logically, at least several colonels should have been dispatched together.

However, each situation should be analyzed individually.

As long as Blair doesn't master Haki, he's still a formidable fighter, so he won't pose much of a threat to Smoker.

Although the actual capture would be difficult, Smoker's life was not in danger.

That's how it should be.

However, all of this only holds true if he does not go to the New World.

"So he went to the New World?"

This is very troublesome.

The New World is far more dangerous than the first half of the Grand Line.

Let alone Smoker, even Blair, whose bounty is close to one hundred million, is just an insignificant ripple.

When the worst of times entered the new world, they were all taught a good lesson.

Most of them had no choice but to lower their noble heads and surrender to the emperor of the sea, or to remain silent and wait for a new opportunity.

Moreover, Blair's exact whereabouts are still unknown, making this no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.

If you actually run into them, it's not a big deal, but if you can't find them at all, then it's all for nothing.

"You really won't consider it... never mind, forget I said anything." Roman stopped mid-sentence, judging from Smoker's expression that he probably wouldn't compromise.

"Then we can only use the Navy's intelligence system to check, otherwise it will be too difficult to find someone in the New World."

"I'm so sorry, Roman, I feel terrible for troubling you like this."

"No need to say that, but Smoker, you really need to change your temper. Being stubborn is a good thing, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want..."

After Tina left.

"Didn't I tell you? It's okay to hit your boss, but you can't let people know it was you. Everyone has a few bastard bosses and a few scoundrel subordinates. You have to find the right way. Is it so hard to put a sack over his head before hitting him? You have to make sure no one can find any evidence, otherwise you'll be the one who suffers in the end."

After Tina left, Roman immediately changed his tune and said things that were more in line with Smoker's stubborn, donkey-like personality.

“I did as you said, but he smelled the cigarette smoke.”

"That's because you weren't careful. You hit someone and then smoked. You may be a jerk, but you can't treat your boss like an idiot. You're a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, a rare talent in the Navy. He can't just kick you out like that."

While outwardly praising Smoker, Roman inwardly thought, "You should be grateful your boss doesn't have the guts. If he did, I doubt you'd be sitting here in peace."

"Giving in is impossible, right?"

"No way," Smoker stubbornly insisted.

"Okay, I guess you won't either, so we're left with no choice but to hand over Blair's head."

Of course, there are other ways as well.

That is the abuse of power.

However, this method had a negative impact, especially given her sensitive identity, so although it was very satisfying, Roman ruthlessly rejected it.

What are you planning to do?

Despite his tough stance, Smoker knew that toughness was useless against Roman.

She throws a punch to tell you that your toughness is useless, and your stubbornness is useless.

After that punch, he probably won't even be able to speak properly.

"With a navy as powerful as that, there are plenty of solutions, aren't there? For this vast ocean, nothing is more convenient than mermaids and fish-men," Roman suddenly said with a smile, offering his own method.

And frankly, Roman didn't think they would refuse.

The mermaids traveled far and wide in search of treasure, while the fish-men...

To be honest, if someone could save them from the clutches of books, they would do anything.

Moreover, they have the privilege of getting extra points.

Although he didn't have any military power, his personal connections could come in handy at this time.

If you don't have official authority, just use personal relationships and feelings. Wouldn't that make things much easier?

So, is Roman really that kind?

She could have used more drastic methods to make Smoker submit, which would have been easier and less strenuous, so why did she give up?

Is it really because of their deep friendship in training camp that they are now going to spend so much effort planning for Smoker?

Well this...

Of course not.

She has one more thing to do.

The best approach is to kill two birds with one stone.