[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece":3,"chapter-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-74":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm A Plunderer In The World Of One Piece.",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1540610,2004,"Chapter 74: Justice Cracked.","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marine Captain Smoker, cigar clenched between his teeth, sat silently on a scorched rock. His face was dark with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His massive Jitte was stabbed into the ground beside him, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't shake what had just happened—how he and Ace had been forced to work together to launch Shirogai Yamikuro's devastating attack out to sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that justice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or had he just compromised everything he believed in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His faith in the Marines—no, in his own judgment—was beginning to waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't even tried to stop Ace from leaving. Just watched as the fiery Second Division Commander turned into flame and vanished into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap, tap, tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps echoed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Smoker, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Tashigi, his subordinate, reporting after confirming the area was secure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd seen it—the black fireball, the explosion, the sky torn open by raw destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Smoker still alive, she exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm glad you're okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing her usual short-sleeved Marine uniform, she stood at attention and saluted the captain's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're sorry, sir. Due to unfamiliarity with the city's terrain, we couldn't apprehend Straw Hat Luffy. He and his crew... they're gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They escaped... huh,\" Smoker muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inhaled deeply, then asked quietly, \"Tashigi... what do you think separates a Pirate from a Marine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The difference between justice and evil, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker turned to face her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was darker than she'd ever seen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then who defines that difference? Marineford? The World Government? Or... the people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi blinked, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was Captain Smoker suddenly questioning everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I'm doubting the Government?\" he asked dryly, sensing her thoughts. \"No... I'm doubting myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scoffed, voice bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I actually thought that man—The Plunderer, the same Pirate who nearly wiped out a city of civilians—was someone noble. Forced into piracy. I thought I saw a spark of righteousness in him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you mean... Shirogai Yamikuro?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi's voice trembled. She remembered Smoker's obsession with training after their encounter in Loguetown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Smoker trained hard. Now? He trained like a man possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd doubled his physical routine, stopped using the ship's engines, and used only his Smoke-Smoke Fruit to move the warship across the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the early days, he needed help just getting to his room. Then he could crawl. Then lean on walls. Now, he walked like normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the results were clear. His Armament Haki had improved, and his Devil Fruit mastery had reached new levels. He'd started using his smoke in ways no one had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, he'd defeated multiple pirates with bounties close to 100 million Berries—alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, hearing Shirogai's name, a flash of killing intent sparked in Smoker's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right. I looked up to that monster. That Pirate who tramples lives like ants... I saw him as a goal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi recalled the black-and-red fireball that nearly obliterated the city and whispered, \"That... was his doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker didn't answer. He stared at the ground, voice low:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's only one thing to do with monsters like him... Kill them. That's the only way to protect innocent lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi stayed silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker had always spoken about Shirogai—comparing himself, measuring his progress, almost idolizing the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That idol had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't know the term, but on Earth, this moment would've been called an 'idol collapse.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Marine suddenly ran over, panting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Smoker! Mr. 11—the Baroque Works agent you imprisoned on the warship—he's been murdered by an unknown assailant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker's expression darkened even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This confirms it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped the Jitte next to him, swinging it up and pointing it at the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's a Pirate in Alabasta with a hidden agenda. Someone's planning something here... something dark.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think it's Straw Hat Luffy and... Shirogai?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker let out a hollow laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Shirogai had his eyes set on this place, not even a Vice Admiral could stop him. It'd take an Admiral.... With my current strength, I wouldn't survive ten seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi blinked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... could it be the Whitebeard Pirates? Fire Fist Ace is here too. That can't be a coincidence, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker shook his head slowly, remembering Ace's resolve during their teamwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not them. Whitebeard doesn't deal in shadows or schemes. He takes what he wants directly, face-to-face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker's eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's a Shichibukai here in Alabasta... a man praised as a hero. But I know better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crocodile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crocodile?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker placed his Jitte on his back and spoke with cold certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know I can't stand the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Especially that snake. Crocodile is no servant of justice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But sir, the Warlords are under Marine and Government authority...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn't make them trustworthy. He's planning something. And whatever it is, it isn't aligned with justice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and walked toward the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember this, Tashigi. A Pirate is a Pirate. Don't get fooled just because they do something 'good' once in a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, flashes of Shirogai's smiling face and Ace's fire-lit eyes filled his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and said, more to himself than her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Marine's job is to uphold true justice. To protect the innocent. Never turn a blind eye. Never let a Pirate go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His resolve had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai Yamikuro...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this moment forward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won't chase your shadow anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll destroy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in a narrow alley of Yuba...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luffy, be serious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ace stood in front of his younger brother, visibly agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy grinned, clueless as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ace tried again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you meet Shirogai? Do you understand how dangerous that guy is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read tomorrow's chapter today, join me on Patreon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Link: patreon.com\u002FZphyr_\u003C\u002Fp>",964,"2026-06-06T06:44:36.996Z",1,"novelbin.me","2c04b48ed84e133decdd5243fb1a5d563882d178f49049516f3ede3d8218584b","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-75","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-73",652,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-cover.jpg"]