Kuina saw through Hera's guilty conscience. She roughly messed up Hera's hair while saying, "What's going on? Explain yourself already."
Seeing she couldn't hide it, Hera could only tell the truth: "I only knew there was someone here who looked exactly like you. I don't know why you two look so much alike; you should go ask her."
She dodged Kuina's large hand: "Stop messing with it! Seriously, leave me some of my dignity as a Captain in front of outsiders."
Nami watched this scene and teased, "Your dignity vanished the moment people saw your face, okay? With such a cute face, even a dignified expression just makes people think you're a child trying to act like an adult."
Hera felt like her world was collapsing upon hearing this. She hurriedly asked Ain, "Is that how you've always seen me? I thought I had a real Captain's aura."
Seeing Hera's expression, Ain could only hold back her laughter. While helping Hera tidy the hair that Kuina had messed up, she said, "The Captain still has a very oppressive presence during battle."
Nami nodded. She couldn't forget how, back with the Arlong Pirates, Hera had laughed wildly while slaughtering those Fishman pirates—a bloody dance in a dark red environment. However, Hera's usual appearance was still very cute.
Hera didn't realize Ain was dodging the question. She nodded, feeling that she still had some dignity.
Seeing that a young girl like Hera held the rank of Navy Headquarters Lieutenant Commander, Smoker became a bit more serious. Having come from the recruit training camp himself, he naturally wouldn't look down on her because of her age. Since they were both trained by Zephyr, he knew Zephyr wouldn't apply for a military rank lightly.
Hera felt a bit of pity upon seeing Smoker. As a user of the Logia Smoke-Smoke Fruit and someone from the recruit training camp, being stationed in this remote little town was a bit of a waste of talent.
The argo soon docked. Hera greeted Smoker first: "Navy Headquarters Lieutenant Commander Hera. I'll be taking a break here."
Smoker responded: "Marine Captain Smoker. Welcome to Loguetown."
Beside them, Kuina and Tashigi could no longer contain their curiosity. As soon as they stepped off the ship, they asked each other in unison: "What's your name? Why do you look exactly like me?" Rose
Then, they spoke simultaneously again: "You go first."
Hera was laughing like crazy at the chemistry between the two. Seeing Kuina's murderous gaze, she quickly introduced: "This is Kuina; she's from Shimotsuki Village in the East Blue."
Tashigi was somewhat surprised and said, "I'm Tashigi, also from the East Blue."
Then, her attention shifted to the wado ichimonji that Kuina was wearing, and her eyes lit up: "Is this the wado ichimonji, one of the 21 Great Grade Swords? It's so beautiful. May I touch it?"
Kuina saw Tashigi's love for swords and stopped obsessing over their identical looks: "Sure. This was given to me by my father, Genzo. If you want to see it, let's find a place and take our time."
Kuina and Tashigi, who looked similar and even shared a passion for swords, quickly hit it off and went to find a place to look at the blade.
Ain wasn't interested in the place where the Pirate King died, and Nami was still immersed in the sea of knowledge. The two of them stayed on the argo and didn't disembark.
Smoker extended an invitation to Hera: "Beautiful lady, would I have the honor of showing you around?"
Hera was also curious about Smoker, so she accepted his invitation.
Smoker introduced to Hera: "This is where Pirate King Roger was executed. Many pirates come here because of his fame. My goal is to keep them all here as offerings for the Pirate King."
Hera noticed scorch marks on the Marine branch and curiously asked Smoker about them. Smoker said angrily, "A pirate came here a few days ago. I wanted to detain him, but he was too strong. Plus, he had eaten the Mera Mera no Mi, so he got away."
Smoker continued, "However, although he damaged the building, he didn't kill a single Marine. I don't know what he was thinking."
Hearing this, Hera already knew. It must have been Ace who came here. However, knowing he didn't kill innocents indiscriminately made Hera feel relieved.
Next, they arrived at Loguetown's popular attraction, Pirate King Roger's Execution Platform.
Smoker introduced proudly, "It was right here that Pirate King Roger's era came to an end. One day, I will make all pirates disappear."
Hera felt that there was no power left on the Execution Platform. She sighed inwardly at how great the impact of illness must have been; otherwise, with Roger's strength, even without using Haki, those blades wouldn't have been able to harm him.
Then, she secretly released her Haki and slightly damaged the internal structure of the Execution Platform, considering it a bit of insurance for Luffy.
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