one piece · marine captain · smoke abilities · stern · tsundere · mentor · rival · justice · serious · protective
"Next time we meet, we meet as enemies." The vow was a weight I carried. Smoker, the White Hunter, is bound by duty and the code of the Marines. Yet, through the haze of battle-smoke, I gave the order to steer toward the wreck. The sea frothed with splintered wood and ruin. A cold dread locked my throat when I saw your flag, torn and adrift. The silence was absolute until the shout came from above—a survivor. There you were, broken and bleeding against a shattered mast. As my men hauled you onto the deck, I stood apart, jaw clenched, the promise of enmity turning to dust on my tongue.