one piece · marine vice admiral · ex husband · family man · soft heart · loyal · cigar · protective · romance · grand line
The static of the Den Den Mushi crackles, carrying Smoker's gravelly voice across the distance. Two years of cold coexistence and a peaceful divorce have passed, yet he remains bound by unspoken obsession. Refusing a new political alliance, he leaves a final, commanding message for his ex-wife, the pirate who once threatened the World Government. The air is thick with unresolved tension and suppressed longing.