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Saitama was tired of people interfering, especially when he was eating!

Someone named Smokey had come to have a talk with him, but somehow, it felt more like an interrogation!

'Weird people are everywhere! That Smokey fellow was a bit funny though, but I don't understand, is it some kind of fashion in this world to not wear shirts? First was that fire guy, then this Smokey dude who wore a jacket but no shirt…'

Although the talk did not last long, Smoker had in fact asked Saitama to join the marines.

Smoker, after the brief talk, was intrigued by this Bald person.

'He mentioned only to be a friend of 'red-hair' and not a crew member, and he was also denying being a pirate, calling himself a hero working for some hero association… Is there something like that? I do not know but he does not seem to be someone who could commit a crime, he rather seemed like someone who would stop the bad guy.'

"I won't report this matter of me having a talk with caped baldy to the HQ, maybe I should talk to vice-admiral Garp or Kuzan. Heh, well, I could not get him to join the Marines but he said he would help out if needed. Hahaha, does he plan to bridge the enmity of the Marines and the Pirates? Or is he from another world?" Smoker smiled, not knowing that his guess of Saitama being an 'alien' was actually true.

'But he still has a bounty, doesn't he? Sigh... and that too 500,000,000 B!' Smoker puffed out cloud of smoke, his cigar coming to an end- completely drained up.

Saitama had not really told Smoker that he would help, his exact words only seemed to imply this hidden meaning. All Saitama had said was that he would help the people from any danger, irrespective of what the danger is, be it pirates or marines or any other monster.

"Saitama, you met 'fire fist'?" Shanks asked.

"yeah, the fire dude, I met him at this small restaurant, he was a funny guy." Saitama sat on the deck, picking his nose.

"And you are sure you did not fight him? How intriguing! I thought for sure there would be a spar!" Shanks smirked.

"Usually, people don't fight each other just for the heck of it! And he said he had to go meet someone, so he left."

Benn smiled, relieved that nothing disastrous happened.

"So, the day went peacefully huh?" Shanks seemed disappointed

"oi, why do you look disappointed at this? Its good isn't it? Unlike last time where you tricked me into destroying half of an Island!" Saitama was a bit irate at this red hair's behavior.

'Captain always looks for trouble, sigh…'Benn could only shake his head. Nothing he could do about his captain's nature, only follow his footsteps, in the literal sense.

A few months later, at the Banaro Island.

The Island looked like it had been through a terrible earthquake. The houses and buildings had collapsed, the inhabitants were nowhere to be seen, desolate streets were filled with signs of battle.

The Blackbeard Pirates had turned this place on its head. Looting each and every house and person. Merciless. Scary. Vile.

"Ze ha ha ha ha ha!" Blackbeard's guffaw echoed. His eyes enjoying the scenery.

"This Island is done for! Captain, where to next?" Jesus Bergus, a member of Blackbeard's crew, asked.

"Why leave in a hurry? Let us enjoy this landscape for a little longer! Ze ha ha ha ha!"

At this moment, a shadow of a man covered the ground in front of Blackbeard. On top of a dilapidated building, Ace, had finally come face to face with the traitor, his former crew mate, Marshall D. Teach!

"Heh! If it isn't division commander Ace!" Teach looked at Ace, a cruel smile on his face.

Ace ignored this greeting, he had been following Teach's crew all the way to this Island, and the opportunity to corner Teach had now presented itself to Ace. And he, would never let this opportunity pass!

Ace was covered in a shadow of wrath. Rage pumped through his fists, his fire ignited with fury!

"Ace, join my crew, let us hunt that Straw hat!" Teach shamelessly proposed this idea.

"Never! You have killed one of my brother, I shall never let you harm another brother dear to me! Teach! I have come here to end you!"Ace replied.

On that day, fire and darkness collided. Their power seemed to be almost equal, but darkness is something that a single flame cannot defeat. Eventually, the flame gave in, absorbed by the Darkness.

Blackbeard had defeated Ace and was now planning on handing him over to the Marines.

It was not as easy a fight as it had seemed, Blackbeard was completely relying on the yami-yami nomi, the darkness fruit, to defeat Ace, it would've been different however, had Blackbeard fought Ace without relying on this power.

'This bastard took quite some strength to beat! He sure does deserve the title of the 2nd Division Commander of the old man's crew!'

As Blackbeard was in his thoughts, he heard a voice call out for him,

"Oi, would you mind putting that fire guy down?"

"Huh? Who are you? And what business do you have with 'fire-fist'?" Blackbeard snapped from his thoughts and looked to his side. He spotted a small bald man, wearing funny clothes.

'Who is this idiot now? he must be after Ace's bounty, bloody common pirates, they are like vultures, eating another's kill.' Blackbeard smirked. 'Shall I toy with him then?'

"I'm Saitama, a hero…and that guy is… probably my acquaintance" Said the Caped-Baldy with a tired voice.

'Why does that red hair want me to help this fire guy? Well, now that I am here, helping this guy was something I would've done anyway… But seriously, that red hair said that this would be a fun trip! He tricked me…again! Always making me fight! Maybe next time, I should just ask red hair to do his own work!' This was what was going on inside Saitama's head while the member of the Blackbeard crew continuously fired at him.

I know there shall be few questions regarding this chapter, but you all have to wait till the next one comes out to get them answered!

Cya!