(Third Person POV)
"Hey, guy!" Samuel called out to Pinkpunk, "What's your deal?! You fucking shooting cannonballs at me?!"
Pinkpunk cocked the handheld cannon and snorted, "What do you think, punk?" He said as he aimed it at him, "You want to keep trying me?"
Samuel assumed a stance, "Hey, Ryoma, right?" He said to Ryoma who stood next to him, "This the one you escaped from?"
"Yes." Ryoma said, "He's an annoying bastard, so I left the ship."
"Pay attention, Maggots!!!" Pinkpunk bellowed as he pulled the trigger and fired off a cannonball
Ryoma stepped in front of Samuel and drew his sword, deflecting the cannonball to the side, causing it to hit the ground where some Marines were standing. The explosion sent several flying away as others jumped away from it.
"Rear-Admiral!" Rhea exclaimed, "What are you doing?!"
Pinpunk scowled, "Curses!" He said, "The swordsman is quite skilled!"
Tashigi fixed her glasses, "He can deflect cannonballs with ease?" She said as Smoker merely stared at this, "What kind of swordsman is he? And that sword....."
"Stay on guard." Smoker said as he lunged forward
Smoker's bottom half turned into smoke as he flew towards where Ryoma stood, launching himself down at him, swinging his Jitte at him.
Ryoma raised his sword and blocked the attack, a slight shockwave emitting as Smoker's body turned back to normal, adding more weight to it. Smoker then landed on the ground and pulled his weapon back, going for another swing.
"Hm." Ryoma said as he swung his sword at him, causing Smoker to deflect the attack, "Interesting....a Logia-type Devil Fruit...."
Smoker puffed some smoke from his mouth, still holding his cigars in his mouth, "Yea, what of it?" He said
"You must be overconfident, thinking nobody can touch you." Ryoma said, "But you are so wrong."
"Hm...." Smoker said
Suddenly, a foot hit Smoker in the shoulder, sending him flying away and reeling against the ground. This caused Smoker to widen his eye in surprise, as he was sure he had his body intangible.
"What?!" He exclaimed
"Captain!" Tashigi called out
Pinkpunk was still standing there, holding his cannon, "Don't get carried away, Smoker!" He shouted, "It is obvious that a former Cipher Pol operative might as well know Armament Haki!!"
Smoker looked at Samuel who was standing next to Ryoma, a serious scowl on his face as he lowered his foot down.
"Cipher Pol?" Samuel said, "Give me a break! Rokushiki and Armament Haki are not that hard to learn!!"
"Uhm....." Ryoma said, "They sorta are....for a random ordinary shopkeeper in the East Blue."
"Tch..." Samuel said, "What is that supposed to mean?"
"Maybe you are a Sleeper." Ryoma said, "Someone messing with your memories? Hypnosis?"
This caused the three Marine Officer to widen their eyes in surprise.
"That's it!!!" Rhea exclaimed, "Hypnosis!! He is a Sleeper Agent!! He must have been hypnotized to keep his identity and mission a secret! That is classic Cipher Pol tactics!!"
"Quite rare for Cipher Pol to do Sleepers like that, but I think it fits." Pinkpunk said, "He must be Sleeping still....."
"Oh, shut up, all of you!" Samuel said as he pointed at Smoker, "You!! I got a bone to pick with you!!!"
"You're still on that?!" Smoker said, annoyed
Samuel had lunged at Smoker, swinging his fist at his face only for Smoker to dodge the blow and jump away. Samuel kept up, however, and rushed him, kicking him in the chest. He had made contact with Smoker's actual body, sending him flying as Smoker felt the impact of the kick.
"Tch....." Smoker said as he reeled near some marines, "He's actually using Haki...."
"Pay attention, Smoker!" Rhea said as she lunged at Samuel, "You can't drop your guard against a Haki-User!!"
Rhea reached Samuel and swung her arm at her, her hand disconnecting yet again and flying towards him. Samuel was already gone and in the air, jumping on it itself.
"Geppo"
"You are not getting me again." Samuel said as he got higher and higher
"Shoot that idiot!!" Rhea shouted
Several marines took aim with their rifles and opened fire, a serious barrage of bullets flew straight at Samuel who covered his face with his arms as he let himself drop down.
"Tekkai: Bulletproof!!"
His body hardened to the point that the weight dropped him faster to the ground, bullets hitting him and bouncing off with little to no effect.
"What?" Pinkpunk said, "He's got quite the skill with Rokushiki...."
Samuel landed on the ground, the weight of him in Tekkai causing him to crack the ground as a shockwave erupted.
Ryoma placed his hand on his chin as he saw this, "He's not bad...." He said, "It is quite clear that he is not who he thinks he is. There is something more to this, and I am quite curious to see what it is."
Smoker then rushed past Rhea, holding his Jitte in his hand as he swung it forward to Samuel who had undone Tekkai. Samuel dodged the swing and countered with a kick of his own but Smoker also anticipated it and dodged out of the way. Samuel then spun around and threw another kick at him but Smoker blocked it with his Jitte.
Samuel then jumped back as Smoker jumped at him and thrust the tip of the Jitte at him, missing completely.
"Rankyaku!!"
Samuel had swung his leg and fired off the pressurized projectile at him, causing Smoker to block the attack with his jitte as Samuel rushed him as a follow-up.
Smoker then saw as Samuel's hand was coated in the black Armament coloring, "Shit...."
Samuel swung his fist at him, connecting hard to Smoker's jaw and sending him flying. The blow was hard enough for the Marine Captain to feel it throughout his body as he hit a tree.
"Captain!" Tashigi shouted as she lunged at Samuel and swung her sword
"Tashigi, don't!!" Rhea called
Samuel dodged the swing and kicked her away, hitting hard in the waist. Tashigi hit the ground and looked up to see him following up with a lunge, his finger extended as his arm was reared back; he was preparing a Shigan.
But Samuel never fired the attack, his body had stopped completely.
"What?" He said as he looked down, seeing his entire body wrapped in chain, "Chains?"
"You've finally unleashed your whole ability, Rhea?" Pinkpunk said
Ryoma was standing there, watching, "Interesting...."
Samuel looked over at Rhea who had her left arm extended at him, several chains sprouting out of her hand and arm. The same chains that were wrapped around Samuel kept him in place.
"A devil fruit?" Samuel said with a scowl, "A Chain-Human?"
"That's right!" Rhea said with a smirk, "Do you want to keep testing me-"
Suddenly, the chains were cut into pieces, freeing Samuel. This caused Rhea to widen her eyes in shock.
"Huh?!" She exclaimed
Everyone looked at Ryoma who had his sword drawn.
"Cutting chains is but child's play." Ryoma said, "But I am surprised that they are akin to actual iron chains....how disappointing.....can you not control the power of their integrity?"
Rhea scowled, "You fucking-"
"I'll handle this one." Pinkpunk said as he took a step forward, "He's my prisoner, after all."
Ryoma sighed, "If you want to...." He said, "But the two of us are beasts that will wreck this place up if we fight too much.....well, I am sure I am above you in power."
"Beasts, you say?" Pinkpunk said with a serious expression, "I am a Beast of Justice!! Unlike you, I don't go around recklessly and attack agents of justice!!"
Samuel looked at him, "Beasts....?" He said, "Wait....."
"Come on, Pink-hair...." Ryoma sheathed his blade, "You and I, we'll have a duel....if you lose...."
"I kill all of your marine subordinates."