Pirates, revolutionaries, all had succumbed to the might of this stranger, naturally after so many battles, his name within minion would not be much of a secret, his powers that had been shown gently flew through word of mouth, the marines would take no prisoners, they would not send anyone but their best, their best at this moment being Commodore Napoleon Leopald, the thirteen foot commadore would walk straight to the center of town. No games would be played here today, the gentle stream of smoke drifted through the air behind him, the marine jacket resting upon each shoulder, the arms empty, one arm would be free holding his cigar after each puff, the other located within his pocket. He had been summoned to Minion Island to deal with a problem. A single soul had caused so much dissaray, the evidence seen through out the landscape.

"This is going to be annoying" the Commadore uttered with no interest what so ever. His legs were far longer than any other part of his body, standing at a total height of thirteen feet, the man from the long leg tribe would continue his walk, even at this distance his eyes could see the trouble maker. The appearance had already been given to him from the reports they had recieved, It took only moments for the long legged marine to clear the distance, he worried nought for traps, for any kind of sneak attack, perhaps it was over confidence in his abilities, or perhaps he just didnt even concider the thought that someone may attempt such down right dastardly tricks. With only ten meters between the two, the commadore would finally halt. Keeping his cigar within his mouth, his free hand pushed a strand of loose hair back into place, the scar upon his face so vibrant, as if it where new.

"So your the issue!" he said, it was not a question as such, more of a statement. His eyes remained firmly upon the man, his hand taking the cigar from his mouth. "I' suppose asking you to come without a fuss would be useless?" This time it was a question.

"Thanks" The commadore uttered in retort to the off handed comment about his height, though he would sigh softly, as if this fight where something he really didnt want to be apart off. "That's a shame, I was so hoping we could avoid confrontation and just move on, I guess I'm not going to get back to my nap any time soon" The marine officer said, though his eyes scanned the rev and pirate grab bags that the young male had been nice enough to set up for him. "I'll take them off your hands, provided you have any left" the marine said, though his tone was not threatening, he had no threatening bone in his body. He was just simply a laid back worker who enjoyed his job to a degree, while other aspects such as having to fight people where a bit of an annoyance.

Still with Cigar in his mouth, he nodded to the boys request. "As you wish", then there was a blur, his right leg had moved quickly, performing a horizontal cutting motion and returning to the ground in less than a full second, while this motion released a wave of pure air without hardly any effort at all. A basic technique from one of the two styles he was trained in, utilizing the Rankyaku, with his long legs the length would be increased, doubling from the basic seven meters many could release to a whopping fourteen meters while the width was boosted to an entire meter, all with such basic effort. Intended to slice the man in two, if it missed it would strike whatever was behind him, leaving no stone unscathed, being able to carve through iron with ease thanks to the enhanced leg skill of the Long leg tribe.

Commadore Leopald was not one to take stupid risks, long range attacks did not work on logia he knew this, but hehad to be sure of this mans abilities with his own eyes, gauging the capabilities of the stranger before showing his own skill. With his long black leg fighting style and rokushiki at his disposal, he was fast making his way to Rear Admiral, a job with so much more work needed it was annoying, but he also would not shirk his responsibilities. Intently he looked to the gasu gasu no mi user, the cigar still puffing away gently in his mouth.

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"So its true" the Commadore uttered, mainly to himself, as he watched the burst of air speed towards the body of his opponent, only to tear through the body in an instant, yet the bodies dispersal into some gaseous form. This was the power of a logia, and now it seemed the young male would make an attempt of his own, though what did he think? That the commadore would remain where he stood, no.

As the cane began to twirl in the mans hand, the Commodores feet moved, staming upon the ground ten times in a matter of mili-seconds. So as the gunshot sounded, the long legged commodore was already on the move. The power of Soru, another of the supernatural fighting styles techniques in which a user can move at inhumane speeds. Again relying on the legs, the power of Soru was amplified, so the gunshot would ring out, yet the target was no longer in the same location.

"Not bad" his voice came from above, his cigar had been discarded upon his use of Soru, and he soared now towards his opponent, yet no haki covered him, he would hold his breath as he intended to crash in to the body of the gasu gasu, he of course believed that gas would be somewhat dangeorus if he inhaled it.

Yet he had his own surprises, first his minds eye opened up. The ability to predict attacks, to be told of danger, thanks to this and Rokushiki, he could move in the air if needed and avoid attacks if they where to come for him. If successful, he would crash into the body of the male, cracking the earth as his fist struck the ground. His legs may be his most powerful asset, but his fists where powerful in their own right.

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Perhaps the gas user was smarter than he looked, as the man crashed through his body, his shigan striking the earth below causing a small burst of wind thanks to the sheer force of the strike connecting, this pushed a small amount of the gas outward, yet this was hardly any cause for concern. Having already held his breath, the rokushiki user would now being hidden by the smoke screen strike the ground with his legs once more. Given that Gerard would need to accumulate the distance so as to not get caught up in his own attack, performing a secondary soru this time it seemed much faster and  was simple enough. Though the marine would not bother chasing after Gerard at this moment. This soru would propel him forward, pushing out of the cloud seconds before the bullet of fire connected with the gas.

Thanks to the use of Kenbushoku haki, alerting him to the dangers that he would be facing, catching the marine off guard would be a difficult feat, as the flames faded quickly, the marine would be standing their, breathing once more, a simple sigh flowing from his lips. "It seems like neither of us can strike each other, your just not fast enough, and I can't seem to connect with that gas body of yours. It looks like astale mate, so why don't you just give yourself up? the marine would ask hopefully. He had very little interest within this fight, the gasu gasu user had obviously shown him what he can do, relying on that cane, obviously his intangibility was the only reason he had survived this long. Commadore Leopold would reach in to his pocket, pulling out a lighter and a cigar, igniting a new cigar he would take a drag. "Come on kid, you've done the crime, why not do the time" The commadore spoke.

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Commadore Leopoad would laugh, booming, deep, reverbrating. It was a good hearty laugh at the words of the man. "Vigilantism, takin the law in to your own hands, though these guys are pirates, and the others theres no proof of them being revoloutanaries, we got word of your actions via concerned citizens, and of course we take this seriously. Alas its not the marines jobs to make sure a town is looking good, it isnt over croweded, thats the job of the building associated and appointed politician and noble yadayada" the man yawned, yet the cigar seemed to remain in his mouth. "And on top of that, arresting arrest, thats a serious one" the officer would say. Finally he removed his jacket, allowing it to fall from his shoulders.

"So ya say you can protect this place, but you can't lay a hand on me. You don't really seem like an idiot, your calculated, cool. Not one to anger, i respect that, but it also means your gonna take more effort to wear down, thats all I got see, stamina and speed, this isn't going to go anywhere if I can't hit you and you can't catch me. Seems like its a waste of time, but its a nuisance, I gotta bring you in, its my job. Your job? other than wanting to do what ya want ya got no reason for trying to "free" these free people do ya?" so if you can protect em, if you wanna show that....then come at me kid, show me everything ya got. Cuz it doesnt look like its in any of our nature to just back down" The commadore said, taking a long drag on his cigar.

A gentle smile formed upon the lips of the Marine, perhaps he had done something to provoke the criminal, having finally managed to bring the young man to him instead, this was a common practice to use against logia, it was a dangerous gamble when you didn't know the logias abilities, but after testing the mans abilities and having been informed of the capabilities the man had currently shown, Leopold understood that this man used gas, something commonly required to breath in. If he kept his breath held when fighing close contact he would not have as much of an issue, so he believed. Another thing was false hope, instigating that he could not actually touch the logia while berrating the logias own skills.

By repeatedly stating though he could not touch the logia but that the logia could not beat him due to being unable to catch him he now got to see the logia user come straight for him. Now his attack had to be timed perfectly. Watching, his Ken haki keeping him alert, now he was impressed with the impressive speed boost that the logia had utilized, he had not originally counted on that, with his haki increasing his perceptive skills though, this would not be as much of a problem. Moving forward as the logia proceeded to pass through him, the long legged warriors hands touched the ground. In one motion he began to rotate, his legs held out like a propellor of sorts.

His first swing would come just as the logia began to reform, his legs shimmered black, he had hoped to end this with a single attack, but the burst of spead had altered his movement, his legs shimmered black, odd due to the fact that they had been the normal colour of his trousers prior. This was the power of Buso haki, the ability to augment the power of his legs with a defense capability while at the same time granting him the ability to strike logia. Yes to connect with the Gasu Gasu No Mi users body. This powerful swing of his legs would knock the gasu gasu user to the side with great force if connected and had the power to crack bone with ease normally, enhanced with buso though broken ribs to the right side would more than likely be the issue. A fighter could easily continue on.

If this hit was successful and the logia was thrown three meters to the right, the rotating marine would move to his feet quickly, jumping with impressive speed, he lifted his black clad leg in to the air, aiming to strike down upon the wounded logia. Assuming his previous attack was of course successful. Intending on ending this battle quickly, he had the surprise element of being able to touch the logia, if that element was lost. This battle would become much harder for the marine.

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His foot destroyed the ground below him, though there seemed to be no Gerard beneath, grunting in annoyance the marine looked to the side, the gasu users burst of speed was impressive, and performing these feats with damaged ribs, well that was even more impressive. Leopold would shrug at Gerards question.

"Im not one of those people, who give out their abilities so freely, you not knowing how I can strike your body, you not knowing whether its just my legs or whether my fists have the same power. All of these questions, are power. Though lets make this interesting. IF i win, you surrender, you deal with your crimes and then join the marine core, you join my squad personally. IF you win, I'll give you the information on how I can strike that strange body of yours" The Commadore said, his cigar still within his mouth.

"Though it's really annoying that you wouldnt just go down in that one hit, now that the secrets out, its going to be harder to get close to you" Leopold said with a shrug, He had used the distraction way too many times for it to be viable again. He needed to find a way to get close to the gasu gasu no mi user, while at the same time making sure he wouldnt be caught within the gasu users assaults.

With his legs still blackened, Leopold charged, his soru propelling him faster to cover the distance. If able to clear said distance without any danger, he would aim to bring his buso clad leg upwards to strike the chin of the gasu gasu no mi user and send him flying in to the air, if this was successful, his geppo would propel him further into the air, and with a spin, he would then intend to drive his leg downward to send Gerard flying directly in to the ground.

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