‘Will Portgas D. Ace choose to accept the [Supreme Straw Hat] and [Sun God Fruit]? ’

With inexplicable thoughts, Cui Ze and Shanks shuttled through the windmill village, all the way to Golbo Mountain behind the village.

on the way.

The thoughts in Cui Ze's mind kept rolling.

'If I remember correctly, Ace had always believed that he was 'the one who inherited the blood of the devil' until he died. ’

'In other words, Ace has always been very resistant to his own blood, and even Gol D. Roger's father, it can even be said to be disgusted. ’

'In this case, Shanks came to Ace with the [Straw Hat] and [Rubber Fruit], and chose to reveal its meaning in its entirety, would Ace choose to accept it? ’

Even the foresighted Cui Ze was not sure at this moment what choice Ace would make.

The Dadan bandits who adopted Ace (and will continue to adopt Luffy in the future) on Mount Gorbo were not disturbed.

Cui Ze and Shanks used their means to pinpoint the young child who was sitting on the back cliff of the mountain and looking out at the sea in a lonely way.

Portgas D. Ace!

…

Slowly, the sea breeze blew the tips of Ace's black hair, but it kept blowing the melancholy in his heart.

While still in infancy.

Ace was taken out by Garp from Baterila Island in the South China Sea, and brought directly to Dawn Island in the East China Sea, where he was handed over to Dadan in Mount Gorbo to take care of him.

But even far from the land of right and wrong in the South China Sea.

In Garp's hometown of Windmill Village, in the kingdom of Goa, known as "the cleanest pearl in the East China Sea".

Little Ace, who has grown up gradually, will always hear the description of his father, who only exists in newspapers and news, in the mouths of others.

Of those descriptions, there are very few, very few positive reviews.

The vast majority of ordinary people who talk about the world.

I don't have any good feelings for the legendary One Piece, let alone the other party who can be said to have personally unveiled a "Great Pirate Era" that swept the whole world!

In all fairness.

Little Ace doesn't know much about his father, and his basic impressions are all from outside descriptions.

However.

Due to naval duties, Garp rarely stays in Windmill Village for too long;

Da Dan and his group are bandits living in the Goya Kingdom, and they have no interest in pirates;

The intelligence information Ace obtained about his father basically came from the residents of Windmill Village and even the rest of the Goa Kingdom.

These people, without exception, have a general and broad impression of One Piece—a synonym for evil chaos!

Why would ordinary people care about the significance of One Piece to the world?

For them, One Piece is nothing but the number one pirate in the world.

subject to external influences.

Over time.

Little Ace also began to dislike his biological father very much.

But what made him even more difficult to accept was the malicious evaluation of him by the people who talked about One Piece, which was extended from his father Roger.

'If Goldo Roger also has a son, then that little **** will definitely be [beheaded]? ! ’

‘For pirates, won’t many countries give [hanging]? Hang him! ’

'With the world's hatred of One Piece... how about our punishment of stabbing to death with a needle? ’

'Burn him with fire! Hear the wailing of the little rascal before he dies! ’

'The most important point is that we have to show Roger's child's appearance before his death as we did to Roger, so that his bad family will be ridiculed by the world forever! ’

Such vicious remarks would come out of the mouths of ordinary people who seemed to be honest in the past.

Ace didn't know either.

When one day, his identity is completely exposed in front of these kind and gentle people who used to treat him, will the other party act in line with their words?

But even at a young age, Ace can feel that the subconscious vicious words of these people are definitely from the sincere thoughts.

One Piece is the source of chaos and evil devil that disturbs the order of the world and destroys the stability of the sea!

The son of the pirate king is a natural evil who inherited the blood of the devil! Never let him live in the world!

Ace didn't know how to argue with those people.

No one has ever told him how to correctly understand the dialectical significance of One Piece to the world.

Hatred, hostility, hatred from outside...

The accumulation of the young Ace, the "son of the pirate king", is as heavy as a mountain.

Accidentally woke up in the middle of the night.

Ace, who was oppressed so hard to breathe, always thought about a question.

"Is my birth a good thing?"

Facing the boundless sea and the slowly blowing mountain wind, Ace took the trouble to ask this question.

He thought it would be the same as before.

There is no answer to this question.

"This question shouldn't be a child of your age, it's something you should think about."

A very unfamiliar voice came from behind Ace.

Like a frightened beast, little Ace turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, and suddenly saw two very strange men.

The one on the left has a handsome face and wears a jet black coat;

The one on the right has red hair and a yellow straw hat.

At first glance, you can see that these two people are completely different from the temperament of ordinary windmill village residents.

"who are you?"

Little Ace nimbly turned from the spot and stood up, looking vigilantly at the two men who appeared at his "secret base".

"Why are you here?"

"Yo, little Ace, I'm Shanks, a pirate."

Shanks, who had just started speaking, stepped forward with a bright smile on his face.

"nice to meet you."

Compared to the enthusiastic Shanks.

Cui Ze's demeanor was much colder. He put his hands in his pockets and stood there, looking at him without saying a word.

"He's also a pirate, called—"

Shanks just wanted to introduce Cui Ze's identity, but suddenly realized that he didn't know what Cui Ze's name was, so he could only say it with Hu Hu.

"Just call him the card, the name doesn't matter."

Looking at this hippie smiling, unsightly red-haired man.

Ace couldn't help frowning and turned to look at Cui Ze.

"You're a gang? Then you should be the boss, right?"

Ace looked directly at Cui Ze's face, like a newborn tiger calf, not weak.

Cui Ze admired Ace's words, but he shook his head anyway.

"We're not a gang, and I'm not Shanks' boss...but both of us are indeed here for you."

Cui Ze said calmly.

"Portgas D. Ace, or Gol D. Ace ~lightnovelpub.net~ heard his full name.

Ace's child hole could not help shrinking slightly.

The other party actually knew his name!

That should also know his life experience!

"You are all pirates?"

Recalling the world's evaluation of his father, Ace raised his hands, put them in front of him, and assumed a defensive posture subconsciously.

"Do you know that I am the son of the Pirate King?

"Are you here to kill me?"

Cui Ze didn't have time to respond.

Shanks frowned, "What a mess... why do you think we're here to kill you?"

"Is not it?"

Ace only felt that his lips were a little dry, and he swallowed.

"I'm the son of One Piece... If you kill me, you'll become famous immediately, right?"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, Shanks couldn't help laughing.

"Fame? Whether it's me or the cards over there, it's past the stage of accumulating fame."

Ace looked suspicious.

If it was the big handsome ratio over there who said this, he might still believe it.

But what comes out of your mouth...

I don't know why, but I always feel that the confidence is not enough.

"what-"

Shanks naturally noticed Ace's skeptical expression, and suddenly made a strange sound, and was about to introduce the reputation of the Red Hair Pirates to this kid.

"Speaking of business, redhead."

Cui Ze interrupted Shanks' behavior.

"Children of Roger One Piece, now there is a chance before you."

Hear what Cui Ze said.

Whether it was Ace or Shanks, they settled down and looked here.

Cui Ze stared at Ace and asked softly.

"Want to understand the meaning of life? Want to really...live?"