One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 300 Ace
"Are you Portgas D. Rouge? I'm Roger's friend." Garp said as he looked at the very weak woman sitting on the bed. She was almost two different people from the Rouge he saw in the photo. She could no longer be described as thin. Even skin and bones looked strong in front of her.

"Are you, Vice Admiral Garp?" Lu Jiu's eyes were already a little cloudy, but she still tried her best to see who the person was. When she saw that it was indeed Garp, Lu Jiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"What's the baby's name?" Garp walked forward and asked. He didn't say anything about taking both of them away, because he had already seen that Lu Jiu was at the end of her life and could not be saved. She relied on her willpower to force the baby to stay in her body for more than twenty months. This almost impossible task was done by Lu Jiu. However, the consumption of twenty months of feeding the child, coupled with the constant relocation to avoid pursuit, had completely drained Lu Jiu's last bit of physical strength.

"Ace, it's a boy. Roger and I discussed at the time that if it's a girl, we'll name her Ann, and if it's a boy, we'll name her Ace. Gol D. Ace, that's the name of the child." Lu Jiu stretched out her arm and gently stroked the baby beside her. The child did not cry, but lay there, breathing evenly, and was obviously asleep.

"I will change his name. The people of the World Government will not allow Gol D to appear." Garp picked up the child and said to Luju without hiding anything.

"I can guess. Can I ask you for one more favor?" Lu Jiu asked, nodding with difficulty.

"Go ahead, just don't go too far." Karp said casually.

"If possible, please don't tell the child about his background, at least not before he comes of age." When Lu Jiu said the last part, she was obviously out of strength. Her voice could be described as a moan. If it weren't for Garp's strength that allowed his five senses to far surpass those of ordinary people, no one would be able to hear what Lu Jiu was saying.

"Okay, I promise you." Karp nodded. He didn't know if this was the right thing to do, but this was a mother's last request and he really couldn't refuse.

"Thank you. Grow up well, Ace." Lu Jiu thanked her for the last time. Her movements of turning to look at Ace became so strenuous. After giving the final blessing to her child, Lu Jiu slowly closed her eyes.

Perhaps it was an illusion before death, Lu Jiu actually heard that familiar laughter after a long time, and along with it was a touch of red. It was a coat, the one that Roger wore before he left. Then came that silly smiling face, and two tufts of what could not be told were nose hair or beard.

"Here I come, Lujiu. Thank you for your hard work and for putting me through this." Roger's voice seemed to have some reverberation, but no matter what, Lujiu could still tell that it was Roger's voice.

"I'm here, Roger, Ace is born." Lu Jiu's voice became powerful and a little playful. This was Lu Jiu's real voice.

"I know, I've really wronged you. If I hadn't insisted on doing this, you wouldn't have to work so hard." Before Roger could finish his words, Lu Jiu blocked his mouth with her fingers.

"This is my choice, big idiot. I don't blame you. After all, you are also working for that future, right?" Lu Jiu said with a smile. Her smile was still so warm. Roger fell for this smile.

"Okay, I can't argue with you, but do you think our son will be the one who leads the world?" Roger smiled and shook his head, not continuing the previous topic.

"I don't care whether Ace will be the one who leads the world. As long as he can grow up healthily and live a happy life, I will be satisfied. As for whether he can lead the world, if you ask me, I would rather he was an ordinary person. I hope he can live a stable life rather than being successful." Lu Jiu holds the simplest wish as a mother. She does not ask her children to be rich, but only asks them to live a happy life.

"I hope so too. After all, the price of leading the world is very high. Compared to Ace, I hope that kid Kaido can succeed. As for Ace, I can only wish our child the best. I hope he can live the life he wants. I also hope he can forgive me, the unreliable father." Roger sighed. Obviously, he didn't need to breathe in his current state, but he still felt that he needed to sigh at this time.

"I don't think Ace will blame you, but Vice Admiral Garp may take Ace with him to join the navy." Lu Jiu said with a smile. She has completely adapted to this situation. Maybe this is a dream, but it is so good to see Roger that she didn't bother about it at all.

"Hahahaha, then go ahead. As my son, even if he is a navy, I believe he will not become a running dog of the World Government, but a real man!" Roger laughed. All he could do was to give Ace a relatively good future environment as much as possible. As for the result, he could only leave it to fate. However, he believed that his son would never become the kind of person who would obey the orders of the World Government.

"I hope so." Lu Jiu sighed. When she wasn't paying attention, the scene around her had changed. A dreamlike scene enveloped them. A pair of invisible hands were holding her towards an unknown direction. Roger and Lu Jiu were still talking, but they were getting farther and farther away from the world of the living. Looking at Lu Jiu who had lost her vitality, Garp felt a little uncomfortable. Although he was used to seeing death, he couldn't ignore this kind of death. This was a mother's love for her child, and this little guy in the cradle didn't understand anything. He was still sleeping soundly, and the snot bubbles on his nose were expanding and shrinking.

"Oh." Karp sighed and looked at the midwife who was still sitting on the ground and had not gotten up.

"Could you please help me with her luggage?" Cap said.

"Okay, okay." The nurse stood up in a panic, ran out in a hurry, and came back with a cowhide bag and placed it in front of Cap.

Garp took it, thanked him, and opened the bag. The first thing that caught his eye was various baby products, including children's clothes, bottles, etc. Lu Jiu had prepared these in advance. In a very inconspicuous corner on the side of the bag, Garp found a photo. It was a photo of two people, but unfortunately it was torn in the middle. Only Lu Jiu was smiling at the camera. As for the other person in the photo, the only thing that could be seen was an arm and a big hand that was wrapped around Lu Jiu's shoulders. Judging from the cuffs, the person was wearing a white shirt, and the unbuttoned cuffs looked a little messy.

Garp knew that it was Roger. As an opponent for many years, Garp was very familiar with Roger. This could be seen just from the calluses on his palm.

"Keep it. At least it will give the kid something to think about." Garp put the photo in his arms, planning to give it to Ace when he grows up. Now he needs to take care of Luju's funeral. It is impossible to bury her with Roger. After all, the World Government has never given up on looking for Roger's bloodline over the years. Even if so many people have been killed, the World Government is still worried. He cannot go and send clues to the World Government, so he can only bury her hastily on this island.

Fortunately, the scenery of this island is pretty good. Lu Jiu should like it, right? Forget it. He didn't say a few words to Lu Jiu. Don't worry about it. After the funeral was over, Garp carried Ace onto his ship.

"Is this child the purpose of this trip, Lieutenant General Karp?" asked Karp's adjutant Bogard.

"Yes, a child of an old friend, I adopted him and planned to treat him as my grandson, hahahahahaha." Karp laughed loudly, but it was not known how much laughter was contained in his laugh.

"Okay, next we'll go to Windmill Town in the East China Sea and find someone to take care of this child," said Cap.

"I'm afraid that's going to be difficult. Vice Admiral Garp, Marshal Kong has personally ordered us to return to the Navy Headquarters immediately. He said there is something very important to say." Bogard said.

"Hey!!! Why is this happening? I've taken annual leave!" Cap looked at Bogard in amazement.

"According to Marshal Kong's order, we should have set off yesterday. I have already been delayed for a day. Marshal Kong said that we must go back no matter what. We can make up for the annual leave next time." Bogard spread his hands, indicating that it was not his fault.

"This, this, this." Garp looked at the pregnant Ace and felt a headache.

"Give the order, Vice Admiral Garp." Bogard said directly, as if he didn't see Garp's dilemma.

"Forget it, let's go back to headquarters!" Garp nodded resignedly and gave the order to return helplessly. Let's take it one step at a time.

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