One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 131 Focus Mode
99:0
This is the current win-loss ratio between Caesar and Ace.

Since arriving at Sky Island half a year ago and having enough time to concentrate on training, the time intervals between Ace's challenges to Caesar have become longer and longer.

Unlike the challenges during sailing in the past, thanks to Caesar's oppressive training methods, Ace's strength will be more advanced every time he challenges Caesar.

Half a year later, Caesar could clearly feel that this guy's overall strength had almost doubled compared to before!
Among them, the one that has made the greatest progress is Armament Haki.

Today, Ace has mastered the release of Armament Haki, and the strength of Armament Haki has also been greatly improved.

However, the ability of Jianbunshoku to foresee the future has yet to break through to the level of foreseeing the future.

In fact, it was the same with Yamato back then. The first thing to do when practicing Observation Haki is to completely empty your mind.

Yamato only mastered it after leaving Wano Country, getting rid of the shadow of his original family, and getting rid of the aura of Kozuki Oden that lowered his intelligence.

Ace has always had an obsession with being the son of the Pirate King, and coupled with his impatient and straightforward personality, although he has a good talent for observation Haki, he can never cross the threshold of foreseeing the future.

"This is the last battle."

Caesar supported the knife with one hand and looked at Ace opposite him happily.

Unlike previous challenges, Ace's expression this time was very serious, without a trace of smile in his eyes.

But deep in those solemn eyes, there was still a hint of confusion and helplessness.

From being swallowed by the waves at the beginning of the year, to being rescued from the sea by Caesar, and making a pact of a hundred battles with the other party, then it was a journey of laughter and adventure all the way, and finally he and everyone else established a country on the sky island.

Practice and have banquets with everyone every day.

Argue with your companions, fight side by side, or cooperate with Vegapunk in various scientific research.

Ace suddenly realized that he had already integrated into this group of people without realizing it, and fell into the emotional web carefully woven by Caesar.

Or perhaps, he had actually realized this a long time ago, but he was just too proud to know how to deal with it.

But as the number of duels gradually approached 100, Ace knew that it was time for him to make a decision.

And standing here today is his decision.

If he really didn't want to join, then as Caesar had said before, he could leave alone at any time.

But how could a proud man like him do this?
As a man, you should fight with dignity until the last battle!
Seeing that Ace had no intention of saying anything, Caesar chuckled and hooked his finger at Ace: "Okay, no more nonsense, let's get started."

Not far away, a group of crew members looked at the two people confronting each other with burning eyes. Everyone knew that both Caesar and Ace cared about this most crucial battle.

They even came to this desolate Star-Broken Island specifically to fight in order to prevent damage to the Sky Island.

The area of ​​Star-Broken Island is very large, after all, it is made up of multiple floating islands.

Originally there were some residents there, but they were all moved to Gaya Island by Caesar. Now there are only the violent beasts bred by the Golden Lion. However, because it connects Gaya Island and Alabasta, it won't be long before this place is developed.

It was just right to use it as a duel arena for the two of them.

"fire punch!"

Without saying a word, he started with his fire fist.

A blazing flame burst out, and a ball of exploding flame rushed straight into Caesar's face!

Ace already had a bounty on his head long before he killed Crocodile.

Fire Fist Ace, bounty of 100 million berries!
Because he was just a newcomer under Caesar, and his specific strength was unknown, the initial reward of 100 million was already a very high amount.

And part of the credit goes to Karp.

The old man yelled, that Ace is my grandson, I taught him, he is much stronger than that damn Crocodile!
Zhan Guo believed what the old guy said. After all, Aokiji was brought up by him. Even the now famous Caesar had a certain master-disciple relationship with Garp.

If Ace didn't have some strength, how could Caesar have taken him under his wing? Or even let that guy Morgans help promote him in the newspapers?

The title of Fire Fist comes from the fact that every time Ace encounters an enemy, no matter what kind of enemy it is, he will start with a fire fist!
There is no doubt that this skill is useless to Caesar, who has both the abilities of fire and black hole.

boom--

Black and red thunder exploded, and the violent domineering color spread out.

The ground beneath Caesar's feet cracked layer by layer, and under this terrifying pressure, it wove a huge spider web, carrying with it the flames that were sweeping over it!

"This domineering color..."

In the distance, the people watching the battle were shocked.

Although Caesar had excellent control over his domineering Haki, he was unable to touch them at all.

But the terrifying pressure that could easily affect real objects frightened everyone, even someone as strong as Big Bear was frightened.

"Without any entanglement, the mere pressure alone can crack the earth and cause the flames to swirl backwards. The captain's strength is truly unfathomable."

Yixiao sighed solemnly, "I haven't seen him practice much, but his domineering aura is getting stronger and stronger."

"Maybe it's because he became the ruler of a country."

Big Bear thought about it. Although he did not possess the Conqueror's Haki, he knew the conditions for strengthening the Conqueror's Haki.

This thing cannot be cultivated, it can only change with one's state of mind.

Although Caesar was lazy, he was still the emperor of a country. Even though he had no interest in power and left all the work to his subordinates, he acted like a mascot and did nothing every day.

But after six months, with the respect and awe of the people and the guards, he began to possess the aura of a superior who was intimidating without even getting angry.

Especially in recent times, for some reason, Caesar seemed to be becoming more and more attractive to the people around him. He even found a portrait of Caesar in his daughter's desk drawer.

Although the drawing is ugly, the red eyes, black wings, black sword... there is no doubt that it is Caesar!

What Daxiong couldn't accept the most was that the painting was actually framed!

As a father, the sharp yellow-haired radar instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

But he also has his own difficulties.

Who should I tell about this? How should I tell it?
Tell Caesar to stay away from my daughter?
That's outrageous!

Putting aside Caesar's identity as a leader, Caesar's attitude towards Bonnie is like that towards his own sister. At most, he would just pat her head and hold her up high. Although this guy has a lot of women around him, he is indeed not a lolita complex.

Caesar couldn't open his mouth, and Bonnie couldn't open it even more.

After all, the little girl is only seven years old!

At this age, even if there is a liking for someone, it is at best just simple admiration and liking to play with the other person, and they may not even be aware of this.

Wouldn't it make you look dirty and filthy if you said it out loud?
But if nothing is done, there might not be any problem in a few years, but as Bonnie enters puberty, his anxiety will most likely become a reality.

If he were to ask himself honestly, Daxiong felt that if that day really came, he would not be unable to accept the result.

After all, the two are only a generation apart in age, and although Caesar is a playboy, he is very good to his women and handles family relationships very well. Given the relationship between Bonnie and Yamato, there is no need to worry about any disharmony in their relationship.

But which father would want his daughter to marry such a philandering guy?

And even if Bonnie fell in love with Caesar at the age of seventeen, he wouldn't say anything, but the child is only seven years old this year!
Caesar! Damn you!!!
Ace, hurry up and swing your fist and beat this damn captain to his knees! Watching the two fighting in the distance, Kuma silently clenched his fists, the fire of fatherly love burning brightly in his heart.

Although he knew that Caesar was not to blame for this, as a father, Big Bear felt an indescribable resentment in his heart. He was almost going crazy these days.

"Come on, Caesar!"

Bonnie's cheers came to my ears.

Wow...

In an instant, Big Bear felt as if something on his body had broken.

rustling—

The sound of breaking through the air was heard, and two figures moved at high speed on the battlefield.

There was flame burning under Ace's feet, and he kept chasing Caesar. The jet force of the flame greatly increased his movement speed.

Although he habitually starts with the fire fist, but with the progress of ninety-nine battles and the day-to-day training in the past year, with the guidance of Caesar, Big Bear and Yixiao, Ace did not rely too much on the fruit ability as in the original plot.

On the contrary, after carefully studying the fighting styles of Caesar and his companions, Ace devoted most of his energy to tempering his physique and domineering aura.

Caesar was very pleased with this.

After all, he is Roger's bloodline and has the natural qualifications of a top-level strongman. Researching and developing fruits is really putting the cart before the horse.

The development of abilities is not like that of domineering. Domineering requires time and effort to develop bit by bit, but the development of fruits only requires sufficient physical strength and the direction of fruit development allows.

Just like Luffy's Gear Second, it is performed by bearing enormous force and high pressure in battle, which accidentally increases the pressure on the blood. The characteristics of the ability are there, and it can be easily done if the conditions are met.

Bang bang bang!
Fists and feet collided, making muffled thunder-like sounds.

Neither of them used their fruit abilities, it was just a basic physical skill clash.

Ace doesn't use the fruit because the fire ability is useless against Caesar, and may even be absorbed by Caesar's ability.

The reason why Caesar doesn't use the fruit is, of course, because Ace's own strength is not enough to force him to use his ability.

boom!
With a powerful downward kick, Ace slammed the ground, creating a huge hole.

"The power is good, but the speed is a little lacking."

Caesar dodged the attack and laughed.

"So... how about this?"

Ace bent his body slightly, half-bent his legs and started running, and suddenly four dazzling flames shot out from behind him!

The flame burned fiercely, and as Caesar watched, it gradually gathered into a jet-like shape, and its color changed from fiery orange-red to bright blue!

"Oh?"

Caesar looked at the flames in surprise. It was the first time he saw Ace use flames of this color.

He had never seen it either in the original plot or in past battles with him.

"Blue flame?"

"hey-hey…"

Ace bumped his fists together, a defiant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his thoughts went back to a month ago.

…………

"Increase the temperature of the flame?"

Looking at Ace, who had just finished the 98th battle with Caesar and was bruised and battered, Vegapunk was a little surprised.

"Yes, Caesar said I need to increase the flame temperature. Please help me!"

Facing the great scientist who had helped his Clippers upgrade many times, Ace politely bowed and asked for help.

Vegapunk hung his tongue and thought for a moment, "That's not right. This fruit itself has the ability to raise temperatures. Are you developing it in the wrong direction?"

"I did develop a technique to increase the temperature of flames, but..."

Ace scratched his head, unsure how to describe it. "The bigger the flame, the higher the temperature. That's about it. And the damage is mostly done by the explosion and impact of the flame."

"The bigger the flame, the hotter it is. Ah ha, of course..."

Vegapunk looked at him speechlessly and waved: "Come with me first."

Taking Ace to the kitchen, Vegapunk turned on a stove improved by Yanbei, turned the switch, and with a clicking sound, a ball of flame popped out of the stove.

Vegapunk adjusted the switch knob, and the flames gradually gathered together, making a whistling sound, and the color gradually turned blue.

"Judging from your appearance, you probably haven't been to school, right?"

Vegapunk looked at Ace, who grinned, "No, my grandfather threw me into a bandit den when I was a few years old."

"Garp? What an irresponsible fellow! No wonder you became a pirate."

Having been on Sky Island for so long, Vegapunk has long known Ace's identity and background.

"Due to your limited education, it's difficult for me to explain the principle here to you clearly. In short, you can try to increase the jet speed of the flame, rather than the total amount of flame."

Vegapunk explained: "The characteristic of the Flame-Flame Fruit is the temperature of natural flames. That's correct. As a user of this ability, you can control the burning state of flames."

"For example, when flames are in combustion-supporting gases like oxygen and gas, they can produce jets and explosions, effectively increasing the temperature and explosive power of the flames. However, as the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, you can completely treat it as the flame itself. You don't need the help of these combustion-supporting gases. You can make the flame become whatever you want."

"The temperature of natural flames is limited. Simply increasing the temperature of the flame itself is difficult, but changing the state of the flame is quite simple..."

…………

"Focus mode, high-speed spray!"

Ace's figure suddenly flashed, and with the help of a jet of flame, he appeared in front of Caesar in the blink of an eye.

"Oh my..."

There was a glimmer of surprise in Caesar's eyes.

He could feel the scorching heat coming from Ace's body at this moment, which was far beyond the ordinary red flame before!

Under normal circumstances, the temperature of a blue flame is at least 1700 degrees.

"That's pretty good! Regardless of its power, at least this temperature definitely won't be suppressed by magma. It's really terrifying~"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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I asked, and they said it was a satire on current affairs. I said that was not true, I was satirizing the dog. Penglai said nothing, and just helped me to get rid of the ban, and deleted that paragraph by the way...)
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