One Piece Talk King: Starting with Commentary on Devil Fruits

But as a father to a large family, he resolutely gave away most of his good points so that his sons who died in the war would not fall into the three evil realms and most of them would be reincarnated in the human realm. The price was that Whitebeard was banished to the realm of evil spirits and became an unpaid laborer in the underworld.

The skeleton touched his head. This request wasn't unreasonable. "You want to see Ace, right? I can grant your request, but you'll have to deal with any disputes that arise later."

To Roger's astonishment, another spirit flew out of the Gates of Hell behind Brook, bearing an eight-tenths resemblance to the Pirate King.

Chapter 174 Two Fathers

The black-clad soul that flew out of hell was none other than Portgas D. Ace, who had a bounty of over 500 million during his lifetime. He was still a young man when he died, and this filial son flew directly to the side of the reanimated Whitebeard.

He never expected to see his adoptive father again in this lifetime. With an excited expression, Ace shouted in front of Roger, "Dad, it's great that I can finally see you again."

The spirit wanted to embrace the reanimated Whitebeard, but he still couldn't. Ace's two arms passed through the other's body, leaving the son with a frustrated expression. He longed to be closer to his adoptive father.

Whitebeard shared the same thought as Ace. He also wanted to touch his son one last time, feeling he owed him too much in his life. "I didn't share my good points with you, Ace. I hope you won't blame me. Hell is too big. I've been looking for you for many years. Maybe the underworld is intentionally preventing us from meeting."

"It's alright, Dad. Many of my brothers died because of me. I completely agree with your decision to prioritize them. I should bear the consequences of the trouble I caused." Ace felt he owed the Whitebeard Pirates more. If it weren't for his recklessness, many things wouldn't have happened.

Character Notes: Demon Path - Portgas D. Ace

Ace was a genuine person in life, with a close balance between good and evil. In the end, he did not fall into the Hell Realm and enjoyed the same treatment as Whitebeard and Roger, working day and night for the underworld.

Roger watched his own son being all lovey-dovey with his old rival, and he, as a father, felt a little jealous. "Ace, didn't you see me? Don't you want to say a few words to me?"

As a father, Roger had not witnessed his son's growth, but they were blood relatives after all, and he could recognize him at a glance even after many years apart. As for how Ace got together with Whitebeard, Roger did not intend to investigate. He was used to being a hands-off manager, and he was more than happy to let others raise his son.

"Roger, I have nothing to say to you, and I didn't inherit your surname. You and I are just strangers." Ace saw the bewildered Roger as he passed through the Gates of Hell. This man who only gave birth to children but didn't care about raising them had no good feelings towards him and would not give him a friendly look.

Was it really that hard to guess that Edo Tensei Whitebeard knew Ace was Roger's biological son before he died?

Roger's sword was named Ace. Whitebeard had seen Roger in his middle age. If we deduce Ace's age, although the years don't quite match, the two look about 80% alike. This kind of secret is not hard for people who lived through the old era to guess.

“Ace…he is, after all, your biological father. On this sea, there are some things that are beyond one’s control…” Whitebeard was a man who valued family very much and did not want to see Ace and Roger completely break up, as doing so would hurt his adopted son’s feelings.

"Father, you don't need to plead for him. It was Mother who gave her life to bring me into this world. Roger only did some insignificant work. Let him live his life clinging to his title of Pirate King." Ace had already made his point clear. Even with Whitebeard's persuasion, this stubborn young man would not change his mind.

Looking at Ace's indifferent expression, the cold knife of his own son still pierced his chest. In his spirit form, he could receive emotions, and he still felt pain when he needed to. "Ace, I'm sorry to you, and I'm sorry to Rouge. At that time, I already had an incurable disease, and entrusting you to Garp was a helpless move. I can understand if you hate me. I'm such a bad father."

On the screen, a family drama unfolded involving Roger, Whitebeard, and Ace. Outside the screen, the explosive news had everyone completely stunned and speechless. This was truly a shocking revelation.

Fire Fist Ace has been famous for a long time, and his highest achievement was defeating a Shichibukai. However, death is too easy and common on the high seas. Why do pirates like to hold banquets? Because they don't know if they will live to see tomorrow, and they drift on the sea with the mentality of "drink today, for tomorrow we may die".

Every pirate who enters the Grand Line knows that Ace is Whitebeard's adopted son, but few know that he is Roger's biological son. How could an ordinary person know such a shocking secret? His two fathers were both extraordinary figures. Who could possibly be blessed with such good fortune?

The Pirate King, that devil, actually left behind his devilish bloodline, and he was probably even raised by a Marine hero. It's quite ironic, really.

The fact that Marine hero Garp is raising the son of the Pirate King is truly outrageous and unacceptable to most people. The high-ranking Marines who knew this information turned their attention to the white-haired old man sitting in the main seat, hoping for an explanation from him.

"Why are you all staring at me? Is there something on my face?" Navy hero Garp continued to play dumb. Anyway, the Navy couldn't do anything to him. What's done is done, and they'd already raised him for so long. He was more curious about how his grandson had died.

Sengoku stood behind Garp, his expression relatively calm and not too surprised. He had always suspected that his best friend had another grandson, and today the sky had confirmed his suspicions. Sure enough, that old rascal was really unreliable.

As the Fleet Admiral, he slammed his fist on the table at the Marine Hero, saying, "Garp, do you know what kind of impact your actions will have on our Navy? Don't you know how people outside will view us? You have truly disappointed me. I will take back the title of Marine Hero. Our hero cannot raise the Pirate King's son."

In front of the entire Navy leadership, Fleet Admiral Sengoku stripped Garp of his most important aura. He did this to protect his best friend, and forcing him to retire would be a loss for the Navy.

Take back the "Naval Hero" persona, announce it to the public, publish it in the newspaper, and try to minimize the impact of this mess on Garp. The Navy cannot lose the public's trust, even though that trust is useless. Justice must still come first. It's like being a prostitute and trying to maintain a virtuous image.

Sakazuki's veins bulged on his face. He was increasingly dissatisfied with Fleet Admiral Sengoku's conciliatory style. "This old guy is at it again. He's making us Fleet Admirals so weak. He should just retire," the admiral muttered under his breath. He looked in Artoria's direction, but what he was thinking was anyone's guess.

Even if a naval admiral is dissatisfied, he can only complain quietly and cannot openly overturn the table with the fleet admiral. Internal unity is still necessary. However, by doing this, Fleet Admiral Sengoku completely pushed out the hawkish naval factions in the force. These mainstream naval forces do not want a conservative faction above them.

No one would have questioned the righteousness of ruling the world if it had been placed on the Fleet Admiral of the Warring States period. However, the sky reveals the situation of the new navy five years later, and the acting Fleet Admiral is the popular choice of the hawkish navy.

The twelve future admirals will dominate the world, with Artoria Pendragon being the true ruler of justice. As for Sengoku, don't even try to get involved; I'm really unfamiliar with him.

Chapter 175 Peace

[In the main timeline, the Straw Hat crew is still on their way to the Alabasta Kingdom. Portgas D. Ace, the captain's brother, parted ways with them a couple of days ago. He wants to continue tracking the Blackbeard Pirates and take revenge on Teach, the traitor.]

"Why did Ace die? How could someone as strong as him die?" Luffy was wrapped in bandages, clutching the Vivre Card that Ace had given him. The small piece of paper floated in the air, as if it might be blown away by the sea breeze at any moment.

The crew stood behind their captain, unsure how to comfort Luffy. He had just learned of his brother's death five years later, and the Sky Gate had not yet revealed the cause of Ace's death. Even if they wanted to avoid it now, there was no way to do so.

"But the famous naval hero is raising the son of the Pirate King, that's quite a shocking piece of news," Usopp said, his injured arm in a cast, now only able to liven things up with his words. He had no ability to fight a direct battle before heading to the Alabasta Kingdom.

"His biological father is the Pirate King, and he even recognized Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors, as his father. Ace has quite a lot of legendary experiences. Could it be that Luffy, you are one too?" The meticulous little thief imagined a secret: Could it be that Luffy is also Roger's child?

Although the two don't look alike, they are similar in spirit. Ace is Luffy's older brother, so there must be some connection between them. Selling them would probably fetch a lot of money. The navigator's eyes have already turned into the shape of Beli.

However, Luffy's words soon shattered Nami's get-rich-quick dream: "Garp is my grandfather. Ace and I were left by him to grow up together in Windmill Village. He is a Marine and doesn't visit us often. It was everyone in Windmill Village who raised us. I became sworn brothers with him and we had a happy time together."

"Ah!" Luffy casually mentioned such an important relationship, which caused a gasp from the people on the ship. They really didn't expect that their captain was actually the grandson of a naval hero.

However, the fact that Marine hero Garp raised both of his grandsons to be pirates is undeniable. People are even more curious about who Luffy's father is. Is he also a Marine?

Princess Vivi thought a little further. Since Luffy, as a pirate, had this identity, the Alabasta Kingdom's hope of suppressing the rebellion had increased, and Icarum would surely rest in peace in the afterlife.

The quick-witted Nami suddenly realized a problem: "Luffy, you and Ace should both call Garp 'Grandpa'!"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

There weren't any major problems, except that Roger and Whitebeard suffered a slight loss, being inexplicably a generation younger than Garp. The three of them were all contemporaries, yet they were entangled together because of Ace. Fate is truly wondrous.

The Whitebeard Pirates were only briefly shocked when they learned that Ace was Roger's son, and they didn't react much after that. They were more worried about the future of this family. Their father was dead, Ace was dead, and many people on the ship were probably dead. It was indeed a pessimistic future.

Yamato, who was on Onigashima, was even more incredulous that someone as strong as Ace could die. She still had a piece of Ace's Vivre Card in her hand. Kaido's son held the small piece of paper in his hand and said, "Ace, I'm coming to find you right now. I can't let you die like this so easily."

Her brutal father wasn't on Ghost Island; only Plague Queen remained. Now was the best time to escape. Yamato was waiting for a moment when the guards would let their guards down. No matter how many difficulties and dangers lay ahead, the woman wanted to be with this male friend.

The spirit Ace in the sky still didn't get along with his biological father. He was unhappy if they got even a little close and always stayed by Whitebeard's side in Edo Tensei. Roger himself was left speechless and had no way to express his suffering.

Brook tried to smooth things over, knowing that Ace was Luffy's sworn brother and that he could be more accommodating. "Edward Newgate, I can grant your request. You and Ace will return to Hell together in a while. Yomi won't deliberately separate you this time. You two, father and son, will work together for Yomi."

Looking at the somewhat dejected man, Brooke, whose father had been greatly hurt by his own son, asked, "Gol D. Roger, state your demands. If you haven't thought it through yet, we can keep this favor and settle things when we meet again."

Roger glanced at Ace and Whitebeard's intimate moment. He was jealous, but he didn't want to deliberately separate them. Since his son didn't want to see him in Hell, the Pirate King didn't want to make things difficult for himself. The old guys from the old era were relatively reliable. He felt more at ease leaving Ace with Edward Newgate, as there was someone in Hell to take care of his son.

Roger didn't want to hold onto the favor from the Soul King. He didn't know how many years it would be before they met again. Although Roger was a spirit and could wait, he didn't want to wait and wanted to use it now. He was just that kind of impatient person; otherwise, he wouldn't have conquered the Grand Line in just a few years.

After meeting Ace, he became more concerned about another person and said clearly: "Soul King, I have a daughter. Is she still alive? Can you ask Huang Quan to check?"

Upon hearing that his biological father had another daughter, Ace instantly flew into a rage. Sure enough, he hadn't been wrong; Roger was a scumbag. When did he cheat on another woman and give birth to a half-sister for him? "I have another sister? Roger, how could you do this to my mother?!"

Roger realized his eldest son had misunderstood, so he quickly explained, "Ace, you've misunderstood. I only have Rouge as a woman. It was your mother who told me that she was pregnant with twins."

Portgas D. Rouge was a great mother. In order to give birth to her child and avoid the indiscriminate elimination by the Navy, she carried the child for a full twenty months with amazing willpower and finally saved the Pirate King's child.

She exhausted herself giving birth to such a great child, and died from exhaustion. She took one last look at her newborn child before passing away not long after.

The Underworld Court ruled that this woman's good deeds outweighed her evil deeds. Although she gave birth to a demon bloodline for the Pirate King, it was enough for Rouge to enter the human realm of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. She was allowed to be reincarnated as a human again. Before reincarnation, Rouge met Roger in Hell and told her lover that she had given birth to twins.

Roger recalled the gentle woman with a warm smile on his face, "The first one to come out of Rouge's belly was a girl named Anne, and the second one was you, Ace. You and Anne are twins. You've lived all these years on the sea and never seen her before?"

The spirit Ace had never heard the name Ann before. Garp, that old man, shouldn't have separated him from his sister; a naval hero wouldn't be so tasteless. What had gone wrong? He hadn't seen his sister even once in twenty years.

Chapter 176 The Third Person

[In the main timeline, Ace was on the Strike Ship when he suddenly heard this news from the reanimated Roger. He quickly stopped at sea and almost fell off the small boat. He never expected that he would have a blood relative in this world.]

“I have an older sister, but I’ve never heard Grandpa mention her. This is the first time I’ve heard the name Ann.” Ace was on his way to track down the Blackbeard Pirates when he first heard about his father’s death, then his identity was exposed and he died. Now he has a twin sister named Ann, which has left the young man, who has just turned twenty, confused.

Garp, who was in the Navy Operations Room, was full of questions. When did Ace get another sister? He had been waiting outside Rouge's room when she gave birth. When the Pirate King's life came to an end, this great mother entrusted her child to her hero.

Afterwards, Garp buried Portgas D. Rouge and took Ace back to Windmill Village to raise him. Although he always kept Ace in a free-range manner, he never hid Ace's true identity. Ace inherited his mother's surname by his own will. The only pity was that he was not trained to be a Marine. It is probably all Shanks's doing.

"Is there a problem here?" For the first time, Garp doubted the sky. He firmly believed that what he saw with his own eyes could not possibly have the memories altered by a strong person of the level of a Marine Hero. His Haki, which he had honed for many years, was no joke.

Sengoku looked at his best friend with a questioning gaze. Seeing the look of disbelief on his face, he had a rough idea in his mind. He knew that Garp was not good at keeping secrets. One child is one child, and two children are the same. There is no such thing as valuing boys over girls on the sea. It is impossible for him to abandon An. Could there have been a third person on the night Rouge gave birth?

Rayleigh, the vice-captain of One Piece, suddenly noticed a reproachful gaze behind him. His woman, Shakky, was secretly glancing at her man.

"You're such a good captain of the Pirate King, doing a great job of being a hands-off boss. After enjoying your travels, you still have a woman who paid the ultimate price to give birth to your two children. When will you learn from Roger?" Shakky didn't even want to smoke today; she wasn't in the mood.

Hiding in his woman's little bar, Rayleigh felt a little awkward. He understood the implication in Shakky's words. He hadn't expected that after so many years with her, this woman would show such a sentimental side. Did she really want to have a child?

Rayleigh felt that he was influenced by the atmosphere in the sky and quickly changed the subject, "Roger actually said on the ship that if he had a boy, he would name him Ace, and if he had a girl, he would name her Ann. At the time, we thought he was just joking."

At the time, the first mate was patting the captain on the shoulder. Rayleigh thought Roger was just trying to lighten the mood and didn't believe that this adventurous hero would have any children. Little did he know that the conversation on the ship would come true.

"Could it be that the captain foresaw all of this back then?" Rayleigh frowned as he considered this possibility. He wouldn't be surprised if anything happened to Roger. Could Observation Haki really see that far into the future?

After Fire Fist became famous on the sea, Rayleigh noticed this young man. Although the timeline didn't quite match up, the name and appearance were related to Roger. He had always had this suspicion until Shanks confirmed it himself. It turned out that Ace was indeed Roger's son. But where did Ann go?

All these groups sensed a huge conspiracy. Would An really become an ordinary person on the high seas? If she simply faded into obscurity, that would be one thing, but the real fear was that someone with ulterior motives would use her to cause trouble. However, the culprit was quickly pointed out by Tianmu, saving these people from further speculation.

Fearing that his daughter would also perish, the impure Roger could only ask Brook to communicate with the underworld to check if Anne was still alive. This was very important to this incompetent father.

The three spirits looked at the Soul King with expectant eyes. Brook did not disappoint them. After a few minutes of silence, the skeleton man spoke and gave his answer: "Roger, don't worry. Your daughter is still alive. It's not the right time for her to die. Anne has many years to live."

Upon hearing this, Roger's face lit up with a smile. This was the best news he had heard all day: five years later, the bloodline of the Pirate King was still alive. Rouge's sacrifice for the children had not been in vain, and heaven had not let down this great mother.

The black-clad spirit Ace was naturally happy to know that his older sister was still alive, but he quickly fell into doubt. "Grandpa Garp wouldn't lie to me. He even told me about my background. He wouldn't hide my sister. He has no reason to. Is there something wrong here?"

Edo Tensei Whitebeard already knew that Ace called Garp "Grandpa," but he didn't care too much. On this great sea, everyone has their own way of doing things, and there's no way a Marine hero could take advantage of a Yonko.

When Edo Tensei Roger heard Garp call him "Grandpa," he was so angry that he rolled his eyes. He never expected that this old scoundrel would take advantage of a dead man. If Ace called him "Grandpa," wouldn't that make Roger Garp's son? He wanted to have a chat with this old rival sometime; he just wanted to exchange some feelings.

When Roger was confronted with his biological son's doubts, he knew the reason behind it all. Rouge had told him this before she was reincarnated, which also made the Pirate King realize his mistake. He never expected that one day he would misjudge someone.

“Garp is a decent old man. There was a third person there that night. He took Ann away shortly after Rouge gave birth. I guess you know this person too. I never thought I would misjudge him one day.” Edo Tensei Roger looked up at the sky with a somewhat melancholy expression. Rouge revealed the name of the third person present, which even the Pirate King could not believe.

If you calculate the time, the Marine Hero should be at the peak of his strength. Garp hadn't yet reached his current advanced age. In those years, he was still chasing the Roger Pirates on the high seas. Who could possibly snatch Ann from his grasp? He wouldn't hold back against Roger, let alone against any third party present. If the other party had the same mutual respect as him and Roger, the Marine Hero's iron fist was no joke.

At this point, the reanimated Roger stopped keeping everyone in suspense and revealed the name of the third party from that night: "He used to be an apprentice crew member on my ship. It was Buggy. He was the one who appeared in Rouge's room. I know you can hardly believe it, but it was indeed your mother who told you."

Buggy? That little punk Buggy from the East Blue, his bounty isn't even over 100 million, and he even got beaten up by his own brother Luffy. How did he get Garp's permission to enter his mother Rouge's delivery room twenty years ago? "Grandpa Garp would never let an outsider in. Even though he's your former crew member, he's a man. Even if that old man is a bit thick-skinned, he wouldn't do that out of respect or to avoid suspicion."

After Ace's death, the spirit form was unaware of the earth-shattering changes that had occurred on the sea. He didn't take Buggy, the buffoon from the Marineford War, seriously in terms of strength.