One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

But old man Garp saved you out of kindness and compassion, and for that he carried a heavy burden of guilt.

Do you know how many innocent pregnant women and babies have been implicated on Baterilla Island in the South Blue because of the attempt to capture your bloodline, the Pirate King's descendant?

"That's all thanks to your World Government and Navy!"

Ace roared, thick veins bulging on his forehead, his eyes bloodshot, and he threw a punch at Rorschach, sending out a huge fireball.

The surging waves of fire, like a tsunami of flames, roared toward Rorschach's tiny body.

Crackling sounds!

Thick bolts of lightning emerged from Rorschach's body and shot out, forming a crackling ball of lightning in front of him, which then shot towards the oncoming fireball.

A ball of orange-red fire and a ball of silver-white lightning collided in mid-air.

boom!

A terrifying explosion instantly erupted on the street between the two men.

A massive shockwave swept in all directions, and the buildings on both sides of the street collapsed and crumbled like paper, becoming utterly rotten.

The entire town of Mogu was shaken, and dust billowed up throughout the town.

The powerful impact forced Ace to retreat dozens of meters, leaping to the top of a building and looking towards the center of the explosion.

But Rorschach's voice came from his right side, causing Ace's body to tense up instantly.

He turned his head and saw Luo Xia standing leisurely on the rooftop a dozen meters away, having arrived at some unknown time.

"I know that our navy was indeed wrong in this matter."

However, at least for the sake of those innocent pregnant women and infants who died unjustly, I personally think that if you were to follow in your father's footsteps and become a pirate, wouldn't that be a bit too cruel?

"Furthermore, have you ever thought about why your father entrusted you to the old man in the first place?"

Is it just for your safety?

He is dead, but the once-powerful Roger Pirates were not completely wiped out.

Rayleigh is still alive and well, and Shanks has become one of the Four Emperors who suppress a region.

Wouldn't it be easier to just follow any one of them than to gamble with the conscience of a naval hero who has dedicated his life to fighting for justice?

Rorschach's calm words struck Ace, who was seething with rage, as if he had been struck by lightning, leaving him frozen in place.

He opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Yes, why would Roger entrust himself, a descendant of pirates, to a naval hero?

He already knew his wife was pregnant before he was arrested and imprisoned, while on the island of Baterila.

He had every opportunity and time to entrust his wife and children to his right-hand men, Rayleigh and Jabba, as well as the rest of Roger's crew.

With the strength of the One Piece crew, even without the captain, they are no less than an Emperor crew, and may even be stronger.

They were fully capable of protecting Ace.

Whitebeard was also his best friend with whom he fought throughout his life. If Roger asked him to protect his son and wife, would Whitebeard refuse?

But Roger didn't do that; instead, he chose to gamble on Garp's kindness.

This led to a series of tragedies that later occurred on Baterila Island.

If Roger hadn't done that, and instead entrusted Ace to Rayleigh or Whitebeard, would his wife Rouge have needed to be pregnant for twenty months and ultimately die after only having a glimpse of her son?

Garp will not experience that kind of unspeakable heartache.

The innocent pregnant women on Baterila Island will not die.

Rorschach, of course, could not possibly know what Roger was thinking at that time.

But he had reason to suspect that Roger might have wanted his son to become a naval officer.

The reason for this might be that after visiting Laugh Tale, he realized that his child wouldn't be Joy Boy, the one who would save the world, so he didn't want Ace to become a pirate like him.

Looking at the silent Ace, Rorschach sighed inwardly.

Ace also has a bounty on his head from the Navy.

Moreover, the bounty is as high as 200 million Berries!

His rise was incredibly rapid, making him the most watched pirate supernova of 1517.

His bounty stems from his Logia-type Mera Mera no Mi (Flame-Flame Fruit) ability and his defeat of Vice Admiral Doro in Paradise, a Marine Headquarters officer who sacrificed innocent civilians by setting fire to the island in an effort to eliminate pirates.

[Note: This plot is not something I made up; it's from an official Ace novel designed by Oda himself. In the novel, Ace also awakens Armament Haki.]

Rorschach wouldn't say that Ace hasn't committed any crimes.

After all, it's a fact that he attacked the navy.

However, based on the facts, he does not currently deserve to die.

If we could get him to see the error of his ways and give up becoming a pirate, perhaps that would put old man Garp at ease.

After a long silence, Ace took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and looked at Rorschach again.

This time, his eyes were calm, devoid of anger.

"It seems the old man really values ​​you. Rorschach? I'll remember that name."

Sparks began to fly from his fists as he looked at Luo Xia earnestly and said:

"I am Portgas D. Ace, and I will never give up being a pirate."

Because pirates are free!

The answer I seek is not in the navy, nor in the world government, but on the high seas, in the adventure of freedom.

Tell the old man I've let him down. Perhaps one day I'll die because of this decision, but…”

"I won't regret it!"

"Come on! Marine Rorschach! Fight me! In the pirate style, the victor takes all. If you win, I'm yours to do with. If I win, you can't stop me from setting sail!"

Boiling flames began to erupt from all over Ace's body, causing the air temperature in Magic Valley Town to rise steadily, as if the air itself were about to burst into flames.

"Freedom again, and the answer again?" Rorschach pressed his temples. "Just hearing the word 'answer' gives me a headache."

His body was crackling with electricity, and his gleaming black military boots crunched through the gravel as he began to walk.

"In that case, I'll take you to the old man."

"Fist bone!"

"fire punch!"

Chapter 293 Thunder and Fire

On the other side of Magic Valley Town.

Burgess, who had just climbed out of the pit, frowned when he saw Yonji flying towards him from a distance. He shouted, "Hey! Winch Green! Are you out of your mind? You dare to come back instead of escaping? Aren't you afraid that terrifying Marine will kill you?"

"All the ships in the port were destroyed by that damned navy! You want me to fly back to the North Blue? We're all going to die if we don't take that guy down! Besides, I was just too careless and didn't activate my combat suit's transformation mode. I'm going to show him the true power of Germa Technology!"

As Yuji spoke, he flew over Burgess without looking back and sped towards the place where the battle was most intense.

On the ground, Burgess's expression shifted, but he finally clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and followed Yonji, rushing headlong towards Rorschach's location.

Just as Yuji said.

Without the boat, he couldn't go anywhere.

Escaping by swimming is simply not feasible.

The sea here is not as calm as the seas in other parts of the park.

Within the chaotic seas, there are not only countless enormous sea kings, but also even more terrifying chaotic weather.

If he's unlucky enough to encounter a raging current or a whirlpool, he won't even know how he died.

Therefore, the only option is to destroy the navy and seize their warships.

Burgess ran wildly across the ground until he finally saw the battlefield where fierce fighting was taking place not far away.

but……

"Are we really capable of participating in such a battle?"

Burgess and Yonji stood at the edge of the battlefield, their pupils reflecting the two sides clashing in front of them, their faces filled with shock.

In the arena, the buildings of Mogu Town collapsed in large swathes, as if made of paper, under the bombardment of lightning and flames.

"Musketeers!"

Ace made a gun gesture with both hands and fired balls of scorching fire at Rorschach.

Whoosh whoosh!

Fireballs, like raindrops, streaked through the air and hurtled toward Rorschach, who was rushing toward him.

Ignoring everything else, Luo Xia unleashed a powerful, deep blue aura that enveloped his entire body. With a single slap, he unleashed a howling gust of wind, easily deflecting the incoming fireball.

With a stomp of his foot, he transformed into a blurry afterimage of lightning, traversing a distance of over a hundred meters. His gleaming military boots, covered in dark blue armor, kicked towards Ace's face.

"Armament Haki? I can do that too!"

Ace crossed his arms in front of him, and a patch of black appeared on his arms.

Bang!

Rorschach's military boots kicked his arm, and Ace let out a muffled groan, feeling as if his arms had been struck by a giant's swung iron hammer, making a cracking sound as if he could not bear the weight.

It looked as if his arm bone would break at any moment.

"Such immense power! You brat, are you a monster?"

"Fire Ring! Fire Pillar!"

Orange-red, super-high-temperature flames erupted from his arm, which was covered in Armament Haki, transforming into a thick pillar of fire that shot towards Rorschach's body.

Facing flames with temperatures of thousands of degrees, Luo Xia dared not be careless. His majestic, deep blue aura crackled with lightning, transforming into a roaring thunder dragon that charged out with bared fangs and claws, crashing headfirst into the scorching pillar of fire.

boom!

The moment the lightning collided with the flames, a powerful explosion immediately erupted.