Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

Ace had to duck down and hold his hat down with his right hand to avoid the wind blowing the Blue-Eyes White Dragon off its back.

He turned his head to look down.

At some point, Corpo Hill turned into a low hill.

Dawn Island, where the Goa Kingdom is located, has become a "green gem" adorning the azure sea.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon was leaving Dawn Island at an unimaginable speed.

"Hey you!"

Ace shouted towards the direction of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's head.

"Didn't we agree to eat? Where are we going?!"

"Huh? What did you just call me?"

"Hey?"

Ace felt the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's flight speed gradually slow down, and he felt much more relaxed.

"It's Ian Adrian!"

Ian controlled the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to descend and gradually approach the sea surface.

Only then did Ian continue speaking.

"I was originally planning to find a restaurant to eat at, but since you've come along, let's try something different."

A fresh and exciting style?

Ace was taken aback. He looked around and saw only a vast sea with no islands in sight.

What exactly do you mean by "new ideas"?

　287 Just then.

The blue-eyed white dragon suddenly opened its huge mouth and let out a deafening roar at the sea below.

"Roar--"

The dragon's roar, capable of piercing clouds and splitting rocks, carried a terrifyingly powerful shockwave that crashed directly into the boundless sea.

Just listen to a loud "boom".

The once calm sea was blasted open by the dragon's roar, creating a huge crater and sending water splashing everywhere.

The next moment, seawater surged in from all directions, filling the suddenly appearing depression. The massive amount of seawater collided with each other and shot straight into the sky, instantly forming a towering fountain.

slam-la-

The seawater surged into the sky and then fell back down, as if a localized torrential rain had struck the area.

Ace looked at the suddenly turbulent sea and subconsciously touched the scales of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

This dragon... is incredibly powerful!

He seems even stronger than that big guy from before!

The violent commotion that erupted from the sea surface attracted the attention of deep-sea creatures.

A colossal creature rapidly approached from the deep sea.

The enormous black shadow that suddenly emerges from beneath the blue sea is enough to terrify any ordinary person.

wow——

Another torrent of water surged up.

A sea monster resembling a giant eel, with scarlet eyes and a blue dorsal fin, burst out from beneath the sea. Its eyes, like red lanterns, were fixed on the blue-eyed white dragon and the two humans on its back.

"King of the Nearshore!"

Ace stared at the creature that had burst forth from the seabed and exclaimed its name in surprise.

Having lived on Dawn Island for so many years, although Ace's main activities were at Mount Colbo and the Uncertainty Terminal, he would also visit Windmill Village in his spare time.

The ordinary people in the windmill village feel both gratitude and awe towards the sea.

Everyone is grateful for the food provided by the sea.

They also held the monsters that lived in the sea in awe.

In the many "folk tales" of Windmill Village, it is recognized as the most terrifying creature.

This is the "King of the Nearshore".

none of them!

According to legend.

The King of the Near Seas is enormous in size and has a cold-blooded and brutal personality.

Even the notorious bandit king Sigurd, who had killed countless people and committed all sorts of evil deeds, and whose bounty was close to ten million Berries, was no match for the Lord of the Coast and was bitten to death by him!

Even if it's "Red-Haired Shanks" who becomes some kind of Pirate Emperor this year.

That kid is no match for the King of the Near Sea!

Back when the Red-Haired Pirates were temporarily stationed in Windmill Village.

Every villager knows this.

The Lord of the Near Seas bit off one of Shanks' arms!

If it weren't for that red-haired kid running away fast enough.

The Lord of the Near Seas could probably devour Shanks whole, skin and bones, leaving not a single scrap!

"Hey! Watch out!"

Ace had intended to remind Ian of the brutal reputation of the Lord of the Coast.

however.

The blue-eyed white dragon simply lunged forward and hooked with its claws.

The sharp claws pierced right through the skin of the near-sea king, and bright red blood instantly gushed out from the wound.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon flapped its wings slightly and flew into the sky once more.

The near-sea king, which had just been attracted by its "dragon roar," was caught and lifted into the sky like a small fish.

Ace sat on the back of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, his mouth twitching violently.

This is the Lord of the Coast, who is so legendary among the villagers that even the Pirate Emperor is no match for him.

Is this some kind of outrageous thing, folks?

"What were you muttering about just now, kid?"

Ian glanced at Ace and warned him rather reluctantly.

“You can call me ‘Adrian,’ ‘Ian,’ or ‘White Dragon’—that’s the nickname the people of the sea gave me.”

"But if you keep calling me 'Hey,' I'll call you 'Son of the Pirate King' or 'Supreme Grade Sword.'"

"White Dragon?"

Ace frowned deeply as he drifted into memories.

"I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before..."

"You're the White Dragon with a 20 billion Berry bounty on your head by the World Government and Marine Headquarters!?"

Before Ian could reply, Ace shook his head again, denying it outright.

"No! I remember now! The two billion bounty is for Whitebeard Jr.! You..."

"You're the Shichibukai who doesn't even have a 100 million Berry bounty!?"

I'm not angry... (bjff)... I'm not angry... I'm not angry...

What adult would get angry with a child?

Ian took a deep breath, then clenched his fist and walked up to Ace.

At this moment, Ace finally felt threatened.

"Hey you--"

Boom!

No language required.

Ian's "Iron Fist of Love" slammed directly into Ace's head.

It was accompanied by a crisp sound like hitting a watermelon.

A huge bump instantly grew on Ace's head, turning from bluish-red to purplish-red and then to blackish-red.

"Ah! It hurts so much!!"

Ace immediately clutched his head and rolled around on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's back.

This is because the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's back is spacious enough.

Otherwise, he would probably have rolled straight into the ocean below.

Ian casually walked back to sit on the head of the blue-eyed white dragon, as if nothing had happened.

Ace rolled around with his head in his hands for a while before stopping.

At that moment, the large, purplish-red bump on his head became incredibly conspicuous.

At first glance.

Ace is like a "Seventh Brother" with a little gourd on his head.

"Adrian!"

After undergoing a rigorous training regimen comparable to that of his grandfather, Ace finally became docile.

"What did you mean by 'Supreme Grade Sword' just now?"

Ace didn't mention the "son of the Pirate King".

He himself is somewhat sensitive about his background.

Although Ace had no idea where Ian Adrian had learned his true identity.

However, he did not discuss his family background with a stranger he had just met.

Although Ace has not yet sensed any hatred or malice from Ian.

This is a rare man who knows his own identity and doesn't have any other opinions about himself...

However, no matter what, Ace and Ian's relationship was only "their first meeting".

Ace deliberately ignored the nickname "Son of the Pirate King".

He didn't want to talk about this identity anymore.

But the "Supreme Great Sword" is different!

Ace was not a swordsman, nor did he use a longsword in combat.

However, he did have some knowledge of the so-called "famous swords".

Famous sword, swift sword, great swift sword, supreme great swift sword...

People who fight with swords on the high seas categorize their weapons into different classes.

The Supreme Grade Sword is the finest weapon.

According to the story my grandfather told me before.

Whitebeard, the strongest man on the sea, wielded a supreme grade sword—Murakumogiri.

In addition, the weapon of the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, is also a Supreme Grade Sword - the Black Sword Yoru.

"Didn't Hero Garp tell you about this?"

Ian looked at Ace with a puzzled expression.

"Portcus D. Ace."

"Your surname comes from your mother, Portgas D. Rouge."