Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

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But it never succeeded.

Each Zoan-type Devil Fruit contains a unique will.

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The so-called "rubber fruit".

That is, [Zoan type, Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Sun God Nika form].

The Nika Fruit, named after a "god," seems to possess its own unique will, actively avoiding the clutches of the World Government.

Red-Haired Shanks, carrying the Nika Fruit, crossed the sea and arrived at Windmill Village.

Perhaps he genuinely wanted to entrust the "divine fruit" and the "straw hat" to Ace.

However, the Nika Fruit did not choose this son of the Pirate King.

It appears that Monkey D. Luffy ate the Gum-Gum Fruit by chance.

But in reality, it was the Nika Fruit that chose Monkey D. Luffy!

Ian rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and landed on a deserted island not far from Dawn Island.

The corpse of the King of the Near Seas was left on the island like weeds.

Ian slowly drew the [Iron Ore Saber] from his waist, intending to deal with the sea king's corpse.

This is an incredibly large sea monster in the eyes of the people of the East China Sea.

To Ian, however, it was a tiny, somewhat deformed sea king...

It's only grown this big; it's a disgrace to the Sea Kings!

.. ..... ....

however.

Before Ian could even raise his knife to kill the fish...

Ace, who had been silent the whole way, finally spoke.

"What do you mean by 'straw hat,' 'red hair,' and 'fate'...?"

Ace stared at Ian and asked the question that concerned him most.

"What do they have to do with my brother?"

"Simply put, there was a savior eight hundred years ago, and his will has been passed down from ancient times to the present day."

Ian wielded his knife to kill the fish, bleeding it, scaling it, skinning it, removing the tendons, and deboning it, cleaning up pieces of fresh fish meat.

"That straw hat and that rubber fruit both belong to the savior from eight hundred years ago."

"Your father, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger;"

"And your father's former crew member, now the Pirate Emperor of the New World, Shanks."

"Both of them inherited the 'straw hat' of the savior from eight hundred years ago, and the former even inherited the surname 'D,' but neither of them inherited the savior's 'Devil Fruit ability.'"

"Until now, the 'straw hat' and the 'fruit' have appeared on your brother at the same time. He is also a descendant of the 'D Clan,' and he has obtained all the key items."

"How interesting, your brother, Monkey D. Luffy, he will be the destined savior!"

"Destiny or something..."

Ace clenched his fists tightly, staring at Ian in disbelief.

"Who would believe that!"

I just don't believe it.

Ian shrugged and said with a mocking expression.

"A guy who failed once eight hundred years ago has now become the savior that everyone is hoping for."

"This kind of thing sounds absolutely ridiculous!"

"However, Portgas D. Ace, that's the truth."

“Your brother, Luffy, he has a ‘D’, a ‘straw hat’, and a ‘Devil Fruit’, so he is the chosen one.”

Ian swung his [Iron Ore Saber], unleashing a fiery slash that ignited a raging inferno on the deserted island.

The meat chunks of the King of the Near Seas released a strong aroma as they were roasted over the flames.

The dazzling firelight illuminated Ace's face, revealing his ever-changing expression.

"Portgas D. Ace."

Ian looked at Ace and extended the invitation again.

"Do you want to come with me and smash this ridiculous, eight-hundred-year-old destiny of the sea!" (Death)

Chapter 130 The Pirate King's Son, Take Him Down!

"Ian Adrian."

"uh-huh?"

What do you think of... 'One Piece'?

Ace remained silent for a long time before finally asking this question hesitantly.

"Pirate King?"

Ian raised an eyebrow and asked with some interest.

"Are you talking about the world? Or are you talking about your father?"

"...Roger!"

Ace hesitated for a while, then, like a stubborn little devil, he forced out his father's name.

"Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King... What do you think of him?"

Ace had no idea how Ian knew he was Roger's son.

But aside from his "family," Ian was the first "outsider" Ace met who knew about his past.

Moreover, judging from Ian's attitude just now...

Unlike ordinary people, the other party did not harbor feelings of fear, disgust, or rejection towards "One Piece".

From childhood to adulthood, apart from his "family", Ace lived in a social environment full of hostility towards "One Piece", and very few people had different opinions about "One Piece".

"So you were talking about your dad..."

Ian stared at the King of the Near Seas' roasted meat, pondered silently for a while, and finally gave his evaluation.

"A pitiful person born at the wrong time."

"……what?"

Ace was stunned when he heard Ian's words.

He hoped Ian would give him a different answer.

But I never expected it to be "different" to this extent!

　"Two-eight-seven" - a pitiful person?

Even Ace never felt that his father's image could be associated with the word "pitiful".

"From a pirate's perspective, your father's life was indeed quite legendary. He sailed the seas for so many years and accomplished a great feat that no one had been able to achieve in the past few hundred years."

At this point, Ian changed the subject.

"But it's a pity. If your father had been born eight hundred years earlier, he might have been the 'savior,' and even the 'savior' who ultimately won the victory."

"If your father had been born fifty or sixty years later, he might have become the 'savior' of this generation."

"But unfortunately, your father was born in the wrong era."

Hearing him call him "your dad" repeatedly, Ace's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

"What's so pitiful about that? My father—no, Roger—was the Pirate King!"

"Yeah, I know, so what?"

Ian gave Ace a slightly strange look.

"Your father is the Pirate King, but that doesn't affect my opinion of him."

"And to be honest, from a pirate's perspective, your father was quite successful."

"But from other perspectives, he is also an absolute loser in life."

"However, never mind, death is the greatest tragedy."

What kind of nonsense is "the dead are the greatest"?

Several veins bulged on Ace's forehead again.

"Adrian, did you come to me because I'm... the son of the Pirate King?"

"That's part of the reason. After all, he's the son of the Pirate King, like some kind of super celebrity. It's not a loss to meet him."

Ian said it very frankly.

"However, my decision to recruit you has absolutely nothing to do with your identity."

"I recruited you because you have strong potential and should be able to grow into a good helper in the future."

"Furthermore, changing the course of this world... is also one of my goals."

Ian's level of honesty was somewhat unexpected for Ace.

Ace remained silent for a while.

"Don't you think the 'son of the Pirate King' is some kind of devil's descendant?"

"Huh? Are you trying to steal Douglas Barrett's nickname?"

"what?"

"Douglas Barrett, your father's apprentice in the pirate crew, his nickname is 'Devil's Heir'."

"Who exactly is this guy you're talking about? I don't know him!"

Ace snorted and looked away.

"Besides, my father Roger is Roger, and I am me. What does it have to do with me to be an apprentice in Roger's pirate crew?"

"That's quite true."

Ian nodded. Seeing that the King of the Near Seas' roasted meat was almost done, he slowly flipped it over.

"Your father is your father, and you are you."

"I can't just arrest you and hand you over to the Marine Headquarters or the World Government just because you're the 'son of the Pirate King,' and then publicly execute you like your father did to intimidate the world..."

"That would be too tragic."

"No one in this world should be born destined to die."

Ian's last words.

It was like a bullet that hit Ace's heart directly.

"Hey, Adrian."

"how?"

"I've already decided to go to sea and become a pirate."

"Oh, I know."

"Originally, I wanted to go to sea alone and be my own captain."

"what about now?"

"..."

Ace fell silent again, seemingly organizing his thoughts.