I, a Celestial Dragon!

In that case, let me give you an answer.

You may not like this answer, because even if Roger is the Pirate King, he is still your father.

But if we only talk about Conqueror's Haki, he is much weaker than Gawain!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh laughed and embraced Ace, and brought Ace to the fainted crew members.

Pointing at the crew members, Rayleigh said to Ace.

"Just stay on the Xuanniao for the time being. No matter what you want to do in the future, you must at least get my basic approval.

If I can't recognize you, then no matter what you do, you will never be able to reach Roger's level, let alone surpass him!

As for your first priority, take care of your crew!

Go find Khalifa, the secretary with glasses, and politely ask her to arrange a room for you.

Once you have your crew settled, come find me on deck and I will teach you what real combat is!"

After saying that, Rayleigh rubbed Ace's hat.

"Go ahead, kid!"

After he finished speaking, Rayleigh turned around and walked towards Gawain, then leisurely sat down on the recliner not far from Gawain.

Watching Rayleigh walking away, Ace took a deep breath.

This morning...seems a bit mysterious...?

He was helping people distill water in the morning, but suddenly, he and his ship became prisoners of this ship called Xuanniao!

That's right, Ace would never admit that he was forced to join this ship. In his eyes, he was definitely a prisoner!

Even though his father's best friend was here, there was also a guy whose domineering Haki was even stronger than his father's.

Even if the two of them made her feel a little bit of the warmth of home.

Ace will never admit that he was taken over by Xuanniao!

With this in mind, Ace picked up his crew members, leaned close to Kalifa, and asked about the room in a low voice.

Listening to Ace's question, Kalifa did not respond directly, but just nodded to Ace.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Firefist, the master did not leave me any instructions about you before this.

So I need to consult the adults about your treatment!"

After saying this, Kalifa walked towards Gawain, who was not far from Cobra.

Looking at Kalifa's leaving back, Ace pursed his lips in frustration. It seemed that the people on this ship really respected Gawain!

After all, I am the captain of a pirate ship, but none of my crew members have this attitude towards me...

At the same time, Kalifa came to Gawain and whispered to him.

"Sir, how should we treat Ace the Fire Fist?"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Gawain put aside the issue he was discussing with Cobra and thought for a moment.

After a moment, Gawain looked up and smiled at Kalifa.

"Let's set up an additional department and call it... Iron Eagle.

The Iron Eagle Regiment's organization is temporarily listed below the Xuanniao Regiment, and its members are directly under the jurisdiction of the Xuanniao Regiment cadres.

As for the members of the Iron Eagle Group, we will select them from young people with great potential like Ace. I hope that after sufficient training, these young Iron Eagles can transform into soaring black birds and shoulder our future.

As for the treatment of Iron Eagle members, it should be equal to that of Black Ice Platform cadres like Kaku and Bruno.

However, the Iron Eagle Group is more about quality than quantity, and for now only Ace has been selected. As for Ace's crew, we will slowly plan to move them to the Black Ice Platform."

Having said this, Gawain waved his hand gently, and Kalifa immediately turned and left.

She returned to the anxious Ace and spoke to him with a smile and a celebratory tone.

"Congratulations, Ace, you're the first in a new department.

Lord Gawain used you as a model and established a new Iron Eagle Regiment in addition to the existing structure of the Black Bird! "

Having said that, Kalifa waved to Ace.

"Come on, Ace, I'll take you to your room!"

"and many more!"

Hearing this, Ace was completely stunned.

“Can you first explain what you mean by opening up a new department for me?

I won't join some damn Iron Eagle Group. I'm a pirate, a pirate!

I am the man who wants to become the Pirate King!

What on earth was that bastard thinking? Did he think I would just give in? I…"

"Oh?"

Hearing Ace's words, Kalifa frowned, then she reached out her hand and grabbed Ace's neck!

Looking at Kalifa's pitch-black right hand, Ace frowned in surprise.

Is it possible that even a secretary on this ship has the power to hurt a user of the Nature-type Fruit ability? ! !

And just as Ace was thinking this, Kalifa continued.

“Mr. Ace, considering that you have just come aboard, I will temporarily forgive your offense against Lord Gawain.

As for your question, I can give you the answer.

You are a pirate, yes, but that has nothing to do with whether you are from the Iron Eagles or not.

Grandpa Rayleigh is also a pirate, and many cadres of the Black Bird Group are also pirates. We can all be agents, marines, pirates, or even revolutionary soldiers.

No matter what our identities are, we can all be from the Black Bird Group, or from the Iron Eagle Group like you!"

Having said that, Kalifa released Ace's neck, and then she nodded slightly to Ace.

"If you've figured it out, please follow me!"

"I……"

Facing Kalifa's gentle eyes, Ace swallowed deeply, then he nodded helplessly.

“Well, it’s just a name anyway, I get it.

Where is our room? You won't let us sleep in the bottom bunk, will you?"

……

……

Just as Ace was completely accepting his current fate, Cobra couldn't help but ask Gawain.

"Gao Wensheng, your Iron Eagle and Black Bird really have a sublime meaning!

As expected of Gao Wensheng, even a casual decision contains something worth learning from!"

"Ha ha!"

Hearing Cobra's words, Gawain laughed out loud, then shook his head.

"Cobra, stop teasing me. After being together for more than half a month, you should have known that I am not the kind of person who likes to listen to flattery.

Over the past few days, you have become much more natural and we can now communicate like real friends.

So, how did you suddenly become the same person you were before? "

As he asked, Gao Wen picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

On the opposite side, Cobra pursed his lips leisurely as he watched Gawain's actions.

"Hey, I'm really...really worried!

Although you seem not to mind the identity of the young Pirate King's son, he is from my country after all, and he even attempted to attack you!"

"Don't!"

Gawain quickly raised his hand and spoke to the anxious Cobra.

"Don't say that, it wasn't an attack, it was just a small challenge.

As for your country, haha, Ace has nothing to do with your country.

He is a pirate, but he has just recently traveled to your country.

So, rest assured, Cobra."

"Huh, I see."

Hearing this, Cobra let out a long breath.

Gawain could indeed ignore Ace's identity and what he did when he appeared, but Cobra couldn't.

Now after hearing Gawain's explanation, Cobra felt relieved.

But after feeling relieved, Cobra immediately felt a little strange.

“But, Gao Wensheng, how could there be pirates in my country?

After all, our country has close ties with Mr. Crocodile, the hero of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!

For the past fourteen years, Mr. Crocodile has almost single-handedly wiped out all the pirates in our Kingdom of Alabasta!

So, how did this son of Roger appear in my family?"

Having said that, Cobra quickly waved his hand to call Ikalem, and he gave instructions to the guard officer.

"Ikalem, call Crocodile for me.

Is he so tied up in the rebellion that he has no time to clean up the pirates that recently landed in Alabasta?"

Hearing the king's words, Ikalem nodded quickly.

"I see!"

As he spoke, he took out his Den Den Mushi and started playing with it.

In less than half a minute, Ikalem hung up the phone and returned to Cobra.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Crocodile is at the Cotlaina Pier. He...he was just with Roger's son.

However, Crocodile did not know that the Fire Fist was Roger's son.

The reason why he temporarily allowed the Fire Fist to operate in our country is because the Fire Fist has been helping our civilians distill seawater for free over the past ten days!"

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……

Before that, at the dock of the city of Kotelena.

The moment Crocodile saw the Black Bird from afar, he smiled amusedly.

As a villain who has hidden himself for more than ten years and always played the role of a hero, Crocodile knows how important the first impression is.

So, after meeting Ace, Crocodile simply stayed in the port that Gawain was destined to pass through.

The moment he asked Gawain to get off the boat, he saw himself being surrounded by civilians and called a hero.

In that case, even if Gawain found out something later, it would be difficult for him to truly connect those things with himself!

With this thought in mind, when the Xuanniao approached, he was already prepared to greet it!

As for why he dared to meet Gawain as a pirate?

Because Crocodile is one of the Shichibukai, he concluded that there were three Shichibukai on the ship, and at worst they would not attack him.

However, his judgment changed a little bit the moment Ace rushed towards the Xuanniao!

In order to maintain his heroic image, he has been working hard to maintain his friendship with Ace in the eyes of civilians these days!

As a result, Ace actually attacked the Celestial Dragons!!!

However, after seeing that Ace's attack failed and was captured by Rayleigh in one move, Crocodile felt relieved.