One Piece's Vice Captain 2

A new world, a certain sea area.

There is an isolated island here, surrounded by towering mountains, forming a natural fortress for the island.And now, Marco, the captain of the first team of the former Whitebeard Pirates, lives here, guarding a small village in the mountains.

This is the village built by Whitebeard.The original country here was too poor to pay the heavenly gold and could not join the world government. Most of the non-member countries were also rejected by the world government because of poverty.Coupled with the rampant pirates and human traffickers, this place will soon become a lawless country.After the country fell, only the unfortunate orphans increased, and Whitebeard was one of them.He went to sea early when he was young, and after becoming a pirate, he has been thinking about this land all the time, keeping his name incognito all his life, and investing money and supplies here.Whitebeard has no family, and although his friends are gone, this island is his hometown.

After the battle on the top, the captains thought that they should at least stick to what their father guarded, but Blackbeard invaded and provoked a war that ended everything.But they were no match for Tiki who got Whitebeard's ability, and everything was taken away.

The island was Whitebeard's last possession, and Redhead helped build his grave near it.

In order to protect the last relic of Whitebeard, Marco stayed here, because he knew that Tiki, who wanted to destroy all of Whitebeard's property, would find it here one day.

Moreover, Weibull, one of the current Qiwuhai, who claims to be the biological son of Whitebeard, is also destroying everything left by Whitebeard everywhere, and even killing members of the original Whitebeard Pirates.

In order to fight against Kaido in the Wano country, the boss of the cat viper who came to look for Marko also arrived on this island, and they happened to meet Ace who was also coming here on the way, and saw that he was supposed to be buried. Two years ago, Ace was really alive, and the fur tribe in the boat almost exploded in fright.

After letting the knights guard the ship on the shore, the cat viper boss with a bandage on his left paw and a bong in his right paw led Ace through the waterfall in the mountains and into the village inside.

"I didn't expect you to be really alive. When that little cat asked me to contact you, I thought she was dreaming." The cat viper boss took a puff of cigarette, then looked at Ace who was carrying a backpack, "But you look very young, a little different from the rumors."

"Really?" Ace just smiled and then looked at the cave entrance not far away, "But I guess your visit this time will be in vain, because Marco will probably stay here."

"Is it because of Blackbeard?"

"I went to see the villages under my father's name before, and they have all been destroyed." Ace's hand on his backpack tightened, his expression a little gloomy, "Those pirates who usually dare not resist my father at all, also He became arrogant immediately after the battle at the top. The most abominable thing is Tiki who took his father's position and became the four emperors."

The cat viper boss looked sideways at him, then just sighed and said, "If he knew you were still alive, that guy must be targeting you again."

"That guy snatched Dad's devil fruit ability, which is the most difficult thing." Ace raised his right hand to look at the red fire pattern on his arm, "Although he has practiced for two years, his strength is still a bit short."

"You went to see him"

"No, An can go and test it, and then help me practice based on the results." Ace put down his hand, shrugged and said, "My current strength, I guess, can beat Tiqi two years ago. It’s still a bit difficult now, after all, I’m not a devil fruit user anymore.”

"That's it." Boss Cat Viper nodded, and after regaining consciousness, he immediately screamed and looked at Ace in disbelief, "You are not an esper, aren't you the esper of the Burning Fruit?"

"I'm just an ordinary person now, and that fruit is now eaten by my other brother, but this is also the best ending." Ace explained briefly, and then ignored the boss of the petrified cat viper , but walked quickly to a simple wooden house located on a small slope in the village.

Marko, who lives here, also acts as a doctor on the island, because of his ability to create a blue flame that can heal simple wounds.At this time, he had just helped a little girl heal her pets, and as soon as he stood up after saying goodbye to them, he keenly felt two powerful auras approaching.

Although he didn't feel any hostility, it still made him vigilant immediately. After all, he didn't know that Blackbeard or Weibull would attack here.

The first thing that appeared in the field of vision was a slender young man, wearing black tights and black leather boots with the same pitch-black sleeveless trench coat. Burning is average.

The orange hat on his head is exactly the same as that of the man buried in the lava two years ago, and even the tattoo on the man's left arm is exactly the same.

At this time, the man was smiling brightly and rushing towards him quickly. There were many freckles on his familiar but much younger face. Even the voice calling his name was very familiar, "Marco, long time no see."

"Aais", Marco's eyes widened in disbelief, and the glasses he wore even slid down.But when the man who looked exactly like Ace was about to approach him, Marco suddenly came back to his senses. Blue flames instantly appeared on his body and he jumped up. He kicked the man who had already arrived with all his strength. Ace in front of him, "Who are you to dare to transform into Ace?"

"Wait a minute," Ace immediately raised his hand to block the kick and explained loudly, "Calm down, Marco, I am Ace."

"Nonsense Ace is dead a long time ago. Don't think I can't see through this illusion." His open hands turned into gorgeous wings. Marco waved his wings and retreated a short distance before diving again and using his strength to kick him. Kicked not far away, "You were sent here by Blackbeard, right? You don't want to destroy this island this time."

Ace stopped after sliding on the grass for a certain distance, just wanted to fight back, but when he saw the anger and vague pain on Marco's face, he just stood there, took a breath and said, "Marco, show you something."

Marko didn't continue to attack, but just kept a little distance and watched his every move vigilantly, while being ready to defend or surprise him at any time.

Ace just slowly raised his right hand, and the fire lines on his arm suddenly lit up in the next second, and then a cluster of scorching flames burst out from his palm.

"Ace's ability." Marco's eyes widened again, but then his wings slightly flexed, while he slightly arched his waist and tightened his legs. As long as the guy moved a little, he would kick him far away.

It's not that he wasn't surprised, but that he was too shocked.He also asked where Ace's burning fruit was after the battle on the top, and he only recently got the news that the fruit appeared in Dressrosa and was eaten by the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army.

The counterfeit in front of him looked nothing like the revolutionary army, and as the orphan of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, Ace could not have a twin brother who was several years apart.

"I guess you also know that the Burning Fruit was eaten by Sabo, but even if the Burning Fruit reappears in the world, it may not mean that I am really dead." The flame in Ace's palm jumped, and a handful of blood appeared in the next second. The red demon sword appeared out of thin air, and the strange lines on the sword flickered faintly among the faint sparks.He held the knife that suddenly appeared, and then looked at Marco quietly not far away, "You must have an impression of this knife."

"This knife is", Marco frowned slightly and relaxed his body a little, "Isn't this the demon knife of Ace's childhood sweetheart? How come it appears in your hand?"

"This is one of Enke's demon swords, Chiyue. It is the source of my current power, and it is also the existence that lives with me." Ace shrugged and took the sword back, and the fire pattern on his arm also disappeared. Then it dimmed, "The specific process is a bit complicated, and I still don't understand it very well. At that time, Enke spent a lot of effort to revive me."

If it was Ace's childhood sweetheart, he would be trustworthy. After all, the child's left eye has too much unknown power. , Marco thought, but still couldn't let down his guard, after all, it sounded a bit too ridiculous.

At this time, the chubby cat Viper boss walked over leisurely. After seeing the two people fighting, he also figured out the reason and said with a laugh, "Hahahaha, did we really start fighting? You need to explain it quickly, Ace."

"I'm already trying to explain it," Ace scratched his face, and then said angrily, "Marco, if you still don't believe it, believe it or not, I will tell you your little secret that is not a secret."

"What secret would you tell me to make me happy~~" Boss Cat Viper's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at them with a rare gossip.

"I haven't seen you for so long, why are you so gossiping, Cat Viper." Marco looked at the fat cat angrily, then looked at the shore and then at Cat Viper, after making sure that there was no illusion on them Only then did it put away its ability and land on the ground.

"On the way, he almost took me apart for study." Ace looked at the fat cat laughing angrily, and then looked around the peaceful village, "This is Dad’s hometown? He usually lived frugally and squeezed out the materials and money we saved. All of them are here."

"", Marco looked at him, then just sighed and nodded, "Yes."

This was an open secret of the Whitebeard Pirates, but they were deceived as if they didn't know anything.

"Ah, that's right," Cat Viper suddenly remembered something. He took out a butterfly from his kimono sleeve and handed it to Marco, "The little cat is worried that you will doubt Ace, so I specially prepared some words for you. Yes. But it’s not necessary now.”

Marco looked at Ace quietly, and then slapped him on the shoulder with such force that he even staggered a few steps.Before Ace opened his mouth, he just hugged Ace hard, and felt the heartbeat before confirming that the person who had devoted all his efforts to save the Whitebeard Pirates was really still alive.

After releasing him, Marco just patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "It's good to be alive, if Dad knows, he will be very happy."

After a pause, Marco seemed to see the burly figure standing in the sea of ​​flames two years ago before his eyes. His heart throbbed and his eyes were slightly moist.

Yeah, Whitebeard's sacrifice wasn't in vain, the man they were trying to save was alive.

That's enough.

It's a pity that the great pirate who used himself as a shield to cover the crew's departure didn't know that Ace had been rescued before he died.