The gourmet among pirates

heard here.

Ace's excitement gradually subsided.

My family knows their own affairs.

Ace, who had just eaten the Devil Fruit, could not control the huge energy in his body well at all.

Just like just now, in his excitement, he almost set his mother's photo on fire.

If Portcas D. Luju's photo was really destroyed in his own hands, Ace would hate himself for the rest of his life.

After thinking for a long time, Ace even extinguished the flames on his body.

He raised his head, looked at Mo Lin and said unwillingly: "Hmph, after I can control my ability, I will definitely get my mother's photo back. Before that, my mother's photo will be stored with you. It’s ready there!”

After saying that, Ace added uneasily, "Don't damage my mother's photo, or I'll get in trouble with you."

Maureen: "········"

The look on Ace's face made Maureen not even bother to argue with him.

He lifted up the collar of Ace's clothes with one hand and turned it around.

He kicked Ace directly on the butt and kicked him away.

"Go to hell! You brat!"

Ace, who was kicked out, stood up with a grin on his face and patted his aching butt.

But this time, there was not much anger on his face.

Instead, there was a smile on his face that he couldn't stop.

[Hehehe, I finally know what my mother looks like. Mom, wait, I will get your photo back soon. I promise. 】

The physical pain could not stop Ace's mental excitement at all.

But despite being excited, Ace couldn't help but have a strange thought in his heart.

[Strange, how come that guy has a photo of his mother, and in the photo, his mother looks so happy, that look is just like the look in Sister Mary’s eyes when she looks at his fiancé. 】

[Since this kind of photo is in the hands of that guy, it means that his mother sent it to him, or he simply took it for his mother. 】

[There’s something wrong with this look! 】

Although Ace is small, he is a big kid. The precocious Ace is much more precocious than his peers. In addition, Maureen's previous attitude towards her cheap dad was extremely unpleasant.

But it's also because of his mother's strange attitude towards him.

In addition, Mo Lin is young, handsome and holds a high position, but there is no news of getting married so far.

Ace couldn't help but have a strange and ridiculous guess in his mind.

Handsome men and beautiful women, and a strange connection across the two seas.

Could it be...that there was an unknown past between this guy and his mother?

In other words...my cheap daddy is the real third party.

After all, his father was already 53 years old when he died, so calling him a bad old man is not an exaggeration.

But his mother is so young.

There is such a big age difference between the two of them, no matter how you look at it, they are a bit unmatched.

If they commit a crime of stealing love between them, it seems... much more reasonable.

I don’t know if it was developed since childhood, but I have a dislike for my biological father, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger.

Ace's various speculations about Roger have always been based on the worst possible direction.

【Ah ah ah! If it is really what I guessed, how will I face that guy next? 】

Thinking of this, Ace couldn't help but grab his hair frantically! ! !

"Little Ace, if you hold on any longer, your hair will fall out. If you have any troubles, you can tell your sister!"

When Ace was going crazy, Taoyao happened to be passing by. After seeing it, she couldn't help but walked over curiously.

Originally, Taoyao had always been noncommittal about Ace's existence, and just treated him as an ordinary second-generation marine.

But in the slums of the Qurifus Kingdom, Ace used his actions to win Taoyao's respect.

Taoyao's impression of Ace changed a lot.

Otherwise, a few days ago, even if she saw Ace going crazy, Taoyao probably wouldn't have looked at him more.

Seeing the beautiful elder sister walking quickly, Ace didn't know who to talk to about his troubles. After hesitating for a long time, he pulled Taoyao and carefully told Taoyao his guess.

After hearing Ace's guess, a trace of astonishment flashed in the depths of Taoyao's beautiful eyes.

There is also a faint sense of loss.

[A photo that represents memories? It turned out that he actually hid a photo of a woman. No wonder, no wonder I haven’t seen him find a girlfriend in so many years, I see...]

Based on the 'intelligence' provided by Ace, as well as his own observations over the years, and some speculations.

Taoyao, who had imagined an inner drama, seemed to understand something and glanced at Mo Lin's office with some disappointment.

But soon, this emotion was hidden by Tao Yao.

After hiding her innermost emotions, Taoyao smiled and touched Ace's head, and said with a smile: "Children should stay away from adults' matters."

"In your little mind, instead of thinking about all this nonsense, you should think about how to get Colonel Morin to give you your mother's photo!"

"By the way, don't think about some crooked tricks. The colonel's strength is beyond your imagination. If you want to snatch your mother's photo from Colonel Molin, you will have to practice for at least ten years with your small body."

After messing up Ace's hair, Taoyao turned her head and glanced at Mo Lin's office. She made an inaudible hum from her nasal cavity, and then returned to her room on the ship.

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the next few days.

Driven by the motivation to prevent his mother's photos from being burned by his own abilities, Ace's desire to become stronger is stronger than ever.

In just a few days, he gradually mastered simple control over the ability to burn the fruit.

At least he won't cause the flames to leak out and ignite the items around him because of his emotional fluctuations.

And every day, this kid would sneak out of Mo Lin's office and secretly take a look at his mother's photo.

When no one is around, Ace will talk a lot to the photo of Portcas D. Luju, just like a child talking to his mother.

Of course, all this was tacitly approved by Mo Lin, otherwise Ace would not have been able to sneak into his office so easily.

And the smart Ace is well aware of all this, and his attitude towards Mo Lin has also improved a lot.

Although he no longer recognized Teacher Mo Lin's identity, he still used the honorific "Mr. Colonel".

On the way back to Navy Branch No. 127, Morin deliberately slowed down the ship.

According to the news channels circulated within the navy, he constantly adjusted his direction and led Ace to meet all kinds of pirates.