The Pirate of the Void Throne

New world.

Kingdom of Prodence.

In a lively pub on the street, two special guests were welcomed.

The famous Whitebeard Pirates Second Division Captain Fire Fist Ace and the unknown Marshall Teach walked in.

Ace sat down quietly, not attracting much attention.

Tiqi, on the other hand, sat down in front of the bar, and his burly body of more than three meters tall suddenly occupied less than half of the bar.

The bartender at the bar was a young man. His long-term experience in receiving guests allowed him to vaguely see that the two people in front of him were good people, so he asked cautiously:

"You two, what are you drinking?"

"rum!"

Teach slapped a handful of Baileys on the bar and loudly said:

"As many as there are."

"Prepare some more cherry pie for me, the more the better!"

"We don't have..."

The young man originally wanted to politely refuse Tikki's request, but after seeing Tikki's black face covered with stubble, he felt panicked for some reason.

So driven by his inner emotions, he quickly changed his words:

"I'm going to ask someone to prepare it for you."

"Ha ha..."

Ace took a sip of the rum the bartender gave him, and said with a smile:

"Teach, you still like cherry pie so much."

Tikki also laughed loudly, and chatted with Ace about some irrelevant things.

Time passed slowly.

The bartender's work efficiency was very good. He didn't keep Ace and Teach waiting for too long, and brought the prepared cherry pie to Teach.

Tiqi was not polite and reached out to grab the cherry and ate it.

"13 million Baileys..."

While Ace was drinking wine carelessly, he took out the nearest newspaper, unfolded it, lowered his head and read it with concentration.

"The bounty actually exceeds mine."

"Saab, I didn't expect that your strength has not declined after so many years..."

Ace murmured to himself, but a smile appeared on his lips unconsciously.

The news in the newspaper was about the major events that happened in the Shampoo Islands some time ago.

Not only Kosa, the main murderer, but also Sabo, the second-in-command of the revolutionary army, is naturally the target of the navy's arrest.

"Sabo?"

Teach's rough voice suddenly sounded in Ace's ears.

"Is that Captain Ace's friend?"

As Ace's right-hand man and an elite pirate belonging to the Second Division, Teach showed surprise in time and looked closely at the newspaper that Ace was paying attention to.

"Yes."

Ace stroked the brim of his cowboy hat, with a hint of nostalgia and reminiscence in his eyes.

"That's my childhood brother. I thought he was dead, but I didn't expect to see him on the newspaper headlines again. It's so great."

"It's such a mess to be able to get away with something like that in the Shampoo Islands."

As he spoke, Ace had a proud smile on his face that could not be concealed.

Even though he said he was messing around, he didn't feel any blame. Seeing his brother who once had beautiful memories become famous, Ace felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

His thoughts wandered up and down, as if he had returned to the East China Sea.

sunset,

warm wind,

The windmill turns gently,

A peaceful and peaceful little village,

Three young figures stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the sea.

They all once dreamed of the free sea and wanted to carve out a world of their own.

Now he and Sabo are on the road, only Luffy is left.

According to their agreement to go to sea at the age of 17, Luffy will also go to sea in the near future. I wonder how happy he would be if he knew that Sabo was alive.

"Hahaha..."

Teach could clearly feel Ace's deep feelings for Sabo. He took a swig of rum and livened up the atmosphere with his free and easy laughter.

"Is it Sabo who killed the Celestial Dragon with the void swordsman Kosa some time ago?"

"As expected, he is indeed your brother, Captain Ace. Brother Sabo is also a heroic man!"

"The bounty of 13 billion is almost the same as Captain Marco."

"That's true, haha..."

Ace laughed out loud at Tikki's few words.

Teach is used to observing people's emotions, and his usual style is bold, open and straightforward, so he has some very good popularity among the Whitebeard Pirates.

Ace, the captain of the second division who had just taken office, was Teach's direct boss. After several friendly contacts, he regarded Teach as a trustworthy friend and even regarded him as his most capable assistant.

"Captain Ace, since you and Brother Sabo haven't seen each other for many years, why not find an opportunity to meet up."

Tiqi suggested aloud, with a simple and honest expression that looked out for his brothers.

In his words, Teach always made Ace feel his heartfelt respect. It was not difficult for Teach to recognize a young man 20 years younger than himself as the captain.

"Teach, thank you for your kindness."

Ace shook his head and just smiled:

"Although I also want to see Sabo, I don't know where he is now."

"However, there will always be a chance to meet. It's enough to know that Sabo is alive."

"correct."

At this point, Ace suddenly looked at Teach and said:

"I heard that a natural devil fruit with unknown properties appeared in the auction house of Prodence Kingdom."

"Are you interested in going over and taking a look?"

"If the properties are right, we can buy it."

Ace asked Tikki.

Natural devil fruits are extremely rare even in the entire sea.

Its unique elementalization allows the ability user to easily deal with most attacks.

"No problem, Captain Ace."

Teach grinned and nodded happily.

I will go through fire and water to relieve the captain's worries, and I won't hesitate to do so.

What's more, the natural devil fruit is also the main purpose of his visit to Prodence Kingdom this time.

In Whitebeard's family-style pirate group, Marshall Teach's name has been silent for too long. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, he will not miss it.

If it were the coveted dark fruit, he could definitely do the trick of killing people and seizing treasures.

Until then,

Even Fire Fist Ace couldn't stop him, and a trace of cruelty flashed in Tikki's heart.

"Titch."

Ace didn't know the complicated thoughts in Teach's mind. He just continued to smile and said:

"For so many years on my father's ship, you have always contributed silently and helped me with many things."

"I don't know if you are interested in Devil Fruits. If you get this natural Devil Fruit, I would like to give it to you to use."

Ace said quite seriously.

As the captain of the second team, Ace also hopes that his friends around him can live a better life.

And Teach is a good person in both work and person, which is obvious to everyone on the ship.

It's a pity that his strength is a little inferior, and he has basically no experience fighting pirates with a bounty of over [-] million.

As the captain, I need some help.

Faced with Ace's heartfelt concern, Teach laughed heartily and patted Ace's shoulder.

"Hahaha...Captain Ace, I thank you for your kindness to me."

“But I’m not a person who knows how to fight, and I’m safe on dad’s ship and under the captain’s command.

"The starting price of natural devil fruits must be very expensive, so it's better not to spend the money."

Teach showed a very touched expression at first, and then worried about his captain's financial problems.

There was no obvious rejection, nor was he too serious about what he said. It was absolutely watertight.

If it was the Dark Fruit, he would grab it and eat it regardless of whether Ace gave it to him or not, but if it wasn't, he wouldn't take it if it was given to him for free.