Ace, who was lying face down in a pool of blood, struggled to hold Alicia's hand.

It's so cold, I really want it to be warm again.

Ace thought in a daze.

Before I was twelve years old, I clearly hated her, but——

"Luffy fell asleep again."

"Today's battle was a bit too much for him."

"...Hey, let me ask you, do you know Gol D. Roger?"

"Ah, the Pirate King."

"What kind of person do you think he is?"

"Ace, are you running into town alone again?"

"It's so long-winded, I'm not talking to you about this."

"You are really strong and masochistic, Ace."

"Stop being so self-righteous, idiot."

"Hey, don't throw the gnawed bones at the girl's face, it's very rude!"

"I'm happy, do you want to take care of it?"

"Then it's okay if I want to beat you up, right?"

The two little devils started to fight.

"I've seen you unhappy for a long time! I'm going to beat you until you cry to the ground today!"

"I won't cry-"

"Take your hands away, it's hot!"

"Isn't it okay because I'm naturally angry?"

"It's obviously because you ate the Shao Shao fruit, right?"

"Ah! Ace, you bastard! Only girls pull each other's hair during a fight, right?!"

"I told you to take care of it!"

After the two exhausted little devils reached a truce, ten-year-old Alicia pinched twelve-year-old Ace's face hard.

"Why don't you answer a few questions for me first, Ace."

"Huh? It's so confusing. I was the one who asked the question first, right?"

"What kind of person do you think you are in Bluejam's eyes?"

"Blue Jem? He must be the bastard who stole their pirate group's money."

"What about the gangsters in town?"

"Hmm... I want to clean up the brat but I can't. But who cares what they think? They don't understand me."

"Then why do you want to learn about Roger from people who don't know him? That way you will only hear biased answers? Now, Ace, don't care about other people's opinions, whether it's about Roger or about Roger. Yours too. There is no need to pay attention to that kind of worthless malice, because it is meaningless and will only crush yourself."

"Stop acting like a stinker. I've actually discovered it a long time ago. Every time you are taken away by the old man for training, you will hide and cry alone...Crybaby Alicia."

"Ah, ah, it's none of your business, you brat!"

"I'm older than you! You have to call me brother!"

"No! Who would call you brother?!"

Idiot Alicia, have you been worrying about my slow and useless brother all this time? I'm really sorry, thank you...

"Ace!!!"

A few days later, a new issue of the World Economic News was carried to all parts of the country by paper gulls. In the newspaper, the content reported on the front page made the members of the Straw Hat Pirates unable to recover for a long time.

Peach Island, Kamabaka Kingdom. Sanji, who was bathing in the sunset, was dressed in women's clothing, and Kentaro, who was photographed by a bear on the island with him, was also stuffed into a cute little skirt. Sanji, who had heavy makeup on his face, touched Kentaro's head in a good mood and took the new issue of the newspaper from the newspaper delivery gull.

"Uh huh huh, today's love divination is - huh?" Sanji tightened his grip on the newspaper. The news published on it made him stunned, "Luffy and little Alicia's brother... died. Is it?" His eyes slowly moved downwards along the top of the report on War Ace's death, and another photo came into view.

"This report is untrue... It can't be true... How could Luffy let little Alicia..."

"Gah?" Kentaro cupped Sanji's arm with his head, as if asking him what happened.

Sanji gasped uncomfortably because of his excitement. He crumpled the newspaper into a ball and stood up from the shore.

"It's impossible... Damn it, we must rush back to the Shampoo Islands immediately!"

Sanji, who changed back to his suit, once again fought with the ladyboys on the island. A large ship suddenly docked at the pier, and the queen of the Kamabaka Kingdom returned. Unlike before, Sanji didn't look like a nymphomaniac at all. He didn't hesitate to admit that it was him after Ivankov took out the funny wanted poster.

"No, not at all." Ivankov replied. "I will not tell you any news about Straw Hat Boy."

"Then lend me your ship, and I'll go to where I'll meet Luffy!"

"We won't give it to the boat either."

"Then I'll swim over!"

Sanji, who was completely manipulated by Ivankov, had no choice but to fight his opponent one-on-one. One night passed, and Sanji was defeated miserably. He lay in disgrace on the ground, and Ivankov threw him a newspaper.

"Curly eyebrow boy, this is today's newspaper. You can confirm with your own eyes whether the straw hat boy is safe."

"Today's newspaper?" Sanji got up, picked up the newspaper and unfolded it, "Eh?! Luffy?!"

Ivankov was about to leave, but Sanji put down the newspaper and called to him.

"Were you and Luffy together during that war? I also want to ask you a question."

"Ok?"

"The newspaper said...the newspaper said that in addition to Whitebeard and Ace, little Alicia...is also dead. Is it true?"

"That child... So why do you ask me such a question?" Ivankov looked at Sanji curiously.

"Because little Alicia is our important partner, and Luffy is our captain. He will never let his partner die...and..." Sanji pinched the newspaper in his hand into wrinkles, "and... Little Alicia is very strong, she won’t, she won’t…”

"The opponent is Admiral Akainu, one of the most powerful combatants in the navy." Ivankov recalled the girl who stood in front of the boys during the war with regret in his tone, "She was burned through her internal organs, and the boy with curly eyebrows , do you think that child would have a chance of surviving in that case?"

"...Stop lying!"

"what?"

"Little Alicia...can do magic!"

Ivankov, who was still a little angry at first, couldn't be angry anymore after seeing Sanji's face and eyes filled with tears. He sighed and left without saying anything else.

Kentaro approached Sanji worriedly and patted him with his wings.

"Kentaro, little Alicia died or something...how could I possibly believe it?"

"Gah..."

"It took a lot of effort for me to make up my mind to recognize my own thoughts...I'm obviously ready to wake up..." Sanji buried his face in his palms in pain, and a broken voice came from his palms, "Don't tell me suddenly, I I can never see her again, and I can never tell her what I think...Don't be so cunning, little Alicia, wouldn't it make me helpless..."

With 2y3d and more detailed reports on the war on the top, the Straw Hat Pirates scattered in various places made their own decisions. Whether it is the message Luffy sends to his companions or Alicia's death, it is still unknown what kind of changes these things will bring to them. There is no doubt that from this moment on, they will definitely start to change. Stronger.

In front of three newly erected tombstones on the Sphinx Island of the Grand Line, Sabo placed two bouquets of fresh flowers and the latest issue of the Economic News on two of them.

"Luffy is fine. As soon as he woke up, he went to the navy headquarters with Pluto Rayleigh and Kaixia Jinbei and made a big fuss. Should he be said to be our younger brother? Ace, Alicia, me... ...Actually, I..." Sabo sat on the floor, looked at the name on the tombstone, and sobbed without warning, "You two...we finally met again, and we didn't say a few words to reminisce about the past. Two idiots, I still want to After the four of us are safe, I will tell you where I have been and who I have met these years. Our competition has not yet decided the winner..."

Sabo took off his hat to cover his face. Gradually, his intermittent sobs turned into sobs.

"Don't make Luffy and I cry so hard, you two bastards..."

At the same time, on the same island, red-haired Shanks knocked on Phoenix Marco's door.

"Red hair? Dad and Ace's funerals are over. Haven't you red-haired pirates left?"

"No, even though I left, I came back to find you while avoiding all eyes. I have something to discuss with you in secret."

"Consult in secret?"

"Yes."

"whats the matter?"

"It's related to Fire Fist Ace."

"Ace...?"

"Follow me, you'll find out soon enough."

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