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Ace's boat soon came to the side of the five ships lined up. At a glance, the enemy ships were exactly in the same straight line at this time.

On the ship in front of Ace, the billions of Baroque elders were shouting.

"Hahaha, you dare to rush here alone, are you so anxious to give money to the uncle?"

"You are not shy, Fire Fist Ace!!"

"..."

No matter what these people said, Ace didn't bother to respond. The speed of the boat did not slow down and it was about to hit him.

Ace jumped easily from the small boat, his legs turned into blazing flames, and he flew over five large ships by relying on inertia. The boat used the reaction force to pass through the five ships underwater like a submarine.

When Ace fell again, the boat just surfaced. The whole person landed firmly on the boat.

After this leap, Ace has measured the distances of the five ships. The next moment, Ace turned around and blasted the enemy ship.

"fire punch!!!"

With this loud shout, a huge fireball directly penetrated the five sailing ships of billionaires.

Looking around, there are only hundreds of millions of elders on the sea looking embarrassed in the water, as well as pieces of burning wreckage, which proves that there are indeed enemy ships just now.

"Wow, Luffy, your brother's strength is much higher than yours. He seems to be on par with Yuchen." Usopp said with a shocked look on his face.

"So strong!" Sauron said concisely.

"Hey, you are really brothers. The difference in strength is too big." Sanji complained about Luffy while smoking a cigarette.

Luffy didn't mind at all and said with a smile: "Hehehe, he could beat me before without taking the Devil Fruit. I thought that after improving this time, I could beat him, but I didn't expect that he would improve even more. "

After Ace returned to the Merry, the Merry departed from Nahana.

At this time, everyone gathered together on the deck of the Mellie to celebrate meeting Ace.

The glasses were clinked again and again.

"To celebrate Ace becoming our partner, cheers!!"

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

Usopp proposed with a toast, and was instantly echoed by Chopper and Luffy in front of him.

Ace was sitting on a wooden barrel not far away, and said questioningly, "Hey, when did I say I would become your partner!"

Usopp paused, "Then cheers to this delicious wine!!"

"Cheers!" x2

Luffy and Chopper echoed and clinked glasses with Usopp.

"Huh?!?" Ace was stunned for a moment.

Nami explained on the side, "Don't worry, they are just looking for an excuse to cheer. Haha."

Ace understood immediately and raised the corners of his mouth.

Looking at the joyful scene in front of him, he felt happy that Luffy could have these companions.

After a while, Luffy asked with a piece of meat in his mouth: "Ace, are you really not our partner? They are all very interesting."

Ace smiled and said, "Indeed, I can see that it would be fun to sail with you. But I can't join you. I am now the captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates. I came here alone this time , to hunt down a man, that guy’s title is Blackbeard.”

Weiwei said in surprise, "Blackbeard, is he the one who attacked the Drum Kingdom a few months ago?"

Ace took a sip of wine, leaned against the wall, and nodded, "Originally, he was a member of my second division, but he committed an unforgivable crime among the Whitebeard Pirates, killing his companions and escaping from the ship. So, I, who is against the captain, must find him and deal with him."

"The reason why I came to this country is because I received information that he was seen in Yuba."

Nami took out the map and looked at it, "Then we can only go to the fork of the Sentola River together. It seems that we will be separated soon."

Ace nodded and thought for a moment, "Although I know that the Shichibukai are in this country, it's a bad joke for a pirate to usurp power. He probably doesn't want to spend his remaining years on the throne of the king. Well, I'm afraid there is a bigger intention behind it. Luffy, do you need my help? The Shichibukai are not easy to deal with."

"No, we can handle it ourselves, hehehe." Luffy said and directly rejected Ace's kindness.

Yu Chen thought for a while. This meeting with Ace was the only meeting he had before the accident. Although he knew he couldn't stop him, he still wanted to persuade him.

Walking to Ace and leaning on the railing, Yu Chen said seriously, "Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach is not a simple person. Do you have to chase Ace?"

Ace nodded firmly, "This is what I must do as the captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, even if it costs me my life, I won't hesitate."

The future is uncontrollable, and it is difficult for Yu Chen to tell a series of specific things that will happen later. Even to Luffy and the others, Yu Chen did not tell the details.

Ace's answer did not surprise Yu Chen, but he still wanted to try again, "Ace, Luffy and the others all know that I am very good at divination. I have calculated your pursuit of Blackbeard. In the end, you You successfully found him, but were defeated and captured by Blackbeard. Although you were not killed for the time being, it would trigger a major event that shocked the world. In the end, you would not only die, but also kill many people. Even so, you Don’t you give up either?”

When Ace heard Yu Chen's words, he turned to look at Luffy and asked for confirmation, "Is he really that good at divination?"

"Yes, what Yu Chen said was really accurate. I never missed it in my memory. Just like this time, he asked me to look for a restaurant in the city when I was hungry, saying that there was a surprise waiting for me. Unexpectedly, I actually encountered It's your turn. Ace, why don't you think about it and stop chasing that Blackbeard."

Luffy did not expose Yu Chen. In Luffy's opinion, Yu Chen had seen images of the future, which was no different from divination. He followed his words and persuaded Ace.

After listening to Luffy's words, Ace looked at the sea in the distance and fell silent. Others did not disturb him and allowed him to think quietly.

It probably took a few minutes. Ace took a long breath and seemed to have made a decision.

"Yu Chen, thank you for your reminder. But the future is uncertain. Nothing has happened yet. If I just give up like this, I will be uneasy for the rest of my life. Moreover, as long as I defeat Blackbeard, what you said The next big event won’t happen, right?”

Yu Chen sighed, "I knew I couldn't persuade you. If you give up with just a few words, then it won't be you."

"Hahaha, yes, that's it." Ace laughed happily. Hearing Yu Chen's words, he felt as if he had met a close friend.

Luffy originally wanted to persuade him, but when he saw Ace's smile, he gave up. Since it's Ace's choice, let him be. If he was really caught, he could just go and save Ace then. It's just that he must train more. Yu Chen said before that he couldn't save anyone because of his lack of strength.

But Luffy didn't know that when it came to rescuing Ace, unless he was immediately promoted to the level of a general, progress would not mean much at all. In that big event, if it wasn't the world's top combat power, it wouldn't have much impact at all.

Since Luffy and Yuchen have stopped persuading, Zoro and the others have nothing to say. The noise on the deck slowly resumed.

Two hours later, the Mellie came to the fork of the Santa Dora River along the coastline.

Ace took out a piece of white paper from the small bag and handed it to Luffy, "Keep this thing safe, it can bring us together again!" After that, Ace returned to his boat. Luffy didn't know why, but he solemnly put the piece of white paper into the red ribbon of his straw hat and put it away.

After waving goodbye to everyone, he untied the rope connecting the Meili.

Just as he was about to leave, Yu Chen suddenly said, "Ace, the news about Yuba this time is false. You will meet a father and son. The father also released the news, and you can help the father and son solve the problem." Heart knot. I tell you this because I want you to see the accuracy of my divination, and I hope you will think about it again."

After hearing this, Ace nodded seriously, activated his fruit power, and drove the boat away.

Looking at Ace's retreating figure, Nami asked, "Will he choose to give up?"

Yu Chen shook his head, "Ace, like Luffy, is very persistent in what he believes in. It is difficult for him to change until it actually happens. I am just trying my best with these few words of persuasion. Hopefully he'll be careful."

Sanji asked, "Then why don't you stop him? We can do it together."

Yu Chen rolled his eyes, "Didn't you just see that he is a natural Devil Fruit user? Come on together with us. Except for Nami, none of you can beat him, okay?"

Luffy responded to Sanji's question with a smile, "That's Ace's life, isn't it? Even if I stop him this time, I won't be able to stop him for the rest of his life. Besides, if something happens to him, I will save him. Hehe whee."

"Luffy, you said it, but your strength is still far behind."

"No, I will definitely work hard to become stronger. I have decided that before I fight Crocodile, I must awaken my Haki. Nami, help me."

Nami saw Luffy's serious look and immediately agreed.

After parting ways with Ace, the Mellie continued to move along the Sundola River toward Albana, the royal capital of Alabasta.

Although the name of the Sentora River is a river, it is actually formed by the intrusion of sea water. Therefore, the Meili can directly follow the current, but after entering the river, the speed of the water slows down a lot. Even if it's against the current, you can still travel with the power of the wind.

In order to reach the destination quickly, Yu Chen walked to the stern of the ship and accelerated the Meili.

Two hours later, the Meili arrived at the docking point chosen by Weiwei.

The location where the Mellie stopped was not the closest point on the Santa Dora River to Albana. They needed to leave the Meili for a few days, so for safety reasons, the Meili was parked in a depression in the rock wall not too far from Albana.

After parking the ship, Yu Chen put the space training field into his portable warehouse and packed some things they needed.

The group put on the local clothes purchased by Sanji and started heading to Albana.

It has to be said that after Yuchen's 'friendly reminder', Sanji stopped acting weird when buying local clothes. A few simple plain robes were put on the members of the Straw Hats, covering everyone tightly, allowing everyone to blend into the local environment of Alabasta.