【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

He ate what he had in his hand while listening to the discussions around him. The tavern was the best place to gather information.

"Have you heard? Several countries in the New World have been liberated by the Revolutionary Army, but it seems that the countries liberated by the Revolutionary Army are all under the jurisdiction of the Navy."

Lucci thought about what he had just heard. "Dragon" should be acting with the Revolutionary Army. If he wants to find him, he must first find someone from the Revolutionary Army, and he must find someone at a high level. Otherwise, it will be useless. Are they all liberating islands under the jurisdiction of the Navy? In this case, it seems that he needs to leave the Grand Line. It seems that he needs to talk to Ace.

After leaving the tavern, he walked through a long alley, and his vision suddenly widened. There was a gravel road in front of him, and some houses were located not far away, making him realize that this was another smaller town. He walked on the gravel road leading to the town, thinking about the information he had just heard. He looked at the town in front of him. The town was very quiet, and he walked on the streets of the town.

"stop!"

"Catch that guy who dine-and-dine!"

Several men in chef uniforms were chasing a black-haired boy. Ace was dodging everywhere from behind. Suddenly, he seemed to see something, his eyes lit up, and he ran quickly in one direction.

Lucci didn't know why he had a bad feeling, as if this tranquility was about to be broken.

"Lucci!"

Suddenly he seemed to hear Ace's voice. He looked in the direction of the voice in confusion. It was indeed Ace. He was running towards him. Lucci looked at the person chasing him from behind Ace and felt helpless. This guy was eating and running again.

……

"Thank you, Lucci." Ace grinned and touched the back of his head sheepishly.

Lucci helped Ace pay for the meal to the owner of the restaurant, and said helplessly, "Why do you eat a free meal every time you go to an island?"

"Hehehe!" Ace grinned.

"Where are you going next?" Lucci and Ace walked side by side on the streets of the town.

"Hmm?" Ace was a little confused, but he still responded seriously, "My goal is to reach the top of the ocean, and the Four Emperors will be my next target."

Lucci looked at Ace's serious expression and nodded in support.

"Red-Haired Shanks' ship is on the nearby island. I'm going to go find him." Ace grinned, seeming very happy.

"Red-haired Shanks? I remember he was one of the Four Emperors?" Lucci was a little surprised. He knew Ace would challenge the Four Emperors eventually, but he didn't expect it to be so early. He reminded worriedly, "Are you ready to challenge the Four Emperors now? Isn't it a little too early for us?"

"Our goal is to be at the top. It would be a shame if we can't defeat the Four Emperors." Ace pushed his hat down with his right hand and said in a low voice, "We will have to face each other sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. Don't you believe in my strength?"

"Of course not." Lucci sighed and said seriously, "We are not strong enough yet, and the crew is not ready. We can't fight the Four Emperors yet."

"But I want to see how powerful the Four Emperors who are now standing at the top of the world are." Ace's mind suddenly popped up what those two people said about Whitebeard being the strongest man in the world.

"Not now. At least wait until we are ready." Lucci's tone turned stern.

"Okay, okay, this time we're not looking for Red Hair just to challenge him." Ace suddenly laughed and avoided answering Lucci's question about when he would challenge the Four Emperors.

"What's that for?" Lucci was confused. It was impossible for Ace to go find the Four Emperors on purpose and not challenge them.

"Because he is my brother's savior. Now that I have come to the New World, I need to go say hello to Shanks." Ace grinned.

"Is that so?" Lucci was relieved, and then he thought of another thing, "Ace, there is something I want to tell you."

"What?" Ace asked confused.

"Do you remember that I came to the New World to find something?" Lucci said.

"Yeah." Ace nodded. Lucci came to the New World to find something and that's why he boarded his ship temporarily. Temporarily? Suddenly he thought of something and asked anxiously, "Do you want to leave?"

"No." Lucci looked at Ace's panic and added helplessly, "I came to the New World to find the Revolutionary Army. To be more precise, I am looking for the leader of the Revolutionary Army."

"Leader of the Revolutionary Army?" Ace was somewhat familiar with this title, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

"Well, I have something I want to confirm with him. I found out his whereabouts and plan to track him down." Lucci added, "But he is not on the Grand Line. Spade's sailing route is fixed and it is easy to attract attention, so I plan to look for him alone and will be away for a while."

"Is that so? How are you going to find us then?" Ace was a little disappointed. He knew this was the best way. It would not affect their route and would not delay Lucci's plan.

"I'll solve it as soon as possible." Lucci said with a smile, "I need to make a piece of your life paper later, so that I can find you quickly by following the life paper."

"Life paper?" Ace asked doubtfully.

"This can show the owner's life and health status, and the torn paper will point in the direction of the owner." Lu Qi explained.

"So when do you plan to set sail?" Ace asked.

"Tomorrow, I need to get there as soon as possible," Lucci responded.

"Oh, well, we'll set sail tomorrow as well." Ace said with a smile.

……

"Goodbye, Lucci!" the Spade Pirates member shouted while waving.

"Take care!" Lucci waved to them and then boarded the merchant ship that had been planned.

"Come on, Lucci, the Spade Pirates welcome you back anytime!" Ace shouted with a smile.

"Ace, remember not to be too impulsive." Lucci looked at Ace and said with a smile, then raised a hand in front of his chest and threatened with a smile, "If I come back and find that you have done something stupid, you are done, Ace!"

"Uh!" Ace scratched his head awkwardly.

"Don't worry, Lucci, we will keep an eye on the stupid captain!" Deuce and Bree joked.

"Hey!" Ace shouted in protest beside him.

Lucci couldn't help but laugh as he watched them playing around.

......

"Captain, what are we doing here?" Deuce struggled forward in the snowstorm. He covered his hood that was blown by the cold wind and asked Ace who was walking in front.

"I'm looking for someone." Ace heard the voice and turned to look at Deuce in the cold wind, and responded with a smirk, "His name is Shanks, he has red hair and three scars on his eyes."

"Shanks... Shanks!?" Deuce shouted in panic, "Are we going to fight the Four Emperors now?"

Deuce tried to stop Ace, but Ace did not stop. He turned around and continued to move forward against the blizzard.

"Deus...what do you think of me?" Ace said in a low voice, but with an unstoppable momentum. "The goal is to be at the top. What will it be like if I can't beat the Four Emperors? What do you think...can you surpass him? Surpass the Pirate King!"

Deuce seemed to see the flames on Ace's body igniting into flames that shot up into the sky in this winter blizzard. He looked at Ace's firm belief and was speechless for a moment.

The members of the Spade Pirates were inspired by Ace's domineering words and became excited instantly. They were ready to follow the captain and showed the momentum to fight to the death with Red Hair.

Ace suddenly laughed and turned to look at the Spades members behind him. "He is my brother's benefactor. I want to go and say hello." Ace looked at the Spades members who were relieved and couldn't help but grin. He changed the subject. "But it's been a long time. It depends on his mood. I don't know what will happen."

Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly became nervous again.