One Piece: Fire Emperor Arrives

PS: Please read this chapter to the end

"The rumored super rookie pirate came to my territory and wants to start a war with us?" Shanks looked at Ace with eyes like a falcon. Even Ace was used by Shanks like this. As he stared at it, his heart could not help but tremble a little.

Before meeting Shanks, Ace was very confused. Why did this guy decide that Luffy was the heir to Roger's will? He also gave Luffy the straw hat that represented Roger's will, and even bet on him. an arm.

After meeting Shanks himself, Ace seemed to have some guesses about this matter, because the moment he saw Shanks' eyes, he felt as if everything about him was exposed to this man's eyes, that kind of The feeling is not simply being scrutinized, but the fear of having all your privacy seen through.

"Senior Shanks, you misunderstood, I'm not here to cause trouble." Feeling the sense of oppression emanating from Shanks and others, Ace quickly waved his hands and said, "Because Luffy often mentions you, He said that you were his savior, and as his elder brother, I thought that if I enter the new world, I must come and visit you."

"This is the Yunyun wine I brought from Sky Island. I hope you like it." Ace opened the backpack he brought, revealing a huge shell with the word "wine" written on it.

Yunyun wine is a specialty of Sky Island Bika Island, which is also a specialty of Eniro's hometown. Ever since this guy destroyed his hometown, Yunyun wine has been completely lost. What Ace brought back was only one-third of the remaining ones. .

"Oh, are you Luffy's brother?" When Ace announced his identity, the solemn atmosphere around him was instantly broken. Shanks and others looked at Ace and their eyes immediately became friendly.

"It turns out that Luffy has an older brother. This is really surprising." Shanks picked up the wine glass and walked up, put his arm around Ace's shoulders, then handed the wine glass in his hand to Ace, and said happily: "Since You are Luffy’s brother, so you are one of our own, come on, come on, drink and drink!”

"Luffy and I are sworn brothers." Ace smiled, then took the glass handed over by Shanks and drank it in one go.

"We haven't seen Luffy for a long time." The red-haired man pulled Ace to the middle of the red-haired pirates and said excitedly: "Come on, let's have a good chat with me."

"Young ladies, there's a party!"

Perhaps because of Luffy, the red-haired man and his cadres were all very friendly to Ace at the banquet, but almost all the topics they talked about were related to Luffy. Ace also told him and Luffy's funny childhood stories. Tell them.

Early the next morning, Ace and Red Hair were sitting on the frozen shore.

The red-haired man was holding a newspaper in his hand. The newspaper contained news about Ace's voyage from Shampoo. Ace was watching the sunrise rising slowly on the distant coastline.

"I didn't expect you to escape unscathed from the pursuit of Akainu and Kizaru." The red-haired man put down the newspaper, looked at Ace, and said, "Ace-kun, you really surprised me."

"That's not true." Ace waved his hands quickly and said, "In fact, I am not the opponent of the general yet. It is only because of Master Rayleigh's help that we can sail smoothly."

"Oh? Senior Rayleigh?" The red-haired man was slightly surprised, and then said with a smile: "To be favored by senior Rayleigh, there must be something extraordinary about you."

"However, you can now tell me the real reason why you came to me." The red-haired man looked at Ace and said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Ace was stunned for a moment, then a wry smile appeared on his face and said: "Senior Shanks, your insight is really scary."

Ash paused, then asked Shanks: "Senior Shanks, do you know why I can become Master Rayleigh's disciple?"

"Senior Rayleigh has been living in seclusion for many years. To be honest, I am very surprised that he would accept a disciple like you." Shanks looked at Ace, thought for a while, and said, "I think, your I’m afraid there are some connections with him that Rayleigh-senpai can’t refuse.”

"Yes, it's because of my life experience." Ace looked at Shanks and said in a deep voice, "Because my father is called Gol D. Roger!"

"Oh? You are actually the captain's son!" Hearing Ace say his father's name, Shanks showed a surprised look on his face, and then said: "So that's it, no wonder Senior Rayleigh accepted you as his Disciple, it turns out that you are the bloodline of the captain."

Ace looked at Shanks, trying to tell if he was truly surprised by his origins.

In the original plot, when Shanks found Whitebeard and suggested to him that Ace should not go after Blackbeard, Ace thought that Shanks should have known that Ace was the blood of Roger, but since Shanks met today Judging from his own performance, Ace was certain that Shanks didn't know his true identity before the battle.

It now seems that when Shanks found Whitebeard and asked him to recall Ace, who was hunting Blackbeard, he simply wanted to prevent the outbreak of the war on the top, and it had nothing to do with Ace's life experience.

After all, with Whitebeard's character, no matter what Ace's life experience is, if his 'son' on the ship is to be publicly executed by the World Government, he will definitely go to the rescue. This is very clear to the red-haired man.

However, in the original plot, Ace also met the red-haired side before joining the Whitebeard Pirates. Perhaps it was not impossible that Ace himself told the red-haired man about his life experience at that time.

Originally, Shanks was Ace's first choice to become an ally, even ahead of Whitebeard. But after seeing the red-haired person today, Ace suddenly felt... the red-haired person in front of him, and His impression seemed to be a little different.

Ace couldn't tell exactly what was different. Maybe it was because of different ideas, or for some other reason. He suddenly felt that the red-haired man might not be the best candidate for alliance.

Moreover, in the world of One Piece, the red-haired position and background have always been one of the big confusing pits. After all, it is difficult for anyone to imagine that a Yonko of the New World quietly went to the World Government. In the holy land of Mariejoia, he could still get an interview from the Five Old Stars. If he said that there was no secret behind him, no one would believe it.

Therefore, after Ace revealed his identity, he swallowed back his previous words of seeking an alliance and instead said: "Senior Shanks, Senior Rayleigh told me that your overlord color may be... Currently the most powerful person on the sea, I also have some talents in Overlord Color Haki, so when I come here this time, I also want to ask you about the cultivation of Overlord Color Haki."

(PS: To clarify, the author himself has no objections to the character of Shanks. On the contrary, he likes it very much. The reason why he did not choose to form an alliance with him is simply because WT has left too many pitfalls for the red-haired person, and also... If you don’t fill it in, the author is afraid of being slapped in the face, so the partner for alliance will not choose him.)