Pirate Bloody Hand Mary

"Wow..."

The red-haired man sitting on the cliff was greeted by a gust of mountain wind.

The cloak floated for a moment and then fell down, and Ace stood behind him.

"Hey, Shanks." Ace looked down at Shanks, "I'm back."

"..."

Shanks didn't speak, he just put down the paper in his hand and looked into the distance.

Ace didn't care, sitting directly beside him and unbuttoning his cloak.

"What's wrong? He didn't say a word and looked depressed. This is not like the majestic and heroic redhead back then."

After Ace said that, he twisted his neck.

"If my brother is still here, he definitely doesn't want to see you in such a miserable condition."

"He also wants to return the straw hat to you."

"..."

Shanks' fingers twitched.

He looked at Ace and said, "There's been no news from Luffy for a long time."

"Yes, I don't know where he went. It seems that the Navy has never heard of this news..."

Ace scratched his head: "I had a fight with the old man a few days ago. Judging from his posture and temper, at least Luffy must not have been caught by the navy."

"Well, I think he must be fine now. I just don't know where he went."

"There has been no news from Luffy for so long..."

After the red-haired man was silent for a moment, he rolled up the paper in his hand and put it back in his sleeve.

He let out a long breath and lay down on the ground.

"What should I do now? Ace, what else do you think I can do now?"

"..."

"What an idiot."

The red-haired man covered his face with his hands, murmuring and exerting force.

"I've always wanted to defeat that brat... I knew I should have taken action when I saw her in the East China Sea, but I didn't expect that would be my only chance."

"For more than twenty years I have been balancing the sea. I originally thought I was strong enough and could control everything under control, but I didn't expect..."

"That brat, there's nothing I can do to her."

"Challenges, plans, missteps, defeats."

"In the end, even my best friend died in her hands because of my mistake..."

"Why……"

After a long pause, he finally said: "Will I always be like this in the future? Even if I try my best to deal with that guy... I can only fail completely?"

"I can't blame you. And Shanks, at least... you're not dead yet."

"Everything may not end if you die, not to mention you are still alive now?"

Ace looked at Shanks seriously and said: "When dad just died in the battle, I was very decadent and crazy. But you told me that everything is not over yet. I still have a future and a chance to fight Mary." Win or lose.”

"So even now, I still firmly believe that sooner or later I can defeat Mary."

"What now? Why have you lost confidence?"

"That guy's growing up too fast!" Shanks suddenly jumped up and punched the cliff with his fist.

The rocks crunched.

Shanks glared at Ace: "Do you know how exaggerated her progress is?"

"From being at a 50-50 level against the Shichibukai in the top battle, to being able to be at a 50-50 level with Mihawk..."

"And now he can hold down several of us and beat us!"

"A few months, how many months have passed!?"

"Under such circumstances, how can you and I have a chance to catch up with her!?"

Shanks waved his hand excitedly, and the page flew out of his sleeve.

This sudden outburst also stunned Ace, and Shanks immediately realized that he was too excited, and immediately covered his face with his hands and lowered his head.

"……Feel sorry."

Ace built up the paper that Shanks threw to the ground. He was not angry. He could completely understand Shanks' current mood.

Turning the page, he saw the message Mihawk left on the page.

"...Shanks, we still have a chance."

Ace said in a deep voice.

"Um?"

Shanks loosened his hand a little and saw Ace hand the page back to him.

He reached out to take it and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Didn't Mihawk make it clear? After the war, she will come to us alone."

"Pirates are no match for the navy, but one-on-one the gap is not that desperate."

"We still have a chance."

"Do you believe what she said?" Shanks asked intently.

"Mihawk is her savior and has a deep connection with her." Ace said seriously, "I don't think Mary would lie to him, and it doesn't make sense."

"...even if she really plans to fight us one-on-one...are you confident that you can beat her?"

Shanks sighed: "I've almost reached my limit, and your current strength can't catch up with her at all..."

"call!"

Before he finished speaking, a white translucent crystal-like flame ignited.

The scorching heat instantly enveloped the area within tens of meters, abruptly interrupting Shanks' words.

Everyone in the red-haired pirate group was startled, and their decadent state was wiped away. Everyone stood up and surrounded the cliff.

Seeing the special flame turned into Ace's arm, they all looked surprised.

"..."

Shanks looked at Ace.

Ace's arm turned into flames and burned, illuminating his serious face.

The terrifying power contained in this flame was clearly visible to Shanks at such a close distance.

"I have confidence."

Ace waved his hand and the flames dispersed, revealing his clenched fists.

"I can play against the old man now, so I am confident."

"If I face her again...I will never be helpless again!"

"..."

Shanks' eyes widened: "Captain..."

"It has nothing to do with Roger!" Ace stood up suddenly, holding on to his cowboy hat.

The sun shines through his shoulders.

"I am Ace, Fire Fist Ace."

"I told you, I'm different from that person!"

The blazing flames on Ace's body illuminated the eyes of the red-haired pirates on the cliff, and also dispelled the long-standing gloom in the red-haired heart.

He also slowly stood up and looked Ace up and down.

"you also……"

He choked.

After a while, he gave an ugly smile.

"well……"

"You've become stronger too, which is good..."

"I thought before that you should be Mary's old enemy. Now it seems that you do mean something like this..."

"Not bad, so don't worry."

Ace grinned: "Maybe Mary is right. As the times develop, and as so-called justice implements human nature, maybe pirates will really disappear."

"But at least, we still have the opportunity to give this era the most glorious and perfect ending."

"Hehe, although I really want to defeat Mary, so that if I can continue writing...well, the possibility is not very high."

After saying that, Ace calmed down his smile slightly, and then looked at Shanks solemnly.

"So, Uncle Shanks, our fate is far from being completely over yet."

"I'm still here, you're still here, and everyone in the pirate group is here too."

“There’s still a lot we can do, so please take heart.”

"If Luffy and Mr. Mihawk were still here, they probably wouldn't want to see you like this."

"..."

Shanks looked down at Mihawk's page in his hand.

In his mind, he recalled what Mihawk had once said to him, as well as what was said in Beckman's mouth. Mihawk blocked the back of thousands of troops by himself.

What was Mihawk's mood when he died?

"...!"

The redhead clenched his fists violently, and then put the page back into his pocket.

He raised his head, his eyes sharp again.

The figure of that overlord appeared on Shanks again.

"Ah, you're right, Ace."

"No matter what, we are still alive now."

"Whether it is as a crew member of the Pirate King, as the Four Emperors, as a friend of the world's greatest swordsman, as one of the last pirates in the world, as Shanks, the captain of the red-haired pirates..."

"It would be too shameful to end up depressed."

"Even if we really want to end everything, we should die by the enemy's sword. That is the ending that a pirate deserves."

At this moment, Shanks' will became determined and his momentum became irreversible.

His overlord color and domineering energy had undergone some changes. In the past, due to his belief in balance and restriction, his overall overlord color was grand and vigorous.

Now, his overlord look has become refined, sharp, too strong and easy to break, but also invincible.

"Finally home……"

Beckman looked at Shanks who was once again heroic and showed a happy smile.

Everyone in the red-haired pirate group also regained their momentum.

The Red-Haired Pirates are a typical pirate group with the captain connecting the crew and using emotions as a bond. Shanks is the backbone of everyone. When he becomes decadent, everyone will also lose.

But now that Shanks is back on his feet, the crew members are duty-bound even if they have to go through fire and water.

"That's it!"

Ace also snorted, raised the corner of his mouth and punched Shanks in the chest.

"So what do we do next, Yonko?"

"Since Mary said that she will fight us to the death when the war is over, then we will speed up the war."

Shanks said coldly: "The situation is unclear now, let's not act rashly."

"But once the decisive battle begins, look at the situation clearly..."

"We will defeat the world government and end this war as soon as possible."

"This is probably what the captain and the others have always wanted to do..."

Shanks looked at Ace: "How?"

"I have no opinion."

Ace waved his hand: "I have long been unhappy with the World Government!"

…

On the windless belt near the East China Sea, Yin Mu stood in the air with moon steps, as if waiting for someone.

Soon a small black dot appeared on the skyline. Ten seconds later, a burly man flew up to Yin Mu on moon steps and saluted in the air.

"Lord Yinmu."

"No need to say so much." Yin Muxu crossed his arms, "Famine, how is the progress of the Raffdrew Bridge?"

Loughdrew Bridge, this is the real name of the Labor Bridge.

But Yin Mu had never mentioned this name before, not even Attila. Only this time, letting famine clear things up, did he tell her the name.

However, with Famine's character, she would not tell this matter outside.

"Everything goes well, Lord Yinmu."

Famine's stand-in said respectfully: "The Raffdrew Bridge is approaching the windless zone. After passing through the windless zone, at the current speed, it will be possible to cross the Shuixian Island Ring in about six months and about three years. Arrive at Loughdrew.”

"Three years... is too slow."

Yin Mu narrowed his eyes.

Logically speaking, after eight hundred years of life, the bridge has also been built with no rest for eight hundred years. Now, with construction at full speed, it only takes three years to reach Loughdrew. This time is very important to Yin Mu. It's just a snap of the fingers.

But the predicted eight hundred years have arrived, and he can feel the changes in the waves in the atmosphere. Another cycle has passed, and these few years have been the time when the so-called heirs of Nika Will and Qiao Yin Boyin Will were born.

The present three years and the past eight hundred years cannot be generalized at all, not to mention that things will change later. For some reason, Yin Mu now feels a very strong sense of uneasiness.

"anyway……"

Yin Mu stared at Hungry's body: "Didn't you always show up as a gentleman before? What kind of dress are you wearing now?"

"I'm ashamed to say that, Master Yinmu."

Famine's stand-in said expressionlessly: "The East China Sea is the weakest sea, but when I was cleaning the East China Sea, I accidentally bumped into two pretty strong men."

"One is the pirate Fire Fist Ace, and the other is the navy hero Iron Fist Garp."

"One of my doubles was accidentally destroyed by Ace's fist."

"Ace, Garp..."

Yin Mu tried his best to think back. For him, people like Garp and Ace have been around for more than 800 years, and it is really not easy to remember them all.

"Forget it, I can't remember." Yin Mu shook his head, "But as for pirates, I remember seeing the news two days ago. Didn't it say that the navy had a great victory?"

"Probably, Ace is not among that group of pirates."

Famine didn't know the details, so he could only deal with it this way.

Yin Mu shook his head and raised his hand: "Okay, the progress of the Raffdrew Bridge is still too slow. You stay in the East China Sea and use your substitute to help."

"I want the bridge to be built to Loughdrew within half a year."

"This..." Famine paused, "Aren't you afraid of attracting other people's attention?"

"The Windless Belt is Renesmee's domain. Your trickery..."

"Eight hundred years have passed, and things are no longer what they used to be."

Yin Mu narrowed his eyes: "The kings of Heaven and Pluto have been born, so Renesmee won't care about my actions now."

"The heir to Qiao Yin Boyin was not born before, so I was restricted."

"But now it's time for everyone to do their own thing, and Renesmee will not interfere."

"So you know what I mean?"

Famine pursed his lips and bowed obediently.

"learn."

After that, Famine turned and flew away.

After Famine disappeared from sight, Yin Mu left in the opposite direction.

This back and forth also took a lot of time, and I don't know how the so-called technology research and development progress of Vegapunk is.