[Comprehensive] BE saves the world

Ace Extraordinary Star

【Love is so short, but forgetting is too long. 】

01

The darkest years in Portgas D. Ace's life were probably when he was 20 years old.

In that year, he lost the two most important people in his life - his father and his lover.

In order for him to return to the sea, the two people he loves the most stay on that battlefield forever.

And his lover, a girl named Gloria, turned into golden ashes in front of him, not even a piece of clothes left to be remembered.

Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates had no choice but to build a tomb for her beside her father. She didn't leave much behind, so they had to use the flag of the Whitebeard Pirates as a tombstone for her, and wrapped her most precious stone around the cross. Loved the red coral necklace - it was a gift from her daddy for her birthday and she has been wearing it a lot ever since.

Ace did not attend Whitebeard and Gloria's funeral.

At that time, he was busy getting himself drunk with spirits, and the wound on his body was oozing blood again under the stimulation of alcohol, but he just poured wine bottle after bottle numbly as if he didn't notice it. , and almost forced himself to death there.

It was no longer trying to drench your sorrows with alcohol, nor was it trying to forget, it was just mechanically using alcohol to paralyze the brain with a sense of masochism.

Ace doesn't remember how much he drank, and to be honest, he doesn't even know if his eyes are still open.

What made him wake up was a fist that hit his chin heavily, covering the color of his weapon, and the blow was so hard that even blood came out.

Fa's numb brain finally resumed operation under this punch, he turned his head and saw Sabo.

The brother he hadn't seen for many years punched him in the head again with a serious expression he had never seen before.

This punch was more ruthless than the last one, and he felt like his skull was about to crack.However, thanks to this, Ace finally woke up completely.

Wake up enough to hear Sabo's voice, to hear him asking—

"Are you insulting her death, Ace?"

Sabo lifted him up from the ground who was like mud, suppressed his anger and grief, and stabbed the sharp knife-like words on his face, piercing his flesh and bones, and piercing his heart all the way.

"Leah died for you, Ace. I don't know what kind of future she saw, but I know that she died to keep you alive and replace you."

At that moment, I don't know what kind of expression was on his face, so that Sabo paused, and he had to take a deep breath before he could continue.

"Be sober, Ace. Leah let you live, she definitely didn't want to see you like this—"

"Then what should I become?"

Ace heard his own voice, how funny, he was actually laughing, because the reality was so funny, so horribly funny, that he could only laugh.Something hot rolled in his eyes, was it tears or blood?

With a miserable smile, he didn't know whether to ask Sabo or the damned fate.

"How am I supposed to live—after I've killed Leah and Pop?"

Sabo raised his hand and lowered the brim of his hat. Ace couldn't see his expression, but could only hear his voice, trembling imperceptibly, but also cold and firm.

"Get up and take a shower, eat something well, heal your injuries, cheer up, and be strong and face every day in the future." Sabo paused again before continuing, "It is precisely because you are their You have to do this to protect it with your own life, Ace."

That is, how correct, but cruel words.

"Ace, I know this will make you very painful. But the dead people didn't choose that path to see you become like this." Sabo put his hands on his shoulders, with a heavy tone, " Leah chose to do that of her own volition—respect her will, Ace."

"...she's such a bad guy, isn't she?"

Those hot things finally got out of control and spewed out.Ace covered his face with one hand, and slowly, slowly fell to his knees. He was obviously laughing, but tears poured down uncontrollably.That miserable smile struggled to the end, almost becoming a pathetic claw mark.

"It's too cunning... It's been like this since before, making decisions on its own, never caring what others think, never asking me if I want her to do this... really, too cunning."

He cunningly chose that ending, did not give him any room for redemption, and took away his chance to choose from the very beginning.In such a decisive way, he selfishly spared his life.

So coldly, leaving him in this world without her... No, he was left in this hell.

Portgas D. Ace wouldn't tell anyone, and at that moment, he even hated her a little.

02

Portgas D. Ace officially left the Whitebeard Pirates at the age of 21.

Although everyone was trying to keep him, even though no one ever blamed him, Ace insisted on leaving the place he thought he would stay forever.

In this regard, Marco only said a word.

"Don't blame yourself too much, Ace, it wasn't your fault."

The new captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, their big brother, watched him with worried eyes.And Ace just bowed down and bowed deeply, deeply to him and to all the crew members behind him.

"In the past three years... I am really grateful for everyone's care."

Yes, everyone gave him the same care as his family, and gave him the trust and love he never had before. This is his home.Even if he indirectly killed his father, his beloved little sister, and so many companions... No one has ever blamed him.

However, Ace couldn't forgive himself.

I can't forgive that reckless guy, I can't forgive that idiot who doesn't know the value of life, I can't forgive that idiot who rushed out despite everyone's dissuasion...I can't forgive that trash who can't do anything while looking at the back of Leah and Dad .

Open your eyes and close your eyes, you can see the past time.

It is the ale that everyone drinks together under the blue sky, it is the Moby Dick burning and sinking in the gunpowder smoke; it is the beautiful girl with a gentle smile under the moonlight, it is the golden ashes that gradually dissipate in the sea breeze; Tired but still as towering as a mountain's back...

Everything from the past is intertwined in front of his eyes, as if to drive him crazy, visiting every night and every day.

So Ace had to leave. If he stayed here again, he would never be able to move forward.

And he still had things to do.

After leaving the Whitebeard Pirates, Ace sailed alone for three months and found the traces of the Red Hair Pirates.

Ace bowed his head in front of the Four Emperors, begging him to teach him how to use domineering.

The red-haired Shanks looked down at him for a long time before asking him a question.

"Why do you seek power?"

At that time, Ace raised his head and answered the Emperor's question with eyes that seemed to be burning.

"In order not to lose important people again."

Therefore, "Fire Fist" Ace practiced for a whole year under the hands of "Red Hair" Shanks.

When Ace left the Red Hair Pirates, the pirate flag of the Spades Pirates was raised again on his ship.

Only this time, under the flaming skull with a smiling and crying face, there is an extra line of small characters.

——GLORIA

He will carry her life on his back and continue galloping on this sea.

03

The Spades Pirates grew at an extraordinary speed.

Just as the world government and the navy are worried, the blood of One Piece has an extraordinary appeal in this sea, and Ace himself is also a man with both strength and charm.In the early stage of the development of the Glorious Spades Pirates, countless pirates defected to Ace's banner every day.

Of course, Ace has as many enemies as his companions.

Many people have contempt for this brat, thinking that he is just a brat hiding under the name of White Beard Wei, without much real ability.Some of them were fools, even with contempt for Whitebeard himself.

They talked about Whitebeard with disdain, saying he was a loser of a previous era.No matter where they are, women and wealth are the eternal topics, and when discussing the war on the top, they can't help referring to the fateful beauty in an obscene tone.

They say Ace is just a stray dog.

They say white beard is useless when it gets old.

They said it was a "pity" that Gloria, the Sun-eyed daughter, had died so early.

So, they all died.

Ace killed everyone who dared to say that in his presence.

After that, no one dared to do such a stupid thing no matter whether it was the Great Channel or the New World.

That name has gradually become a well-known taboo.

By the time Ace was 25, almost no one would mention Gloria in front of him.Even if he is as rough as Luffy, he will rarely mention that name in front of him.

Ace knew that Gloria's death was also a huge wound in Luffy's heart.When he was drinking with Jinbei, the other party once mentioned to him by chance that Luffy cried so much that he almost collapsed.

However, Luffy also accepted this earlier than Ace.

"Since this is Lia's own choice, there is no other way." Ace can almost imagine Luffy saying this.

But he still couldn't imagine, Sabo said, when he met Luffy five days before the top war, he said to him, "If there is one thing I have to do...but this will make many people sad, do you think Should I do this?" Liya, with what kind of expression.

At that time, was she smiling, or was she about to cry?Is it fear, or sadness?Ace has seen so many expressions of Lia, angry, happy, lonely, scared, sad... But no matter what he thinks, he still can't think of it.

Even though it was such a small thing, it was obviously not important at all, but Ace was tormented by this problem so hard to sleep, it was like a small needle hidden in the quilt, always stinging suddenly.

So he went to find the guy who could see the future——Ms. Xia Li of the Mermaid Cafe.

"What you want to ask... is actually what it feels like to be able to see the future?"

Mrs. Xia Li was smoking a waterpipe, watching the big pirate who had recently gained fame.When this topic was mentioned, there was a faint gloomy look between her brows and eyes, as if covered with a thin layer of gray.She lowered her eyes and tapped the bong on the shell beside her, and the hollow sound was like being pressed against Ace's heart.

"Very scared." She finally opened her mouth, her voice was very low, "Sometimes... especially when you see those bad things happen to important people, and you can't change anything no matter how hard you try... say Honestly, it's pretty disappointing."

Ace looked at Mrs. Sharley's face, looked at the expression that seemed to give up something, and thought, was this the expression that Leah showed at that time?

"But. That child is different." A faint wry smile appeared on Blue Shark's mermaid face, she took another puff of hookah, and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "When she brought you here for the first time, actually I've seen it—that you'll be together, and that she'll die for you."

Ace's eyes widened suddenly.

"Of course I wanted to tell her." Mrs. Charlie shook her head slightly, "but guess what she said? She didn't let me go on. She just said, 'I see, thank you, Charlie'. "

The merman gently blows a bubble, watching as the iridescent bubble rises beautifully and fragile, then shatters.There was nostalgia in her eyes at some point.

As if seeing the girl from many years ago through the small bubble, Mrs. Xia Li's tone softened, with a sad but gentle smile, she looked at Ace and continued speaking softly.

"At that time, she was smiling. Smiling slightly, her eyes were bright but firm, and she seemed not afraid of anything. Maybe she was a little lonely, but I think it must not matter to her."

"Because of the way she smiles, she looks really happy."

So Ace laughed too, it was a laugh that was almost crying, it was so ugly that Madam Sharley fell silent, she looked away, leaving this silent space to him alone.

Portgas D. Ace, at the age of 25, finally knew what kind of smile the girl he loved wore when she was determined to die.