One Piece: The Eternal Flame

The Straw Hat Pirates are short of a powerful doctor, and after solving Luffy of the Walpo Pirates, they set their sights on the interesting tanuki.

Facing the invitation of the pirates, Chopper was very moved. He has been listening to the stories of the pirates since he was adopted. Isn't it right to yearn for the magnificent sea.

But his previous experience made him unable to easily trust humans.

Until Luffy yelled "Stop talking, just follow us!", this shout washed away the hesitation in Chopper's heart and gave him the courage to set sail.

After that, I went to Alabasta, where Weiwei is located. This is a desert country, but the less and less precipitation in recent years has made it more difficult to survive here.

But for now, the cities near the port are still very lively.

"Several guests, do you want to come and see this golden apple?" The vendor held a golden apple and loudly beckoned guests dressed as outsiders.

"Golden apple?" The black-haired young man was attracted by this thing, "Where did you get it?"

The vendor saw something interesting, and immediately said: "I found this from a relic, a golden apple, you can live for 1000 years if you eat it."

"1000 years???" Long Nose and the reindeer's eyes lit up, but Nami knocked on the head from behind and dragged them away.

"This thing sounds like a lie, you idiots!"

"What if it's true." Gray wanted to buy it, "How much?"

"1000 Baileys."

"Oh, I'll look for it."

Ten million is not expensive, and Gray began to rummage in his pockets.

The vendor looked expectantly at first, then looked behind Gray, and took a few steps back calmly.

One hand grabbed Gray's back collar, and then began to drag him forward.

"It seems that you have had a good life these years." Ace gritted his teeth angrily, "If I don't kill you today, I won't be called Ace."

"Oh, then are you going to call Congyunche?" Gray looked very calm, and took an apple from a passing vendor, and threw the only Bailey he found in his pocket over.

"Grey was taken away." Nami, Usopp, and Chopper watched Gray being dragged further and further away. They had thought about the possibility of saving someone, but that person didn't look too easy to mess with.

"Soron, Al, Gray was taken away." Chopper hugged the most reliable Sauron's calf, and Nami and Usopp also looked over.

Sauron's expression was extremely serious, and his tone was cold, "That's not someone we can offend."

"You know him?"

"The deputy captain of the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World, Yanjie Ace." Sauron, who was born in the New World, saw the flag belonging to the Whitebeard Pirates behind Ace with just one glance.

"Then, isn't Gray very dangerous?" Chopper looked desperate.

"They should know each other, after all." Sauron looked at Alfred, "Alfred didn't respond."

That's right, everyone nodded, and finally felt relieved to go shopping.

Ace dragged Gray to a stop in front of a restaurant, where he ran into a gray-haired sailor head-on.

Smoker's expression froze, and he immediately drew out his weapon, "Yanjie Ace, why are you here!"

"Why should I tell you." Ace was not polite, and dragged Gray into the restaurant. When Luffy came later, he could just wait here.

Smoker was completely ignored, with an uncertain expression on his face. He was thinking in his heart why Ace from the new world would go to Alabasta. Could it be that there is some big event in Alabasta?

After reporting to the headquarters first, Smoker turned and walked back.

Randomly finding an empty seat, Ace carried Gray to the seat, the latter's face remained unchanged, as if decades had never passed.

After ordering the meal, Gray spoke first, "You have become less likable Ace."

"...If you want to get a beating, you can try it." Ace waved his fist and got to the point, "I also saw Alfred, why haven't you changed, isn't the pure gold gone?"

"We didn't use pure gold. As for why it doesn't grow old, which devil fruit have you seen grow old?"

"And what about Alfred?"

"Which robot have you ever seen grow old?"

Ace rubbed his temples and denied: "No, you can't fool me. The soul is a devil fruit, but your body is not, so according to common sense, you will still age."

Gray clapped his hands, "Wow, you really have become unlovable."

"Shut up!" Ace glared at him, "Also, I and Ace are the same person, but everyone thinks we are not the same, even Dad said that if he didn't know the relationship between me and him, Dad would not connect us, we just have the same name."—

— “You know all these reasons, right?”

"Well, do you really want to know?"

Gray put two wine glasses in front of him, one full and the other a little.

"Like this is me." He pointed to the full glass.

"This is you." Pointing to another cup.

"Wait, why do I only have so much wine?"

"Because you are relatively weak." Gray replied as a matter of course.

".Go on."

"In this world, everyone is a unique existence, which means that everyone has their own place."

"We assume that the world is a game. This game can only be played by a hundred people. If there is a new player who wants to play, then one of the 100 people will have to leave an old player."

"A new player joins the game instead of an old player, and the old player can only wander outside the game. Will this old player still be affected by the rules of the game? The answer is no, because he doesn't play the game anymore."

"In the world as a whole, every day someone dies, vacating the space, and a new baby is born to fill it. This is the balance."

"Until one day you came to this world as an outsider, and the world couldn't find your place, just like a 100-player game suddenly became 101 people, how should the game continue?"

"Someone is bound to be squeezed out of the game because the world is going to keep going."

"I died in the last game. According to the development, I should also die at this time in this game, but I didn't. I cheated. This game doesn't allow cheating, so I was squeezed out and a new position was vacated. Here you are."

Ace was silent for a long time.

"Fair and balanced. There are as many lives as there are deaths. The world will add new positions as it develops, but that belongs to newborns."

"Food——" a long voice shouted, and a figure hit the wall like a small cannonball. After that, he quickly sat down at the bar, knocking on the cutlery with a bright smile, "Boss, boss! Cook for me!"

"Luffy!" Brother-in-law's eyes lit up, and then he glared at Gray fiercely, "Let's talk later!"

"Luffy!" Ace ran over and sat on the high stool beside Luffy, "Long time no see."

"Oh! It's Uncle Ace." Lu Fei mumbled while stuffing something into his mouth, "Long time no see."

"Haha, eat slowly." Ace took the wine glass and poured wine for Luffy, so that the latter would not choke on the meal.

"Why are you here?" Luffy asked.

"I came here specifically to find you."

"Find me?"

"Yeah, I met your brother before."

"Oh, Ace and Sabo?"

"Only Ace, Sabo is in another place now." When Ace said this, he was quite emotional.

It was Dad's idea to send the other party to Wano Country. He knew that Roger left his sword there, but he didn't expect that Ace would really learn how to use a sword. Hearing what Oden said, he seemed to have a pretty good talent.

As for Sabo, he was like a duck to water in the revolutionary army.

Knowing this, Ace was not only relieved, but also thought that it would be great if Sabo could also be rescued by the revolutionaries in his previous life.

Maybe it was true, but they didn't have the fate to meet again.

At this time, Smoker had already reported the situation to the headquarters, and the answer he got was to let him wait and see what happened, and not to startle the snake and cause more trouble.

Gray was drinking, looking at the younger brother who saw no one else when he saw his younger brother, tsk tsk tsk, younger brother is really scary.

But it also happens that Luffy is there, so he can continue to think about how to make up a story to deceive Ace.

After all, he can speak his own words, what about Alfred?

Or say that Fred is an immortal monster?

After eating, Lu Fei politely smiled at the boss: "Thank you for the hospitality."

"Ah, you're welcome." The boss looked at the fleeing man, and the idea of ​​eating the king's meal flashed in his mind.

But then, Ace settled the meal bill, bowed politely and left again grabbing Gray's clothes.

Thought it was a Bawang meal, the boss heaved a sigh of relief and happily collected the money.

"Did I say you must do this?" Gray moved his neck.

"If you don't, you'll run away again."

"Don't worry, I'm your brother's crew now, how could I run away?"

"what?"

Ace frowned, "Are you Luffy's crew? Are you kidding me?"

"I am, Fred and I are already members of the glorious Straw Hat Pirates."

"Why, what do you want to do?"

"Your brother wants to become the Pirate King, I just want to witness the birth of a Pirate King."

At this time, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates have already boarded the ship. They came to the port city to collect supplies, and the capital is the most important thing.

"Why haven't they come back yet?" Usopp looked at the port with a telescope, and then said excitedly: "Here they come."

"Luffy!"

At this time, behind Luffy, a large number of chasing navy gathered, and Smoker was the first to cover Luffy's body with smoke at the port.

The latter doesn't know how to arm himself, so he can't break free at all, and he can't beat natural-type ability users at all.

"Oops, Luffy was caught!" Usopp nervously reported the port situation to everyone.

In the white smoke, white flames rose out of thin air, Ace kicked Smoker away with one foot, and at the same time picked up Luffy and stepped on his own boat on the shore.

Luffy was stunned to see Gray, who was being pulled by the collar, with a resigned expression on his face, and asked in surprise, "Grey, why are you here?"

"Captain." Gray curled his mouth and began to cry, "This man is going to kill me."

"Huh?" Luffy frowned, "No! You are my crew member, don't worry I will protect you."

"Hmph, Luffy, this kid has a grudge against me, whose side do you want to stand with?" Ace asked.

"Of course it's Gray!" Luffy didn't even think about it, "If you dare to attack him, I will definitely beat you to the ground."

The younger brother's heart was hurt ten thousand points.

When the three of them came to the Merry, Sauron immediately drew his sword on guard.

Ace briefly introduced himself, and then helped Luffy and the others solve the ship in Barak's studio.

A white flame covered the entire sea area, and his strength left the timid trio stunned.

Sanji had the same serious expression as Zoro.

No one thought that Luffy would meet such a strong person.

If it's Luffy's uncle, it's understandable, but...
"Why do you know such a powerful person again!" Nami pulled Gray's face vigorously, and the latter's cheek immediately turned into elements, making Nami scream in fright.

Sanji immediately kicked Gray's head, "Don't treat the lady like that!"

"Yo Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho, this really scared me." Brook looked at Ace with dark eyes, "Long time no see, Mr. Ace."

"Why do you know each other too!" Nami struck Brook's fluffy afro with a hand axe.

"Yo Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho, sailing with Mr. Gray is a very precious memory of mine."

"Didn't this guy tell you about his past?" Ace pointed at Gray.

The latter was standing where he was, letting Sanji's attack pass through his body.

"We met his partner before." Sauron said, "I know he should be considered a big pirate before."

"Should it be?" Ace said helplessly, "Who did you meet?"

"Alder and Abel."

"Impossible, with their character, they will definitely praise Gray to the sky."

"They said that they had conquered the great route before, but the only one who conquered the great route was Roger the Pirate King."

"So that's the case, you don't believe it." Ace nodded, "Then what if I say it's true?"

Everyone was silent, Qi Qi looked at Gray.

Facing everyone's gaze, Gray raised his hand in a gesture of yes.

"impossible."

"I don't believe it." Everyone shook their heads in unison.

"Although he is indeed a bit stupid."

Ace sighed, and said again: "Can you give us a space to talk alone? I want to have a good talk with Gray and Alfred."

"Okay." Luffy agreed, and left the kitchen to the three of them.

After that, on the deck, everyone surrounded Brook, with scrutinizing and probing eyes, "Be honest, Brook."

"Tell me everything you know."

"Yo ho ho ho ho ho ho, ah! This is so frightening that my heart is about to jump out! Although I don't have a heart."

"Say it!" Nami punched him.

Wearing a bright red bag, Brook looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle of vicissitudes, "It all started about 50 years ago."

"Wait!" Sanji interrupted, "Just tell us about Gray, there's no need to go that far in time."

Fifty years ago, Roger had just set sail, and what they wanted to hear was not the chronicle of the world.

"No~ Sanji-san." Brook laughed, "Yohohohoho, Mr. Gray was a pirate active in that era."