The Return of Ace the Pirate

The Chambord Islands are located in front of the red earth continent in the middle of the Great Line. At its core is the world's largest mangrove, the "Yalchman Mangrove". Since the roots of the tree are always exposed above the water, the Chambord Islands are formed.

The roots of the mangrove tree secrete a special natural resin due to respiration. This resin expands in the air to form bubbles, which float around the mangrove tree. It is a beautiful scenery on the island. .

Thanks to this, bubble cars, bubble ferris wheels, and houses built on bubbles have penetrated every place in the Shampoo Islands.

Ace and Patong have arrived at the Shampoo Islands and are wandering around the islands.

Regarding the regional division of the Shampoo Islands, True Ace has a comprehensive answer in his memory. Looking back at it now, he is somewhat surprised.

The entire island is composed of 79 trees, with towns and facilities on each tree. The regional divisions are based on the numbers on the trees.

From the 1st to the 29th, the core is the black market, underground auctions, and illegal areas. From 30th to 39th, the core is Soap Bubble Park, and from 40th to 49th, it is mainly a tourist area and specialty shops. From 50 to 59, it mainly operates shipbuilding and coating businesses. No. 60 to 69, naval station and important entrances and exits. No. 70 to 79, hotel street.

Of course, this was two years ago. Nowadays, due to the transfer of the navy headquarters, almost the entire island has become a lawless zone. Of course, the zoning hasn't changed much.

Here, the buying and selling of slaves, merfolk, and murlocs is tacitly tolerated, and in a sense, the island is corrupt.

In addition, the Shampoo Islands are the only way to the new world. Many pirates, businessmen and bounty hunters gather here, and frictions often occur.

Ace wasn't sure if Luffy had left, so asking Rayleigh was the best option. With luck, they might even bump into each other.

Celestial dragons sometimes appear on the Shampoo Islands, and Ace has to hide his identity. The mask made by Pa Dong is equivalent to a layer of skin on the face. It has the function of changing one's face and is the best choice when going out.

Ace knew that if he encountered a battle, he would have to wear another mask outside, otherwise he would be easily exposed.

During the war, it was broadcast live all over the world. Even civilians recognized Ace's appearance and had to be on guard.

Ace didn't know much about Rayleigh's address, but he knew that Xia Qi's extortion bar was at GR 13. Finding Xia Qi meant finding Rayleigh. After all, the two had a close relationship.

"Padong! Stop looking, I'm making you greedy. Do business first and come back to eat later. Come on, let's go to No. 13 gr."

Pa Dong glanced at the kebab stall at the back reluctantly, and then followed.

GR No. 13, Xia Qi’s rip-off bar.

This is a raised plateau with a medieval Arabic-style building on the top, connected to the bottom by a top-down sloping staircase.

The nearby area looked quite deserted. Ace looked at the bubbles floating in the air and began to hesitate.

"Pluto Rayleigh, if I don't meet him as Ace, will he tell me the truth about Luffy's whereabouts? If he tells me honestly, will he doubt my identity? After all, in his eyes, Ace is dead ”

Before Ace was born, Roger had disbanded the pirate group, so Rayleigh was very unfamiliar with him. As a result, it is very difficult to prove that he is Ace, even if he has all the memories of the real Ace, it is meaningless to Rayleigh.

No matter what, now that Ace is here, there is no reason to retreat.

After calming down, Ace walked up the long stairs.

The door was closed but not locked. Push it gently with your hand, and with a "squeak" sound, everything in the house can be seen.

As far as the eye can see, there is a spacious space, a streamlined decoration style dominated by wooden structures, and an old smoker puffing away smoke.

On the bar, Xia Qi, who was smoking, looked wary.

"Who are you? What do you do for a living?"

Although this is a tavern, it has not been open for a long time and there are no customers at all.

Ace was also a little nervous, afraid of being misunderstood and causing a fight. After all, Rayleigh has already lived in seclusion here, and it would not be a good thing to disturb his peace.