One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

The shadow of the boat slowly sailed out of the heavy fog, and a tall figure stood proudly on the bow.

With a crescent-shaped beard that curves upward, a strong chest with many scars, and wearing a captain's cape with a white background and gold trim, this person is the strongest man in the world.

"Whitebeard Edward Newgate!"

His eyes swept across everyone with great intimidation, and he said softly: "Which kid attacked the territory I protected and threatened to take off my head."

"Then I will do as you wish and play with you!"

Tiger was dancing with the naginata in his hand, and Whitebeard jumped down in front of everyone, striding towards Ace who was lying on the ground.

"Protect Ace!"

Drawing out their weapons, the members of the Spade Pirates rushed towards Whitebeard.

"Courage is commendable, but are you looking down on me too much?"

The naginata in his hand rotated at high speed and hit the ground hard. An invisible aura appeared, knocking away all the members of the Spade Pirates who came up from all around.

"One Blade Style Starfall!"

Armed colors swirled up, and a strong wind formed around Kuina, appearing in front of Whitebeard with a fearless attitude. Like a blow from falling stars, it struck "the strongest man in the world" with its afterimage.

"Keng!"

"What a nice girl!"

The naginata leaned forward slightly, comfortably blocking Kuina's attack. Whitebeard let out a hearty laugh and slashed down with the sword.

"Whoosh——!"

Faced with the absolute gap in strength, Guina flew out as expected and landed in the woods in the distance.

"Kuina!"

Ace, who reluctantly stood up from the ground, suddenly became furious when he saw the embarrassment of his companions.

"Yan Shangzhang!"

His body jumped back, his hands stretched out to both sides, and the white flames spread to both sides, forming two high fire walls, separating himself from other partners.

"captain!"

"Ace, what are you doing!!"

Outside the fire wall, Deus and others asked loudly.

"Hurry up and run away. This guy is not something you can deal with. I'll stay and stop him!"

Seeing that the other person's aura was much stronger than his sister's, Ace's tone was full of determination.

"What, are you going to back down now?"

Hearing the sarcasm in the other person's tone, Ace said loudly: "Stop talking nonsense, I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"

Ace didn't lie. From the day his sister took out the game console, this man's power was deeply imprinted in his heart.

"Young boy, you are so arrogant!"

Facing the giant flaming fist roaring in front of him, Whitebeard's naginata swept across and directly shattered it.

Then he jumped up high and landed on the ground with a knife. The powerful force caused the ground to vibrate violently, and then it broke apart under Ace's horrified gaze.

"Young boy, let me teach you a lesson!"

"..."

"..."

The battle started quickly and ended quickly.

Even though they clearly knew the opponent's moves, facing the huge gap in strength, Ace and Kuina, who joined later, only lasted a few rounds before being beaten to death.

Under the bright moonlight, looking at a face similar to Roger's, Whitebeard walked towards Moby-Dick with a naginata in hand.

"Come on, Marco, bring these two guys on board."

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A month later, a piece of news that surprised everyone spread across the sea. This year's strongest newcomers "Fire Fist Ace" and "Wind Sword Kuina" joined the Whitebeard Pirates.

Naval Headquarters, Marinevando.

Garp, with his head full of black lines, took a World Economic Daily newspaper and boarded a warship heading to Impel Down for his monthly prison visit.

Advancing into the city in isolation, Garp, accompanied by Magellan, once again sat cross-legged in front of An.

Open the newspaper in your hand and read about the recent events on the sea...

"Ann, do you know that this boy Ace actually joined the Whitebeard Pirates? Do you know what this means?"

People throughout the Grand Line know that as long as you join the Whitebeard Pirates, it means you become that man's son.

"This idiot doesn't know what he is thinking. Doesn't he know his identity?!"

While complaining about Ace's stupid decision, he secretly thought about whether he should call Newgate "eldest son" to cheer up the battle next time he saw him.

New world.

Whitebeard, who was holding a grand banquet for Ace's participation, felt a chill on his back and spilled the drink in his hand.

In a corner of the crowd, Marshall D. Teach happened to be witnessing the cherry pie that Sage had baked.

Dad, you are indeed old...

Impel Down City, the underwater prison.

With ill intentions in his heart, he thought that he would do this the next time he saw Whitebeard. A wicked smile appeared on Garp's face, accompanied by a low and sinister laugh.

"Grandpa, what are you laughing at? Is this thing so funny?"

When she thought of Ace's crazy operation and how she had an extra father inexplicably, An couldn't help but complain.

It's not that An doesn't want to talk to Garp, it's just that she's afraid that he'll be sad. The two mountains of justice and family love have already bent his back.

Hearing his granddaughter's voice for the first time in months, Garp quickly stood up and leaned against the fence to look inside.

The pale girl was leaning against the mottled wall, her limbs hanging limply. Several thick iron chains passed through important parts of her body, tightly controlling her.

"An, you're awake!"

Looking up, An noticed the eagerness and worry in Garp's eyes. An felt apologetic and smiled gently.

"Grandpa, what's that expression on your face? With my ability, these injuries are nothing."

What An didn't know was that his smile was too far-fetched, which made Garp even more worried.

Seeing that Garp was still worried, An continued to comfort him, "Grandpa, there's nothing to be sad about being caught, just like you always told me before."

"Justice will win!"

"This is just a small setback in practicing justice. Sooner or later, I will succeed!"

I wanted to say something else to An, but Magellan on the side reminded him easily, "Vice Admiral Garp, the time has come."

Nodding and saying nothing more, as a criminal under the key supervision of the World Government, the Five Elders strictly stipulated Garp's visiting hours.

This is a gift, but also another compromise.

Not long after Garp left, An leaned back and closed his eyes, calling out the long-lost system lottery interface.

Thinking that Ace had joined the Whitebeard Pirates, the other party might come to rescue him at any time, An prepared to go out in advance to stop the other party.

With his current strength, if the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates had a conflict without being prepared, Ace would most likely die.

"System draw!"

The familiar colorful vending machine appeared in front of An.

"Ten consecutive draws!"

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