good brother

Ace watched Ozzy helplessly before his eyes, realizing his identity so clearly for the first time.

I'm just a death row prisoner, I can't do anything except kneel here...

I……

However, just when Ace couldn't even relieve his grief, everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates cheered up.

"Step over Ozzy's body! Keep going!"

"...old... father..."

Ace stared dumbfounded as he continued to move towards the execution platform without hesitation. No one hesitated for Ozzy's fall.

"why……"

"War and battle are completely different things. There is no time for anyone to hesitate here."

Angel looked at the two people who were fighting and said.

"They were prepared long before they came here."

"Get ready to die, get ready to watch your family die, get ready to walk on over your family's dead bodies."

"They will step over their companion's corpse without hesitation. First, they don't want to disappoint their companion's determination. Second, after their own death, others can also step over their own corpse without hesitation and take his share. Keep moving forward to realize their shared dream."

With that said, Angor looked back at Ace who was still a little confused.

"As for what that dream is, think about it yourself, Ace."

"That...dream..."

Ace turned his head again, towards the tragic battlefield.

What kind of dream is worth going through all kinds of fires and fires... You don't hesitate to sacrifice the lives of countless people just to save me...

...No matter what the dream is...it's not worth it!

While Ace was struggling, Angor looked at the three empty seats directly below them from the corner of his eye.

Akainu...has it started to move...

And suddenly, a wild and unruly voice shouted loudly in the middle of the battlefield.

"Only those who stand at the top can rewrite good and evil, and this moment is neutrality!"

"Justice must prevail?! That's natural!"

"Only the winner! Is justice!"

"Oh hoo, someone said something incredible."

Angel smiled and looked at Warring States.

"Is it okay? Now it's a live broadcast. The whole world is watching."

"It's okay..."

Warring States said with a sullen face.

"The matter has not helped the matter so far, and there is no need to try to cover it up."

"Ignore it, good idea."

Angel said with a smile, and looked at the noisy battlefield again.

The battlefield was changing rapidly, and while they were talking, the 43 pirate regiments under Whitebeard also began to march into the bay.

"Ahe, the battle plan is about to be implemented..."

"Ah, it's about time..."

Angor glanced at Sengoku who was talking to the phone bug, then turned his head to look at Karp who was slowly walking up to the execution platform step by step.

"grandfather……"

Ace turned his head sideways and looked at the gloomy old man in front of him in surprise.

"Karp, what are you doing here?"

Warring States watched Karp sit cross-legged next to Angel and frowned.

"Do you have any objections to the battle plan?"

"No, the opponent is a pirate, there is nothing worthy of sympathy."

Karp looked at the crowd fighting together, and said lightly.

"In that case..."

"What's the matter, just sit here for a while."

Garp nodded impatiently, then immediately slumped down again.

"Although I don't sympathize with the bad guys...but family is different..."

"...how should I choose?"

Ace looked in shock at the old urchin who was always chasing him and Luffy around in a panic, the eyes of the naval hero admired by everyone were full of tears.

"...Ace, you brat...why don't you live as I said!"

On the one hand, he has fought for decades and has already become his home, and on the other hand, he has raised his grandson for 20 years, watching him grow from a baby to an indomitable man.

And now, he had to make a choice.

Abandoning his faith to save his family?Still abide by his principles and watch his family die in front of him.

This kind of choice is too cruel for an old man in his 70s and [-]s.

There was silence on the execution platform, but...

"Didn't I tell you, Grandpa?"

Angor said with a smile.

"Don't worry about us. None of us regretted our choice. If Ace were to be in the navy, he might not be happier than he is now."

As he spoke, Angel kicked Ace who was still in a daze.

"Say something, you idiot!"

"Ah, yes yes yes!"

Ace nodded to Garp.

"We've grown up and we can take responsibility for our own choices long ago."

"It's like if you were asked to choose again, would you become a pirate because you were afraid of facing the current situation? Grandpa."

Angel looked at Garp.

"Even if he knew that he would kneel on the execution platform, Ace would not choose to be a navy because of this."

"We all have wonderful lives."

"Although I am facing pain now and have to watch my companions work hard for me, the two years of happy time spent with them do exist."

Ace looked at his fighting partner.

"I would blame myself for losing to Blackbeard, but I have never regretted my choice to be a pirate."

"No matter what happens, the three years of free riding on the sea will be my most precious memory."

"So, Grandpa, you don't need to be entangled because of me, even if it's swords, even if I die because of it, family is family."

"None of us blame you."

"That's it."

Angel nodded in relief, then looked at Garp again, his expression slowly becoming serious.

"Only you, Grandpa, I won't hate you, even if Ace is killed because of your obstruction, after this war, I'm still willing to call you Grandpa."

Although if Ace died, I must have died before him...

Of course, Angel did not say this sentence.

"You bastards..."

Garp had no tears in his eyes at this time, and his face had the same vicious expression as usual.

"Since you've said that, make up your mind!"

"Hi~"

Angel smiled happily, and patted Ace on the back with his hand.

"Hahaha, even though you haven't thought about it yourself, you said something amazing, Ace!"

"haha, yes……"

Ace smiled wryly.

Today I experienced so many things that I never thought of before.

Ozzy, who fell in front of his eyes, stepped on the corpse of his companion and wanted to save his family. The grandfather who had been getting along with each other not harmoniously shed tears because of him.

All of these are forcing Ace to transform rapidly.

This transformation may not even have been noticed by Ace himself.

Just like Ivankov scolded Angel to wake him up, Ace is about to be awakened by the beautiful and cruel reality.

Not bad, the last point...

"what is that?!"

A sailor pointed to the sky and shouted, and countless people followed his fingers and raised their heads.

"That...that's..."

Ace stared dumbfounded at the countless small dots falling from the sky and the huge warship following them.

However, there is only one person who can catch his attention.

A person he never imagined would really come to this battlefield at this very moment, a person he least wants to get involved with.

"Ai-si-!"

"Luffy--!"

The author has something to say:

"Ace, it's shift time."

A certain doctor walks into Ace's office.

"You're stacking roses again. You shouldn't be judged by your appearance. I didn't expect that a man like you would like to do handwork."

"Although the discount is very good, you don't have to stick it in your chest all day to show off."

He put the things on the desk, watched Ace fold the paper single-mindedly, and he didn't know how many times he complained.

"Anyway, if you can't fold other things and change the color, can't you? A piece of bright silver is not afraid of blinding your eyes."

"My pleasure."

With the last fold, Ace patted his colleague with a smile.

"Then I'm leaving, you work hard."

"Go slowly, little origami prince."

As the sun was setting, in a cemetery far away from the urban area, a figure walked slowly, turning around with ease, and came to a tombstone with good Feng Shui.

"Ah, it really is broken."

Ace picked up the crumpled paper rose on the ground, put it carefully into his pocket, and inserted the silver rose on his chest that had been with him for some time into the soil beside the tombstone.

"There have been a lot of rainy days recently, but it's okay, I'm folding roses faster and faster! It won't delay things at all!"

Ace smacked his chest proudly.

"My mentor has recently been promoted to become the dean, but he still seems to be worried about the two of us."

Having said this, Ace smiled wryly.

"Well, I also failed his old man. It's rare that he reminded me so much. In the end, I didn't even say I love you to you."

"Although I don't know how many times I have said it here in the past few years, I will never get tired of saying this in my life."

"Angel..."

Ace took out the newly folded rose, put it gently to his lips, and kissed it reverently.

"I love you."

Then he put the rose in the pocket closest to the heart.

"Then I'll go back and see you again in a few days."

Ace waved at the tombstone, as if someone was really watching him, then turned and left.

As the sun sets, in the dark night, only the silver rose that never fades is shining.

『"When I leave, this rose will be the beacon of my soul."』

『As long as you bring a silver paper rose, I will definitely return to your side.』』

"I love you too, Ace."

end

Small theater clips:

"Ahahahaha, the flowers are only shining!"

Angor looked at the script and patted Ace on the shoulder with a smile.

"What is this, hello, a supernatural phenomenon?"

"more or less."

The director said seriously.

"In order to express that your soul has possessed the paper flower."

"Then how to shoot? Use fluorescent paper?"

"Yes."

"Is it okay?"

Angel pulled Ace's face.

"Fluorescent paper is very expensive, let this guy waste it?"

"I've been practicing recently, okay?"

Ace grieved.

"Man, there's just one or two things you'll never learn."

Angor patted Ace on the shoulder earnestly.

"For you, it's probably origami."

"It doesn't matter, there are only one or two shots that really ask him to make origami."

The director comforted.

"Just put on a show."

"Hey, director."

Ace suddenly frowned.

"I've been thinking about something recently."

"what?"

"If anyone else in the world folded silver paper roses..."

Ace raised his head and looked seriously at the director and Angel, who was helplessly supporting his forehead.

"Isn't Angel going to run into someone else's hands?"

"Don't worry about the details."

Angel patted Ace on the shoulder.

"Besides, I'm not stupid..."

"But just thinking about this possibility makes me very uncomfortable!"

Ace smirked and moved closer to Angel.

"You want to compensate me like this?"

"It's not my script! You go find the editor... Uh!"

Director of a part-time screenwriter: In various senses, in order to save my life, should I avoid it...

dog man man...

true.end

~surprise~ in various senses!

Double achievement achieved~

But these two plots are not too much, so it is considered compensation?

Also, say that my little theater is abusive!Do you have one more?