Ace's Lao Ba Behavior

In a sense, the tea parties of Big Mom are a form of recognition and a manifestation of status.

If you're not a close friend or relative of the Big Mom, then you're only likely to receive an invitation to their Big Mom Tea Party if you've reached a certain level of success in a particular field.

For example, figures like the "King of Loan Sharks," the "News Tycoon," the Queen of the Pleasure District," and the "King of Shipping" are all listed as guests at the tea party.

Meanwhile, Ma Qiao received an invitation from the Big Mom, which clearly shows that in the eyes of the bigwigs of the New World, the Big Bird Consortium has grown into an entity that can rival these established organizations.

In reality, as the new money in this world, Ma Qiao is naturally opposed to those former kings of the Underworld, or rather, to the old money.

Many people harbored great hostility towards the sudden emergence of Ma Qiao and the Big Bird Consortium.

This was evident when Ma Qiao's flagship arrived in Big Mom Pirates.

In the world of One Piece, the reason why the Emperors of the Sea are called Emperors of the Sea is not just a title of respect for their personal strength, but because they truly possess territory, military power, and governance structures comparable to large countries.

The Big Mom Pirates are a perfect example.

The kingdom under the rule of the Big Mom was called Totto Land, which means the Totto Land.

The name comes from the fact that during her "happy" childhood at the Sheep's House established by the nuns, she was instilled with a half-baked understanding of the concept of "racial equality" by the nuns who were not true to their word.

As a result Big Mom simply interpreted it as meaning that to fulfill the nun's ideal, she should have children with men of every race, and a nation composed of all races would be Totto Land.

Totto Land consists of Affiliated Nation that fly the Big Mom Pirates' flag on the periphery, and 34 core islands within it.

The Whole Cake Island where the Big Mom lives is located at the very center of this series of islands.

As soon as Ma Qiao's flagship entered the waters of the Totto Land, it was spotted by the Manatee, a territory of the Totto Land.

These manatees are sentinels for the Big Mom Pirates, capable of monitoring every ship that enters their fleet.

As a VIP who "legally" held an invitation to the tea party, Ma Qiao was not bothered by the manatees; in fact, several manatees even helped him find his way.

There were also quite a few Hextech penguins on Ma Qiao's ship.

These people, from Princess Sophia's clan in the North Blue, served as servants to Ma Qiao year after year.

Ma Qiao didn't mistreat them either. He not only treated them to good food and drink, but also provided them with plenty of dried fish every day. Furthermore, he equipped them with various Hextech gadgets developed in the laboratory, making them far more well-equipped than the usual penguin deliverymen.

The penguins played together with the manatees in their territory, and they got along very well.

In particular, their generous sharing of dried fish with the territorial manatees was warmly welcomed by them.

But this harmonious atmosphere was quickly ruined.

As Ma Qiao sat on a stool by the ship's railing, tearing bread and feeding the penguins and manatees, a rain of seagull droppings unexpectedly fell upon them.

If it weren't for Ma Qiao's exceptional performance, using "Face the Wind" immediately to block all the bird droppings, he would have been buried alive.

Bird droppings are something that Nauruans are overjoyed to protect, but getting them on their heads is never a pleasant thing.

The sudden downpour of bird droppings is clearly not a natural phenomenon.

Amidst the dense flock of seagulls in the sky, a huge airship can be vaguely seen.

Unlike the Fathead Fish vacuum airship, this giant airship's propulsion system was primitive yet effective.

It was dragged up by a huge flock of seagulls, or rather, a flock of News Coo.

The identity of the spaceship's owner is self-evident; he is none other than the former world's leading journalist, Big News Morgans Big News Morgans.

"Oh, Big News Morgans, I used to be a loyal reader of the World Economy News Paper. Is this how you traditional print media treat your consumers?"

Ma Qiao pulled a rolled-up newspaper from his pocket and angrily waved it at the sky.

"Oh, isn't this Ma Qiao, who calls himself a 'true media warrior'?"

The News Coo descended slightly, Big News Morgans poked his head out from the airship. "Sorry, we accidentally left some precious bird droppings on your ship. It was just a misunderstanding, no harm intended. Ma Qiao, penguins are birds too, you should know that birds' digestive tracts are like this, right?"

Ma Qiao nodded; Big News Morgans was right.

Penguins and seagulls only have cloaca, not the well-developed and robust sphincter muscles of humans and other mammals.

Therefore, they are constantly defecating.

Ma Qiao couldn't refute Big News Morgans' reasoning.

"Big News Morgans, you're right, bird droppings are a valuable resource!"

Ma Qiao nodded, then clapped his hands.

Then, rows of white buttocks lit up on the deck in an instant.

One by one, the penguin servants stuck out their rear ends, aiming at Big News Morgans's seagull airship like anti-aircraft guns.

"Hahaha, Ma Qiao, do you really think... ugh..."

Big News Morgans was about to mock the penguins, who, despite being birds, couldn't fly and were trying to defy him, when suddenly a lump of fresh, warm penguin droppings accurately entered his mouth.

Before they could even vomit, the penguins launched a devastating counterattack.

One of the Hextech items worn by penguins is a jet propulsion device used in water.

The designer of this unreliable equipment wasn't even a Zaun like Singed, but rather Jayce, that big-eyed Piltover senator.

Soon, an extremely brutal civil war among birds broke out in the waters of the Totto Land.

At the same time, a double-headed ship with a dragon's head and a whale's head was slowly sailing into the Totto Land waters.

"Hahaha!"

Marshall D. Teach, who is missing an ear and a leg, has been in a very good mood lately.

As the saying goes, misfortune may be the source of fortune.

Over a year ago, the terrible accident in Water 7, and the subsequent events, Teach not only unable to sleep but also truly disabled.

Furthermore, due to various misunderstandings and the machinations of some unknown bastard, Teach, who always kept a low profile, became a thorn in the side of the Navy, and also inadvertently became the link between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army.

In Pops, Whitebeard was quite in agreement with the Revolutionary Army's ideals.

However, his only wish was to protect his family and hometown, rather than the Revolutionary Army's ambition to stir up waves across the world.

Whitebeard lacked the Haki to rule the seas from beginning to end, which may be why he ultimately failed to reach Roger's level.

But in any case, Whitebeard was completely open and honest with his sons.

After misunderstanding that Teach harbored grand ambitions, he granted Teach authority and resources without hesitation, making him the head of the liaison department between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army, or simply the Whitebeard-Revolutionary Liaison Department.

To this end, Whitebeard engaged in several small-scale battles with the Navy, withstanding the related pressure.

Having acquired these permissions and resources, Teach certainly didn't set his sights on joining those lunatics in rebelling against the World Government.

Of course, a rebellion was inevitable, Teach, like everyone else, didn't take those high-ranking, unworthy Celestial Dragons seriously.

However, that's something he'll have to consider after he obtains the Dark-Dark Fruit, completes his plans, and gains power far greater than Captain Rocks' back then.

The prerequisite for all of this is that crucial Dark-Dark Fruit.

The reason Teach appeared in Totto Land this time was because, according to rumors, there was a very special Devil Fruit on the gift list for this tea party.

Teach had no idea what this Devil Fruit was.

But since it was given to her so-called best friend "Little Linlin" by Stussy, the Queen of the Pleasure District, it must have been extremely valuable to Teach. It must be either a Logia -Logia or Mythical Zoan, or even the Dark-Dark Fruit he had been searching for.

Teach dared not gamble; even if the success rate of the Dark-Dark Fruit was only 1%, he still wanted to come and see.

Of course, that wasn't the reason he gave to the public.

Actually, the Big Mom always sent invitations to the Whitebeard whenever she held a tea party.

The Big Mom and the Whitebeard were old friends.

In fact, Big Mom's main reason for Rocks Pirates was to conceive a child with a powerful person.

However, neither Whitebeard nor Rocks were easy targets.

In subsequent events, whether out of revenge or she was simply malicious, the Big Mom ultimately caused Whitebeard a great deal of trouble.

That's right, Whitebeard 'Buckin woman and giving birth to Whitebeard son were all caused by Big Mom using the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit.

Therefore, Whitebeard would never see Charlotte Linlin again, no matter what.

This time, however, Teach persuaded Whitebeard to send him to Whole Cake Island as his representative, arguing that "the revolution requires uniting everyone who can be united."

As the azure sea turned into a kaleidoscope of colors, Teach's emotions became increasingly unsettled.

He both hoped that the fruit that appeared this time was the Dark-Dark Fruit- Dark-Dark Fruit and he didn't want it to be.

After all, it would be extremely difficult to steal the Dark-Dark Fruit right under the nose of a terrifying figure like Big Mom.

Just as Teach, leaning on his crutch and gazing into the distance, his mind filled with a myriad of worries, a shirtless young man approached, holding an empty wine bottle. He put his arm around Teach's shoulder and laughed, "Minister Teach, you're still so worried about the revolution!"

"Captain Ace, please stop joking about someone as disabled as me!"

Teach adopted a good-natured demeanor, "My position as minister was just something my Pops casually mentioned, you'll always be my captain!"

You, you!

Ace shook his head. "Teach, you're just too modest. You clearly have strength that's no less than mine, and your bounty even exceeds mine, yet you always say such unambitious things!"

Before Teach could object, Ace complained, "Look, we're out of alcohol again. I remember taking a lot with me when I left..."

Teach shook his head helplessly.

Don't you have any self-awareness about why there's no alcohol?

Teach really wanted to ask Ace, that drunkard, that the same question.

However, Teach changed his mind before he could finish his sentence, saying, "Wine and women are bad for your health. Captain Ace, you should quit drinking as soon as possible. Look at me, I eat sweets all day long, and I'm in great shape."

But you're out of your honey pig ear pie too!

Ace picked his nose. "I ate it all as a snack with my drinks."

"What?"

Teach rushed into the storeroom, only to find that most of the food supplies had already been eaten.

In particular, the metal safe he used to store honey pig ear pies was burned with a large hole by the high-temperature flames, and all the delicacies inside disappeared.

"Captain Ace!"

Teach stormed out, about to shout angrily, when she saw Ace tie a flask to a rope and throw it into the sea, scooping up the colorful seawater.

"Teach, come and have a taste!"

Ace excitedly beckoned him over. "I've heard that there are ocean currents in Totto Land formed from fruit juice, and they really are incredibly sweet!"

"Juice?"

Teach slightly pursed his lips.

Back when he was still a fan of cherry pie, he did really enjoy drinking fruit juice.

But ever since the Ma Qiao brothers started enjoying higher-end gourmet food, Teach found cherry pie and juice rather unappealing.

Wow! This is so delicious!

Ace gulped down the juice, drinking one pot after another, and even used his Logia ability to fly directly to the surface of the sea to drink.

"Teach, wouldn't you like some too?"

Ace, probably feeling it wasn't right to eat alone, kept enthusiastically recommending to Teach, "Look, these juices even have white cream on top!"

"Hey, there's more and more white cream!"

Ace, a glutton whose appetite rivals Luffy's and a well-known diners who loves to dine and dash, simply can't stop now that he has the chance to drink for free.

However, as he drank, Ace's expression gradually became strange.

Teach frowned as he watched the increasing amount of "white cream" on the sea surface.

As a dessert lover, Teach is quite familiar with white cream.

The white, viscous substance floating on the Juice Current doesn't look like whipped cream at all!

Teach used his cane to dip into the water and scooped up a piece of white paste, held it to his nose to examine it carefully, and then took a deep sniff.

This taste...

"It's bird poop, Captain Ace!"

Just as Teach was about to speak up to remind him, he saw that Ace's face, which had turned dark green, had already turned round from sucking his way into a belly.

Then his eyes rolled back and he plunged headfirst into the Juice Current.

"Captain Ace!"

Teach, who hadn't yet eaten Devil Fruit and still needed to maintain his honest persona, plunged headfirst into the ocean current without a word.

Other members of the Whitebeard Pirates threw ropes or lifebuoys.

After a while of work, Ace was finally rescued.

After some chest compressions, he vomited a lot of water, but he remained unconscious.

The ship's doctor examined Ace's eyes and took his temperature, then shook his head with a furrowed brow. "Teach, the situation is not optimistic. Captain Ace's body has accumulated a very serious amount of toxins. We'd better turn back immediately to find Captain Marco. I'm afraid ordinary doctors are... powerless to help!"

"Return to base?"

Teach shifted between anger and uncertainty. After a long pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "We absolutely cannot turn back! It's my wish, and even more so Captain Ace's, to contact more allies who are determined to overthrow the World Government. If he wakes up, he certainly wouldn't want us to go back to Marco and Pops because of his poop poisoning, would he?"

As if by miracle, Ace, who was unconscious, actually nodded slightly.

Teach steeled himself. "Everyone saw it, this is Captain Ace's gift. Let's go full speed ahead; maybe we can find a reliable doctor on Whole Cake Island! And..."

Teach pointed to Ma Qiao's name on the tea party guest list. "One of my good brothers is also attending the tea party. He's the one who did my amputation and ear cleaning. He'll definitely have a way to treat Captain Ace's feces poisoning!"

"Could you...?"

At this moment, a medical miracle occurred.

Ace swayed as he got up, said something like, "Can you please stop talking about eating shit?", and then collapsed again, unconscious.

Teach scratched his head helplessly. "Captain Ace is such a coward! All hands on deck, target Whole Cake Island, full speed ahead!"

"Yes, Teach!"

The crew members responded loudly.

The Whitebeard-Revolutionary Liaison Department Pirate Ship, propelled by ever-growing amounts of "white cream," sails headlong towards Whole Cake Island.