"I got word from Shanks. I never expected it to be true." The tall Bullet sat cross-legged on the deck, looking at Ace with a sigh. "Captain... really did leave behind a descendant."
The last time Shanks came to the East Blue, he had met more than just Luffy. He had gotten to know all three of the Luffy brothers.
Although Shanks had not thought much of it at first, Ace's name, appearance, and the fact that Garp had raised him all made Shanks suspicious.
Most importantly, Ace himself had not hidden anything. On the night before Shanks was due to leave the East Blue, when Shanks finally could not suppress his doubts and secretly asked Ace about it, Ace did not conceal his origins.
And after Shanks learned the truth, although he would not normally talk about it, he certainly would not keep it secret from his former Roger Pirates crewmates.
Naturally, Bullet, who was also in the New World with Shanks, came to know about it as well.
Ace's expression was quite calm. After all these years of growing up, he was no longer the child he had once been. His view of his father had become much more level-headed.
Of course, it was probably impossible for him to ever admire and revere his father like an ordinary child would. But at least the hatred was gone, replaced by a little more understanding.
"I'm just me—Fire Fist Ace. I don't need the label of the Pirate King's son." As Ace spoke, he poured Bullet a huge bowl of wine, nearly as large as a washbasin.
But to Bullet, that amount of wine was nothing. In his hand, it was smaller than a little bowl, barely more than a wine cup.
"Is that so? Fine, suit yourself." Bullet neither