"HAHAHA, you found yourself a group of reliable companions, Luffy."
Ace, who was slowly heading toward the harbor with his luggage on his back, suddenly stopped without turning around.
"Then, what business do you have with me?"
Rustle, rustle.
Sheets of white paper formed into a human shape more than ten meters behind Ace. Roman looked at the polite man ahead of him, unable to suppress his—
Disgust.
Because of him, Luffy had truly come within an inch of death!
"I came to persuade you."
Roman suppressed his tangled thoughts and spoke slowly.
"Continuing your pursuit of Blackbeard is not a wise choice."
Even if Blackbeard had not obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit, anyone capable of clawing Red-Hair across the face was no easy opponent. And after gaining the Dark-Dark Fruit, Blackbeard had become even more formidable. Ace's fate if he continued this pursuit had long since been decided.
"You'll fail, and then—"
"Heh heh, newcomers these days really are something."
Ace turned around. A chilling aura rose from him and instantly engulfed Roman.
"What gave you the courage to lecture me, newcomer?"
"I..."
After thinking for a moment, Roman sighed. Was he supposed to say, I'm a transmigrator. Got it?
What if Ace just gave him a wicked smile and replied, What a coincidence. So am I.
"The effect of consuming the Dark-Dark Fruit is this: the body transforms into darkness and gains the infinite gravitational pull of a black hole. It can draw in anything that comes into contact with the darkness, compress and crush it with limitless force, and pull in Devil Fruit users to nullify their abilities—but it requires physical contact with the hand."
Bearing the enormous pressure, Roman's calm voice made Ace pause. The aura around him immediately vanished.
"At the same time, the Dark-Dark Fruit