Blue sky, white...
Well, Alabasta, which had been suffering drought for three years, no longer had such things as "white clouds." Several Deception Birds flapped their wings weakly, struggling to find targets.
These "clever" birds would pretend to be dead to deceive desert travelers, then take the opportunity to steal their food and water, but:
Ever since sandstorms became frequent, human cities had been buried beneath the yellow sands one after another, and bones littered the ground. The Deception Birds had no choice but to compete with scavenging vultures for business...
Whoosh—
!?
"Caw, caw, caw..."
A huge white "monster bird" streaked across the sky, frightening the reasonably intelligent Deception Birds into scattering in all directions!
Too terrifying! There was actually a monster bird that breathed fire from its backside...
Inside the Paper Fighter Jet's cockpit, Roman irritably ruffled his hair.
"Sigh, sometimes knowing too much only brings more trouble."
He had said everything he could, both kind words and harsh ones, yet Ace remained unmoved. In the end, Roman could only sigh helplessly.
What was he supposed to say? That Ace would be captured by Blackbeard, who would use him to negotiate with the Marines for the position of Shichibukai; that the Marines would discover Ace's true identity as the son of Roger, the King of the Pirates; that they would set a trap to lure Whitebeard in; that even Luffy would be dragged down by him, first breaking into Impel Down, then fighting at Marineford, with even the protagonist's plot armor nearly unable to hold up.
If not for Kizaru's Yasakani no Magatama at the critical moment, the young master of the Revolutionary Army would have fallen at Marine Headquarters...
You've got to be kidding!?
Even if Ace's Observation Haki could tell Roman was not lying, Ace would