Chapter 479: Ace: I Must Have Eaten a Fake Devil Fruit (Third Update)
"Damn old man, what does me becoming a pirate have to do with you?"
"You little brat! Is this how you talk to your grandfather?"
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Seeing the two of them start hurling abuse at each other over the phone, Longinus decisively hung up.
Ace looked at Longinus with a complicated expression before lowering his head and pleading, "Can you let them go? I'm willing to bear all the blame myself!"
"You can't bear it," Longinus said calmly.
Ace froze, then shouted, "Why do you say I can't bear it? Their combined bounties aren't even as high as mine alone!"
"Some things can't be judged by bounties alone." Longinus shook his head. "Besides, they won't be imprisoned as long as you. At most one or two years, and they should be able to get out."
"But they're too weak! If they're sent to Impel Down, there's no way they'll live long enough to see the day they get out!" Ace shouted anxiously.
"That's still a choice they made themselves." Longinus remained unmoved.
"I understand!" Ace took a deep breath, and the flames within him began to boil.
"You want to fight me?" Longinus raised an eyebrow.
"I know I'm not your opponent, but I have no choice. Even if there's only a one-in-a-billion chance, I have to try... to defeat you!" Ace roared as he charged forward. "Great Flame Commandment: Flame—"
Longinus slapped him away, sending Ace flying.
If he could finish the fight in one second, there was no need to waste time. After all, he had no intention of becoming Ace's experience pack.
"Get up! Get back on your feet!" Ace hammered the ground unwillingly, but his body had already stopped obeying him.
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