The Brothers' Promise

At that moment, inside the second stomach of the Pure Gold Lanternfish, Sabo and Ace were exploring deeper together. A scorching fireball hovered above, maintained by Ace, bringing light and warmth to the world of solid ice around them.

"Now that's exaggerated..."

As Ace continued deeper into the second stomach of the Pure Gold Lanternfish, he gained a more direct understanding of just how absurd this frozen world was. The terrifyingly enormous Pure Gold Lanternfish had actually been frozen from the outside in.

At the very least, Ace knew clearly that his flames could not burn this Pure Gold Lanternfish to death.

The disparity immediately became starkly apparent in Ace's heart!

Earlier, when facing the sea frozen by Kuzan, Ace had forcibly broken through the ice with the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit, successfully leading his companions out of the Marines' encirclement.

That experience had allowed Ace to understand the strength of a Marine Admiral, but he had not felt that the gap between himself and Kuzan was so great that it could never be bridged.

This time, however, he had set foot inside the completely frozen Pure Gold Lanternfish and was walking through an icy world whose end seemed impossible to see at a glance.

Ace inexplicably felt how feeble his flames were!

Flesh, islands, stomach acid... Everything here had been completely frozen. Even Ace's flames could barely melt the ice.

Unable to hold back, Ace asked Sabo beside him, "Sabo, is the person who froze this Pure Gold Lanternfish also your comrade in the Revolutionary Army?"

Sabo shook his head and said apologetically, "Sorry, Ace, I can't reveal anything about That Great One to you."

Ace did not get angry. He merely asked in confusion,

"If the Revolutionary Army still has such a powerful comrade hidden away, why