The instant Rayleigh finished speaking.
Let's not talk about Ace anymore.
Even Gawain, who was listening from the side, and the executives of the Dark Bird Group all showed speechless expressions.
At this moment, the Dark Bird Ship was filled Byakugan disdain, so much so that those who looked at each other felt that the other was looking down on them...
As for the person Rayleigh was referring to.
Upon hearing Rayleigh's words, Ace's eyes widened in surprise, and then he grabbed Rayleigh's collar tightly!
"What did you say?!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace lunged at Rayleigh and roared at Rayleigh.
"You're not allowed to insult Garp! He's a true hero. Although his habit of using his fists to discipline kids is a really twisted sense of humor, he's truly an excellent elder!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace glared fiercely at Rayleigh.
And Rayleigh...
At this moment, he was not only not angry, he even felt like laughing.
Rayleigh looked at Ace with a smile and then said...
"Haha, you didn't call him grandpa, that's wonderful!"
I'm genuinely worried you'll accidentally utter a word about Garp!
Remember, you are Roger's son, and you are also my godson!
And whether it's me or Roger, we're all Garp's peers. Do you even know what "peers" means?!
Being of the same generation means, at most, you can recognize Garp as your godfather!
Garp, that old devil, has no shame. At his age, can he be Roger's son's godfather? He doesn't have that kind of strength!
But seeing that you seem to understand this principle as well, I'm relieved, haha!!!
Amidst the laughter, Rayleigh released Ace, leaving him sitting there, utterly stunned and terrified.
Ace swallowed hard as Rayleigh laughed, then roared at Rayleigh in disbelief.
"Damn it, how could you say that?!"
It's not surprising that you know about this, after all, you're on his crew.
But you... how could you just say that?!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace sat there with a sorrowful expression, looking towards Gawain and his group.
In his mind, at this moment, whether it was Gawain, the Celestial Dragon, or the former Marines on his ship, etc.
After the initial shock, they'd probably all be ready to kill their own son, the Pirate King...
To his surprise, no one seemed surprised at all.
Especially Gawain in front of him, Ace noticed that even the curve of the smile on Gawain's lips hadn't changed!
For a moment, Ace felt a strange sense of frustration.
However, it would be unrealistic to say that no one was completely unsurprised.
At least from a distance in the rest area, Cobra and his group, who had overheard the entire conversation, were so astonished that their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Vivi was sitting there nervously eating, but the next second, she forgot all about etiquette and spat out the cake in her mouth!
Cobra, meanwhile, continued to mutter to himself in disbelief, his expression filled with confusion.
"That's actually Pirate King Roger's son! How did he end up on Saint Gawain's ship!"
Bartholomew Kuma's identity as a member of the Revolutionary Army was already terrifying enough a few days ago!
And now there's even the son of the Pirate King!
This... this...!!!
"Etc!"
Before King Cobra could finish speaking, Igaram couldn't help but tug at Cobra's sleeve.
"Your Majesty, the son of the Pirate King Roger seems to have emerged from our port. Could it be that he has been hiding in our country all along?"
Most importantly, that young man just seemed to have attempted to attack the Dark Bird Ship!
He attacked Celestial Dragon!!!
"Ha?!!"
As soon as Igaram finished speaking, King Cobra's eyes widened in surprise.
Gazing at Ace's figure in the distance, Cobra swallowed hard, and his legs went weak.
"I'm... I'm in trouble..."
He mumbled something in a daze, then collapsed into Igaram's arms.
Fortunately, Gawain wasn't paying attention to them, so Cobra at least had some time to recover.
Meanwhile, seeing Ace's astonishment, Rayleigh smiled and shook his head.
"Young man, don't think too little of this ship, and don't think too badly of my captain and his crew!"
This is a ship that can almost carry an entire island, and its captain is a man whose heart can encompass the whole sky and the sea!
So, haha, there's no need to hide your identity anymore!
Roger and I may have made many mistakes back then, but the sins and hatred of the past should not be passed on to a child.
How could I possibly allow you to be so afraid to even openly declare who your father is!
As for the World Government and the Navy, haha, don't worry, kid.
Given Gawain's status, he could practically protect any evil except for personally attacking Mary Geoise and killing Celestial Dragon!
Even I, an old man, can now enjoy a drink with the Fleet Admiral of the navy.
As for you, from now on, you no longer need to pretend to be that old man Garp's Sun Tzu!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh laughed and pulled Ace up from the ground.
Then, he put his arm around Ace, who was too shocked to speak, and nodded to Gawain.
"Gawain, as agreed, I'll be in charge of training this kid from now on!"
I will train him to be an excellent guy!
At the very least, I will make sure that this generation of young people surpasses their father, who was once a generation before them!
"Um."
Hearing Rayleigh's words, Gawain smiled and nodded, then Gawain up as well.
He then spoke to Rayleigh.
"I'm leaving Ace in your hands. There's no need to force him to become a certain kind of person; just make sure he has a clear conscience."
You know the atmosphere on our ship.
In the future, I will gradually recruit some outstanding young people to cultivate as our future.
"Isn't Ace's identity perfect for being an older brother to those kids and young people?"
"Why?!!"
Before Gawain could finish speaking and Rayleigh could respond, Ace, who was completely bewildered, finally understood what was going on.
He stared wide-eyed at Gawain and Rayleigh, asking incredulously.
"What do you mean? You want me to get on your ship?!"
Wait, this is impossible! I'm destined to become the Pirate King, how can I become someone else's ship...?
Bang!
Ace had barely finished speaking when Rayleigh punched him hard in the face. Rayleigh then said to Ace...
"Kid, don't flatter yourself. We don't need any more boastful guys like you on our ship!"
Look at me, and then look at the other officers on board, Little Ace, you're not qualified to be a crew member on this ship at all!
As for now, that's just me teaching you!
With your current strength, you think you can become the Pirate King?
Roger wouldn't have been so reckless as to charge in and die without knowing the enemy's strength!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh put his arm around Ace and narrowed his eyes at Gawain.
Seeing Rayleigh's smirking expression, Gawain winked knowingly in response.
He certainly knew what Rayleigh meant; every good educator knows how to communicate with seventeen- or eighteen-year-olds.
People at this age only believe what they want to believe, and only persist in what they want to persist in.
Therefore, going against Ace's wishes will only result in the same outcome as Garp.
He clearly wanted to educate his son and Sun Tzu to become outstanding naval officers.
But beneath those very Iron Fist that had once Teuchi Rocks, his son and Sun Tzu successfully became the Navy's greatest enemies...
So, after understanding Rayleigh's meaning, Gawain cooperated and came to Ace's side.
He reached out and gently patted Ace's shoulder, before Ace could even react.
"Want to board my ship? Ha! With your skills that couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from Rayleigh?"
At this point, Gawain gazed leisurely at the sky, and just as Ace's dazed expression gradually transformed into one of resentment at being humiliated, Gawain continued.
"After all, Grandpa Rayleigh is old; he's seventy-three."
Both Whitebeard and Red-Haired Shanks are stronger than Rayleigh in terms of individual strength.
And yet you couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from an old man...
Haha, you're way behind!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain walked away with a smile, leaving Ace with only a face full Rayleigh resentment and unwillingness.
In Ace's eyes, Gawain walked towards the swimming pool.
Just as Gawain had taken two steps, the lookout on the Dark Bird Ship suddenly shouted into the loudspeaker to the people on deck.
"This is the lookout. I've spotted that pirate ship not far away; it seems to be planning to ram our ship!"
It's accelerating, and the ram has lit up!
No sooner had the lookout finished speaking than Gawain's smile, which was not far away, immediately vanished.
"What a bunch of impolite young people!"
As she spoke, Yi Xiao gently raised her hand, Piece of Spadille, which was heading straight for the Dark Bird Ship on the distant sea, floated directly from the sea all the way to the deck of the Dark Bird Ship!
"Aaaaaah!"
"The ship has flown away!"
"What the hell?! We're in the sky?!"
"How did we end up on that big ship?!"
With the last shouts of Ace's crew, their ship landed directly on the training ground where no one had started training yet.
The moment the ship landed, Ace, whose mind had been confused by countless pieces of information, finally regained his senses.
Suddenly, Ace grabbed Rayleigh's coat.
"Wait, whatever you want to do to me, just come at me alone!"
They are my companions, but they have absolutely no connection to my past!
Let them go!!!
Hearing Ace's voice, Rayleigh smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that although Garp was unreliable, he had at least instilled a good set of values in Roger's son!
Thinking of this, Rayleigh chuckled and was about to reply when, before he could even speak, more than a dozen people rushed out of the Piece of Spadille.
Deuce, who was leading the charge, shouted in Ace's direction as he charged forward with a knife in his hand.
"Don't listen to that idiot, ha ha, the fate of us guys has long been tied to our idiot captain!"
You're so strong, aren't you? So strong that you even managed to capture our captain in an instant!
But so what? Your strength will never be a reason for us to run away!
If we can't save Ace, then dying together with Ace wouldn't be a bad ending either!!!
Amidst laughter, Deuce, leading his crew who were determined to fight to the death, abandoned everything and charged toward Rayleigh.
As they approached, Ace shook his head nervously, but just as he was about to shout for his companions to leave...
Suddenly, a dazzling bolt of lightning struck before his companions!
Crack!
After the loud noise, Gawain's figure appeared out of thin air in front of Deuce and his group.
Facing Ace's crew, who were still charging forward despite their astonishment, Gawain turned back to Ace and said...
"Hey kid, you came on this ship to see what I'm capable of, right?"
"Since that's the case, it would be impolite not to let you take a look!"
As he spoke, Gawain turned around and looked again at Deuce, who was charging towards him.
His pupils contracted slightly, and as they shrank rapidly, a black ring appeared on the whites of his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, the unparalleled Conqueror's Haki swept out in all directions, but under Gawain's excellent control, his Conqueror's Haki was now accurately applied to Ace and his group!
At that moment, Ace felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, and his upper body bent over sharply.
At the same time, his faint Conqueror's Haki also broke out of his body with great clumsiness.
Although Gawain suppressed his Conqueror's Haki in an instant, Rayleigh still sensed the fleeting aura of Conqueror's Haki.
Rayleigh nodded in satisfaction.
"As expected of Roger's son, haha, although the lack of a clear goal has caused his Conqueror's Haki to be as faint as a candle flame in the wind."
But regardless, you already possess the key to the world of the strong!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh patted Ace on the back, straightening his back, which had been slightly bent over by Gawain aura.
At the same moment Rayleigh slammed his fist into Ace's face, Ace's crew was charging ahead in the distance...
Including Deuce, they lost consciousness in the blink of an eye, then rolled around like gourds, unconscious at Gawain's feet...
In the distance, watching his comrades fall instantly, the flames in Ace's eyes burned ever brighter.
The next moment, Ace's Conqueror's Haki surged dramatically!
Even with the increase, his Conqueror's Haki is still far from comparable to Gawain's.
But this increase means his potential is much greater than that!
Ace roared.
"Let me go, you damned thing! What did you do to my companions!"
If you're so capable, come at me all you want!!!
"Oh?"
As soon as Ace finished speaking, Gawain suddenly turned around, picked up Rokumei Kotetsu, and said to Ace with interest.
"You're here specifically for me? That's an interesting request!"
After saying that, Gawain slowly took a step forward, his Conqueror's Haki surged instantly, and at the same time, he fixed his gaze on Ace with absolute precision!
At that moment, the deck around Ace was blown away by Gawain's Conqueror's Haki!
Ace, who was still able to put up a little resistance just a second ago, suddenly collapsed to the ground!
Meanwhile, Gawain's voice continued to ring out.
"Tsk tsk, I'm already weak enough on this vast ocean, but you seem unable to withstand even the slightest pressure from me."
So, haha, you'd better hurry up and accept Rayleigh's re-education.
As for your companions, they've only fainted. Since you're someone Rayleigh cares about, once they wake up, they can live with you on my ship!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain smiled and Rokumei Kotetsu back into his waistband.
Then, he turned around and walked towards the recliner in the distance.
Watching Gawain's departing figure, Ace, who was bent over but forced to resist kneeling, looked at Gawain's back with a mixture of amazement and pain.
As he stared, Ace swallowed hard, then turned to Rayleigh, who was grinning beside him, and asked...
"Rayle... Rayleigh, is it true that you're going to teach me to become stronger?!"
"Of course it's true!"
Rayleigh laughed and patted Ace on the shoulder.
"After all, my relationship with Roger is probably the strongest one on this vast sea."
You are his son, and now that he is gone, of course I must raise you to be a successful person!
"Alright!"
Hearing Rayleigh's words, Ace pointed at Gawain without hesitation and asked.
"In that case, Rayleigh!"
Can you tell me first, what exactly was that... that almost unbearable pressure he was exerting just now?!
"Why?"
Rayleigh was slightly taken aback.
"How has Garp been teaching you all these years? Don't you even know Conqueror's Haki?"
"Of course I know!!!"
Ace interrupted Rayleigh, then continued in shock.
"But knowing about Conqueror's Haki's Conqueror's Haki is completely different from witnessing it firsthand!"
That guy... is that guy's Conqueror's Haki really still Conqueror's Haki?!
That sense of intimidation was simply incomprehensible; what kind of guy was he anyway?!
"Ha ha!"
Hearing Ace's exclamation, Rayleigh laughed and put his arm around Ace, then he explained softly.
"That's Conqueror's Haki, of course, but Gawain's Conqueror's Haki is a little special!"
"What's so special about it?" Ace asked intently.
When faced with Ace's question, Rayleigh chuckled leisurely.
"What's special is its strength, of course."
Because after you've witnessed Gawain's Conqueror's Haki...
You've already witnessed the World's Strongest Conqueror's Haki!
Tickets, hehe~~~.