Fairy Tail: Vector Manipulation Chapter 719

Ace's expression froze. This Devil Fruit had originally belonged to a pirate crew; the captain of the Fourth Division had obtained it by robbing that crew. Going by what he had just said, this Devil Fruit seemed as though it should belong to that pirate crew. But he had finally gotten the chance to come out and had waited ten days for Chen Fan—how could he return empty-handed? If he went back without accomplishing anything, every crew member would mock him. Besides, Chen Fan was holding the very culprit behind the Fourth Division captain's death: the Darkness Fruit. He could not possibly give it up. As a pirate, when he saw something he wanted, he had to take it by force. That was how he had always done things.

Ace tossed his backpack onto the ground, bent slightly into a fighting stance, and looked at Chen Fan. "No matter what, I'm taking this Devil Fruit back with me. Pirates take what they want with their own hands!"

Chen Fan smiled. "What a bandit's logic. Well... I never planned to settle this peacefully anyway. Since you want to steal my Fruit, then it's only natural for me to take yours too, right? I'll be taking your Devil Fruit as well!" As he finished speaking, Chen Fan threw the Devil Fruit toward his ship.

"Six Petal Flower Bloom!" Robin's hands relayed it through the air, catching the Devil Fruit.

Seeing the Devil Fruit land in Robin's hands, Ace stomped down, flames erupting over his body as he charged toward it. He was incredibly fast, intending to intercept the Devil Fruit before it could reach the ship.

"Whoosh...!" Just as Ace was about to grab the Devil Fruit, Chen Fan instantly appeared beside him and kicked at his abdomen. Ace did not take