The sky blazed red with countless burning fireballs.
Each fireball was over ten meters in diameter and packed enough power to smash a ship to pieces.
"You're opening with a move like that?"
Marco stood beside Ace with one hand on his hip, teasing, "You brothers sure have a special way of saying hello."
"Hahaha, it's fine. He's probably itching to jump over here and fight me." Ace laughed it off.
Images of fond memories flashed through his mind.
The first time they met at Dadan's Home, Luffy was seven and Ace was ten. Later, the three of them—Ace, Luffy, and Sabo—fought every day.
Ace set sail when he was sixteen, but his battles with Luffy never stopped.
Now they had finally reached the point where they stood against each other on this vast sea, fulfilling the promise they'd made back when the three of them had all competed to become captain.
"If only Sabo were here too."
Ace couldn't help thinking of a certain figure. With a rueful smile, he shook his head and looked back at Luffy.
As countless fireballs hurtled down, Luffy stood unmoved at the bow. Without turning around, he smiled and said, "I'll leave it to you, Nami. You've got this, right?"
"—Huh!"
Behind a row of barrels on the foredeck, the Cowardly Trio hid their bodies, showing only their heads above the barrels.
Nami stared blankly, pointing at herself.
"Me???"
"Nami??" Chopper and Usopp each turned to look at her in confusion.
Weren't they all supposed to be useless together?
You traitor!
Luffy turned his upper body around and nodded at Nami with a smile. "Yeah. I believe you can do it."
"Huh!"
"Wait a minute!"
"I can't do it, you idiot!" Nami waved her hands in alarm.
Expecting her to deal with such