Fire Fist Ace

"I will absolutely! Absolutely! Absolutely not go back with you to see that old man!" Ace retorted loudly.

"What does that have to do with me? My mission is just to take you back, Vice Admiral Garp gave me payment." Rodney stretched his body and said, "Logia types are really troublesome. Colonel Smoker, I'll cover you." Kunai and Shuriken appeared in his hands, and he threw them directly at Ace.

"Fire Gun!"

His index and middle fingers on both hands pointed at the two like guns, and small fireballs sprayed from his fingertips, shooting at them.

Rodney leaped up, spun around, and used his steel whip-like legs to kick Ace's upper body apart.

"How many times have I told you, don't fight in the middle of a busy street."

"Tashigi, you arrange for the townsfolk to evacuate the scene." Smoker, smoking his cigar, told Tashigi to get everyone around to clear the combat area.

For a time, upon hearing that someone was fighting there, a large number of townsfolk fled, not caring about their shops or homes.

Nonsense, if the Navy and pirates fight, getting caught in the crossfire could easily cost you your life. If you're dead, what's the point of spending money?

Rodney had no Haki, so his kicks were useless against Ace, and he didn't need to dodge.

Ace's upper body, formed of flames, spoke, "What a powerful attack. How about you become my crew member?"

Rodney's face darkened. Why were the brothers the same?

"Bastard, don't try to recruit pirates in front of me!" Smoker stomped on the ground and disappeared.

Six Powers: Soru!

He swung his Jitte towards Ace. Instinctively sensing danger, Ace didn't elementalize but dodged.

"So close. Huh? What's this?" A Kunai suddenly appeared at his feet. An Explosive Tag was tied to the Kunai.

Flames suddenly appeared on the Explosive Tag, and with a boom, it blew Ace's body apart, not even leaving his head.

Flames burned, and Ace reappeared, his expression grim. "It seems you're not an ordinary Marine."

"I'm a Bounty Hunter. I just don't have any clothes to wear recently."

Smoker snorted coldly and said, "Rodney, don't waste any more time. Capture him."

Rodney held six Kunai between each of his fingers, each with an Explosive Tag tied to it, and threw them at Ace. He then took Shuriken from his Waist Pouch, which arrived later, striking them in succession and changing the trajectory of the Kunai, preventing them from being destroyed by Ace's flames.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom!

Explosions erupted, kicking up a large amount of Smoke and Dust. A ball of flames shot out of the smoke, forming Ace's appearance. He lowered the brim of his hat in mid-air and chuckled, "My crew members are still waiting for me. I'll be going ahead."

"Kid, trying to run?" Smoker used Soru to instantly appear in front of Ace.

Ace was startled. He waved his hand, and flames engulfed Smoker. A Jitte broke through the flames and slammed into him. Affected by Seastone, he was unable to elementalize and was violently smashed into a house.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, what's going on? I couldn't elementalize just now?" Climbing out of the ruins, Ace had a small scratch on him, just a bit of skin scraped off in places.

As expected of a child raised by Vice Admiral Garp, there was a reason he was still alive.

"Speaking of which, how many days has it been since you got this ability?" Rodney asked.

Ace patted the dust off himself and answered without thinking, "I got it two days ago."

Rodney: "..."

No wonder he couldn't use much power, he hadn't developed it at all. Was he not familiar with his newly acquired ability yet?

"Very good, if you get used to it, it will be very troublesome for me to deal with." Smoker took a deep drag from his cigar, the two cigars in his mouth quickly reduced to small stubs.

He pulled out two new cigars from his body, stuffed them into his mouth, and lit them with the remaining stubs.

He took a few puffs and relit them. He looked like an old smoker.

"Marines, you really are troublesome." Ace pressed his hat down, unwilling to surrender easily. "I'm going to be the Pirate King, how can I stop here?"

He hadn't been encountered by the Son Collector yet, so Ace's dream hadn't changed.

"Pirate King? What a boring dream. The previous Pirate King died here," Smoker said.

Ace's previously relaxed expression changed instantly, and he roared, "Who would die here like that guy! I will definitely become the Pirate King and live better than him!"

Having lacked paternal and maternal love since childhood, he hated his Pirate King father and was very disgusted when others mentioned his father.

"I don't care about that. I'm only responsible for bringing you back to Vice Admiral Garp. Whether you stay or run afterwards is none of my business." Rodney was very helpless now. Facing the slippery Logia Fruit, he felt a bit like the scene where everyone was fighting Obito.

Tiger Bites Hedgehog, nowhere to sink his teeth!

On Smoker's side, "Colonel Smoker, can I borrow your Jitte for a moment?"

Smoker glanced at him without speaking, the meaning was obvious, don't even think about it.

Rodney, having hit a soft nail, sighed. Ace said, "What benefits did that old man give you?"

"Half of the Six Powers, and how to train Armament Haki." Rodney chuckled, "Ace, don't underestimate your old man. He was a fierce man who chased the Pirate King all over the sea back then. It's just because you are his Grandson that he has always indulged you."

Vice Admiral Garp was worthy of the justice behind him, but he was also held back by justice, watching his beloved Grandson die before his eyes powerlessly.

It wasn't Sengoku who held him back, it was justice!

Never mind if Akainu would die at Vice Admiral Garp's hands, but he would definitely be seriously injured.

Ace was silent for a moment, then said, "Talking more is useless. Today I will definitely escape. My Crew Members are still waiting for me."

"I will capture all of you one by one. White Fist!"

Smoker's limbs immediately turned to smoke. He had eaten the Smoke-Smoke Fruit, a Logia-type Devil Fruit, allowing him to turn his body into smoke for offense and reconnaissance.

His fists and feet remained solid, while his arms and legs turned to smoke, accelerating his attacks and causing considerable trouble for Ace.

Meanwhile, Grodney could only watch the two fight awkwardly. Both were Logia users, and he, a civilian who couldn't use Haki and possessed no Seastone, could only watch from the side, trembling and holding his melon, observing.

The Flame-Flame Fruit's ability was particularly adept at offense. It was just that Ace had only recently acquired the Devil Fruit and wasn't proficient with its abilities yet. Otherwise, it was hard to say who would win or lose in a fight between him and Smoker.

"Fire Fist!"

Ace suddenly threw a punch, his entire right arm turning into flames. A three-story-tall flaming fist hurtled towards Smoker and Grodney.

Boom!

The buildings along the entire street were shattered, and flames scorched the ruins.

Smoker inwardly thought it was fortunate he had asked Tashigi to evacuate the civilians. Otherwise, how many people would have died?

His resolve to capture Ace grew stronger, even if his grandfather was Garp, he would still be brought to justice.

"Does being the grandson of a Vice Admiral mean you can do whatever you want? I even dare to hit my own Superior, so I don't mind offending a Marine Hero."

Grodney, emerging from the ground, looked at the cleared surroundings with a grim expression. "Damn it! How many times have I told you not to use such wide-ranging attacks? What if civilians get hurt? That's why I hate you pirates!"

Watching anime and experiencing it firsthand were two different things. His Values wouldn't allow him to be cold and ruthless. This world was inherently twisted, but he wasn't. He could only take care of himself, but he would definitely help where he could. He strongly disapproved of Ace's behavior, disregarding the lives of others.

"Sorry!" Fortunately, Ace's attitude was upright, and he corrected his mistake.

Smoker seized the opportunity to close in, thrusting his Seastone Jitte towards Ace's throat. If he took that hit, even with Ace's physique, it would be serious.

However, as Garp's Grandson, his reflexes and physical fitness, honed since childhood, allowed him to dodge the attack and strike Smoker's chest with a flame-wreathed fist.

Smoker continued to wield his Jitte, forcing him back.

Grodney charged forward, drawing the short sword from his leg and slicing through Ace's body. Ace said helplessly, "You know, physical attacks don't do much damage to my body."

"If I don't attack a couple of times, I feel really awkward," Grodney shrugged, looking helplessly at Smoker. "Colonel Smoker, don't you know Haki? You could lend me your weapon too."

"If I knew Haki, would I need this?" Smoker would master Armament Haki through future training. For now... he was still learning.