Young people always had an inexplicable confidence and impulsiveness.
This was especially true of young people with some strength. The Flame-Flame Fruit's power was not weak even among Logia-types, and since he had not run into an opponent on the level of the Four Emperors, it was only natural that his ego would swell.
And so, with his crew in tow, Ace charged headlong into the New World, heading for the Moby Dick.
Ace was not the first to go looking for trouble with Whitebeard. Shanks and Empress Hancock had both done the same before him.
Where there were similarities, there were naturally differences. Unlike them, Ace had his own resolve and dreams, but lacked the strength to match them.
Naturally, Ace the Supernova met a tragic end, crushed without any ability to resist alongside his entire pirate crew.
At this time, Whitebeard was already weakened by old age. Compared to his peak years, his hold over the seas had gradually declined.
If he had been able to remain at his peak, this era would not have had any title like the "Four Emperors." There would have been only one pirate crew: the Whitebeard Pirates.
Many people knew that Whitebeard possessed an unusual fixation on family. Especially now, in his old age, it had nearly become an obsession.
Whitebeard took quite a liking to Ace, this little brat who did not know his own limits, and so the two made an agreement.
Ace would join the Whitebeard Pirates, and while aboard the ship, he could launch a sneak attack on Whitebeard at any time and in any place.
Under this utterly bizarre arrangement, the Whitebeard Pirates gained another division commander, while Whitebeard himself gained another son.
Naturally, Whitebeard did not yet know that Ace was Roger's son.
But even if