Across the vast sea, a massive fleet faced off against the Red Force.
Ace adjusted his hat, jumped from the bow onto the Red Force, and sat directly on the deck. He set down the bottle he was carrying in his right hand. "Give me some face. Let's drink today."
The former "Face-Face Fruit user" now found himself in the same situation. What goes around comes around; heaven spared no one~
"You..." Shanks frowned.
"Or... for my father's sake." Two years later, Ace seemed much more composed. He sat calmly on the deck. "And I want to ask you to tell me about some of his past."
"Can't it wait until another day?" Shanks rested a hand on Griffin as invisible pressure surged forward.
Ace refused to yield. Seated on the deck, his Conqueror's Haki emerged as well, and the two forces soon collided fiercely.
But Ace's Conqueror's Haki was quickly crushed by Shanks's. The man known to possess the world's strongest Conqueror's Haki had earned that reputation for a reason.
Yet no matter how overbearing Shanks's Conqueror's Haki was, even after it gained an absolute advantage, Ace's Conqueror's Haki still did not collapse. Its last foothold stubbornly resisted it all.
Shanks sighed and withdrew his Conqueror's Haki. He walked up to Ace, his expression complicated. "Is it worth it?"
"I never got anything from him. If anything, he was more like shackles." Ace took out two bowls, filled them with liquor, then picked one up and drained it in a single gulp.
Ace gave a mocking smile. "What I need to do now is inherit Pops's banner with my companions. I have no attachment to what he left me, so what does it matter whether it's worth it or not?"
"Does it have to be today?" Shanks slightly drew