He refused to acknowledge anything his future self had done.
Could a term like "tsundere" possibly apply to him?!
Seriously.
Tony Stark had also considered developing technology to return to the past and see his father, but ultimately gave up; he did not know how to face him.
Maybe it would be a little better than the helplessness in the Memory Copy, or perhaps even worse.
He had even forgotten what it felt like to be nervous.
I Have No Dad: "Well..."
Ace felt that he was probably different from the person the group owner had mentioned.
He did not miss him at all.
Not at all.
Ace fell somewhat silent. As expected, this was not something he could easily let go of.
Wasn't even his dream of surpassing the Pirate King because that guy had been the Pirate King?
How could he possibly not care?
If he could, he really wanted to ask that guy why he had been captured by the Marines, why he had died, why he had failed to protect his mother, why... He had never had a father since childhood.
I Have No Dad: "Forget it. I don't want to think about him anymore."
I Have No Dad: "How do I change my group nickname?"
I Have No Dad: "I don't really mind it, but it still feels strange now."
After being silent for a while, Ace spoke in the Chat Group.
Then, under the other members' guidance, he changed his name.
Ace: "Hello, everyone. I'm Portgas D. Ace. I was born in Baterilla in the South China Sea and grew up in the East Blue. Please give me your advi—"
Having prepared his words in reality and intending to show people from other worlds the pirate's courteous greeting he had recently learned from a