When Ace heard the news, he exploded on the spot.
Yes, exploded in the literal sense.
His entire body transformed into a massive bomb, and by the time he reassembled himself, he was already over a thousand meters away.
Fortunately, Leo knew who could restrain him. In an instant, Sabo rushed forward and embraced Ace. His body darkened as Armament Haki burst forth all over him, and he held Ace down tightly, stopping him from acting rashly.
That was right. The only person in this world who could hold Ace down was neither Enel nor Issho and Jinbe, but his brother, Sabo.
The moment Leo received the news, he had Sabo immediately suspend his duties and travel from thousands of miles away to restrain Ace.
Ace struggled fiercely for a while before finally collapsing to the ground, panting heavily as he growled, "You knew about this, didn't you?! He knew too! I was the only one who didn't know! I was the only one who didn't know—as the father! Why?! Why didn't you tell me?!"
His hands dug deeply into the soil as he let out an enraged roar. "You deliberately kept me, the father, out of the loop! Why?!"
Sabo knew that if he answered poorly, it could very well lead to Ace defecting—a massive scandal for the Revolutionary Army. This had nothing to do with whether Ace could save his wife; it was about trust.
Trust was incredibly strong. Once established, it could be unbreakable.
But trust was also incredibly fragile. One small matter was enough to sever its connection with ease.
Just like this.
Sabo did his best to hold down the furious Ace and said quietly, "Precisely because of that, you shouldn't have known about this."
"Before she became your woman, she was first and foremost