"Eh!!!"
The name, strangely familiar, made Blackbeard freeze. Then, as he realized something, his pupils shrank as he stared at the youth before him. His body trembled with excitement, and he burst into wild laughter.
"Zeahahahahahaha, this is too interesting... Zehahahaha..."
Blackbeard's sudden, mad laughter left everyone baffled.
"Hey, Captain, are you sick? Do you need Doc Q to take a look at you?"
Jesus Burgess looked at his captain and asked teasingly.
Blackbeard continued laughing.
"You idiots, didn't you hear what he just said? This boy's name!!!"
Everyone still failed to understand.
"What about his name? Is there something strange about it?"
"You idiots!!!"
This time, Blackbeard roared, truly speechless.
"His name is Gol D. Ace! Have you forgotten the name of the Pirate King?"
Only then did everyone suddenly realize.
"Gol D. Roger, Gol D. Ace!!!"
"Could it be..."
"How is that possible..."
In an instant, everyone on the battlefield was shaken to the core, their eyes widening.
This included the Straw Hat Pirates. Just moments ago, they had been wondering why Ace had gotten his own name wrong.
Now, as if to confirm it, Blackbeard asked with a loud laugh,
"So my guess was right. Are you the child left behind in this world by the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, and later taken from the South Blue by Fire Dragon Ye Mu?"
Ace did not refute him. He lowered the brim of his hat and slowly said,
"Although I hate that man, I can't deny the fact that he was my father."
In an instant, the entire battlefield erupted.
"Oh my god, it's actually true..."
"This boy is actually the son of the Pirate King, Roger..."
"This is huge news..."
Luffy, lying on the ground while Chopper and Nami tended to him, stared at Ace in