"Are you Roger's son?"
On the deck of the Moby Dick, Whitebeard's deep voice rang out. He stared sharply at the young man before him, as though trying to see something in Ace.
"Yeah... but I'd still prefer it if you called me Ace, Mr. Whitebeard!"
Facing the man who had once been the strongest in the world, Ace remained remarkably calm, his eyes seemingly trying to discern something from Whitebeard as well.
"Ace!!!"
Whitebeard murmured the name to himself.
At that moment, Yamato could no longer hold back and eagerly greeted everyone from the Whitebeard Pirates before her.
"Long time no see, Uncle Whitebeard, Captain Marco, and everyone from the Whitebeard Pirates!!!"
"You're Yamato, Kaido's daughter!!!"
Marco, whose name had been called, was briefly stunned, but he quickly recognized her.
It couldn't be helped. Ever since the Four Emperors Alliance had disbanded ten years ago, everyone had interacted far less. Yamato had returned to Kaido's territory, and the two sides had rarely met again.
The last time they had met, Yamato had still been a little girl.
"That's right, Captain Marco! What, you can't recognize me?"
"No... no... no... it's just that ten years is a long time. You've changed so much! I remember the last time we met, you were only this tall!"
As Marco spoke, he gestured around his waist, joy written across his face.
Whitebeard, too, looked at Yamato with a gentle warmth in his eyes.
He had always remembered that adorable little girl clearly.
"Time flies. You've grown so much. Kaido really did raise a fine daughter!"
"Hehe!"
A little embarrassed, Yamato raised her arm, waved her spiked club, flexed her sturdy bicep, and said,
"I make sure to eat properly every day!"
Yamato's innocent words and actions made everyone burst into laughter.
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