Another Epiphany?

Seeing Ace's lack of confidence, Ryan could not help but laugh. Ace was the son of the Pirate King, Roger—how could his talent possibly be poor? Whether in hand-to-hand combat or swordsmanship, he was exceptional. Roger had been a great swordsman.

But Ryan did not point it out. This was actually quite good. Blind confidence was not advisable. Though it could sometimes make someone unleash strength beyond their limits, more often than not, it would lead them into danger, perhaps even cost them their lives.

Ace in the original history had been like that. He challenged Whitebeard, wanted to go to Wano to fight Kaido, and in the end paid the price while pursuing Blackbeard. That price had been unimaginably heavy—not only did he die, but he also doomed the entire Whitebeard Pirates.

Confidence earned through steady training was far better than blind confidence.

"Believe in yourself, but don't become arrogant, understand?" Ryan said, patting Ace on the head.

"Okay. I want to become a swordsman as powerful as Brother Ryan too!"

"No, I'll train you to become a sword bearer!"

"A sword bearer?"

"Mm, no rush. You'll understand the difference later."

In Ryan's view, someone who possessed strength but no bottom line was undoubtedly a failure. He did not want Ace to become that kind of person. Reading, writing, and cultivation of the mind—Ace would not be able to escape any of it from now on.

"Come on. I'll teach you Basic Swordsmanship first."

Ryan casually found a tree and drew Mubanniu from his waist. With swordsmanship at the level of a great swordsman, he made a wooden sword in just a few strokes. Its design was modeled after the Supreme Grade Sword, Ace.

"Here!"

Ace was extremely excited as he took the sword. This weapon was far better