"The one who stole your money... you're sure it was Ace?"
"Sabo and Ace are notorious brats around here."
The man's lips twitched, revealing yellowed, crooked teeth.
"Yes... it's humiliating. I let my guard down!"
The thug behind him, who had been beaten badly, answered in frustration as soon as he spoke.
"Useless trash. If Captain Bluejam hears about this... none of us will get out alive."
Then he turned his gaze ahead again and said,
"What brazen little brats, daring to touch our pirate crew's money..."
His voice carried undisguised menace and murderous intent...
Ace and Luffy, hiding in the nearby grass, didn't even dare breathe. Being discovered would mean some seriously troublesome trouble...
"...Damn it, those thugs were all errand boys for Bluejam... looks like we stole some money that's going to be a pain to deal with..."
Ace bit his lower lip as he spoke, watching the vicious-looking Porchemy before him.
Beside him, Sabo also watched with a grim expression and whispered to Ace.
"That's a real sword he's carrying. He's Porchemy, one of Bluejam's men, and he's a sick bastard! You know what? He skins the scalps off anyone he defeats..."
But they seemed to remember something, and soon enough, they found out...
"Huh?"
"That kid..."
"Aaaaah! Let me go!"
Luffy had vanished from his spot, only to appear... in Porchemy's grasp...
"Who is this brat?"
"How did he get caught?!"
Sabo and Ace were inwardly screaming, What the fuck? What the fuck? Neither had any idea how that idiot Luffy had ended up there...
"Help! Ace!"
The captured Luffy cried loudly for help, but the moment Ace and Sabo heard him, they ducked down and hid beneath the grass.
"That idiot called my name..."
I figured Ace was about to die of anger. I'd bet