Marshall D. Teach's expression did not change at those words. Then he laughed. "Ah, I see."
"So, how about becoming my crewmate?"
"We'll take the world together. Whitebeard's era is over, and I'll be the Pirate King. All we have to do next is take down Straw Hat Luffy in Water 7 and offer him to the government as an introductory gift."
Ace's expression changed. "Luffy? What are you talking about?"
"He's my little brother!"
"Now I have even less reason to let you go!"
"Teach!!"
Marshall D. Teach froze, and behind him, Van Augur and the others grew tense.
The atmosphere between the two sides suddenly turned hostile.
"Oh? Is that so? What a curious twist of fate!"
The smile faded from Marshall D. Teach's face, replaced by an icy expression.
Having only just recovered from River's slash, he was hardly in the cheerful mood he had been in the original story.
"It seems there's no reconciling our differences!"
Ace's expression was cold. "Reconciling? That's not funny in the slightest."
"What you've done is enough for me to kill you a hundred times over!"
The next second, flames blazed across his body, and the house beneath his feet erupted in fire.
"Zehahahahaha!"
"Then I'll offer you to the government first, Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates."
"They'll like you even more!"
Marshall D. Teach laughed, his eyes chillingly cold.
"Compared to Straw Hat Luffy, you're much better bait!"
"Bait that'll throw the whole world into chaos!"
Ace slowly rose to his feet, fire burning in his eyes and covering half his body. "Oh, really?"
"Then why don't you tell me about your ambitions?"
"Those delusions of grandeur of yours."
As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled gunshot rang out, and a little flame burst from Ace's hat