Inside the mountaintop Castle on Drum Island, Liu Qing, the Heart Pirates, Ivankov, Ace, and the others all sat together and began eating.
After reading the letter Chopper had written her, Kureha was in an excellent mood, so she personally prepared a lavish feast for Liu Qing and the others.
Once everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Kureha came over to Liu Qing and asked, "Boy, did you need my help with something? You came all this way back."
Liu Qing pulled Ace over. "Here's the thing. I made a deal with the World Government, and this guy can't go around looking the way he does now anymore. So I brought him here for some plastic surgery or something."
"Is it really just plastic surgery?" Kureha looked unconvinced, then pointed at Luo. "If it's plastic surgery, he should be enough."
A wicked smile appeared on Liu Qing's face, but it vanished in the blink of an eye. He said solemnly, "I'm planning a complete overhaul, so even if he dances right in front of World Government personnel, nobody will realize he's Ace."
"First, we'll change his appearance, then help him develop his Devil Fruit ability and change the color of his Flame-Flame Fruit flames. That way, unless someone already knows he's Ace, nobody will ever think of that possibility."
"Oh~ In that case, let's discuss how to operate first." Kureha took a sip of her drink and nodded.
The four of them got up, went into the room next door away from Ace, and gathered together to discuss things in hushed voices.
"Blah~~ blah~~ blah~~~~"
"Blah~~ blah~~ blah~~"
After an hour-long discussion, all four wore meaningful smiles.
Liu Qing slowly pushed the door open. Smiling, he beckoned to Ace outside. "Ace, you can come in now. We've finished discussing