I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

"White Luck..."

Ace spoke up, but Ai Baiyun shook his head. "It's alright, it's your turn, Ace."

The old man cooperated by holding up the crystal ball and moving it in front of Ace.

Ace could only suppress his thoughts and follow the old man's instructions, doing the same thing as Ai Baiyun.

"Tsk... That's strange, the divination results of the two of you are exactly the same."

The old man frowned and then said.

"So, you mean we'll both face a life-threatening catastrophe soon?"

Ace asked.

The old man nodded. "That's right."

"But the strange thing is that even if they die at the same hands and in the same way, their fates are different."

"But your destinies are exactly the same, just like... you are one person."

That's a peculiar statement.

"one person?"

"How could that be? Bai Yun and I are clearly two different people."

Ace replied.

The old man agreed with Ace, saying, "Yes, that's why it's so strange."

"I don't know, I don't know. It seems my skills are still lacking."

"However, old man, I can tell you this: fate, oh fate, cannot be changed..."

"careful!!"

As the old man was speaking, Ace gave him a push, and the old man's crystal ball rolled off his hand. A bullet flew past the spot where the crystal ball had been.

So things happen in an instant.

The old man hurriedly lay down and caught his crystal ball.

"My precious ball!!!"

Ai Baiyun took a step back with Ace, then drew the pistol he had "picked up" on the way and fired.

The bullet flew out, and then another gunshot rang out. The sniper on the other side intercepted Ai Baiyun's bullet with his own.

"Thief, hahaha!!!"

At the same time, a familiar voice rang out.

Ai Baiyun and Ace frowned instantly; they were all too familiar with that laughter.

"Blackbeard!!"

"Teach!!"

Blackbeard and his crew appeared at the other entrance of the alley.

Gizzas Bages.

Van Oka.

PoisonQ.

And Lafayette, who wasn't there last time.

This is Blackbeard's initial five-person team.

"Ha ha ha ha ha, yes, it's me! Marshall D. Teach, the man who will rule the seas!"

"Hahaha, time for another good fight."

These are the words of that big, dumb guy, Burgess.

Van Augur and Doc Q remained silent, but Doc Q's Ma Zhuangzhuang let out a weak, lifeless cry.

Lafitte twirled his cane, a forced smile on his face. "Is this the man who cut off the captain's left hand? But he looks... quite gentle."

When Blackbeard mentioned his severed left hand, his expression instantly turned sinister, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at Ai Baiyun. Baiyun not only cut off his hand but also took it away, thus completely cutting off any possibility of his left hand recovering.

Yes, don't forget, Blackbeard's left hand was cut off by Whitebeard, and now he's wearing a black coat with his left sleeve hanging empty.

"Teach!! You finally showed up!!"

Ace's emotions instantly became unstable upon seeing Blackbeard.

"Hahaha, my captain, were you looking for me? I've been looking for you too!"

"I need a bargaining chip to secure the position of Shichibukai. I originally wanted to go find that Straw Hat kid, but I didn't expect to run into you guys here."

"What a coincidence!"

"In that case, Captain Ace, your identity is enough to be used as a bargaining chip!"

"Thief hahahaha."

When Ai Baiyun heard Blackbeard's words, his brows furrowed so deeply that they almost met by chance.

Is fate truly unchangeable?!

At this point, Ai Baiyun reminded the old man to hurry up and leave, as a fierce battle was inevitable.

"uncle..."

However, when Ai Baiyun looked over, the old man had already disappeared.

He was so focused on Blackbeard and his crew that he didn't notice anything else.

Chapter 544 I will chase him to the ends of the earth!

With the fortune-telling old man gone, Ai Baiyun's attention was now entirely focused on Blackbeard and his crew.

But what kept echoing in Ai Baiyun's mind were the old man's words, "Fate cannot be changed..."

Looking at the Blackbeard Pirates who appeared on their own initiative, is this the inevitable fate?

Yes, we won't go looking for them, but that doesn't mean they won't come looking for us!

Moreover, according to Blackbeard, it was a coincidence that they met!

coincide!

coincide!!

What a fucking coincidence!!

........

"What did you say? Luffy! You're going to capture Luffy?!"

Ace didn't care at all about Blackbeard's plan to capture him as a bargaining chip; he was only concerned about Luffy, whom Blackbeard had just mentioned.

"That's right, Straw Hat Luffy. What, you know him?"

"That's true. You know Bai Yun with long hair, so how could you not know Straw Hat Boy? I think I heard you mention him on the ship before. But I don't care about these trivial things. I'll forget about them as soon as I hear them."

"You have no idea, Straw Hat Boy did something really big!"

"Hahaha, we burned the World Government flag! We caused chaos on Enies Lobby, but Enies Lobby is now a thing of the past!"

"A bounty of 3 million!!"

"And your long white hair, a bounty of 291 million!!"

“Each of you is a valuable asset.”

Blackbeard replied, "How arrogant! You're using the three brothers as bargaining chips."

Upon hearing this, Ace burst into laughter, "Hahaha, so you guys secretly did something this big, Bai Yun."

"300 million and 200 million... how much was it again? Oh well, it doesn't matter, it's a huge improvement anyway, they're almost catching up to me! (Ace's bounty is 550 million)"

Ace was in the mood to laugh, but Ace Baiyun was not. With the strength of his clone, he was no match for Blackbeard. Could it be that the Marineford War would eventually begin? Was fate ultimately unchangeable?

No way!

"Ace, you go first! I'll hold them off!"

Ai Baiyun stood in front of Ace.

Ace, being the type, naturally disagreed, "Impossible! We wouldn't abandon you!!"

"Don't forget what I said!!"

Ai Baiyun roared directly, "I have to roar!"

What he told Ace not to forget was the story of the Marineford War that he had told Ace before, and what he had told Ace when he was a child: if your comrades or family members stand in front of you to let you go, then go! Don't end up unable to escape!

This was the first time Bai Yun had yelled at him, and Ace was momentarily stunned. "I'm just a clone! The bigger picture is what matters! Don't forget Blackbeard's abilities!!"

Ai Baiyun first yelled and then tried to persuade.

Ace was torn. Even though he knew that Baiyun was just a clone, he couldn't bear to abandon him and leave after spending so many days together. But from the perspective of the bigger picture, sacrificing a clone like Baiyun to let Ace go was the best outcome!

"Hahaha, yeah, I found out from the newspaper that Long-Haired Bai Yun's real body is with Straw Hat Boy!"

"Otherwise, with you and Captain Ace together, we'd have to think twice before making a move!"

"But now, what do you think you have to do against me, a clone that can't even defeat a vice admiral?!"

"I'm going to tear your hands and feet off, first your clones, then your real body!!"

"superior!!"

"Walk!!"

At Blackbeard's command, Burgess, Van Augur, Doc Q, and Lafayette attacked simultaneously.

When Ace heard Ai Baiyun leave, he bit his lower lip until it bled and then turned and left.

Blackbeard, with a sinister expression, said, "Leave? You think you can leave so easily!"

Ai Baiyun is entangled with four people, why doesn't he just go after Ace himself?

........