Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

thump—

The forehead struck the floor with a crisp, loud sound.

'It's a good head!'

Fang Rui, who was standing to the side, praised him in his heart, and then saw Ace slowly get up, covering his forehead, looking around in a daze.

"What's going on? Where am I?!"

"Wasn't I eating?"

As he spoke, he curled his tongue, scooped up a few grains of rice stuck to his lips, put them in his mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed them. He then cast a wary glance at Fang Rui and asked in a lukewarm tone, "Brother, do you know what's going on?"

"I brought you here." Fang Rui didn't hide anything and told the truth directly.

"The reason?" Ace's expression remained unchanged, still cold and aloof, though the rice on his face somewhat ruined the atmosphere.

"I'll invite you to watch a good show, and while I'm at it, I'll also invite you to attend a training course."

"Sorry, I'm not interested in what you're talking about."

As he spoke, Ace transformed into flames and flew toward the open window, but unfortunately, he was slapped back into human form by Fang Rui as soon as he took off, and fell to the ground in a sorry state.

"Armament Haki? No, that's not right..."

Because of his youthful ignorance, he was once beaten by a barrage of powerful punches and slaps every day for a period of time, so he was quite clear about what it felt like to be hit by that powerful force.

He can say with certainty that the power that just knocked him out of his elemental state was not domineering aura, but some other kind of power.

Besides overwhelming power, there are other forces that can counter elementalization, such as seawater, seastone, and two mutually restraining elements...

but……

What kind of power did he just use?

Recalling the scene from just a few seconds ago, in his memory, the stranger had merely waved his hand casually, without using any domineering aura or any other power...

In Ace's view, Fang Rui hadn't used any power. Having only been at sea for a few years and with limited experience, what could Ace possibly discern? Even a seasoned pirate who had roamed the high seas for years wouldn't be able to tell what power Fang Rui had used...

"You have no right to refuse. Even if you call Whitebeard, the result will be the same."

Ace: "…………"

Is he someone Dad knows?

but……

Too young, doesn't seem like it!

Ignoring Ace's changing expression, Fang Rui took out a projection Den Den Mushi, snapped his fingers, and the two of them disappeared from the room.

Ace felt a blur before his eyes, and his surroundings changed. The ordinary office had become a training ground built of rocks. The scorching sun shone on the rocks, and the extremely high temperature made the scene Ace saw appear slightly distorted.

"Huh? What's that brat from the Whitebeard family doing here?"

A rough voice, tinged with doubt, came from behind. Estun was startled and instinctively jumped aside, his gaze fixed on the source of the voice.

"Kaido?!"

A voice filled with astonishment rang out from Ace's mouth: "What are you doing here?!"

Kaido withdrew his gaze, completely ignoring Ace who had asked such an idiotic question. Why would a Yonko need to tell a mere pirate where he was going?!

"Ace!"

A cheerful voice came from behind him again. Ace felt his waist being hugged. Judging from the size of the hands, the person hugging him must be a child.

Twist your waist and lower your head.

The image that came into view was a bright smile.

"Ayu?! What are you doing here?!" Ace's face was full of surprise, followed by a hint of worry.

"It was Lord Fang Rui who brought me out to find you." Ayu was very excited and smiled happily.

Tenguyama Hitetsu, standing to the side, crossed his arms and snorted coldly, feeling a little sour inside. Ayu had never smiled so happily in front of him before.

"Mr. Tengu Mountain, it's been a long time."

Hearing the cold snort, Ace looked in the direction of the sound and saw Tenguyama Hitetsu, who was radiating an unhappy aura. The joy of seeing his old friend made him ignore everything else.

Immediately afterwards, Ace saw a phantom portal open, and a group of people fell out of it...

After the "Let's all watch the live stream together" event was held, Fang Rui suddenly had an idea.

There are many scientists in the world of navigation, but they are scattered across various islands, making communication difficult, and many are unwilling to leave their homes to settle on other islands.

The reasons why they didn't want to leave were varied: some were because they were homebodies, some were because the ship was too slow and it would delay their research, and some were because the sea was full of dangers... In short, there were many reasons, and it would be too troublesome to list them all.

Therefore, Fang Rui decided to create a portal using the power of the Door-Door Fruit.

But this time, he used his own magic, not the Door-Door Fruit's power.

The combination of the marker and the teleportation talisman can instantly teleport a person from a thousand miles away to this place.

Of course, it is possible to teleport back, provided there is a marker to act as a location.

After greeting acquaintances one by one, Fang Rui placed the projection Den Den Mushi on a stone platform, then hung a screen a dozen meters away from the front of the Den Den Mushi, and then manipulated the mountain rocks to flow, adding a cover to the training ground.

Once the lights in the training area dimmed, the images projected by the Den Den Mushi could finally be seen clearly.

"Luffy?!" Ace exclaimed in surprise once again; he had lost count of how many times he had been surprised today.

Ignoring the excited Ace, Fang Rui gestured for the others to sit down: "Come on, everyone, sit down and watch."

As he spoke, the ground shook for a moment, and rows of rock seats rose up.

The group took their seats one by one and watched the screen.

"No, I have to go find him."

Ace couldn't possibly sit there and watch the show, so he immediately said he wanted to leave.

"Kaido," Fang Rui called softly.

Kaido reached out and grabbed Ace, then put sea stone handcuffs on his hands.

"Watch the show quietly..."

After Ace was subdued, the training ground fell completely silent.

………………

Meanwhile, it rained.

Although Rainlands is nominally Alabasta's territory, it is actually governed by Crocodile, and the kingdom's control over this area is relatively weak.

Therefore, Rain Lands did not have many soldiers from the kingdom.

Today, because we are hosting Princess Nefertari Vivi of the Kingdom of Alabasta, Rain Banquet is temporarily closed, and even the waiters have all been given a holiday...

There were only a handful of people in the entire casino.

The second floor of the Yuyan Hotel is the reception room.

"I wonder what business Princess Vivi has with me?"

Crocodile sat on the soft sofa, a cigar dangling from his lips, puffing out smoke with a rather comfortable expression.

This is called life!

The past few days, the training was tiring but not so bad, but having to fight Kaido for half an hour every day was just...

Crocodile slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, not wanting to say anything, but the bandages on his face said it all.

Looking at Crocodile's rather serious injuries, Vivi's expression was somewhat subtle. Just who was so powerful that they could beat Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, like this?

This was the same question that Smoker, who was standing to the side, wanted to ask. Logia-type Devil Fruit users could roam freely in the first half of the Grand Line, since very few people had mastered Haki.

To beat Crocodile, a seasoned pirate, black and blue, one must be at the same level as him in strength and possess Armament Haki.

How could someone like that be in the first half of the Grand Line?

Smoker frowned, wanting to call Marine Headquarters to ask if any great pirates from the New World had sneaked into Paradise.

However, it wouldn't be good for him to leave now, so he held back.

"There's something I want to ask you in person," Princess Vivi said seriously, her expression quite grave. "The reason Alabasta has become so chaotic is because of you, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Smoker's gaze abruptly shifted from Crocodile's face to Princess Vivi's. Was he asking so directly?

and……

Even if he did it, he would never admit it.

Especially with me present...

Smoker stated that it was impossible for a prisoner to confess to a crime in front of law enforcement.

"Yes, it's me."

Crocodile held the cigar between his index finger and thumb, exhaled a thick puff of smoke to one side, and spoke in a casual tone.

"I started targeting Alabasta because of something, but that's no longer the case."

"Otherwise, Baroque Works would not have been able to cooperate with Alabasta."

Smoker looked astonished. There really were such arrogant criminals!

Are you looking down on me?!

Princess Vivi took a deep breath, trying her best to suppress her anger.

Seeing Princess Vivi's expression, Crocodile gave a disdainful smile: "Looks like you're very angry, little princess!"

"But it's no use being angry. With my status, even if you cause trouble for the Five Elders, I won't be in any trouble. Because I am a Shichibukai, it's just a matter of causing trouble in a kingdom. They can't possibly do anything to me."

Smoker: "…………"

I really want to punch him!

How dare they be so arrogant in front of the Navy!

But I don't think I can beat him...

The Smoker fell silent.

He stared at Crocodile with a subtle gaze, as if he were plotting something wicked.