One Piece: Who still has dreams?

"Do I know navigation, yet I sail?"

"..."

"Come back with me first, and after we've made the necessary preparations, we'll officially set sail."

"Where are you going back?"

"Frost Moon Village."

……

[The next day, very early in the morning]

"How long will it take to get to Frostmoon Village, which you mentioned?"

After washing up, Ace rubbed his eyes and yawned, and found Redio on the deck, who was staring at the distant sea and the rising sun, seemingly doing nothing.

Redio is trying to activate Armament Haki. But out of ten attempts, he only has a clear feeling of "I've succeeded, so this is what it is" at most once or twice.

For a beginner, not bad.

He exhaled and glanced at the three radar searches he had used early that day, which were just a few trivial 0-star missions.

"Very close."

Redio gazed out at the sea and chuckled, "The course should be correct now. We should arrive in about ten days, half a month, or a month!"

"Is this still considered close after such a long time?" Ace retorted.

"Because before that, we need to go to a certain place first."

Redio flicked a gold coin at him. "When I said 'make preparations,' I didn't just mean preparing a navigator. Without Haki, you won't go far on the Grand Line."

Ace caught the gold coin, and before he could react, Redio pressed down on his shoulder, and then everything went black...

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[The Calm Belt, Isle of Women]

[Nine Serpents City, the Grand Balcony of the Royal Palace]

Hancock, dressed in a red silk nightgown, leaned against the railing, stroking the gold coin Redio had given her, her face flushed as she pondered something, when suddenly two figures appeared out of thin air beside her.

It's Reddio!

Beside him was a black-haired boy of similar height, wearing a strange hat and with some freckles on his face.

"Why are you blindfolding me?" The freckled boy ripped off the cloth covering his face and immediately saw the Snake Princess before him, exclaiming in shock, "This stunning beauty…!"

Bang! Redio punched him in the head.

"Isn't she the 'Pirate Empress' of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?!" Ace, annoyed after being punched, exclaimed, "What are you doing?!"

“I was being petty, and I’m very unhappy about it,” Redio said.

"If you're unhappy, why don't you beat yourself up!" Ace Fang scratched his head, puzzled. "Is this your ability to disappear and come and go? Is this place...?"

"This is the Amazon Lily of the Isle of Women," Hancock said calmly. "Are you a member of Redio's crew?"

"Oh, hello." Ace adjusted his hat and gave a slight bow. "I am Portgas Ace, and I have indeed just joined this guy's crew. Nice to meet you."

Hancock: "..." Why is he so polite?

Although she likes Redio very much now, she has to admit that Redio is really self-centered and not very polite to people.

"You seem to be thinking something very impolite?" Redio walked over and grabbed her stunningly beautiful face with both hands, giving it a hard squeeze.

Hancock's shy expression vanished, her large, pitiful eyes peeking out as she mumbled in his palm, "Weren't we going to train him... in Haki?... I've already arranged for Sanda and Mary... to teach him..."

"Is the point to teach this person to be domineering?"

Before long, Ace arrived outside Kuja Castle, not far from the jungle where Redio and Hancock had trained the day before. The Empress's two sisters were already waiting there.

They each used a Poké Ball to release a hawk and a large black panther, then put them back in, releasing and putting them back in repeatedly, having a great time... When they saw their older sister arrive, they quickly put them away and returned to their proper behavior.

"Hello, I'm Ace..."

Ace bowed politely again, then suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, what's this Haki!" He turned to Redio and said, "Didn't you mention before that I used some kind of Conqueror's Haki? Is it the same thing?"

"Conqueror's Haki?!" "Conqueror's Haki..."

Sandasonia and Marigold were taken aback. "You? You have the same kingly talent as your sister, one in a million?!"

Are you just random commentators?

Reddio laughed and said, "Is it surprising that the Pirate King's son has such talent?"

"Huh?!?"

Chapter 63 The Great Heavenly Dragon

[Chapter Introduction Series: Executive Vice President Miss All Sunday, Episode 13: "Robin Discovers the Truth"]

[In a deserted courtyard at the edge of town, two soldiers laughed and swapped uniforms—one from the royal army and the other from the rebel army—deciding to switch guard duties and go out for a game of civil war.]

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"Huh?!?"

"He's the son of the Pirate King?!"

Sanda and Mary were understandably shocked to hear this.

"..."

Hancock wasn't interested in the Pirate King, but she was somewhat surprised that Redeo had managed to recruit the Pirate King's son. However, considering Redeo's abilities, she wasn't surprised anymore.

“Sanda, Mary, you two will teach him Haki until he has mastered both Armament Haki and Observation Haki.”

After giving her orders with an air of authority, Hancock smiled slightly, her expression changing as she took Redio's hand and led him away.

"So what exactly is Haki?" Ace's puzzled voice faded into the distance behind him, followed by the faint sound of Sanda shouting, "That's it!" Then, a loud "bang" echoed, as if Ace had been sent flying...

It seems the two younger sisters are tough-minded teachers.

My older sister is still the gentler one.

Reddio and Hancock smiled at each other, spread a blanket among the bushes and sat down. Just like yesterday, they faced each other with their palms facing each other. Hancock's Haki slowly flowed into Reddio's palms, arms, and body, gently stimulating Reddio to activate his own Haki.

And so, Redio and Ace settled down to train in Kuja.

Ace wasn't stupid. After being seen through by Sandersonia's Observation Haki, which seemed to predict the future, and after being completely overwhelmed by Marie Gruud's Cloud-Dispelling Palm, he naturally understood what Redio meant when he said, "You can't go far on the Grand Line without Haki."

He then cast aside his impatient and distracting thoughts and focused on this special training...

[Day 2]

With a "bang," Ace was sent flying by Sandasonia's tail, which had transformed into a giant green python, for what seemed like the umpteenth time. Ace crashed heavily into a tree and snapped it in two.

"Did you have to be so ruthless?!" Ace rubbed his back as he emerged from the dust.

Mary Grud's hair coalesced into a hand, nimbly swatting away the bewildered Ace, and she shouted, "You won't awaken your Observation Haki unless I give you a sense of danger enough!"

“If you can learn how to defend yourself with Armament Haki while you’re being beaten up, that would be great.” Sanda flicked his tongue and said with a grin, “Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone? Don’t complain, your captain has entrusted you to us, and I guarantee this is the best way to train.”

"..."

Ace got up, looking disheveled, and pointed irritably at Redio and Hancock, who were sitting opposite each other with their hands clasped together. "Really? Why aren't they like that?"

"Can those be the same?"

With Armament Haki swirling around her hands, Marie Gruud yelled and slapped at Ace.

Ace quickly dodged, but Sandasonia's snake tail, also wreathed in Armament Haki, lashed out as if she knew he would jump to that spot. Bang! Ace was knocked down again.

"Your sister's method can only be used by her and Redio. Just give up."

"Son of the Pirate King, come again!"

"No..." Ace charged forward, fist raised, "Don't call me that!"

"You're angry, great! Keep the anger going, unleash your potential!"

"boom!"

……

[Day 5]

At the summit of Nine Serpents City, atop the three serpent-headed statues, Redio sat seemingly gazing at the boundless Calm Belt, but was actually checking the system interface.

[New mission detected by radar: I want to appeal]

The Celestial Dragons Conference, held every three years, is about to begin. Manmaia—the non-affiliated island carefully chosen by Speed ​​(Saint)—has surprisingly failed to be selected, and he is deeply dissatisfied…

[Mission Requirements: Make the South China Sea island chosen by Manmaia Speed ​​the venue for this year's Celestial Dragons Tournament.]

[Client: Manmaia Speed]

[Distance: Medium]

[Estimated Difficulty: ★★★★]

[Estimated remaining collection time: 5 months]

"..."