Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 107 Portgas D. Ace! (Fourth update, 13 words, please subscribe)

The Kingdom of Goa, Mount Colbo.

Sixteen-year-old Portcus D. Ace nimbly and skillfully traversed the dense mountain forest with a small bag slung over his shoulder.

As he walked, the small bag swayed, making a "clinking" metallic sound.

This small bag contains some banknotes and coins.

These are the "treasures" that Ace just forcibly plundered from the evil forces at the Uncertainty Terminal.

A few years ago.

The nobles and royalty of the Goa Kingdom went mad and set fire to the entire Uncertainty Terminal, nearly destroying it completely.

But several years have passed.

Because the Kingdom of Goa continues its previous rule of governance—forcibly expelling unwanted citizens and items in order to ensure the "beauty" and "purity" of the entire country.

These people and their belongings, abandoned by the state, have nowhere else to live and can only converge once again at an uncertain final destination.

As the number of people and items abandoned by the Kingdom of Goa continues to increase.

The uncertain terminal station, which was previously reduced to ashes in the fire, has been rebuilt.

Ace carried the treasure he had just plundered to his personal treasure trove.

He carefully removed the easily damp and damaged banknotes one by one, smoothed them out, and placed them separately in a treasure chest, while the rest of the coins were piled up haphazardly together.

The treasure chest wasn't large, but it represented Ace's "family fortune" accumulated through plunder over the years.

Barring unforeseen circumstances.

Ace will use the money to buy a small boat big enough for him to sail alone, and then officially begin his pirate career.

When I was young.

Ace would also consider many other issues.

For example, his "father" and "mother" whom he had never met;

For example, the opinions of ordinary people in Windmill Village regarding "One Piece";

For example, is his arrival—the son of the Pirate King—a good thing for this world?

For example, how should he walk his future path in life? Should he follow in his father's footsteps or follow his "grandfather's" philosophy...?

However, as he grew up, Ace no longer cared about these small issues.

Or rather, these questions are already hidden deep within Ace's heart and will no longer be easily revealed.

He has only one thought right now—

I grew up, set sail, and became a pirate!

Then let the world hear the name Portgas D. Ace!

Ace quickly inventoried all his wealth, making sure there were no mistakes, and then carefully hid each of the treasure chests.

Immediately afterwards, he nimbly leaped to the top of the nearest large tree, just like a monkey.

This is near the peak of Mount Colbo.

Ace sat down on a branch of a large tree, looking down at Pirate Bay below.

At the foot of the uncertain terminus and Mount Colbo, there is a small harbor.

The Sapphire Pirates' ship once docked here.

As he grew older, Ace would often come here to overlook the Pirate Bay.

He fantasized about what it would be like if one day he set sail himself...

Just as Ace was admiring the scenery of Pirate Bay as usual.

A white dot suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.

Ace subconsciously raised his right hand and placed it above his eyes, trying to see the white dot clearly.

In Ace's eyes, the white dot kept getting bigger until it revealed its true form.

It was a white dragon that seemed to have flown out of a myth.

"dragon?"

Ace stared in astonishment at the white dragon soaring freely in the sky.

"There really are dragons on the sea!"

As the son of the Pirate King and adopted by a Marine hero, Ace heard many legends and stories from his "grandfather".

But Ace had always lived on this Colpo Mountain since he was a child.

He was very familiar with every plant and tree in the mountains.

But this place is still the East China Sea.

The "weakest" East China Sea.

Ace had heard many stories from his grandfather that sounded like myths and legends.

However, Ace did not meet any of the "protagonists" from those myths and legends.

As for Grandpa?

Ace was very grateful to his grandfather for adopting him, but what about "respect"?

He found it hard to respect that unreliable old man who had always tried to stop him from going to sea to become a pirate...

Ace found it even harder to believe that his grandfather was a "naval hero" revered by the world.

At this moment, a white dragon appeared in the sky.

Like a blazing flame, it ignited Ace's longing for the sea.

He longed to sail freely on the seas...

As Ace gazed up at the white dragon in the sky, he dreamed of his future pirate career.

But as time goes by...

Ace's expression went from initial surprise to confusion, and then to seriousness.

Why does that white dragon seem to be flying this way?

Huhu——

The blue-eyed white dragon flew towards Mount Colbo, and with a gentle flap of its enormous wings, it brought a powerful storm to the forests below.

Ace gripped the trunk of a nearby tree tightly with his left hand, thus avoiding being blown off the tree by the sudden gust of wind.

"dragon!"

Ace shielded his eyes with his right hand, peering through the gaps between his fingers at the blue-eyed white dragon that had fallen from the sky and landed on the ground.

"who's that person?"

Before Ace could even get a good look at the person's face...

The enormous blue-eyed white dragon seemed to "dissolve" directly into the earth like a ball of water.

A strange man whom Ace had never seen before appeared where the Blue-Eyes White Dragon had just been standing.

It was as if the giant dragon from before was transformed from this man.

If it weren't for the lingering devastation left by the storm, one would be in a different situation.

Ace almost thought that the white dragon he had just seen was a hallucination...

"Could this be the Devil Fruit user that Grandpa mentioned before...?"

Just as this thought flashed through Ace's mind...

The man on the ground below suddenly raised his right hand and waved at him.

"Portgas D. Ace? I am Vongola Storm!"

With a smile on his face, Storm looked at Portgas D. Ace, who was standing on the treetop, and got straight to the point.

"Do you want to join me in turning this world upside down?"

"The world? Huh?"

Ace stood on a tree branch, looking down at the man below.

Even though the scene of the other party descending on a dragon had greatly shocked him.

But he had no interest in being a crew member for others.

Ace stared at the unfamiliar man below and let out a cold laugh.

Who are you? Get away from me!

"This is my territory!"

"This is not your territory, nor will it be your final destination."

With a slight thought, Storm unleashed the power of the Awakening of the Clay-Clay Fruit.

The large tree where Ace stood was immediately assimilated by the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit and transformed into a "Clay Tree".

The hard branches instantly transformed into soft clay.

Ace lost his footing and fell straight from the treetop, crashing heavily to the ground.

However, the earth was completely assimilated by the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, turning into soft clay.

Ace crashed into the ground but was not hurt at all, only a little startled.

The clay, like a wave, carried Ace to Storm's side.

"The sea is your true home, Portgas D. Ace."

At this point, Storm paused, then calmly uttered the other person's real name.

"Or rather, Gol D. Ace."

The instant I heard that name.

Ace's pupils instantly contracted violently to the size of a pinprick.

The man riding the white dragon in front of him actually knew his true identity!

The disdain at being stopped and invited by a stranger, the panic of falling from a great height, and the astonishment of having one's true identity exposed...

A mixture of complex emotions ignited Ace's already sensitive heart like a fire.

"You bastard!"

Ignoring the identity of the person in front of him, Ace swung his fist, intending to smash it into the man's face.

"Who do you think you are?!"

Ace's punch, which he thought was powerful and heavy.

In Storm's eyes, it was like soft, slow-moving cotton.

He didn't even think about blocking the other person's punch.

Just as Ace's fist was about to land on Storm.

Storm spread his arms and fell backward.

The earth instantly formed a huge, soft bed of clay.

Storm lay back on the clay bed, easily dodging Ace's punch.

"Ha~"

Storm yawned widely.

Immediately afterwards, another lump of clay rose from the ground, its shape constantly changing.

In the blink of an eye.

This lump of clay was then transformed into the shape of Hanafda, the Lizard King.

The Lizard King, standing over five meters tall, looked like a small giant in front of Ace.

"Since you want to fight, then you should fight him for a while first."

Storm gave an order to the Lizard King's clay figure, which immediately sprang into action and headed toward Ace.

"I have absolutely no interest in playing house with little kids."

Children...playing house...

Several veins bulged on Ace's forehead instantly.

The way this man, who called himself "Vongola Storm," dodged the attack was enough to annoy him.

I never expected the other party to have such a knack for making people angry... one thing after another!

Ace clenched his fist once more as he watched the Lizard King approach.

How could I lose to such a big, dumb guy?

Ace roared and rushed forward, unleashing the skills he had honed in the Colbo Mountains.

A punch, a kick, a knee, an elbow...

Ace unleashed his full range of skills, his attacks raining down on the Lizard King's body like a storm, the dull thuds echoing incessantly.

however.

Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

Ace used all his strength to beat the Lizard King for nearly half an hour.

His fists were almost blistered.

The lizard king remained completely unchanged.

Ace's attacks had absolutely no effect on the Lizard King.

Boom!

Ace delivered another powerful punch to the Lizard King.

This punch finally left some crimson blood on the Lizard King's body.

But that wasn't the blood of the Lizard King.

It was Ace's blood.

"Are you tired of playing? I'm going to eat now."

After a half-hour nap, Storm opened his eyes and lazily looked at Ace, who was still struggling with the clay.

"Are you coming to eat with me, or are you going to stay here and keep struggling with your clay doll?"

Boom!

Ace punched the Lizard King again, but this only worsened the injury to his fist.

Since things have come to this, let's eat first!

(End of this chapter)