Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 120 The Supreme Water Pipe! (Fourth update, 13 words, please subscribe)

I have no interest in Devil Fruits...

Storm found it hard to believe that Portgas D. Ace, a man who would one day be known as "Fire Fist," would say such a thing.

Especially since the other party said this in front of the [Flame-Flame Fruit].

If the Flame-Flame Fruit also possessed a unique will, its soul would surely weep out...

Storm casually tossed the [Flame-Flame Fruit] in his hand, and it landed on the body of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon's sturdy scales rippled like water as it swallowed the Flame-Flame Fruit and preserved it.

"You don't like Devil Fruits?"

Storm looked at Ace with great interest.

"Still don't like the drawbacks that come with Devil Fruits?"

"Actually, it's not really a matter of 'liking' or 'disliking'."

Ace thought for a moment and answered seriously.

"My younger brother—that is, Luffy—ate the Gum-Gum Fruit—which is the 'Savior Fruit' you mentioned before."

"Luffy and I have been fighting since we were kids, and I know all of his abilities."

"Luffy's Gum-Gum Fruit is quite... quite interesting."

"But what truly determines the outcome of a battle is physical strength!"

"And the fact that pirates can't swim is actually kind of funny... I'm not saying you're funny."

"It's alright, the weakness of Devil Fruits—that they can't swim—is almost common knowledge."

Storm waved his hand, ignoring Ace's last words.

"But when you say 'physique determines everything,' is that something you came up with yourself, or something your grandfather taught you?"

"I think so!"

"Estella said."

"The old man's fists are very powerful; they hurt a lot when he hits someone."

"Even Luffy's rubber head can't withstand the old man's punch."

"Because he is 'Hero' Garp, 'Iron Fist' Garp, an old Marine who makes a living with his fists."

Storm raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and made a few grasping motions.

"On the high seas, there are quite a few pure 'martial arts' types like your grandfather—those who fight hand-to-hand.

"Do you want to be like your grandfather, hitting people only with your fists?"

"Of course I don't just use my fists. I'm not stupid. Fists aren't as hard as swords."

Ace stared speechlessly at Storm, who rummaged through the huge bag he carried with him and pulled out a weapon.

"Although I haven't learned how to use weapons in combat, it's still pretty simple."

As he spoke, Ace began to swing the "weapon" in his hand.

A hollow water pipe, about the thickness of an average person's thumb, danced in mid-air, making a "whooshing" sound as he moved.

So he's the owner of the "Supreme Water Pipe"...

Storm was immediately filled with a sense of awe and respect.

Speaking of which, Garp's "main weapon" when he was a child also seemed to be a water pipe...

Strom reached out to Ace with some curiosity and took the other's "Supreme Water Pipe".

He carefully inspected the water pipe, then gently tapped its casing, producing a "thump-thump" sound.

It was indeed an ordinary water pipe, as ordinary as could be.

Ace watched Storm's series of actions and couldn't quite understand them.

"What are you doing?"

"Let's test the feel of it."

Storm gripped the water pipe as if it were a sword.

He held his breath, gripped the hose tightly, and swung it heavily towards the sky, instantly creating a sharp, explosive sound.

woo-

Storm's powerful force enveloped the surrounding air, and a dazzling white vacuum slash was immediately released.

A crescent-shaped vacuum slash streaked across the sky.

A white cloud not far away was instantly torn to shreds by this vacuum slash.

The vacuum slash, its momentum still strong, continued its forward flight until it disappeared into the horizon.

Ace was completely dumbfounded.

"What was that just now? Was it made by a water pipe?"

"Vacuum Slash, its power is average, not comparable to the Flying Slash released by a great swordsman."

Storm weighed the hose in his hand and then handed it back to Ace.

"However, it's quite effective at clearing out ordinary henchmen."

Storm had intended to use "Flying Slash," but a pipe is not a sword.

As a beginner, he did not unleash the "Flying Slash" but instead used the power generation technique of the "Storm Kick" to unleash a vacuum slash.

As for its power, it's about 70-80%.

Ace picked up the hose and, mimicking Storm's earlier actions, swung it around several times.

Aside from a few whooshing sounds, his swing had no effect whatsoever.

"Vongola, how did you do that?"

Ace temporarily abandoned the test and asked Storm.

"That slash just now? And you're carrying a longsword, are you a swordsman?"

"No, the main reason I carry a sword is because it looks cool!"

Storm said very frankly.

"It's way cooler than carrying around a water pipe!"

You bastard...

They must be mocking me, right?

Ace was speechless upon hearing this.

"So I can't really call myself a 'swordsman'."

Storm unfastened the [Iron Ore Saber] he was wearing at his waist and handed it to Ace.

"At most, he's a pirate who knows how to use a sword."

Ace took the Iron Ore Saber from Storm with both hands and drew it from its sheath with a "snap".

A fleeting flash of white light shone from the gleaming sword on his face.

"What a fantastic weapon! It must be a famous sword!"

Even though Ace had never seen many fine swords, he could tell at a glance that this sword was extraordinary.

"What's its name?"

"It's not a famous sword, and it doesn't even have a name."

Storm shrugged and said calmly.

Would you name your water pipes?

Storm has always referred to his weapon as the "Iron Ore Saber".

Even though he used the Grand Prize Cup to upgrade the quality of the Iron Ore Saber to five stars, the name remained unchanged.

After all, Storm wasn't a professional swordsman.

His real weapon is actually his "fist"!

He is also a "martial arts fighter"!

Storm's calm question immediately silenced Ace.

How could his water pipe possibly be compared to this renowned sword, which is clearly of exceptional quality?

Those clams... they're so annoying!

Ace gritted his teeth, sheathed his sword, returned the weapon to Storm, and silently hugged the water pipe.

You use your military knife, I use my water pipe, and we both have a bright future.

Ace originally intended to use "indifference" to fight against Strom.

But Storm did not let go of this newly recruited son of the Pirate King.

"Ace, can you use a knife?"

"Won't!"

Are you interested in swords?

"Not interested!"

"Don't you want to inherit your father's abilities?"

"My father—you mean, my father?"

"Yes, your father, Gol D. Roger, was also a pirate who was very skilled with swords."

"Stromb said with a mischievous look."

"Have you forgotten the origin of your name? One of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords, the pirate scimitar [Ace]!"

"I have no interest in that pirate scimitar that shares the same name as me."

Ace replied with a cold expression.

"My fists are my weapons!"

"Okay, I understand."

Storm's response caught Ace off guard.

"...What did you find out?"

"You still need to train!"

"What?!"

"We need to speed things up!"

"Na-ni-!"

With the power of the Momo-Momo Fruit, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon unleashed an incredibly terrifying speed.

Although it still can't compare to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, it's a hundred times faster than before.

It only took one day.

Storm and Ace then rushed back to the Konom Islands from Dawn Island.

He brought Ace to Cocoyasi Village, met Nami, and had a simple meal at Nami's house.

The trio then resumed their journey, riding the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to the island where the Kingdom of Oicot was located, and went directly to the giant snail where the Kingdom of Germa was located.

A few days ago, Big Bear mentioned to Storm that the Germa Kingdom planned to return to the North Sea soon.

However, these giant snails remain in the East China Sea to this day.

Big Bear hasn't contacted Storm in the past few days, so it's probably nothing serious.

The return of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon has drawn the attention of everyone in the Germa Kingdom.

The Vinsmoke family members were the first to appear.

Robin, Kid, and Killer also arrived at the open space outside the Vinsmoke family castle.

Storm looked around but didn't see Big Bear, guessing that he was probably still with his daughter.

He said this to Ace and Nami.

"You two wait up there for a while, I'll go down and bring the person up."

Nami and Ace nodded in unison.

Without hesitation, Storm jumped off the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, a pair of white wings appearing behind him, and he glided down to the Germa Kingdom below like a bird.

"Robin, Kid, Killer."

Storm first greeted his three subordinates, then nodded to the Vinsmoke family members standing nearby.

"Where's Big Bear?"

"Mr. Bear is accompanying Bonnie to her routine check-up."

Robin answered directly.

"The two of them, along with Dr. Judge, are all in the lab right now."

"The routine check-up won't take long; they should be here soon."

Robin had just finished speaking.

Storm opened his senses and just then sensed that Big Bear and Bonnie were heading this way.

There was a strange "beep" sound.

Big Bear and Bonnie appeared at the gate of the Vinsmoke family castle, standing in the shadows to avoid contact with the natural light.

Storm slipped to Bonnie's side and reached out to pat her head.

The "Bear Ship" then appeared and took Bonnie inside.

"Haha! I've turned into Dad again!"

Bonnie immediately cheered up and looked at the bear again.

Big Bear reached into his coat and carefully took out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket, then put them on his daughter.

These days...

What troubled Big Bear the most was not Bonnie's treatment, but Bonnie's lingering attachment to the "Little Bear" suit.

Bonnie has always wanted to wear the "Bear" armor again so that she can run freely in the outside world.

Unfortunately, Storm is not in the Germa Kingdom.

Big Bear couldn't even conjure up that "Little Bear" armor.

If it weren't for Storm returning to the Kingdom of Germa today.

Big Bear even wants to ask Dr. Judge for help so that he can make a similar garment.

Anyway, the Germa Kingdom also has similar "combat suits"...

Bonnie put on her "Little Bear" armor and immediately jumped out of Big Bear's arms, running straight into the sunlight with her short little legs.

Storm and Kuma immediately followed Bonnie's footsteps and joined Robin and the other two.

"Miss Reiju, could you please pass on a message to your father? My subordinates and I need to have a short meeting."

Storm waved his hand and created a blue-eyed white dragon, sending Kuma, Robin, and the others onto its back, including Bonnie who was running wildly.

"Please have your father prepare the things I requested in advance!"

After saying this, Storm rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and flew to the side of another Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the sky.

Nami and Ace stood atop a blue-eyed white dragon.

On another blue-eyed white dragon stood Kuma, Robin, Kid, and Killer.

The two groups looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Nami and Ace were alright, as they both knew that Storm already had another group of subordinates.

Robin and his crew were quite surprised. Their captain/leader had only been gone for a few days, and now he was bringing back two new recruits...

"I'll give you the introduction later."

Storm piloted the two blue-eyed white dragons and continued flying into the sky.

"We're going to heaven now!"

10,000 meters above the ground.

The Sky Garden floats quietly among the white clouds, awaiting its owner's return.

(End of this chapter)