Pirate King: I'm determined to be the King of Sons-in-Law!

Chapter 146 Holy crap, headquarters, you've betrayed me?

"Musketeers!"

Ace made a gun gesture with both hands and fired a barrage of fire bullets at Loya, but such an attack could not stop Loya's advance in the slightest.

"Clang clang clang!"

Loya wielded Rain Cutter, deflecting all the incoming fire bullets, and walked step by step toward Ace.

"If this is all you've got, you'd better just surrender."

"Huh? I only used 1% of my power!"

Ace's forehead veins bulged, and he immediately changed tactics. He opened his palm, and small green orbs of light floated towards Loya like fireflies.

These fireflies are formed from concentrated flames; if they are cut, they will explode, or they can be manually detonated.

When the fireflies surrounded Loa, Ace immediately activated his ability.

"Firefly Daruma!"

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

All the fireflies shone brightly and exploded around Loya. Individually, they were not very powerful, but the continuous explosions were like a chain reaction, instantly engulfing Loya!

"How about this?!"

"good."

A faint voice emanated from the flames.

Ace's eyes widened in astonishment as he realized that there seemed to be an invisible wall around Loya, separating all the flames.

"Shield of Stasis!"

Loya sheathed his blade and, before the shield wall constructed by Rain Cutter disappeared, leaped up and used Moonwalk to escape the encirclement of flames.

"razor!"

Combining Shave with Moonwalk, his body became a blur, changing position several times in succession, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived above Ace, slashing down with a powerful right leg!

"Iron Block - Battle Axe!"

"So fast!"

Ace couldn't see clearly at all, but his fighting instincts led him to make the most reasonable response: he spun around, and his burning arms transformed into rings of flame.

Immediately afterwards, his body lit up.

"Flame Ring - Flame Pillar!"

Scorching flames shot skyward!

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Loya's gaze sharpened. Instead of choosing to avoid the attack, he wrapped his domineering aura around his legs and forcefully slashed down!

The instant his leg made contact with the pillar of fire, he cleaved the pillar in two, but his leg was also scorched and ignited by the fire.

pain!

Even the most imposing presence can't withstand the intense heat!

But it's still bearable!

The burning leg sliced ​​through the pillar of fire and slammed into Ace's nape!

"Click-clack!"

The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible!

Ace's eyes rolled back, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His body collapsed to the ground, the powerful impact transmitting downwards, causing the ground to crack outwards like a spider web with a loud "boom".

"Consciousness...is about to be lost."

He never expected that Loya would ignore the damage from the Flame Pillar and launch a forced attack, nor did he expect that the Flame Pillar's impact would fail to stop Loya's kick.

His neck bone was even fractured!

"Clatter!"

It was the sound of footsteps landing.

"You lost, Ace."

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Ace struggled to open his eyes and looked at Loya standing beside him.

He lost.

They lost completely.

The dream of becoming famous will also come to an end at this moment.

"How could I collapse here!"

Ace growled softly, using all four limbs to push himself up, his head drooping, looking just like a beast struggling in its death throes.

Loya's gaze was cold as he drew his Rain Cutter.

If this kid still wants to resist, then cut off his limbs first. Since he has chosen this path, he must take responsibility for his actions.

"Senior Loya!"

Just then, Lu Yun arrived at Luo Ya's side at top speed and grabbed Luo Ya's hand that was about to swing the knife.

Loya frowned.

There must be a reason why Lu Yun stopped him. Could it be that a troublesome enemy has arrived?

White beard?

"What went wrong?"

"It's an urgent message from Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel!"

Lu Yun handed the Den Den Mushi to Luo Ya.

Loya was taken aback.

Although he felt somewhat apologetic, Lieutenant General Momonga was so angry with him that he almost became withdrawn and wished they would never meet again. Why would he suddenly contact him?

The flying squirrel's voice came through the Den Den Mushi, sounding very serious: "Loya, immediately stop fighting Fire Fist Ace."

"What do you mean, Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel?"

Loya picked up the Den Den Mushi, gave Shiro a wink, signaling her to keep a close eye on Ace, and then moved a little distance away from Ace to prevent their conversation from being overheard.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Holding the Den Den Mushi, Momonga's expression was extremely serious: "Headquarters has just made a decision to invite Portgas D. Ace to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. This task is now assigned to you!"

"ha???"

Loya was dumbfounded.

Ace, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?

I just beat Ace to the ground and was about to escort him back.

Is this your idea?

Loya had anticipated that unexpected events might occur, such as Whitebeard suddenly appearing to rescue Ace. Although the possibility was slim, it wasn't impossible.

If I remember correctly, Whitebeard realized Ace's true identity a long time ago and planned to groom Ace as his successor.

However, the Navy had been monitoring the Whitebeard Pirates' movements and could detect even the slightest disturbance, so he wasn't too worried.

But now, it's one of our own people who's betraying us?

My battle achievements of over 200 million Berries, just vanished like that?

Vice Admiral Momonga was a bit troubled by the lack of response from Loya. In fact, a month ago, headquarters had been discussing the recruitment of "Fire Fist" Ace.

Ace is young, strong, and a powerful Logia-type Devil Fruit user. Although he is still a newcomer, his potential is already evident.

Just like the "Pirate Empress" back then.

Place your bets in advance!

In addition, Ace's Spade Pirates didn't do anything too outrageous, so their conduct was acceptable.

In short, there is no better candidate for Shichibukai than Fire Fist Ace in recent years.

Just then, headquarters received intelligence that the 11th Squadron had encountered Ace, and immediately organized a meeting, ultimately deciding to extend an invitation to Ace to become a Shichibukai.

The flying squirrel said in a deep voice, "Major General Loya, please follow headquarters' arrangements!"

"etc--"

"No need to wait, just follow orders!"

"Kachcha!"

The flying squirrel immediately hung up the Den Den Mushi and breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Loya would cause some trouble again, and that kid wouldn't give him any room to bargain.

Loya held the Den Den Mushi with a dark expression.

A flood of "Holy crap!" thoughts welled up inside me, eventually coalescing into a single sentence.

"The mohawk is so ugly!"

Well, what can you do when he's just an employee?

Loya walked towards Ace speechlessly, then burst into laughter in his anger.

This outcome isn't so bad, is it?

"Ace, your luck has come."

Loya crouched down and poked Ace's swollen face.

"I won't arrest you anymore."

"Huh?"

Ace was about to struggle, but when he heard that Loya didn't intend to catch him, he was stunned and filled with disbelief.

He just thought his life was over!

What happened?

Could Loya be feeling nostalgic?

No, this guy isn't that kind of person!

There's a conspiracy, there must be a conspiracy!

Ah, he understands!

Loya must be trying to use him to wipe out the Spade Pirates!

What a despicable man!

It's not what you think.

Seeing Ace's wary look, Loya was so angry that his teeth ached.

"Our navy intends to recruit you as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. If you agree, we will be allies. Understand?"

"One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? Me?"

Ace was a little confused.

He had heard of the title of Shichibukai, which was said to be held only by extremely powerful pirates. To become a Shichibukai was tantamount to becoming a lackey of the World Government.

"I would never do something like that—"

"Don't rush to refuse. I'll give you half a day to think it over. Becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea won't do you any harm."

Loya patted Ace on the shoulder and turned back to his subordinates.

"Fall back!"

"Yes, Major General Loya!"

(End of this chapter)