Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

After more than a dozen rounds of fighting, Ace finally found an opportunity, seized an opening in Burjami's defenses, and delivered a heavy blow.

He quickly gained the upper hand and secured the victory.

"Oh? You're quite capable!"

Brujem was quite surprised, but at the same time, he became interested.

He slowly stood up from the chair and walked towards Ace.

There was no time to rest, and Ace rejoined the battle.

...

Bang!

Ace, covered in wounds, was kicked to the ground by Bluejam and then stomped heavily under his feet.

"If you hadn't dared to steal my treasure, I would have taken you under my command."

"Now, tell me quickly where the treasure is?"

"Otherwise, you two brats will die here today."

Ace's face was being stomped on hard by Bluejam, but he still maintained an unyielding posture.

"Don't dream about it, those are our treasures, and we will never tell you about them."

"You bastard brat!"

Unexpectedly, Ace was just as stubborn as Sabo, which reignited Bluejem's anger.

He glanced at one of his men beside him and nodded to him.

He then revealed a sinister grin and said...

"If you don't talk, I'll kill your partner first."

"Look at him, he's on the verge of death!"

Ace glanced at Sabo with concern, but kept his mouth tightly shut.

He knew Luffy was nearby and would definitely save Ace.

At that moment, behind the cabin at the rear of the deck, Uta whispered with a worried expression.

"Luffy, if you don't act soon, Sabo will be killed."

"Not urgent!"

Luffy sat quietly on the ground, his Observation Haki allowing him to know the entire situation.

He was confident that he could save Sabo at the last moment, so he wasn't in a hurry and wanted to push Ace a little further.

Because Conqueror's Haki usually awakens when one has an extreme desire to achieve something, he wanted to wait until the very last moment and give Ace a little more time.

On this side of the deck.

"Brugge asked again."

"What, you still won't tell me?"

Ace gritted his teeth, his thoughts in utter chaos.

He wondered why Luffy hadn't appeared yet, worried that Luffy might not be nearby, and was even more concerned about Sabo's safety...

At this point, Brugham completely lost his patience and glanced at the henchman with the knife.

"Do it."

His men obeyed and raised their broadswords, aiming at the dying Sabo.

Seeing this, Ace became even more flustered.

Tension, worry, doubt, anger—a variety of emotions filled his mind.

His body was completely soaked with sweat.

As the greatsword drew ever closer to Sabo's head, Ace's emotions reached their peak.

There was only one thought in my mind.

"stop!"

Ace roared.

Suddenly, an astonishing aura erupted from him.

The surrounding pirates were instantly filled with fear.

The next moment, all the pirates present, except for Bluejam, rolled their eyes and collapsed to the ground.

At that moment, Luffy, who was hiding in the shadows, slowly smiled.

finally...

Ace's Conqueror's Haki has awakened.

Chapter Thirteen: Brotherhood Bonds, Setting Sail!

Seeing his underlings suddenly collapse to the ground, Brujem felt a strange fear, a feeling that filled him with both shock and rage.

He looked at Ace lying on the ground with fear and anger, and questioned him.

"What have you done, brat?"

Ace was already exhausted and could only vaguely see the spot where Sabo was tied up, muttering his name.

“Sa...Sabo…”

Upon seeing this, Bluejem was instantly enraged, and said in a deep voice with a ferocious expression.

"You wretched brat, die!"

Just then, Bluejem suddenly heard the same words behind him, like the whisper of a demon.

"go to hell!"

Bluejem was shocked to hear this. The voice was only a few feet away from him, but he did not sense any presence at all.

When he turned around in a panic, a sharp fist had already smashed into his face.

He felt as if his head had exploded in an instant, and then his consciousness completely disappeared.

"Ace, Sabo, let's be brothers!"

Luffy suddenly said that.

His voice reached the ears of the two men who were on the verge of death.

Both of them mustered all their strength to force a smile.

...

The forest in the middle.

Luffy, Ace, and Sabo were standing around a tree stump, each holding a bowl of wine.

"From today onwards, we are brothers!"

"Oh (x3)!!!"

The three men raised their bowls, clinked them together, drank wine, and swore brotherhood.

They looked at each other and burst into laughter.

...

In the days that followed, the group returned to their previous lives.

Cultivation, robbing bandits.

After Ace awakened Conqueror's Haki, Luffy began to teach him and spar with him.

Soon, Ace's strength far surpassed that of Sabo and Uta, while Luffy's Conqueror's Haki was also increasing day by day.

Until several months later.

Just like in the original story, Sabo's noble status was exposed, and he was taken back by his father.

Afterwards, the Celestial Dragons came to inspect the Goa Kingdom.

Sabo set sail that day and was sunk on the spot by the Celestial Dragons' artillery fire.

When this news reached the Dan family, Ace went berserk on the spot.

He rushed towards the door like a madman, but Dadan pinned him to the ground.

"Ugh... Let me go, Dadan."

"I'm going to avenge Sabo!"

Dadan frowned, though she was equally saddened and indignant, she remained rational and sternly stopped him.

"Don't do anything stupid! The other party is a Celestial Dragon."

"Even if you go, it will be of no use; you'll only be throwing your life away."

Ace struggled desperately, then looked at Luffy.

"Luffy, Sabo is our brother, we must avenge him, quickly help me take Dadan away."

Faced with Ace's plea for help, Luffy sided with Dadan this time, shook his head, and said...

“Ace, Dadan is right. With our current strength, we are no match for the Celestial Dragons.”

"And I believe that Sabo will be alright."

Defeating a Celestial Dragon is easy, but defeating a Celestial Dragon and attracting the attention of an admiral is a pipe dream.

Moreover, Luffy was watching from a distance on the day Sabo was involved in the accident.

He witnessed Sabo being rescued by his father, Monkey D. Dragon, whom he had never met.

That's how you stay rational and not let anger cloud your judgment.

After hearing Luffy's words, Ace immediately calmed down.

"Will Sabo really be alright?"

Luffy nodded solemnly.

the next day.

Luffy and his crew received a letter from Sabo before their departure:

"Ace, Luffy, and Uta, are you all alright because of the fire?!"

"Although I'm worried, I still believe you'll be alright. After all, Luffy has always been so reliable."

"I am very sorry, but by the time you read this letter, I will already be at sea."

"A lot has happened, so I decided to go to sea first."

"The destination is somewhere other than this country."

"There I will become stronger, become a pirate, a pirate freer than anyone else."

"Let's meet again somewhere, the three of us brothers and Uta!"

"Someday we will meet again somewhere in the vast, free sea."

"And also, Ace. Who's the older brother between you and me? I think it's probably you!"

"Speaking of which, aren't we two older brothers being rather irresponsible? It's always Luffy, our younger brother, who has to take care of us."

"Two older brothers and one younger brother. It may seem strange, but this bond is my most treasured possession."

"Luffy, Ace has always been impulsive and likes to do things recklessly."

"But he is our brother after all, so we're leaving it to you."

"Ace, you too, you must take good care of Luffy."

"Saab!"

After reading the letter, Ace burst into tears, Uta's face was streaked with tears, and Luffy's eyes were also filled with tears.