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

"That straw hat kid... is definitely a pirate worth over a hundred million!"

Smoker's furious roar almost made Tashigi cry.

The group of navy men behind him trembled in fear; they had never seen Captain Smoker so frenzied.

Having informed Tashigi of the seriousness of the situation, Smoker turned around again and strode quickly toward the shore.

...

Inside the restaurant!

While eating, Luffy chatted casually with Ace.

"Speaking of which, Luffy, you're quite famous now, aren't you!"

"[Worst Newcomer]?!"

"This is even cooler than when I went out to sea!"

Ace looked at Luffy with a fighting spirit in his eyes and a smile on his lips.

Luffy kept eating, looking completely at ease, and mumbled something indistinctly.

"Of course! I'm much better than you!"

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Estun immediately became angry and retorted defiantly.

"You guy..."

“You were stronger than me back then, but I went to sea three years earlier than you and have experienced far more trials than you.”

"Right now, you're definitely no match for me."

Seeing that Ace was showing signs of fighting, Luffy smiled and said...

"What? You want to try?"

Ace's lips curled up, his fingers cracking as he clenched them, his eyes brimming with fighting spirit.

He's fought Luffy so many times and never won. How could he not want to win at least once?

Just then, Ace's expression suddenly turned serious, and he said...

"Hey! Luffy! Don't you think it's gotten a lot quieter outside?"

The streets, which were usually very noisy, are now eerily quiet.

Luffy smiled upon hearing this and said...

“I have been waiting for them for a long time.”

After saying that, Luffy stuffed the last piece of meat into his mouth.

Then he patted his stomach, got up slowly, and took a straw hat from the table next to him and put it on.

Looking back, one could see a group of burly men, armed with knives and guns, who looked like vicious criminals, surrounding the restaurant.

Ace asked, puzzled, after hearing Luffy's words.

"Are those guys here to see you?"

Luffy smiled slightly, shook his head, and said.

"It's me... looking for those people!"

...

The three of them arrived outside the restaurant.

The streets, rooftops, and every place where one could stand were crammed with these rioters.

At first glance, Luffy roughly estimates that there are at least five hundred people.

Vivi glanced at the group and quickly recognized their identities, then spoke.

"They are billionaires and millionaires, senior agents of Baroque Works."

"The strength of the million elders is no less than that of the bounty hunters of Whiskey Peak."

"The power of the millions of elders is even greater than that of those lower-level cadres."

In fact, Luffy didn't pay any attention to Vivi's description of these small fry.

To him, they were all trash.

His gaze kept wandering among these people, searching for something.

Suddenly, when Luffy saw two people standing on a rooftop, his eyes lit up as if he had discovered a new continent.

On that rooftop stood a man with the number "3" on his head.

Beside him stood a girl with pigtails.

Mr.3 and Ms. Golden Week!

Luffy knew without a doubt that those small fry were unaware of the specific battle plan.

Therefore, his initial target was the executives of the Baroque Workshop.

But now, seeing these two people, his eyes brightened.

On the roof.

Mr. 3 and Ms. Golden Week stood together, looking down at the battle below.

"Hahahaha..."

"A combination of 500 million and one million elderly people."

“Each of them is a top-notch assassin, growing stronger by sucking blood in battle.”

"Especially the hundreds of millions of elderly people, some of whom are even more powerful than cadres after the age of 6."

"Even if the Straw Hat Pirate is a pirate with a bounty of 6000 million Berries, he cannot be defeated easily."

Mr.3 laughed heartily, his eyes brimming with confidence, as he looked at the overwhelming numerical advantage.

Ms. Goldenweek remained silent, her gaze fixed on Ace, a slip of paper in her hand.

When Mr. 3 saw that Ms. Golden Week did not respond to him, he turned to look at her and asked in confusion.

"What are you daydreaming about, Ms. Golden Week?"

Noticing the note in Ms. Golden Week's hand, Mr. 3 asked curiously.

"Why are you still holding that note? Haven't we already found Straw Hat Boy and Princess Vivi?"

Ms. Golden Week spoke calmly and casually.

"This is not the previous report; this is the latest report that the Elder just submitted to me."

"It says that the shirtless man standing next to Straw Hat Boy is the 2nd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Portgas D. Ace!"

"..."

A moment of stillness fell over the air.

next second...

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Mr. 3 bared his teeth and roared in terror, his body instantly covered in cold sweat.

How could he not know about the Whitebeard Pirates?

How could he not have heard of Fire Fist Ace?

That's a monster from the sea!

Even Crocodile might not be a match for him here.

At this moment, Mr. 3 panicked.

He had already decided to escape.

...

After discovering Mr. 3 and Ms. Goldenweek, Luffy suddenly spoke to Ace.

"Ace, didn't you want to have a match with me?"

"Then let's target these people and decide the winner by the number we eliminate, shall we?"

"Of course, you're not allowed to use Conqueror's Haki!"

A simple contest loses its meaning if Conqueror's Haki is used.

Ace smiled mysteriously upon hearing this and said...

"Hmph... Luffy!"

You still don't know, do you?

"After I set sail, I also ate a Devil Fruit."

"I ate the Flame-Flame Fruit, which allows me to control flames."

"One punch from me can take out a whole bunch of people, you'll definitely lose to me."

Luffy neither confirmed nor denied this, and simply laughed.

"Let's try it!"

Since Luffy had said so, Ace naturally wouldn't refuse anymore.

His lips curled into a smile, he clenched his fist, and fixed his gaze on the people around him.

The next second, the two exerted their strength at the same time, and in a flash, they rushed into the crowd.

On the battlefield, flames raged and danced in the sky on one side, while fists rained down on the other.

Meanwhile, the hundreds of millions of elders surrounding them were manipulated at will, like chopping melons and vegetables, and their cries of agony continued.

The force of 500 men was completely wiped out in less than a minute.

On the rooftop, Mr. 3 was completely terrified.

This is something no pirate with 6000 million Berries could do.

That straw hat kid clearly looks just as strong as Fire Fist Ace!

These are all people who can be manipulated at will, including those who are hundreds of millions or millions of elderly.

Although Ms. Golden Week was also afraid, she always had a blank expression, so her appearance didn't show much change.

"Run away!"

Mr. 3 uttered a sentence and then pulled Ms. Golden Week to escape from here.

However, when he reached the edge of the roof and was about to jump, he saw a man wearing a straw hat standing on the ground with a smile on his lips.

Mr. 3's heart tightened instantly, and he stood there like a statue, sweating profusely, his eyes filled with terror.

...

Inside a narrow, dark alley.

Luffy clapped his hands and walked out, satisfied.

Just then, Ace suddenly ran over, looking smug, and said...

"Hey! Luffy! I just counted, I took down 250 people, while you only took down 249."

"I won this competition!"

I finally beat you!

"Hahaha..."

Ace laughed heartily, feeling incredibly exhilarated to have won his first match against Luffy.

Just then, Luffy chuckled softly and said...

"Who said I lost?"

As he spoke, Luffy turned to the side, avoiding eye contact.

Suddenly, the scene behind him came into view.