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"Kid, do you want to know about Ace's past?"
These words exploded across the desert like a sudden clap of thunder.
Standing in the distance, Ace swayed as all the blood drained from his face, nearly losing his footing.
He offered a bitter smile. "Grandpa, please don't say it."
His voice was soft and carried a hint of pleading.
It was as though all the strength had been siphoned from his body in an instant, stripping away his energy.
"Heh, what is there to hide!"
Garp completely ignored his grandson's pleas. He locked his gaze onto Lius. "I came here mainly for Ace. If you leave right now, I can let you walk away!"
"Once you learn of Ace's true identity, even if you try to forget it, you are destined to be targeted by the entire world!"
"Grandpa, I'm begging you, stop talking!"
Ace collapsed, dropping to his knees in the fine sand. He punched the desert floor weakly, radiating an unimaginable sense of despair.
It was abundantly clear just how much he loathed and despised the bloodline flowing through his veins.
He even wanted to change his surname, choosing to face the world solely as Portgas D. Ace rather than bearing the unwanted name of Gol D. Ace.
After all, that so-called father of his had caused his mother's death in childbirth. His very existence felt like a mistake.
One had to understand.
In the original story during the Paramount War, Ace spent his dying moments apologizing.
This perfectly mirrored his complete rejection of himself.
He was truly sorry for being born into this world!
Garp had always been well aware of this fact. However, by confessing everything to Lius without reservation right now, he clearly wanted to do whatever it took to pull Ace back from the point of no return on the path of piracy.
"Ace's true full name is..." He squeezed his fists until his knuckles cracked, forcing the words through gritted teeth.
However, Lius spoke up before the old man could finish.
"Well, I already know his full name. It's Portgas D. Ace!"
"Besides, are you done rambling, old man? Nobody cares about his past. He is my crew member and he wants to become famous across the world. As his Captain, I have an obligation to help my crew fulfill their dreams!"
"If you plan on standing in our way, I can only say sorry. You wouldn't be the first stubborn and long-winded old man I've beaten up!"
Gripping Yubashiri and Sandai Kitetsu, Lius broke into a wild, arrogant smile.
He kicked off the ground and vanished from his spot in an instant, moving so fast that he did not even leave behind an afterimage.
Swish!
When he reappeared, he was already right beside Garp.
"Lion's Threat: Wave Slash!"
A thunderous roar erupted from Lius.
He swung Yubashiri and the cursed blade, unleashing two sword beams powerful enough to cleave the sea as they swept forward viciously.
"What?"
Garp's expression hardened as he hastily crossed his arms.
Coating his arms in Armament Haki, he blocked his front and met the incoming sword beams in a violent collision.
Boom!
The sword beams shattered upon impact, unleashing a terrifying storm of sharp energy that swept through the surroundings.
Shocking sword trenches carved through the yellow sand, crisscrossing densely until they covered the entire desert floor.
This devastation was merely the result of the shockwaves.
One could only imagine the horrific power contained at the very center of the clash.
Rumble!
Even kneeling in the sand from a distance, Ace found himself nearly lifted off the ground by the gale.
He pressed down on his cowboy hat with wide eyes. "So strong. Is this his true strength?"
They had been traveling together for quite some time, but he had never seen Lius fight seriously. He always assumed they were roughly on the same level.
But looking at this display.
That assumption was completely off the mark!
...
The dust settled. Two distinct sword marks appeared on Garp's crossed arms despite his Armament Haki coating, nearly breaking right through his defense.
He lowered his fists and stared intensely at Lius with a grave expression. "Kid, who taught you your Swordsmanship?"
In his entire life, he had only experienced such a tyrannical and arrogant style of Swordsmanship from one specific person.
The former world's greatest swordsman from Roger's era!
"What are you asking for? Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"
Lius looked completely unfazed.
"To think that the Golden Lion, who vanished for nearly twenty years, managed to train a monster like you!"
Garp clenched his fists and lowered his voice. "Are you planning to inherit his will..."
"Stop, stop. What is this nonsense about wills? I have my own will, so why would I need to inherit someone else's?"
Lius cut him off before he could finish, flashing a wicked grin. "Never mind some master. Not even parents can influence my will as an independent person!"
He thought absolutely nothing of the so-called wills of this era.
As a successor of socialism from the twenty-first century in his past life, what right did these ridiculous concepts have to dictate his choices?
As for being a wanted man or acting as a pirate, those were just meaningless titles. Who cared?
"What a completely unorthodox kid!"
A flash of surprise crossed Garp's eyes upon hearing those words.
But he quickly furrowed his brows and growled. "I will repeat myself. I came here mainly for Ace. If you walk away right now, this old man can let you off the hook."
"And I will repeat myself too. If you block my path, I can only say sorry!"
Lius replied calmly, matching the older man's intensity step for step.
He raised Yubashiri and Sandai Kitetsu, pointing them straight at his opponent. In an instant, an invisible aura locked onto the veteran marine.
His breathing steadily leveled out. Every inhale and exhale seemed to resonate with the world itself.
Even though he still looked like a young boy, he carried the presence of a majestic lion capable of swallowing the four seas!!
"Grandpa, you should leave. I'm not going with you!"
Ace suddenly shouted out.
He pushed himself back to his feet, his eyes brimming with absolute resolve as raging flames engulfed his skin.
"Just like he said earlier, from this day forward, I, Portgas D. Ace, want to live for myself!"
These words signified a complete severing from his past identity.
From now on, he would solely live as Portgas D. Ace instead of shouldering the heavy burden of a so-called bloodline.
"Oho, you really are becoming more and more of a bastard!"
The fury on Garp's face surged violently upon hearing this. His eyes grew as fierce as an ancient, savage beast.
"It seems you are both quite confident about escaping my grasp. I really am getting old and useless!"
As soon as he spoke.
The marine vanished abruptly from where he stood.
When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Lius.
A fist coated in Armament Haki expanded rapidly in his pupils like a shooting star.
Boom!
Only then did the desert ground beneath where the old man had just been standing suddenly cave in, forming a three-meter-deep crater.
The sharp, piercing shriek of tearing air finally echoed out.
It was obvious just how incredibly fast he was moving, having clearly broken the sound barrier.
It was hard to imagine that someone at his age could still display such explosive, boundless vitality.
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worm novel 200 . xyz
Chapter 38: Conqueror's Haki Coating, King's Disdain (1,484 words)
Chapter 39: In the New World, They Are Called the Four Emperors (1,286 words)
Chapter 40: A Dangerous Rookie Tied to Legends (1,076 words)
Chapter 41: Heading for the Royal Capital (1,333 words)
Chapter 42: Do Not Trust a Pirate's Words (1,509 words)
Chapter 43: Is It All for the Ancient Weapon Pluton? (1,367 words)
Chapter 44: The Hero of This Country (1,333 words)
Chapter 45: Seven Warlords Crocodile (1,290 words)
Chapter 46: You Disappoint Me (1,325 words)
Chapter 47: It's Too Late to Realize Now (1,274 words)
Chapter 48: The Voice of the Historical Text (1,157 words)
Chapter 49: Copy Card and Mythical Zoan Fruit (1,102 words)
Chapter 50: Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Celestial Maiden Model (1,349 words)
Chapter 51: Sacred Power from Another Dimension (1,317 words)
Chapter 52: Two Variations of the Heavenly Maiden Model (1,323 words)
Chapter 53: The Monster from Golden Lion Shiki's Tutelage (1,135 words)
Chapter 54: The Worst Generation, Lius (1,077 words)
Chapter 55: Contact with the Revolutionary Army (1,109 words)
Chapter 56: Marine Admiral Aokiji (1,062 words)
Chapter 57: Red and Blue Face-Off, Flame and Ice (2,682 words)
Chapter 58: Possessing the Qualifications of an Emperor! (1,827 words)
Chapter 59: [Untitled] (4,017 words)
Chapter 60: Destiny Chooses Lius to be Emperor (1,894 words)
Chapter 61: What Exactly Did Aokiji Experience? (1,518 words)
Chapter 62: Two Emperors in One Crew, Golden Lion Experiences a Second Spring (2,340 words)
Chapter 63: How Can Things Done By Pirates Be Called Stealing? (1,948 words)
Chapter 64: Ten Thousand Meters in the Sky, Kingdom of God (2,114 words)
Chapter 65: A God? Who is the Real Ant! (1,980 words)
Chapter 66: Crushed by Conqueror's Haki, Acquiring the Rumble-Rumble Ability (1,997 words)
Chapter 67: Subverting the Worldview, God Lius (1,349 words)
Chapter 68: Shattering the Darkness with Thunder (2,192 words)
Chapter 69: Latest Bounties, Straw Hat, and the Lion (1,503 words)
Chapter 70: Cards on the Table, I am Roger's Son (1,863 words)
Chapter 71: Shocking Return, The Big Shot Lius (2,208 words)
Chapter 72: A Crew of Monsters, Another Logia User! (1,514 words)
Chapter 73: The World-Shaking Return, Alarming the Celestial Dragons (1,605 words)
Chapter 74: The Seven Warlords Gather, the Golden Lion's Concern (1,841 words)
Chapter 75: Negative Hollows, the Socially Dead Enel and Ace (1,293 words)
Chapter 76: Shusui and the Princess, A Successful Heist (1,423 words)
Chapter 77: A Coward, Taking the Initiative to Strike the Holy Land (1,999 words)
Chapter 78: Pluton and Raigo, Which is Stronger? (1,230 words)
Chapter 79: Using Pluton to Invest in the Revolutionary Army? (1,412 words)
Chapter 80: Cooperation with the Emperor of the Underworld (1,320 words)
Chapter 81: Ace, That Is Your Cheap Old Man's Second-in-Command (1,369 words)
Chapter 82: Rayleigh: I Actually Lost in a Clash of Conqueror's Haki? (1,575 words)
Chapter 83: Testing the Blade Against the World's Strongest Swordsman! (1,428 words)
Chapter 84: The Former World's Number One (1,066 words)
Chapter 85: An Ordinary Pirate Rookie (1,159 words)
Chapter 86: Lius's Hometown? (1,403 words)
Chapter 87: This World Needs to Change! (1,272 words)
Chapter 88: The Ability to Repel Everything! (2,321 words)
Chapter 89: The King's Woman (1,723 words)
Chapter 90: Wasting Teacher Kaido's Hard Work (1,382 words)
Chapter 91: The Taboo No One Dares to Touch! (1,078 words)
Chapter 92: These Brats Have No Honor (1,318 words)
Chapter 93: Kizaru: Ending This Farce Before Off-Duty (1,117 words)
Chapter 94: The Clash of the World's Strongest Swordsmanship (1,346 words)
Chapter 95: The Marine Admiral is Here (1,344 words)
Chapter 96: [Removed Duplicate]
Chapter 97: Haven't You Noticed It's Getting Dark? (1,302 words)
Chapter 98: Not Much Time Left Before Clocking Out (1,333 words)
Chapter 99: Have You Ever Been Kicked at the Speed of Light? (1,274 words)
Chapter 100: The Second Transformation, Demoness Model (1,336 words)