"Ace, you're so lucky."
Sabo was happy for Ace.
Playing and going wild together every day, Sabo knew everything about Ace like the back of his hand.
He knew Ace's dream was to become a Pirate.
But not with the Pirate King as his goal.
On the contrary, he hated Pirate King Roger. Given his identity and upbringing, Roger was the instigator of the Great Pirate Era.
The entire world intensely disliked Roger, and through constant exposure, Ace grew to detest Roger.
Sabo knew Ace's dream.
To become a Pirate.
To become a Pirate like Kevin, a Pirate loved and recognized by people.
About three months ago, when Ace first heard about Kevin's exploits, he then heard in the crowds the common people's admiration for Kevin.
Ace found his dream.
In Sabo's eyes, Ace was even a little crazy, collecting all newspapers and bounty posters related to Kevin, neatly arranging them in their secret base cave.
No one was allowed to touch them.
"Ace, what are you planning to do?"
"I'm going to join his crew, I'm going to follow Kevin out to sea," Ace said, excited, his gaze burning as he watched Kevin in battle: "This is a true strong person."
The dream in his heart had sprouted.
At the same time.
A dozen miles away.
On a high mountain, over a dozen people stealthily made their way to the summit, setting up various cameras and telescopes to observe the battlefield on the horizon.
"It's Red-Haired Shanks, and Mr. Kevin."
"It's actually them."
The reporters' mouths hung open, then they became ecstatic.
Whether it was the Red Hair Pirates or the Sun and Moon Pirates, both were the focus of the sea.
"Quickly, record it and release it immediately! Shanks and Kevin are fighting in the East Blue!"
They scrambled over each other.
News demanded immediate timeliness.
If they were late, they would gain nothing.
..... "Bang bang bang!"
Kevin and Shanks, having landed on the shattered ground, ceased their ultimate technique showdown.
The blades in their hands were moving too fast for the naked eye to see.
Before both of them, an impenetrable sword shadow appeared.
Yet it was even more perilous than before.
"Are you looking down on me? Use your ability as well; I can handle it." As their blades clashed, sparks flew, and Shanks stared directly into Kevin's eyes.
"I'm not an ability user."
Kevin increased his strength.
The ground behind Shanks continuously cracked, and fan-shaped deep pits, just forming in the explosion, immediately collapsed.
"Then I'll use my full power." Shanks had been holding back a sliver of power, to counter any ability Kevin might use.
Since there was none.
He used the force of Kevin's attack to fly backward like a meteor, then stomped his foot to steady himself.
Advanced Armament Haki covered his entire body, climbing along his arm to the Gryphon, the famous sword in his hand, its blade seemingly burning with crimson flames.
It wasn't over yet.
Streaks of black lightning leaped around his body.
Converging on the blade.
The intertwining of two kinds of Haki simultaneously gathered on the blade, leaping up like a blazing sun, replacing the sun that had already sunk into the sea.
The blazing sun fell: "Divine Departure!"
An overwhelmingly powerful move.
Before it even landed, the earth was already unable to bear it, twisting like a rag and continuously sinking.
"Good timing!"
Kevin laughed loudly.
Holding his sword with both hands: "One-Sword Style: Two Halves!"
A giant Flying Slash that split the heavens and earth, aimed at the blazing sun falling from the sky.
"Boom!"
The force exploded like a mushroom cloud.
A colossal tornado connected the heavens and earth.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh."
Red-Haired Shanks landed, his breathing ragged; he glanced at his severed arm, where blood was already seeping through.
It still had some impact.
Before Red-Haired Shanks could even regain his breath, he felt an astonishing aura burst out from the explosion.
He looked up.
His sharp gaze locked onto Kevin, who had leaped high into the sky.
"Divine Strike: Golden Crow Patrols the Sky!"
Similarly, Advanced Armament Haki, like burning flames, covered the blade.
Golden lightning wrapped around the Supreme Grade Swords "Ace."
The combination of Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, two types of intertwining.
The same way.
Golden Crow Burns the Heavens, Descend!
"Good!"
Red-Haired Shanks laughed loudly, charging his sword.
He had already learned Conqueror's Haki Coiling.
A formidable opponent.
Perhaps he would truly lose, but he no longer cared, enjoying this battle.
"Boom!"
The golden blazing sun rapidly expanded on the ground, and the enormous halo turned plants and rocks into ash.
"It's terrifying; both of them are already incredibly close to that level, monsters." Even Jabba had to use Haki to resist the aftershocks.
During the battle.
They clearly felt the growth of both individuals.
He believed.
Now, on the sea, these two were definitely the closest to being Sea Emperors, and they were still so young; they were bound to become Sea Emperors.
Compared to the Sea Emperors now.
Jabba also believed that they wouldn't win, but in a one-on-one fight, if they wanted to leave, no one could stop them.
The battle continued.
From dusk till dawn, sunset to moonrise.
Three days.
A full three days had passed, and the two were still fighting tirelessly.
In three days' time.
The news from here, thanks to the efforts of the Newspaper Companies, was enough for the Grand Line to know.
The first half of the Grand Line, the initial sea area.
Only about ten kilometers from Reverse Mountain.
A huge flower boat had been anchored on the sea for almost half a month.
It was Stussy, who had arrived from the New World.
Her mission was to infiltrate the Sun and Moon Pirates and become an undercover agent.
But the World Government and the Navy had lost track of Kevin.
How to find him?
Rather than blindly searching on the vast sea, the intelligent Stussy preferred to wait for him to come to her.
"Most likely in the first half of the Grand Line, then the Four Seas, with the New World being the least likely. And with Kevin's reputation, he will eventually be discovered. As long as I know his approximate location, I can quickly approach."
"Beep beep beep!"
World Government intelligence agency phone call: "Kevin is in the Goa Kingdom of the East Blue, go immediately."
"East Blue?"
Stussy lazily stood up from her chair, a seductive smile on her face: "My dear, you've finally shown yourself. Let's go!"
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