"Big Brother!" * 3
"Speak louder! Didn't you eat anything? I can't hear you!!"
"Big Brother!!" * 3
"Hmm, that's acceptable!"
Kyle nodded.
In front of him, Luffy, Ace, and Sabo stood in a row.
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Among them, Ace was currently completely blackened, sporting an afro, and even faint black smoke lingered as he spoke.
This was the consequence of being a troublemaker.
No strength and didn't know how to keep a low profile. If you don't get zapped, who will?
"Alright, I am the Big Brother. That's settled. As for who among you will be Second Brother, Third Brother, and who will be the youngest, that depends on your own abilities!"
Upon hearing this, the three subconsciously glanced at each other.
Their eyes flashed with intense fighting spirit.
They didn't aspire to be Big Brother, but couldn't they at least be Second Brother?
Kyle took another look at them, then turned and walked towards the house.
The moment he turned around, the sound of the three shouting came from behind.
A slight curve appeared at the corner of Kyle's mouth.
With his intervention, the speed at which they became familiar was much faster than in the original story.
In the original, when Luffy was first handed over to Dadan by Garp to be raised, it took Luffy quite a while to become familiar with Ace.
Now, he was going to ask about something.
Opening the door, Garp and Dadan were already sitting at the table.
Kyle came to the table and sat down, casually taking a snack from the table and stuffing it into his mouth.
Hmm. The taste wasn't great.
But he couldn't say that.
Without much preamble, Kyle got straight to the point and asked,
"Aunt Dadan, have you told Ace about his origins?"
If before Kyle had only hinted at this matter with Garp, now it was being laid out openly.
!!
A look of horror appeared on Dadan's face. She instinctively turned her gaze to Garp.
Garp said softly, "Dadan, it's fine. This kid can be trusted. You can tell him directly."
Hearing Garp's words, Dadan calmed the shock in her heart and spoke in a low voice,
"Not yet. I was planning to tell him soon."
"Not yet?"
Kyle murmured in repetition, then smiled.
"Not yet is good!"
He raised his eyes to look at the two.
"If you haven't told him, then never tell Ace about his origins."
"That would be best for him, for us, for everyone!"
Hearing this, Garp frowned.
"But Ace has the right, and the reason, to know his origins, to know who his parents are, to know what his parents sacrificed for him!"
"What his parents sacrificed for him?"
"Old man, you know how laughable what you're saying is? You said Rouge, to protect Ace, delayed childbirth with her strong willpower. I fully acknowledge she sacrificed a lot for Ace. She was a great mother!"
"But Roger... ask yourself, what did he sacrifice for Ace? Even his existence only brings misfortune to Ace!"
"The consequences of the things he did will ultimately be borne by Ace!"
"But..."
"Vice Admiral Garp!!"
A trace of gloom crossed Garp's face. He had just uttered one word when Kyle immediately cut him off.
Now, Kyle didn't care about hiding anything at all.
Given the current situation, speaking openly was actually the best choice.
Being able to prevent something from happening but holding back out of fear of exposing something was not Kyle's style.
Knowing the plot was precisely to allow him to change the plot!!
"I know you and Roger were both rivals and friends!"
"But he was a pirate, and moreover, the Pirate King!"
"I don't know too much about his affairs, but just that sentence he said before his execution, how much turmoil did it bring to this world?"
"The Great Pirate Era began because of him. How many civilians died in this turbulent era?"
"Roger is a sinner of this world, whether you admit it or not. That is the case!!"
Garp's pupils flickered. He opened his mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating.
He didn't know what to say.
Although he instinctively wanted to refute for Roger, he had to admit that everything Kyle said was an indisputable fact.
In the end, in this world, it's hard for the strong to empathize with the weak.
This is true for pirates, and it's also true for the Marines.
He wouldn't elaborate on how many people in the Marines truly care about the lives of civilians.
This is the law of this world, unavoidable.
What he could do was try to change this world through his own power as much as possible.
The saying that you can't change the world, you can only adapt and change yourself?
He was determined to change the world!!
If the world wasn't the way he wanted it to be, then he would make it the way he wanted it to be.
And he had the potential to achieve this feat!
Kyle spoke again,
"Telling Ace about this will only make him bear unnecessary burdens!"
"Have you considered whether Ace wants to know this news? Will he accept that his father is Roger?"
"He's just a dead Pirate King. What good can hanging the title of his posthumous child bring to Ace?"
"Vice Admiral Garp, take my advice. If you don't want anything to happen to Ace in the future, guard this secret tightly!!"
As he finished speaking, Conqueror's Haki inexplicably erupted from Kyle, stirring up rolling waves of air that scattered the items in the room.
Garp's Marine cloak rustled loudly.
Looking at the six-year-old Kyle before him, he vaguely saw the shadow of his old friend Sengoku.
Sengoku becoming the Fleet Admiral was no fluke. When it came to major matters, he was never careless, firm and decisive.
No, more than that!!
At the same age, Kyle was absolutely a hundred times stronger than that old guy Sengoku, whether in strength or presence.
After a long silence, Garp looked at Kyle seriously and nodded, saying,
"I understand."
"I won't tell Ace about his origins. Let him live without burdens, freely, happily, and carefree."
After being told this by Kyle, Garp also understood.
Yes, the identity of being Roger's child only brings burdens to Ace.
If something really happened to Ace because of this, he would never forgive himself.
After saying that, Garp turned his gaze to Dadan beside him, with a forced smile that wasn't quite a smile.
"Dadan, you won't tell, right?"
"Of course I won't! Knowing it could likely harm Ace, would I still do it? Am I a fool?"
Dadan retorted irritably.
Ace was raised by her. She had long regarded him as her own child.
As a mother, how could she be willing to let her own child fall into danger?
Seeing this, Kyle showed a smile again.
This way, there shouldn't be any more problems, right?
No worries.
As long as no problems arise in the short term.
In the original, even knowing his origins, Ace lived for another twelve years, let alone now not knowing.
Even if it couldn't be hidden longer, just give him twelve years.
Even if problems really arose by then, he was confident he could solve any issues that appeared!!
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