New World, Grand Line.
A calm sea area.
A small coffin boat was moving forward.
Although it had no power source, its speed was not slow at all.
"Finally, a bounty poster??"
Mihawk looked at the bounty poster in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.
"It seems they've already been noticed by the Marine."
"However, it will take a long time for them to grow, and I'm really looking forward to it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mihawk casually tossed the bounty poster in his hand.
Then, holding his Black Sword Night, he quickly sailed the boat.
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared on the sea.
A certain sea area in the New World.
A huge pirate ship was slowly sailing.
The Whitebeard Pirates' emblem was also engraved on it.
It was none other than the main ship of the Whitebeard Pirates, the Moby Dick.
"Pops, Pops!!"
A series of urgent shouts echoed continuously.
A young man with many freckles on his face scurried over to Whitebeard.
This young man was none other than Fire Fist Ace, the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' 3rd division.
He was also the man who would initiate the Marineford War.
"Pops, look at this bounty poster."
Ace opened the bounty poster in his hand, revealing a man grinning foolishly with big teeth.
He smiled at Whitebeard on the throne and said:
"Pops, this is my younger brother, Luffy, whom I once told you about."
"Now he's finally set sail!!!"
The excitement in Ace's words was indescribable.
Whitebeard could feel how thrilled he was at that moment.
"Hmm?? Is this the kid??"
Whitebeard took the bounty poster and looked at the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates.
And all the things they had done in the East Blue.
"Gurara-ra-ra... This kid is doing quite well."
Whitebeard happily drank the rum in his hand, not caring at all about the many IV drips attached to his body.
This immediately drew a roll of the eyes from Marco.
But there was nothing he could do.
He couldn't change something that his Pops had decided.
"Gurara-ra-ra... Ace, let your brother be my son."
"That way, we'll be family from now on!"
"Gurara-ra-ra."
"Ace, Pops is right, let your brother become our comrade."
"That way, we can drink and eat meat every day, hahahaha..."
"That's right, Captain Ace, let your brother join our Pirate Crew."
On the ship, the other division commanders and members of the Whitebeard Pirates also joined in the commotion.
However, regarding everyone's suggestion, Ace shook his head and smiled:
"Sorry, everyone, Luffy isn't someone who would willingly join other forces."
"His goal is to become the Pirate King."
Ace looked at Luffy's image in his hand, grinning from ear to ear.
"However -"
Ace changed the subject, then said:
"With Pops around, it's too difficult for this kid to become the Pirate King!"
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