Chapter 146: Body of Fire
After a long time, on the deck of the Merry, which had already started to sail in the other direction of the Kingdom of Alabasta.
Ace stared blankly at the reflection in the water cup in his hand, and then looked at the Straw Hat Pirates who were busy training or planning something on the deck, and the whole person seemed to become stupid.
After a moment of silence, he asked again the question that he had asked countless times along the way with uncertainty:
"Did you...really defeat Blackbeard?!"
"Of course!"
Seeing that Ace still doubted his own strength, Luffy immediately frowned and said:
"What is there to doubt about this?"
"No..." Ace shook his head helplessly.
Is he going to say...
Blackbeard's strength is extremely strong.
Before he left stubbornly, his father and his companions were still trying their best to pull him, worried that he would encounter an accident at the hands of Blackbeard?
But...
Ace raised his head and looked at Luffy who was looking at him stubbornly. He couldn't believe that a guy who was ranked in the New World would be defeated by his brother who had just gone to sea.
"How did you do it?"
Ace finally couldn't help but ask the question in his heart.
Without waiting for Luffy to answer, Red laughed first:
"Ace, have you heard of... the story of Pokémon!?"
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Wow——
With a burst of shining white light, Red and Ace suddenly appeared in the Pokémon world.
Suddenly entering a wonderful different time and space, even though Ace has been traveling across the sea with Whitebeard for many years and has seen countless magical places...
But at this moment, he was still shocked!
"I didn't expect that there is such a fruit ability in the world! This is simply incredible!!!"
"Haha, the more incredible thing is still to come!"
Looking at Ace's dazed expression, Red immediately laughed and opened Ace's Pokémon interface.
Instantly, a piece of data about Ace appeared in front of Red:
[Pokémon: Portgas D. Ace]
[Level: 70]
[Gender: Convex]
[Personality: Cheerful (+Speed-Special Attack)]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Feature: Flame Body (When in contact with the enemy, there is a high probability that the enemy will be burned.)]
[Skills: None]
[Experience Value: 0/15769]
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[HP: 200]
[Attack: 208]
[Defense: 205]
[Special Attack: 278]
[Special Defense: 212]
[Speed: 225]
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"What a gorgeous attribute value!"
Looking at Ace's attribute panel with the lowest item as high as 200, Red couldn't help but smack his lips.
The only flaw is that Ace, who clearly inherited the blood of Pirate King Roger, eventually gave up his physical advantage and devoted himself to practicing the fruit ability...
As a result, even a general attribute representing pure flesh was not given by the machine, and only a single fire attribute was certified.
Zephyr was right: relying too much on the fruit ability is definitely not the right choice.
Factors such as domineering and physical fitness are also important elements to measure whether a person is a strong person.
But then again, the Flame-Flame Fruit is indeed a fruit ability worth looking forward to.
Among the many natural element attributes, flame is always at the top in terms of lethality and other indicators, and should not be underestimated.
What Flame-Flame Fruit, dogs won't eat it, after all, it's just a joke.
The reason for Ace's death in the original timeline is that Whitebeard protected his sons too well!
With the name of the Whitebeard Pirates as a backer, the strong men in the world, even Kaido, Big Mom, etc., dare not easily provoke the cadres under Whitebeard.
Let alone other pirates!
As a result, the captains of the entire Whitebeard Pirates, in most battles, use overwhelming combat power to bully the little pirates who know nothing.
Or they just search the sea for guys who are suitable to be sons of Whitebeard.
Battles between equal levels rarely occur.
Over time, Ace and other cadres of the Whitebeard Pirates have a lot of potential, but it is difficult to convert it into corresponding combat power.
With Luffy's relationship, Red intends to think of a way to make Ace realize this in advance.
Otherwise, even if he is not defeated by Blackbeard, he will be defeated by other tough guys one day.
At that time, it will still be the Straw Hat Pirates who are in trouble.
Of course, this help is not free or free!
The appearance of Ace just fills the loopholes that may appear in Red's plan.
He plans to let Ace do them a small favor and use his identity to do something!
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As Red's thoughts moved, the list of the move learning device opened again.
Because the fire-attribute move learning device only has one spark that has little effect, he finally found 3 more common moves and configured them for Ace.
The universal status move - Fitness, the absolute full-strength attack - Destruction Death Ray, and a hard-core move that requires specific conditions to produce an effect.
In fact, Red originally wanted to match Ace with a triple attack.
However, perhaps the fire power in Ace's body is too pure, so that he cannot learn the triple attack that involves the use of ice energy.
In the end, Chihong had no choice but to choose this tough move for him.
After Ace finished digesting the three new moves and skills, Chihong immediately summoned the secret technique - Volley Crossing, then patted the back seat of the car and said to Ace:
"Let's go! Get in the car!"
"...oh~"
Ace, who had personally experienced the magic of the Pokémon world, still felt a little confused.
He subconsciously listened to Chi Hong's words.
The two rode a small vehicle pulled by a balloon and galloped through the sky at a very fast speed.
But at this moment, Chi Hong, who seized the opportunity, suddenly said:
"Ace, actually I think... Blackbeard is probably not dead yet!"
"What!?" After hearing the keyword, Ace suddenly came back to his senses, stuck his head forward, and asked Chihong doubtfully:
"Why did you say that!?"
"Didn't Luffy say that guy was seriously injured and was shot down into the sea by you!?"
Gusts of strong wind roared in their ears, and Chihong increased her volume and said:
"I can't explain clearly, just think of it as an intuition!"
"I always felt that that guy was not a character who would die so easily!"
Blackbeard suddenly disappeared into the deep sea, with no one alive or dead body...
According to the habits of the pirate world, usually guys who encounter this situation will almost always hide in some corner of the world.
For example, Sauro changed Robin's life, and Von Clay was blocked in the command room by Magellan...
They were obviously in a certain death situation, but in the end it was confirmed that they were still alive and well!
In Chihong's opinion, Blackbeard's probability of survival is at least over 95%!
He reminded Ace: "So if Ace you are going to go back and return to Whitebeard directly, I suggest you don't assume that Blackbeard is dead first."
"Well..." A thoughtful look flashed in Ace's eyes.
After a while, he suddenly said:
"If the red man says so, then I will continue to stay in the first half of the Grand Route for a while!"
"If I can't be sure that that guy is really dead, I won't feel at ease no matter what."
"I knew it..." Upon hearing this, Chi Hong suddenly smiled helplessly.
Although he could lie to Ace about the military situation and trick him back into Whitebeard's ship first to ensure his safety.
But in that case, if Blackbeard does appear again, Ace's prestige in the Whitebeard Pirates may take a big hit.
And with his character, he will definitely go to sea again to find Blackbeard!
Rather than waiting until the future for Blackbeard to regain his strength and make a comeback, it is better to tell Ace the truth directly and let him continue to explore the first half of the Grand Line and suppress Blackbeard's living space as much as possible.
In the next period of time, Red clearly informed Ace of Blackbeard's information.
Whether it was the dark water that restricted the Devil Fruit's abilities that he used that day, or its ability to plunder the power of other ability users...
After learning this, Ace's hatred and murderous intention towards Blackbeard suddenly became even stronger!
This bastard, for his own ambition, did not hesitate to kill his companions!
This kind of guy really wouldn’t regret his death! ! !
Some time later, Red brought the confused Ace to the Elf Center in Cerulean City, and learned the blazing moves from the move instructor here.
Although in this way, Ace's flaming body characteristic may conflict with the blazing characteristic of burning enemies 100%...
But this is already the current situation. Chihong can choose the best combination of moves for Ace!
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Wow——
The white light shines again.
Ace reluctantly bids farewell to the Pokémon world.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back on the deck of the Mellie.
"What, Ace!?"
"Chihong is really amazing, isn't he!?"
Not long after Ace returned to consciousness, Luffy, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came forward with a big smile and showed off his vice-captain in the same tone as if he was showing off his beautiful wife to a brother.
"Um."
Ace's eyes flashed with shock: "I didn't expect you, Chihong, to gain such magical power!?"
"This is incredible!"
"Hehe." Luffy grinned, but did not continue to show off.
And just then...
Robin suddenly walked out of the cabin. After scanning the deck, she immediately locked her eyes on Luffy and Red, and then came to report:
"Mr. Captain, Mr. Trainer, the high-level meeting at Baroque Working Society has been arranged!"
"All senior agents will gather at eight o'clock tonight..."
"The location is...Spider-Man Cafe~!!!"