Starting as a Roger Pirates Apprentice-Chapter 458: Arena Event, All Sides Gather
"Seriously, Luffy really is a handful~"
The young man with a few freckles and black short hair parted in the middle, looking vibrant and spirited, was none other than—
[New World·Ace]!!!
After the end of the Summit War, Roger’s soul finally returned to the underworld and spent a beautiful and warm period there.
After that, Rayleigh left Foosha Village and went to Duramos to teach Haki.
As for Ace, he honestly stayed in the Goa Kingdom for two years, learning some combat techniques from Sabo, as well as how to use Haki.
Even Roger, before disappearing, passed down the deepest things he had kept hidden to Ace.
At this point, the two of them were truly powerful enough to roam freely through the New World—real monsters.
"Sigh~ but it really is a pity, I can’t be a pirate anymore..."
As soon as Ace mentioned this, his mood sank a little. Feeling somewhat depressed, he kicked the fishing bait used at sea straight into the water.
"There’s no helping it. Since it’s Orin-san saying it—if you dared to keep flying a pirate flag, you’d definitely be locked up in Foosha Village forever."
Sabo spread his hands, showing helplessness.
Out of respect for Captain Roger, Orin had already given this kid a chance to live. Of course, he couldn’t possibly allow him to mess around out there again.
Not being allowed to be a pirate was one thing; he was also forbidden from getting involved in matters related to the Whitebeard Pirates.
Don’t talk about lingering feelings.
During the Summit War, Ace had basically repaid his life to the Whitebeard Pirates. The life he had now was saved by Orin.
The identity Orin allowed him from now on was only to be Rouge’s good son, and at most also the good brother of Luffy and Sabo.
Besides, the Whitebeard Pirates had long disappeared into history.
The only one who could still leave a bit of a trace was the vice-captain Marco, who simply refused to go down no matter what.
Even if Ace wanted to do something for the Whitebeard Pirates, it was already too late.
The remnants had already been crushed by Blackbeard.
So, after the two-year grounding ended, Ace decisively called Sabo along, and the two cut through everything in their way all the way into the New World, heading straight to Dressrosa.
"Apart from looking for Luffy, our Revolutionary Army also has business to take care of here."
Sabo tapped the brim of his black top hat with his finger and said with a smile,
"The main goal of this operation is to investigate the arms deals that Doflamingo (Joker) is conducting with big shots from the underworld, and to obtain key evidence of his crimes."
Speaking of this, Sabo also sighed.
"Although Doflamingo, just like our Revolutionary Army, has ties and even support from Orin-san, his reckless expansion of underground businesses has already seriously affected the difficulty of our actions and the public order in our territories."
At the headquarters meeting of the Revolutionary Army, after discussion they still decided to take action—after all, Orin had already retired.
If the other party were still acting as the [Dark Emperor] like in those years, they would definitely not dare to move rashly.
But now...
Doflamingo had someone backing him.
But who doesn’t?
Hearing Sabo talk about the operation he was going to carry out, Ace looked both confused and impressed, seeming a bit envious.
"Sounds amazing! The Revolutionary Army’s operations must be super mysterious and cool!!!"
As he spoke, stars even sparkled in Ace’s eyes, making it hard for Sabo to keep his eyes open.
"Give it a rest, Ace. Dragon-san will never allow you to join the Revolutionary Army—don’t forget Orin-san."
"Tch..."
As the ship slowly approached the shore, Ace jumped directly onto land. Other than the bundle Rouge had given him, he also carried a sword on his back, wearing a red coat. The young Ace looked at Sabo.
"It’s not like I’ve got nothing to do. That bastard old man wants me to deliver this sword to Orin-san."
He weighed the sword in his hand—it was heavy, already dyed black by Haki.
"I can’t believe the sword is also called Ace. What was he even thinking..."
...
Dressrosa.
Reports were being distributed everywhere—almost everyone had a newspaper in hand, which covered the latest event in the arena.
"You’ve got to be kidding me!???"
"Could it be that pirate on par with the Pirate King, the Golden Lion..."
"This is incredible, huge news!!!"
Even the Straw Hat crew, who had just docked for the first time on the island, had gotten hold of this report.
"This is..."
Cold sweat appeared on Luffy’s face.
"At the Summit War, that golden-haired man who could fly—his fruit?"
Since it was one of the top combat powers, Luffy’s impression was, of course, deep. When Nami saw the report about that Devil Fruit, the first thing that flashed in her eyes was the symbol of money.
"The Float-Float Fruit—how much must that be worth!!!"
Zoro twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Golden Lion Shiki, huh? I’ve heard he’s an extremely powerful great swordsman."
"If it’s a competition, we’ll definitely run into plenty of sword users, right?"
Because he noticed that, in the promotion for this arena event, among the final guardians of the ring, one was a powerful swordsman.
Law, on the other hand, was much calmer. With his sharp mind, he quickly sensed something off.
That familiar feeling—as if they were being lured in—like a trap had been set...
Instinctively, it made him think of a certain figure.
Yet they had no choice but to go.
Because the fundamental purpose of their coming to Dressrosa was to defeat Doflamingo.
If this really was a trap, chances were they wouldn’t be able to avoid it anyway.
...
At this moment, Dressrosa welcomed two groups of young people.
In addition, many other young newcomers and pirates had also been drawn here.
At the King’s Plateau in the center of the country, a figure was lying here in utter boredom when suddenly a seagull flew over from far up in the sky.
"Squawk—"
"They’ve arrived?"
Taking the Den Den Mushi, Orin casually looked at the image of the newcomers arriving in Dressrosa, the corner of his mouth curling up.
"Even that brat Ace showed up?"
"Looks like it’ll be lively~"
"Wonder if Doffy can handle it?"
The three brothers two years later—added together they could take on an Admiral or a Yonko. This, he was absolutely sure of.
But if that was the case, wouldn’t the game mechanics become unbalanced?
As the planner, Orin definitely did not want to see such a thing happen.
So... where should he find some outside demons to stir things up?
Orin pondered hard. The maids serving nearby didn’t dare say a word, and the Seagull King simply stood there quietly.
Suddenly, he had some inspiration.
He stretched out his slender hand and snapped his fingers crisply. The Den Den Mushi instantly floated up in front of Orin. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
"Pururururu..."
After a moment, the sound gradually faded, and a cold face appeared.
"Didn’t expect you would actually call me. Truly surprising, Orin."
"Long time no see, Your Excellency Saint Saturn."
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