Chapter 231 The new intern of the red-haired pirates! First fishing in Windmill Village! (Fourth update, please vote for me)

Shanks smiled and looked at little Ace with a kind expression.

Although Ace's expression became extremely ugly because of the indescribable taste of the Devil Fruit.

However, due to the excitement of Cui Ze's remarks just now, Ace still suppressed his nausea and bit into the [Nika Fruit] in his hand one after another.

'I want! Prove myself!'

'I want! Change the world!'

'I want to prove! Even the son of the Pirate King has a meaning for his existence!'

Ace ate the rubber fruit in his hand in one bite.

It was as if his past grief, anger, helplessness, frustration, confusion...all the negative emotions were torn into pieces and swallowed into his belly, turning them into nutrients for his own growth.

"He is indeed Captain Roger's son..."

Shanks watched Ace finish the last piece of Nika Fruit, and then slowly took off the straw hat on his head. He lowered his head and stroked the rough surface of the straw hat with a nostalgic look.

Ace raised his head and looked at Shanks in shock, "Roger...Captain?"

"yes!"

Shanks blinked.

"Haha, didn't I tell you just now?

"Little Ace, I was also a member of the Roger Pirates back then~"

"Just an intern."

Cui Ze silently made two cuts at the side.

"There's more than one."

"..."

Shanks' expression froze and he glanced at Cui Ze angrily.

Card, if you don’t speak, no one will treat you as a mute!

But then again...

It seems that Bucky guy is still wandering in the East China Sea, right?

It seems that I haven’t seen or heard from him in almost ten years, and I don’t know if he has found the treasure...

Ace looked at the two men in front of him.

He had a premonition that after eating the Devil Fruit just now, a whole new world would soon unfold in front of him.

"Na~"

Shanks walked towards Ace, bent his waist, bent his legs, and gently placed the straw hat in his hand on the latter's little head.

"This hat was given to me by Captain Roger back then.

"Now, it's back to you, Ace."

Having said this, Shanks couldn't help but pat Ace's head gently through his hat.

"This straw hat is very precious and is suitable for strong and capable men. You must protect it.

"Otherwise, I will snatch it away from you~"

Regarding Shanks' words and deeds.

Ace didn't seem to have much of a reaction.

But if you look carefully.

You will find that Ace lowered his head at some point, his body was trembling slightly, and his fists were clenched tightly unconsciously.

Ace raised his hand, pretending to hold his hat, but in fact he quickly wiped the corners of his eyes.

With his eyes red, he looked at Shanks in front of him, and then at the empty surroundings.

"Where was that person just now? Cui Ze, card?"

"Cards?"

Shanks, who was very nervous, stood up straight and looked around, but he also didn't find Cui Ze.

"Maybe he left just now...when did you leave?"

It looks like Shanks is acting as unreliable as when he first appeared.

Ace's eyelids twitched unconsciously.

In fact, he wanted to ask Cui Ze for something.

Although I met these two men for less than a while.

But Ace still has a lot of trust in the two of them.

It's a pity...

Cui Ze, who seemed more stable, actually left without saying a word.

Ace pursed his lips and nervously twirled his fingers, but accidentally tied a knot with his own fingers.

The special physique of [Nika Fruit] has begun to show itself!

"Um, Shanks, right?"

Ace ignored his knotted fingers and looked up at Shanks.

"Just now Cui Ze said that there can be trainee pirates on pirate ships... Can I go to your ship?"

This was what Ace wanted to ask Cui Ze for before!

It's a pity that it seems so far.

It seems that we can only ask Shanks, who seems unreliable.

"Training pirate?"

Shanks scratched his head a little, he didn't expect to hear such a word from Ace's ears.

"Ace, life in the sea is very difficult..."

Shanks didn't want to reject Ace directly.

When he and Bucky were interns on the Roger Pirates, they were much younger than Ace.

And I said it before.

Shanks still has some hesitations and concerns about Ace's character.

It might be a good thing if Ace's gloomy personality could be improved through a period of sailing companionship...

Hear what Shanks said.

Ace couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

"It's okay! I can endure hardship!"

"Hahaha! You can't become a pirate just by saying 'you can endure hardship'!"

Shanks couldn't help but patted Ace on the head.

"Anyway, our red-haired pirates will continue sailing in the East China Sea for a while...

"Let's do this, you can follow my friends and live a pirate life first!

"We'll probably go back to Windmill Village tomorrow!"

As for how to deal with the other Luffy that I am optimistic about...

Today's Shanks doesn't care about Garp's real grandson.

"good!"

Ace agreed immediately, and then asked curiously.

"Shanks, I have been planning to save money to buy a boat... The red-haired pirates' boat should be big, right?"

"Yes, our ship is called the Redfors, it..."

Shanks was just about to brag to Ace about the Redfors's strength, when his expression suddenly froze.

"It's still in the hands of that bastard from Cards!!"

Ace's eyelids jumped a few times again.

Sure enough...

I still have to find Cui Ze...

…

Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
To be continued...