Looking at the dancing flames, Shanks suddenly said: "Fifteen years ago, Captain Roger contracted an incurable disease."

These sudden words not only made Ace's pupils shrink instantly and he suddenly raised his head to look at Shanks, but also surprised Garp and Tulip opposite him, who all looked over.

Of course Tulip had never heard of such a thing; in fact, even Garp had never heard of it.

Garp murmured: "That's it... no wonder that guy chose to surrender voluntarily..."

If he could live to witness the era, how could a guy like Roger be willing to use his last words before his death to usher in some bullshit "Great Age of Pirates"?

Before the so-called "Great Pirate Age", were there no pirates chasing each other and fighting for hegemony on the sea?

If he still had life left, Roger would certainly prefer to witness with his own eyes some kind of future that he had foreseen... Garp held his forehead and said nothing.

Shanks picked up a branch and stirred the bonfire, looked at the flames and muttered to himself: "Although Garp has been chasing Captain Roger for a long time, although he is called an enemy but is actually a friend, he is a navy after all, and he knows many things.

It’s also limited.”

He turned to look at Ace, "I know I have no right to make irresponsible remarks about your life, Ace. But... let me tell you about Captain Roger and the experience of that pirate group.

."

Ace pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

"Even if you still choose to resent him in the end, you should at least know a little more about him..." Shanks said slowly, "The story of the man named 'Gol D. Roger' that you hate."

Ace lowered his head slightly, with the dancing fire reflected in his eyes, and in his ears was Shanks recounting a memory about the Pirate King and his pirate group...

…

Of course Shanks didn't start from the beginning, after all, even he didn't know many things.

He started talking about it when Captain Roger was diagnosed with a terminal illness thirteen years after the Roger Pirates first completed the Grand Line and arrived at Suixian Island only to find that the road ahead was cut off.

…

"When the doctor said Captain Roger only had one or two years to live..."

Shanks recalled the past many years ago. Although it was only fifteen years ago, it seemed like it was a lifetime ago. "Vice Captain Rayleigh, Jabba, Spencer...it's hard for everyone to accept it, but

The captain said..."

["Haha, there are only one or two years left," Roger looked at the blood he coughed up in his hands and said with a hearty smile, "Guys, then every day of my life will be precious! Hahaha... let's go

, find a more powerful doctor first!”]

[He shook the pirate captain's big trench coat and put it on his body, pushed the door open, turned around and said with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like this? Don't look at me like this. If possible, I also want to live a few more years, hehehehehe

..."]

…

"We found Dr. Kurokas at the Twin Points at the entrance to the Grand Line and invited him to join us. Later, he also accompanied us throughout the entire journey..."

Luffy had eaten and drank enough, and had fallen asleep on Tulip's knees. Shanks was still slowly recounting the past events that had accumulated deep in his memory.

【"Every day from now on, I will never look back!"】

[At the entrance to the Grand Line, the scarred Island Whales raised their heads and chanted loudly, as if to say goodbye to them. Roger stood on the bow of the ship and held down his captain's hat, laughing loudly at the sea in front of him with high spirits. ]

["Guys, let's set sail——!!!"]

["Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!!" All the pirates cheered, singing and dancing towards the Grand Route. 】

…

"...When the captain was at a loss and thought he was going to die of illness if he couldn't find the big secret treasure, we met the Whitebeard Pirates at that time. Fortunately, we got a key figure, so we were able to reach the final island."

["Oden, it's great to have you join us! Hahaha..."]

[Roger stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the rough sea and the thundercloud sky. He raised his beard and smiled, "Destiny, you took away the rest of my life, but you sent it to me at the last moment."

If you get Oden, you’re not doing bad to me!”]

Ace stared blankly at the much smaller bonfire, picked up a branch and stirred it to make the flames reignite and grow stronger.

…

"...We came to Fish-Man Island again and got some kind of prophecy about the future..."

["He's about to be born!" "Our king is about to be born..."]

[At a depth of 10,000 meters, the giant sea kings communicate in their language, "The ocean in the distance... is also about to be born!"]

["The whales are also happy, looking forward to the day when the two kings will meet."]

【"There are still ten years until birth."】

【"There are still fifteen years left before we grow up."】

[On the pirate ship diving into the sea, Roger looked at the deep sea in confusion, "Who is talking?!"]

…

"...Because I had to take care of my sick companion, I didn't go to the Final Island with the captain and the others. I don't know what they saw."

Shanks looked at the clean white bones of the wild boar on the grill, "When the captain came back, he announced that the Roger Pirates... would be disbanded."

After so many years, when he read this sentence again, Shanks still felt a little sad, "Although I knew that the captain would only have a few years left to live, when I heard the word "disband" from the captain's mouth... I never

Crying as hard as I did that day."

"..." Ace listened to the story he told about the journey of the Roger Pirates, and remained silent for a long time.

Shanks continued: "The captain turned around and headed back, passing by the places we had walked before, and one by one our partners got off the ship along the way... On the farewell night, the captain thought of the prophecy we heard on Fish-Man Island,

He suddenly realized that it seemed that we had arrived at the final island too early... He was very sorry for this reality, but there was nothing he could do about it. He didn't have much life left, and he would definitely not be able to see that future with his own eyes. But the captain

But I’m not sad at all…”

At this point, Shanks glanced at Ace who was silent and said, "One day in the future, who will really get the great secret treasure? The captain said proudly - 'It must be my son.'

!”
Chapter completed!