I Have Been Sleeping Among Pirates For A Hundred Years

On an island somewhere on the Grand Line.

Because of territorial disputes and trade, frictions between two neighboring island countries often occur, and serious wars can erupt.

If it were normal, the two sides with equal strength would end up hastily leaving a few corpses after a bloody fight.

But today is different from the past.

The war that was originally evenly matched instantly turned into a one-sided situation after a powerful force joined the battlefield.

One after another, indifferent figures began to shuttle across the battlefield,

With just a few moves, they destroyed one enemy after another.

"Hey, they...they're Germa!"

"Damn it, those bastards in the Modi Kingdom actually hired Germa!"

"Damn it, we are no match for them at all!"

Seeing that the army was defeated like a mountain, the morale of the defeated side suddenly dropped extremely low and they retreated steadily.

"Soldiers, hold on, they are just bluffing, those guys are not Germas at all..."

Before the defeated commander could finish his morale-boosting words, he was hit by a side kick that flew out of thin air and flew dozens of meters, smashing a hard tile-roofed building into pieces.

For a long time, he was not seen coming out of the crashed tile-roofed house again.

Probably, dead.

"It's boring. It's so fragile."

Vinsmoke Iji, who had fiery red hair, had a faint and bloody smile on his lips, and quickly returned to the battlefield.

The battle lasted for two full hours.

Although the duration of the war cannot be compared with that in the past,

But the difference is that this war is a complete war... to destroy the country.

Amidst the painful and sad cries,

Iji took a suitcase full of Bailey and left this place that could no longer be called a "country".

Soon, Iji took a boat back to the Kingdom of Germa, which was composed of dozens of snail boats, and walked into the huge castle.

He threw the suitcase casually on the floor and sat down on the sofa. He took a sip of the black tea that the servant had just brought and then showed a false smile to the man opposite the sofa.

"Father, are you thinking about something?"

Vinsmoke, who used to light up when he saw the suitcase. Judge was expressionless at the moment, as if he was deeply worried.

"Oh...you're back, Iji."

After a long time, Judge raised his head and looked at his eldest son.

"What's wrong? It's Niji and Yuji. What happened to them?"

As a genetically modified warrior, Iji doesn’t have many emotions;

Even though he is a blood-related younger brother, he has never had much affection. His concern at the moment is more of formulaic questions.

"There's nothing wrong with them. I've received their phone message. Like you, I'll be back soon."

Judge responded.

"What's that?"

Iji slowly cut the strawberry cake on the plate with a knife and fork, chewing it with relish while asking with feigned concern.

Judge frowned and pondered for a long time before finally speaking: "It was Xue Tong who was resurrected. The man who was inextricably related to the Wen Smoker family... has now returned to this era."

"Yeah?"

Iji put down his knife and fork, "So what?"

"He is the biggest obstacle to Germa's independence. Just hearing his name makes me uneasy."

Judge leaned back on the sofa and frowned tightly.

"Don't worry, as Vinsmoke's strongest warrior besides his father, no matter who wants to cause trouble for us..."

A cold smile formed on Iji's lips, "I would even wring his neck!"

…

Grand Line, Krami Island.

This island, which once established a country and once prospered, gradually declined in war after war, and finally came to destruction.

Today, there are only the ruins left by the fire, and the weeds that have grown taller year after year without anyone clearing them.

"Hahahaha——Ace, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Blackbeard, covered in bandages, leaned against a broken wall and laughed, "How did you know we were here?"

"You should be able to recognize your current situation. Do you think you can always evade my pursuit, Teach?!"

Ace looked at Teach with a gloomy look on his face.

"I know, the battle with Xue Tong had too much impact, and it was difficult not to be noticed!"

Even though almost a month had passed, Blackbeard's injuries still hadn't healed.

And every time he thought of that man, his heart ached even more.

The battle that left him seriously injured and on the verge of death was indeed too risky...

However, now that he has met the man from the old era, if he does nothing, he will no longer be Blackbeard!

"I'm not interested in your personal grudges."

Ace's face was as cold as frost, but an extremely hot flame ignited in his palms, "Is there anything else you want to say in front of me?"

"Then let me say one more thing, Ace, do you want to join us and take over the world with me!!"

There was strong ambition in Blackbeard's eyes,

"I already have a comprehensive plan. The era of Whitebeard is over. First... the Straw Hat boy who defeated Crocodile will be handed over to the World government as a gift."

"I didn't expect that even though you were so injured, you still haven't recognized the current situation, and..."

Ace raised his index and middle fingers together while releasing continuous flaming bullets like a machine gun.

"That kid Luffy is my brother!"

The fired flame bullets fell crazily on Blackbeard, who was unable to dodge and rolled on the ground in pain.

Immediately, Van Oka set up his sniper rifle, and Badgers clenched his fists tightly.

"Don't take action, any of you! You are no match for this kid, hide behind!"

Blackbeard climbed up from the ground with difficulty and shouted at his subordinates.

Although he used his Dark Fruit ability to absorb the flames, the pain that was twice that of an ordinary person still made his face look a little pale.

Then he looked at Ace with an innocent look on his face.

"I know, you want to kill me, right, Ace..."

Yes, killing a companion is a serious crime.

But I was helpless. Who let Sachi get the Devil Fruit that I dreamed of?

The rules on the ship are who gets it and who eats it, but I stayed in the Whitebeard Pirates for decades just to get the Vampire Fruit or Dark Fruit one day.

I'm glad that my bet was right. That vampire fruit will never appear again.

Therefore, if Dark Fruit is eaten again, my ideal will never have a chance to be realized..."

"So you killed Sachi and took away the fruit, right?"

Ace stared at Blackbeard coldly.

"No, it's not that I took it away, but that this ability chose me, so that I can become the 'strongest'!"

Darkness appeared crazily on Blackbeard's body, mixed with a vague and strange trace of blood red.

"Ace, your body is 'fire', and Laozi, I am 'dark'!"

"The darkness that embraces everything!!"