In a dark dungeon.

"This is what happened, have you remembered? Ace!"

The crew member in the room next to Ace asked softly after telling what happened.

"Ah! I remembered! Such a big mace hit my head with a 'snap'! The strangest thing is that I was invincible in my elemental transformation, and when the opponent's club hammered my head

In an instant, he was ineffective!... It’s almost the same as how I feel now!”

With the help of the crew, Ace finally remembered his own experience. If he could, he really didn't want to remember that painful battle, but it was the fact that he was killed instantly by Kaido with a stick.

"Ace! I feel that they must have mastered a way to restrain the natural ability. You must know that although natural ability users are rare, there are also many...it turns out that the title of the strongest creature is not due to a group of natural abilities.

Instead of being placed on Kaido’s body, it means that Kaido must have the means to restrain those with natural abilities!”

Ace's crew member gently rubbed his chin and used his developed brain to analyze the reasons for Ace's defeat.

"Ah! You didn't say I didn't think of it before, but now that you say it, I realize it! Damn it, I should have thought of it a long time ago, otherwise I wouldn't have come over to challenge Kaido without any preparation."

Ace helplessly covered his head. It was all because he had punched Garp away that made him feel a little swollen, and he couldn't even understand such a simple truth.

"hateful!"

Ace felt panic-stricken in his heart. He was just halfway through his journey to becoming a king, but someone stopped him before he could even finish the other half. He was suddenly filled with rage and incompetent rage.

"Ace, what are we going to do next?"

This was a question asked by the crew member who lived next door to Ace. After all, Ace was the captain of their entire pirate ship and the soul of their pirate ship, so on such a big matter, he still wanted to ask Ace's thoughts.

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"First of all, at least find a way to take off my handcuffs and restore my abilities!"

Ace thought for a while after listening to the crew's words, and inadvertently saw the handcuffs on his wrists, and immediately knew what he should do.

"Okay! Ace! We are all waiting for you to rescue us after you regain your strength!"

After getting Ace's answer, the crew slowly calmed down and waited patiently for Ace to break free from the handcuffs and regain his strength. After all, they could only rely on Ace, because they crew members had no ability to get out of here, even if

Even if all their handcuffs are taken off, they won't be able to defeat the guards here.

"Bump! Bump! Bump!"

"Watch me smash this thing open!"

Fortunately, the prison guards did not restrict Ace's freedom. They simply put handcuffs on Ace, so Ace could hit the handcuffs on his wrists with the iron door blocking his exit, as long as the two things in front of him were the same.

Being destroyed is a huge step away from his success.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Ah! So tired!"

However, after Ace worked hard for an hour, neither the prison door nor Ace's handcuffs moved at all. Only Ace, who had not eaten lunch, fell down due to overexertion.

"Ace! Stand up! Don't admit defeat!"

In the surrounding prisons, the Ace crew members who were also trapped shouted loudly to Ace who fell to the ground. They no longer cared whether their voices would summon the prison guards, because Ace was

There was hope that they could finally escape from this hellish place.

"I! I want to continue! Everyone... everyone is waiting for me!"

Ace, who had been lying down due to excessive hunger, once again stood up from the floor of the cell. He looked at the iron bars in front of him with trembling hands. He had to break free from the evil handcuffs for everyone.

"Come on Ace! We believe in you!"

Ace's crew members felt that Ace had regained his fighting spirit again, and cheered loudly for Ace.

"Everyone……"

Ace heard the complete trust from all the crew members and immediately felt overwhelmed. Having such crew members was the greatest luck in Ace's life.

"Tmd! Why are you making such a fuss? I wonder if I'm still taking a nap?"

Just when Ace was moved and the crew members were excited, a prison guard with an elegant step and an iron whip in his hand walked down from the passage above. As he walked, he kept cursing.

With.

"Who was making the fuss just now?"

The prison guard held a steel whip and asked the prisoners in the cells.

"I don't know! I don't know! I don't know!"

"I just fell asleep!"

The crew members who were cheering Ace up just now all shrank to a corner of the room like turtles, pretending not to know what happened just now.

"you……"

Ace stood at the door of the cell, constantly looking through the cracks in the iron prison at the scene in front of him. He simply couldn't believe that these were his crew members who were as fearless as he was.

"Are you Boscadie D. Ace?"

While Ace was stunned in place, the prison guard walked up to Ace's cell in a swaggering manner, took out the key from his waist, opened the cell for Ace, and muttered.

"It's Portcas~"

Ace looked at the prison guard who opened the prison door and emphasized.

"Ah! If I say you are Boscas, you are Boscas! I don't care what your name is outside, as long as you are called Boscas inside this cell!"

The prison guard said as he pulled Ace out and kicked Ace hard on the butt.

"you……"

Ace staggered a few steps forward and turned around angrily, but after seeing the thick whip on the prison guard's waist, he held back the words he was about to blurt out. As the saying goes, the king of hell is good.

It's so annoying, the kid is so difficult to deal with. If I talk too much, there will be no end! I have to hold back what I was about to say...

Alas! If this was normal, he would have let the other party know why his title is Fire Fist, but now he is being bullied by a dog.

"I wonder where I'm going?"

Ace asked softly to the prison guard.

"You're lucky! You've been spotted by a big shot! When you get promoted and make a fortune, don't forget that I was the one who brought you out of prison!"

The prison guard pushed Ace and led him silently forward.

"Big shot..."

Ace muttered softly, while his eyes kept observing the surrounding terrain, and he was making an escape plan.

"That's right! And he's one of the most important figures in Zuan! If you can make friends with him, hehe... not only will your life be saved, but the lives of your friends will probably be safe as well!"

The prison guard explained softly while leading Ace towards the front.

"Oh? I wonder, brother, can you tell me in detail?"

After hearing what the prison guard said, Ace's eyes lit up, and he immediately respected the prison guard's title.

"Hey! Let me tell you! To be honest, I shouldn't say more about these things, but seeing that your brother looks very close to me, just like my biological brother, I will tell you more.

Just a few words!"

The prison guard was licking his big belly, and his head was square and round. It can't be said that he looked nothing like Ace. It can only be said that at least he was still a human being.

"Hahaha! Then I'll thank you brother here!"

Ace smiled lightly at the prison guard and began to treat him as brothers without any psychological barriers.

"Ah! Let me tell you that the person who stands at the top in our Zaun must be His Majesty Kaido! If you offend His Majesty Kaido, you will basically never leave Zaun alive! Especially to you

Those who think they have extraordinary strength and dare to come to Zaun to challenge Kaido's works are basically dead, and no one can save them! But there is one exception! If there is someone who can save you in such a certain death situation

If there is one life, then it must be that adult!"

The prison guard smiled at Ace, and then proudly explained to Ace.

"That lord?"

After hearing what the prison guard said, Ace couldn't help but frown. The prison guard had been talking for a long time, but he still didn't know who wanted to see him.

"I wonder who that adult is?"

Ace followed the principle of asking questions when he didn't understand anything, so he inquired from the prison guard.

"Hey! I can't say this easily! What I said just now is enough, and many words are even beyond the scope!"

When the prison guard saw that Ace actually dared to inquire about the adult's name, he immediately looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the other prison guards didn't pay attention to them.

"I can only say that the person who summoned you is that gentleman!"

After the prison guard realized that no one was paying attention to him, he said one more thing.

"So who is it?"

Ace felt as if a kitten was scratching his itch inside, which made him extremely curious.

"Anyway, just remember and be polite to me when the time comes! As for exactly what kind of big shot he is, you still need to see it with your own eyes. I can't say it here."

After giving the last instruction, the prison guard completely shut his mouth and refused to say a word.
To be continued...