"I'm so sorry for not bringing you a visiting card before coming here. This is my apology."
Dewey carried a huge wine jug and walked to a few meters in front of Whitebeard, then threw the jug at him.
Unlike the extremely high-profile Shanks in the original work, Dewey's attitude is neither high nor low, but he is also very clear that his status is not yet qualified to drink with Whitebeard.
Catching the wine flask specially made for him, Whitebeard looked at the wine flask that he could just hold in one hand, the corners of his mouth curled up again, and he flicked the cap of the wine flask with his thumb. He was not afraid of poison in it, showing the demeanor of the strongest man in the world. He took a big sip, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with great enjoyment: "This kind of special wine is not easy to find, you are thoughtful, little brat."
Dewey sat cross-legged on the deck, looking at the strongest man in the world in front of him, and said, "I have a lot of wine like this on my ship. If you like, I can bring them all to you later."
"Oh..."
Whitebeard's mouth was slightly grinning, his eyes exuding a lazy atmosphere. He looked down at Dewey and said, "You are known as the world's number one bounty hunter. Are you here this time for my head?"
As Whitebeard finished his words, the sons on both sides who were watching the show looked at Dewey with suddenly sharp eyes.
Dewey's next answer will determine the Whitebeard Pirates' attitude towards him, and even their fate.
"No, I mean no harm."
Dewey shook his head and spread his hands, "In other words, I don't have any ill will towards pirates. I just needed money before, and since I'm a legal person, I took the heads of pirates to exchange for money. In fact, I haven't taken the heads of pirates to the navy to exchange for money for a long time. I just don't know how I got the title of the world's number one bounty hunter!"
"My purpose of entering the new world is to see the real strong, and the recognized strongest in this sea is right in front of me." Dewey looked at Whitebeard fearlessly and said seriously: "I wonder if you, who are sitting high up in the clouds, can let me see the gap between you and the strongest in the world?"
"Oh..."
Whitebeard sneered and said, "There is no such thing as a stop in a battle on the sea."
"I know."
Dewey said seriously: "So before I came here, I was already prepared to die."
Staring at Dewey's determined eyes, Whitebeard finally showed a hint of appreciation, but still did not agree. Instead, he said: "I can give you a chance to see if you are qualified… Ace!"
"Dad…"
Ace came out and looked at the kind-looking white-bearded man, confused.
"Defeat my lovely son and I will give you a chance." White Beard pointed at Ace and said to Dewey.
"Dad…"
Ai immediately understood that this was his father satisfying his wish to fight with Dewey, and he couldn't help but look at Whitebeard with emotion.
Marco and the others also smiled.
This is the father they respect the most, a great man who treats them as family and gives them a home.
Dewey first glanced at Whitebeard who was looking at Ace lovingly, then looked at Ace who was also moved, and finally nodded: "Okay."
"Boss, let me do it!"
At this time, Nami teleported to Dewey's side without saying hello and said so.
"Gulala… This way of moving reminds me of that shining kid in the navy." Looking at Nami with lightning flashing all over her body, Whitebeard could not feel any bad feelings towards this petite and cute girl. He treated her completely differently from Dewey and took the initiative to say the famous line: "Your name is Nami, right? Do you want to be my daughter?"
Although Whitebeard was as kind as an old father, Nami was still frightened by his title of the strongest in the world. She couldn't help but take a few steps back and shook her head repeatedly: "No, I'm the boss's man~!"
"Really? That's a pity." White Beard looked a little regretful.
Dewey stood up, patted Nami's shoulder and said, "This is your boss's battle, just stand back and watch."
"oh."
Nami nodded obediently and teleported back to where she came from.
Dewey looked up at the white-bearded man who was taller than him and said, "Can we go to another place? If we fight, the noise might be a bit loud."
"Gulala…Sons, let's go to our old place!"
Whitebeard waved his hand and laughed loudly.
"Ohhh…"
"The strongest rookies in history vs. Captain Ace, the game is open, the game is open!"
"Who's the banker? I'm all in on Captain Ace!"
"The battle of the strongest newcomers? It's been a long time since such an interesting battle has happened. I'll give it a try too!"
"…"
As Whitebeard's voice fell, cheers broke out on the Moby Dick.
Before, everyone was curious about who was stronger, the strongest man in history or Ace. Unexpectedly, now they can witness this battle of the strongest rookies that will definitely cause a sensation in the Grand Line. -. Just like the swordsman battle between the red-haired Shanks, who was still a super rookie, and the eagle-eyed Jorako Mihawk, Whitebeard regarded it as a battle just like yesterday. む. Perhaps the battle of the strongest rookies between Dewey and Ace cannot be compared with the predecessors who have already ascended to the position of the Pirate Emperor and the world's greatest swordsman, but it is definitely the most dazzling battle in these years.
Because their strength and reputation have proven themselves in the new world.
Since Whitebeard doesn't like living on the island, he is the only pirate emperor among the Four Emperors who does not have a fixed base. In other words, his fixed base is the Moby Dick.
Therefore, the Moby Dick's reputation on the sea is second only to the Biro Jackson of the Roger Pirates.
The old place that Whitebeard mentioned is a deserted island, a place specially used for family members to fight.
The place was not very far away, and the Moby Dick arrived there quickly.
"Nami, what happened?"
When the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates came down in groups, Kalina, who had been following them all the way, also got off the ship, pulled Nami, who was out of tune with the group of men, and asked in a low voice.
"Whitebeard accepted the boss's challenge, but the prerequisite is to defeat Portgas D. Ace, who is of the same generation as us." Nami answered in a low voice.
"Hey~~ You just don't want to be a phantom thief like Kalina, right?"
At this time, Thatch's voice reached the ears of the two women. He waved at them and said, "Would you like to come and watch the battle with us?"
"Uh-huh…Okay, sorry to bother you guys."
Karina pulled Nami over and replied with a smile on her face.
Her cheerful and fearless look made many people who were watching her brighten up.
"Awesome, this girl is that guy's real deputy, right?"
Marco, who was not far away, murmured softly.
"That little devil is indeed very lucky."
Sitting on the throne brought down by his sons, Whitebeard glanced at Kalina who was walking confidently with Nami among the men, and gave a very high evaluation to Dewey and the other two.
When all the spectators were in place, Dewey and Ace came to the battle field and stood facing each other.
Marco suddenly shouted to his family members behind him, "The battle is about to begin. Those little ghosts who couldn't withstand the domineering power just now should retreat a few hundred meters."
Hearing this, only a few crew members stepped back a distance, while the rest looked at the two protagonists on the field with anticipation.
"That man's deputy told me about you…"
On the field, Ace's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. He looked at Dewey with excitement and said, "He and Miss Shakey think very highly of you, so I have always wanted to fight with you. Draw your sword now!"
"No! Since you don't have a weapon, I can't use Qiu Shui." Dewey shook his head and said calmly.
"Okay, here I come!"
Ace didn't care and took the initiative to attack Dewey.
call out!
Just like the Six-style Razor, Ace's figure disappeared without saying goodbye, and a sharp sound of breaking air came into Dewey's ears from far away.
A gust of wind blew in his face, and Dewey's eyes were suddenly occupied by a black shadow. A straight punch covered with black matter and distorted the air hit him.
——Bang!
This made the air avoid it, and even many crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates could not see the attack with the naked eye. They needed to use Observation Haki to capture the movement. However, it was blocked by a palm that was small enough for a man over two meters tall, and wrapped up his fist.
"Fake… fake, right?!"
"Hey, hey… am I dazzled, or is Captain Ace just testing the waters and hasn't done anything serious yet?"
"Or, maybe…"
There was a commotion in the crowd, and some weaker pirates made sounds of disbelief.
Ace's powerful straight punch was easily caught by Dewey with one hand.
"Tsk tsk… You really can't judge a book by its cover. I thought that kid had the same problem as other nature-type ability users, but I didn't expect his physique to be so strong." Sachi smacked his lips and sighed.
Marco's half-closed eyes also widened slightly: "Ace has met his match!"
"Keep reading…"
The scene returned to the field. Dewey caught Ace's fist, which was strong enough to shatter rocks, with one hand. He looked into Ace's slightly shocked eyes through his hands and said softly, "If it was half a month ago, maybe we would have a very fierce battle, but now… you are no longer my opponent."
After saying that, Dewey raised his leg and swept it out, mixed with the sharp energy like a blade, sweeping towards Ace's waist.
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[Host: Dewey]
Age: 18
[Devil Fruit: Flame-Flame Fruit, Level 20, Proficiency: 38%]
[Swordsmanship: Breath of All Things, Level 20, Proficiency: 51%]
[Haki: Conqueror Haki [Level 9 99%], Armament Haki [Level 20 9%], Observation Haki [Level 20 32%]],
[Physical Skills: Navy Six Styles [Level 0 89%], Life Return [Level 1 7%]]
[Experience points: 81]
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Ten times of system enhancement gave Dewey a monster physique.
And now, except for the Conqueror's Haki, all his abilities have undergone at least two huge qualitative changes.
When he reaches level 20, his individual abilities undergo drastic changes, giving Dewey new powers.
These were all given by pirates who had placed bets on the black market in the past half month and came to encircle and suppress Dewey in order to make a fortune.
Before arriving at the Moby Dick, he earned hundreds of experience points, upgraded his Armament Haki and Observation Haki to level 20, and even completed the eleventh enhancement.
Although the effect of the eleventh strengthening was not comparable to that of the tenth strengthening, it still greatly enhanced Dewey's physique.
Facing Ace, who only mastered the three colors of domineering last year or even this year, Dewey is superior to Ace in both physique and domineering.
From the beginning, Ace had no chance of winning against him.
Of course, Ace didn't know that this guy, who was the same age as him, was already one level ahead of him in terms of domineering.
Seeing Dewey taking his attack with one hand without using Haki, Ace was shocked, but his defense was not broken yet. After predicting Dewey's attack with his Observation Haki, he exerted force to retract his fist, pushed his body quickly, and avoided the kick from the whip (damn it).
The next moment, Ace's figure disappeared again without a trace, and turned into an afterimage that appeared behind Dewey, and punched him again.
boom–!
A strong punch came from behind, and Dewey turned around to meet the blow.
This time, he covered his fists with Armament Haki.
At the moment the two fists collided, the collision of armed color and domineering color appeared again, and then before the dark red lightning had time to appear, a trace of pain appeared on Ace's face, and the whole person flew backwards.
"Ke'Ace…
"Captain Ace!"
Seeing Ace being knocked away by a punch, the little pirates looked worried and subconsciously shouted "Look up!"
Marco and other captains seemed to have noticed something and their expressions became a little serious.
"This kid's domineering attitude is a little bit inconsistent with his age." Sachi didn't see much, but was just amazed at Dewey's domineering attitude.
Joz and Marco walked to Whitebeard's side.
Marco asked, "Dad, do you think that kid's punch just now was a bit similar to your old rival's?"
"Is that secret technique a coincidence?" Qiao Zi said in a deep voice.
"It should be a talent, or maybe he got the training method from the navy by chance. There are many guys in this ocean who can comprehend the Six Styles and Life Return through fighting." Whitebeard drank the wine brought by Dewey and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, such a high-profile kid is a treasure no matter whether he is placed in the World Government or the Navy, not to mention that he has a girl with the Thunder Fruit by his side. They can't be secret weapons released by the Navy or the World Government for training, and those old guys can't bear to let them go."
After hearing what their father said, Marco and the others put down their vigilance caused by the life-returning power contained in Dewey's moves.