Chapter 289 Ace Luffy VS Negative Ghost
Zhang Da was not surprised that the Navy Admiral was going to be replaced. By then, Aokiji and Akainu would probably be promoted to admirals.
As for Sengoku asking Garp to pay more attention to them, since Garp could say it so casually, it means it is not a particularly serious matter.
Garp just looks unreliable, but he is not really stupid. If Sengoku seriously told him not to reveal anything, he would not say a word.
Sengoku probably gave Garp this task simply because the East China Sea, as a "symbol of peace," was too important for the navy and necessary vigilance was required. Perhaps part of the reason was that Sengoku was upset that Garp was too idle and deliberately found something for him to do.
Afterwards, Karp asked a little about the Golden Lion, and Zhang Da also briefly explained the purpose and final result of the Golden Lion.
Then Zhang Da also asked: "Didn't the Warring States General tell you about these things?"
"I think I accidentally fell asleep at that time, hahaha!" Karp laughed heartlessly, and then said with a little melancholy, "Since that guy Ski escaped from prison, why don't he just hide somewhere and retire?"
After all, they are people of the same generation. Although they will fight and kill each other because of their different positions when they meet, they will feel a little lost until the other party is really dead.
Especially when he thought that the one who defeated Shiki in the end was the little girl who snatched meat from Luffy, Garp suddenly wondered if he was getting old?
"Is the golden lion Shiki you are talking about very strong?" Ace asked curiously after listening quietly to the conversation between Zhang Daye and Garp.
Zhang Da also said casually: "Golden Lion was a pirate who was as famous as Pirate King Roger more than ten years ago. Later, he caused a disturbance in the Navy Headquarters and was captured. He then cut off his legs and escaped from prison. His strength should have regressed a lot compared to ten years ago."
Ace only heard the words 'as famous as Pirate King Roger' and didn't hear anything after that.
"Ace..." Garp had a complicated expression. He knew that the name Ace least wanted to hear was probably Roger. He even once questioned whether he should have come into this world because of other people's resentment towards Roger.
"Mr. Tatsuya, would you please have a sparring match with me?" Ace saw that the person talking to Garp was mainly Zhang Tatsuya, and mistakenly thought that Zhang Tatsuya was the most powerful one in the whole group and that the Golden Lion was defeated by him.
Zhang Da also asked: "Why do you want to fight with me?"
Ace clenched his fists: "I want to know what kind of strength it takes to defeat that man."
People who don’t know the truth might think that the man is referring to Golden Lion, but Zhang Da also knew that he was talking about Roger.
Ace knew that he was Roger's son, and Roger was known by the world as the culprit who started the great pirate era. Countless people had been harmed by pirates and hated Roger the core.
Ace once asked some strangers what would happen if Roger had a child?
The response he got was a bunch of vicious insults and curses, so he had a fight with those people. Then he began to doubt whether it would have been better for him not to have been born, and started to want to do something to prove his existence.
For example, doing something that surpasses that man, such as gaining the highest fame.
Now, the man who could defeat a pirate as famous as that man was right in front of him, and Ace wanted to give it a try.
Zhang Da also wondered: "Isn't Vice Admiral Garp here? You just need to defeat him."
Ace's face turned dark. Garp was almost becoming a psychological shadow for him and Luffy. Every time before seeing Garp, he felt that he had become much stronger, but every time after they met, he still couldn't even take a punch.
"He doesn't count! I want to know how powerful you are!"
"But you can't even take Perona's attack." Zhang Da also imitated Ace's tone after he was hit by the negative ghost and teased, "How dare I say I want to be a pirate!"
"Hahahaha, Ace is an idiot. He was so lame just now!" Little Luffy, whose belly was full of food, laughed unscrupulously, as if he had not kneeled just now.
Altria glanced at Luffy and continued eating. Although this kid ate fast enough, his appetite was still a little lacking. I won this time.
Feeling the delicious taste on the tip of her tongue and enjoying the joy of victory, Altria narrowed her eyes and the ahoge on her head swayed slightly.
Ace blushed at the teasing , stretched out his hand to pull Luffy's face long, and scolded: "Idiot, I was just careless just now! And you just did the same thing, what qualifications do you have to laugh at me!"
"I was careless too! I will be able to beat away ghosts next time!" Luffy said incoherently while his cheek was pulled.
Xia Lulu asked curiously, "What's up with that child's body shape and face? Is he a relative of Tom?"
It's no wonder that Xia Lulu asked this. Tom's belly was so full from eating so much that he was trying to pull his face to see if he could stretch it like Luffy.
Wendy guessed: "Should...should be a Devil Fruit user like Perona?"
"I'm a rubber man who ate the rubber fruit!" Luffy couldn't resist Ace's claws, so he simply gave up. When introducing his abilities, he stretched his other cheek with his hand, and then asked curiously, "Did that cat also eat the rubber fruit?"
"No, he's just a special house cat." said Chili Shark, who was closest to Tom.
Then he successfully attracted Luffy's attention. Little Luffy didn't have time to marvel at Tom's magic, but looked up and down at Shark Pepper, and asked expectantly: "You...you are not a robot!"
"Yes, I am a robot, the B-series robot No. 9, Shark Chili." Shark Chili has fully realized how popular he is in certain groups in this world. When admitting his identity, he specifically reported his number and posed.
"How impressive~" Ace and Luffy's eyes lit up, but Ace might have felt it was a bit embarrassing to show an admiring expression right after proposing a challenge, so he coughed dryly and pretended not to care.
Luffy didn't care about that, he just rushed over and circled around Shark Pepper: "Transform, transform, can you transform? And shoot lasers?"
Shark Chili nodded and said, "Of course I can transform, but that's only when I encounter a powerful enemy."
"So cool!" Luffy's eyes almost turned into golden crosses, and he was so excited that he was incoherent, "Ace, robot, robot, a shark robot that can transform!"
"Too noisy, Luffy! I'm challenging them!" Ace was very interested in the robot that could transform. Would it only transform when facing a strong enemy? Then wouldn't they be able to see it if they accepted my challenge? Stupid Luffy couldn't even think of this.
"Then I want to challenge too!" At this time, Luffy was simply Ace's little follower.
Zhang Da looked at Luffy's round belly and said helplessly: "You will vomit if you fight like this, right?"
"No way! My fist is as powerful as a bullet. It can... ugh!" Luffy swung his arms a little too hard when he spoke and almost vomited. He quickly covered his mouth.
"Hey, do you dare to accept my challenge?" Ace was helpless with this stupid brother and tried to provoke Zhang Da.
"As long as the two of you can deal with Perona's negative ghost, I will accept the challenge." Zhang Da did not forget to ask Garp's opinion, "Is it okay, Vice Admiral Garp?"
"Just do it." This was Garp's initial request. Even if he didn't expect to change Ace and Luffy's minds, it would be good to let them gain some experience.
"Why should I compete with them?" Perona was a little unhappy that Zhang Da didn't ask for her opinion.
Zhang Da also has some experience in dealing with this tsundere monster: "Because you are so powerful, please help me."
"Hmph, that sounds so perfunctory. Obviously everyone on the ship is better than me." Although Perona is arrogant, she is not stupid.
At this time, Wendy said: "I also think Perona's ability is amazing. She can subdue the enemy in an instant."
"Eh?" Perona looked at Wendy's sincere eyes and blushed a little, "Since... Since Wendy said so, there is nothing we can do."
Zhang Da also gave Wendy an appreciative look, good assist.
Wendy blinked and didn't understand what it meant. She was just praising Perona.
Ace got ready: "Come on, I won't be careless this time!"
Luffy is similar to him: "Me too! That kind of ghost can be knocked away with one punch!"
"Who can be knocked away by you, negative ghost!" Perona waved her hand and two little ghosts flew out.
The ghost was very fast, but Ace and Luffy were able to react in time, punching the little ghost, and then both fell to their knees.
Ace: "I'm such a jerk for wanting to be a pirate all day long..."
Luffy: "If there is an afterlife, I want to be a sea cucumber..."
Seeing his two grandsons so depressed, Karp should have been sad, but what these two guys said was really... so comforting!
Even being a sea cucumber is better than being a pirate, right?
Zhang Daya also disagrees with Karp. Being a sea cucumber is also very dangerous, and if you are not careful, you may end up being harmed by the reputation of certain people.
"Hahahaha, you deserve it!" Perona laughed happily at the two brothers. Suddenly, she thought of a good idea and said to Zhang Da, "Hey, let them copy my elementary school rules too!"
Do you want to tear up other people's umbrellas because you've been caught in the rain? No, no, no, it was Perona who supported these two backward-minded kids.
Zhang Da also gave her a thumbs up and gave her some advice: "Tell them later, they won't give up easily, you can make a bet with them, you have to copy it every time you lose. If they don't agree, just taunt them and say 'you don't even dare to do that, don't even mention being a pirate again'. Kids like them are most likely to get carried away by passion, so it will definitely work, and after you trick them, Garp might even thank you."
"Yeah, yeah!" Perona nodded quickly with a devilish smile. Is this possible? I've learned something. Then she suddenly looked at Zhang Daye warily. She must be careful not to be fooled by him in the future!
Soon Ace jumped up, "Damn it! I won't lose. Come again!"
Luffy followed closely: "Me too!"
"Wait a minute!" Perona made conditions according to what Zhang Da taught her.
Ace and Luffy both used their pinkies to pick their noses, flicking the boogers away, "Elementary school rules, what are those?"
Tom, who was watching the fun, was enlightened and learned a new way to mock others.
"How disgusting! What's that attitude?" Perona was angered by the brothers' careless actions, but in order to punish them and vent her anger, she still explained it to them.
As they listened, Ace and Luffy's heads gradually tilted to one side, as if they had no idea what you were talking about.
Even Garp next to him made the same move, not understanding what this little girl was trying to do.
"Anyway, if you lose you will be punished by writing something. No matter, let's get started!" Ace made a brief speech and was eager to start the next battle.
"Wait a minute, Ace, I hate writing!" Luffy's tone sounded like he was acting coquettish.
"Stupid, if you don't want to write, just win!" Ace pulled out the water pipe behind him.
"Ah, it's Ace as expected!" Little Luffy also picked up the water pipe. If he couldn't hit with his fists, he could use the water pipe. Ace was so smart.
Perona slapped her forehead and said, "What two idiots."
Swish, the two little ghosts passed through the water pipe and penetrated the bodies of the two brothers.
Ace: "No, I can never be a pirate in my life..."
Luffy: "In my next life, I want to be a paramecium..."
Perona raised a finger: "Hahahahahahaha...once again!"
"Damn it, come again!"
Swish.
"Twice!"
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“Come again!”
Swish.
"Thirty-three times..." Perona yawned, "Hey, isn't it time to give up? Isn't it okay to just admit defeat?"
"Huh...Huh..." Ace panted heavily. Even though the negative ghost didn't have much attack power, it made people fall into depression so frequently, which obviously put a great burden on the mental aspect.
For example, Luffy is now lying on the ground with his tongue hanging out, and he is almost unable to get up due to the torture.
But even so, this kid was still muttering things like "I didn't lose, I don't want to be a caterpillar, I want to be the Pirate King."
Ace was still holding on with the help of a water pipe, and he refused to give up even though he had no way to deal with the ghost: "I won't admit defeat. I want to... become a pirate, I want to... keep winning, and then... gain the highest reputation... Only in this way can I prove my existence! Come again!"
Of course Perona couldn't understand him and just complained: "What? I can't resist the negative ghost, what are you talking about!"
After using her abilities so many times in a row, she felt a little tired.
Zhang Da also looked at Garp's expression and made sure that he didn't look angry at all, so he didn't stop Perona. He thought to himself that Garp was really hard-hearted when he was training his grandson.
Altria and Chili Pepper looked at Ace with a little admiration in their eyes, but more of regret. With such a strong will and such a good kid, why did he want to be a pirate?
Wendy and Xia Lulu are more emotional. If they were more familiar with Ace and Luffy, they might have already shouted "Come on!"
"Negative Ghost!"
