Chapter 98 Conflict [VIP]

Uta feels happy every day living in the islands.

She has friends of the same age, a career she loves, and many fans who send her letters every day.

After making money, she bought a room specifically for storing letters and gifts.

She would take the time to read every fan letter and keep it carefully.

Although she can't reply to everyone, she will work harder to sing good songs to give back to her fans.

Uta has been very busy recently. In addition to hosting music programs, she also has to participate in the reconstruction of the music school with Mr. Gordon.

Music Island has been being cleaned up since the day it was merged, and now it has achieved initial results.

They hope to rebuild the music school and provide a place for learning for all music lovers around the world.

"Ms. Uta, someone wants to see you."

At the construction site, a worker said to Uta, who was visiting the site in person on a rare occasion.

Uta is well-loved by the islanders. Although everyone will exercise a certain degree of restraint, whenever they hear that she will appear, the roads will be blocked.

So before, Uta just discussed the reconstruction progress of the college with Mr. Gordon without showing up.

Recently, because of the declaration of war by an external government, people have been lining up to sign up for equipment.

Only then did Uta appear on the construction site a few times.

I didn't expect the news would still get out.

Uta is quite friendly to fans.

She nodded and agreed to let them in, not because she was careless, but because she trusted the security of the island group and the ability of her own fruit.

After waiting for a while, the construction worker came here with four people.

Uta looked over and smiled at the girl with gradient long hair who was waving most enthusiastically, with curiosity in her eyes.

"Hello." Uta's eyes fell on Yamato's clothes.

"Is this a specialty of Wano City? It's a new trend, and I haven't tried it yet."

Wano City is the new name of Wano Country, which was brought to the island group.

Sabo and his three companions had been on the islands for several days and were familiar with the changes.

Yamato nodded with a grin and stretched out his arms to show off his clothes.

"I'm from Wano Country, but I think your outerwear is more beautiful and convenient!"

"Each has its own advantages~"

Uta started chatting with her.

Sabo, Ace, and Buggy, who insisted on coming along, all remained silent.

Sabo was very happy about this. The happier Uta was chatting, the more patient he would be with them when explaining the situation later.

Buggy actually didn't want to come, but if he didn't come, he would have to follow Smoker and the others to do more troublesome things.

In his situation, if he left these people, he would be caught by the metal ball and forced to continue doing hard labor in the next second.

Ace looked around, curiously sizing up the half-built school.

Many workers were busy nearby. His moving sight suddenly stopped, and his eyes were fixed on a familiar black figure in the distance.

That person—Teach?!

That's definitely Tiggy!

Suddenly, without any warning, Ace left the spot.

Sabo, Buggy, Uta and Yamato who were chatting, all looked at him in surprise.

Ace was seen running at a very fast speed, with flames burning on his body.

The roar scared many people working, "Ti-Chi—you are here!!"

Teach endured the misfortune of having the devil fruit he had been waiting for for many years taken away.

Teach had the bad luck of being captured and forced to do hard labor on the Music Island, but he endured it.

It's because he can't beat Yale.

There is nothing shameful in temporarily submitting to the stronger and biding your time.

After a lot of effort, Teach finally got the chance.

The government is finally going to fight a decisive battle with Yale, and Yale has decided to let the citizens of the island group join the war.

If the two sides fight, they will most likely open up the islands or allow citizens to attack by boat.

Then he could take advantage of the chaos to leave and wait for the outcome after the war.

If the government wins, he can still secretly plan his own plans.

If Yale wins, then there is nothing to plan for. Just wait for destruction with this world.

With such plans, Teach was still preparing for his ambition to become the king of the world.

He discovered that apart from the professional workers, most of the laborers on the Music Island were gangsters and pirates who had done bad things.

He gathered them together and gave them a glimpse into the future.

When he leaves, these people will become his helpers.

It was obviously a perfect plan, but Teach never expected that someone would interfere.

And this person is actually Ace, an Ace with the power of a devil fruit!

Let’s not talk about the island group where Ace came from.

Why does the other party possess the power of a devil fruit? Why?!

Teach cursed Yale a hundred and eight times in his heart, but he quickly dropped the things in his hand and used his domineering power to catch Ace's fire fist.

Unfortunately, he was in too much of a hurry and was eventually knocked away by the fire fist. Fortunately, he stopped.

"Ace, calm down first." Tikki said quickly and shouted again.

"Public security! Public security, there's a murderer here, arrest him quickly!"

He is now a serving prisoner in a labor camp. If he is maliciously attacked while working honestly, the nearby soldiers will definitely take care of it.

Teach had a good idea.

As soon as the attack began, the nearby supervising soldiers hurried over and stood in front of Teach.

The pitch-black muzzle of a gun was pointed at Ace, and someone warned coldly.

"Don't move, cooperate with our investigation, or we won't be polite!"

"Ace!" Sabo hurried over and grabbed Ace who wanted to attack the soldiers as well.

"Wait, there must be a misunderstanding. Please don't do anything yet, let's talk."

Yamato: "Ace, what's going on?"

Wuta: "Why did you suddenly attack me? Didn't you come here for me?"

Bucky... Seeing that the situation was not good, Bucky decisively left them behind and ran away.

What companionship? He has no such thing!

But where should he go after running? Bucky saw a metal ball turn a corner in the distance from the corner of his eye, so he quickly turned a corner as well.

Or maybe he should go back to Future Island. He now thinks treasure hunting is a good idea. Who knows, he might find something good in the future and even be credited as a hero.

With a "bang", the distracted Bucky bumped into a hard barrier.

He fell to the ground, holding his forehead which was swollen with heat, and glared at the front with bared teeth, "It hurts so much, you don't grow—"

When he saw who he had bumped into, he immediately bit back the complaint that was about to come out of his mouth.

The man with red hair and golden eyes lowered his head slightly and looked at him with a smile.

"Hello again, Bucky." Yale stretched out his hand and tried to pull Bucky up in a friendly manner.

But there was no way Bucky would be fooled.

He jumped up and stared at Yale vigilantly, thinking that this was an example of a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken.

Unfortunately, I couldn't beat him, so I could only smile and deal with it.

Bucky gave a flattering smile, and the lackey replied, "Indeed, we meet again. Respected Captain Yale, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to check on the progress of the music school." Yale was friendly and sincere, and took Bucky to the place where the conflict occurred.

"By the way, I'm a little curious. Is it because I don't treat you well enough? Why would you rather go with them than work for me?"

"Well...I'm here for—"

Bucky rolled his eyes, looking righteous.

"I'm here to supervise them!" He betrayed Sabo and the other two without hesitation.

"I can see they want to harm you, so I had to give up my job and follow them to find out their purpose. That way I can tell you and prevent any harm before it happens!"

Yale looked at him with a smile, and only stared at Bucky until his face was covered in cold sweat, and then he spoke lightly.

“Do you think I’m stupid, Bucky?” Bucky’s legs began to tremble.

Yale: “Tell the truth.”

Bucky immediately told the truth, which was very simple: he couldn't bear the hardship of helping others retrieve treasure.

"That's a very good point, don't fool yourself."

Yale ignored him and arrived at the place where the dispute took place in an instant.

The red hair rose and fell, and the soldier was the first to react and bowed slightly.

"Respected Captain Yale!"

"Captain Yale!" Uta's eyes lit up when he saw Yale.

She pointed at Ace and the other two and complained, "They don't look like good people."

The soldier also said: "That's right!"

Although they have identity cards to prove their citizenship, it is an indisputable fact that they injured people.

Yale nodded when he heard that and looked at Sabo, Ace and Yamato, whose faces were full of vigilance.

In addition to vigilance, Ace also felt a surge of regret and confusion.

Yale collected that emotion and then spoke.

"Tell me, why did you attack this Mr. Teach?"

"He killed my family!" Ace stepped forward and took the blame.

"This is a personal grudge between Teach and me. It has nothing to do with Sabo or Yamato. I was the only one who did it just now!"

The soldier and Uta's expressions softened a bit, and this was a good reason.

Killing one's family is an unforgivable crime, at least for the victim's family.

Tiqi wanted to deny it, but this was an indisputable fact and it certainly could not be hidden from Yale.

He could only argue, "I already know I was wrong, and I'm just atonement now."

"What's the use of atonement? Can it bring Thatch back to life?!" Ace glared at him, and flames burned on his clenched fists again.

"If you really feel you're wrong, you should come with me to see Dad! Dad will decide how you should atone for your sins!"

Tiqi lowered his head and remained silent, his eyes full of viciousness and unwillingness.

"This is an island group, so it must be handled according to the laws of the island group." Yale smiled and said as a matter of course.

"Teach is already receiving his punishment, Ace. You have also committed a crime by attacking a diligent prisoner without permission."

Sabo and Yamato stood in front of Ace, one on the left and one on the right.

Ace stared into Yale's eyes and said unconvincedly, "What if I must kill him?"

"Ah, of course you can kill him." Yale moved aside, revealing Teach who looked up in surprise behind him.

Then, he changed the subject, "After killing him, you can still continue to kill your family and friends as a member of the island group - of course, I know you definitely won't do that, but I can control you and let you watch your body attack your family with your own eyes while retaining your consciousness. How about that?"

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