Chapter 1 First Day in Office

“Ace——!!”

This heart-wrenching voice seemed to echo in his ears again, coming from his younger brother who witnessed his death.

But he would not regret it. If this was the only way to save his brother's life, then even if he had to do it again, he would still choose to stand in front of him without hesitation and face the lava fist that could burn and melt even fire.

Portgas D. Ace, whose real last name should be Gol, is the posthumous son of the hated pirate king Gol D. Roger. Fortunately, he was hidden and protected by the naval hero Monkey D. Garp, so he was able to grow up successfully. However, he eventually failed to live up to the expectations of his grandfather Garp and eventually embarked on the path of a pirate.

Perhaps this was the fate of being the son of the Pirate King. The moment he was taken to the execution platform, he had already accepted his fate.

At the last moment of his life, the captain's father and his companions risked their lives to save him from execution. Even though they knew he was the son of their former enemy, they still had no regrets...

Whether it was a hand reaching out to save him or a knife chopping off his head, he could accept it calmly.

But ah…but——

He thought he was dead, as if someone was saying "Kill... Kill..." in his ear. Ace woke up immediately, and then saw that he was holding a scalpel used by doctors, and he cut the throat of an old man lying on the bed with a skinny body and bulging eyes.

Ace: “…”

Even though I just passed through a battlefield that was like a meat grinder, as soon as I woke up, I was covered in blood at close range. Isn't this a bit too exciting?

That's what he said, but he soon found that he didn't seem to be alive, but was possessed by someone else like a ghost.

He was able to come to a conclusion so quickly because he realized almost immediately that this body was not under his control, and the fingers of the hand that he had just seen slitting the throat were slender and white, completely different from his own.

After slitting the throat of an old man, the owner of the body looked at the other person who was still alive in the room and whispered, "Dazai-kun, the leader passed away and passed the position of leader to me before he died. You are the witness."

Ace followed the body's line of sight and looked over there. Ah... it was a kid who was even younger than his brother Luffy.

Then, belatedly, he realized what nonsense the owner of this body was talking about.

My goodness, that old man just now was some kind of leader, and then the owner of this body killed the leader, faked the leader's will, took the position himself, and even let this kid bear false witness! ?

Tsk, this is betrayal!

But no matter what, this body belongs to someone else, and he doesn't intend to meddle in it.

…This thought changed during the evening.

Ace never imagined that at night, the owner of this body - oh, he now knew that this person's name was Mori Ougai, and he was the doctor of the leader who had died - was reading a paper report at night, and he was suddenly able to control his body!

Obviously, he originally just wanted to be a backstage ghost_(:зゝ∠)_

He looked down at the report in his hand. Hmmmm, how can I explain it? He could clearly understand the language he heard during the day, so why could he not understand it at all once it was converted into text?

Ace looked at it for a while, and decided not to embarrass himself. He tried to communicate with the real owner of the body: "Mr. Mori Ougai, are you there?" When he heard no response, he called out twice, "Mr. Mori? Mr. Ougai?"

But no matter how he shouted, no one responded.

"Can't you hear me?" Ace muttered and put down the report.

He couldn't understand it anyway, so it was useless to read it. Forget it, he went out to see where this place was and see if he could get any information about his father or Luffy. It would be the best if he could contact them.

Thinking of his father, brother and companions, Ace's mood became heavy again.

After Mori Ogai inherited the position of leader, he changed out of his white coat and wore a black suit with a red scarf. Ace wanted to change it, not because it was too conspicuous to wear it, but mainly because the style of the clothes was a bit tight and it was uncomfortable to wear anywhere.

But any clothes other than Morigu seemed to be quite tight, and Ace hesitated for a long time between another set of clothes in his leader's office and the clothes he was wearing. In the end, he wore a white shirt and taupe trousers, and tied a belt.

This outfit seemed to be normal to wear, the only problem was that he opened his shirt, revealing his chest and thin abdominal muscles.

Well, for today's society, it's a bit exposed.

But Ace didn't think there was anything wrong with wearing it this way because he had worn it like this before, with a floral shirt and knee-length pants.

He walked out openly, went down one floor from the elevator outside Mori Owl, and walked out of the building under the shocked gazes of the night shift employees who thought that the new leader had exposed his not-so-dignified habits just because he became the boss.

As the city center of Yokohama, even though it had experienced a lot of unrest not long ago, this area was still the most prosperous area in Yokohama. Ace looked around and randomly chose a road to walk down the street.

There were a wide variety of shops on the street. Although Ace went out for the purpose of gathering information, he was soon dazzled by the various hotels and snack shops on the street.

"Hmm...if I look at it this way, this seems to be Izo's hometown, Wano Country." Ace muttered softly.

There are many sushi shops on the street. Ace, who is more impressed by the food, finally remembered that the words on the documents he saw in the leader's office before were actually seen in Wano Country before.

However, Wano Country is the territory of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors. As crew members of another of the Four Emperors, they cannot stay on the island for long. Moreover, everyone has no problem communicating in Wano Country, so they did not pay too much attention to it, let alone learn a new character.

And when I think about it this way, don’t Mr. Mori Ogai’s name and the name of that kid named Dazai also have a strong flavor of Wano Country?

Ace suddenly realized that this was Wano Country!

He miscalculated. He should have dressed up before going out! If Kaido's men found out that he was not dead, he would definitely not let him go easily!

Thinking of this, he turned around and was about to go back, but when he saw his reflection in the window next to him, he suddenly realized that even his body was not his own now, so there was no need to worry about being recognized by others.

Considering that food portions in Wano Country are very small, Ace turned around and entered a fast food restaurant that seemed to serve larger portions.

...After I came in, I realized that even though it was a fast food restaurant, the portions didn’t seem very big.

He looked at the menu for a while. Although he still didn't recognize the words, he thought it was good that he could tell what was sold just by looking at the pictures on the menu. So he pointed to the pictures on the menu one by one and said to the clerk, "This one, this one, this one... and this one, ten of each!"

The smiling waiter froze and said awkwardly, "Sir, how about you order one of each first, and then order new ones if they're not enough?"

She didn't think the man in front of her could finish all the food he ordered, and she even suspected that he was here to cause trouble.

"Ah? Oh, that's fine." Ace didn't insist. It made no difference to him whether to order everything at once or to finish eating and then order more. The amount was not enough for him anyway.

After the dishes were served, he ate while asking the waiter, "Hey, do you know what's going on recently?"

The waiter looked at the dishes on his table and whispered in a very friendly manner, "Ah, I heard that the leader of the port mafia who brought "bloody tyranny" to Yokohama some time ago has died, and the new leader has just taken office and revoked the previous terrible orders. I don't know if it's true or not."

Ace recalled that someone mentioned that their organization was called the Port Mafia during the day. They seemed to be quite famous in this area, but he had never heard of such an organization before when he came to Wano Country. How could Kaido allow someone to gain influence in his territory?

However, the people of Wano Country don’t seem to pay much attention to what’s happening outside, so it’s not impossible that they don’t know about the war at the top…

Ace whispered, "Do you know Kaido?"

Forget about what’s happening outside. Wano Country is Kaido’s territory. The local people should know about Kaido, right?

However, the clerk looked confused: "Kedo...? I've never heard of him."

Ace was speechless for a moment. He began to feel that something was wrong.

"Sir, do you have any questions?"

Ace shook his head. "No more, thank you."

"Enjoy your meal then."

After the clerk left, Ace ate meat with big mouthfuls while wondering what was going on here.

But he clearly misjudged his current situation.

Ace himself could be said to be a big eater, and he even believed that eating more meat would help him heal faster if he was injured. However, now he was not using his own body, but an older young man named Mori Ougai, who was not very strong and worked as a doctor in addition to being the leader. This also meant that Mori Ougai's appetite was not as horrible as his.

He ordered almost every dish on the menu. Although this amount was definitely not enough for him to be full, with Moriou's body, he felt a little full before he finished eating.

It was a bit shameful to waste food, so Ace chose to pack it up and take it back.

After packing the bag, the clerk stood aside and waited for him to pay. Ace also stood up, then suddenly bowed 90 degrees to the clerk and said loudly: "Thank you for the hospitality!"

"Ah..." The clerk was stunned. He watched him bow and run out of the store. Then he reacted and shouted, "Catch him! That man didn't pay! He ate and ate for free--!!"