Chapter 154 Goodbye

When Yosano Akiko found a position and was about to strike, Whitebeard's muscles suddenly tensed up, and he grabbed his naginata with his right hand and blocked it in front of Yosano Akiko.

Yosano Akiko was startled and looked up, only to see a blue-skinned creature with human limbs but fish features reaching out to strike her, but the strike was blocked by the blade of the naginata.

The blade shook violently after it came into contact with the palm, and even the surrounding air seemed to be shaken faintly.

Kunikida Doppo had already used his special ability to construct a gun and was staring at the inhuman creature that suddenly appeared with caution.

However, the next moment after being blocked, the inhuman creature spoke, and his tone was very excited: "Dad!"

"Calm down, Jinbei." Whitebeard called him in a stern voice, "This little girl doesn't want to hurt me."

"But she just clearly——"

"Hey, Jinbe!" Seeing that Yosano Akiko was not injured, Ace breathed a sigh of relief and greeted the newcomer. "Akiko is a user of healing abilities, but the ability can only be activated if she is in a near-death state. She was just healing her father, so don't misunderstand."

Luffy followed up and said, "Yeah, yeah! I just tried it, and it worked great!" He raised his arms to show off his muscles, "I feel full of power now!"

"…Is that so?" Jinbei withdrew his hand doubtfully and looked at Whitebeard to confirm. Before coming here, both of them were on the battlefield of Marigold. He knew about Luffy's injuries, and now he was indeed a living example.

"Kulalala, this little girl is Ace's friend."

Jinbei had no doubts now. He gave Yosano Akiko a great fish-man ceremony and said sincerely, "I was really rude just now. I thought you were going to say this to my father..."

Hearing that she was Ace's friend and that his father trusted her, not to mention that she was a doctor who could cure his father's severe and numerous injuries, Jinbei was afraid that his apology was not serious enough.

Yoseno Akiko was also a little stunned by such a formal greeting. She reacted a little slowly and waved her hand quickly, saying, "It's okay, it's just that the conditions for activating my special ability are indeed easy to be misunderstood."

When he and Yosano Akiko were treating Whitebeard, Nakahara Chuuya couldn't help but whisper to Dazai Osamu: "Hey, Dazai, this is the fishman that Ace mentioned before, right?"

Dazai Osamu glanced at his amazed expression and whispered, "Isn't this obvious?"

But are all pirates like this? Whether it's Ace, Whitebeard who just came here, or Jinbei who came here now, they are all... a little dazzling.

This is just a feeling of trust because of a trusted companion. He himself cannot do it. Even if someone trusts him in this way, he will only feel rejection and fear.

He was used to calculating everything, even for his companions, even if he believed in their strength, he was more inclined to arrange them in the right positions. As for trusting someone just because his companions said they trusted him, like them, he couldn't do it.

Even if someone who was very good at judging people told him that he trusted someone, Dazai Osamu would not believe it. Instead, he would investigate the person inside and out in private to confirm whether the person could be trusted.

Jinbe looked at how Akiko Yosano healed Whitebeard in an instant after inflicting a fatal wound, and he immediately expressed his gratitude.

Their father was already old, suffering from old illnesses, and was stabbed by Akainu, suffering so many injuries... They actually all had a hunch that their father might want to use this battlefield as the final end of "Whitebeard".

But now there should be another possibility.

After healing his wounds, Whitebeard asked about the thing he had been staring at. He pointed at the body that was still in a coma, "Ace, what's going on with that?"

Ace scratched his head, "I don't know, it should be my body, but I don't know why I can't go back."

Whitebeard paused, "How long have you lived here?"

Ace calculated, "About eight years."

Jinbei and Sabo looked over in surprise. Only Luffy was still confused.

They knew that Ace used to live in the East China Sea, where he had lived for 17 years and had been out to sea for another 3 years. He had never stayed in any one place for 8 years.

Whitebeard was silent for a while, then reached out and touched Ace's head with his thumb. "Now that you have a new life, live well."

"...Father?"

Whitebeard laughed, "No matter if you are Roger's son or someone else's, you are my son now, and you bear the name of Whitebeard! Even if I can't watch you anymore in the future, you must walk forward with your head held high!"

Ace immediately stood up straight, like a primary school student who heard a lecture from his teacher, and said, "Yes!"

But after he answered, he said anxiously: "Dad, why did you say that you can't look at me anymore? Are you——"

He still remembered what it was like before he came to this world, Whitebeard said, and it sounded full of foreboding to him.

“This isn’t our world, is it?”

Ace was stunned.

"It's hard to say whether you can go back in your current situation." Whitebeard has been to almost every place on the sea, and he does not ignore the various feelings of incongruity he has encountered along the way.

"Besides, staying here is not necessarily a bad thing. Don't you already have a new companion?" He looked to the other side without saying anything, but he kept staring at the two people here, raised his mouth and laughed loudly, "Kulalala, Ace, I will have to ask you to take care of me from now on."

Dazai Osamu closed his eyes and did not answer. Nakahara Chuuya beside him was stunned for a moment, and replied a little embarrassedly: "It is us who are being taken care of by Ace."

Luffy seemed to have just realized what had happened, and asked hesitantly, "Isn't Ace going back with us?"

Sabo glanced at the red mist that seemed to be gradually dissipating beside him, raised one of his hands and looked at it, and his fingertips began to gradually become transparent. He looked at the two Aces, but found that neither of them seemed to have a tendency to become transparent. Noticing this, he couldn't help but pursed his lips tightly.

Ace also noticed this situation, and the situation was more obvious because Whitebeard, who was facing him, was bigger.

He said anxiously: "Dad! You——"

"It looks like it's time to go back." He stood up without any panic, looking sharply at the place where Dazai had noticed before, "Hey, Garp, this may be the last time we meet, don't you plan to come out and meet Ace?"

The three brothers were startled at once, and their faces showed shock in unison, followed by a conditioned look of fear, "Grandpa, Grandpa!?"

Thinking of what Garp had said to him on the execution platform, Ace frowned. To be honest, he didn't know how to face this grandfather who had been kind to him but he had failed to live up to his expectations.

Luffy's face was twisted with turmoil. He remembered that he had punched his grandfather in the face not long ago, and shrank his neck with guilt.

On the battlefield, he confronted Grandpa to save Ace. It was a matter of principle and something he had to do, but off the battlefield, it was another matter. Luffy's fear of Grandpa was almost engraved in his DNA, which made him retreat a little at this moment.

Sabo hadn't seen Grandpa Karp for many years and even suffered amnesia during that time. Besides, he was more involved with the other two brothers back then. But when he suddenly saw the grandpa who had brought him psychological trauma, he was a little afraid to speak.

They didn't doubt at all whether Whitebeard was mistaken - what a joke! That was Whitebeard! He said Grandpa was here, so Grandpa must be here!

Not long after Whitebeard finished speaking, a sturdy figure walked out from behind the corner of the street.

The three brothers looked at him quietly.

Others found this scene quite interesting. It is certain that Whitebeard is not Ace's biological father. After all, the fishman there also called Whitebeard Dad, and Whitebeard himself mentioned that Ace had a father before. As for this grandpa, it is hard to say. The three brothers are sworn brothers, but all three call him grandpa.

Moreover, this grandpa was wearing a military uniform, which clearly showed that he was not the same kind of person as the pirate Whitebeard.

Oh, when Luffy was in the sky, he also mentioned catching a dragon and putting it on the ship. Obviously, this dragon is also a pirate like Ace, and he is not the same kind of person as this grandpa. No wonder they all look guilty when they see the grandpa.

As for their golden-haired brother, judging from his guilty look, even if he is not a pirate, he is definitely not the same kind of person as this grandfather.

"Kulalala, don't you want to say something, Garp?"

"You don't need to remind me!" Garp exhaled heavily through his nose, looked at the three brothers, and finally his gaze stopped on Ace.

His legs and arms had become transparent. Although he had a lot to say to the three brothers, he would meet the other two later. Now he only had enough time to say a few words to Ace.

"Ace, I've already said everything I wanted to tell you when I was on the execution platform. Even though you didn't follow the path I expected, but, but... we are a family, and this will never change! Maybe it would be better for you to stay in this world..." His eyes were a little wet, "We're leaving, kid, don't be so reckless in the future!"

After yelling, he curled his lips again, "Forget it, you little brat have never listened to the words of the grandpa... Live well."

Ace couldn't hold back his tears suddenly, "Grandpa..."

Most of the bodies of the people from another world have become transparent. Sabo smiled and waved his hand, saying, "We will continue to move forward in that world, Ace, no matter which world it is, you and we will too. By the way, I am now working in the Revolutionary Army with Luffy's father, and I am doing well. You don't have to worry."

When the revolutionary leader's father, Capton, heard this, his face darkened and he cursed, "That stinky boy!"

Whitebeard laughed "Kulalala".

Jinbei looked at him quietly without saying anything.

Luffy seemed to realize something, tears welled up in his eyes, but he still smiled and shouted, "Ace! I will definitely become the Pirate King!"

Ace also laughed: "Ah, then I give you some encouragement, but I still think that my father Whitebeard will become the Pirate King."

"Goodbye, Ace."

"Ace! Goodbye--!"

"goodbye--"

Goodbye my brothers, my family.