A few minutes later.

A group of people from Bartow's Club, at a busy street corner, bumped into a group of cooks who were scattered on the ground.

These cooks obviously couldn't run, they were all sweating profusely and panting, and a few fat cooks who were overweight collapsed and lay on the ground, and they didn't even have the strength to sit up.

After all, they are all ordinary people, and their physical strength is far inferior to that of pirates, and it is quite remarkable to be able to chase them all the way here.

"Hey, uncles, you can stay here and rest!"

When Bartolomeo passed by them, he opened his voice and shouted: "That kid who eats the overlord's meal, I'll chase him back, don't worry!" ”

These words caused the cooks to look sideways for a while, they didn't know about the loss of the metal statue, and they thought that Barto was pulling out a knife to help when they saw the injustice, and they were immediately moved to tears.

"You really can't judge a person by their appearance."

An old cook gasped, looked at Bato's distant back and sighed, "What a kind young man, but it's a pity that he looks a little stumbling." ”

The rest of the cooks nodded approvingly.

It's a pity that Barto didn't hear it, otherwise I'm afraid he would burst into tears - how can there be such a boast, isn't Uncle Ben just a little weird in his hairstyle, obviously he is still quite handsome!

After running for thousands of miles, it was not until the end of the street that Barto finally caught up with the fleeing Ace and the others, who thought they had succeeded in getting rid of the cook, and were all right, and had already sat down on the steps in front of the fountain square to rest.

And coincidentally, just as the distance was gradually getting closer, Barto happened to hear the words "Xiano" and "Wind Pirates" from their conversation, and suddenly became more sure of his previous judgment.

These guys are definitely fans of Lord Xia Nuo and didn't run away, and their metal statues were definitely taken away by these people!

"Hey, cowboy hat imp!"

Before he could reach him, Barto couldn't help but shout: "You thief, give me back my things!" ”

"Huh?"

Looking at the Bato Club group rushing over, several people on the side of the Spade Pirates were a little confused, and when they heard this, they were even more dazed, Ace pointed at himself and said in amazement: "Are you talking about me?" ”

"Nonsense, who else but you kid!"

Barto took a few steps forward angrily, stretched out his right palm and spread it out towards Ace: "Hurry up, before I do it, hurry up and bring me the statue of Lord Xano!" ”

"What statues ......"

Ace became more and more inexplicable, he stood up from the steps, and just as he was about to say something, a heavy object suddenly fell from the top of his tilted cowboy hat and fell on the granite floor with a "pop".

The eyes of everyone on both sides focused on the past, only to see that what fell to the ground was a delicate and small metal statue.

The air in the square suddenly fell silent for a moment.

"Uh, I said Captain......"

One of the Spade Pirates looked at Ace and said weakly, "When did you put this thing on your hat......"

"I don't know...... Ace looked confused, scratching his hair and muttering, "I'm not impressed at all, could it be that it accidentally fell on my head when I hit it before?" ”

Seeing the blank expressions on the faces of these people, Barto also felt that something was wrong, and he estimated that he might really blame them.

He took a few steps forward, picked up the metal statue on the ground, carefully hung it on his Mithril shoulder guard, and then looked at Ace suspiciously:

"You really didn't mean to? Aren't you also admirers of Lord Xano? ”

"Admirers? I? ”

Ace was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing: "How is it possible! In this world, there are many strong people I want to challenge and defeat, but there is no one who is worthy of my worship! ”

"Huh?"

This time it was Barto's turn to be stunned, and he said strangely: "Then I heard it just now, you are discussing something about Lord Xano......"

"Ah, you said that."

Ace grinned and explained, "That's because I'm going to leave this island and go to the door to challenge that Wind Sword Hero Xianuo!" I was just discussing with my companions how to find the traces of the Wind Pirates! ”

"You? Challenge Lady Charno? ”

Hearing this, Barto and his subordinates looked at each other, and then laughed as if they had heard some terrible joke.

"Hey, hey, did you hear, this kid actually wants to challenge Lord Xiano!"

"The little ghosts now, they really don't know how thick the sky is!"

"These guys are so funny, they just laugh to death, hahaha!"

……

Looking at the group of people who were smiling backwards and backs on the other side, the faces of the Spade Pirates gradually became difficult to look at, and Ace also snorted: "What, you don't believe it?" ”

"Of course I don't believe it!"

Barto laughed so hard that tears were about to burst out, and he pointed at Ace, undisguised his mockery:

"Boy, do you know what kind of existence Lord Xia Nuo is, you must know that a few days ago, even Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, was defeated by his men!"

"Just you? A stunned young man who doesn't know where he came from, who has just entered the new world for a long time, also wants to defeat him in vain? ”

"This kind of thing, how can you know the result if you don't try."

Ace snapped his fingers, and a wisp of flame erupted from his fingers, burning in the air, and he smiled slightly, "What if it succeeds?" And taking a step back, it doesn't matter if you fail, how can you become stronger if you don't see the vastness of this world? ”

"It's ......"

Looking at the flames that suddenly appeared strangely, the pirates in Bato's club couldn't help but be stunned, and Bato's pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly: "Nature's Devil Fruit ability? ”

His face became serious, and after seriously examining Ace up and down, he suddenly spoke: "Although I don't know where you come from, but now it seems that you should indeed have some strength......

"So be it!"

Bartolomeo rolled up his sleeves and clenched his fists with a sound like popping beans, "Since you really want to challenge Lord Xiano, then come and fight with me, let me test your strength and see if you have the qualifications!" ”

"Huh?" Ace was stunned for a moment, looked at Bato inexplicably, and said, "Why should I fight you?" If I accidentally took your things before, then I apologize to you. ”

"It has nothing to do with that!"

Barto grinned, the battle intent on his body was already vigorous, and he took a step forward suddenly, staring at Ace with blazing eyes:

"Uncle Ben, but Lord Xiano's number one fan, if even I can't win, you stinky little devil should weigh your own skills again, don't waste Lord Xiano's time!"