Silence, deathly silence, the deck that had just been bustling suddenly fell silent, and the crew all looked at Ace with a blushing face on their faces.

Even Whitebeard, who was as calm as the wind and was not surprised, was shocked by Ace's actions, and he was choking on the wine and coughing, "Ahem! Woo-la-la-la! Ahem! ”

Whitebeard's smile ignited the audience like a fuse on fire, and the deck erupted in maniacal laughter, and everyone laughed like crazy.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Zheng Jian stood close to Whitebeard and let out a sneer.

Shame, endless shame made Ace's face turn red, and under extreme shame, Ace's body burned with raging fire.

Killing that damn cheap cat became Ace's only thought, and Ace looked at Zheng Jian in the crowd angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn cheap cat!" ”

After saying that, Ace burst out with all his strength and rushed towards Zheng Jian, ready to teach the bastard in front of him a lesson.

"Ace, stop!" Thatch, who was sitting in front of Zheng Jian, and Brother Xiao Ma stood up one after another.

The two held back a smile and stopped in front of Ace, "Ace, what do you want to do?" ”

"Get out of the way, I'm going to kill that damn fat cat!" Ace stopped in front of the two of them and roared angrily.

Seeing that Brother Pony and Thatch were blocking Ace's face, Zheng Jian ran to Whitebeard's seat and stuck out his tongue at Ace.

Ace, who saw Zheng Jian's actions clearly, became even angrier, "Bastard! ”

After screaming, Ace unleashed his fruit ability with all his might, and the blazing flames struck Thatch and Little Pony, forcing them back for the time being.

Taking advantage of this gap, Ace jumped past the two of them and rushed to Whitebeard.

Ace, who jumped into the air, raised his right hand vigorously, and his right hand, which was clenched into a fist, turned into a huge fist of fire and hit Zheng Jian and Whitebeard.

Without Zheng Jian's hand, the whitebeard sitting on the chair casually threw a punch.

The seemingly ordinary punch not only crushed the fire fist, but also sent Ace flying into the sea.

After Ace was shot into the sea, some of the crew on the deck came to the edge of the deck and looked at where Ace fell into the water, "Who goes down to save that guy!" ”

"I'll go!" Zheng Jian, who was hiding next to Whitebeard, stood up awe-inspiringly, "How can I, Garfield, stand by while watching my friend fall into danger!" ”

After speaking, Zheng Jian jumped from the boat into the water with a group of contemptuous eyes.

..........

On deck, Ace burst out of the corner again, but this time his target was a cat.

I have to say that Ace is still too tender at this time. Facing Zheng Jian, who has achieved cultivation and has his own plug-in, Ace is not an opponent at all.

Although he couldn't make an understatement like Whitebeard, Zheng Jian still defeated Ace very easily.

"I'm not convinced!" Zheng Jian said to Ace with a smile on his face.

"I'm not convinced!" Ace yelled unconvinced.

Zheng Jian shook his head, moved his muscles, and smiled cheaply, "Then continue!" ”

Although he was not Zheng Jian's opponent, the stubborn and stubborn Ace did not give up, and challenged Zheng Jian again and again, but was defeated again and again.

Although the process of Ace joining the Whitebeard Pirates became a bit tortuous because of Zheng Jian's spoof, the final result was still good.

Spending a long time with everyone on the Moby Dick, Little Pony's chicken soup, Whitebeard's mind and bearing, these many factors made Ace recognize the Whitebeard Pirates, recognize everyone on the ship, and willingly join the Whitebeard Pirates.

After joining the Whitebeard Pirates, Ace received more systematic guidance, coupled with various battles with other pirate forces, Ace's strength has grown greatly.

As a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, Ace re-emerged his brilliance and even became even more brilliant than before.

Ace, who showed strong strength and made a lot of achievements, was quickly recognized by everyone.

Suggestions began to be made on board for Ace to take the long-vacant position of captain of the second team, a proposal that was endorsed by Whitebeard and the other team captains.

Originally, before Ace, Whitebeard and the other team captains wanted Zheng Jiancheng to be the captain of the second team, but Zheng Jian refused.

In and Zheng Jian and the veteran of the second team, Blackbeard Marshall. After D. Titch talks, Ace makes up his mind to find Whitebeard and confess his origins.

That night, in Whitebeard's domineering and touching words, Ace's heart was completely impressed by Whitebeard, and he officially served as the captain of the second team.

In order to celebrate Ace becoming the captain of the second team, everyone specially prepared a sumptuous banquet.

At the banquet, looking at Ace who was eating and drinking, Zheng Jian, who was standing in the crowd, laughed, he knew that the time for the Dark Fruit to appear was approaching.

A few months later, after a battle with other pirate forces, Thatch reaped his trophy, a dark purple Devil Fruit.

Thatch stood on the deck with a Devil Fruit and showed it to everyone.

In the cheers and discussions of the crowd, the faces of one person and one cat changed.

With Marshall. D. Titch is different, Zheng Jian found Thatch directly after the crowd dispersed, "Thatch, can we go to your house and talk?" ”

"Of course!" Thatch, who had a good relationship with Zheng Jian, smiled and agreed.

Not far from Thatch and Zheng Jian, Blackbeard, who had been nervously following Thatch's situation, showed an anxious look.

Despite the anxiety in his heart, Blackbeard held back, knowing that this was not a good time to strike.

Walking into the room, after Zheng Jian closed the door, he solemnly walked in front of Thatch, "Thatch, I want this devil fruit of yours, and I am willing to exchange it for other good things with you." ”

"Garfield, you want the Devil Fruit?" Thatch said in surprise.

"Yes," Zheng Jian nodded generously, "I've been looking for this fruit for a long time, and I was already hopeless, but I didn't expect it to be found by you!" ”

"What kind of fruit is this?" Thatch picked up the Devil Fruit and asked curiously.

Zheng Jian said to Thatch: "This is a natural fruit dark fruit, but unlike other natural fruits, dark fruits cannot be elementalized. ”

"Then why do you want it?" Thatch asked, confused.

"Although the Dark Fruit cannot be elementalized, the Dark Fruit can absorb other people's attacks at twice the cost of bearing the pain caused by the attack!" Zheng Jianyou selectively accepted for Thatch, "However, the Dark Fruit has great restraint on those with Devil Fruit abilities, and he can temporarily deprive other Devil Fruit abilities of their abilities....."

After listening to Zheng Jian's introduction, Thatch stared at the Devil Fruit in his hand silently, not knowing what he was thinking?

After a long time, just when Zheng Jian thought that he was going to be out of play, Thatch suddenly laughed, he looked at Zheng Jian with a smile, and handed over the Devil Fruit in his hand.

"Thatch, you!" A hint of surprise flashed across Zheng Jian's face.

"For you, Garfield!" Thatch looked at Zheng Jian sincerely and said with a smile, "We're good friends, aren't we?" Garfield! ”

"Thatch, thanks!" In the face of such a sincere Thatch, Zheng Jian's heart welled up with a trace of emotion.