One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 146 They are all children of the sea

Marco walked up to Ace and asked seriously, "You barely escaped with your life, are you still planning to continue doing this kind of thing?"

"It's about time we realized this!"

Marco's tone suddenly became serious, "You can't take Old Man's head off now. Will you leave this ship and start over, or stay here and carry Whitebeard's symbol?"

The choice was laid out before Ace; all that remained was for him to make the decision.

Ace kept his head down and did not answer Marco.

If he continues as before, he would be incredibly foolish.

The Whitebeard Pirates genuinely didn't consider him an enemy, allowing him to assassinate Whitebeard time and time again on their ship.

But why, why did Whitebeard have to be his father?

Is he someone the world despises? Does he even know who he is?!

Ace wanted to know the answers to his questions, and he also needed to make a decision about his actions over the past few days.

That night, Ace came to Whitebeard's room again. But this time, Whitebeard was still awake. He had just blown out the candle when Ace knocked on the door, saying he had something important to say.

The door opened and Ace relit the candle with a touch of his finger.

Whitebeard glanced at him silently, then reached for a drink and began to drink, waiting quietly for him to speak.

Ace sat by Whitebeard's bedside, somewhat embarrassed to speak, "Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King who ushered in the Great Pirate Era, is my biological father."

Whitebeard took a sip of his drink and said calmly, "Is that so? That's quite surprising."

"I see. But your personality is quite different from Roger's."

Roger, that guy, can become very irritable and willful when provoked, but he's also as innocent as a child. Ace, on the other hand, is a polite fellow. Both of them care deeply about their comrades, but they differ in other ways.

"You and Roger were enemies, weren't you? Aren't you going to kick me out?" Ace's expression was indifferent. He could never muster any positive emotions when the topic of his biological father, Roger, came up.

"You said it was something important, I thought it was something important."

The white-bearded man took another sip of wine from the flask, saying, "So you were worrying about something so trivial."

"No matter who gave birth to them, everyone is a son of the sea!"

To Ace's astonishment, Whitebeard began to laugh heartily while drinking. He seemed genuinely unconcerned about his origins, which was why Marcosach and the others followed him.

Suddenly, Ace had an answer to the choice Marco had given him.

Yu originally wanted to sneak a peek at Ace, but couldn't find him. She passed by her father's room and saw the light on.

It's so late, and Dad's still awake?

I walked over hesitantly, and before I even got there, I could hear voices inside. One was my father's, and the other was Ace's.

No wonder I couldn't find anyone; it turns out Ace ran off here.

Yu listened to every word of their conversation, and her heart finally settled down.

When Yu encountered Deus and the others, she learned from Sayuran's memories that these people eventually became members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, Yu wasn't sure if it was Ace alone, or just the rest of them.

Ace's future cannot be known from Sayuran's memories, so she was a little worried when she heard Ace say that he wanted to challenge Whitebeard.

When Ace came out of Whitebeard's room, Yu even hid to the side.

"What are you doing sneaking around like that?" The white-bearded voice came from inside the room.

You sighed and slowly walked in. "Dad, let me make this clear first, I didn't eavesdrop on purpose."

Whitebeard, holding the sake jug, was about to drink when he suddenly met Yu's gaze and froze. The sake jug that was about to touch his lips vanished, leaving his hand empty.

"Dad, I've told you so many times, drink less alcohol." You shook the wine pot in his hand and said helplessly, "Drinking so late, no wonder outsiders say that Brother Ma is a quack doctor."

No matter how good a doctor is, it's all for naught if the patient doesn't follow the doctor's orders.

Whitebeard reached for the wine jug on the other side, but Yu was quick and nimble, taking all the wine jugs first. He had one jug in each hand, two more in his arms, and used vines to carry the rest.

All the wine was removed, and You moved it aside to make sure her father couldn't reach it, then sat down on the edge of the bed. "Dad, thank you."

Whitebeard thought Yu was going to remind him to take his medicine again, but she said something that was quite different from her usual self.

However, before Whitebeard could adjust to Yu's sudden silence, that silence vanished.

"But Dad, for our sake and for your own, you still need to take your medicine on time and drink less alcohol."

"..." He's so old, and besides his family, drinking is his only hobby in his life.

Whitebeard sometimes finds Yubi Marco even more troublesome.

Yu probably knew that saying this would have little effect, and since it was getting late, she simply took the wine and left.

However, the wines my father collected were truly delicious, and since we've taken them, we can't let them go to waste.

Go find Little Ma and share it with him.

Izo returned to the Moby Dick during the day and was currently on deck with Marco, keeping watch. Marco was sharing stories about Ace that had happened to him over the past few days, and Izo listened, occasionally offering a few words of agreement.

Things like what happened to Ace had happened before. A small number of crew members on the ship were arrogant and more or less resentful, so it was common for them to try to provoke their father.

When You followed the sound, she saw the backs of two people, which were not very clear in the moonlight.

Wow, Chow Yun-fat is having a midnight rendezvous.

The guy next to him looks like a good match for Chow Yun-fat!

Does Dad know? Do the other crew members know?

Oh my god! Could she be the first one to discover this?!

Yu had just parted ways with Izou on several occasions, and this night was the first time Yu had seen him. Having never seen him during the day, Yu assumed it was someone from the kitchen or another crew member. In any case, Little Ma hadn't done this during the day, so he must not have intended for anyone else to know yet.

With fine wine in hand and two people in front of him for a secret rendezvous, You only felt that a plate of melon seeds was missing.

They were quite far apart, so You couldn't hear what the two were saying. She only saw Little Ma occasionally turn his head to look at the woman beside him, pat her on the back, and let out a hearty laugh.

My teeth itch.

This guy is such a straight man! That back-patting gesture isn't something you do with your brothers, why would he do that to someone he likes!

Feeling frustrated and disappointed, You gulped down a few more mouthfuls of wine.

"belch!"

!!!

By the time she realized what was happening, she had already burped. Although Yu quickly covered her mouth, it was clear that the two people in front of her had heard it.

"Huh? Who's there?"

Drinking leads to trouble, drinking leads to trouble! You was helpless, but she had been discovered, so she could only obediently walk out. Anyway, she hadn't done anything wrong. "Good evening, Brother Ma. I didn't disturb you, did I?"

"It's Yu!"

Holding the wine, You walked towards the two of them and casually tossed a jug to Marco.

Izang stood to the side, looking at the wine in Marco's hand, and remained silent. While still wondering why he didn't have any, he heard You's voice, "I won't give it to this young lady; it's not safe for girls to drink at night."

Marco just wanted to laugh, and he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Izang looked at Marco helplessly, almost questioning his own existence.

First of all, she's not a girl. Secondly, this girl, You, said it's not safe for girls to drink at night, but judging from her appearance, she's already drunk at least a whole bottle.

Marco handed the wine in his hand to Izo, and then took a bottle from Yu's hand. "Let me introduce you. This is Izo, the captain of the sixteenth team."

"He was just dressed as a man, but he was a real man."

Upon hearing the name, information about Izou instantly came to mind for Yu.

He hails from Ringo, Wano Country, and is a cross-dresser. He also has a younger brother named Kikunojo who is also a cross-dresser. He is not skilled in swordsmanship and prefers to use two flintlock pistols as weapons.

"The Dual Guns Club is talking about you providing the answer?!"