Pirate: I talk about the world in the sea

Chapter 183 What?Your father is Cronus (5000 words long chapter)
On a beach in Marshall Village.

Little Luffy squatted under a coconut tree, chewing a large piece of barbecue in his hand. After taking a few bites, he would raise his head from time to time to look at Shiji and Ace's master and apprentice on the coast.

At the beginning, Rayleigh, Jabba, and Shaqi would follow them every day to ensure the safety of little Ace and little Luffy.

But after following him for a few days, they found that Shi Ji sincerely taught Ace all his skills. The three of them felt relieved and gradually stopped following Ace.

But don't worry, the three of them are still very confused. You must know that Ace is the biological son of Roger and the adopted son of Cronus, and these two people are definitely Shiji's mortal enemies.

Now Shiji actually regards their son as the heir to the mantle.

Sure enough, the brain circuit of the guy with something stuck in his head is not something ordinary people like them can figure out.

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Shiji has been teaching Ace for a month. In this month, Shiji can be said to have taught Ace all the sword moves he knows except those that can be used with the Piao Piao Fruit.

Ace's learning talent also made Shi Ji very satisfied. Since Ace has not yet reached the realm of swordsman, he is temporarily unable to perform flying slashes out of the body.

But the Golden Lion Style swordsmanship that Shiji taught him has been swallowed whole by him. As long as his strength improves in the future, Golden Lion Shiji's best swordsmanship will be seen again sooner or later.

"Lion Might·Slash!"

Ace's legs were stuck in the sand, and the waves that washed up on the beach from time to time soaked his ankles. Ace's body was slightly crouched, preparing to use his sword.

Soon enough, when Ace felt that the power of his sword had reached its peak, he quickly pulled out the Xiaolong Jingguang and Wang Zhi sword he borrowed from Luffy.

Ace swung his sword forward and slashed forward. Although he could not cut out the separated sword energy, as Ace's hand moved, the white air wave slowly formed behind him like a lion with teeth and claws, far away. It looks very impressive.

"Ahem! Okay Ace, put your sword away and come to me, ahem."

"Yes, Master!"

Hearing Shiji's call, Ace obediently put his sword back into its sheath, and the roaring lion behind him slowly disappeared.

Ace ran to Shiji who was sitting on a large rock with two famous swords in his arms.

Compared with a month ago, Shi Ji's face looked older, and even his long golden hair was mixed with a lot of white. His figure, which was always upright, was now stooped.

Although this is the case, Shi Ji's energy and energy are surprisingly good.

If the previous Shiji was compared to a lion king with his head held high, then he is now like a lion king who is approaching his twilight years. Although he is old, the lion king is not dead yet.

Shi Ji will become like this now, on the one hand, it is the torment of the disease on his body. He was too seriously injured before, and all the internal organs in his body were greatly damaged.

If this kind of injury had been suffered by others, they would have gone down to see Roger, but Shiji was worthy of being a big boss who was able to dominate the new world surrounded by powerful enemies. He has survived until now, and has never been there Ace and Luffy said something in front of them.

On the other hand, in order for his apprentice Ace to better learn his Golden Lion Style swordsmanship, Shiji repeatedly ignored his own body and forced himself to perform his swordsmanship.

But Shi Ji's current body no longer allows him to take action. Every time he takes action, it cuts off several of his few days.

But Shiji didn't care about this at all. The worse his health got, the more afraid he was that he would give up and leave before Ace could teach him, so he went out to show Ace himself.

But as soon as he makes a move, his body, which was barely able to support himself, will be subjected to new torture, and this will form a vicious cycle.

"Master, are you alright?"

Ace asked worriedly as he supported Shiji who kept coughing.

Although Ace is still young and has only been with Shiji for just over a month, he can still feel the cheap master's heartfelt care for him.

Even if he didn't understand something he didn't understand while practicing his sword, he wouldn't scold himself, but would take the trouble to demonstrate it to himself.

After this period of getting along, Shiki has become the most important person in Ace's heart besides his mother, father, Aunt Shaqi, Uncle Rayleigh, Uncle Jabba and that idiot Luffy.

Looking at his master's face, which was getting older than a month ago, and the white hair that kept coming out, Ace knew that his master might not have much time left.

Ace's young heart did not have a deep understanding of the word death, but he knew that if his master died, there would forever be one less person in the world who cared about him.

(Roger: So I’m not as important to you as Shiki?)
(Marshall D. Ace: Who are you?)
"Ahem, Ace, don't worry, master is fine!"

Shiki rubbed Ace's head lovingly and comforted him.

Although he said it was fine, Shi Ji's own body knew that if there was no accident, it would be over in the next few days.

As the old saying goes, people always think back to their life experiences when they are about to die, and Shi Ji is probably like this now.

Shi Ji's still sharp eyes looked far away at the sea level, and the pictures of his life kept flashing through his mind like a fleeting glance:
I think Shi Ji also became famous at a young age. He became the top tyrant in the village at the age of three and defeated all the invincible opponents of his age.

At the age of seven, he unified all the evil forces in the village and marched towards the town.

He officially debuted as a pirate at the age of 17. After receiving the Piao Piao Fruit, it only took him one year to go from an unknown pirate to a supernova with a bounty of over [-] million. (When Shiji was young, the pirate bounty was not like the inflation after Luffy went to sea)

24 Successfully entered the new world and joined the overlord force, the Rocks Pirates, and served as the captain of the second team. He looked down upon no one in the pirates except Captain Rocks himself.

After the Battle of the Valley of the Gods, he formed a pirate group and recruited his subordinates at the right time, becoming a half-step overlord of the New World. At his peak, he had thousands of subordinates under his command, and his territory encompassed nearly half of the New World.

Later, he wanted to recruit Roger, the love of his life, to rule the world with him, but the result... the Golden Lion Pirate Fleet was destroyed, and he was also put in a rudder, and he could not use Haki from now on.

Since then, his Shiji has begun to turn from prosperity to decline. First, he was imprisoned in Impel Down City because he went to the enemy's high ground alone. Although he escaped, he also had two legs inside, and his strength declined again.

Then, his home base was successfully stolen by Cronus, and on his way to start a business, he was seriously injured by Kaido, a junior he had looked down on before.

However, in his last period of time, Shi Ji was still a little relieved to meet such an outstanding disciple as Ace, feeling that God had finally put his last bit of luck at the end of his life.

After recalling his magnificent, ups and downs... life, Shiji turned his head and said to Ace:

"Ace, I have taught you almost all of my Golden Lion style swordsmanship. In the future, as you improve in swordsmanship, you will be able to use several moves that you cannot use now, so don't be too anxious. You It is important to lay a good foundation at this age, and you can practice domineering when you are older, so there is no need to be too impatient."

When Shiji said this, he scratched Ace's little face. He knew that this little guy couldn't hold back recently and wanted to start practicing domineering.

"Your talent is definitely among the best in this ocean. You are better than I was back then!"

"Master...Master, I, I promise you!"

Listening to Shiji's words, he knew that the master might not be able to hold on anymore. When he thought of this, tears welled up in Ace's eyes. This was the second time he cried since he was born. The first time was after his father left. the next day.

Ace also knew that he was not suitable for practicing Haki now. After all, his father, Rayleigh, and Uncle Jabba had mentioned it to him many times before.

However, the master taught him several swordsmanship moves that needed to be used in combination with domineering. He especially wanted to let the master see those moves he executed perfectly before he left, so that the master could leave happily.

"Ace, the most powerful moves in my swordsmanship are to be used in conjunction with the ability of the Piao Piao Fruit. I can't teach you now, but my teacher can demonstrate it to you one last time, and at the same time let you feel what it's like. Watch out for the peak power of this sea!"

"Ok!"

After the explanation, Shiji pushed away Ace's hand that supported him, stood up again leaning on Ying Ju and Ku Mu under him, he took a deep breath, and then...

"呲!!!"

Shi Ji actually held the rudder on his head with his hand and forcefully pulled out the rudder that he had never dared to touch before.

Blood trickled down a large area from the wound on his head, and soon half of Shiji's face was dyed scarlet.

"master!!!"

Ace looked at his master who had hurt himself, and was about to go up to help him, but Shiji waved his hand to stop him.

Shi Ji threw the rudder that had troubled him for a long time on the ground. The next moment, a powerful overlord-colored domineering energy spread around Shi Ji.

Of course, under Shiji's control, the Overlord's Haki did not harm Ace or Luffy.

"Haha... I'm back, but it's only about 10 minutes, that's enough!"

Shi Ji raised his right hand and looked at the dark armed domineering energy on his right hand. He felt his body. After removing the rudder, he should be able to reach his peak for about 10 minutes. However, once this time passed, he would wait for himself. There is only death.

"Ace, watch, this is my real power!"

After Shiji finished explaining Ace, he floated into the air.

"Lion Power Earth Scroll!" Shi Ji shouted. Under his control, the surrounding sand gradually condensed into several lion heads, slowly floating behind Shi Ji. Following Shi Ji's thoughts, the guards The giant lion heads beside Shiji roared towards the sea one after another.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

One after another, the lion heads pounced on the sea, making loud noises, and the waves spread higher and higher.

Shi Ji did not stop after using one move, and his whole body shot away across the sea.

"Lion Might Royal Palace Scroll!"

Shiji pressed low with his right hand, and waves rose into the sky one after another, forming a roaring lion in the air.

The next moment, the giant lion took the initiative to throw itself into the sea under Shiji's control, causing a wave of waves.

"Lion Chikiri Valley!"

After the giant lion made of sea water disappeared, Shi Ji's body kept swaying, and multiple golden sword energy was kicked out by Shi Ji along Ying Ju and Dead Wood, cutting the newly calm sea into spider webs.

In mid-air, Shiji was wreaking havoc on the sea like a madman. Several big moves that he had not used easily before were now being used casually as if they had no mana consumption.

"Is this, is this master's true power?"

Below, Ace stared at his master with wide eyes. Jabba and Uncle Rayleigh had also shown their strength in front of him before, but they were definitely not as shocked as Shiji's current appearance.

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10 minutes later,

As if he had vented all his anger, Shiji fell back to Ace. However, as soon as he touched the ground, Shiji stumbled. If Ace hadn't caught him in time, Shiji would have knocked his head to the ground. .

Shiji fell to the ground with Ace's support. Different from the domineering spirit he had just ascended to the sky, a twilight energy filled his body. Now Shiji was like an old man with his last breath left.

"Master, are you okay?"

"fine."

Shiji comforted Ace and vainly took out a fruit from his arms and handed it to Ace. As a former top boss, Shiji also knew that after the death of a Devil Fruit ability user, there is a high probability that Devil Fruits will be produced. Will be reborn on the nearest fruit.

"Ace, most of those powerful moves just now rely on the Piao Piao Fruit. After I die, if the fruit in your hand changes, you can eat it. When you grow up in the future, you can also use those moves. If there is no change, then wait until you debut in the future to look for it."

"I see, Master!"

Ace nodded desperately, tears trying to squeeze out of his eyes.

"Hold it back! How can my disciple Shi Ji cry so much?"

Shiji used all his strength to gather his breath and shouted at Ace.

Ace blew his nose and wiped away his tears with the back of his hand.

Shiji nodded with satisfaction and continued to explain to Ace:
"When I die, you cremate my body and scatter it into the sea. The two swords Yingshi and Kumu have also been fighting with me for a lifetime. If you want to use it, take it away. If you don't want to use it, let him sink with me. The sea.”

"Master, tell me if you have any other wishes. If you have any enemies, tell me too, and I will definitely help you avenge them in the future!"

Ace knelt in front of Shiji and spoke to Shiji with red eyes.

"If you succeed in practicing in the future, help me kill that bastard Kaido. You must stab him with ten or twenty knives! And that guy Edward Newgate has slashed me once, so you must help me chop him. go back."

Originally, Shiji wanted to bring Cronus with him, but then he thought about it. Whitebeard and Kaido are already a lot older. When Ace grows up, they will probably be in their late [-]s and [-]s, so Ace will be able to help him. revenge.

But Cronus was different. He was only 19 years old now. Even after 30 years, he was still only 49, which was still the peak of his strength. Ace rushed over hastily. He was afraid that before Cronus came down, Ace would Came down to accompany him.

"Well, Edward Newgate and Kaido, I remember them!"

Ace nodded solemnly. He must avenge this revenge for his master. Since his master said he wanted to kill Kaido, he must kill him alive when the time comes!
"Cough, cough, cough, Ace, what is your full name? I never asked you before. Now that I'm going to die, I have to remember my apprentice's name."

"Master, my full name is Marshall D. Ace!"

"Your surname is Marshall? Who is your father?"

Shiji struggled to raise his head that was about to drop. He suddenly had a very bad premonition.

"My father's name is Cronus. Master, do you know my father?"

"puff!"

Shiji spat a mouthful of blood onto Ace's face, making his whole body even worse.

We know each other, your father and I are more than just acquaintances, we are extremely familiar with each other.

Shiji didn't expect that all the money he gave to him would be used as a wedding dress for that beast Cronus!

However, a dying man has a good word. Shiki is about to go down below to find Roger, and he is not in the mood to think about Cronus and his mess.

"Ace, when you see your father, give me a message and ask him to teach you well, otherwise I won't let him go even if I'm a ghost!"

"Yes! Master, I understand!"

Ace's tears couldn't stop flowing down at this time.

"Then...that's...ok!"

After saying the last sentence, Shiji's head rested on Ace's shoulder and hung down.

"master!!!"

Ace hugged Shiji's body, looked at the changed fruit in his hand, and cried to the sky.

"Why is Ace crying?"

"Let him cry, it will feel better if he cries!"

Luffy's question was answered by Rayleigh and Jabba who came behind him at some point.

Those moves that Shiji had just performed were so earth-shattering that the two people, who were worried about Ace and Luffy's safety, rushed over immediately and witnessed the scene where Shiji gave his last words.

Jabba and Rayleigh knew that another old acquaintance had left, but the son of Pirate King Roger had inherited Shiji's mantle, which they found curious.

I don’t know how Cronus will react if he finds out about this.

Ace, who was holding Shiji's body, took a bite of the fluttering fruit in his hand with tears in his eyes.

Although the taste was extreme, it was completely overshadowed by his current sadness.

"Ace, will your master be cremated?"

Ace turned around, and Rayleigh and Jabba had already walked over carrying a pile of firewood.

"Ok!"

Ace spread Shiji flat on the ground and pulled out Yingju and Kumu. Although the hilts of these two famous swords had long been corroded by the flesh and blood of Shiji's knees, they were the relics of his master and he would keep them well.

Ace touched the two famous swords, and with the use of the Piao Piao Fruit's ability, Ying Shi and Ku Mu flew playfully behind Ace like two lively elves.

Next, Ace, Rayleigh, and Jabba put Shisky on a pile of firewood.

Looking at his master lying quietly, Ace couldn't help but feel sad again.

At this time, a big hand patted Ace's shoulder, and Rayleigh handed a torch to Ace. It was more appropriate for Ace, a disciple, to light the fire.

Ace took the torch and threw it towards the woodpile.

In an instant, the raging fire gradually engulfed Shiji's body, and the orange-red flames reflected Ace's young but determined little face.

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(End of this chapter)