Chapter 872 Q Bomb

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"Hahahaha!"

"Great, it's really you! Ace!"

Luffy stepped forward and happily grabbed Ace's shoulders.

"Well, I happened to be passing by, so I stopped by to see if you were slacking off."

Ace joked.

"Hahaha, don't worry, there's no way I'd be lazy!"

"By the way, Ace! I'm very strong now! How about a fight?"

Luffy looked excited and couldn't wait to show Ace the results of his training.

There's no way. This kid has never won a fight since he was a child, and he really wants to win once.

"Okay! That's exactly what I was thinking!"

Ace readily agreed. The two brothers were thrown into the wilderness of the mountains to survive since they were young, and they had to fight every day to train their fighting ability.

"But wait a moment."

Ace said as he placed his hand on Luffy's head and turned to look at Rayleigh who was standing beside him.

"You must be Mr. Rayleigh who taught Luffy how to train!"

Ace said as he held Luffy's head, and the two brothers bowed politely to Rayleigh.

"Thank you very much for helping my brother practice. This guy must have caused you a lot of trouble!"

"Hey! Ace, I'm not causing any trouble!"

Luffy protested somewhat unwillingly, but still obediently let Ace hold his head.

"Hehe... No, no."

Seeing Ace's face up close, old Rayleigh couldn't help but be a little dazed.

After a year and a half of "life-and-death" devilish training, Ace not only grew more than ten centimeters taller to just over two meters, but his facial features and temperament also became much more mature, and he became more and more like the man in Rayleigh's memory!

"Haha, what a polite young man. Hello, Ace, you don't have to be so polite. Luffy did a great job and didn't cause me any trouble."

Rayleigh made a polite remark, then took off his reading glasses and wiped them symbolically, trying to cover up the subconscious avoidance in his eyes.

"Eh? Barbecue man, why are you here too!"

The nervous Luffy then noticed that in addition to Ace and the big guy, there was another familiar person present.

"Oh no! Are you here to ask me for money? But I don't have any Baileys on me right now. Oh, by the way, Uncle Rayleigh, you are a rich man, can you lend me 100 million Baileys first?"

Thinking that he had not yet paid for his meal in Alabasta and had agreed to pay it back the next time they met, Luffy could only ask Rayleigh for a loan.

"Um... Sorry Luffy, I don't have Bely on me either."

"Rich man," Rayleigh said, pulling out two torn pockets.

Gel shook his head helplessly. Why was it that no matter where he went, everyone thought he was here to collect debts?

"Okay, stop working now. I'm not here to urge you to pay me back. Just keep the money you owe me and pay it back when you have it. You can just pay a little more interest then."

Ger said sensibly.

"Hahaha! That's great! You really are a good person! Barbecue man!"

Luffy walked up to him familiarly, patted Ger's back hard and laughed.

"boom!"

Ace went up and punched Luffy on the top of the head!

"Ah! It hurts! Why did you hit me suddenly, Ace!"

Luffy asked in confusion, holding his head.

"How rude! What barbecue man? You should call me brother! Brother Geer is my benefactor!"

Ace said seriously.

After living on Bird's Nest Island for a while and knowing many secrets, Ace was afraid that Luffy, his troublesome brother, would accidentally narrow his path.

"Ah, I get it, Brother Gel!"

Seeing Ace was so serious, Luffy obeyed and did as he was told.

"Hey! Brother, come here quickly!"

Weibull, who had already prepared the prey and was grilling it over the fire, anxiously called his brother over to season the meat.

"coming!"

Ger looked up and responded.

"Then you two brothers should go to the side and spar with each other to test your respective training results."

"Okay, Brother Ger."

Ace said calmly.

"Go away and don't make too much noise. Come back for the barbecue after you're done."

After saying this, Gel put his arm around Rayleigh's shoulders and walked towards the campfire.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong? Rayleigh, are you feeling unwell?"

Ger teased with a smile.

"Or do you feel guilty seeing this face? Do you want me to help you? I am a miracle doctor who can bring people back to health."

"Hey, please don't make fun of me, Boss Gel."

Rayleigh smiled awkwardly.

"No! I'm not kidding you!"

As Gel changed the subject, the smile on Rayleigh's face froze.

"Forget it."

After a pause, Gel waved his hand and continued.

"It's all over now, and I have no intention of questioning you. I know that you old guys from Roger's Pirates have been hiding on several islands that are necessary for conquering the Grand Line, waiting for someone to appear to inherit Roger's will."

"After Ace went to sea, he joined the Whitebeard Pirates and chose to follow Whitebeard. His dream was to make Whitebeard the Pirate King. In your opinion, he has given up his dream of becoming the Pirate King and is not the successor of Roger's will. So, whether it is out of non-interference in the affairs of other pirate groups or respect for the adventurous choices of young people, you really have no obligation to rescue him."

Rayleigh's pupils shrank, as if his thoughts had been guessed. Gel continued in a calm tone.

"I don't care about any of this. What I want to say is that since you all chose to stand aside and watch, you should feel at ease now!"

"So, don't give me that expression anymore. Ace doesn't need your guilt, and everything about him has nothing to do with you anymore."

"Ah~"

"You are right, Captain Gill."

Rayleigh sighed and nodded helplessly.

I thought I was a sober person and had seen the outcome of the battle at the top, but...

If I had known this would happen, I would have shown up myself, and now I wouldn’t be so afraid to face the son of an old friend.

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A clearing in the forest

Ace and Luffy stood facing each other.

"Are you ready, Luffy?"

"Yeah! Come on Ace, don't show mercy, or you might lose! Hahahaha!"

Luffy said loudly as he got into position.

"It seems that you are very confident in your current strength, Luffy."

Ace clenched his fist and said with a smile.

"Of course! Come on, Ace, and I'll show you the results of my training during this period!"

"Okay! Then I'll do it!"

"Whoosh~!"

Ace didn't waste any words. He flashed to the front and then punched Luffy's head with his fist covered with thick armed color domineering!

Plain and unpretentious, simple and sharp, without a single unnecessary movement!

Facing the incoming fist, Luffy was briefly surprised but not panicked at all. The corners of his mouth raised, revealing a mysteriously confident smile.

"So fast! But..."

There was also no unnecessary movement, Luffy just tilted his handsome head slightly!

"boom!"

The fist made a solid and intimate contact with the cheek!

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"Ah?"

Luffy, who wanted to show his basic observation Haki, was instantly blasted away with a puzzled expression!

"Duan~duan~duan!"

The rubber man spun and flew in the air, bouncing back and forth on the ground dozens of times before finally coming to a stop.

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