Chapter 3: Roger: Wait, You Said His Name is Ace?

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The massive screen spanning the heavens displayed vivid images of Monkey D. Garp and a young Monkey D. Luffy. Many in the audience were utterly baffled by what they saw.

Why was this footage of Garp and Luffy appearing on the celestial screen?

Did Garp create this viewing system?

But no… everyone knew that Garp didn’t possess a Devil Fruit ability!

Monkey D. Garp: "Why are they showing the time I left Luffy with those bandits? Strange... The clarity of this footage is impeccable. If someone had been nearby to secretly film it, my Haki should have detected them..."

Sengoku: "Indeed. It’s impossible for anyone to get so close without you noticing. This confirms it—the viewing system isn’t something humans could achieve."

Gol D. Roger: "What?! Are you people still doubting the power of this viewing system? I’ve been dead for over twenty years, yet here I am talking to you all. What more do you need?"

Sengoku: "Don’t be ridiculous! How can we even trust that you’re real?"

Gol D. Roger: "Oh? Then shall I recount the details of the Rick Fleet Battle? Remember how you, as a lieutenant back then, escaped by disguising yourself in a woman’s dress?"

Sengoku: "Shut your mouth!!"

Shiki: "What?! There’s actually a story like that?! Roger, spill the beans!"

Charlotte Linlin: "Mwahaha! I’m curious too!"

Borsalino: "Do tell~"

Sengoku: "???"

Tsuru: "???"

Sakazuki: "???"

Borsalino: "Woo~ I must have dozed off just now. Probably muttered something in my sleep..."

Everyone: "..."

While chatter buzzed through the chatroom, the large screen continued playing its content uninterrupted.

[Soon, Garp handed some instructions to Dadan, entrusting her with Luffy's care and asking her to train him into a proper Marine recruit.]

["Kid, from now on, you’ll help out around here with chores."]

As soon as Garp left, Dadan completely forgot his instructions.

["Who’s this brat?"]

[A freckled boy walked out of the house yawning. He glanced at Luffy with visible annoyance.]

["He’s the kid your grandpa dropped off. His name is Monkey D. Luffy. Probably your little brother."]

[Dadan looked at the freckled boy, smacking the back of his head lightly.]

["You’re responsible for him now. Make sure he helps out with chores."]

["Grandpa’s kid? Tch!"]

[The freckled boy sneered, grabbed an iron pipe, and ran off.]

["Hey! Wait for me! Take me with you!"]

[Luffy chased after him, disappearing into the distance...]

["Ugh, they’re both cut from the same cloth!"]

[Dadan sighed exasperatedly and turned to the surrounding bandits.]

["What are you standing around for?! Their work is now your responsibility!"]

[Luffy tried to chase Ace but failed miserably. Instead, he stumbled upon a hornet’s nest and ended up covered in stings...]

[The next day, Ace still ignored Luffy, leading to another round of “I run, you chase.”]

[Luffy slipped again, nearly falling into the jaws of a crocodile while crossing a river...]

[Day three, day four, day five...]

[Luffy never succeeded. Every attempt to catch up with Ace ended with him stumbling into bizarre, life-threatening situations...]

In short, 7-year-old Luffy spent every day teetering on the edge of death.

Donquixote Doflamingo: "Fufufu... This kid truly has an unbreakable spirit!"

Raki Rue: "Luffy really is putting in the effort~"

Shanks: "Ahaha, he sure is trying hard—but damn, this is painful to watch, hahaha!"

Monkey D. Luffy: "Shanks! How are you doing?"

Shanks: "Haha, I’m fine, Luffy. What about you?"

Monkey D. Luffy: "I... I’m good, yeah, totally fine..."

Luffy didn’t want to dwell on his current predicament. After all, he was already at Marineford. What good would it do to talk about it now?

Gol D. Roger: "Little Shanks!! Finally chiming in, huh?"

Shanks: "Captain, I saw you chatting lively with your old crewmates earlier, so I stayed quiet. Long time no see—I miss you, Captain."

Back when Shanks served aboard Roger’s ship, Roger always treated him kindly. In fact, before turning himself in, Roger entrusted his iconic straw hat to Shanks—not merely as a gift, but as a symbol of passing down his dreams.

Roger revealed some secrets about the Gum-Gum Fruit to Shanks and hoped he’d inherit his legacy to become the next Pirate King.

Gol D. Roger: "How’s the mission I entrusted to you going?"

Shanks: "I haven’t pursued it. But... I’ve found someone more suitable!"

Gol D. Roger: "Good! I trust your judgment!"

Roger didn’t press further. He wasn’t foolish enough to ask directly in the chatroom who this “more suitable person” might be.

Monkey D. Garp: "Roger, what kind of cryptic nonsense are you two talking about? Share if there’s anything fun!"

Shanks: "Trust me, you wouldn’t find it amusing."

Gol D. Roger: "Hahaha, none of your business! Speaking of which, Garp—those two kids in the video are your grandsons, right? Your eldest grandson seems quite mischievous. He almost crushed your youngest with a rock. Just like you!"

Monkey D. Garp: "..."

Monkey D. Luffy: "Damn it!! Even if you’re the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, I won’t let you badmouth Ace!!"

Gol D. Roger: "Haha, such a devoted little brother! So your brother’s name is A-s... Hmm? Wait!! What did you say? His name is Ace?"

Suddenly, hearing the name “Ace,” Roger froze. Something clicked in his mind.

And...

From the earlier dialogue, it was clear that the freckled boy in the video was also brought by Garp...

Years ago, before Roger’s child was born, he entrusted the baby to Garp. Though Roger never met his child, he personally named him: Portgas D. Ace.

Now, hearing the name "Ace" and piecing together the other clues, Roger couldn’t stay calm any longer.

Monkey D. Luffy: "Of course!! He’s Portgas D. Ace, my big brother!!! By the way... I’m gonna be the future Pirate King!!!"

Chapter end