Chapter 169 Fire Fist and Nail Hand

"fire punch!"

This is Ace's famous skill.

Starting from the East China Sea and traveling all the way to the New World, he defeated countless enemies with this move.

Initially on an island in the East China Sea jointly controlled by pirates and the corrupt navy, he punched through two warships and four pirate ships, and the raging flames engulfed the wailing pirates. The scene was filmed, and It was published in the World Economic News, and the name of Fire Fist spread like wildfire.

Today, Ace is no longer the young man in the East China Sea.

Fire Fist is also not what it used to be.

but--

The fire fist that was enough to burn a large battleship to ashes was cut open by the sharp sword energy. The sharp sword light cut through the ruthless flames. Through the swaying flames, one could see a heroic female holding a sword. Standing with a sword.

She was a very beautiful girl, with long orange hair hanging down to her lower back, and a tight-fitting patch on her face. She was wearing the uniform of the Navy of the Kingdom of Ekmundo, and her beautiful figure was perfectly outlined by the tight uniform. When he came out, the white cloak no longer had the word "justice" on it, but was simply pure white.

"...Prince Elus, you are such a bastard."

Ace looked at the opponent who had replaced Elus in the battle. The expression on his face changed several times, and in the end he was helplessly annoyed.

"Ace, if you want to challenge me, you must defeat my subordinates first."

Elus looked at Fire Fist with a smile on his face, his expression was changing. He was in such a happy mood that he didn't mind Ace's rude remarks at all. He even stopped Fran who wanted to step forward. It couldn't be so interesting. Goodbye.

Compared to Elus' happiness, Ace's mood at the moment was quite complicated.

He really didn't expect to see this old rival in the new world.

five minutes ago,

Eleus accepted his challenge.

Instead of starting the fight directly on the water, the battlefield was moved to the beach by the sea. This was not just because Ace was unwilling to take action against the doctors and nurses. He knew very well that there was still a conflict between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Black Prince. Not to the point of fighting to the death.

Elus sneaks into Whitebeard's territory, and Whitebeard's father must react.

But this does not mean that the two families are life-and-death enemies.

His challenge to the Black Prince was largely to express the attitude of the Whitebeard Pirates, rather than to really decide the outcome with Elus. The experience on the Chambord Islands was still vivid in his mind, and he did not He witnessed the battle between Eleus and Pluto Rayleigh with his own eyes, but when he escaped, he got a glimpse of the power of the two men's battle.

Now, after being beaten many times by the white-bearded father, he finally realized that he was still some distance away from his true peak.

It is impossible to defeat the Black Prince. All he pursues is to support Jozi as much as possible until his father arrives without helping him... This is what he thought at first, but the Black Prince took over his battle. Book, in a blink of an eye, when he got to the shore, he called a man from the ship in the port to fight for him.

and,

It was a very familiar enemy that made him extremely troublesome.

I thought that when I came to the New World, a place where the navy's power was weak, I would not see this troublesome opponent again... I didn't expect to meet again at this time, in such a place, and those who had been suppressed by him The picture once again emerged from the depths of my mind.

There were mixed feelings in his heart, and the subtle emotions were stuck in his throat, but he didn't know how to express them.

"Fire Fist, we meet again!"

The girl with the inelegant nickname of 'Nail Hand' greeted Ace out loud.

"Second Lieutenant Iska, it's indeed... long time no see." Esther responded in a hesitant voice.

"It's the Colonel."

Iska corrected.

"Colonel...Okay! Colonel Iska, I didn't expect to meet in the new world. Is the Navy going to attack our Whitebeard Pirates?" Ace asked.

"Fire Fist, did you wake up today? I am not wearing a navy uniform. I have left the navy. His Highness Elus also said just now that I am now a member of the Navy of the Kingdom of Exmundo. "

Iska frowned and looked at Ace who was not in a state of state, and her mood suddenly became unhappy.

Are you so unattractive? Didn't you even bother to notice the difference in the uniform she was wearing? Some strange thoughts came to mind inexplicably. Fortunately, she had little experience in this area and didn't have many female friends. She quickly controlled her thoughts and stared at Ace standing opposite.

"Left the navy? The navy of the Kingdom of Exmundo... Hmm!"

Ace squeaked and realized something was wrong with his mentality. He actually missed even the most basic observations and asked such idiotic questions.

But like Iska, Ace is also a pure and good boy, and he doesn't understand what his abnormal emotions are about.

After all, apart from a group of not-so-good-looking nurses, the Whitebeard Pirates are all a group of passionate old men, and basically all of them from Marco down are bachelors. Love is not a thing in the Whitebeard Pirates. Doesn't exist.

"But why did you join the Kingdom of Exmundo?"

Ace didn't know what to say, and was searching for a topic.

"Is that what you want to ask about?"

"Well, that..."

The stammering Fire Fist was speechless.

Iska raised her beautiful eyebrows, the blue blood vessels on the back of the hand holding the sword were slightly raised, and the downward-pressing sword edge was raised again, "Since you have nothing to say, let's continue our fight! This time, I will Those who arrest you, the prison of the Kingdom of Ecmundo will be your final destination.”

He had harsh words in his mouth.

The sharp sword in his hand was slowly swung out.

Ace transformed into flames and met Iska's sword edge in a daze.

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The rather strange chat ended, and the battle continued. However, Jozi, who was standing not far away watching the battle, was in an extremely complicated mood. He was recognized by the Whitebeard Pirates as being stable and reliable, and Father Whitebeard thought he was stable. Others The captain likes his simplicity, and the team members below admire his strength...

But only a few people, including Saatchi, knew the delicacy of his heart.

Unlike his violent fighting style, Jozi's heart is quite delicate and sensitive.

He noticed the weird atmosphere between Ace and Iska at the first time. Although he was also an old bachelor, he had more experience than a young man like Ace. He realized that Ace and Iska I'm afraid Iska is not just a simple old rival.

"Deus, what's going on with that girl and Ace?"

Jozi has a very good ear.

The voices of Ace and Iska were not deliberately lowered, but just a few words were not enough for Jozi to figure out what the relationship between Ace and Iska was.

Fortunately, one of the companions who came this time was Ace's old buddy.

After the Spade Pirates disbanded, most of the crew members joined the Whitebeard Pirates along with Ace. Due to his good medical skills, Deuce became a ship doctor in the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, the Whitebeard Pirates There are more than a thousand people in the group!

No matter how great Marco is, he can't take care of the health of so many people.

Just worrying about the health of the white-bearded father has left Marco with no extra energy to care about others. Even his strength has stagnated over the years. A large part of the reason is the lack of time to exercise. All his spare time is used to study medical skills. .

In addition to Marco, each division of the Whitebeard Pirates basically has its own ship's doctor, and there are not just one or two.

"Captain Iska, no, Captain Iska used to be in the Navy. Not long after Ace and I entered the Grand Line, we were entangled by her. No matter how many times she failed, she would never let go of Ace, and she would not let go of those rotten people. The navy is different. Colonel Iska is a truly good person. According to Ace, Iska is similar to his grandfather, both are good navy... We can't kill her, we can only Call it a bad fate! A bad fate..."

Looking at Iska who appeared, Deus had an equally complicated expression.

He and Jozi explained in detail the bad relationship between ‘Captain Iska’ and the ‘Spade Pirates’, including everything about the Shampoo Islands.

After hearing this, Qiaozi frowned even deeper.

He looked at Deus and asked: "Deus, does Ace have a crush on this Colonel Iska?" He asked Deus to go as far away as possible, not only speaking in a low voice, He was afraid of being overheard by Ace who was fighting with Iska, so he also avoided Teach and the others.

Before he was sure of the real situation, he didn't want to cause any trouble due to misunderstanding.

"I'm not sure about this either."

Deuce failed to provide Jozi with a conclusive answer.

He smiled helplessly, "Ace... He has always been carrying a heavy burden in his heart. He used to always doubt whether his existence was correct. His identity, Captain Joz, are you? You know that, right?"

"Well, dad told us not to tell anyone."

Jozi nodded seriously.

"Because of his birth, he is afraid to embrace everyone's good intentions. His flames can save us all from the darkness, but they cannot illuminate the depths of his heart..." Deus' voice was low and hoarse. "With Ace's intelligence, he should actually have known some things for a long time. It's just that he deliberately didn't think about it and pretended not to know. In addition, the navy and pirates are incompatible with each other... As time goes by, It becomes like I really don’t understand.”

Hearing this, Jozi became depressed.

Okay,

This matter was more complicated than he imagined.

This is no longer a mess that can be easily undone, and it cannot be broken open with rough means... Can we just wait for dad to come over? But even dad probably doesn’t know how to deal with this special trouble, right?

Jozi looked at the sword light and flames on the coast and thought silently.

Jozi was quiet, and Deus also stopped talking at the right time. He stared blankly at the back-and-forth battle between Ace and Iska. He fell into a trance for a moment, as if he had returned to the time they were on the Ace of Spades. Those days of great adventure.

Really,

It’s a long-lost memory!

It's obvious that not too long has passed!

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Unlike Deus, Ace, who fought against Iska again, did not distract him at all. Iska's strength made him completely confused at first. Iska slashed him twice in a row, so The stinging pain on his body made him wake up, and then he stopped Iska's fierce attack.

During the time when they were being chased in the paradise, Ace and Iska fought many times.

He admitted that Iska was a good guy, and the vicious nickname of Nailer proved that Iska was not a vase, but in his opinion, Iska was just a good person, even without the skill of burning fruit elementalization. , relying solely on physical skills, he was confident of defeating Iska.

Compared with the degree of development of his fruit ability, his physical skills are indeed slightly inferior.

However, this does not mean that his physical skills are poor.

In the Shampoo Islands, Ace mastered Armament Haki in the battle with Lieutenant General Doro. In the New World, he never stopped training after joining the Whitebeard Pirates. The so-called slight inferiority also depends on the comparison object. of.

However,

Ace was really shocked by the power Iska showed.

The combination of the extremely high level of armed domineering, the extreme proficiency in the six styles of 'shaving', 'moon step', and 'paper painting', as well as the superb swordsmanship that is different from the past and has already entered the realm of swordsman. He is now Colonel Iska.

Today's nail-pickers aren't just the ones to scare the park's newbies.

With such strength, in the new world, only a few forces such as the Four Emperors can be less afraid of it.

"Colonel Iska, you are much more powerful than before!"

Using the Haki of Insight to predict the trajectory of Iska's sword, Ace used elemental transformation to avoid the terrifying slash. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his body. He was telling the truth. As a person with outstanding qualifications, Ace A genius, Ace also has good eyesight.

Having fought against Iska so many times, he originally thought that it would be difficult for Iska's strength to improve much in a short period of time, but reality proved that his judgment was not necessarily accurate.

"I won't be really powerful until I catch you."

Iska struck back with a sword, and the sharp sword energy tore through the incoming flames.

While she drew her sword, she did not forget to fight back with her words.

Hearing this comment that he had heard so many times, Eston felt his head hurt. "Colonel Iska, you have already left the navy, can't you explain it differently? I don't like going to jail at all. !”

"Really? If you don't like prison, then don't be a pirate."

Iska retorted.

"...I'm sorry, this is non-negotiable. Pirates...are my destined destination." Ace flatly refused as before.

"Then just go to jail for me! Fire Fist."

Iska suddenly became angry as before, and the sword light in her hand suddenly became three points sharper.