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That's why Lox sent that questioning comment earlier!
Why someone with such great potential?
He spent three years on Whitebeard's ship, but his strength barely improved!
That's highly unlikely!
[Red Hair #2: Judging from the battle just now, Ace relied too much on his Logia-type Devil Fruit. This is a common misconception among powerful Devil Fruit users. Powerful fruits often greatly enhance various combat abilities and make things more convenient, leading many to focus on developing their fruit abilities and neglecting to develop their own potential!]
[Kaido #2: That's not all. Whitebeard, that monster, has always placed too much importance on the safety of his children. He can't help but intervene whenever they encounter even the slightest danger. It's clear he wants to protect Roger's bloodline, but this has also resulted in Portgas D. Ace barely experiencing any real battles in recent years, causing his strength to improve far too slowly!]
[Lion #2: Newgate, you're wasting a golden opportunity! Such a promising talent, and you've let him rot!]
[Whitebeard #2: Isn't it only natural for a father to protect his son?]
[Rocks #1: The world is cruel; an overly lenient environment is not conducive to the growth of true powerhouses!]
[Lion #1: Overprotection is more harmful than beneficial! You can't possibly not know such a simple truth, but you just can't get past your own conscience and can't bear to let them take risks!]
Listening to the criticisms from the powerful.
Whitebeard #2 remained silent!
He knows the reasoning behind it.
But it's not easy to do!
He did indeed give Ace a warm home.
However, because this home was too safe, he was unable to truly grow up.
At that time, I thought that as long as I was there to protect them, that would be enough.
It may be a little slower, but in five or six years, Ace and his friends will become top-tier fighters in the world.
Even if they die, they are fully capable of protecting themselves.
But he forgot that plans are subject to change!
His health has deteriorated far faster than he expected in the past year.
By the time he realized what was happening, there wasn't enough time to teach Ace and the others.
That's why he stopped Ace from chasing Blackbeard!
It's too dangerous; he'd rather his reputation be damaged.
They didn't want Ace to take that risk either!
But Ace went anyway!
"How can you stand in this world without strength! Without strength, all safety is only temporary... In the other world, I was too immersed in the warmth of my family. This is a good thing, but I shouldn't have forgotten to cultivate myself! In the end, I still relied so much on Devil Fruits!" Ace No. 1 said regretfully.
With such great talent, in the end, he couldn't even handle Blackbeard!
As the video progresses, Ace #2 is defeated and arrested.
Blackbeard used it as a bargaining chip to exchange for the position of Shichibukai.
Now he's been sent to the execution platform!
Video number 2 is fast-forwarding, and it quickly gets to the Marineford War.
He was rescued by Luffy while escaping from Marine Headquarters.
But he was stopped by General Aokiji.
"Mirror Flame!!"
"Beat the Pheasant Mouth!!"
The sea of fire collided violently with the enormous ice pheasant!
Countless water vapor and shock waves dissipated!
After the collision, Ace immediately took Luffy and ran away!
Aokiji did not immediately give chase!
[Golden Lion #2: Aokiji held back too! With the strength of a Marine Admiral, catching up to him at this distance would be a matter of moments, yet he just gave up the pursuit!]
[Rocks #2: You'll only know how useful this identity is when you have a naval hero grandfather!]
[Silver Axe #2: A man who could fight Akainu for ten days and ten nights, yet he couldn't even defeat two juniors? Would anyone believe that?]
[Kaido #2: How boring! There's so much social niceties in the Navy!]
[Auntie #2: I really don't know what Akainu is thinking right now. If it were me, I wouldn't fight this battle. Let whoever wants to fight, fight!]
……
What is Akainu thinking? He's glaring at Aokiji right now!
He seriously doubted that he was the only one contributing to the war from beginning to end!
He really had the urge to quit!
But for the sake of justice!
He held back, only coldly saying to Aokiji, "A pirate is a pirate. Don't forget the justice in your heart, and don't forget why you became a Marine!"
"Ara ara... That's true, but I owe so many favors, and besides, taking down Whitebeard is the most important thing in this battle. I have reason to believe that the me in the video made that choice to conserve my energy for dealing with Whitebeard! You saw it just now, when I was chasing after Straw Hat Luffy and Fire Fist Ace, I heard Whitebeard's roar from afar!! He must have been planning to stay behind to cover our retreat..." Aokiji explained.
"It better be this way!"
……
Soon, we arrived at the scene that had appeared in Akainu's video!
Fire Fist Ace is provoked by Akainu!
Fire Fist Ace launched a fierce counterattack, but in the end, to protect Straw Hat Luffy, he was killed by Akainu's punch through the heart...
Thus, the glorious moment when Fire Fist Ace, number 2, briefly clashed with Aokiji and Akainu has come to a complete end!
Because he's dead!!
After watching Ace #2 deliver his last words, expressing his unwavering commitment to being Whitebeard's son.
He died with a smile on his face in front of Luffy!
People from two different worlds after watching this!
There was silence for a long time.
[Rayleigh #2: All he wanted was to prove that his life had meaning. In the end, he found his purpose in life! He was happy because he had a family who loved him dearly!]
Roger, number 2, remained silent.
I owe Ace so much!
Only now do I realize that what my son wants is not complicated!
He wanted some care, for someone to tell him that his life had meaning and wasn't superfluous!
That's all! It's even a somewhat humble wish...
[Rocks #2: Roger's bloodline has come to an end. Although he seemed to have found what he wanted in the end, if he were as powerful as his counterpart in another world, he wouldn't have died and could have done whatever he wanted. When a person dies, everything is gone!]
As someone who has died.
His words were very convincing.
[Kaido #2: Newgate, while good to his family, has wasted a true genius! If he were in our Beasts Pirates, in three years, Portgas D. Ace's strength would be enough to rival mine—provided he could survive the constant battles!]
Ace's talent is even greater than Jhin's.
But he ended up dying in someone else's place.
Unable to confront Admiral Akainu head-on!
"He was killed so easily..."
Ace #1 was quite angry, angry at his other self for being so useless!
Whitebeard fell silent.
Ace died, and he became a negative example!
Because of the comparison with Ace from World #1!
The others all felt that if they had the strength of Ace No. 1.
Such a tragedy could have been completely avoided.
Before witnessing the terrifying power of Ace #1.
They would think it was perfectly reasonable for him to be killed by Admiral Akainu.
But seeing Ace's strength, he was able to fight Whitebeard to a draw at the age of 17.
However, Ace, number 2, is now 20 years old, but his strength is still stuck at the level of three years ago, without much improvement!
The difference is too big!
Another possibility has emerged, and everyone is more sorry that Ace, number 2, ended up like this!
"Was it me... who caused Ace's death?" Even Whitebeard #2 couldn't help but think this at this moment.