Chat Group For The Dead : Start From One Piece

Pirate King Roger: @Fire Fist Ace, how old were you when you died?

Fire Fist Ace: "Twenty."

Pirate King Roger: "…Twenty?"

Roger's excitement dimmed slightly.

Pirate King Roger: "Did you at least get married? Have children?"

Fire Fist Ace: "No, I didn't have a wife or kids. But I did have a family! Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates was my family!"

Pirate King Roger: "Ahhh... Damn it! Blackbeard, I swear, I'm going to kill you!"

Roger's mind collapsed.

Golden Lion Shiki: "Why are you overreacting? This is an Chat Group for The Dead—everyone here is already dead. You should've realized that a long time ago."

Pirate King Roger: "Shut up, Shiki! You don't understand! I could accept my son dying one day, but dying so young, without even having a family of his own?! I can't accept that!"

Roger had assumed Ace had lived for at least forty or fifty years before passing away.

He had hoped that Ace had married, had children, and continued the family line.

If that had been the case, Roger wouldn't have taken Ace's death too hard.

After all, everyone dies eventually.

But this?

Ace had died before truly experiencing life.

Roger felt like his world had shattered.

Golden Lion Shiki: "What's the big deal? Plenty of pirates die young. And marriage? Kids? Boring. Who cares about what happens after we're gone? All that matters is living without regrets!"

Shiki had never been interested in having a family.

As far as he was concerned, he only needed himself.

Pirate King Roger: "Whitebeard, what the hell happened?! You couldn't even protect your own men?"

Whitebeard: "Bullshit! I did save Ace! What right do you have to criticize me?! If you hadn't started the Great Pirate Era and pissed off the World Government, they wouldn't have been so hellbent on wiping out Ace!"

Pirate King Roger: "Don't give me that nonsense! The execution was just an excuse! The real target of the World Government was you! Do you think I can't see that?"

Roger snorted.

He had started the Great Pirate Era.

He understood strategy.

He could tell, clear as day, that the World Government had used Ace as bait to draw Whitebeard into battle.

They wanted to publicly execute Ace—not because he was Roger's son, but because they knew Whitebeard wouldn't stand for it.

It was a trap designed to force Whitebeard into a confrontation he couldn't walk away from.

Cold, ruthless, and effective.

Fire Fist Ace: "Dad did save me. He even tried to cover our retreat."

Fire Fist Ace: "But… I couldn't stand Akainu slandering Dad. So I turned back to fight him."

Fire Fist Ace: "And… that's how I died."

Pirate King Roger: "Wait, wait, wait… You rushed back after being rescued?! Damn! I used to do that kind of reckless stuff all the time—but I never died! Looks like your luck wasn't as good as mine!*"

Roger didn't even know what to say at this point.

Golden Lion Shiki: "Wait a second—so after all that drama, you caused your own death?! HAHAHA! That's just… Wow. Why would you even go back if you couldn't win?"

Fire Fist Ace: "…"

Lucas: "Honestly, this isn't even the first time Ace has let his pride get the best of him."

Lucas: "Back when he was chasing Blackbeard, Whitebeard warned him to let it go. Ace ignored him and went anyway… and got captured."

Lucas: "Then, after Whitebeard and the others risked everything to rescue him, Akainu insulted Whitebeard… so Ace turned around to fight—and died."

Pirate King Roger: "This is really…"

Golden Lion Shiki: "Stupid! Absolutely stupid!"

Whitebeard: "You idiots know nothing!"

Whitebeard's voice was like thunder.

Whitebeard: "Golden Lion, you dare call Ace stupid?! Didn't you charge into Marineford alone? With your Float-Float Fruit, no one could have stopped you from escaping. So tell me—why didn't you run?"

Golden Lion Shiki: "That's different! I lived, and he died! The results speak for themselves!"

Whitebeard: "The results? Let's talk about results, then."

Whitebeard: "Ace lived a brilliant life with no regrets. Shiki, you spent half your life building a fleet—only for it to be destroyed by a storm. Then you spent another twenty years plotting your revenge—only for it to be ruined by a lightning bolt."

Whitebeard: "If we're talking about results… Ace lived a better life than you."

Whitebeard's words cut deep.

Golden Lion Shiki: "…"

Whitebeard: "Ace may have died young, but he lived his way. His death was his choice. Can you say the same for yourself, Shiki?"

Whitebeard: "Your grand fleet? Gone. Your great ambitions? Destroyed. Your entire life has been dictated by bad luck. If anything, your life is a joke!"

Golden Lion Shiki: "YOU—!"

Shiki's blood pressure spiked.

Whitebeard had completely destroyed his confidence in an instant.

It was true.

Ace had lived only twenty years… but he had lived freely.

Shiki had spent decades working toward his ambitions… and lost everything in the most ridiculous ways possible.

Golden Lion Shiki: "Damn it, Whitebeard! Why do you always hit where it hurts?!"

Golden Lion Shiki: "You don't get it! The result doesn't matter! It's the process that counts! I gave it my all! I don't care about winning or losing!"

Pirate King Roger: "Shiki, are you serious?"

Whitebeard: "I believe him. What about you, Roger? [Taunt]"

Fire Fist Ace: "I don't believe it. He's just being stubborn!"

Fisher Tiger: "I don't buy it either. Shiki is way too ambitious to not care about winning!"

Golden Lion Shiki: "…"

Don't go too far!

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