One Piece: Dark Sky.

Chapter 135 The person who loves you the most

"He's probably doing it for you."

Bane's words were like a thunderbolt in Ace's restless heart. He has endured countless criticisms and exclusions since he was born. Ace's heart has already closed itself. If there is no Luffy, Sabo, and Jig, it is likely that he will remain lonely.

But Bane's words completely denied all of this, which meant that he was not loved by no one, but that his parents had given him everything they could, including their lives, since birth.

Ace knew that after the death of his father, the Pirate King whom the whole world despises, Gol D Roger, the government learned that he had another son, Ace, who almost eliminated all the babies born on that day, and his mother, Portgas D Loujo, in order to protect him, insisted on letting Ace stay in her stomach for twenty months by virtue of her perseverance. As soon as he was born, her mother died...

Because of this, he became an orphan, and even resented his father. Later, the cold words of others made him deny the existence of his father, so that he has been working hard to prove the meaning of his existence all these years.

On Ace's small face, his brows were furrowed, his upper teeth were biting his lower lip tightly, and he was almost about to bleed. It could be seen that he was struggling, even a little afraid to know the truth.

Although Bahn couldn't see it, he could feel it, or if he put himself in his shoes, he could still understand the complex emotions in Ace's heart.

But instead of persuading Ace, he took another gulp of wine and talked about the year.

"Your father and I, oh, no, Roger, we met many years ago in the Chambords Islands. We had a fight at that time. I still remember that I lost very badly that day. It was also the first time I lost a battle, and it was so complete..."

Many years ago, in the Chambord Islands, the scene of Barn and Roger's duel...

"Huh...huh..."

Bahn knelt on the ground, gasping for breath. The entire continent had become disfigured, almost torn apart. Bain looked very embarrassed at that time, his clothes were soaked in sweat, his fingers were still twitching, and he couldn't even hold the knife in his hand.

And standing in front of him is the man who once stood on the pinnacle of the world, Gol D Roger!

"Hahaha!"

Perhaps seeing that Bahn finally lost his strength, Roger also stopped, stood in front of Bahn, and stretched out a hand.

"Snapped."

But Bahn didn't seem to appreciate it, he waved away Roger's hand, and stood up shaking and struggling.

But Roger laughed again, put his hands on Bahn, who couldn't even stand still, and with a sudden force, Bahn sat directly on the ground.

"you!"

Bahn was about to open his mouth, but Roger also sat down cross-legged...

"Hahaha! Barn, you are very strong! I was not as powerful as you when I was young."

Bahn gave Roger a strange look. At this time, he had already learned from Croux that Roger had suffered from that terminal illness, and Bahn saw that Roger didn't seem like a person who knew he was going to die at all. Perhaps this was his strength.

"Now, Roger, your illness..."

Bahn wanted to ask something more, but Roger cut him off.

"Ah, I know, Barn, do you have anything to protect?"

Roger did not answer the question about his own illness, but suddenly asked Bahn something that seemed to have nothing to do with it.

Bahn's eyes darkened, but he returned to normal in just a moment, and said in a firm tone.

"Have!"

Roger looked at the middle-aged man who looked like a teenager in front of him, smiled and nodded.

But he didn't continue talking. He picked up Bahn's clothes and put him on his shoulders. With a jump, he jumped to the edge of the entire island.

"Barne, remember, only when a person has something worthy of his serious protection will he truly become stronger."

When Roger said this, his eyes were closed tightly, his face was so dark that ink could drip out, and his face was serious.

After speaking, he suddenly opened his eyes, coupled with the drooping corners of his mouth, exuding the majesty of a king!

"Overlord... Domineering!"

The powerful coercion almost swept Baan's whole body, but finally landed on the island behind him!

"boom!"

Almost instantly, the entire island was broken piece by piece and sank into the bottom of the sea...

"Roger is the strongest I have seen so far. Perhaps he is still inferior to Newgate in terms of combat ability alone, but if he is strong in heart, he is definitely standing at the pinnacle of the entire world!"

With a smile on his face, Bahn looked at Ace again, and Ace's heart shook again. This was the first time that he understood or planned to understand the father who had brought him so much pain.

"The day before Roger was about to be executed, I went to see him once. In fact, I wanted to rescue him, but he refused me."

Bahn said again, but Ace's face was full of doubts. He couldn't understand what could make the man standing at the top of the world give up the chance to live.

"I really asked him at that time, but he just smiled at me mysteriously."

"I know that since Roger didn't plan to say anything, I couldn't rescue him, and when I was about to leave, he said something to me."

Having said that, Barn took another big gulp of wine, and looked at Ace with those pale but somewhat red eyes.

"'My child, I leave it to you, Bahn.'".

"That's what he told me."

Ace's eyes widened suddenly, shock written all over his face.

"I've thought about it a lot these years, and it wasn't until I met you that I figured out a lot of things."

"Your father turned himself in because he didn't want you to bear his sins! For this reason, he even sacrificed his own life!"

Bahn's face suddenly became serious, but his pale eyes became more and more red, and Ace, who was even more stimulated, looked shocked and couldn't say a word...

Bahn's voice was not loud, but it was deafening in Ace's ears.

"Ace, even though your father's wish was not fulfilled, he still caused you to bear too much pain, but you have to know that your father is the one who loves you the most in this world! Even more than your mother!"

"I hope that you can become a truly powerful man like your father!"

Bahn grabbed Ace's shoulders with both hands, and said very seriously.

Ace stood up pale and wobbled, but stopped when he reached the door.

The small shoulders kept shrugging, and there were constant sobbing sounds.

"Thank... thank you... for letting me... know... that I... am not a child born with... sin... I am... very happy!"

Ace said while sobbing, and pushed the door open as he spoke.

"Hey, Ace, tell those three guys to wake up early tomorrow, it's very hard to practice with me."

"Ok!"

Ace pushed the door open and left, and the door was closed again, leaving Bane alone in the room again.

Bahn turned his head out of the window again, looked at the starry sky he couldn't see, poured another sip of wine into his mouth, even though his head was already raised high, tears still flowed from the corners of his eyes...

"Roger..."

Bahn murmured, as if Roger appeared in the black scene he saw...