"It was bought by Ace?"
Ian did not mind the little girl trying to trick him. Instead, he fell into thought and subconsciously said, "Could it be the Flame-Flame Fruit?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
Nami looked at Ian in surprise and even nodded. "There's a Devil Fruit Encyclopedia on Ace's ship. After comparing, it really is the Flame-Flame Fruit."
Ian: "..."
Unexpectedly, the Flame-Flame Fruit actually came into Ace's hands in this way.
It even made Ian involuntarily let out a sigh of emotion, and he even began to wonder about the Devil Fruit in his hand... If one did not eat it, would it ultimately, through various means, end up being eaten by some so-called suitable person?
Sure enough, once you obtain a Devil Fruit, you should eat it immediately!
After hearing Luffy say, Ace spent five hundred million belly to buy that Devil Fruit, and what a big thigh to cling to. Ian did not ask any further questions.
Five hundred million was a lot, but as an important executive of the Umbrella Corporation, Ace was still able to take it out.
Lowering his head again, Ian swept a glance at the Straw Hat Pirates in front of him with a sigh of emotion, then withdrew his gaze, hugged Aria, and said calmly: "Then I won't disturb you. There are still quite a few interesting places on the Skypiea. You can go take a look. Oh, right."
With a meaningful tone, he looked at everyone in front of him: "Don't go secretly digging for gold anymore, no, now it should be called destroying relics. That's a pretty serious crime on Skypiea."
As soon as his words fell, aside from Luffy, who was still grinning, everyone else showed awkward smiles on their faces.
Seeing this, Ian also smiled and shook his head, did not pay them any more attention, and directly turned around to leave.
Being able to meet the Straw Hat crew here this time was just an accident.
As for everything else... Leave it to fate!
Watching Ian's departing back, the Straw Hat crew behind him also let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"I didn't expect you guys to actually know such a big shot."
Sanji lit another cigarette, took a deep breath, then his eyes flickered slightly as he let out a sigh. "Ian the God of Sun, that's a major figure even the Marines are wary of!"
"I've heard of this guy, too. I was always seeing him in the newspapers a few years ago."
Usopp, beside him, also nodded seriously. "And I heard he's a very family-oriented man. For the sake of his family, he even rejected an invitation from Marine Headquarters and stayed by his family's side the whole time."
As he said this, Usopp seemed to recall something, his eyes immediately dimmed, and he let out a long sigh, but did not continue speaking.
"This guy is very strong!"
Zoro, on the side, also nodded seriously. "I can feel it!"
"Isn't that nonsense coming from you, moss-head? Even a pig could tell he's strong!"
"Who are you calling a pig, you curly-browed bastard!"
"Moss-head!"
"Curly-brow!"
"Shishishi!"
Luffy ignored the two who had started arguing and said with his usual grin: "Ian is of course very strong, but one day, I will definitely surpass him!"
As he spoke, he took a deep breath. "Because I am the man who will become the King of the Pirates!"
As those words fell, the two who had been arguing also stopped.
Everyone looked together at that figure pressing down on his straw hat, standing tall with his head held high, full of confidence, affected by his infectious spirit; smiles could not help but appear on their faces.
"Good thing that guy already left. Otherwise, if he heard what you just said, we'd probably be utterly embarrassed."
Sanji took the cigarette from the corner of his mouth, flicked it, took another breath, exhaled a smoke ring, and said with a smile: "But you're right. We will definitely become stronger!"
"What the curly-browed perverted cook said is right."
Zoro also smiled while holding his swords. "One day, I will become the strongest swordsman in the world!"
"Hey, hey, hey, who are you calling perverted, you moss-head!"
"I'm talking about you. Who else here has eyebrows that ugly?"
"You bastard!!!"
In just a moment, the two of them started arguing again, making Nami and the others beside them smile helplessly and shake their heads.
Still, they looked forward with smiles, their eyes full of light, as if seeing the future.
"I'm going to draw a map of the entire world!"
"I'm going to become the bravest warrior of the sea!"
"Me too! I will definitely invent a panacea!"
"I'm going to find the great treasure and use it to lead the Kingdom of Alabasta into a happy life!"
"Ga!"
...
At the same time, over on Ian's side, he had already carried Aria to their private resting area on Skypiea.
"Darling, you seem to be in a good mood."
Robin, wearing a black sexy bikini and lying on a beach chair, raised her head and smiled at the father and daughter who walked in. "Did you happen to run into something interesting?"
"I ran into Ace's younger brother and chatted with him a bit."
Ian did not hide it and nodded with a smile. "It was indeed quite interesting."
"Ace's younger brother? The Straw Hat Pirates from the incident in East Blue some time ago?"
Hearing Ian's words, Robin seemed to recall something and could not help but smile while shaking her head. "If that group knew that the Dark-Dark Fruit is on Aria, I wonder what their reaction would be."
Who could have imagined that not only was the bounty issued by Ian himself, but even the Dark-Dark Fruit that caused chaos in the East Blue was also in their daughter's hands?
As she spoke, she shook her head again and pondered for a moment. "I heard Nami is now in the Straw Hat Pirates?"
"Not just Nami. That guy, Crocodile's student, also joined the Straw Hat Pirates."
Ian shrugged while speaking with a tone filled with pleasure derived from another person's misfortune. "I wonder if Crocodile will get beaten badly?"
But with Crocodile's current strength... Could it be that Luffy would do a bunch of power-ups?