"My child, endure just a little longer… soon, very soon, you will come into this world."
Soft, repeated whispers reached his ears. "Ace" struggled to open his eyes, only to find himself surrounded by warm water enveloping him from all sides.
— "What is this… where am I?"
Ace tried to open his mouth to speak, but discovered he was completely unable to make a sound. With a quick glance, the shocking truth dawned on him: he had been reborn as an unborn fetus!
"My child, your father is the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. And since you are his son, I'm sure you will endure, right? Soon, very soon, you will be born. Just hold on to life a little longer."
At that moment, Ace's heart trembled as he listened to those warm whispers.
The Pirate King, Gol D. Roger?! The world of One Piece?!
Had he been transported to become "Ace," the same person who shared his name in his previous life?!
Then… that woman constantly whispering must be his mother in this life: Portgas D. Rouge.
To protect the bloodline of the Pirate King from the Navy's pursuit, Rouge delayed his birth for twenty months instead of ten, ultimately dying during childbirth.
— "No wonder my body is fully developed, yet I haven't been born… Have I really become 'Ace the Flame Fist' in the world of One Piece?"
Ace recalled the course of his original life. He possessed the power of the Mera Mera no Mi (Flame), a Logia-type Devil Fruit, and was born with Conqueror's Haki—having the potential to become a king of the seas. Yet, because of his hatred for his father Roger's blood, he suppressed the strongest powers within himself.
And in the end… he died, struck down by Akainu's magma fist during the Summit War.
What a tragic fate!
In his previous life, Ace's abilities amazed everyone upon his first appearance. But as the story progressed in the world of One Piece, almost everyone became capable of using fire, and the once-mighty Logia fruit was reduced to something mocked as: "Even dogs wouldn't eat it!"
Combined with his childish mindset that led him to seal away his Conqueror's Haki, and his lack of a "king's heart," his failure and death were inevitable.
— "If we're talking about fire power, then the strongest without a doubt is the Captain-Commander of the First Division in Bleach, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni. His flames reach the temperature of the sun's core! He's known as the strongest Shinigami in a thousand years!"
Ace recalled Yamamoto's battle against Aizen. Even after his sword Ryūjin Jakka was sealed, he was still able to unleash the technique "Hadō #96: Ittō Kasō" (Single Blade Cremation). That flaming blade that split the heavens… now that is what true fire is!
As Ace was lost in his thoughts—
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, darkness covered his vision. In the next instant, the warm environment turned into the ruins of a destroyed city. He found himself at the bottom of a deep crater amid the rubble.
"I will not tell you that I will spare your life. Your life itself is the history of the Seireitei, Yamamoto Genryūsai. Your fate is to die by my blade."
A cold, emotionless voice reached his ears. He raised his head with difficulty and saw a man dressed in white, holding a sword, approaching him.
"Aizen?!"
Ace's heart trembled at the sight of that familiar face and attire. But the moment Aizen drew closer, Ace's right hand instinctively grabbed Aizen's leg with fierce strength.
"You wretch… don't make me repeat myself."
An aged, powerful voice came out of Ace's mouth!
That already charred arm began to crack, glowing with dark red fissures! Shock flickered across Aizen's eyes.
"This… is this the forbidden art that can only be used with a burned body? Hadō #96, the sacrificial Hadō—"
Aizen's pupils shrank: "Ittō Kasō!!!"
"BOOM! CHANG!"
With a furious roar, endless flames erupted from the charred body. The fire gathered into a massive blade of flame that soared into the sky! The terrifying heat twisted and shattered the atmosphere, as if the entire world would be devoured. That blade piercing the heavens symbolized the supreme king of flames!
"Fwoosh!"
In the next moment, the vision shattered, and Ace returned to the familiar warmth inside the womb. Suddenly, information appeared in his mind as if by instinct:
[You have reached an extraordinary level of comprehension; through mentally simulating the scene, you have deduced and mastered the exclusive skill: Ittō Kasō!]
[You have reached an extraordinary level of comprehension; through the whispers of Portgas D. Rouge, you have completely learned the language of the "One Piece" world.]
Ace's heart trembled at the overwhelming flood of information… the journey had truly begun!
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