A week later, the duel between Red-Haired Shanks and Hawk-Eye Mihawk spread across the entire ocean.
The duel between the two ended with the sinking of the entire Albert Island.
In the end, the two still couldn't decide the winner.
However, after this duel, the two became friends who admired each other and spent several days together at banquets.
After safely transporting the residents of Albert Island to another island town, Shanks and his companions parted ways with Mihawk and continued their own adventures.
Rocks, who was far away in the South China Sea, looked at the newspaper in his hand with a smile on his face.
"That guy Shanks has become a remarkable guy. And that guy Hawkeye Mihawk has also started to show his talents."
Looking at the bounty notices for Shanks and Hawkeye Mihawk, Rocks said with emotion.
"Hey! Uncle Rocks! Hurry up, Sister Lujiu is about to give birth!!!"
Just as Rocks was feeling emotional about fishing, the little loli Perona quickly floated over and yelled at him.
Hearing Perona's words, Rocks chuckled and slowly stood up and walked towards the village.
"Is Roger's son finally going to be born? Portgas D. Ace!"
"Hurry up! Uncle Rocks! Don't walk so slowly! Sister Lujiu is about to give birth!"
Perona floated beside Rocks and urged him loudly.
Perhaps because he felt it was a bit noisy, Rocks hugged Perona into his arms and covered her mouth with his hand.
"I already know, stop making a fuss."
"Lujiu, come on, push harder! Quick, the head is already coming out! Come on!"
With the midwife's encouragement, the clear cry of a baby resounded over the village.
The child of the Pirate King, Brother D. Roger, who has the most evil bloodline in the world, was born.
Hearing the crying of her child, Lujiu chuckled with relief, and then fainted from exhaustion.
After a long time, when she woke up again, what appeared in front of her was the scene of Rocks holding the child and teasing him.
Seeing Lujiu wake up, Rocks chuckled and reported the child to her.
"It's a boy. Have you decided on a name?"
Lujiu looked at the child in her arms lovingly.
"Roger said that if it's a boy, he should be named Ace, and if it's a girl, she should be named Ann. Since it's a boy, let's call him Ace, Bro.d. Ace."
Hearing this, Rocks nodded in understanding.
Although I already knew that it would be Ace's name, I always feel inexplicably moved when I experience it myself.
"Okay, Lujiu, now that the child is born, what is your choice? Will you take him with me to the new world, or will you live an ordinary life with him?"
Rocks looked at Lujiu curiously. He really wanted to know what kind of future he would bring to Ace if Lujiu hadn't died.
Lujiu looked at Ace lovingly, a gentle smile on her face.
"Locks, although it may be a little selfish, I don't want this child to go through the same path his father went through. I just want him to live an ordinary and happy life."
Although the words were very gentle, Rocks could feel the firmness in them.
Looking at the dew wine in front of him that was full of maternal love, Rocks nodded.
"I understand. Then, I will take you to an extremely quiet and peaceful village. That small village, in the East China Sea, is the hometown of Monkey D. Garp, Roger's former mortal enemy and naval hero."
"Although they are sworn enemies, their relationship is as deep as that of partners, and because it is his hometown, it is also very peaceful and tranquil."
After listening to Rocks' words, Lujiu nodded slightly, indicating that she accepted Rocks' arrangement.
Although I don't want to leave my hometown, I am just a weak woman after all.
In this ocean, the weak have no chance to choose their own lives.
"I understand, Mr. Locks, thank you for your care during this period."
Lujiu thanked Rocks sincerely.
"You're welcome. Captain Roger has taken good care of me in the past."
After saying that, Rocks walked out of the room and took out the Den Den Mushi from his arms.
After a while, the Den Den Mushi was connected.
"Hello, this is Garp. If you have something to say, please tell me now. If not, I'll hang up now. Don't disturb me while I'm eating donuts."
As soon as the Den Den Mushi was connected, Garp's impatient voice came out from it.
"... ... ... "
Rocks was silent for a while, and finally spoke.
"Karp, it's me."
“… … ..”
Hearing Rocks' voice, Garp fell silent.
More than ten minutes passed before Garp spoke again.
"Hey! Rocks brat! How did you know my Den Den Mushi number? And what do you want from me?!"
Garp's almost roaring voice was transmitted to Rocks' ears through the Den Den Mushi.
He picked his ears expressionlessly and put the Den Den Mushi a little further away.
"Karp, Roger's son is born. If you are free now, come to Peach Island in the South China Sea immediately. I will wait for you here."
“… … ..”
"What did you say! You little brat! Tell me what you want to do with this! I'm telling you! Don't even think about getting in the water with me!"
Fortunately, Rocks put the Den Den Mushi away, otherwise his ears would have been damaged again.
"I will only wait for you here for three days, Garp. If you don't show up within three days, you will have to bear the consequences yourself."
After saying that, Rocks hung up the phone.
Garp looked at the Den Den Mushi that was hung up, his forehead flushed with blue energy and his expression looked ferocious and conflicted.
In the end, he was still worried about Roger's children, so he asked for leave from the Warring States and drove his warship directly across the calm belt to the Peach Island in the South China Sea.
Three days passed in a flash, and a huge dog-head warship slowly docked at the Peach Port.
Garp walked down from the warship with a serious face.
"All of you stay on the boat. I have something to do, so I'll be out for a while."
After saying something to his soldiers, Garp hurried towards the address Rocks mentioned.
After a while, Cap saw Rocks standing at the entrance of the village holding a child.
"Stinky brat!"
Seeing Rocks, Garp became furious and rushed towards Rocks with clenched fists, wanting to punch him.
"Negative Ghost!"
Just when Garp was about to hit Rocks, a transparent, cute-looking ghost instantly passed through Garp's body.
"Well, as a human being, I am such a failure. I want to turn into a maggot."
Looking at Garp lying on the ground in front of him with a negative look on his face, Rocks couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Perona floated beside Rocks, holding her head high with a smug look on her face, looking proud.
"Hehe! You want to bully me? I won't let you succeed."
After being negative for a while, Garp suddenly became furious when he recovered.
"You damn brat! What did you do to me?!"
"Negative Ghost!"
"I'm sorry, I'm disrespectful to my elders and I don't deserve to be a human being..."
"hateful!"
"Negative Ghost!"
"You little bastard!"
"Negative Ghost!"
“… ... ... .”
Perona looked breathlessly at Garp, who was full of energy again, and felt a blow to her heart.
Garp looked at Perona carefully, then took out a bag of senbei from his arms and threw it to Perona.
"Little girl, go eat some senbei first. I have something to talk to Rocks about."
"Oh! Thank you!"
Perona happily took the senbei and walked aside, then suddenly thought of something and looked at Garp with an angry face.
"Negative Ghost!"
After a long time, Garp and Rocks, who had made a fuss again, sat on a cliff along the coast.
Looking at the child in his arms, a hint of loss and love flashed in Karp's eyes.
"Is this Roger's child?"
"That's right, Garp, this is Roger's child. And from now on, he will be left to your care."
Rocks looked at Garp seriously.
"Lujiu doesn't want him to follow Roger's old path again, so you should take the mother and son to live in your hometown."
Garp looked at Rocks in disbelief and then started cursing loudly.
"You little brat! Are you trying to drag me down with you? I'm a marine! How can I possibly help pirates raise their offspring! And they're the offspring of the Pirate King Roger!"
Looking at Garp who was cursing but didn't say anything to refuse, Rocks chuckled.
"Okay, Cap, I'll leave them to you."
After saying that, Rocks stood up and slowly left the coastal cliff.
Perona watched Rocks leave, immediately dropped the senbei in her hand and chased after him.
"Stinky uncle, are you done talking? Where are you going now?"
Rubbing Perona's head, Rocks gave a gentle smile.
"Now we have to go back to uncle's own home. How about it, Perona, do you want to go to uncle's home?"
"Um!"