Chapter 333 Garp's Confession
Vic leaned against a tree and occasionally took a sip of wine. He was in an unusually relaxed and happy mood today. He saw many familiar faces today, which made him feel not so lonely in this world.
Even though he had been in this world for several years, he still hadn't fully integrated into it, and if Rebecca hadn't always been by his side, he might have taken a different path.
Vic was not wrong in his guess. Dadan's gang of bandits did bring Ace down with them to get a free meal, but they only showed up after most of the villagers had gone to bed.
This was the result of Dadan sending people to investigate the situation on the scene at the edge. At this time, only a few navy people were still conscious, but because they did not know the people from Windmill Village, they thought they were villagers and did not take it seriously.
Only the old man woke up after his snot bubble burst after Ace appeared. He looked at Dadan with a bad face, "How dare you bring Ace here?" He looked around and found that all the villagers were lying down, so he didn't get angry.
Garp turned his head to look at Vic, who was still drinking with a smile on his face, and stood up and walked to the edge of the banquet. Dadan had no choice but to follow Garp with Ace. Vic settled the Makino on his lap, stood up, picked up two sticks of bones and meat by the fire, and followed closely behind.
When Vic arrived in the woods, he found that the old man had already held Ace in his arms and wanted to kiss him, but Ace stretched out his two hands and pressed them tightly against the old man's bearded face, refusing to let the old man kiss him.
Dadan stood on the side like a child who had made a mistake, not daring to make a sound. No one knew what the old man had done to them in the past. When they saw people, they were as scared as if they had seen a ghost.
But when Ace was stabbed in the chest by Akainu in the Battle of Marineford, when the old man returned to Windmill Village, Dadan dared to fight with the old man in front of other navy officers. It was not that Dadan was no longer afraid of the old man, but that the fear at that time had been completely replaced by other things, and she was no longer fearless.
Vic walked over and handed her a stick of meat and bones. Although Dadan was surprised, she still took it. She didn't know how long it had been since she had eaten meat, otherwise she would not have risked being beaten to go down the mountain.
Although they were bandits, they really didn't dare to go down the mountain to rob because the old man was watching them. At that time, Ace didn't have the ability to hunt alone, so you can imagine how their life was.
"Old man! If he doesn't want you to kiss him, then don't kiss him! It's so awkward. Who would want to let you kiss him with a big beard?"
Vic pulled Ace from the old man's arms and handed the other stick of bone and meat to Ace while speaking.
Ace was indeed very hungry. Although the meat was given to him by a stranger, his grandfather was right next to him, so he was not worried about anything. He started eating the meat without saying anything.
At that time, Ace had no idea what politeness was, so he didn't even say thank you. He learned these things from Makino later. It was impossible to expect a bandit to teach him etiquette.
Seeing that Ace was eating the meat happily without making any other movements, the old man just sat on the ground, looking at Ace's face and fell into deep thought.
Vic also sat next to the old man without saying a word. Only then did Dadan dare to start eating meat, but he didn't dare to make any loud noise.
Vic knew that the old man must have something to say when he called him over, and it must be related to Ace. The old man was really good to Vic, even though the beatings he received were really painful.
But Vic was only grateful and had no resentment. The old man really was training him as a junior, not just a naval soldier. He was completely comparable to Coby who came later. It was just that Vic had already had his own path, so he did not accept Vic as his disciple. However, he would teach Vic everything he could, especially the domineering aspect.
"There are some things I have never said to anyone in the navy. You are the first one. This child is called Ace, and he is my other grandson!"
The old man touched Ace's head and said to Vic. Ace was enjoying his meat and didn't bother to pay attention to the big hand moving back and forth on his head, nor did he refute the fact that he was his grandson.
"Grandpa, why don't you raise Ace and Luffy together? Oh! I see, grandpa! You are quite creative! Ace and Luffy are half-brothers, right? Ace's father shouldn't be a simple person either, right? Can you tell me who he is?"
Vic naturally knew Ace's background, but he couldn't say that he knew everything. He could only see if the old man would take the initiative to tell him.
In the past, if Vic said this, he would have been beaten severely, but tonight the old man was unusually calm and was not angry at all because of Vic's nonsense.
He was still thinking about what Vic said that Ace's father was not an ordinary person. He was indeed not an ordinary person. He was the Pirate King Roger, his old friend and enemy, and also a member of the D clan.
He was hesitant whether to tell Victor about this, the matter of the Pirate King's son was a really big deal, and if Victor was too righteous, it would not end well.
But the reason he asked Vic to come here was also related to Ace. If Ace's identity was leaked in the future, the result would be the same. What is coming will eventually come. Hiding it now may be in vain in the future.
Thinking of this, he decided to tell Vic about Ace's life experience. With his understanding of Vic for such a long time, he felt that Vic would not embarrass an innocent child. Although the child was the son of the Pirate King, Vic was a man with his own opinions and was not absolutely righteous.
"Ace is not my grandson! He is Roger's child. Everyone calls him the Pirate King.
Before Roger was executed, he told me that he had a child and wanted me to help raise him. I was struggling with this.
It may sound absurd that a navy officer is helping pirates raise their children, but I know that if I don't help, Ace will definitely die in the hands of the navy.
Although his father is Roger, the child is innocent, and I admire the child's mother very much. Lu Jiu is a great mother. She risked her life to save Ace!"
As the old man spoke, he stroked Ace's head lovingly, and Ace's chewing of food also slowed down.
Obviously, he listened to the old man's words. He just found out about his life experience and found out that he was not the old man's grandson. He decided to find a chance to find out about his parents and what the Pirate King was. Dadan next to him was very worried about his life safety.
"Old man! I heard that you and Roger are from the same generation, right? You asked his son to call you grandpa? What are you thinking? Are you taking advantage of him because you are resentful for not catching him at sea before?"
Vic approached the old man and asked curiously, he already knew all this and he didn't look surprised at all, nor did he pay any special attention to Ace.
This behavior surprised the old man. Are you not surprised at all by such a big thing? Are you still a normal person? Or did you know about this a long time ago? This is unlikely.
Did you awaken the Observation Haki that can see through people's hearts? But that thing is useless to me! Or can your Observation Haki foresee the future? I know what I'm going to say next, but this kid's expression has never changed. Is he really careless or just concerned about gossip? His brain circuit is different from that of ordinary people.