Chapter 913 Portgas D. Ace (11)
It's approaching dusk.
Ace, carrying a lot of bags in his hands, and Yun Ci, who was dressed casually, appeared in the dock.
The still strong bear instantly changed from a sitting position to a standing position and scanned Yun Ci vigilantly.
He is not a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, so——he can attack.
Yun Ci took a step forward and stood in front of Ace.
She pulled out a wooden plaque with a straw hat carved on it from her waist bag.
Roger's figure instantly appeared beside Yun Ci, holding "Ace" in his hand.
"What to do?"
"Hold that man down."
"okay."
Roger rushed out directly. No one could see how he moved. They only saw his figure flash and he pressed the bear heavily to the ground.
Yun Ci took two steps forward and gently tapped Xiong's forehead with her right index finger.
The bear's struggle stopped in an instant, and a soul slowly floated out of it, turning into a pure ball of light and falling into Yun Ci's palm.
"All right."
Yun Ci collected the bear's soul and carved a teleportation array on the bear's book. When the contract items were used up, she would teleport the bear back.
"We can go back now."
Roger realized that Xiong had no intention of resisting, so he let go of his hand and walked back to Yun Ci.
"Is this the end?"
"Correct."
Very simple.
All that's left is to go back and wake up the bear, sign a contract with him, and he'll be able to stay in this world.
Roger scratched his head and said, "Can I go back? Lu Jiu prepared a loving lunch for me today, but I haven't eaten a single bite yet."
Lu Jiuke had already told him to go back directly after packing up.
"Sure." Yun Ci pointed at the bag on Ace's body, "Then you can take these back with you and give them to Tu Yi to deal with directly."
"Okay." Roger held out his hand to Ace, "Here, give it to me."
Ace hung all the bags on Roger one by one, watched Yun Ci send Roger back, and didn't say a word to him.
Roger was used to it and didn't care. He waved happily at Ace until he disappeared.
"Your relationship with your father is still the same."
“Nothing needs to change.”
Ace couldn't explain what he thought of Roger now. He still disliked him from the past, but after spending some time together, he didn't hate Roger's character so much anymore.
"Take your time. However, it doesn't matter if you never forgive him in your life." Yun Ci said as they walked, "Even if he is nice to other people, he is not a good father to you, right?"
“…Not really.”
He's not that bad either.
Yun Ci noticed Ace's emotions keenly and raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Really? It seems that I guessed wrong."
"He was already seriously ill. Even if he continued..."
In addition, Roger knew some secrets that should not be known. For various reasons, he chose to take this step.
"It seems that Ace, you still like Mr. Roger very much."
They all began to explain it to him.
Ace rubbed his head uncomfortably but didn't argue.
The two walked back to where the boat was docked. The area was still empty and no one disturbed them.
Ace jumped onto the boat first and extended his hand to Yun Ci again.
"Let's go."
"Thank you."
The two returned to the island in the same manner as when they came.
They were moving quite fast, and when they arrived at the island, Tu Yi was still helping people sort shopping bags.
Tuyi can communicate with Yunci over long distances. She knows that Ace also has a share here and has released him separately. What she is packing up now are what Yunci bought.
The clothes were taken away for washing and the jewelry was placed directly in Yunci's cloakroom.
"I'll go ask my new friend if he wants to join. Ace, you can do whatever you want."
"Okay, if you need any help, you're welcome."
Yun Ci responded and walked to the summoning room.
The bear's soul was not weak, and he was consciously looking outside the whole time, so Yun Ci didn't need to say anything and he agreed to the contract.
"grateful."
"Don't be so polite. We are all companions from now on." Yun Ci said with a smile, "Welcome to join, Mr. Xiong."
Tonight, it is still a celebration to welcome new friends.
"Is this the special ingredient that souls can eat?"
“It looks like no different from ordinary ingredients.”
"Indeed, but these have been processed using special methods, and only souls can eat them."
"What would happen if ordinary people ate it?"
"It's not particularly harmful, but it will make you very excited, right? Because it will increase the strength of your soul." Yun Ci asked curiously, "Why don't you try it, Ace? I'm curious too."
Haven't done the experiment yet.
Ace wanted to try it: "Then I... try it?"
He picked up a piece of meat at random and put it in his mouth. It tasted delicious, but compared with ordinary food, it seemed like he hadn't eaten anything.
"How about it?"
"I didn't feel anything, but it didn't seem to relieve my hunger."
"Because it's food for the soul." Yun Ci placed the human food in front of Ace, "You should eat this."
Ace nodded and returned to the dining table with Yunci.
"If you feel uncomfortable in the future, remember to find me." Yun Ci pointed at Tuyi behind him, "Call Tuyi, Tuyi will take you to find me."
Ace responded and started eating quickly but gracefully.
Ace has a big appetite, and two-thirds of the dishes on the table went into his stomach.
However, these were originally prepared extra for Ace, and Yun Ci only had two or three dishes for herself.
While eating, the two talked about Ace's next itinerary.
Ace still chose to continue sailing on the sea, but he had no intention of competing for the title of Pirate King.
"I want to help my father and protect his hometown."
"Over there, I remember Mr. Marco decided to stay over there."
"Correct."
At that time, Ace and Marco were fighting for territory, but they didn't win. However, Ace insisted on going there. Part of the treasure obtained by their pirate group was placed on the island, and the other part was sent to Yunci to pay for the living expenses of his parents.
"As for me, I may come here to bother you more often in the future. I hope you don't mind."
"No, you are very welcome here."
After eating and drinking, everyone went their separate ways.
The bear followed the rabbits to familiarize themselves with the buildings behind. Roger and the others went back to their rooms. Yun Ci strolled into the forest alone to get in touch with the owls.
“Hualalalalal——”
The owls circled around Yunci, rubbing against her affectionately, until each of them had clung to Yunci for a while before returning to their nests.
Yun Ci also walked slowly towards her room.
"Ace?"
Yun Ci looked at Ace who was drinking from a glass of water in the living room, her eyes lit up slightly.
"What are you doing?"
Is it possible that the first problem for a living person after eating spirit food is extreme thirst?
"Ah, little boss." Ace wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth, "You haven't rested yet."
"I took a short walk. What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, I'm just a little thirsty and can't sleep." Ace pointed to his head, "I'm very excited and can't calm down. I really want to do something..."