"Read the entry."
[Ace Entry: Reckless Passion (Blue), Flame Fist Will (Purple – Unawakened), Devil Bloodline (Gold – Unawakened), Conqueror's Haki (Gold – Unawakened)]
A somewhat low-quality entry interface appeared before Jon's eyes.
How should he put it?
A person designed to die by Oda… was just pretty average.
Jon scanned the entries, too lazy to even read the descriptions.
The only thing that caught his attention, the Devil Bloodline, he also disliked.
He couldn't possibly become Roger's bloodline, could he? Who willingly becomes someone else's son?
Tsk, he kicked him out for nothing.
"Ace!"
Luffy's eyes widened as he shook Ace's body. "Hey, no way, Ace, wake up!"
He had reacted the moment Ace drew his knife.
But Jon's kick was too fast; before he could even speak, Ace was sent flying.
"Ace? Is he your other brother? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Jon turned the tables, squatting down to pinch Ace's chin and examine him. "Young people have such good sleep quality, they can sleep through this?"
Huh? Sleeping?
So he wasn't kicked to death, Luffy breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, wake up."
Jon pinched Ace's philtrum. The little guy groggily woke up, and the moment he saw Jon, he tried to fight him again.
But he was immediately entangled by Luffy's rubber arm.
It took a while for Luffy to explain everything.
Ace, with a bruised and swollen face, performed a standard dogeza, prostrating himself to apologize for his actions and to thank Jon for rescuing his brother.
If this had been a few months ago, this lawless troublemaker would never have acted this way.
But ever since he learned of Sabo's death, he had resolved to take good care of his brother, Luffy, so he had asked Miss Makino to teach him etiquette.
However…
Phrases like "Thanks a lot, you guy!" and "I must apologize to you, you bastard!" proved that his current etiquette was not very good.
Soon, Luffy also blurted out that Jon was Makino's husband and that he and Jon had become sworn brothers.
Ace's jaw dropped into an O-shape and didn't close for a second.
Naturally, Jon and Ace completed their sworn brotherhood with two bowls of sake.
The moment the sake bowls shattered on the ground, Luffy and Ace gained a big brother they could rely on.
However, there were some things their big brother said that they didn't quite understand.
"Ace, remember, practice Haki more in the future. Don't rely on Devil Fruits; even dogs wouldn't eat that stuff!"
"…"
"Luffy, you want to be the Pirate King? Big Brother will help you! But in return, Big Brother wants to be the King of the World, and you can't just stand by and do nothing!"
"…"
The two little guys looked at each other.
Finally, they nodded heavily, taking their big brother's words to heart.
A while later.
"Jon, teach us how to get stronger," Luffy's eyes gleamed. "Start with that kick you used to knock out Ace, okay?"
Bang!
Ace slammed a heavy punch on Luffy's head, roaring with his shark-like grin:
"How much do you want to kick me out, you idiot Luffy?!"
"Alright, I don't have time to teach you two."
Jon smiled, stood up, and looked down at them.
"I should go pick Makino up to go home now. She won't be running the bar in your village anymore, so if you miss us, come to Cocoyasi Village, and I'll host you."
Huh?
Luffy and Ace looked up, momentarily stunned by Jon's brilliant smile.
"Goodbye, my two little brothers."
Jon rubbed the two boys' heads one last time. They were fluffy and quite comfortable to stroke.
He smiled and waved, his back transforming into a distant point, gradually disappearing.
The lively scene instantly became quiet.
...
Luffy stared blankly in the direction Jon had left, then sat down feeling a bit lost after a long while, touching his somewhat shriveled stomach.
Grumble~~~
His stomach's loud rumble made the little guy look pitiful, but he had no appetite.
For this glutton to be like this, it was clearly because his sworn big brother had left.
"Here~!"
Just then, a roasted rabbit head was offered to him. It was Ace, squatting in front of him, smiling.
"Rabbit meat?"
Luffy looked bewildered. "Where did you get it?"
"Jon left it," Ace shoved the entire rabbit head into Luffy's rubber mouth, smiling. "He probably knew you'd be hungry, so he left you half a roasted rabbit."
Is that so?
Luffy chewed on the somewhat dry rabbit skull in his mouth, thought for a moment, then a big smile spread across his face.
He got up from the ground. "Ace, let's make a new promise! When Big Brother becomes the King of the World, one of us will also become the Pirate King!"
"Alright…"
Ace recalled the moment they drank the sworn brotherhood sake and grinned.
"But I don't necessarily have to become the Pirate King. As long as I have the strongest reputation to get rid of that guy, that's enough! As for Jon, if he wants to be the King of the World, I can help him when I grow up."
"Haha, bragging! How can you help him with a bruised and swollen face? So embarrassing, Ace, hahaha."
?
"…Luffy! I'm definitely going to boil you! Definitely!!"