Hera ignored Shanks's teasing and said, "I heard you once stayed on Roger's ship for a while. I want to know your opinion of Pirate King Roger."
Shanks didn't expect a little girl from Foosha Village to know this, and his expression turned a bit more serious: "I don't know how you got this news, but I did indeed stay on Roger's ship; that was when I was very young."
After saying this, he fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said, "Roger took great care of me on the ship and even taught me his signature move, 'Gods Punishment.' I was very happy in the Roger Pirates. Why are you asking this?"
Hearing that what Shanks said was similar to the plot in the manga, Hera felt relieved and said, "Garp handed over three children to Dadan, and one of those children's names is Ace."
Shanks was so shocked that he stood up abruptly: "What!"
Then, under the shocked gazes of the other crew members, he sat back down. After thinking for a moment, he said to Hera, "Come outside with me to talk."
Seeing Shanks actually leading Hera outside, the other crew members in the bar began to gossip.
"What is the Captain trying to do? This is too immoral."
"Yeah, she's just a child. Even if he's the Captain, I have to protest."
Finally, Vice Captain Beckman stood up and said, "What are you all thinking? The Captain taking her out must be for something important. From the shocked expression the Captain had just now, he must have heard some incredible news. If the Captain finds out you're slandering him like this later, don't expect me to speak up for you when you get beaten up."
Outside, as the cold wind blew, Shanks's drunkenness completely vanished. He asked Hera, "Are you sure Garp sent him, and his name is Ace? Then, does he know?"
Hera said, "Ace doesn't know. Dadan only said that his father was killed by pirates."
Shanks asked again, "Why are you telling me this? And how do you know these things?"
Hera didn't speak. First, she summoned her ability, 'Zafkiel.' A huge clock face appeared behind Hera: "This is my ability, Zafkiel, a Devil Fruit related to time."
After introducing her ability, Hera added, "I can sense from the Devil Fruit that my future self will send some information fragments to my current self. I saw that after Ace's identity was exposed, he was captured by the Marine, and then came the deaths of Whitebeard and Ace."
Shanks was already too shocked to speak: "Do you know who Whitebeard is? How could the strongest man in the world die at the hands of the Marine? and it's actually because of Ace?"
Hera told a small lie: "I don't know who Whitebeard is, but in the images, everyone calls him Whitebeard, and some call him Pops. Ace calls him that too."
"That's not surprising then. It must be Ace's longing for family that made him join the Whitebeard Pirates," Shanks muttered to himself, then asked Hera, "What do you want me to do?"
Hera said, "Ace has awakened Conqueror's Haki. He will definitely go to sea to make a name for himself. I want you to teach Ace while you're resting here, to make him a bit stronger."
Shanks said, "Your thinking is correct. No matter when, becoming stronger is never wrong. Only by being strong enough can one find a chance to survive when facing danger."
"In addition, I don't want Ace to be told about his parentage before Dadan does. Regardless, there's no rush now. Let's give Dadan some more time to consider," Hera added.
Shanks said, "I'll consider it, but during this time, I'll go talk to Dadan about this matter."
"It's getting late, you should go back first. After you've talked to Ace, come to the pirate ship at the beach. I'll be waiting for you there. Bring Luffy along too. Training one is training, training three is also training. It's a good chance for me to see what Garp has taught you all."
Shanks said to Hera as he looked at the darkening sky.
When Hera heard this, she went back to the bar, intending to just pick up Luffy and leave. However, as soon as she lifted Luffy, his body immediately stretched, and she couldn't pick him up. Exasperated, Hera woke Luffy up with two solid punches.
Luffy was still a bit dazed: "What are you doing? Why does my head hurt so much?"
"Let's go, Luffy. Unless you want to sleep in the bar?"
Luffy wanted to say there was nothing wrong with sleeping in the bar, but seeing Hera's fierce gaze, he swallowed his words.
After Hera and Luffy left, the pirates began to gossip.
"She's so violent after coming back; it must be that, right?"
"She must have been dumped. Definitely dumped by the Captain."
When Shanks returned and heard the gossip, he said, "What are you all talking about? I was talking about serious business with Hera. If you're all too idle, how about coming out to spar with me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shanks's companions stopped mentioning it and turned the conversation back to interesting stories from their adventures.
Beckman walked over and asked, "What did you talk about to get so excited?"
Shanks said, "As expected of Roger's Starting Point. I've only been here for a day, and I've encountered Luffy, who was chosen by that devil fruit and is of the clan d, I've met a mysterious girl named Hera, and I've also seemingly found Roger's child here."
Beckman was also shocked upon hearing this: "Roger's child? Is the news reliable? When did Roger have a child?"
Shanks said, "It's almost certain. He was personally sent here by Garp. His name is Ace, and not long ago, he even awakened Conqueror's Haki."
Hearing this, Beckman smiled bitterly: "He's just called Ace? That's really..."
Shanks chuckled helplessly: "Yeah, those two guys, Roger and Garp, just gave the child that name. Didn't those two rough men think about how easily that name would expose him?"
Shanks continued, "The most mysterious one is still that girl. She even predicted Ace joining the Whitebeard Pirates, and the deaths of Whitebeard and Ace. Moreover, I think she might know even more."
Shanks lamented, "The sea is about to start getting turbulent."
Beckman asked, "Since you know about Roger's son, what do you plan to do? Will you recruit him into our Pirate Crew first? Having the Pirate King's child in our crew could certainly increase our fame, and we could also use it to get in touch with those old friends from the Roger Pirates. He also has Conqueror's Haki himself."
Shanks said, "There's no rush to have him join the crew. I plan to train the three of them first. The original plan to stay for a year remains unchanged. If Ace is willing to come with us in the end, we'll let him join, but don't force him."
"That's fine. In this sea, strength is what ultimately does the talking."
After saying that, Beckman stopped speaking and fell into deep thought.