Ace of Spades

by himmelblu

Ace of Spades, the most feared name across the ocean, he was the most feared and notorious assassin and informant there ever was. No one knew who or what he was, some say he is the spawn of the devil. And now, the Whitebeards needed his help. And maybe they even get a new son in the process. (Up to chap 52 'The Plight' is main story, the rest are just loose ends and ideas)

39. Ace of Spades Chapter 38 The Disclose

Hello everyone, here is the next chapter

And I know a lot of people have been mentioning the Strawhats and Sanjis family, and I'm getting to make them appear a bit here, but we will see more of them later, especially the Strawhats

Aside from this, there is a bit of everything in this chapter

Hope you enjoy

Read and relax

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Ace read the newspaper, looking through it to see if it was anything interesting. It was a paper from East Blue, as he was curious if there was any word about Luffy. Ace hadn't visited them yet, and nor had he heard anything, but he knew they were safe, as he had half an eye on them, just to know they were okay. He wanted to let them be as much as he could, to not relay too much on him. There had been some small news about Luffy and Sabo, calling themselves 'Strawhat pirates', which he found nice. Luffy adored that straw hat, so he would of course use it in his pirate name. Sabo probably found it as amusing as him.

There had been a mention of some people that had joined him, them being seen and Luffy not being anything one could call quiet about being pirates. It didn't mention much, but it did say some names. The first one he had read about, a Roronoa Zoro, had him frowning for a second, knowing he was a bounty hunter. Luffy and Sabo didn't have a bounty yet, so there weren't much there, unless he knew who they were. But he had done nothing, just joining the crew it seemed like. If he was going to take them for bounty, he would have done it. So Ace didn't pay much more mind to it.

And to his surprise, they had managed to recruit Usopp, Yasopps son. And Ace was uncertain if Luffy or Sabo knew that. Yasopp didn't speak to much about him. but when Shanks found out, who knew what would happen. He might give a mention to stay away to the red-haired captain, to keep unnecessary stir from happening. There was also this Nami, which Ace had heard about, her being a thief, a notorious one at that. She might be the one he would keep an eye on, and see if he heard anything more about. There was a loose rumor of her and Arlong working together, but they weren't close to that place, so Ace let it be, trusting that Sabo and Luffy could watch out for themselves. They could handle a thief if she turned out to be bad news.

As Ace read a part, about a restaurant, he felt himself frowning. One of the cooks on Baratie, a Sanji, had left to join pirates. To join the Strawhats.

Not that it was surprising Luffy wanted a cook, he was a bottomless pit. But this wasn't just a regular cook, this was Vinsmoke Sanji. He could be bad news, seeing who his family were. Then again, he hadn't had much or any contact with them, since he had been working on Baratie for years. But it was still a concern.

After thinking off it for a second, he closed the newspaper, jumping down from the railing. ¨Ace.¨ Ace turned to the captain, the man getting his attention. ¨Is something wrong?¨ He had probably seen his frown. Ace shook his head, ¨Not yet.¨ He handed the newspaper to Curiel who was next to him, and turned for his room. ¨I need to leave for some hours. I'm back before dinner.¨ He saw the captain nodding. ¨That's fine, son. Be safe.¨

Ace gave a nod, and headed to his room to change. He needed to speak to a certain someone.

-x-

Ace walked into the hideout in Germa Kingdom. He had been here once years ago, with Azuruko. And that was only for a short visit as they only came to retrieve someone who had went the wrong place. He hadn't said he was coming, but knew he wouldn't be stopped, not by the ones here as they knew he wouldn't come unless it was necessary. He walked past someone he knew was one of the commanders here, and she whispered something to someone, clearly telling to warn their leader. Dust was with him, sitting on his shoulder as he looked around and kept an eye on the surroundings, while Ace concentrated on the way he walked. No need to cause unnecessary issues. When he got to a set of big double doors, it was opened by one of the ones standing in front of it, giving him a half glance as he walked by. When he was inside, the door closed and he was met with Garuda, supreme commander of Germa 66.

Or Vinsmoke Judge, king of Germa Kingdom. Who also happens to be Vinsmoke Sanjis father.

Ace walked up to a chair and sat down. Vinsmoke Judge sent him a glare from where he sat on the other side of a desk. ¨Why are you here, Ace of Spades?¨ Ace looked at the man. ¨I am only here for a word. To ask a question.¨ Judge assessed him, ¨And what may that be? You are not allowed here. Only reason for now is that you do not seem battle ready.¨ Germa 66 was the ones that kept the balance in North Blue, Germa 66 being made off of mostly informants, but they too had some assassins. The rule was that they left North Blue alone, and Germa 66 would not interfere with them, and they would not go to any war against each other. They weren't exactly at friendly terms, which was why he had some concerns about Vinsmoke Sanji.

¨About one of your sons, Vinsmoke Sanji.¨

Judge sent him a glare. ¨And what could you possibly come here for? He is not here.¨ Ace gave a nod. ¨I know that. But I also do know he have been doing some undercover work now and then, and he have joined a pirate crew.¨ He got an assessing look from Judge. ¨I know this. But what could that possibly have with you coming here?¨ Ace sent a look at Judge,

¨That is because the two leaders of that crew, are some of the few on the protective list. If Vinsmoke Sanji is on that ship by your orders, the peace truce is over.¨

Ace knew he was pushing some boundaries. But they knew to never break the protection they had, the same rules they had for them too, but it could have happened. They weren't friendly. He knew they most likely knew off the protection, they kept their sources updated. But he knew Germa 66 couldn't afford a war right now, not against them. Not that they could afford it against them either, but they had a better chance. He saw Judge giving a small frown. ¨Why are two pirates on your protective list?¨ Ace gave a serious look back. ¨Because they have a reason to be.¨ They usually didn't include pirates on the protective list, but some made it. And Sabo and Luffy made it because of Ace. The protective list wasn't to keep everyone away from them, or make sure they were protected at all times. But too keep assassins and informants away from them. They would still need to handle other pirates, marines and everything on their own. The protection went only between the assassins and informants.

Judge gave him a look, before nodding. ¨He is not there on my orders. He rarely work that line anymore, only small things now and then. If I am right, he might not even know of the protection.¨

Ace nodded. That was good. He knew they wouldn't figure out who he was from this, as he usually were the one to handle visits with other big and known people like this, him and Daisuke being the two highest in the Red Cloud, where the protection was. ¨As long as he is there of his own free will, everything is fine.¨ Ace stood up and gave a small bow, ¨I am sorry for intruding, Vinsmoke Judge.¨ The man gave a nod back. ¨It is fine. But try not to do it again.¨ Ace gave a nod. ¨We will not.¨ Ace gave a last nod, before he disappeared. It was good to know Vinsmoke Sanji weren't on the ship on anyone's order, as that would threaten the truce they had. They leave Germa 66 alone, and Germa leave them alone. They had been at odds for years, so there wouldn't be much that needed to happen to stir things up and potentially cause a war.

When he got back to the boat, appearing in his room, he wrote a note to Daisuke, knowing he would react when he saw the news about a Sanji joining them. Every time one of them, or other informants or assassins joined a pirate crew, they always made a check to see why. To see if they did it for being a pirate, or to potentially betray the ones they joined. That did happen.

And for now, Ace would relax knowing things were fine. Knowing that that Sanji wasn't there to get information on Sabo or Luffy, or to cause harm. That he had joined of his own free will. But he would keep half an eye on him too.

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Ace watched the base not far away, trying to think off a way inside, so he could take the leader out. he could get inside the base, but to get to the leader was a completely another thing, as Ace had no idea where in the base he was. And not only this, there was a ton of guards, and Ace would try to keep the deaths to a minimum, hopefully only the leader if possible. The leader was a notorious and sadistic man. Keeping the ones that didn't have a reputation as slaves and prisoners. And those who people knew who were, like marines, pirates and all that alike, was usually killed at once, so he could show off how amazing he were when it came to capturing and killing. The times he took a marine, it usually where the ones the marines didn't like, and therefore didn't mind them being killed. He was known for hanging them off the side of the base, having them jump or being pushed off a ledge with a rope tied around their neck.

And that actually gave him an idea. The leader always killed people with reputation. And if Ace showed up as Ace of Spades, he would be revealed and sold off or killed, he knew as much.

But Portgas D Ace was just a supernova who rose quickly.

It had been a while since he had done this, and he hoped it wouldn't get to the pirates, as that would be bad. But it would save a lot of time and keep a lot of people alive. The people working for the leader, was not all bad, some doing this against their will, but they had nowhere to go or escape to now. This was in the middle of an island, between two towering mountains, hidden from everything. The reason he had managed to go on for as long. The faster Ace could kill him, the better. And the more lives he could save, was even better.

Having made his decision, got Dust to get some regular clothes, as well as the scarf with the pirates mark he had borrowed all those months ago. He didn't want to accidentally ruin the cape or cloak.

He now only hoped this wouldn't get to the pirates, as he knew this was dangerous. But he had control of everything. After all, it wouldn't be the first time he did this.

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Whitebeard sat in his chair out on deck and watched everyone around do their duties or enjoy the day. It was a calm day, and that wasn't a big surprise. They had just had a battle yesterday, with some marines that was close by, and they won by a long shot. After they've had a battle, they usually got left alone for a small bit, people knowing they were in battle mood for a few days after. And they even had good weather. It was a cloud now and then, as well as windy, but it was fine. The captain knew the weather would turn soon, as they are going to sail past a winter island, and there was a place where the hot and cold air mixed, creating real bad weather. But that wasn't quite yet, maybe in a week or so. So, for now, they would enjoy the good weather.

As he was watching his children play around, Claus suddenly came running. ¨Pops! You need to come now!¨

Whitebeard was shocked for a second, as Claus was a calm person, so this didn't sit well. But before he could say anything, or anyone of the others around, Claus had already turned around and was heading back to the communication room. The captain felt a lot of stares at him, and he got up and followed, sure this was something urgent. Claus never behaved like that. He noticed some, many actually, following. And with a look to Jozu, he kept the ones who were not a commander behind, knowing this could be something not meant for everyone.

When he got to the communication room, he saw Claus and some others watching one of the screens in shock and horror, one of the screens made for emergency broadcast, making him believe this was bad news. There was about half of the commanders coming with him, and all of them was confused as him, worried what this might be. ¨What is it, Claus?¨ Asked the captain, looking at the man. Claus shook his head, looking at the screen in still horror. ¨I have no idea how they managed it, the executioner, but it's horrible.¨ Whitebeard looked at the screen, on his way to ask what he was speaking about. He had heard about this executioner, knowing he was a man who executed people, sometimes, although rarely, did it as a broadcast, which made him believe it was someone they knew, like Jimbei.

But when he got a look at the hooded shape at the platform, he felt his insides grow cold as he recognized the scarf tied around his waist.

His first thought was that this was wrong, it wasn't him. It couldn't be. Ace was on an assignment as Ace of Spades, not as Ace. And he was wearing normal clothes. But it was the scarf he had borrow from Izou all those months ago, before he got the cape. And the shape was familiar to Ace, making him think it might be. But he tried to think clearly. The chance of it being him was low. And he was hooded with a big hood, to hide his face, so this might just be a stunt as they got a hold of the scarf, wanting them to believe they got someone from his family. He could see everyone being shocked and scared, thinking it might be Ace. But why would Ace be in normal clothing? And how did they even capture him?

But when the hood was removed as they neared the execution platform, everything changed.

It was Ace, no doubt.

The black hair, black eyes, and even though the circumstances, still a calm look. The captain could see the commanders reaction differently. Haruta placing her hand over her mouth to stifle a gasp, Izou going the same way. Most of them went pale, looking in utter shock and horror at the screen. But Marco, got an utterly devastated look in his eyes, thinking Ace would be executed in front of their eyes. Ace had his hands bound in front of him, clearly in seastone chains, if not, he would have escaped. As they moved closer to the edge of the platform, Thatch moved his hands to his hair, seeming to want to tug at it. ¨We need to do something!¨ The captain had no response. They had no idea where this base was, and they could never make it there in time.

There was nothing they could do.

Whitebeard felt helpless as he watched Ace moved closer to the platform, the man he knew to be the executioner not far behind. But Ace had this calm look, making him have a small hope he knew what he was doing. Btu how he would escape this, was beyond him. he couldn't use his powers. Because if he could have, he would have done so already. Ace was in a situation where he would get executed, and they could do absolutely nothing but watch. As they were at the edge, the executioner grabbed a rope with a noose. And the captain felt the dread building inside him, wanting to tell everyone to leave, not wanting to have them watch this, but he was at a loss for words. When the executioner brought the rope to put it over Aces head, it was as if Ace moved to make it easier. He lifted his head and stretched his neck, as if wanting this to happen. He must have a plan, but the captain had no idea what this plan might be.

Maybe the plan was to get killed. Whitebeard quickly ignored that thought, Ace would never do that. But he needed to have a plan, he just had no idea what this plan might be, and he hoped there was a plan. Maybe the assignment had gone really foul, and he managed to take his normal clothing on to hide his identity. That made sense, and the captain hated how it did. Maybe they would really watch Ace get killed now. Ace was trapped on a platform with a noose around his neck, no way to escape. And he had no idea how to handle that. Ace had not been on their crew for a year, and they would already lose him? As the executioner tightened the noose, he saw Ace move to send a half look at the executioner. And a second later, he saw a black bird fly not far away, a caw being heard.

And Ace moved.

He smashed his elbow into the executioner face, making him stumble, and grabbed the rope, which was connected to the noose around his neck and the platform. When the executioner got his footing, and the other people close by was on their way to help their leader, Ace managed to throw the rope around the executioner's neck, making a half noose. The rope moving and managing to make Aces scarf get loose and fall off to the platform. He saw Ace grab onto the rope,

Then Ace jumped off the platform.

Whitebeard felt his heart do a jump. And he could even see some of the commanders taking a step towards the screen, as if hoping to save Ace. But they could do nothing. The executioner fell to the floor, the rope tightening around his neck. Thought it was at the bottom of the screen, he could clearly see Ace having managed to keep a hold of the rope so he didn't get strangled, but the executioner would.

And as Ace made some movement, he managed to drag himself up as a small jump, making the rope tighten really hard around the executioner's neck as the rope got the extra weight, and he went limp, head lying in a clearly unnatural way. And as the guards now managed to get close enough, all that happening in the span of 3 seconds, one took out his sword and slashed the rope, making Ace fall out of view. They heard a thump, most likely from Ace landing, but not much more than that. He shifted his attention to the platform, seeing the people there checking the executioner, before standing up and looking shocked at the man lying still. With a shake of the person's head, the one who had checked the man, ran away. And it wasn't long before most of the other followed. And it was clear the executioner was dead, and they ran away in fear, leaving the dead man alone on the platform.

Every one of the pirates was quiet, no idea what to do or say. They had no idea if Ace was fine or not. But before anyone could speak, they noticed a black raven land on the platform, grabbing the scarf before flying off, flying downwards to the side.

The captain felt a breath leave him, glad to see it was Dust. That meant Ace was alive and not gravely injured. he heard everyone letting out a breath, clearly understanding it was Dust and Ace was alive. They knew Dust reacted to what state Ace was in. If Ace was unconscious, Dust would be weaker, maybe even unconscious himself. So this did mean Ace was upright, and hopefully uninjured.

As there didn't happen anything else, just the dead man lying dead at the platform, for everyone who also was tuned in to see, the captain felt relieved when the raven flew past the Security Den Den again, this time heading upwards, no scarf in its beak. That did mean Ace as fine, at least that was what the captain continued to tell himself. It did seem like everyone looked relieved that Dust was flying around, which most likely meant Ace was fine. Dust wouldn't leave if Ace was injured, and if he was really injured, Dust would have been affected by it, was the thought the captain had.

After the general shock had gone away, the fear of Ace getting killed somewhat went away, the captain felt as if he could breathe again. Ace might be injured, but he was at least upright, and now they could only hope for him to return in one piece.

Some of the other commanders, like Thatch, was still freaking out some. Thatch was still having his hands in his hair and was opening and closing his mouth, really bothered by all of that. Not that it was weird to be that, as Ace had literally just almost gotten killed. Although the captain had a feeling it was a plan Ace had. He knew Ace wouldn't get captured easy, and he didn't have any injured he could see and he looked fine. He was sure Ace would never go down without a fight, unless it was planned. When the chef did turn to him, he managed to speak after stuttering for a bit. ¨W-w-what should we do?!¨ The captain shook his head, ¨There is not much we can do. But Dust was fine, meaning Ace most likely is too. He will come back when he can.¨

The chef nodded, still looking bothered by it all. Before the chef could speak again, Izou clapped the chef on the back. ¨It looked to be planned. And like Pops said, Dust was fine. Ace will hopefully turn up soon.¨ The chef nodded, looking more relieved by that. The others did too, especially Marco. And he could get that. It seemed like Marco cared a lot, maybe more than he thought himself, and too see Ace on the brink to get executed by hanging, was something horrible. But Ace would hopefully turn up soon, and he would even more hopefully be fine.

The captain looked at the people working in the communication room, who still looked shocked. The captain gave some reassuring words, calming them down. Everyone was worried for their family members, and Ace was the youngest, newest member and commander, it was normal for them to be worried. They knew he was an assassin, but it was hard to know what that meant at times. Ace getting into trouble was normal, although they didn't know how often or much at times, as he usually didn't get caught, and even less broadcasted like this.

The captain managed to calm everyone down for now, telling that Ace would most likely return in not long, as he was probably out to kill the executioner. And as he was now dead, what was left was maybe to leave his mark. Although Ace couldn't exactly do that either, as it had been broadcasted that it was Ace who they had caught. Ace hopefully had a plan for this. when they seemed calm, they went back out on deck, where others of course had figured something out, one even somehow knowing what had happened and shared the news that Ace got captured. But they didn't know more than that, so they were of course worried. Whitebeard said things were fine, that everything was under control, mentioning Ace had gotten away from his predicament.

There were some who asked how he had gotten away, as no one had managed to get away from the executioner before, not when they already where on the platform. And the captain just said to ask Ace, as he would explain it better when he returned. When they also calmed down, knowing Ace were safe and would return, they went back to doing their things. Everyone were always worried when one of them was in danger, they were a caring family. If you messed with one of them, you messed with everyone. They always stood by each other.

Thigs was clam for almost an hour, the captain starting to feel a bit worried Ace might not return. He had said he would be gone for some time, and was due to return during the next hour, so he wouldn't work his worry up before the time had passed. It was always worrisome when some of his children was off the ship to do things, mostly go and check on island or meet up with people. But no one was as much gone as Ace, and every time something happened, he always got worried, like he would have with any other of his children.

It was half an hour later that Claus came out on deck again, carrying a Den Den. And the captain's first thought was that something was wrong. Maybe Ace or someone calling to tell Ace was in bad shape. When the captain did ask who it were, Claus took a quick look around, before looking at him.

¨I'm not sure who. But she's demanding to speak to Commander Ace. She said he should be here now.¨

Whitebeard frowned. Ace had not returned, and neither had Dust. And who ever this was, had most likely seen the broadcast, and wanted to speak to Ace. And by the fact this person also knew he should be back, it might be an assassin, or someone in Aces work.

But before the captain could say anything to Claus, a hand grabbed the Den Den from the side.

¨You going to yell at me?¨ Asked Ace, looking at the Den Den half amused. It didn't even take a second before the Den Den looked furious. ¨What makes you think I won't yell?!¨ The last part was almost yelled out, at least sounding real angry. Ace gave a small shrug, moving to sit on the railing with the Den Den in hand. ¨Could have been that you had something else to say.¨ The Den Den gave an obviously angry sigh. ¨You can't do this! You are a known person now, Ace. People know who Portgas D Ace is. This isn't like before when they would have just killed you off without saying anything. You're worth a lot, and you're on Newgate's crew. They will broadcast, send you to Impel Down, or sell you off.¨ Ace didn't seem at all fazed by this, looking calmly at the Den Den. ¨I had a hope they wouldn't, it was just a small miscalculation. Didn't even know they had broadcasted it before I got away from the platform. And yes, I've already done damage control.¨

A sigh from the Den Den again, ¨Don't do it again. And how do think everyone reacted? You're part of a crew now, don't get into unnecessary trouble.¨ Ace turned his gaze to look at them. ¨Speaking of which. While we're at it, anyone else want to yell?¨ Whitebeard could see everyone just standing shocked, both from how calm Ace was about all this, and the fact he apparently had planned to get captured, having done this before it seemed like. The Den Den made a sound. ¨If they're not going to yell, I preserve the right to yell more.¨ Ace shook his head, looking back at the Den Den. ¨You can do it more later. See you later, Mika.¨ The Den Den got a mad look again. ¨Don't you dare han-,¨ And Ace hung up on her before she could even finish.

When he had hung up, Ace shook his head, handing the Den Den back to Claus. ¨If she calls back, just hang up.¨ Claus nodded, taking the Den Den and leaving, sending one last look at Ace. When Claus was out of view, the captain looked at Ace. ¨Son, what was that?¨ Ace waved his hand in an 'it's fine' manner. ¨It was nothing special. I had everything under control, I just didn't anticipate they would actually broadcast it. I hoped they wouldn't do that.¨ The captain gave a nod, he had had a feeling Ace had everything under control. He didn't like that he was putting himself in danger like that. But based on how calm Ace had been, and the call from the woman, he was sure this wasn't the first time, and maybe not the last time, although he hoped it would never happen again. He might speak more with Ace about this later, when they weren't out on deck in the middle of the day like this. there was many out, and many of them didn't know Ace was an assassin either.

H could see some of the other commanders sending him and Ace looks, as if wondering if he would bring it more up. But as they seemed to realize he wouldn't, and they now knew Ace really was fine, they slowly went back to their duties.

When the night came and Whitebeard walked out on deck, he hoped to find Ace, since he didn't have any assignments to his knowledge. When he did turn a corner, he was glad to see Ace was standing at the front of the ship as usual. As he got up and saw there was no one around them, he asked about what had happened, and if it really had been planned to be captured by the executioner.

Ace had given him a look, most likely thinking if he should tell, before nodding. Ace said how it would save a lot of time and keep many alive, as he now didn't need to sneak his way inside and find the executioner, maybe also needing to kill others, which would have been bad as not everyone there had the same views and shouldn't need to be killed. Whitebeard did understand that, but he still didn't like it. And he did say that, mention that he didn't want Ace to put himself on the line like that. Ace shook his head, not looking away from the horizon as he answered. ¨If I can avoid it, I won't do it. But I can't make a promise I won't do it again.¨ The captain did nod, although it wasn't the answer he wanted. But he couldn't force Ace to quit, it was his job after all. But he would hope it didn't happen again, and if it did, he did at least now know it was by plan and he had control of the situation.

He didn't like it, but he would let it be for now. And if it happened again, he would bring it up again.

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Whitebeard sat in his room, reading a book as it was late, but he didn't feel like sleeping just yet. It was a few days since Ace had been captured and the broadcast had been made, and things had finally calmed down. It had also been mentioned in the newspaper today, also mentioning the mark of Ace of Spades had been there. But that had been covered up by the fact the executioner didn't have the mark, but some others did. He knew some of the commanders had really been bothered by it, especially Marco. But he was sure he had spoken to Ace about it, or at least hoped he had. As he was thinking of heading outside, to see who were out, there was a knock on his door. Whitebeard put his book down, before giving a 'come in'. He wondered who it might be this late.

The door opened to reveal Nathan, who was in fourth division. The captain gave a smile, ¨Hi, son. How are you?¨ Nathan closed the door behind him, before turning to him and having a frown. Before the captain could ask if anything was wrong, Nathan spoke up.

¨Is Commander Ace an assassin?¨

Whitebeard was shocked for a second, not ready for someone to figure it out and question it. As the captain got his mind back, he looked at Nathan, who had a frown. The captain didn't want to lie, to say no to avoid it. He knew it would happen at some point. The captain looked at Nathan, ¨Why do you think that, son?¨ Maybe he could avoid some of it. Nathan looked at him, not looking all to happy. ¨Because he was with the executioner those days ago, the same day as the assassin Ace of Spades was there. And he is gone a lot.¨ The captain thought for a second. Nathan was right, and he wasn't sure if he could avoid it anymore. The captain gave a nod, not going to avoid it as it could make matters worse. Nathan got a bitter look.

¨Why do we have an assassin on our ship? They shouldn't be allowed to be here.¨

The captain was almost taken aback by that, not sure how to respond to that. He hadn't expect him to not like Ace being an assassin this much. The captain looked at Nathan. ¨Why shouldn't he be allowed here? He is just as welcomed as everyone else in the family.¨ Nathan shook his head, looking resentful at him.

¨Because assassins are not someone that should be around others, they are nothing but bad news. We shouldn't have him here, we should remove him.¨

Whitebeard was even more taken aback by that, starting to feel a bit mad that Nathan was this resentful to assassins, even to Ace who they knew. The captain sent a half glare at Nathan. ¨Ace is not a person who is bad news. There is no reason to remove him from our family.¨ Nathan looked shocked at him, looking spiteful.

¨Assassins are no good. They are nothing but-, but demons.¨

That was it for the captain as he sat up more straight and sent a serious look at Nathan. ¨Ace is no demon. He is a part of our family, and he is going to stay a part of our family.¨ Whitebeard could see Nathan on his way to speak, still looking spiteful and mad, and didn't let him speak as he continued. ¨Ace have been nothing that deserves you to call him that. He is not going anywhere, he is a part of our family, and he is going to stay as a part of our family.¨ Nathan looked flabbergasted by that. ¨How can you say that?! He shouldn't be in our family! He's going to ruin everything!¨ This time, Whitebeard actually sent a glare. ¨He is not going to ruin everything. He is a part of our family, and he will stay.¨

As he could see Nathan on his way to speak, Whitebeard spoke up first, speaking in a serious manner as he looked at Nathan. ¨This is not up for discussion. Ace is going to stay a part of our family. I want you to go and think over this, as you are clearly not in your right mind. Everyone is a child of the sea, and Ace is a part of our family now. And I will see you tomorrow, and we'll continue this conversation.¨ Nathan didn't loo happy with that, and gave a huff as he turned around. Before he could reach the door, the captain spoke again. ¨And you are not to tell anyone of this. this stays between us.¨ When he didn't get a response, he gave a serious look. ¨Do you understand?¨ Nathan, recognizing his serious tone, gave a nod, still looking really unhappy with everything, and left, smashing the door when he closed it, clearly being mad.

As he had left, the captain gave a sigh. Not really sure how to handle this. he should speak to Ace, but he was gone for most of the night, being on an assignment. The captain gave a small sigh, deciding to tell Ace he needed to speak to him at once when he saw him.

He hoped there wouldn't be others who had the same views and thoughts like Nathan. He really didn't like that he was this against assassins, even more when he was still this much against Ace, even though he had been a part of their family for months.

He would handle this in the morning, not able to do that right now.

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And that's the chapter, hope you enjoyed

And people are figuring out who Ace are, and not everyone is happy about it

And a quick thing. Some people are not too happy at the smut scenes I place here and there, and I want to know what you think. If you want me to keep having them, please say so. And if not, say that you don't like them. And whatever gets the most votes, I'll stick too. And if I get none, I will just stop doing them. I know some like the smut, and if you don't like them, I do give a warning so you can skip, and I think this has been working, as I know some who skips, and I want to keep it like this. but if people are against it, I will just take them away

And with that finished, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I know it wasn't too long, but things are still stressful. But I'm doing my best

If you like this story, please check out Ace of Spades One Shots, which contains one shots and different events from this story

If you have any requests, questions or if you're wondering about something in the story, feel free to ask. And if you liked the chapter, feel free to leave a review/comment