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Chapter 5

"Apologies for interrupting, but I need some people to leave," the host said, walking out of the shadows.

"If I do not say your name, please exit and continue enjoying the specialties outside. I shall display the names on the screen."

"Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Usopp, Franky, Brook, Tony Tony Chopper, Nico Robin, Trafalgar Law, Bepo, Sabo, Portgas D. Ace, Koala, Eustass Kidd, Killer, Hancock, Shank, Buggy, Ben Beckmen, Yasopp, Mihawk, Rosinante, Monkey D. Dragon, Monkey D. Garp, Coby, Smoker, Fujitora, Sakazuki, Koala, Edward Newgate, Marco, Haruta, Thatch, Coby, Gol D. Roger, Portgas D. Rouge, Rayleigh, and Bartolommeo, Doflamingo, (Some random marine)."

"WAIT A MOMENT, GOL D. ROGER?" Sengoku shouted before being ushered out by robots.

'Gol D. Roger!?' the very son of the said man thought with malice.

"Are you okay, Ace?" Sabo asked worryingly, with Luffy pouting beside him.

"Yeah, I'm good," Ace replied, ruffing Luffy's head and smiling at Sabo.

Shutting the doors, the host began "This is your resting period, bathrooms are over there and food stands are to the right."

"Oh and Ace-san, may I have a minute?"

Contemplating his options, Ace nods. "Alright."

Poof.

Ace found him and the host standing alone in the middle of a grey room.

"What did you want to talk about?" Ace questions, raising an eyebrow.

Hiroshi snapped his fingers, making two chairs appear. "Have a seat, this may take awhile."

"Ace-san, I must warn you, this may be a touchy subject for you, do you wish for me to continue?"

Putting a hand to his chin, he contemplates his options."Mhm."

"Please listen to what I say before lashing out, Ace-san," the host says, putting his hands on his knee.

Receiving silence as an answer, the host assumes the male is offended. "This is about your parents."

"NO!" Ace shouts, standing up so abruptly his chair tips over.

"No?"

"No!"

"Not even about your mother?"

Ace could only rub his neck. "I- um..well,"

"Please at least hear me out."

"I understand you have a hatred towards your biological father, but aren't you even the slightest bit curious about him?"

"No! He is a cruel man, a scum, an evil infamous pirate!"

"Who did you get this information from?"

"Pirates."

"Pirates?"

"Pirates and bandits that roam the bars of my homeland is where it started. Stupid gramps let loose of the secret while he was wasted. They told me that he was a monster that only caused trouble!"

Hiroshi got up, walked over to the kid in front of him and patted his head. "Did they know him personally?"

"Um, I don't think so?"

"Then why believe it? Just because you're Roger's legacy, does that mean you believe you don't deserve to live? Why? Roger made both friends and foes in his journeys, if he was able to achieve being Pirate King, doesn't that mean he had some reliable crew mates? They followed him through thick and thin, so Roger must've been at least a decent guy, right? What if all those people who portrayed Roger as a demon were wrong. Those who actually knew the man, knew the truth between the ever growing fabricated tales. Not to mention Garp taking you in, it was a request from Roger himself, if Roger was a horrible person, why would he do such a thing? He tried his best to give you a normal life, not always on the run from the navy. Not all rumors are true, boy." the host said, crouching down to the male who sat in the chair.