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Chapter Events:
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"Did you guys know?" At that moment, Ace pulled out a bottle of booze he had stolen earlier from Dadan's house and three empty cups. He began filling them one by one.
"If you exchange drinks, you can become brothers."
"Brothers?! Really?!!" Luffy's smile widened when he heard that.
"When we become pirates, we may not end up on the same crew… but the bond of brotherhood we share will never die!!"
Hearing this, Sabo smiled too, as he gazed at the three cups.
"No matter where we are, or what we do… This is a bond we can never break…!!" Ace declared before taking his cup, as did Luffy and Sabo.
They shared a toast, saying, "Starting today, we are brothers!!"
"Yeah!!!" From that day onward, they truly became brothers, sharing everything.
Ace fiercely protected Luffy from anyone who tried to harm him.
They shared baths, meals, and even Garp's love fists.
Days and months passed this way, but the smiles on the three brothers' faces never faded.
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Ohara:
In this chapter, children of the same age as Luffy, Ace, and Sabo feel overwhelming joy for the trio of brothers.
"Hahaha!! This is awesome! They've become better brothers than actual siblings!"
"Look at Ace going wild just because Luffy got hit."
"What a life, they even share the bath! Look at the happiness on their faces."
From the scene where Ace raged at the thugs who beat Luffy, to the scene where the three brothers shared a bath at Dadan's house, and then the one where they devoured meat greedily, excluding Dadan from the feast as Luffy shoved her away.
There was also a scene where Luffy almost fell off a snow-covered bridge, and Ace and Sabo rushed to catch him.
Then came the moment when Makino arrived with Mayor Woop Slap at Dadan's house to help change their clothes, while telling Luffy that his grandfather would return soon.
All these moments, which felt like fast-forwarded memories, widened the smiles on the faces of the children and even the adults.
Even the adults felt humbled before these kids who managed to defeat tigers and crocodiles several times their size!
They felt that this world was only fair when Garp arrived and gave them a lesson immediately afterward, and even the new boy, Sabo, wasn't spared from the fists of love!
When Ace, Sabo, and Luffy leave a message for Dadan saying, "We're moving out," readers feel the sadness of Dadan, who, despite her tough demeanor, clearly didn't want them to leave, as she sent Dogra and Magra to check on them.
Then there was the scene where they built a treehouse and began their independent life.
But sadly, nothing lasts forever.
…
Foosha Village:
Little Makino, at six years old, smiled broadly as she saw the genuine smiles on the brothers' faces.
"So my counterpart was part of this story too~?"
"Why does Ace look shy around me? Hehe~"
Not far away, Camila and Father Mercar gently watched Makino as she enjoyed reading the manga.
"I wonder why Dadan hasn't returned yet…" Camila wondered, ever since Dadan discovered that she herself was Dadan in the manga, she had left for an art store in Amazon Lily and hadn't returned.
"She's probably embarrassed to be associated with the Dadan in the manga," Father Mercar replied after a long thought.
"So what? I've started liking Dadan in the manga; she seems like a mother to the trio…" Camila chuckled before continuing.
She wasn't the only one feeling this way, as most readers had begun to feel the same in this chapter. They could tell she was the type to hide her true emotions.
"You're right, my dear… I wonder how she'll react to the events of the Summit War… considering she was Ace's foster mother, she'll probably break down after what happened."
Father Mercar sighed as he remembered the events of the Summit War.
"No!! Why are they doing this to Sabo?!"
Suddenly, Little Makino's scream caught the attention of the pair, who sighed even more, knowing already what had happened and the reason behind Makino's anger.
Not only Makino, but many readers also expressed their anger at this moment. The only way to ease these feelings was to curse the infamous poster, Sabo's father, on the global forum again.
And that's exactly what they did.
…
"Do you think life is unfair, my son?"
"Spring is over… It's time to return to your real family."
In the art store of the Green Garden, Outlook III and his wife stared at the manga events with indifferent expressions.
Well, he was their son, so of course, he would return to them. He belonged to them…
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"I leave the rest to you, pirates." By saying this, Outlook III implied that the pirates should get rid of Luffy and Ace after taking Sabo.
"But of course, sir. You've paid us well, after all. I'll take care of these urchins. They won't be bothering your dear little boy again." Bluejam replied.
"… Hold on a minute!! Bluejam!! Father! I give up! I'll do as you say!" Sabo, fearing for Luffy and Ace's safety, surrendered.
"You'll do what, Sabo?" Sabo's father asked.
"Sabo!!! Stop!!!" Ace exclaimed.
"I'll do everything you tell me…!! I'll live my life however you want!!!"
"Just please… don't harm Ace and Luffy!! I'm begging you… they mean more to me than anything… They're my brothers!!!" Sabo said.
"Sabo!!" Ace shouted.
"… Oi…?! Where are you going?!!!
"Get away from those guys!! We'll be fine, you hear!!!"
"We're all going to become free men, aren't we?!!"
"Are you going to let it end here?!! Sabo!!!"
Ace's words caused the departing Sabo to cry.
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"Why would he rather live in the trash than move to a life of warmth and wealth?!"
Sabo's mother, Didit, couldn't understand what her son truly wanted.
"Why does he want to go to sea, become a pirate, and risk his life? How could we have given birth to such a rebellious child?"
"Shush, they might hear you; they already hate us… In this day and age, everyone sides with the main characters of the manga," her husband whispered quietly.
"We've done nothing wrong with Sabo so far… what's wrong with teaching him to become a king?! What's wrong with protecting him from the higher-ranking nobles this way?!"
Both husband and wife were confused. Everything they had done in the manga seemed perfectly reasonable to them, and they were sure they would do the same again!
Otherwise, how would they be different from the commoners who struggled just to fill their bellies?
"The mistake you made was treating your son as a means to an end, not with love."
At that moment, Rob appeared, holding Robin in his arms.
His voice was soft, but to the couple, it sounded like the voice of a king addressing his subjects.
Outlook III and Didit trembled as they recognized the man standing beside them, who had just spoken to them.
"Rob-sama! What an immense honor to have you speak to this humble couple!!" Outlook III's face lit up with genuine delight as he quickly pulled his wife beside him, and they both bowed to Rob.
Meanwhile, Rob, using the 'Manga Artist's Eyes,' was viewing the world from the perspective of a mangaka. In his eyes, the world had become a huge manga. The small bump on Didit's belly was proof that she was currently pregnant with Sabo.
'She must be in her second month.' Rob thought with a smile.
'How about trying that out now?'
Rob raised his finger, which was filled with the surreal power of the author.
With a simple flick of his finger, the bump on Didit's belly vanished, along with all memories of her pregnancy in her and Outlook III's minds.
With a gesture as if flipping a page, Rob erased the scene before them and replaced it with a beautiful woman with soft pink-blonde hair, reclining on a bed like an angel, also reading a manga.
All of this was happening in a space beyond reality. This was the power of the mangaka that Rob had relied on to steal the fates of Oden's and Judge's children previously as well.
Rouge's belly was also slightly swollen, the same size as Didit's earlier. Just as he had deleted before, this time, Rob added the fetus he had removed from Didit's womb into Rouge's, placing it right beside Ace.
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"In this life, Ace and Sabo are destined to be true brothers, born of the same mother and father."
With these words, Rob sealed their fate.
Everything returned to normal as the surreal powers of the manga faded at that moment. Hearing Rob's cryptic words, the couple understood nothing.
Rob turned and walked away with a satisfied smile on his face, while Robin, in his arms, didn't understand anything either.
What had her father just done?
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 794: The Gray Terminal Inferno
Chapter 795: The Corrupt Goa.
Chapter 796: I'm So Ashamed of Being Born a Noble!!
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