"Hmm no… never seen him." The vendor said with a little nervous look on his face, though he didn't know either Ace or Luffy but the fact that the man was looking for someone with a bounty on his head was enough to make the man take a step back.
"Luffy…" Yuta ended up muttering the name after he saw the poster in Ace's hand, attracting Ace's attention.
"Oh, you know him ?" Asked Ace with a little expectation on his face as he turned to Yuta. He saw a boy with a white scarf around his neck, the boy was closer to his brother's age or even younger which Yuta was, and now that he lacked much of his previous muscles that he painstakingly developed to better use his OFA, he looked even younger, closer to his real age.
"Ahmm…" Yuta was taken aback, suddenly the attention was back to him but he adapted fast enough.
"Hmm no, I just learn something about him in my travels, that's all. Why you are looking for him though, he is from the East Blue, this is a grand line we are in." Yuta said though he knew that Luffy and others would soon come to Alabasta. Though he wasn't sure sure when but after seeing that poster he was sure that at least Luffy's journey had begun.
If only he had read a little more of the Alabasta arc then he would have known that Luffy is already in Alabasta by seeing Ace alone.
As for Ace, he knew him to thank for what an absolute blast was the Summit war was, he couldn't believe how come he missed out on something like that.
Unfortunately back then he didn't have a lot of time, he at least had to get a little aware of almost all the anime and manga he got his hands on in JJK world and he had to give up One Piece until he had some free time for himself.
But even then, the summit world arc hooks him so well that while he skips most of One Piece, he still completes the summit war under a time crunch.
He was really sad when Ace died. If possible he would like to prevent that from happening.
But to do that, he needs to know what really happened, and this little interaction with Ace refreshes all his memories about what he felt when the brother of the main character died for his development.
He honestly didn't want that to happen and thus, he was now even more determined to complete One Piece manga as soon as possible.
"Hahaha… oh he will be in Grandline soon, that kid is not someone who will stay back in East Blue for very long." Ace just laughs.
Very proud of his little brother, Yuta is sure that he too would be proud if he had a little brother like Luffy, though the trouble that comes alongside that proposition might not be worth it.
"If you say so. I am Yuta by the way." Yuta shrugged, not wanting to talk too much about Luffy, he just read One Piece manga and was afraid that he might say something about him that he ain't supposed to know. Knowledge can also be a curse sometimes.
"I am Ace…." Smiled and was ready to look for someone else who might know about Luffy. But that was when his stomach grumbled.
Yuta wasn't behind either, he hadn't eaten for a long time, last time he ate was in MHA World. Then the entire Shibuya arc happened, everything was so fast that he didn't even have time too stop by and eat something. Even after he nowadays always had emergency food in his storage. God only knows where the System might send him, so having the necessary survival tools in his storage was essential.
'Man… now that I think about it, I haven't eaten anything in the last 24 hours. I barely stayed in JJK world for less than 14 hours.' Yuta grumbled internally, suddenly all that happened in just 24 hours came crashing down at him.
Ace smiled seeing the boy equally hungry as him like he found a kindred spirit.
"You too going to eat something, let's go together," Ace asked.
Yuta at was a little embarrassed, it's not like he didn't want to eat but he had no money.
"Ah, sorry but I have no money on me right now," Yuta said while rubbing his head in embarrassment. He really need to get some beli from this world.
"Ah..hahahaha. So, that's why you are looking so embarrassed? Don't worry, come with me, let's eat something. Its on me come on." Ace laughs heartily and offers to pay for Yuta's meal.
Yuta of course was surprised hearing this, it's not usual that some strange offer to treat others just because the other person is hungry.
He just met Ace but Ace here was ready to pay for his food.
Smiling slightly he asked, "Are you sure, I don't want to intrude." It's not like he didn't have food in his storage.
It's just that he rather not touch the emergency food until it's absolutely necessary.
"Hahaha… don't worry about something like that. Come on, let's eat something. I am starving." Ace said with vigour and put a hand over Yuta's neck and practically dragged him towards a restaurant.
Yuta was baffled at it, he knew that this world had very strange characters, abnormal once with sometimes with brain circuits but adapting to this was a little too much.
And Ace's behaviour was suppose to be on the more tame side. But he liked it.
"Thank you then… by the way what about you looking for that person." Yuta pointed at Luffy's poster to which Ace just put the poster back in his pocket and shrugged.
Don't worry, if he is here then we will know. That kid can't stay in one place without making some kind of mayhem for too long.
Come on, let's get something to eat and you tell me your story while we are at this." Ace said while dragging Yuta who was shorter than him by neck.
"Okay, let's get something to eat." Now that the man was offering to pay for him, he will not shy away.
He like Ace so he wouldn't mind spending some time with him to get to know him.
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