One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 35: One Punch, One Ace

"Eh? Brother Shanuo! What are you doing?!"

Luffy was startled and subconsciously reached out to take it. "I can lend you other things as props, but this is something very important to me, you can't..."

"Okay."

Shanuo threw the straw hat in his hand into the air with a smile.

And just as the straw hat fell and was caught by the hand, it suddenly disappeared without a trace.

"?!!!"

Luffy's eyes were as big as copper bells. He looked left and right around Shanuo's open palm, but couldn't find any clues.

"Don't look for it anymore. Believe it or not, it's already in my bag?" Xia Nuo said with a smile.

"how is this possible?"

Luffy snorted and hurriedly unzipped Shano's pants. Under some bread, he actually found his straw hat.

"Ooooooooo!!!"

Luffy held up his straw hat and exclaimed, "It's really here! Amazing! How did it happen? Big brother, do it again, do it again!"

He stuffed the straw hat into Xia Nuo's hand like offering a treasure and shook the latter's arm vigorously, "Just once, just once, okay..."

“Performing the same magic trick a second time will only make it lose its charm.”

Xia Nuo smiled and rubbed his head. "Okay, let's stop here. They seem to be packing up almost, so I should leave too."

……

No one noticed, at this moment, below the cliff.

A freckled boy was climbing up bit by bit, gritting his teeth.

He almost fell down several times, but finally he climbed to the top with difficulty, grabbed the edge of the cliff and climbed out.

"These damn bandits!"

They actually dared to capture Luffy. I must give them a good beating!
Turning his gaze towards the stone pillar, Ace was stunned. Where was Luffy? He had clearly seen him tied to this stone pillar from a distance.

He felt his way behind the stone pillar, stuck his head out and looked out, and was suddenly shocked.

I saw a black-haired strong man who looked like a bandit leader, pinching Luffy's head and grinning grimly.

Next to Luffy, there was a big pot with thick soup bubbling inside.

What are you going to do?
These bandits are so cruel that they want to eat people. Are they going to boil Luffy alive?

"Stop it!"

Ace was extremely anxious. He roared and rushed out without hesitation, clenching his right fist as he rushed towards the damn bandit leader.

Boom!
In a flash, the bandit leader reacted, turned around suddenly, stretched out his big hand, wrapped his fist in his hand, and took it.

Ok?
Ace was stunned. This guy... has such a fast reaction speed!

Shanuo was also stunned.

That face full of freckles and pockmarks... Is that Ace? Why did he suddenly jump out and hit me?
The two looked at each other for a moment.

Ace suddenly pulled out his fist, and at the same time his other hand reached for his waist, pulled out a dagger, and stabbed it towards Shanuo's wrist.

"you……"

Xia Nuo was interrupted as soon as he opened his mouth. He could only pull back and kick the dagger away with a sudden sweep.

"Don't be impulsive, kid!"

He grabbed Ace's incoming fist and frowned, "Did you misunderstand something? This is clearly the first time we meet, right?"

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding is there? I saw with my own eyes you pinching Luffy's head and trying to throw him into the pot!"

Ace roared and exerted force, and actually broke free from Xia Nuo's big hand. He twisted his hips and kicked Nuo Xia's crotch with a fierce kick.

"Man-eating monster, die!"

Hey, it never ends!

Xia Nuo also became angry instantly. What was this brat imagining? He wouldn't even listen to a good explanation.

Then I won’t be polite either!

He suddenly raised his foot, without dodging or evading, and stepped on the flying leg.

The moment they collided, Ace let out a shrill cry, his face twisting in pain. His leg crackled, bending at an angle. It hurt! How could this man be so much stronger than me? Ace, mortified and annoyed, completely abandoned all thought. He grasped Shanuo's waist tightly with both hands, using the force to prop up his upper body, and rammed his head into his chest.

Still coming?
Xia Nuo was really out of patience now. He clenched his fist and threw a straight punch at the freckled face coming towards him.

Boom!
With a muffled sound, Ace's nose bled. His eyes were dazed, and suddenly his body swayed. He fell softly to the ground and fainted.

Are you dizzy now?

Xia Nuo retracted his fist and glanced at Ace on the ground with some surprise. He didn't use his full strength.

This kid's strength and speed are pretty good, almost half of my level, but his ability to withstand blows seems to be even worse than Luffy's.

However, Luffy is an exception. The rubber properties of the Nika Fruit allow him to naturally offset most blunt force damage at a young age.

"Ace!"

Luffy's eyes widened, and he rushed over to shake Ace, "How are you? Wake up!"

In fact, he wanted to help stop Ace the moment he pulled out the dagger.

But everything happened so fast afterwards that before he could react, Ace was knocked unconscious by Shanuo with just two punches and two kicks.

"He's fine, he'll wake up soon."

Xia Nuo checked it and shook his head slightly, "But it seems that the leg is a little broken. It's best to rest for a few days and avoid strenuous activities."

Is nothing wrong?
That's good, Luffy felt relieved, looking at the bruised and battered Ace, he suddenly couldn't help but point at him and laughed:

"It's shameful to be defeated so quickly! You deserve this, Ace!"

"..."

Xia Nuo raised his eyebrows slightly, "I thought you were going to rush over and avenge him."

"Ace is being unreasonable. Although I know he's worried about me, I'm not a fool. I definitely won't blame you, Brother Shanuo. Of course, I can't beat you either."

Luffy stood up and said, "We often spar. Ace is much stronger than me. I can never win once out of a hundred times. I always get beaten badly. I can only watch him show off. I never thought that I would see him get beaten down in just a few hits."

"You're so strong, Brother Shano!" Luffy pinched his chin, "Well, should I ask you to teach me magic first, or to defeat Ace's fighting skills..."

"None of them are good."

Xia Nuo laughed, picked up the backpack and casually hung it behind his right shoulder.

"Man Scar and the others have packed up. I really have to leave now. See you again in the future, Luffy."

Eh?
Luffy subconsciously raised his head and saw that the camp had been cleaned up. Those poor people were gathered outside the fence gate, waiting for Shano.

"Let's go!"

Xia Nuo rubbed the boy's head again. It felt scratchy and comfortable. He smiled and waved his hand. His backs gradually walked away with Manba and his group.

The camp, which was quite lively just now, suddenly became quiet and deserted.

……

Luffy stared blankly outside the door. After a long time, he came back to his senses with a bit of disappointment and touched his shriveled stomach.

He was so hungry that he turned his head to look at the big pot that was still bubbling.

There were some radishes and wild vegetables cooked in it, which he would never eat under normal circumstances.

But now he was very hungry, and he had to wait for Ace to wake up, so he couldn't go out to find food. So he simply filled a bowl and drank it in big gulps.

When he was almost done drinking, he heard a groan from the side. It turned out to be Ace, holding his head and slowly waking up.

"Luffy?"

Ace looked at him in surprise, "You haven't been cooked yet?"

"What do you mean by being boiled... You're blaming others wrongly, Ace!" Luffy filled another bowl and handed it to Ace, "Those uncles, they're not actually bandits at all."

radish?

Ace looked down at the soup that was brought to his mouth, scratched his head, and suddenly understood a lot.

He took the bowl with a wry smile, "It seems I was impulsive. Where's the guy I just fought with? He was really strong. Who was he?"

"That guy..."

Luffy thought of the scenes just now and laughed.

"He's a really good guy! He can also do magic tricks, really amazing ones. It's a pity I haven't learned it yet. Ace, I'll show you later. Can you show me some later?"

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(End of this chapter)