【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

It was a sunny day, and a ceremony was being held on the deck of the Moby Dick. Ace and Whitebeard sat face to face and drank the wine they raised.

Ace put down his wine glass, put his hands on his kneeling thighs, looked at the white beard sitting on the chair and said seriously, "My name is Portgas D. Ace. I also carried great ambitions when I went to sea, but there was actually nothing on my back. Now I finally realized this. After I entered this ship, I felt that... I could find what I have been looking for on this ship, so I want to bear your mark on my empty back." Ace lowered his head slightly, revealing his straight back, and said solemnly, "Please give me my father's "Skull"!!"

"The expression is good, and the skeleton will be very happy too! Gulala!!" Whitebeard smiled happily.

Izo raised his right hand and said loudly, "From now on... the two of you present have successfully become... father and son...!!"

Lucci couldn't help but smile when he saw the identical Whitebeard Pirate logo on the backs of Ace and Whitebeard. He raised his glass in the direction of Ace. He was very happy that Ace had found his home.

"Let's celebrate Ace's joining us!" Whitebeard said with a smile, "Let's have a party!!"

"Oh!!!"

Lucci stood at the corner, his arms crossed and a relaxed smile on his face, watching with amusement Ace being surrounded by pirates. The Whitebeard Pirates were all very excited, and Ace was pulled by them to sit in the middle of the crowd. They kept bringing plates of food to the freckled boy, and Ace buried his face in the mountain of food and kept eating.

Suddenly a hand fell on Lucci's shoulder. He was startled and turned around subconsciously. When he saw Marco standing behind him, he calmed down, a faint smile appeared on his face and asked, "What's wrong, Marco?"

Marco crossed his arms and looked the boy over "You don't fully trust us yet, do you?"

Lucci was shocked by his direct question, but he quickly calmed down and said calmly, "I usually trust Ace more, but you're right, I can't fully trust all of you yet."

Marco was silent for a moment, then grabbed Lucci's arm and pulled him out of the party.

Lucci was shocked by Marco's behavior, he didn't know what he wanted to do "Where are we going?"

Marco dragged Lucci to his room, and after entering, Marco turned around and locked the door behind him. Lucci looked at him in surprise and asked in confusion, "Marco, what are you doing?"

Marco walked to the desk, sat on the chair, looked at Lucci standing in front of him and said seriously, "I want you to tell me what is bothering you so much and why you refuse to believe any of us, yoi!"

Lucci was silent for a few minutes, then lowered his head, his hood covering his eyes. "I don't have anything to say, that's all I have to say."

Lucci turned to leave, but was stopped by Phoenix's next words.

"If you don't believe me, I can tell you something about myself that no one else knows, only Dad knows."

Lucci paused, turned around and looked at Marco, and asked in confusion, "Why are you doing this?"

Marco sighed and shook his head helplessly, "Because you are my brother, whether you like it or not, I don't like to see you so closed to yourself, so I want to help you, no matter what I can do."

Lucci was silent. He paused and said softly, "Sorry, I just need to confirm something."

"No matter what, we will always be behind you. If you need us for anything, we will find a way to help you, so don't refuse our help." Marco looked at Lucci and said seriously.

When Lucci heard Marco's firm words, his eyes turned red and a warm feeling surged in his heart. Maybe he could trust them. Although he trusted Ace more, he wanted to give it a try.