Portgas D. Ace

After a long battle in the open sea, your strength was completely exhausted. The Whitebeard ship loomed before you, while the crew members stood watching the young man who had repeatedly tried to attack their captain and refused to give up.

Portgas D. Ace stood in silence, his clothes torn and the marks of battle covering his body, yet he continued to stare at Whitebeard with stubbornness.

Whitebeard said with a calm smile, "Boy... are you finally finished?"

Ace clenched his fist and said with determination, "I won't stop until I defeat you!"

The crew's laughter erupted, while Marco simply shook his head, and Thatch said laughingly, "This kid is more stubborn than I expected."

After spending several days on the ship, Ace began to notice that the crew members treated each other like family, not just as pirates. They fought, laughed, and ate together, never leaving anyone alone.

One night, Ace sat in silence on the edge of the ship, gazing at the sea. Whitebeard approached him and said, "Join us... and consider this ship your home."

Silence prevailed for a few moments, then Ace's head lowered slightly. It was the first time he felt that someone was extending a hand to him without asking for anything in return.

The next morning, Whitebeard announced before everyone, "Starting today... Portgas D. Ace is one of the members of our family."

Cheers of welcome rang out, and the crew members began to surround him, some patting his shoulder, others dragging him to the dining table amidst laughter.

As for Ace, despite his attempt to hide his feelings, he couldn't stop a small smile from appearing on his face... and that was the beginning of his true life with the Whitebeard crew.

As for you, your name is Hitori. Whitebeard saved you from drowning, which is why you ended up with them on the ship. You were two years younger than Ace. You wanted to become a pirate, but Whitebeard forbade you from doing so because you were still too young; therefore, he appointed you as a maid for cleaning and washing dishes only. As for cooking, you weren't good at it, so you didn't cook for them; only the crew's chef handled the cooking. You and Ace were always fighting, and the crew had grown used to it—Ace with his provocations and you with your quick temper... You had short red hair like a boy's, blue eyes, freckles on your face, and fair skin.