I really don't want to be the pirate king

The light yellow fireball flew towards Aaron at an extremely slow speed. He jumped up and dodged the attack lightly, letting the fireball fall to the ground, causing an explosion and leaving craters.

Immediately afterwards, Aaron crossed the distance between the two and hit Ace in front of him. He clenched his right fist and struck it down, simply and directly.

Ace jumped back, dodged the blow, and threw two balls of flame, covering Aaron.

Aaron broke through the flames and appeared in front of Ace. He made a fist with his right hand and hit Ace in the face instantly.

He was already very familiar with Aaron's meager attack methods. He dodged with a dodge, made a fist with his left hand, and wrapped it with armed domineering energy. Flames circled around it and hit Aaron's abdomen.

Aaron blocked the blow with his left hand. Ace's right fist had already come, hitting Aaron's face directly.

Aaron took a step back to avoid it and raised his right knee.

The moment Aaron made the move, Ace had already taken a step back, and then saw his calf stretching, so he placed his left hand across his waist, intending to block the blow.

But the next moment, Aaron's knee position slightly adjusted, his calf raised upwards, and hit Ace on the head.

Change the line and kick!

Ace had no time to dodge or block, so he was kicked and passed out again.

"That won't work."

After Ace woke up, he started thinking about how to defeat Aaron.

There is a huge gap in physical strength between the two. If they cannot make up for this, they will never be able to defeat each other.

So we have to find ways to bridge the gap.

Exercise?This is the most direct method, but it takes too long to reach his level.

So Ace planned to use another method, but this method was still very difficult.

It took him a full month to successfully achieve this step.

"It's going to be a long time this time."

Aaron looked at Ace, smiled and said, "You haven't challenged me for a month."

"I know you well enough."

Ace stretched his arms, raised his chin and said, "I will not dare to challenge you again until I am sure that I can defeat you."

"Come on then."

Aaron also became serious and stared at Ace intently. The latter bent his legs, paused for a second, and then disappeared instantly.

Whoosh.

Ace appeared in front of Aaron, made a fist with his left hand, and hit Aaron's chest directly.

What a great speed!

Aaron was a little surprised. He raised his hand to block his fist as fast as lightning, but he felt that it was about to stop and Ace had disappeared again.

He appeared on Aaron's right side, turned around and punched out with his right fist, hitting Aaron in the back of the head.

This punch was so fast that it left only an afterimage, and it was there in an instant...

Whoosh.

Aaron disappeared and appeared in the distance, looking at Ace with a somewhat surprised expression.

His speed actually reached this level, forcing himself to use Shaver to dodge.

"What's your move?"

Ace frowned and looked at Aaron curiously.

"One of the six naval styles, Shao, acquires the skill of moving at high speed by stepping on the ground multiple times."

Aaron said, then looked at Ace and said with a smile: "The reason why you are so fast is because you use the ability to spray flames, right?"

"You observe very carefully."

Ace looked solemn, knowing that the other party had seen through, but he still believed in himself.

Ace's legs were bent, and flames spurted out from the soles of his feet, turning into ultra-high-temperature flames. They provided powerful power in an instant, and with the pedaling movement, Ace jumped out.

His speed had exceeded the range that the human eye could capture. He smashed the air and produced a sonic boom. He arrived in front of Aaron in an instant and punched out.

As his fist advanced, flames shot out from his elbows and shoulders, increasing his punch speed to a terrifying level.

But Aaron's figure had disappeared, appeared in the distance, and distanced himself.

do not run.

Ace shouted loudly, sprayed flames from his steps, increased his movement speed, and chased Aaron.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Aaron's figure kept appearing and disappearing, leaving a silhouette on the ground.

Ace turned into a red thread, connecting the shadows, breaking them one by one, and chased Aaron.

"Haaaah."

Ace chased Aaron for more than two hours without catching up with him, looking at him breathlessly.

"Are you still fighting?" Aaron looked at him with a smile.

"No more fighting, come back next time."

Ace waved his hand and went back to adjust his flame spray ability. Seven days later, he challenged him again. He still couldn't catch up. Instead, he felt that the opponent's speed was a little faster.

It wasn't until No. 90 challenged him four times that he managed to catch up with the opponent. After entangling the opponent, he made a fist with his right hand and hit Aaron on the cheek.

Aaron had already raised his arm, and his forearm was in front of his fist. With a muffled sound, the shock wave spread like thunder.

The attack was blocked, Ace made a fist with his left hand and struck Aaron directly on the jaw.

Aaron blocked the punch with his arms.

But he quickly withdrew his fist again and punched out again, but Aaron leaned back and dodged the fist.

He took a step forward and got close to Aaron, intending to punch out, but the opponent's fist had already been drawn out and hit his cheek.

boom.

Ace was knocked out, rolled on the ground and got up, shot towards Aaron, launched an attack, but after a few moves, he was knocked down again.

"It has to be faster."

After Ace's failure, he began to improve his punching speed. He spent seven days adjusting his flame jet ability again, which improved his punching speed a lot.

No.90 failed five times, and No.90's sixth challenge started. Ace's punch speed increased again, and his movement speed was faster, allowing him to successfully surpass Aaron.

Ace stood in front of Aaron, roared, clenched his fists with both hands, and blasted crazily at Aaron, "Flame-throwing machine gun."

His fists exceeded the speed of sound, and his forearms had disappeared, flames flashing across his elbows and shoulders, allowing the punches to come out.

In an instant, Ace fired a dozen punches, covering Aaron's figure.

It's gotten a lot faster.

Aaron held his head with both hands, and his fist landed on his body, making a muffled sound. With the power of the flame jet, Ace's fist became much heavier, and the hardened body of Aaron's armor also became trembling. .

But after dozens of punches, Ace's hands hurt, and his finger bones were cracked.

His attack power became stronger, but the reaction force also increased a lot. Dozens of punches hit the hardened skin and muscles, which in turn injured himself.

At this moment, Aaron had already punched him down.

Whoosh.

Ace had already used the flame jet to jump back and appeared in the distance, dodging the blow.

Aaron punched the air, kicked off the ground with both feet, leaped out, and hit Ace. At the same time, he bent his arms, raised his elbows, and crashed into Ace's body.

Ace was a little surprised and raised his arms in front of him.

thump.

Ace was knocked straight and felt as if his arms were broken. His whole body was sent flying, breaking trees, and appeared 150 meters away.

He rolled to his feet, the sky turned dark, and Aaron appeared in front of him.

"I lost."

Ace admitted defeat calmly and chose to end the battle. After returning, he began to think about breaking through the defense.

The opponent's defense is too strong, and his fist cannot cause any damage at all.

You can use fireflies to break through defenses, but fireflies are too slow and easy to dodge.

How to break through defenses?

The opponent used armament color Haki, but I really want it to be a little different from my own armament color...

He is wrapped around his fist, and the opponent's energy seems to be injected into the body, making the body hard, and there is no direct contact with the armed domineering force.

Be sure to master this technique.

So Ace started training, trying to inject armed color into his body, but he couldn't do it. He tried again and again and failed again and again.

He tried from morning to night and into the evening every day, but he couldn't succeed.

So half a month later, he started the No. 90 seven-time challenge, bombarding the opponent's body with his fists, feeling the touch of the opponent's body, and went back to continue the experiment.

It wasn't until half a month later that Ace finally mastered the weapon color hardening, but discovered something...

That means the opponent's shooting speed has become faster!

Exchange offensive and defensive momentum!

"Finger gun..."

Aaron raised his arms, retracted the four fingers of his hands, raised only his index finger, and pointed frantically at Ace, "Madara!"

The shadows of fingers in the sky shrouded Ace's figure, leaving only black lines falling on Ace's body.

These fingers easily pierced his hardening, leaving bloody holes, especially the last blow, which penetrated directly into his chest.

Ace lost again, No.90 failed eight times.

Only two chances left.

Ace lay there, very anxious in his heart. The physical skills displayed by the other party this time were better than before, and it seemed that he was serious about it.

I am sure of catching up with him, but it will take more time. However, it has been half a year since I started the challenge, from 1507 to 1508. I have already celebrated my birthday, but I still cannot defeat him.

His companion is still in the opponent's hands.

They should still be in the dark dungeon of the Public Security Bureau. I must rescue them quickly, otherwise they will have to endure torture and live a painful life in the dungeon...

"Ace..."

A familiar voice sounded, and his footsteps sounded. He turned his head and saw a figure running to him, put down the medical kit, and said quickly: "Don't move, I will treat your injury."

"Deus."

Ace looked at the other person with a somewhat surprised expression and said, "Why are you here?"

"Boss Aaron said you were injured and asked me to come over and treat you."

Deus opened the medicine box and treated his injuries.

"So you were released?"

Ace nodded and said, "I'm sorry, I made you stay in the cell for so long, it may take more..."

At this point, Ace noticed that Deus looked a little embarrassed.

"actually……"

Deus coughed and said, "We were let out after you came to this island?"

"what?"

Esten sat up immediately, pulled on the wound, and grinned in pain. After being pressed down by Deus, he asked: "Were you let out? Have you always been free?"

"Yes."

Deus nodded and said: "We worked under Boss Aaron. Some of us joined the security station, some entered the patrol fleet, and some entered the White Pigeon Chamber of Commerce, and received good treatment."

"How can you do anything for him?"

Ace couldn't help but said: "Why don't you come to me?"

"Because you have a bet with Boss Aaron."

Deus scratched his head and said: "We respect this bet, so we didn't come over, but we are waiting for you to defeat Aaron, Ace, and then go find us. Then we will go to sea with you. Then after I go back, Do you want to gather everyone and come over to take you away?”

Faced with Deus' words, Ace fell silent, and then asked: "Can you summon everyone?"

"of course."

Deus nodded and said: "No one cares about us at all. We have always been free, have holidays, and often get together. So do I need to do this?"

"Do not."

Ace shook his head, raised his fists, and said, "Since we have made a bet, we must abide by it. I will defeat him and take you away."

"That……"

Deus hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if I can't defeat him a hundred times?"

"Then join him!"

Ace said: "I am willing to admit defeat. I will become his subordinate and help him win the hegemony!"

At this point, Ace snorted and said, "But I won't lose."

Now that he knows that Deus and the others are free and living a good life, they don't need to worry and can have enough time to improve themselves.

So starting from the next day, Ace started exercising like crazy, carrying huge rocks and leaping into the distance, circling the island again and again.

He develops flames, increases the temperature of the flames, and sprays them faster.

Hone your combat skills every day and make your moves more concise.

He didn't rush and trained step by step every day to ensure that he could defeat Aaron.

No, Aaron will also become stronger, so he has to make up for the gap in strength.

In this way, half a year passed, and one year after arriving on this island, No. 90 challenged Aaron nine times.

The fierce flames burned on Ace's body and fell to the ground, and even the stones began to melt.

"Ace."

Aaron looked at him and said with a smile: "You have become stronger."

"Ah."

Ace clenched his fists and said with a smile: "This time, I will completely defeat you and win."

"It's good to have confidence!"

Aaron looked at Ace, smiled and said, "Then come."

"Be careful."

Ace left a few words and disappeared, leaving only a flame on the ground, burning quietly.

The next moment, he appeared in the air to Aaron's right and punched him in the head.

"Fire Punch."

Flames were sprayed from the elbows, shoulders and back, and the arms were hardened with armed Haki. Carrying extremely terrifying power, they blasted towards Aaron's temple.

But the next moment, his movements stopped abruptly, and a big hand pinched his neck.

"Crack!"

Saliva flew out of Ace's mouth. His fist was still about twenty centimeters away from Aaron's face, but he could no longer move forward.

He felt the pressure on his neck, and grabbed Aaron's fingers with both hands, plucking them apart.

pat.

Ace fell from the air and coughed violently, then stood up and looked at the man with a desperate expression.

How can it be!

Why is it that after half a year of training, my strength has improved significantly, but the gap has not narrowed, but has widened?

It only took one move to catch him. If this move was a killing move, he would be dead.

Could it be that he has been hiding his strength and playing tricks on himself?

"Knowing is domineering."

Aaron answered him with a smile and said: "It is the same as the armed color. It is a type of domineering. It can sense the existence of enemies around you and predict the enemy's next move. I am quite good at it."

Compared with ordinary armed Haki, what Aaron possesses is top-notch Haki that can meet the future.

"I see."

Ace understood the reason, his expression softened slightly, and he said softly: "It seems that you and I are still far behind."

"So you gave up?"

Aaron smiled and asked: "Our bet..."

"How could you give up!"

Ace looked at Aaron and said loudly: "You still have the qualifications for the last challenge. I will defeat you."

"Then I'll wait for you..."

Aaron smiled slightly, disappeared, and left the island.