One Piece : I resurrected Gol D Roger! Chapter 441-443

Chapter 441—Roger Ace and his son recognise each other!? 

The hot wind blew the dust in all directions.

"I'm your father!!"

Roger's exasperated voice came from afar, accompanied by rapid gasps for breath.

Ace looked up at the figure in confusion, his eyes widened, and his pupils contracted.

This is Pirate King Roger!!

He was indeed his biological father!!

But…

"No! I don't have a father like you!"
"I have only one father—Edward Newgate, Whitebeard!"

Ace's eyes turned red with fury as he gritted his teeth.

Roger’s anger flared even more upon hearing this, and an overwhelming aura of Haki radiated from his clenched fist.

Sensing the tension, Golden Lion quickly rushed over and grabbed Roger's arm tightly.

"Hey, hey, hey! This isn’t some random Straw Hat kid—this is your own son!"
"Don't beat him to death!"

"Straw Hat… Luffy?" Ace’s body trembled, and despite his swollen face, his eyes lit up with joy.

"Luffy… he survived!?"

He turned to Marco, his expression filled with excitement.

Marco smiled and nodded.
"Yes, we managed to rescue him. After two years of training, he has become incredibly strong."

Ace was stunned for a moment, then tears streamed down his face.

"Great that Luffy is still alive!! That’s great.”

He knelt on the ground, as if his soul had left him.

Tears fell.
Then, a smile.
It felt as though a massive weight had been lifted from his heart.

Liu Feng silently observed Ace’s unstable state and let out an unexplainable sigh.

These three brothers…
Each one was more stubborn than the last.

"Sabo is still alive."

The words slipped from Liu Feng’s lips as if he were possessed.

Ace's crying stopped abruptly.
He stared at Liu Feng in shock.

"Impossible! Who are you?!"

Liu Feng sighed helplessly, rubbing his nose.
Having to explain every time someone was resurrected was becoming a hassle.

Fortunately, Marco—an expert storyteller—was present.
Just like before,
He concisely and clearly recounted Liu Feng’s incredible feats.

After hearing Liu Feng’s story,
Ace finally understood.

The man before him wasn’t just powerful—
He was one of the most influential figures in the world.
More importantly, he was someone who had done a great service to the Whitebeard Pirates.

With that realization,
Ace's expression changed.
His gaze toward Liu Feng became filled with respect.

"Your Excellency Liu Feng…"
"What you just said… is it true?"
"Sabo is still alive?"

His voice was cautious, almost trembling.
The news was too shocking to believe.

Sabo had been missing for so many years…
Everyone had assumed he was dead.

Liu Feng smiled and nodded.
"Yes, he's still alive. We've all seen him."
"Now, he's the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army."
"When he was a child, he was seriously injured and lost his memory, so he couldn't return to find you and Luffy."

Ace was stunned, his expression filled with complex emotions.

Liu Feng sighed inwardly.

Perhaps, in the original timeline, Ace's greatest regret was never knowing that Sabo had survived and missing the chance to see Luffy become the Pirate King.
Luffy's greatest regret was witnessing Ace die before his eyes.
And for Sabo, it was losing his memory and being unable to save Ace.

Liu Feng himself had no particular fondness or resentment toward the three brothers.
But regardless, the bond they shared was undeniably precious.

"My problem still isn't solved!!"

Roger suddenly yelled, his figure flashing as he appeared in front of Ace. Grabbing his face with both hands, he twisted it.

"You little brat!"
"I am your biological father!!"
"Whitebeard just took advantage of the situation!!"
"I'm your father!!"

Ace shouted angrily,
"No!!"
"I don’t have a father like you!!"
"You’ve never fulfilled your responsibilities as a parent!!"
"What gives you the right to call yourself my dad?!"

As he spoke, he broke free from Roger's grasp. Flames erupted from his fist as he threw a powerful punch at Roger.

Boom!!

A scorching blaze swept across the land, but it failed to inflict any damage.

Roger seemed to merge with the flames, his entire body transforming into a drifting fire.

"How is this possible?!"
"The Flame-Flame Fruit?!"

Ace was stunned and couldn't help but exclaim, staring at Roger in the sea of ​​fire with shock on his face.

"Hey, hey, did you see that!?"

"Only a biological father and son can possess the same devil fruit ability!"

"You have no choice but to admit it now, right?"

Roger laughed triumphantly.

Liu Feng, who was standing by, twitched his mouth.

This bastard, in order to win the favor of his son, could even come up with such a lame excuse.

Who are you fooling?!

Liu Feng suddenly remembered what happened in Dressrosa that day.

When Roger swallowed the Flame-Flame Devil Fruit, he was speechless.

Chapter 442: Ace's Heart, Whitebeard's Hometown 

The Golden Lion also looked at Roger, who was laughing with a frown on his face.

This idiot, he really doesn't think that he can make Ace acknowledge him as his father just like this! ! ?

Ace was not that idiot as the Straw Hat Boy!

"So what!?"

"Even if you have the same devil fruit power as me, it doesn't prove anything!"

When Ace saw Roger's smug laughter, he roared in anger.

Even his eyes began to seep with scarlet blood, and he clenched his teeth tightly.

"You abandoned my mother just like that!!"

"You are not a qualified father at all for just throwing me to Grandpa Garp!"

The moment the words fell,

The smile on Roger's lips suddenly froze.

His face suddenly turned extremely pale.

He seemed to have endured some invisible impact, and he staggered back two steps.

The flames are extinguished.

A whistling wind blew away the thick smoke on the ground.

Everyone fell into silence involuntarily, looking at the absent-minded Roger quietly.

The Golden Lion sighed silently in his heart.

Ace gritted his teeth and couldn't bear to watch.

Roger stood there silently, his figure motionless in the wind, like a sculpture.

Ace's mother, Portgas D. Luju, was his wife.

Due to various complicated reasons, Roger had no choice but to abandon his beloved wife and surrender to the Navy.

The reasons behind this may be full of various complexities and unspeakable secrets.

But Ace was right.

He was indeed a bastard who abandoned his wife and children.

"You're right, Ace."

Roger suddenly raised his head slowly.

A bitter smile full of apology and guilt appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I abandoned Rouge and failed to take up the responsibility of raising you."

"I am sorry for you and Rouge."

"Terribly sorry."

After that he turned around, and his figure turned into a ball of fire and disappeared into the distance.

"Hey Roger, where are you going!?"

Just as Golden Lion was about to take a step forward to catch up, he was stopped by Liu Feng.

"Forget it… let him calm down alone."

Liu Feng shook his head slightly.

The Golden Lion paused and could only nod helplessly.

Roger always seemed carefree and indifferent, but in reality, he was more sensitive than anyone when it came to certain things.

Ace’s words, though true, struck deep, piercing his soul. No matter how he acted on the surface, the weight of guilt and regret had undoubtedly followed him through the years—a burden he carried for both his son and the woman he had left behind.

Ace stared blankly at Roger's receding figure. For some reason, a sense of bitterness inexplicably welled up in his heart.

‘Are you regretting it?’

He shook his head hard. He swore that he would never forgive that man.

But if that’s true,
Then why does his heart ache?

On the edge of the cliff, as the others worked to clear the wreckage of the ruined island, Liu Feng and Whitebeard stood side by side, watching the figures moving below.

The cool sea breeze blew past them, making their white cloaks flutter in the wind.

"Roger that, guy."

Whitebeard thought for a long time and finally couldn't help but speak.

But Liu Feng just waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Roger is not a fragile person."

"Give him some time, and give Ace some time too."

"In my hometown, there is a saying that there is no overnight hatred between father and son."

"Most importantly, Roger didn't intend to abandon them back then."

"You should understand this best."

Whitebeard paused for a moment before nodding slowly.

He knew bits and pieces of Roger’s past.

It was easy to call Roger an irresponsible scumbag, but there was no denying that, for a man who was terminally ill at the time, that might have been the best outcome he could have chosen.

Liu Feng smiled as he gazed down at the battlefield, now scarred and broken from the fierce clash. Amidst the ruins of collapsed houses, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates and the NEO New Navy worked tirelessly, rescuing the injured civilians.

"It is hard to imagine that such a poor little place is the hometown of you, the 'strongest man in the world.'."

He said softly.

Whitebeard smiled disapprovingly and said:

"What else?"

"Should my hometown be as magnificent and beautiful as the Golden Emperor's Golden City?"

"Can the fine wine poured into the stinking ditch dye the sea red?"

Liu Feng smiled and said:

"That's not the case. To be honest, I'm not used to the nouveau riche style of the Golden Emperor."

"But this place doesn't quite match your reputation on this sea."

Whitebeard was silent.

"Liu Feng, not everyone in this ocean has such superior conditions as you."

“Many people are still living in dire straits.”

"Over the past few years, I have had no intention of competing for supremacy. I just try my best to do what I can."

Chapter 443—You don’t have to believe me.

"For example, protecting Fishman Island?" Liu Feng asked with interest.

Whitebeard nodded. "Yes, the troubled Fishman Island." His eyes were filled with emotion.

Liu Feng shook his head. "But do you know what happened?"

"After the Battle of Marineford, with the defeat of your Whitebeard Pirates, Fishman Island was taken over by Big Mom."

Whitebeard smiled bitterly. "What can be done about it?"

Liu Feng waved his hand. "No, that's not what I meant."

"I mean, simply declaring 'Fishman Island is protected' and having a pirate flag fly over the island isn't enough to safeguard the seas."

His expression gradually became serious and solemn.

"Blackbeard said, 'People's dreams will never end.'"

"In a way, what he said makes sense."

"But I think it's more accurate to say that human greed will never end."

"No matter how powerful you were back then, you are still just a group of pirates. You are not capable of protecting Fishman Island, let alone this ocean."

"Do you think that just by flying your pirate flag over Fishman Island, you can completely stop the poaching and trafficking of fishmen?"

Whitebeard shook his head helplessly.

"No!! It's just that their activities have become more covert and more difficult to guard against."

"But there is nothing we can do about it. We didn't have any extra troops to station on Fishman Island."

The situation in the New World at that time was very complicated.

The new Four Emperors, BIG MOM and Kaido, were both eyeing Whitebeard's title of Overlord of the Sea, knowing that he was the last barrier preventing them from becoming a pirate group.

Therefore, even the Whitebeard Pirates were struggling to cope with the various small actions of the two Four Emperors pirate groups.

Liu Feng smiled coldly.

"Yes, according to the historical intelligence data collected by our Navy, the poaching situation on Fishman Island has actually become more rampant after your Whitebeard Pirates announced asylum."

"Because the price of the fishman in the slave market has been pushed higher."

"The poachers have become more ruthless and fearless."

“But now, that has disappeared.”

"Do you know why?"

Whitebeard was stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

‘This whole new world was practically under your control; what else could there be?’

There were now more than 10,000 elite NEO navy soldiers stationed on Fishman Island. Not to mention poachers; even some medium and large pirate groups find it difficult to get close to Fishman Island.

Most importantly, after Liu Feng unified the underground world of the new world, he completely ordered the Golden Emperor to terminate and cut off all slave trade.

There was no sale.

Naturally, there was no kidnapping.

"So what you mean is that only your NEO Navy can protect the peace of this sea?"

Whitebeard smiled playfully.

Liu Feng smiled and said, "Maybe, maybe not. I can't say if the NEO Navy can truly bear such a heavy responsibility. But what I want to emphasize is this: Division and war only breed chaos, lawlessness, and darkness. Unification, on the other hand, is the only way to address the root of all these problems."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "Right now, the last obstacle in the New World is Wano Country. Once the Beasts Pirates are eradicated, the NEO Navy will be able to completely unify the New World."

"When that happens," he added, "there will be no more wars in these seas. Isn't that what you truly want?"

With that, he raised his hand and pointed to the land below.

"Look, over the years, you have continuously transported large amounts of treasure back to your hometown, but in the end, there has been no improvement at all."

“Poverty, war, disease, and disaster continue to befall this small island.”

"It doesn't mean you didn't work hard enough; it just means you're too stupid."

Whitebeard's face darkened.

What nonsense is this brat saying!!

"This island is too poor to pay the Heavenly Gold and become a member of the World Government!"

He growled, as if he was unwilling and wanted to explain.

Liu Feng nodded and said:

"I know. But there is another way out for you now, isn't there?"

"NEO's new navy can help you protect the peace of this place forever."

"Now we control the shipping routes, trade, and buying and selling in the New World, and all the economic chains."

"I believe it won't be difficult to develop your hometown."

Whitebeard frowned, turned around, looked at Liu Feng deeply, and said in a deep voice:

"So you want me to believe you now?"

Liu Feng smiled easily.

"No, not trust me."

"After all, even I don't really believe in myself."

"If you have to trust someone, then trust Zephyr."

"Although I am the fleet admiral of the NEO New Navy, it is Zephyr's will that the NEO New Navy bears."

Whitebeard slowly fell into deep thought. After a long silence, he suddenly spoke.

"I have to go see that purple-haired bastard first."

Liu Feng smiled and replied,
"You are most welcome."