Chapter 6: Meeting Ace! Subduing Ace with One Hand! [Third Update]

The next day.

The sun rose slowly, and golden sunlight spilled down from the horizon.

Early morning.

A thin mist still lingered in the air, yet the simple villagers of Windmill Village had already begun their daily work, bustling with lively energy.

Early in the morning,

Garp led Lu En from Windmill Village to the neighboring Colpo Mountain.

Crossing straight through Windmill Village, Lu En smiled and greeted the village chief and the other villagers.

Over these three years,

Lu En had fully integrated into Windmill Village, becoming one with the villagers, so familiar that nothing could be more familiar.

"Boy Lu En, do you know where old man is taking you?"

Walking along the path, Garp asked.

"I don't know."

Although he had a hunch, Lu En did not bring it up himself.

He guessed.

Most likely, Garp was taking him to where Ace lived.

That is to say...

the Dadan family!

A bandit family!

As the leader of the bandit family, Dadan, though foul-tempered, was undeniably a kind person. Otherwise, Garp would never have allowed them to dwell in the Colpo Mountains next to Windmill Village.

The Colpo Mountain where the Dadan family lived was also the place where Ace grew up.

So,

since Garp had spoken those words yesterday, Lu En had already formed an accurate guess.

"The place old man is taking you today is Colpo Mountain, where a bandit gang lives."

"From now on, you will live together with these bandits."

"Are you afraid?"

Garp looked at the three-year-old Lu En beside him.

Upon hearing this,

Lu En shook his head.

"Good boy!"

Garp laughed heartily. "Don't worry. Although that bandit gang has committed many mistakes and crimes, they are actually a group of kind bandits."

"Otherwise, old man would have sent them to the Marine prison long ago."

"With your strength, boy Lu En, you truly have no need to fear them."

In Garp's view,

even though Lu En was only three years old, he already possessed strength far beyond that of an ordinary adult!

Although the Dadan bandit family was stronger than ordinary adults, they were not that much stronger.

Letting Lu En live with this bandit gang, Garp had no reason to worry at all.

"By the way."

"Let me explain the situation to you in advance."

"The peer I am introducing you to is named Ace."

"He is about half a year younger than you."

"He has lived with that bandit gang since birth and has picked up some bad traits. If you meet him and he treats you badly, you may simply strike him down and subdue him!"

"Living there, strength is everything! Whoever has the bigger fist is in the right..."

While introducing him, Garp led Lu En toward Colpo Mountain.

An hour later.

Lu En gazed at the towering mountain range ahead.