ONE PIECE IS THE GREATEST ANIME
LUFFY IS THE GREATEST CHARACTER
STRAWHATS ARE THE MOST ICONIC ANIME GROUP
Think about how much has changed since Ace first arrived on the Moby Dick
He came aboard after challenging Whitebeard convinced that defeating him was the only way forward
He treated everyone around him as an obstacle kept attempting to assassinate their captain and refused to consider the possibility that his situation might change
Now he鈥檚 washing dishes scrubbing decks hanging laundry, and helping out wherever he鈥檚 needed
Of course Ace doesn鈥檛 see this as joining the crew
In his mind he鈥檚 simply paying off a debt so he can eventually challenge Whitebeard again
But everyone else aboard the ship is watching this stubborn rookie become part of their daily routine
Thatch jokes about turning Ace into a first rate flame cook
Teach has been assigned to handle him even though he seems more interested in eating and relaxing than teaching Ace anything
The crew spreads rumors about how many times Ace will challenge Whitebeard and his repeated failures have practically become a shared joke
It鈥檚 a funny situation but there鈥檚 something meaningful underneath it
Ace has spent so much of his life trying to prove that he can stand alone that he doesn鈥檛 recognize how easily people can make room for him without demanding that he change who he is overnight
Ace still thinks he鈥檚 preparing for another fight. Meanwhile, the people around him are already treating him like someone who belongs there
Ace knows what it means to owe someone something
Growing up with very little he learned that you work for what you eat and that favors shouldn鈥檛 be taken for granted
So instead of accepting Whitebeard offer he decides to repay the debt
He wants to work until Whitebeard owes him something in return and then he plans to use that debt as the basis for another duel
And Whitebeard response is just as fitting
He doesn鈥檛 need to force Ace into becoming his son
He gives him work and lets him remain aboard as a guest
