One Piece : Winged Dragons of the Beast Pirates

Windmill Village.

At this moment, it was filled with joy and festivity.

Though this world has countless islands, and each country has its own distinct customs due to geography and transportation differences...

Take language, for example, or the calendar.

For most countries on the sea, New Year's Day is one of the most celebrated holidays of the year. 

Not only the official New Year the next day, but also New Year's Eve, the night before, is a time for celebration. 

Families gather together to bid farewell to the old year and welcome in the new one.

This year, Windmill Village's New Year's Eve was especially lively.

All the villagers had left their homes and gathered under the huge windmill at the village's edge, braving the cold winter night wind.

"Welcome, everyone, to our celebration!"

A huge golden Fire Spirit floated in the air, emitting a soft glow and gentle warmth, making the villagers below smile in comfort.

Ian stood on the Fire Spirit's palm, looking down at the villagers. He smiled and spoke, "Next, let's enjoy a wonderful New Year's Eve together!"

"Oh!!"

The gathered villagers cheered in excitement.

After spending so many days together, they had already grown accustomed to the presence of the Golden Dragon Ship.

That's why tonight there was this New Year's Eve celebration.

Tables were set up, piled high with food and drinks.

The villagers were already eating and laughing joyfully.

Only the elderly village chief mumbled to himself, "To think we're having a feast with pirates... It's really unthinkable!"

Muttering this, he took a sip of wine and bit into a piece of meat.

"Hahaha! Tonight, I'll drink to my heart's content!"

Red-Haired Shanks mingled with the crowd, with Mihawk, the stoic swordsman, by his side.

Mihawk, who was usually indifferent, also held a bottle of wine and drank silently.

Not far away, Dadan and the mountain bandits were devouring their food like there was no tomorrow.

Dadan had a chicken leg in her left hand and a roasted fish in her right. The mountain bandits were living tough lives, and she wasn't about to miss out on this rare opportunity to eat for free!

As for escaping on a ship, Dadan had completely thrown that thought out of her mind.

"Are you kidding me!"

Mihawk, Red-Haired Shanks, and even Ian are here. What can Golden Lion do now?

Is there a safer place in the entire East Blue than here?

Unless you can run to that old bastard Garp's ship.

But who knows where that old bastard is, especially when his grandson is in danger.

While sighing, Dadan was devouring her food.

The taste was perfect, absolutely perfect.

On another table beside her.

Ace was also devouring his meal. Having lived for a long time amidst jungles and piles of garbage, he rarely had the chance to eat anything good.

At the same table, there were a few other kids.

"Ace, look!"

Ace looked up when he heard his name.

Across the table, Luffy had two chopsticks sticking out of his nose, proudly shaking his head. "An elephant!"

The food in Ace's mouth almost flew out.

"Hahahaha! Luffy!"

Uta, who was sitting beside Luffy, couldn't help but burst into laughter. "You're a genius!"

"Hehe!"

The Straw Hat kid without the straw hat grinned proudly.

Ace took a deep breath, trying not to spit his food out, and continued to eat.

He really didn't want to admit it, but this idiot kid was his brother.

But the fact was, this guy was the old man's biological grandson. Even though they didn't share blood, they were indeed siblings by relation.

Ace's feelings were complex.

He really didn't want to admit that this idiot was his brother.

Between bites, Ace looked up. Luffy was already dancing on the table.

"Still haven't made a decision?"

By Ace's side, Kuina was leisurely eating, while casually asking,

"Don't you get tired of asking every day?"

Ace put down his food and asked gruffly,

"We can't help it," Zoro, who was sitting next to Kuina, was also eating ravenously. He casually added, "Ian's been pushing us every day."

"That guy!"

Hearing Ian's name, Ace gritted his teeth slightly.

That jerk had sent these two to relentlessly persuade him every day, and it was driving him crazy.

But, to be honest, after a few days together, they had become quite close. They could even be called friends now.

Was this Ian's goal all along?

"Hmm?"

At that moment, Ian, who had been clinking glasses and enjoying the party with his friends, suddenly snapped out of his daze. He turned his head toward the dock.

"Ian."

Red-haired Shanks also shakily stood up, rubbing his head with a troubled expression.

"Such a buzzkill."

Ian sighed. The New Year's party was reaching its peak.

But there was no time for relaxation.

Who was coming?

The intense presence in the air wasn't to be taken lightly; even compared to Kaido-sensei, it could be called a 50-50 match!

There were very few people in the world with that level of power!

Oh, and there was another familiar presence.

Kuzan?

If that's the case, then Ian knew exactly who it was.

After all, this was Windmill Village!

Ian's mouth curved into a grin, "Don't mind it, just keep drinking and eating!"

At the Windmill Village dock, two enormous Navy warships were quickly approaching.

A shadow suddenly shot out from the front warship, like a cannonball streaking through the sky, heading straight for the giant windmill at the village's edge.

"Seriously, Garp-san," Behind, on the warship, another figure leaped into the air and quickly chased after, "I totally understand your urgent feelings about your hometown being attacked, but at least wait for me! The enemy's lineup is a bit excessive."

The area of Windmill Village wasn't very large, and in the blink of an eye, the entire village was already far behind. With just a little movement, they had already reached the venue's skies.

The burly old man descended from the sky and landed heavily on the edge of the venue.

The solid ground was dented by his impact, dust and debris flying into the air.

But louder than the thunderous sound of his landing was the old man's roar,

"Luffy! Ace! Grandpa's here!!"

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