There was no other way. Ace, as the 'Holy Son,' bore Roger's immense power etched into him.
Of the three directly connected to Roger, Ann was one with Roger, receiving the most blessings. She gained Roger's Devil Fruit ability, effectively having the power without eating a Devil Fruit. If she were to eat another Devil Fruit later, she would be an unprecedented user of two Devil Fruits.
Next was Ace. Ace, Roger's biological son and the Holy Son, inherited Roger's powerful physique and Haki.
Last was Luljeta. Luljeta was Roger's wife. The main reason she could receive the blessings of idol worship was because she carried Ace. As the 'Holy Mother,' she received Roger's power, his physique, and his Haki, though not as much as Ace did.
Luljeta also had traces of Roger's power remaining in her, but not as strongly as Ace. This was because Ace now mainly relied on Roger's power to become strong, with his own trained strength constituting only a small part.
Ann didn't have this problem. Although she received the greatest and most numerous blessings, she was already extremely powerful herself. Therefore, there were no lingering traces of Roger on her.
If Ace hadn't suppressed that power, going out to sea rashly would have put him in extremely dangerous territory.
Luljeta didn't let Shanks interfere with Ace at this time because she wanted Ace to become strong on his own first. Constantly walking a path set by others would prevent him from becoming truly powerful.
Shanks understood this sentiment, so he left the Christian headquarters in the East Blue.
Although he found his target and got his answer on the first day he arrived in the East Blue, Shanks didn't leave immediately. Since he was already in the East Blue, he decided to explore it thoroughly.
Thus, as if following a decree of fate, he arrived at Foosha Village.
When Luffy saw a pirate ship approaching, he was very excited, but Uta immediately grabbed him.
"Those are dangerous pirates! They might be coming for us!"
Uta was a little flustered. Garp and Zephyr were not around, leaving only her and Luffy here. If these pirates were after them, could she handle them alone?
Uta knew her adoptive father somewhat and knew his family had been murdered by pirates. Seeing a pirate ship approaching, she suspected these pirates intended to do the same to them.
Uta looked at Luffy and shushed him with a finger to her lips, "Don't move. I'll go check the situation."
"Uta's too sly! I want to see the pirates too!" Luffy pestered. He didn't have a strong desire to be a pirate right now, he was just very curious about these people.
But Uta firmly refused to let him move, because she knew how important Luffy was to her adoptive father. To fulfill her adoptive father's ideals, Uta was willing to risk danger herself.
She patted Luffy's shoulder, and a tingling sensation spread through his body. Luffy immediately collapsed.
Electric Push!
Having trained with Zephyr, Uta had naturally also been training in magnetic field power. Using electric push to incapacitate Luffy was not difficult for her at this moment.
"Mr. Garp is also of the D. clan. He should come see his grandson." Shanks, along with his crew, stepped off the ship, intending to see Luffy.
He knew the importance of the D. clan to Roger and the world. Since he was in the East Blue, he wanted to see Monkey D. Luffy, a member of the D. clan.
"Someone's watching us."
Red-haired walked ahead, and Beckman, standing beside him, said expressionlessly.
Red-haired casually replied, "It's probably just a Marine guard left behind. Don't worry too much about it. They're just following orders."
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The villagers of Foosha Village were in a panic as many pirates entered. After all, thanks to Garp and Zephyr's protection, they hadn't seen pirates in a long time.
When they saw that the pirates weren't robbing or smashing things, they relaxed a little.
But just then, as Shanks was about to turn a corner, a girl with two different colored streaks of hair suddenly rushed out from the corner. Her right side was red, and her left side was white. The two colors didn't clash on her. It was Uta.
Uta had been lying in wait here. When Shanks got close, she suddenly appeared and punched him directly in the abdomen.
Magnetic Field Rotation: Ten Thousand Horsepower!
Boom!
The punch, imbued with immense power, landed squarely on Shanks, sending him flying like a cannonball. Seeing this, Uta relaxed considerably. This person was probably the pirate captain. If the captain was knocked away with one punch, then the others should be no match for her, right?
What surprised her, however, was that when she saw her captain sent flying, his crew members showed no anger. Instead, they burst into laughter.
"Boss got knocked away by a little girl!"
"He got beat up so badly!!"
"Hahahaha, Boss, how did you end up looking so pathetic!!" The fat man laughed the hardest.
Not only the surrounding villagers who were watching, but even Uta, the instigator, was bewildered.
What was going on? Why were they suddenly laughing?
What was even stranger was yet to come. The red-haired man, who had been sent flying several meters by her punch, slowly sat up. He adjusted his hat and then, to her astonishment, burst into laughter too.
"What the... what is going on?" Uta didn't recognize Shanks. Although she often went to Marine headquarters, she couldn't possibly know every pirate.
Shanks was famous, but not the type to commit rampant evil. Marines were naturally too bothered to target Shanks. Since Uta was young, she naturally didn't know Shanks, and therefore didn't know how strong he truly was.
"Little girl, you have quite a bit of strength." Shanks stood up, walked over, and patted Uta's head. "But don't just hit people you see, okay? What if you hit a good person?"
"No way! Pirates are all bad people!"
Uta shouted loudly and swung her fist again. But this time, she didn't hit Shanks.
It was caught by someone standing next to Shanks.
"Hey, little girl, if you keep hitting, our boss will lose a lot of face." Uta's pupils contracted. She couldn't believe her full-power attack had been caught. She had defeated even the captain...
"Alright, Yasopp. A beautiful young lady like this hitting you wouldn't hurt at all." Shanks chuckled and patted Yasopp on the shoulder. "By the way, isn't your son in the East Blue too? Aren't you going to see him?"
"Never mind." Yasopp clicked his tongue and then looked at Uta again. "Little girl, not all pirates are bad, just like not all Marines are good. This world isn't so black and white."
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