Her mother said that if she didn't come home at 2:30 in the morning, something bad would definitely happen.
Fortunately, when An Ning returned to the hotel, the time had stopped at a quarter past one.
To An Ning's surprise, other than him, no one else had returned. Instead, she met Sadako at the gate, who was walking with her legs dangling and her long hair covering her face, preparing to go out.
"What are you doing in the middle of the night? Go back to your old job?" An Ning grabbed the back of her collar and pulled her back.
Sadako was stunned. She tilted her head and only replied after a long while.
" Director's order…to go out…to fight monsters…"
An Ning was speechless.
Miss, your reflexes are really too long. We're really sorry that we can't keep up.
He was too lazy to explain to such a strange and slow-witted guest. He just grabbed her collar, carried her back to the hotel, and threw her into her suite. Then, he prepared to rest when the others came back.
By the way, Sadako's room number was 404. It was a very auspicious number. He did not know if it was random or if the hotel had done it on purpose.
Ace was the first to return. An Ning didn't understand why he, who was the first to return, arrived later than him.
However, when he saw Ace's tattered clothes and the resentful gaze he gave him, he could not help but cough awkwardly.
"Cough, cough, cough. It was an accident. It was my first time, so I didn't control my strength well and was a little unrestrained.”
What terrible lines!
An Ning also knew this, so she immediately changed the topic."There are spare clothes in the hotel's wardrobe. It's tailor-made for every frustrated person. It's provided for free and warms every inch of the guest's skin. Isn't it considerate? That's all because the director is so…"
" Director…is really strong." Unexpectedly, Ace, who had been playing the role of a stuffy gourd since they arrived at the hotel, actually took the initiative to interrupt the peace.
"Uh, just so-so." An Ning was rarely humble, although she looked more smug.
" As expected, I'm the only trash…" Ace obviously didn't understand the director's intention and continued to be disinterested.
Damn it, would it kill you to praise a few more words?
An Ning didn't like seeing her guests become dispirited from time to time. She immediately summoned her whip and pressed Ace to the ground, lashing him fiercely until the anger in her heart dissipated.
Ace's face was filled with pain from the slap. He could only try his best to raise his head and let the curator see his puzzled and pleading gaze.
When he got up again, Anning saw that Lucia and the others had not returned yet. There was still time, so she decided to be generous and act as a spiritual mentor to guide Ace.
"You died at the hands of the Red Hound, right?”
"Yes."
"Does everyone know that White Beard is dead and Luffy has become the new emperor?”
"There is no pure land in my world, but I still know.”
"Unwilling?"
"No, Luffy is doing very well. He's much better than my useless brother.”
"Is this…the stupid version of One Piece?”
"Hmm?"
"Uh, nothing…So you're feeling guilty for killing White Beard and the others, right?”
"…A little, but not the main thing.”
"Eh, that's not right. Could it be that your Ace is Tiki in disguise?”
"…Even without me, an old emperor is still dangerous.”
"That makes sense. Who asked White Beard to be too strong at his peak? He definitely won't be at peace when he's old. However, since it's not because of this, you shouldn't be able to reach the hotel.”
"Not only did I fail to protect my father, but I also caused him to take risks for me. Don't you feel regretful?”
"But this is definitely not the direct reason for reaching the hotel.”
"Oh, maybe."
Ace gave a vague answer. After he recovered, he walked straight into the hotel, probably wanting to change his clothes.
At least, that was what An Ning thought.
Therefore, he did not lash out again. It was not easy for him to have a stubborn youth who could make him shake the button between A and D from time to time. It was not worth it to break it once.
However, after a while, he still called Ace down. As expected, he had already changed into a new set of clothes, the same style as before.
Hehe, the hotel's design was really worrying. The style didn't change at all. He really didn't know what his wardrobe would look like.
He wanted to talk to Ace again. Although Ace's strength was average, his ability to burn fruits was not bad.
What he didn't expect was that Ace, who had come down again, actually had a troubled look on his face and even spoke first.
"Director, what do you think flames are?”
"The temperature." An Ning was stunned for a moment before answering.
Ace nodded and did not continue.
An Ning was very unhappy. It was really troublesome to talk to such a person.
Just as he was about to ignore his previous thoughts and teach Ace a lesson, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind. He caught the main point of Ace's thoughtless words. After hesitating for a moment, he asked tentatively,
"So, you are unwilling to accept the fact that you lost to the red dog for the magma fruit? He still felt that his understanding and development of the Burning Fruit was too little.”
To his surprise, Ace actually nodded this time, although he shook his head later.
"Both." Ace added.
"So you're actually angry at yourself?”
"What's wrong? Is the director trying to comfort me?" Ace revealed a rare smile. It was very sunny.
"No!" An Ning rolled her eyes." To be honest, the moment I saw you being beaten to death by the Red Hound, I actually wanted to smash your head open to see if it was filled with paste or sh * t.”
"A Burning Fruit ability user died at the hands of a Lava Fruit ability user.”
"…But they all said that the Lava Fruit can restrain the Burning Fruit.”Ace's rebuttal was lacking in confidence.
An Ning clicked her tongue. From the corner of her eye, she happened to catch Lucia walking into the hotel. She pointed and said,""Them? Who was it? Lucia?"
"Hmm?" Lucia was baffled by the accusation. She looked around and saw that there was no one else, so she stood there quietly and waited for Anning to continue.
"Lucia, what do you think would happen if an aptitude user who can control lava met Captain Yamamoto?”An Ning asked Lucia.
"Lava?" Lucia was stunned for a moment, then she looked at Anning carefully and realized that she was not trying to make conversation. She replied,
"This question is meaningless."
"Instead of asking this, why don't you ask Head Captain Yamamoto how cooked it is? I think this is the question that the director should be concerned about.”
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