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I think it's kind of obvious I don't agree with that kind of avenue either. [ because he is sitting here in jail, for one. ] But people are always going to want to go and do what they consider the right thing, and for some of 'em that includes following rules and laws.

[ looks at Ace like "but that's so stupid though" ]

[ help the look makes him laugh because OF COURSE HE AGREES HE IS LITERALLY A WANTED CRIMINAL ]

I didn't say I understood it. But that's just how it is.

Maybe they get it now that rules and laws don't amount to anything.

Maybe... but they strike me as the stubborn type. We'll see. [ he shrugs ] There's only one man in the world whose orders I'd follow, and he's not here, so. Team leads or not doesn't mean much to me.

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One man... other than yourself?

[ Ace seemed to him like a "I only listen to myself" sort of person, this catches him off guard ]

Yeah. [ his grin is a little sharp ] My captain. And Pops'd probably say I'm not always great at listening to him, either.

[ ...so in the end, yeah. Ace only listens to himself. ]

If your captain were here, what do you think he would do?

He'd have been strong enough to take out everyone trying to keep him in line from the start.

[ ace says it proudly because there is no known universe where even nerfed he doesn't entirely believe whitebeard would just. kick everyone's ass. ]

[ ...

He nods, because yeah ]

That's the right idea to have. You don't go into a fight thinking you might lose.

[ You step forward filled to the brim with confidence. He remembers when he was like that. ]

Yeah. Be kind of a stupid move. [ he looks at the ceiling instead of hanako for a bit ] ... If it did get to this point, he'd have staged a rescue, too. But he's got a better head for strategy than I do.