Novel Full Chapter 345 345: White Flames!
That sound just now.
No need to guess—it was Ace being reborn.
After providing Vir with a massive amount of negative points, Ace had finally made it through.
His soul had returned to his body.
Along with his Flame-Flame Fruit.
Vir picked up the toy he had used, revealing Ace beneath.
Contrary to expectations, Ace’s face wasn’t wet with tears—just scrunched up in discomfort…
Casually tossing the toy back into the medical kit, Vir checked on Ace’s condition.
He pressed a hand against Ace’s chest, examined his complexion, and even pulled out a flashlight to shine into his eyes with practiced professionalism.
Finally, he arrived at the conclusion he had already known.
Yep—he was alive.
All that effort hadn’t been for nothing.
But man, it really wore me out.
The onlookers, seeing Vir suddenly flip aside the toy and start examining the corpse on the ground, thought he must have lost his mind.
What’s he looking at?
Does he really think this could bring someone back to life?
Does he believe some “holy water” can resurrect the dead?
Is this how he practices medicine?
This is beyond ridiculous!
No one believed this could actually revive a person.
Even Whitebeard and his crew were waiting for Vir’s next move.
To them, the treatment couldn’t possibly be over already.
Ace (internally): Thanks, guys! You’re all such great people!
Beside Vir, two dimwitted idiots stared at Ace with deep concern.
Once Vir finished his examination, they immediately blurted out:
“Vir! Is Ace… is Ace okay? When will he wake up?”
Hearing this, the crowd was even more convinced these two had lost their minds.
They’re actually expecting a dead man to wake up?
“Mamamama! I’m pissed he used a replica of me for that stunt, but does he really think this can bring back the dead?”
“And those two idiots next to him actually believe it!”
Big Mom laughed loudly while stuffing her face with sweets.
“Yeah! Total morons! There’s no way this could work!”
One of the Charlotte Family’s daughters, the 31st, had just finished speaking when—
*CRACK!*
A bolt of lightning struck.
The girl who had just mocked them was instantly fried to a crisp, the scent of roasted meat filling the air.
Everyone was stunned by the sudden violence.
No one dared move.
No one dared speak.
They could only stare in horror at the charred corpse still smoking on the ground.
That daughter—decent-looking but weak—had just been electrocuted to death by her own mother.
“Hmph! Daring to say I can’t do it? You deserved to die!”
This reasoning made everyone shrink back even further.
Just like that… she killed her own daughter?
Well… that’s Big Mom for you.
Useless children meant nothing to her.
If she said you die, you die.
Vir didn’t answer the two idiots.
Instead, he just gave them a look, telling them to see for themselves.
The two didn’t hesitate.
They immediately scrambled over to check if Ace had really come back to life.
One tried to check Ace’s breathing by shoving his entire finger up Ace’s nose.
The other pried open Ace’s eyelid and nearly gouged his eyeball out in the process.
After a long inspection, they still had no clue.
Is he alive or not? No idea!
*BONK! BONK!*
Two heavy blows landed on their heads, instantly raising massive lumps.
“You morons! How the hell are you supposed to figure anything out like that?! Get lost! Let Grandpa handle this!”
Garp, veins popping on his forehead, zipped over and punched both of them.
Their methods were just too absurd.
“Owowowowow!”
Clutching their heads, the two actually rolled away as instructed.
Garp first glanced at Vir, who was staring blankly into space, and sighed helplessly.
Then he turned to Ace—still motionless on the ground—and a trace of guilt flickered across his face.
Leaning down, Garp gently pried open Ace’s mouth.
And then…
He prepared to perform a “nasal swab test” to see if Ace would gag.
In Garp’s world, this was how you checked if someone was alive.
What? You say even unconscious people don’t gag?
Garp: Then you’re not shoving it in hard enough!
But just as Garp’s finger was halfway in—
A sudden, intense heat seared his fingertip.
Garp froze.
He knew exactly what that meant.
Only a living person radiated heat like this!
Could it be…?
Had Ace really been brought back to life?
Ace, whose head had been completely gone… was alive again?
Overcome with excitement, Garp leaned in closer to confirm the source of the heat.
And then—
*WHOOSH!*
A torrent of blazing white fire erupted straight into his face!
The flames burst out with such speed and force that Garp, caught off guard in his joy, took the full blast head-on.
The sheer pressure sent him flying backward, while the extreme heat began melting the ground beneath Ace!
Garp quickly realized something was wrong.
This fire… Even with Armament Haki, if this keeps up…
His beard wouldn’t survive this!
What the hell?
Since when could Ace produce flames this strong?!
Mid-flight, Garp was utterly baffled.
Meanwhile, the sudden eruption of fire left everyone else stunned.
They stood frozen, as if struck by lightning.
He… just breathed fire?
He actually breathed fire.
If Fire Fist Ace had truly died, his Devil Fruit powers should have vanished.
But now…
This overwhelming inferno—
Anyone with eyes could see these flames were far stronger than before!
The temperature, the speed, the destructive force—
All of it had doubled in intensity!
Which meant…
The fruit was still with Ace.
Which meant…
This guy really, actually, no-freaking-way…
CAME BACK TO LIFE!
HE WAS RESURRECTED!
BY THAT GUY… THAT DOCTOR OVER THERE!
Every single pair of eyes locked onto Vir.
The shock in their gazes was impossible to hide.
He really brought someone back from the dead!
Was he even human?!
The Marines’ eyes trembled.
Their minds were already blown beyond belief.
Even legends like Sengoku and Garp felt their entire worldview shatter in that moment.
A man whose head was completely gone…
Just… just like that…
Revived so easily?
And not just revived—his powers are now more than twice as strong?!
What the hell was going on?!
Countless questions flooded everyone’s minds.
Ace’s current state was just too bizarre.
“Huff… huff… I… huff… LOVE your mom… huff… VIR…!”
Faintly, between the roaring flames, Ace seemed to be trying to say something—
Though it was hard to make out over the sound of him violently spewing fire everywhere.