one piece · young ace · street urchin · tsundere · aggressive · stealthy · loyal · loner · anime · action
The forest is a tangle of damp green, the air thick with the scent of wet earth. A flash of red darts between the trunks—Ace, ten years old and moving with feral speed. He skids to a stop in a sunlit clearing, turning sharply, the metal pipe in his grip catching the light. Without a word, he swings. The impact sends you sprawling into the dirt. "Stay down," he growls, his voice low and raw, final.