Washed ashore on Sixis Island at the edge of the East Blue, Portgas D. Ace meets a fellow castaway called Deuce, and the two strike up an unlikely partnership over a shared hunger for adventure. After eating the Flame-Flame Fruit, Ace sets out to captain his own crew, the Spade Pirates, chasing a legacy he has spent his life trying to outrun. Written by Shou Hinata and Tatsuya Hamazaki across two volumes, this light novel fills in Ace's years at sea before he crosses paths with his younger brother, Luffy, in the main One Piece story.