Uta's Idol.

Uta And Ace.

Uta smiles at the thought that she was part of Luffy's memory even while she was gone.

"Luffy changed my life." Uta said as her cheeks warmed up. "I could never forget him."

Ace and Uta begin to talk to each other about their own personal stories of them and Luffy. Uta talks about the competitions that she and Luffy would do, which include eating, fighting, running, drawing, singing and other random things that came into their mind. Ace would talk about how clingy and annoying he was at the beginning, but slowly but surely earned his and Sabo respect and love so the three of them became brothers. Uta's eyes sparkle as she listens to Ace's stories. Uta hates to admit it, but Ace has a deeper bond than her when it comes to Luffy. Naturally, it's because they're brothers, but that didn't make her any less jealous. Just then, the waitress came by and gave them each a glass of water for which they accepted.

"You know, I must thank you." Ace suddenly says which causes confusion for Uta. "You were also the reason why Luffy wanted to be strong and a pirate, right? Not just Shanks."

"I guess, I shouldn't take all the credit though." Uta said. "I wasn't the one who made Luffy come up with the crazy dream of his."

"So you know of it too?" Ace asks, raising his eyebrow. "Luffy's crazy for coming up with a dream like that!"

"I'm just making sure, we're not talking about his dream to be the Pirate King, right?" Uta asks.

Ace nods and smirks.

"What do you think? You think Luffy can do it?" Ace asks.

"What a silly question." Uta sighs as she takes a sip of her water. "Of course he can."

"Good answer." Ace said. "You really are his childhood friend!"

"Isn't it natural to support my childhood friend's dream?" Uta asks.

"Yeah, but you never know." Ace said as he took a drink of his own water. "Anyways, do you have a dream?"

"You first." Uta said, crossing her arms. "Don't make unreasonable requests."

"Fine." Ace sighs as he takes off his hat. "I guess I would have to say that my dream is to make Whitebeard the king."

Uta raises her eyebrow in confusion.

"How about Luffy's dream?" Uta asks. "Don't you want to support him?"

"He can always become Pirate King after Whitebeard." Ace said.

"Do you honestly think that'll stop him?" Uta asks in a serious tone. "What will you do if Luffy challenges the old man?"

Ace was silent for a moment.

"Whitebeard is the world's strongest man and his power is something that even Luffy probably won't overcome."

Ace didn't respond to Uta's words and so she continued.

"Sure Luffy has a reliable crew and all, but that geezer has allied pirates of the New World and over a dozen division commanders." Uta adds. "When that day comes, who will you aid?"

"That will be a decision I will have to make when the day comes." Ace said.

Uta didn't want to accept that answer, but she knew Ace wasn't going to budge.

"Making Whitebeard King of the Pirates wasn't your original dream." Uta said as she took another sip of her water. "If I'm going to support your dream, at least tell me what it is."

"For a singer, you're pretty observant." Ace chuckles.

"A skill of mine is to read people." Uta said. "More of a gift."