I, Ace, Want to Be the Pirate King

"My name is Portcas D. Ace. I am 19 years old. I live on the Moby Dick in the New World. I am a pirate. I don't smoke and drink a lot. I go to bed on time at nine o'clock every night and sleep until dawn. I never leave fatigue until the next day." "During my short career as a pirate, I realized one thing. There is a limit to a pirate's ability. The more scheming you are, the more you will find that there are limits to being a pirate... Unless you become a being who transcends being a pirate." "Ace, what are you talking about, Ace!" "Dad, I don't want to be a pirate anymore!" This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.