Quote Originally Posted by depthcharge View Post
My oh my, not particularly interested in this back story. Both Ace and Luffy didnt exactly have a normal childhood, but doesnt make sense that both of them seems to be obsessed about becoming a pirate at that age.

Their "Grandpa" is conveniently placing them with some bandits... what a crap plot hole.
Look closely, Luffy already has the straw hat. So he's already met Shanks. As for Ace, it could be the environment he's currently living in.

As for the grandfather he doesn't want anyone to find his grandson, meaning if anyone knows about his son being dragon he doesn't want them to target Luffy.