Ace was actually more than relieved when he had noticed the apparent scenery of the village, although he made a quick mask to hide it. Or he tried, at least. Because he wasn't doing his best job in covering his true emotion. It was almost inaudible, but Ace did let out a sigh of relief.

"Correct."

Again, he didn't need to say all that much. He was never one to do so to someone who he barely knew. Still, it was pretty noticeable that when Kanji... charged full speed to the town, Ace was fastening his pace as well.

They both needed one or two pieces of clothes to change to fast, without further ado. Hence, why holding yourself up?