Gai Loved Flashy Things-Whether They Were Powerful Didn't Matter

"Cough, cough, cough~"

Everyone was coughing.

But all eyes were fixed on the center, where a mass of sinister energy was burning.

"BOSS."

"He's alive!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They'd really been given a fright earlier.

If something had really happened to that idiot, they would've been gloomy for quite a while.

Now, everyone in the Richest Group was indispensable. They'd become a family!

Fortunately.

In the end, that idiot had woken up.

"Little Ai, were you trying to cook me with electricity?"

The sinister energy dissipated.

Chaos hovered in midair, watching everyone get to their feet. His face darkened, and the smell of cooked meat wafted from his body. His chest was especially badly charred. He used Life Return to accelerate his metabolism, which eased the burning pain.

"BOSS, are you all right?"

"What happened earlier?"

Everyone gestured for Chaos not to worry about it and gathered around to examine him closely.

"Haha~"

"I was in a soul space—well, we can call it a soul space for now. I killed Big Mom again in there. I feel better than ever—clear-headed and refreshed."

Chaos stretched, his left arm turning to gold while a strange mist spread from his right hand. It was the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit.

"Did it work?"

One pair of eyes after another watched the strange mist swirling around Chaos's right hand—or, more accurately, the soul mist.

"It worked!"

Chaos grinned broadly. Some basic applications of the Soul-Soul Fruit had already appeared in his mind. And from the moment Big Mom's remnant soul had vanished completely, he'd felt refreshed, as if he'd suddenly had an epiphany.

It was like getting a second lease on life.

His theory had been right.

The strength of one's soul was tied to talent, willpower, potential, and the like.