"Devil Fruit!" Kaido's eyes lit up with anticipation. "If only I could obtain a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit as powerful as Big Brother Ares's someday."
"Then I'd be able to help Big Brother Ares face powerful enemies."
He was an orphan too, and before joining the Rocks Pirates, he had endured a cruel and harsh life.
After joining the Rocks Pirates, the reality here was even more brutal than anywhere else. Linlin merely regarded him as a "plow ox."
There was no affection involved whatsoever.
But in Ares, he saw a simple and pure side that was different from the other pirates in the Rocks Pirates.
Ares devoted himself entirely to surpassing the Supreme Great Sword, carrying out massive amounts of "inhuman training" day after day. After Kaido accepted him as his big brother,
Kaido felt the warmth of "family" for the first time in a long while—a feeling no other pirate could give him.
Seeing Kaido's sincere expression, Ares was deeply moved as well. After being injured, he had completely accepted Kaido and come to regard him as his own little brother!
Ares's pale face broke into a blissful smile. "Little brother... Don't worry. Even if it costs me my life, I'll find you a powerful Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit."
"Then we'll work hard together and become as strong as Newgate and Shiki."
He continued, "Little brother, you once said you wanted to see me fulfill my dream—to train my body until it surpassed the Supreme Great Sword. What was your original dream?"
At that moment,
Kaido was still caught up in the emotion of Ares calling him his little brother for the first time. It was only when Ares called him that a second time that he came back to his senses. In this boy, who had been