Seeing the expression on John's face, Rocks knew something major had happened. He calmly said, "Come in first."
John entered and closed the door behind him.
Only then did Rocks ask, "You look so flustered. What exactly happened?"
"We just intercepted a secret message from the World Government. It... it concerns..." Captain John hesitated, finding it difficult to say.
"Go on."
Rocks frowned. This was unlike John's usual character. Raising the corner of his mouth, he said imposingly, "I'd like to see what tricks the World Government is trying to pull this time!"
Captain John lifted his jug and took a gulp before saying, "The recipient named in the secret message is Ares, and the message also revealed some shocking news!"
"Ares?!" Rocks's heart suddenly tightened, and his expression instantly grew tense. The recipient of the World Government's secret message was Ares?
"Heh heh..."
Rocks laughed mockingly. "The World Government is being awfully impatient. They actually think they can use this method to make me believe Ares is one of theirs? Ares can't possibly be affiliated with the World Government."
There was no way Ares's origins had been fabricated. Besides, that man's personality was nothing like someone trained by the World Government.
He possessed pure wildness and acted with complete frankness.
Captain John also thoroughly agreed with Rocks. "That kid Ares doesn't look like a World Government spy to me either. As for the intercepted message..."
"It concerns a powerful Devil Fruit!"
At the mention of a Devil Fruit, Rocks immediately grew intensely interested and gestured for Captain John to continue.
Captain John moistened his throat with some wine and continued, "The message mentioned a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit. Its specific name wasn't revealed, but it seems to be the Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit."
"The message instructed Ares to reveal the