Slada, the Sea Demon who had been waiting for death, slowly opened his eyes. A trace of surprise crossed his face as he looked at Ares, who was close enough to touch and radiating a fierce beastly might. He asked, "You... you're not going to kill me?"
"Why would I kill you? You and I have no grudge or enmity. Why would I kill you?" Ares stared at the Sea Demon Slada with his golden, amber-like eyes and smiled.
On the contrary.
He was even somewhat grateful to the Sea Demon before him. Fighting him had helped Ares become more accustomed to battling in seawater, and he had also learned some techniques for manipulating seawater in combat from his opponent.
Seeing that the Sea Demon Slada before him was clearly somewhat stunned, Ares invited him again. "Well? Do you want to become my crew member and go see the outside world?"
"To fight more powerful opponents?"
Ares genuinely wanted to invite the Sea Demon Slada. After all, he was now a Division Captain of the Rocks Pirates, and his division consisted of only Kaido and himself.
That brat Katakuri did not count for now. After all, he was only four years old and was not even qualified to be a cabin boy.
His division was still desperately short of people. The Sea Demon before him was extremely familiar with fighting on the ocean, and his physical strength was actually formidable. He had simply encountered an even stronger Ares this time.
"The outside world..." The Sea Demon Slada had indeed been isolated from the world for a long time. He met Ares's sincere gaze and asked, "The meaning of my existence has always been to guard the treasure, and you came here for the treasure as well."
"You're not killing me.