Whitebeard looked Ares up and down. "Ares doesn't look anything like a samurai from the Land of Wano..."
In his impression,
the people of Wano should be like Kozaburo—a samurai.
But Ares was completely a humanoid Tyrannosaurus rex.
He had none of the style of a samurai.
"Let Kozaburo continue, then." Shiki the Golden Lion also wanted to know about Ares's past.
Ares stared intently at Kozaburo and said, "My father never told me anything about his past. In fact, today is the first time I've even heard of the Land of Wano..."
"Can you tell me about my father's past?"
Everyone's eyes focused on Kozaburo.
Kozaburo set down his wine cup, lit a cigarette, and spoke with a look of reminiscence:
"Mr. Junichiro was the daimyo of the Hakumai Region in the Land of Wano. The Land of Wano was divided into six regions."
"They were the Capital of Flowers, where the Kōzuki Family resided; Shimo, ruled by the Fūgetsu Family; Usagi-don, ruled by the Ugetsu Family; Ringo, ruled by the Shimotsuki Family; and Kuri, ruled by the Kurozumi Family."
"Mr. Junichiro's forging skills were the finest in the Land of Wano. He was also its most outstanding swordsmith."
"For Daimyo Junichiro, even the Great Grade Swords had been forged several times. He had always wanted to forge a Supreme Grade Sword..."
"That was his life's pursuit!"
Ares nodded. His huge eyes were filled with memories. "My father truly loved forging swords, but every time, he seemed dissatisfied with the swords he had forged. At the final moment, he would always put them back into the furnace..."
"It must be as Mr. Kozaburo said. Father's goal was to forge a Supreme Grade Sword."
In his childhood memories,
his father had always shown disappointment whenever he looked at the swords