"Eh—"
Everyone was left utterly dumbfounded.
Kuma looked especially bewildered. "I... you want me to become your partner!?"
He had never expected that the suddenly appearing "muscle giant" would not only return the Nikyu Nikyu Fruit to him,
but even invite him to become his partner!!
For a moment, he simply could not recover.
Ivankov immediately shoved him from the side, snapping him out of his daze. "Kuma! Stop spacing out. This is a perfect chance to leave God Valley!"
With such a powerful man, along with Kaido and Slada,
Ivankov believed
that as long as they followed Ares, they would definitely be able to leave God Valley safely.
Hadn't even that Celestial Dragon and the giant woman been intimidated by the muscular man before them!?
Ginny also urged him, "Kuma, you've seen it yourself. With our strength, we have no way to escape the Celestial Dragons' clutches..."
While they were persuading Kuma,
a puzzled look appeared in Linlin's eyes. "What the hell is Ares up to now?!"
"He actually invited a child to become his partner..."
She could not understand Ares's actions at all, and could only attribute them to his abnormal mind...
After all,
in her eyes, Ares was simply a "madman"!
No.
"Mad demon" would be more fitting!!
Even Kaido and Slada could not understand Ares's actions.
Kaido muttered, "What's wrong with Big Brother Ares?! I feel like he's different from before."
The sea demon Slada chimed in, "I feel that way too. Big Brother Ares seems much calmer and more composed than before, and he has much more of a plan."
"No matter what he does, I'll trust Ares!"
Kaido nodded heavily as well.
He chose to trust Ares unconditionally!
At that moment,
Saint Gryphon looked astonished. "Blood Hand—Ares... what kind of person is he, exactly!?"