Everyone's eyes turned toward Ares. Even the densely packed slaves on the deck had a gleam in their eyes.
They stared at him with burning intensity.
Those pairs of eyes were filled with longing for food!
"Marine G1 Base!"
Ares stated the location briefly and decisively, immediately filling everyone's faces with delight.
Kaido slapped his forehead. "Eh—how did I not think of that!? So many Marines are gathered at Marine G1. There must be a huge amount of food!"
"Not just food. There'll probably be warships, too. Then we won't have to cram everyone onto this one ship!"
This warship was the highest-grade warship in the Marines, costing a billion Berries to build. It would have no trouble squeezing in tens of thousands of people for a short time.
Slada's eyes lit up. "Brilliant!! The Marines' main forces are all in God Valley right now. By the time we reach Marine G1, those guys won't be able to react at all!!"
Afterward.
Kaido and Slada froze in unison, staring at Ares in surprise. They exchanged a glance.
For some reason, Ares seemed...
Too smart!!
He was completely different from before. Then they remembered everything Ares had done in God Valley—from facing the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, to seizing the Devil Fruits, and rescuing the slaves...
Kaido's heart jolted. "Could it be that Ares fully awakened while he was at Marine G1!?"
Then delight filled his heart. "That's great, too. Now that Big Brother Ares has become smarter, he'll be completely capable of contending with Rocks. Surpassing the Rocks Pirates won't even be a problem!!"
Because...
Kaido knew that Big Brother Ares still had two extraordinarily powerful Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits in his possession!
One was the Mythical Zoan—Yamata no Orochi Form!
The other was the Mythical Zoan—Great Mouth True God Form. Along