The next day.
Katakuri seemed to be turning the sorrow of parting into his own motivation, training desperately.
His body was covered in bruises, some blue and some purple.
Bang, bang, bang—
The wooden stick kept striking his body, tempering his physique!!
Creak—
The door opened, and Perospero walked in, licking a lollipop with his long tongue. He saw Katakuri training so desperately.
Perospero clicked his tongue in surprise. "Hey—Katakuri, you're almost becoming a lunatic like Ares!"
"Don't disturb my training," Katakuri said.
Perospero laughed. "Hehehehe—there's news about Ares. Want to see it!?"
"Big Brother Ares?" Katakuri put down the wooden stick and hurried to Perospero's side.
He snatched the newspaper from the other man's hand.
The next second,
his eyes widened. "War God... Ares!? A bounty of 3.5 billion Berries!?"
"What exactly did Big Brother Ares do!? Not only did his title change, but his bounty also went up by so much!!"
"I'm not quite sure..." Perospero said. "But it probably has something to do with God Valley. Besides, so many slaves appeared on their ship yesterday. They were obviously snatched from the World Government."
"That must be why Ares's bounty rose to 3.5 billion!"
Katakuri's pupils contracted, and he smiled. "Big Brother Ares's title becoming the War God really suits him..."
"Looks like I have to keep training hard too. Otherwise, Big Brother Ares will definitely leave me far behind in the future!!"
"You..." Perospero was startled. He said helplessly, "You've been influenced too deeply by Ares. But getting stronger is a good thing. You need to be careful too."
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Hachinosu Island, Skull Castle.
Looking at the devastation covering the ground and the completely looted Skull Castle, Rocks gritted his teeth furiously. "Damn Ares, what a bastard!!"
"That guy actually reached Hachinosu Island first and looted the