"Hey—Chief Chinjao, look! The Marines have issued a new bounty poster for that monster Ares!!"
Knock knock knock—
A pirate hurried over to Chinjao and handed Ares's new bounty poster to him.
"Hmm!?" Chinjao picked up the poster. "God of War!? That bastard Ares's bounty actually went up by this much!?"
He could not help recalling the scene of Ares instantly defeating him. The other man had even used Hasshoken, a technique that only the Happo Navy could master!
Chinjao muttered, "That guy's a complete monster. In less than three short years, he's already grown into such a terrifying monster..."
Suddenly.
A shadow fell over them. Chinjao looked startled. "Why did the sky go dark!?"
The pirate beside him looked up, and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. "Hey, hey—it's Marine warships!!! They're in the sky!!"
"What!?" Chinjao's expression changed instantly. He looked up and saw several enormous warships floating in the air.
Panic appeared on Chinjao's face. "Marine warships... How are they floating in the sky!?"
"Long time no see—"
"Who!?"
Every muscle in Chinjao's body tensed. He clenched both fists, his expression extremely nervous.
The warships descended to the surface of the sea.
The first thing Chinjao saw was several burly, broad-backed 'giants.'
Most notably, Ares stood at the center like a devil. Chinjao's expression changed drastically. "Ares!? Why... why are you here!?"
Ares leaped down and landed on the deck of the Happo Navy's ship, immediately putting everyone on high alert.
Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads as they felt an overwhelming, suffocating pressure.
Cold sweat appeared at Chinjao's temples.
"Hey—don't be nervous. I'm not here to cause you trouble." Ares grinned, but no one dared relax their guard.
Ares got straight to the point. "Chinjao, I've established my own pirate crew, and I