Land of Wano.
Capital of Flowers.
"Hiss—"
"It hurts!"
Abelru lay face-down on a chair while a doctor applied medicine to his wounds. The pain made him grit his teeth.
Abelru
Of course, he wasn't the only one in pain. Kuma, Jozu, and the others were also nearby, all wailing and crying out in agony.
A look of nostalgia appeared on Jozu's honest, simple face. He said in his deep voice, "I really miss the days when Ares was here. With him around, he could use Kuma's ability to directly take away all the pain in our bodies."
During the several months since Ares had left, they could only endure the pain brought on by the devilish training themselves.
"Hmph—" Abelru snorted. His handsome, delicate face was filled with determination. "Jozu, if you want to become stronger, you have to be able to endure suffering!"
"If you can't even endure this little bit of pain, how are you going to become a strong fighter!?"
"You should know that Big Brother Ares had to endure pain a hundred or even a thousand times worse than ours to become as strong as he is now!"
He carried a hatred that was etched into his very bones. Compared to the anguish brought on by hatred that could be called genocidal,
this little bit of physical pain...
was nothing!
He had once boasted in front of Big Brother Ares that he would definitely restore the Lunarian Tribe to glory.
He absolutely couldn't let him down!
Kuma remained silent, but silently endured the pain coming from his wounds.
He stared blankly at his own palm.
It had already been several months since he had last seen Big Brother Ares.
Hearing Abelru's words, Jozu no longer argued. He smiled through his pain and said, "This training