"Gurararara... I, Newgate, have a little brother now too!!"
Whitebeard immediately burst into hearty laughter. He happily reached out and slapped Ares on his broad shoulder, grinning from ear to ear.
On the other hand...
Golden Lion's expression instantly soured. He looked at Ares and asked in confusion, "Big brother?!!"
"Then what does that make me, Shiki?!! The second brother??"
"That won't do!!!"
"With Whitebeard as the big brother, there's no way I'm going to be the second brother!!"
Seeing the happiness and smugness on Whitebeard's face from the corner of his eye, Shiki immediately felt irritated.
Why did he get to be the big brother?
"Big Brother Shiki!"
Ares's voice suddenly reached his ears, and all the discontent in his heart instantly vanished.
It transformed into boundless joy and delight.
"Jahahaha... That's more like it, kid!!!" Golden Lion also burst into loud laughter. "From now on, you, Ares, are my Golden Lion's little brother!"
"If anyone dares bully you, they'll have to ask whether the swords in my hands agree!"
The room was filled with Whitebeard and Golden Lion's hearty laughter, with Ares's laughter occasionally joining in.
After a round of pleasantries,
Ares asked Golden Lion, "Big Brother Shiki, how long was I unconscious?"
"Three days."
Golden Lion rarely had a cigar hanging from his mouth as he continued, "By the way, you must be hungry. I'll find someone to bring you some food. I might as well go have a smoke while I'm at it."
He then turned around and pushed open the door.
The moment he stepped outside, he pulled out a cigar. After lighting it, he took a deep, satisfied drag and looked at the enormous figure outside the door. "I say, Kaido, why are you staying outside Ares's door instead of following Linlin around?"
Golden