Whitebeard's Punch, Sobered Him Up?

Ares's fierce, mighty fist was what greeted Golden Lion.

That fist was as red as a heated iron, and its power was immense—no weaker than Golden Lion's Armament Haki.

At that moment, Ares's mind was muddled. He only knew how to throw punches recklessly, using his haphazardly trained "Armament Haki."

As a result, his "Variant Armament Haki" consumed more stamina, but at the same time, it was also stronger than normal Armament Haki!!

Even harder!

He wantonly squandered the strength in his body.

That primitive, savage sensation of flesh colliding made Ares feel indescribably happy in his drunken state.

Bang!!

Bang!!

Bang!!

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Each successive impact rang out with deafening force, accompanied by a sensation that made the earth tremble and the mountains shake.

Golden Lion shouted at Whitebeard, "Whitebeard, come help me subdue this guy! He's drunk!"

"We can't let him keep causing trouble!"

He really did not want to draw his sword. It would be bad if he accidentally hurt Ares.

Moreover, after one collision after another,

Golden Lion felt that his arms were genuinely going numb!

Hearing Golden Lion's words, Whitebeard grinned. "Gurararara... Perfect. Let me see just how strong this little guy really is."

"Even your punches, Golden Lion, can't defeat Ares!"

He tossed Cloud Piercer directly to a subordinate beside him, then strode forward, each step landing with a heavy thud.

Whitebeard shouted, "Get out of the way!!"

Golden Lion instantly moved aside.

Whitebeard leaped into the air, his body soaring high like an antelope springing into flight.

The muscles in his arm bulged, and the veins stood out!

"Ares, let's see if you can take this punch of mine!!"

His arm, pulled back and brimming with power, shot forward with thunderous force!

The air seemed to compress beneath Whitebeard's fist, twisting slightly.

He descended from the sky.

In his drunken state, Ares relied on his body's instincts and threw a punch.

BOOM!!!

The two enormous fists collided in an instant.

Whitebeard was in the sky.

Ares was on the ground.

The next second,

Ares's feet smashed through the stone slabs beneath him with a bang, and both legs sank deep into the earth.

The stone slabs around his feet shattered all at once, forming a circle.

Chunks of broken stone slabs flew through the air.

A huge crater more than ten meters wide instantly formed.

It was terrifying.

Ares also felt a terrifying force slam into his powerful body.

In an instant,

The dazed look in his eyes cleared. He stared at Whitebeard in surprise and asked, "What happened?"

"Newgate, why are you here? Wasn't I drinking with Golden Lion in the room?!"

"Drinking..."

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Several black lines appeared on Whitebeard's forehead. He withdrew his fist, landed on the ground, and said, "You got drunk, little guy."

"You're fine now."

This kid...

A monster!

Although he had not used his full strength or ability in that punch, he had still judged that the kid would be unable to take it.

Yet the truth had exceeded his expectations.

That punch had merely sobered him up?!

He had seen plenty of drunk people, but he had rarely seen anyone like Ares, who got drunk and then caused such a huge disturbance.

Most astonishing of all, the kid had even made Golden Lion suffer quite a setback.

Thinking of this, Whitebeard immediately burst into loud laughter. "Watch how much you drink from now on. That was your first time drinking!"

"Once you've built up your tolerance, I'll have a proper drinking session with you!!"

"As long as you can drink, you can have as much as you want!!"

Golden Lion also flew over quickly and glared at Ares. "Hey, Ares, you drank seven or eight bottles of my finest liquor in one go."

"That was liquor even Berries couldn't buy!!"

"If I'd known, I would've just given you ordinary liquor."

His heart was truly aching. He had originally wanted to entertain Ares properly. Even if Ares could not become one of his Division members now,

That did not mean there would be no chance in the future.

Golden Lion had also wanted to strengthen his relationship with Ares, which was why he had gone all out.

He had never expected the other man to get drunk.

"I'm sorry." Ares scratched his head, and he could also see the destruction all around him.

He had probably caused quite a bit of trouble while drunk.

"Um..."

"How many Berries will it take to compensate for this?"

He asked somewhat awkwardly because he had no money.

The only thing he owned was the pair of pants he was wearing.

He did not even have a shirt. He had always gone bare-chested, fighting beasts in the forest, and he had often torn up his clothes before that as well.

Afterward, he had simply remained shirtless. It had already been two years.

Whitebeard walked over to Ares, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a laugh, "It won't cost much. Leave this matter to us."

"During the next operation, put in a little more effort. You can pay me back then; it'll be fine!"

Repairing everything, along with the compensation,

A few million Berries would be enough to settle it.

For Whitebeard, that expense was nothing.

Golden Lion also floated over to Ares's left and said, "This happened because of me, so let me handle it."

After witnessing the kid's strength, Golden Lion was practically salivating over Ares.

That strange state the kid entered after getting drunk had actually increased his strength tremendously.

He had taken Golden Lion's Armament Haki head-on.

The key point was that this guy was still underage!!!

With such terrifying talent and potential, how could he not be tempted?

Whitebeard immediately looked at Golden Lion unhappily and shouted, "Yellow-haired Lion, you'd better have Captain John get you some ointment for the swelling!"

"If you got another bump on the other side of your head to match it, you'd look even better."

"Gurararara... Gurararara..."

He burst into loud laughter.

Golden Lion was so furious that he gnashed his teeth and retorted, "I was careless! Who knew this guy would be unable to control his strength after getting drunk?!"

Ares gave an awkward laugh without saying anything.

It seemed...

He was the one who had punched a lump around Golden Lion's eye.

Captain John also walked over at that moment and said with a laugh, "This kid still needs to train his tolerance. Let's all head back first."

As for the bump on Golden Lion's head, he had not cared about it at all.

With Golden Lion's physique, the swelling would disappear on its own before long.

It only damaged his image while it remained.

"Kid, tell me—what did it feel like to beat up Golden Lion?" Whitebeard hooked an arm around Ares's shoulders and gave Golden Lion a provocative glance.

His eyes were filled with smugness and mockery.

Golden Lion Shiki, captain of the First Division, had actually been beaten by a kid who had only joined the Rocks Pirates a few days ago.

It had left Whitebeard unable to close his mouth, a smug, annoying grin hanging on his face.

The sight made Golden Lion gnash his teeth in fury. He snapped, "White-haired Beard, bring this up again and I'll shave off that beloved beard of yours in the middle of the night!!"

"You dare?!"

Whitebeard glared furiously and immediately shouted, "If you dare shave my beard, I'll pluck out every bit of yellow hair on your body!!"

"I'll turn you into a 'bald lion' with no yellow hair!!"