Charlotte Bus Linlin

Ares was sandwiched between Whitebeard and Golden Lion, walking with an arm around each of their shoulders like they were three brothers.

They walked farther and farther away.

Toward Skull Castle.

In the town.

A group of pirates looked at one another, as if they had witnessed something unbelievable.

After the three of them had gone far away.

A burst of heated discussion and exclamations erupted.

"Who was that guy? How come his relationship with Whitebeard and Golden Lion looked just like that of close brothers?"

"Hey, hey, Ares is way too strong, isn't he? Whitebeard's punch only helped him sober up?!"

"Not many people can take Whitebeard's punch. How come that kid looks completely fine?"

"That guy is a newcomer who joined the Rocks Pirates just a few days ago, and he's also a formal crew member personally chosen by Captain Rocks. He's ridiculously strong!!"

"A newcomer?! Such a powerful newcomer?!"

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Countless people watched Ares's back with envious looks. The benefits of being a formal crew member of the Rocks Pirates were no joke.

And he was even someone Whitebeard and Golden Lion valued so highly.

His future was limitless!

"No matter what, I'm going to get that guy!" Charlotte Linlin's eyes were filled with determination.

However, with Golden Lion and Whitebeard there, she could do nothing about those two.

Besides, the officers of the Rocks Pirates were all around them.

She lowered her head and looked at Streusen by her feet. With excitement, she licked her lips and asked, "Streusen, is there any way to make that brat Ares join my Division?"

Those huge, blazing eyes were ten or a hundred times more intense than when she saw delicious food!

Streusen was naturally familiar with Linlin and knew exactly what that meant. Cold sweat appeared at his temples as he said, "That guy is rather strong. Whitebeard's punch only helped him sober up."

"And that kid's growth is far too astonishing. If we want him to join our Division..."

"We can only target his dream. Didn't we learn from the villagers earlier that there's something wrong with this kid mentally?"

"He's obsessed with turning himself into a Famous Sword. Perhaps we can approach him from that angle."

Ares's strength was improving far too quickly. In perhaps no more than three or five years, he would become a captain-level figure within the Rocks Pirates.

Terrifying.

By then, Ares would only just have reached adulthood.

Such a monster had far too much room and potential for growth. He might even become a legendary figure like Captain Rocks.

"Good!"

Charlotte Linlin looked excited. She lowered her head, her pupils contracting as she stared fixedly at Streusen like a demon and said, "Think of something. Ares must belong to me!"

Today, she had witnessed another side of Ares. His red, blazing arm had involuntarily reminded her of a certain object that could freely stretch and expand.

Under Charlotte Linlin's terrifying gaze, cold sweat immediately poured down Streusen's face. His voice trembled as he replied, "Understood..."

It felt as though Linlin were about to take his soul and lifespan away.

A shudder from the depths of his soul.

Only after Linlin withdrew her gaze and raised her head did that sense of fear disappear, allowing Streusen to secretly sigh in relief.

He raised his hand and wiped away his sweat.

Then he followed behind Linlin and left.

Meanwhile, Kaido, who was far away, suffered another heavy blow deep within his heart. Even his firm convictions began to waver.

He fell into confusion. How did Ares suddenly become so strong? Whitebeard's punch only helped that guy sober up.

Could his talent really be the same as Linlin's, something others could only envy but never possess?

Linlin's talent had reached an unreachable level. Her terrifying body was enough to make people despair, let alone hope to match her!!

Kaido had followed the Rocks Pirates on many operations, but so far, no one had been able to break through Linlin's physical defenses.

Kaido wore a gloomy expression as he turned and left.

He knew he had to seize every minute and every second to train!

Only by becoming stronger could he catch up with Ares, or even surpass him and completely reclaim the dignity he had lost!

After he walked a hundred meters away alone in a sullen mood, someone nearly as tall and broad as Kaido blocked his path.

Charlotte Linlin gazed at Kaido with infatuation in her eyes and said, "You want to become stronger? As long as you satisfy me first, I'll have someone help you become even stronger!"

"Otherwise, you'll never catch up with that guy Ares!"

The flames of desire were burning too fiercely, making Linlin unable to endure it any longer. Since she could not find Ares, she could only seek out Kaido.

Hearing Linlin's words, Kaido's face darkened. He had tried being with Linlin before.

But only later did he realize.

This woman was a somewhat picky "prostitute"—or, to put it more plainly, a "bus."

Linlin had even been pregnant at the time.

It was just that, unlike other people, Linlin's body was so enormous that there was no sign of pregnancy at all.

After that, he reduced his contact with Linlin, finding her disgusting.

Kaido fell silent.

She was a captain of the Rocks Pirates, and her strength far surpassed his own.

Refuse?

Or agree and let his strength grow rapidly?

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On the other side, Whitebeard and Golden Lion had begun trading insults at each other.

It completely refreshed Ares's worldview.

How could these two still remain on the same pirate ship?

Could there really be a day when they would clash and start fighting?

All these years, he had lived alone and had no idea how these two could still stay on the same ship peacefully.

At this moment.

Ares stopped thinking about the matter and instead asked Golden Lion, "Shiki, you said earlier that you'd tell me what Armament Haki is."

"Can you tell me now?"

His words immediately made Golden Lion and Whitebeard, who had been arguing, stop in tacit understanding.

Shiki the Golden Lion began, "Armament Haki is a way of applying the body's strength. It's even more useful than armor."

"It can also be developed into an attack method, and it can even touch Logia Devil Fruit users!"

"You can regard it as a special kind of energy. This energy is hidden within the body and requires special techniques to draw out."

"The two most common applications of Armament Haki are hardening and emission!"

He seemed to remember something and hurriedly added, "Right, I told you before."

"Using Armament Haki, a swordsman can temper his sword into a Black Blade!"

After hearing Golden Lion's explanation, Ares's mind filled with countless questions. He first asked, "A Black Blade?!"

"I've only heard of Supreme Great Swords, Great Swords, and Famous Swords. I've never heard of a Black Blade."

"What kind of sword is a Black Blade?"