The battle between the Marines and the Rocks Pirates had left both sides with heavy losses.
At Marineford, Marine Headquarters urgently launched the World Military Draft and recruited many powerful Marines.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye...
During that time, the Rocks Pirates had settled down a little. After all, they had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle as well.
But their battle against the Marines' strongest fighters had made their name ring out once more, and even more powerful pirates had joined the Rocks Pirates.
The Rocks Pirates now had no shortage of powerful officers.
But only a handful of them were core officers: Patri Vic, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Charlotte Linlin.
For now, those four were the only core officers, and Rocks valued each of them immensely.
They were also the four highest-bounty members besides Rocks himself~.
Rocks Jibeck: Bounty: � hundred million Berries!
Edward Newgate: Bounty: � hundred million Berries!
Shiki: Bounty: � hundred million Berries!
Charlotte Linlin: Bounty: � hundred million Berries!
Patri Vic: Bounty: � hundred million Berries.
After the battle in the Olama Nation, Patri Vic's bounty had shot up to 2.2 billion Berries.
Over the past three years, it had risen again, reaching 2.4 billion Berries.
His strength was so formidable that no officer aboard the ship dared show him disrespect.
Over the past two years, Patri Vic hadn't neglected a single part of his training: his Body Technique, Haki, or his abilities.
For every �% increase in the abilities he had unlocked, Hashirama Senju's character completion increased by �.1%.
Even after unlocking six abilities, progress was still incredibly slow.
Still, over those three years, he had brought Hashirama Senju's character template completion to over �%.
He had unlocked Wind Release.
And he was only a little short of