This year, Dawn had battled powerful enemies in the New World before returning to the Grand Line.
After suppressing Sabaody and visiting Hina and the others scattered across various places, quite a lot of time had passed. For a long while, Dawn had spent his days traveling across the seas.
Then, after returning to the North Sea to rest for about a month, he had immediately taken Baby-5 to Germa to study. Time had passed incredibly quickly.
Even Dawn had finally chosen to spend the New Year in the Ishtar Kingdom under Rovena's "Great Grudge Technique."
In the Ishtar Kingdom, the best way to celebrate the arrival of a new year was an endless stream of delicious food.
Because the Ishtar Kingdom had abundant grain and a thriving agricultural and livestock industry, batches of excellent crops and meat were made into delectable dishes and sold during the New Year.
The entire nation seemed immersed in a kingdom of food. There were different kinds of snacks everywhere one went, and coupled with the safe environment, it was the perfect destination for tourists.
Dawn had truly gotten to enjoy the extravagant life of a prince, spending every day eating and drinking with his little maid, beautiful secretary, and the now-grown Sugar.
If not for Life Return, he really would not have been able to handle it.
After all, the food was simply too delicious. The finest ingredients and novel snacks he had never seen before at every turn—how could Dawn possibly pass them up?
After a satisfying New Year, Dawn set off with the soldiers, who had all put on a noticeable amount of weight.
And so, their miserable days began. These chubby fellows were tormented every day by the training regimen Dawn had set for them.
Yet Dawn was strong enough