"Doffy! You're finally back!"
"Young Master!"
"Gray-sama, welcome back!"
After a week of rest, Gray and the others returned to another family base and reunited with Trebol and the rest.
"Fuffuffuffu, my little minions! To celebrate completing our mission and returning safely, let's have a banquet!"
"Yeah~!"
"A banquet? I love those!"
After a day and a night of revelry, everyone settled back into their quiet routine.
Those who needed to train trained, and those who needed to go on missions went on missions.
Gray was no different. Every morning, he started with hand-to-hand sparring, then pushed his stamina to the limit with gravity training.
Once he was done, he rested and ate. In the afternoon, he spent two hours training his resistance to the Seastone Factor, then meditated to clear his mind.
That still wasn't the end. Next came stillness training, absorbing the Heaven and Earth Magnetic Field to strengthen himself. He kept at it until after dinner, then stayed up until midnight before finally going to sleep.
Aside from occasionally chatting with the two sisters, Baby 5 and Monet, to build rapport and lift his spirits, his days were filled with the same monotonous training.
Without ten years of hard work behind the scenes, how could you shine for even a minute onstage?
Likewise, how could anyone become strong without working hard at training every day?
How could they show off in front of others?
A life as a strong person without showing off had no soul!
A few months later, Doflamingo once again summoned all the family members for a meeting to plan the Donquixote Family's development.
"Hey, hey! Doffy, everyone's here."
"Fuffuffuffu... Excellent!" Looking around at his people, Doflamingo thought about where they were headed and felt a surge of ambition.
Gray, whose strength was nearly