The Rocks Pirates returned to Hachinosu.
The grand banquet lasted three days and three nights.
Unending cheers filled the island.
Even at night, dazzling lights bathed the island.
All kinds of liquor, cigarettes, and food were consumed at a frenzied pace, with supplies shipped to Hachinosu from across the New World.
Several entire streets formed a red-light district steeped in decadence and famed for its pleasures, and every establishment was packed.
Only now did Hachinosu truly live up to its name as a pirate paradise.
At Hachinosu's harbor, the members of the Pluton Pirates celebrated as well, returning to the Farazul to rest whenever they grew tired.
In truth, once the revelry ended, rest became the norm.
For the first time in a long while, Hades fell into a deep sleep, lying in a medical pod as he recovered his energy.
After the revelry came the time to divide the wealth.
Rocks generously opened his treasure vault and brought out treasure worth tens of billions to distribute among the members of the Rocks Pirates.
Even the affiliated pirate crews received a share.
The truly precious treasures, however, belonged to the core officers.
There were neither terribly many nor terribly few of these treasures, but their numbers would inevitably dwindle as the officers made their choices.
The best items would naturally be picked first.
What remained would go to the others.
Those who did not want a Devil Fruit could choose treasure worth a billion Beli instead.
No one knew what Devil Fruit Shiki had taken.
From the look of things, though, he seemed intent on grooming the young swordsman named Reinhardt, who possessed considerable potential and intelligence. He also appeared to be an intelligence agent, commanding part of the Rocks Pirates' intelligence network.
As promised, Newgate received the Supreme Grade