Karthus

"Bar the Tyrant," "Callaway the Undertaker," and "Edge the Blade" were all monsters with bounties exceeding 500 million Beli.

In the Rocks Pirates, they held the same standing as Edward Newgate and Shiki.

Then there was "Karthus the Deathsinger," a Paramecia Sound Wave Fruit user with a bounty of 460 million Beli.

Of those still alive in the Rocks Pirates who had followed Hades's father, Jaeger, before the crew was founded, only these four remained.

Most of Jaeger's other former subordinates who had not joined another great pirate served under one of them.

Such was Jaeger's influence within the Rocks Pirates. Even now, it remained a formidable force.

In the years to come, it could rival the power commanded by an emperor of the sea.

Hades had every chance of winning them over.

With them, he could gain a vast force in one stroke.

If he brought them back to the Kronos Kingdom, they would undoubtedly strengthen the Kingdom's military.

Whatever happened, on this sea,

whether now or in the future, the struggle for supremacy would never end.

Even if he chose not to fight for it, he still needed power.

Within the Rocks Pirates, he needed a force of his own.

And the first step toward building one was winning over his father's former subordinates.

As things stood, his reputation in the Rocks Pirates fell far short of the other pirates'.

But since Hades sensed no hostility from them, he had a chance to win them over.

What he had done so far had earned some measure of their approval.

Perhaps the only thing he still lacked was strength.

The weak submitted to the strong. Without the power to keep them in check, why would anyone submit to him?

Hades was in no hurry, though. He still needed a