"I think I should meet this fruit's requirements," John said with a smile as he looked at Tao's astonished expression.
"Of course, relying on me alone won't quite be enough to fulfill your ambitions. Let me introduce you to a couple more people." As John spoke, he gestured toward the two people beside him.
"Ochoku, former Fifth Squad Commander of the Rocks Pirates and captain of the Ochoku Pirates."
"Silver Axe, former Sixth Squad Commander of the Rocks Pirates and captain of the Silver Axe Pirates."
Hearing John's words, Tao was utterly stunned. He had never imagined that such a small tavern would harbor three figures of this stature.
They also perfectly met the Glory-Glory Fruit's inheritance requirements. After all, as Lind and the others grew in strength and status, the prestige of the Rocks Pirates' Division Commanders was still rising.
John, Ochoku, and Silver Axe undoubtedly had glory to their names, and Tao eagerly looked forward to inheriting it.
"Hahaha! So, Tao, are you willing to inherit our glory?" John asked with a smile.
"I am, sir!" Tao declared loudly.
Although Tao was already forty, a man remained a boy until his dying day. At that moment, Tao felt his fire rekindled.
Afterward, Tao frequently visited the tavern to see John and the other two, learning their moves and combat experience. He became a dark horse, successfully breaking through the bottleneck that had tormented him for years and reaching Admiral Candidate strength.
He then advanced rapidly toward Admiral strength. After more than a dozen rounds of points matches in the strong division, he successfully broke through to Admiral-level and entered the finals.
Looking at Tao opposite him, wreathed in what seemed like either one or three streams of Conqueror's Haki, Katakuri had no idea what was going on, but