“……”
Seeing that Kaido faintly looked like he was about to lose his temper, Queen chose to shut up.
Fishman Island’s method of governance was difficult for other places to replicate. Queen was also clear about this.
The World Government was rich and overbearing, able to harvest wealth from the whole world, thereby providing military funding to the Marines and maintaining the luxurious lives of the Celestial Dragons.
Fishman Island’s situation was somewhat similar. They were harvesting taxes from pirates and underworld merchants from all over the world.
If Fishman Island changed its location, or if Nereus’s strength were not that great, none of this would be possible.
Together with the wealth accumulated in the deep sea, Fishman Island was able to accomplish many things now.
However, Yamato did not understand these things. Seeing that it looked very good, she naturally felt that that was the correct way.
That biography…
Although it had been written by Wobbegong, a citizen of Fishman Island, the things that had happened back then were also things Wobbegong had learned through newspapers and word of mouth.
Morgans himself was a lover of exaggeration, and Wobbegong had a built-in tendency to worship. By the time it reached Yamato, there was even an added halo of an idol around it.
With several layers of buffs stacked together, even Oden’s Horcrux could not affect her.
As for Kaido, who beat her up every day, he was a violent person to begin with. How could anything he did possibly be right?
“Miss Yamato is still relatively young. Once she goes out and sees more of the world, she’ll be fine. Boss Kaido, don’t get hung up on something like this.”
As the current number one under Kaido, Queen had a heavy burden on his shoulders, but he was not exactly afraid Kaido would do anything to him. After all, without him, Queen, the entire Beasts Pirates would have to rely on Kaido alone to handle everything.
Because of that, Queen casually brushed Kaido off. But this suddenly made Kaido perk up.
“Go out and see the world. That suggestion isn’t bad. Wano Country has been relatively stable lately, and those Daimyo have also split into different factions. You just need to maintain those relationships properly.
“I have something to do, so I’m going out for a while.”
With that, Kaido no longer paid any attention to Queen and walked outside with his kanabo.
As for what exactly he was going to do, Queen did not care. Even if he asked, Kaido might not necessarily tell him. The Beasts Pirates had always been Kaido’s one-man show, and he held absolute authority over it.
Before long, Kaido had arrived before Yamato, who was studying the biography.
The instant she saw Kaido appear, Yamato instinctively put away the biography, then picked up the slightly smaller kanabo beside her and pointed it at Kaido.
After being beaten for several years, she had also honed some instinctive reactions.
In terms of talent, she was not lacking at all. If the Yamato of the original timeline had not been at odds with Kaido, she would have become the true number two of the Beasts Pirates, capable of raising the Beasts Pirates’ combat power by another level.
“What are you here for now!”
“Hmph, not a bad reaction. Looks like you haven’t been idle these past few years either. Then, Yamato, I’ll ask you one final time. Do you still believe that my way of ruling this place is wrong?”
This time, Kaido did not make a move. Instead, in a rare display, he spoke with Yamato like a father having a heart-to-heart talk.
In a certain sense, Kaido was still very tolerant of his own child. In the original timeline, he could accept her calling herself Oden, and he could also go along with Yamato’s temperament and change to calling her his son.
It was just that Kaido’s affection was not something a normal person could endure either. His warped educational philosophy led to the next generation becoming even more rebellious.
“Of course! A king who is acknowledged and supported by the people and leads this country to become powerful is the only qualified king, while you, Father, are only ruling this place with violence and lies!”
“Worororo, you’re right, but this is what the world is like. The weak have no ability to resist. Do you think heroes are a profession found everywhere?
“I actually don’t care very much what Wano Country becomes, so I can give you two choices.
“First, you rule Wano Country. As long as you can satisfy my demands every month, everything else will be up to you.
“Second, show me strength that I acknowledge. Even if you can only fight me to a draw, I’ll listen to all your arrangements. Even if you tell me to take the Beasts Pirates and withdraw from Wano Country, I can agree to it.”
Kaido’s demands referred to population, weapons, wealth, and all the logistical support sufficient to sustain his wars.
The first condition did not look very different in Yamato’s eyes. She did not know anything about production management, so unless she could increase Wano Country’s productivity, the changes would not be very great.
As for the second…
“You’re clearly messing with me! How could I possibly beat you right now!”
“I didn’t say right now. The current Wano Country is much better than when that b*stard Orochi was running wild. At least I want these samurai to risk their lives for me, unlike him, whose sole purpose was revenge.
“I can give you ample time to grow, but you don’t seem very satisfied with my education…”
“Who would like getting beaten every day!”
“What doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger. One day, you will understand that having someone who can always beat you until you have just one breath left is something worth envying.”
Before his words had even finished, Kaido’s body suddenly began to swell. Blue-green scales appeared on the surface of his body, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into an azure dragon stepping on flame clouds. Then, under Yamato’s terrified gaze, he grabbed her in one motion.
Yamato’s body looked extremely small compared to the dragon claw, and at this moment, she was being held in place by Kaido’s flame clouds.
Seeing that Kaido was taking her into the sky, Yamato suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart.
“rotten old man! What are you doing! Hurry up and let me go!”
“Worororo, you’ll know after a while. I’ve decided now… to change your education method to a new one!”
With that, he no longer paid any attention to Yamato’s shouting and plunged straight above the clouds, flying toward the distant sky.
……
Kaido’s purpose was clear. He flew straight in the direction of the Red Line, occasionally stopping along the way to get some food and water.
Even if he could fly, this journey would still take quite a bit of time, but no matter what Yamato asked, Kaido gave no answer. After a simple rest, he continued flying with her.
After some time, Kaido also found his target.
“Get ready. We’re landing.”
“Huh? Aah!!!!!”
Kaido suddenly undid his transformation, grabbed Yamato in his hand, and then flew toward the island below in free fall.
Boom!
Accompanied by a miserable scream, Kaido smashed into the island’s ground, creating a human-shaped crater, completing his own unique entrance animation.
By the time he climbed out of the crater, he was already surrounded by fully armed guards, but Kaido was not afraid. He did not even launch an attack.
“Worororo, looks like I can go a little higher next time. Don’t be so nervous. I’m not here to fight. One of you go inform your king. Tell him Kaido has come to find him.
“Last time, he declined my invitation. Now that I’ve come all the way here, he surely won’t shut his door and refuse to see me, right?”
This island was not some nameless island, but Fishman Island’s port island in the direction of the New World. Coming to see Nereus was the purpose of Kaido’s trip.
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