Whether it's "Kaido" or Kaido, at their core, they are pirates with no interest in infrastructure.
In fact, neither version of Kaido cares about the appearance of Wano Country. As long as Wano continues to produce weapons without end, it doesn't matter what it turns into.
The difference between the two Onigashimas lies in Kurozumi Orochi and Arceus. Arceus is an infrastructure enthusiast and doesn't want the place he stays in, even temporarily, to become a heavily polluted zone. Thus, the pollution problem of the Udon factory was perfectly solved by Alolan Muk and Galarian Weezing.
Moreover, their methods of control and development are completely different. Arceus aims to assimilate, while Kurozumi Orochi aims to destroy.
Kurozumi Orochi is different; he only wants to plunge Wano Country into utter misery, so he spares no effort in persecuting everyone here.
In Yamato's understanding, Wano Country should be a happy nation. This overly real version of Wano was hard for her to accept for a moment, even the joy of beating up "Kaido" disappeared.
[Look, this is the truth you love. What's so good about something that's too real?]
[It's just a surface illusion. Not all nations are like this. Absolute ideals don't truly exist. The Lord's presence made that place an ideal country, but what about where the Lord is absent?
Beauty is merely a fleeting feeling. Only truth is eternal, and truth is never beautiful. Without experiencing the truth, she will never grow.]
[If you don't build your own ideal and instead get bound by truth, that's what truly means stagnation.]
Inside the Dragon Dimension, the two gossiping dragons received the mental feedback from the consciousness residing within Yamato. Thus began another round of debate. Ever since the split, this topic has never ended; this was just another new round of argument.
Meanwhile, on the other Onigashima.
"Oh, that guy finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish. He must be really happy now."
"Sister! That's not something you should be saying!"
Ulti's outrageous comment startled Page One. Even though her voice wasn't loud, he still glanced nervously in Kaido's direction. But Kaido didn't care about it. He was fiddling with his Hassaikai, seemingly scheming up something new.
"Don't worry. Right now, Mr. Kaido has no interest in you two. But Yamato? That's another story."
Among the onlookers, Robin and Olga had now joined, along with the families of Zeraora and Mandrell. King and Shayna didn't come over, but they were watching everything from a nearby high platform. As for Queen, from the looks of it, if no one stops him, he would keep dancing for a full day and night.
"Speaking of which, no matter which world he's from, Queen always looks like he deserves a beating. No, wait, that one looks even more punchable."
Also holding a bottle of liquor, Shayna was comparing which Queen looked in need of more beatings.
"I don't see much difference. But you, are you sure it's okay to drink that stuff directly?"
"Hmm? It's fine, I don't really feel anything."
Rum and beer are the go-to choices for most pirates, but at the Onigashima banquet, the variety of alcoholic drinks was extensive. Besides the usual types, there were also kinds that regular people wouldn't even touch—l, like the 96% distilled vodka in Shayna's hand.
That bottle was originally meant for the bartender to use in mixing drinks, but Shayna grabbed it directly, and showed no signs of intoxication.
Lunarians really do have ridiculously high resistance, but alcohol tolerance is something you're born with. At the very least, King couldn't compare to Shayna.
"Lord Sacred Beast really did prepare some special stuff."
"Yeah, Lord Sacred Beast's powers are recovering increasingly. This time it's space, hopefully next time it'll be time. Look, there's even another you over there. That must be the unmodified Pteranodon form."
In the projected scene, "King" also appeared beside Yamato. Shayna and King had just been spectators, but in the next second, Shayna's expression subtly changed.
"King, promise me, don't let yourself get assimilated by that idiot Queen."
After "Kaido" got smashed down by Yamato, "King" also appeared on "Onigashima" and, flapping his wings, caught up to Yamato, who was observing Wano Country from the sky. Then…
He pulled his head back like a slingshot and launched a laser-like shockwave while shouting a very strange line.
[Imperial Deep Pride Stake! This is how ancient pteranodons hunt!]
From Shayna's perspective, King's thinking was usually normal, so if that "King" could use such a bizarre move, he must've been infected by Queen.
"I remember we've got a few Prehistoric Islands in our territory. There should be pteranodons living on them, if nothing else, you should go and observe them sometime."
"No, I would never use such an embarrassing move. Absolutely not."
Looking at the other version of himself, even with a mask between them, King still felt deeply ashamed. Fortunately, Queen wasn't here, otherwise, he would have suffered complete social death before even Yamato.
If Queen were to see this, given his personality, he would latch onto it forever, even if he got beaten up for it. It's a rare piece of leverage, if Queen didn't exploit it to the fullest, he wouldn't be Queen.
And if that happened, King wouldn't be able to mock Queen for that ridiculous "Brachiosnakeus" form anymore. After all, compared to that, using your own face as a slingshot might be even more humiliating.
"That's basically your dark history too. Even if it's not you, it's still another you."
"Maybe… he had no choice. You know our species' traits; plenty of defense, but lacking in offense. Without Lord Sacred Beast's help, the Blue Flame mode couldn't have been developed at all, and the Pteranodon form doesn't offer any direct offensive boost."
King even came up with the excuse for "King," seemingly trying to save face in front of Shayna.
As for the others, he had no idea what they thought. Robin and Maria kept their expressions perfectly in check, so he couldn't tell what was on their minds. But judging by Ulti's reactions, his aloof persona might have just taken a hit.
King even considered asking Arceus to send him over, so he could have a proper talk with the other version of himself.
"Hearing you say that… makes me think you have actually considered doing it."
"Let's drop the subject. For all we know, the other 'you' might end up doing something even weirder later."
King wanted to move past this topic, so he changed the subject.
"Haven't you noticed yet? The two worlds may look similar, but that one is a world without the Lord Sacred Beast. "Queen's" Brachiosaurus, "your" pterosaur, these are the powers from before the abilities granted by the Lord Sacred Beast.
"Without Lord Sacred Beast, I must have already died."
King couldn't say he hadn't noticed at all; he just didn't want to believe it.
After all, that version was still himself, even the way of thinking was practically identical. One careless moment, and he could completely lose himself in it.
Even in an ordinary movie, if the immersion is strong enough, the death of a character can make people grieve, let alone this kind of extraordinary experience.
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