New World, an unknown sea.
After struggling through a vicious storm all night…
The Roger Pirates had veered far off course.
Everyone looked worn out and annoyed.
"This is bad."
"Where the hell have we drifted to?"
"The Log Pose's reaction is extremely faint."
"We're way off course."
"This is such a pain..."
Only Roger grinned widely as he looked ahead:
"Yaroooooo!!!"
"Get ready!"
"Something big is coming!!!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
Immediately, the entire crew tensed up.
"Nani!!!"
"Is it an enemy attack?"
"No, wait, there's no one there."
"Captain Roger, stop scaring us!"
"Seriously!"
Roger chuckled:
"I'm not trying to scare you."
"I heard it."
"Right over... there."
His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he could see that massive silhouette—
That ancient creature which walked the seas day after day...
...
New World, Wano Country, Onigashima.
Base of the Beasts Pirates.
By now, Onigashima had begun to show a trace of its future grandeur.
But it still looked somewhat crude.
The main reason was Kaido's own strength and his wariness of that person aboard the Roger Pirates' ship.
But all of that would end today.
In a certain underground laboratory on Onigashima—
Compared to the outside, this place was astonishingly sophisticated.
Scientific equipment was everywhere, and cages in the corners were crammed with "experimental materials."
Kaido lay on the operating table, his abdomen sliced open.
Queen, wearing gloves, was busy working on Kaido's abdomen.
From time to time, he wiped the sweat from his brow.
Finally, after half a day—
With the wound sewn shut, Queen let out a sigh of relief:
"Kaido-sama."
"Try getting up and see how it feels."
With the mechanical lungs implanted, Kaido could feel a torrent of power flowing through his body.
He even felt as if he was invincible now.
Taking several deep breaths to calm himself—
Kaido knew it was because his physical deficiencies had been corrected, allowing him to recover his strength.
He walked toward the lab's entrance and immediately transformed into a massive azure dragon hundreds of meters long, bursting through the doors and soaring into the sky.
Arooo——
A thunderous dragon's roar echoed across the heavens.
In his dragon form, Kaido gathered a fiery breath in his mouth.
Boom——
A torrent of flames blasted out as the azure dragon soared through the air, turning all of Onigashima into a sea of fire.
But the blazing inferno did not dampen Kaido's ecstatic mood.
After who-knows-how-long of unleashing fire, Kaido gathered turbulent winds in his mouth and blasted them outward.
In moments, the raging flames were extinguished.
Kaido reverted to human form and slammed into the ground:
"Oroororororo!!!!"
"Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic!"
"This feeling!!!!"
"It's incredible!!!!"
After a moment of indulgence, he turned to look at the excited King and the somewhat fearful Queen and their subordinates nearby.
Kaido's grin didn't fade:
"Queen, you did a good job."
"King, bring it out."
"Give it to him."
An exhilarated King nodded.
He pulled something out and tossed it to Queen. Though he usually couldn't stand the guy, he had to admit Queen had been useful—after all, he healed Kaido.
Queen, cigarette in his mouth, caught the oddly shaped Devil Fruit:
"What's this?"
King crossed his arms and explained:
"Zoan-type, Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Model – Brachiosaurus."
"You did well this time. Kaido-sama's giving it to you as a reward."
Queen looked at Kaido in surprise and delight:
"Thank you, Kaido-sama."
Kaido waved his hand:
"Oroororororo!!!"
"Eat it."
Queen shouted in excitement:
"Yes!!!"
Kaido clenched his fists, feeling his ever-growing power. Even his Devil Fruit ability had improved slightly.
"Power…"
...
Several days later, Grand Line, Jody Pirates.
Captain Landen Jody barked orders as cannonballs flew:
"Move, move, move!"
"Load the ammo!"
"Damn it!"
"Block that battleship!"
"Just a bit more and we'll shake them off!"
Wiping sweat from his brow, Landen Jody cursed his bad luck.
They'd barely left after resupplying when they spotted a battleship.
Before they could react, it charged straight at them.
He knew his own strength, so Landen Jody ran immediately.
But what the hell was with this damn battleship chasing a mere 15-million bounty pirate?
They only plundered a few villages—was that really worth this?
"Dump the supplies!"
"Speed up!"
"Catch the wind!!!"
"Quick!"
On Sakazuki's battleship—
Watching the pirate ship flee frantically, he glanced at the sea chart.
Sakazuki said:
"Enel, leave one alive."
Enel's crisp voice rang out:
"Understood!"
Crack!
With a thunderous boom, he transformed into lightning and shot to the mast of the Jody Pirates' ship.
Gazing at the terrified pirates below, Enel extended his index finger toward the deck.
Crackling echoed as lightning swirled at his fingertip:
"Thunder Net."
The spark leapt from his finger like a bead and struck the deck.
Upon contact, it exploded.
Forking lightning spread irregularly in all directions like a massive web.
In an instant, the entire crew was caught in it.
All of them lost consciousness and collapsed.
Enel's gaze landed on a slightly sturdier child:
"Hmm?"
"Faking it?"
He raised an eyebrow but didn't care—by now, the battleship had nearly caught up.
Sakazuki and Karol were the first to leap over.
With a sweep of Observation Haki, something felt off.
Sakazuki approached the child faking unconsciousness.
With a light kick, he flipped the boy over.
Sakazuki motioned for Karol to wake one of the nearby pirates.
The dazed pirate woke in terror upon seeing them:
"M-M-Marin—!!"
Sakazuki emitted a trace of Conqueror's Haki:
"I ask, you answer."
"If you don't, you die."
The awakened pirate gulped and nodded frantically.
Sakazuki looked down:
"What's this kid's name?"
The pirate stammered:
"T-Teach..."
Sakazuki nodded. That's the one.
Casually raising his right index finger, he pointed at the pirate.
Pop!
The man's head exploded into a mist of blood.
Sakazuki turned to Enel:
"Enel, finish the rest."
Enel nodded:
"30 Million Volts: Charcoal."
His fingertip flickered with electricity and sent bolts toward the unconscious pirates.
Each one struck was instantly reduced to scorched corpses...
Sakazuki looked down at Teach:
"Stop playing dead, brat."
Bang—
A sharp kick struck Teach in the stomach, sending him flying and coughing violently.
Struggling to his feet, Teach trembled:
"M-Marine-sama!"
"I was kidnapped!"
"Please don't kill me!!!"
He kowtowed on the ground repeatedly.
Sakazuki chuckled—so now the one who used to bow to Whitebeard was bowing to him...
But he ignored Teach's pleas.
He took two Zoan-type Devil Fruits from Karol and approached Teach:
"Relax, I won't kill you."
"In fact, I've got something special for you."
Teach looked up and saw the Devil Fruits in Sakazuki's hands—his pupils shrank in fear.
Damn it—how did he know...?
Forcing himself to stay calm:
"M-My lord..."
"What are those?"
Sakazuki didn't answer.
He grabbed Teach's jaw and shoved one of the Zoan-type fruits into his mouth.
Letting go casually:
"Show me a transformation."
Teach, trembling, raised his hand. As if it came naturally, it morphed into a hoof.
Sakazuki nodded again.
He grabbed the second Zoan-type fruit, pried open Teach's mouth, and stuffed it in.
Forced him to swallow it.
Karol was shocked—but then quickly realized something was wrong:
"Impossible!"
"He actually ate a second Devil Fruit?"
Never mind Karol's astonishment. After being forced to eat the second fruit…
Teach realized what that mad scientist had said was true—he really could consume multiple Devil Fruits...
But being forced to eat such trash-tier fruits—
The fury in Teach's heart burned stronger and stronger...
Damn it! Damn it!! Damn it all!!!!!
His aura began flaring out of control.
Sakazuki pressed down on Teach's jaw again.
In Teach's furious eyes—
He reached for a third Zoan-type Devil Fruit...
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