Quinn's short legs moved incredibly fast, and with an agility disproportionate to his size, he escaped from there.
He trusted his intuition; he knew that staying there would make him a target for Kaido.
Among the MADS members, besides Oran, he is the most powerful fighter. Even if Vegapunk and Judge used their own inventions, they might not be able to defeat Queen when he was naked. The credit for all of this goes to Kaido.
With a captain like this, as long as he doesn't die, he'll become stronger sooner or later, even if it's forced upon him.
As for Yamato's life or death? It's none of his business, and Kaido should know his limits; he won't die.
Queen figured Kaido was still smart enough to give him even a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
However, Quinn didn't realize that some words, once spoken, cannot be taken back.
As a fan of Oran, Absalom isn't as outrageous as the samurai of Wano Country. At least Yamato hasn't shown any gender identity issues yet, and he doesn't constantly claim to be someone else.
Kaido has no problem with simply challenging himself, but he doesn't teach, he only knows how to fight, which often backfires.
Although he is currently using force to discipline his daughter, Yamato has already formed an opinion on Queen's words and plans to wait until this period is over before asking Queen about the past.
Regarding early childhood education, he wasn't the only one who had doubts. For example, in Shimotsuki Village in the East Sea, Koushirou was deep in thought while looking at the newspaper, the contents of which were rather shocking.
His focus wasn't on Whitebeard being the strongest in the world, nor on Lyriana's age, but rather on Lyriana's gender.
"A sixteen-year-old girl...is she already capable of fighting face-to-face with the world's strongest man?"
"Koushirou, what's wrong?"
"Father? I'm just a little conflicted."
"Today's newspaper? I read it while I was fishing. Are you worried about Kuina? That girl is working really hard."
"I originally thought it was impossible for a girl to inherit the dojo; female swordsmen are naturally weaker than male swordsmen as they age, but..."
"Koushirou, not everything I taught you before is set in stone. After all, this is no longer Wano Country."
The old man speaking was Kousaburo, Koushirou's father. However, they should all have Shimotsuki's surname added to their names. These people were originally from Wano Country, but they had violated the rules by leaving that closed-off country.
In that country, the preference for sons over daughters is very strong, and women face many restrictions.
Although Koushirou was born in the open sea, he was taught by Kousaburo and his views on this matter were very rigid, even more so than Kousaburo's.
Kuina is four years old this year and has already started learning kendo. She has shown talent that far surpasses that of men her age, but this has not changed Koushirou's mind.
Today's newspaper, however, gave him a slight shock: women were actually starting to challenge the world's strongest, and it seemed to be going very smoothly.
"Let's give her the Wado Ichimonji when she's a few years older. Maybe Kuina can show a different kind of talent."
"I understand, Father."
Kousaburo was an excellent swordsmith, having crafted both Wado Ichimonji and Enma. As Kousaburo's father, he naturally had the authority to decide who would use the swords he forged.
In the North Sea, in the vast snail kingdom, Judge is also training his children.
[As you all may recall, the once-renowned Red Earl Redfield has also joined this nation. They will undoubtedly be the two pillars of this country; with them, this strongest nation truly deserves its title!]
"He hasn't even turned 17 yet, he's still 16. And he's got a white beard!"
Judge took a deep breath and then looked at the children swimming in the sea. These special "cyborgs" were also Judge's masterpiece.
Besides Reiju, who was born first, their four sons, Ichiji, Niji, Sanji, and Yonji, have also been born. Now three years old, they have begun the scientific training that Judge has prepared for them.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, Princes Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji have all completed their training within the allotted time, and Princess Reiju has also completed her task, but Prince Sanji has drowned."
A three-year-old child crossing the ocean is clearly an overreach; aside from exceptionally gifted individuals like Leliana, this kind of training is no different from murder.
However, Judge's children have all undergone genetic modification and are superhuman from birth, so they can withstand this level of training.
Sanji drowned because his mother, Sora, was unhappy with Judge for turning the children into heartless superheroes.
In order to prevent all children from becoming emotionless beings, Sora took a drug during her pregnancy that could affect her bloodline factor, ultimately allowing Sanji to retain his emotions and limiting the awakening of his bloodline factor.
Actually, by a twist of fate, Sanji is the most perfect, but Judge simply can't see that right now.
Sora himself probably never imagined that what he originally intended to do was to stop Judge's crazy behavior, but instead created his most successful son.
"Drowning?"
"Yes, not only that, Prince Sanji's other stats are also far behind the other princes, as if he hasn't awakened at all."
"Increase the training intensity to awaken what's inside him as soon as possible."
"yes!"
Judge's assistant didn't finish his sentence. Many people at MADS had a strange confidence in their research and didn't think they would fail. On the contrary, Vegapunk and Oran had higher requirements for the research and often defined the results as failures.
Having already placed even greater hopes on his children after Oran's little spur-on, Judge is now even more dissatisfied with Sanji, who is holding him back.
Among the members of MADS, there was also someone who did nothing.
"Weebull! Kill all these guys! They stole Mom's things!"
"Okay, Mom, I'll take care of it!"
Compared to Stussy, the clone, Bakkin has changed drastically. She has become a little old lady, her figure is much more hunched, and she doesn't seem to have much energy these past few years.
At Bakkin's command, a muscular, big, dumb guy carrying a large naginata charged into the crowd and cut down all the pirates in a matter of moments.
"Mom, I brought the things back!"
Weebull returned to Bakkin's side carrying a large box, twitching his nose a few times to prevent snot from getting into his mouth.
"Well done, Weevil, you truly are a good son to your mother!"
It's unclear who these treasures belonged to in the past, but now they've become Barkin's new private property.
As a clone of Whitebeard, Weevil possesses immense power, and over the years, Bakkin has reaped considerable benefits thanks to Weevil.
"Mom, Mom, I just heard them say that a woman forced Dad to back down. She didn't give Dad any face. Should we go and get revenge on her?!"
While Bakkin was counting the treasure, Weevil suddenly remembered something and shouted loudly.
"Keep your voice down, Weevil. I heard what you just said? Someone forced Newgate to back down?"
Bakkin picked up a newspaper from the side and began browsing the information.
"Sidiel Leliana. Oran, that guy... could he have raised her to this level?"
Charlotte Linlin was no match for Whitebeard on the ship, so how come it's the other way around with the clones?
"Mom, what should we do?"
"Silly child, revenge is so outdated. And it's time to tell you a secret: you and that girl are actually half-siblings!"
"Huh?! So that's how it is?!"
Weeble's already not-so-bright face showed an even more complicated expression. This news seemed to have dried up his few remaining brain cells, so much so that he didn't even notice the preposition "half-father" in Bakkin's words.
"So, that genius doctor is my father? No wonder I'm so smart. But I look exactly like Whitebeard, Mom, right?"
"Yes, it's like looking in a mirror. Whitebeard is your father, but that doesn't contradict the fact that you and Lyriana are siblings, understand?"
Weevil held Whitebeard's bounty poster next to his face and compared it to his own, finally gaining Bakkin's approval as he had hoped.
Weebull's not-so-bright mind is easy to fool; he can usually be fooled with just a few words.
The relationship between Bakkin and Whitebeard is complex, and no one knows what their attitudes are towards their past experiences, but if Whitebeard really is dead...
Bakkin's idea was probably to inherit Whitebeard's entire estate, rather than seek revenge. As a serious money-grubber, she valued money more.
"With Weevil gone, Mom has a lot of things that have been taken away by others. We have to find them and get them back."
"Mom's here, wait for me!"
Weebull picked up the box and followed Bakkin.
"Is he coming soon? This little guy looks like he's about to become the strongest in the world."
In the tavern in Elbaf, Donley and Brogy had finished their duel for the day and came here arm in arm to drink. They also saw the enlarged newspaper posted on the tavern's bulletin board.
According to the original agreement, the other party will come back here to challenge them again.
"Hey Dongli, even if the two of us gang up on her, we still won't be able to beat her, will we?"
"Hahaha, wouldn't that be interesting? Someone that strong might actually be able to unleash the Hero's Spear that pierces through the giant red serpent."
"Clatter, clatter, that sounds hilarious, boss lady! Two more barrels of wine, today's a great day!"
The giants of Elbaf never resent being defeated head-on by sheer force; on the contrary, such strong individuals are respected.
Charlotte Linlin, who went mad as a child, was an exception. She not only caused the death of a 300-year-old giant, but also destroyed most of the village and ruined the giants' festival, and was regarded as an evil god.
"Do you mean she also knows the Elbaf Spear?"
While Donley and Brogy were enjoying their drinks, a question came from behind them.
"Sauro? Yes, we met her in the little garden back then."
"She's a very talented little girl, incredibly gifted. Have you met her?"
"Maybe, I'm not sure."
The Elbaf Spear of the Giants, and the Karate and Jujitsu of the Fishmen are all things that outsiders can learn, but very few people do.
Upon hearing that the opponent possessed the Giant's Spear, Saul instinctively recalled the commotion he had experienced back in Ohara.
Saul is not in the same faction as Dorry and Brogy. Strictly speaking, the giants who joined the Navy and the members of the Giant Warrior Pirates were even enemies.
However, after the Ohara incident, Saul felt that things were not so simple and stopped commenting on Hajrudin and the other young people's idea of restoring the glory of the Giant Warrior Pirates.
"He's such a strange person, he seems to have changed a lot."
After Saul asked a couple of questions and left, Donley and Brogy turned back to drinking.
The Five Elders naturally saw Morgans' report on the giant red serpent they were talking about, but their focus was different from that of the rest of the world.
"Sidiel's daughter is quite capable."
"She is indeed very strong. To be able to achieve this at such a young age, but perhaps we should issue some new orders. If she had continued fighting, the Whitebeard Pirates might have really disappeared."
At that point, maintaining the balance of the new world will be difficult.
"Indeed, the navy cannot initiate a war with the Emperor of the Sea. How about this?"
"not bad."
The World Government does not want pirates to become too powerful. Crazy madmen like Rocks who could overthrow the world, or pirates like Roger who have discovered secrets, are all targets they want to eliminate.
However, the World Government does not want pirates to be too weak, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain the balance.
Without pirates, the exalted status of the member states and the necessity of the World Government's existence cannot be better demonstrated.
The original order that the Navy should not arbitrarily wage war against the Four Emperors was issued by the World Government. Now that the Four Emperors have not yet appeared, this order has been brought forward, and the reason given is that they do not want the Navy to suffer too many casualties due to insufficient preparation.
As for minor conflicts and provocations from pirates, that's another matter entirely.
"Won't Sidi Lier have any objections?"
"No, he's a businessman who pursues profit. This time he only touched the nail on the head, didn't he? He won't actively fight those pirates to the death."
The Five Elders weren't worried about the other party disagreeing; they were simply pleased with the current situation and didn't want to disrupt the stability.
Meanwhile, in Piltover, Leriana's sisters were not paying attention to the newspapers, and Kuzan was taking a nap at the entrance of the laboratory.
Perona and Uta were playing around on the side, then they seemed to have a quarrel over something and turned away, but they made up again in less than half an hour.
"Doctor, your daughters seem to have a good sisterly relationship."
The lab door opened, and Kuzan casually joked as he listened to the footsteps around him.
"It's alright, their relationship is the most unstable, they can both be quite willful at times."
"I didn't see that coming. Sengoku Taisho asked me to inquire about the progress of the Pacifistas. He's getting impatient. It seems Mr. Garp is giving him another headache."
Oh, and one more thing, Doctor, your other daughter did something quite remarkable.
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