With the "Deep Sea Breathing Technique" already at a minor achievement, staying in this deep sea for a few days isn't much of a problem.
It's really a pity, I just started fighting with Kaido not long ago, and I was just getting into the groove, ready to have a good fight, when suddenly this happened.
Originally, I could have learned more from this battle.
Now, I have no choice but to fake my death to escape.
No way around it.
Having the Flashman with the Glint-Glint Fruit in my face, there's no way to escape, that's not something to mess with.
If Kizaru hadn't come, I could have fought Kaido to the end without much issue, after all, I didn't sense any killing intent from Kaido.
The worst case, I'd just pass out and be taken to Wano Country by him.
The vast ocean is endless, even in his Divine Dragon state, Kaido would have to fly for several days, providing plenty of opportunities and methods to escape.
But Kizaru is different.
This old fox really wants to send me off directly, sneaking up near without saying a word, attacking with full force, shamelessly.
Same teenage junior, but why is it when against Nika, he's just playing around and pretending?
It's infuriating, so unfair!
But then again, the result is good.
Kizaru's intervention was actually timely, not interfering with my learning of the Supreme King Entanglement and also providing me a chance to escape unscathed...
But I hold grudges!
Don't underestimate the struggling youth, wait and see Uncle, we'll meet again and have a heartfelt chat!
Shano muttered angrily, suddenly remembering something.
Revenge is for later, but for now, I must not forget to harvest what I can.
He immediately swam towards the perimeter, to be cautious, keeping his position at the bottom of the sea to conceal his presence as much as possible.
After swimming for dozens of kilometers, he emerged on the surface, looking towards the horizon where two figures were almost just small black dots.
Still fighting?
Kaido is really quite loyal...
Almost makes me feel guilty for taking advantage of him.
— Of course that's not possible.
The "Sheep Signing" card deck appeared in his hand, he used one against Aokiji in the City of Gastronomy last time, leaving four, Shano looked at the two figures and used two in succession.
Pah!
Two golden lights flashed and disappeared, the next instant, two objects appeared in Shano's hands.
One was a neatly ironed striped suit pants.
The other was an oversized light blue cotton pants.
"What the heck!"
The boy angrily threw the two pants onto the sea surface, "Where are my Supreme Sunglasses! Where's my Supreme Wolf Fang Club!"
My luck is really bad this time!
He hadn't noticed.
When these two pants appeared in his hands, the two figures fighting in the distant sky paused noticeably.
The next second, Kaido's presence suddenly became much more violent...
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Five days later.
Two major news stories, rapidly fermenting through newspaper reports, shocked the entire world.
The first,
was the sinking of Judicial Island.
This symbol of absolute authority of the World Government, one of the iron triangles, was utterly destroyed in an earth-shaking battle.
The battle was between Four Emperors Kaido and Navy Grand Admiral Kizaru, who engaged in an epic battle on the island.
Ultimately causing the entire island to collapse and sink into the sea!
The World Government was humiliated, and Kizaru, being overpowered by the enraged Kaido, was severely injured, only saved by the opening of the Gate of Justice and Grand Admiral Akainu's hurried arrival via vortex current, forcing Kaido to retreat.
As for why Kaido appeared in the first half of the Grand Line, and why he fought to the death with Kizaru...
That relates to the second major news story.
In June of the Chronology of One Piece 1516, the greatest newcomer ever, with a bounty of one billion Bellys, Great Sword Hero Shano, was killed!
The World Government announced that both Kaido and Kizaru were hunting Shano, converging on Judicial Island, Kizaru preempted Kaido, successfully upholding justice, and completely eliminated Shano.
Kaido, having had the spoils taken from him, turned his anger towards Kizaru.
The truth is another story, but in summary—
Shano's bounty order was thus revoked, and the Endgame Pirates were declared extinct by the World Government!
This news was as shocking as the first.
The Great Pirate Shano, who killed two of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and whom even a Navy Grand Admiral couldn't capture...
Just died like that…?
Seems plausible.
Facing the siege by both a Four Emperors and a Navy Grand Admiral, how many people in the world could survive that?
To this,
some secretly rejoiced, some sighed in regret, lamenting the fall of such a rising star in the first half, a terrible waste;
Others believe that without even seeing Shano's body, such a conclusion is too rash, doubting its veracity...
Opinions varied, and the public debate stormed on unceasingly.
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Meanwhile,
on the vast sea, the Endgame sailed leisurely under the morning sun as usual.
"Tch! So shameless, obviously failed a sneak attack, yet they speak with such righteousness!"
Nami angrily tossed away the newspaper, turning to look at Shano beside her, "Brother! All the papers over the past few days have been claiming you're dead, aren't you going to come out and clarify?"
"How to clarify?"
Shano was lying under a sun umbrella, leisurely sipping orange soda, glancing at her in response: