Nearly a month had passed since his transmigration, and Kaidou felt that his period of rapid power growth had ended. If he wanted to continue growing stronger in the future, it would require day after day of meticulous training through gradual effort.
With this thought, Kaidou lifted his Hassaikai and stood up from the ground. He then transformed into a kilometer-long azure dragon and flew toward where the ship was docked.
"Wororororo... King, Queen, prepare to set sail," Kaidou said as he shifted back to his human form mid-air and landed on the deck, addressing King, who had flown back at some unknown time, and Queen, who had been sunbathing on the deck all along.
"Understood, Boss Kaidou," Queen said to Kaidou with an ingratiating expression.
He then arrogantly shouted at the miscellaneous pirates on the ship, "Did you hear that? Prepare to set sail immediately! And the cooks, get the food ready right away. Boss Kaidou just finished exercising and needs to replenish his energy!"
"Yes!" the miscellaneous pirates on the ship responded loudly in unison.
Soon, the ship began to set sail.
At the same time, large quantities of meat were continuously brought to the deck by the cooks.
"Grr! Hmm, the food tastes pretty good this time, better than last time," Kaidou remarked as he tore off a large chunk of meat with his mouth, holding a massive piece in one hand.
"Thank you for the praise, Boss Kaidou. Our cooking team will continue to strive for improvement," several cooks said to Kaidou in response.
"Queen, where is our next stop?" Kaidou asked between large mouthfuls of meat.
The mountain-high pile of meat was instantly digested by Kaidou's increasingly monstrous digestive ability as it entered his mouth.
"Boss Kaidou, as per your orders, we are currently heading toward Sleepy Ancient Town in the first half of the Grand Line. The next island, Shells Island, should be reached in about 15 days. After that, we'll rest briefly before coating the ship and heading to Fish-Man Island. From Fish-Man Island, we'll proceed to Sabaody Archipelago, and after passing a few more islands, we'll arrive at our destination. It should take approximately 30 more days," Queen replied directly to Kaidou.
"Still 30 days, huh? King, the Devil Fruit I prepared for you will be in your hands in about 30 days," Kaidou said to King, who was standing beside him.
Kaidou held King and Queen in relatively high regard. Reflecting on the original Four Emperors' Beast Pirates, only Kaidou himself possessed a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, while the others all had Ancient Zoan or ordinary Zoan types. Meanwhile, their opponents had more Mythical Zoan users than they did, which was utterly ridiculous.
Thus, Kaidou decided that, whenever possible, his top-tier subordinates must possess Animal Series Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits. Coincidentally, Kaidou was aware of many powerful Devil Fruits that appeared in the original storyline. After this trip to Sleepy Ancient Town, Kaidou did not plan to return to the New World immediately. Instead, he intended to search the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Seas for other top-tier Devil Fruits that might exist in the original story. Of course, it would be even better if he encountered some promising subordinates worth recruiting along the way.
"Um, Boss Kaidou, if I may ask, what kind of Devil Fruit did you prepare for this guy? After all, you didn't even fancy the two Animal Series Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits we have in our storage," Queen asked, his eyes shifting slyly as he spoke to Kaidou.
"Worororororo... My pirate crew is called the Beasts Pirates, so naturally we're all Zoan types. Of course, even among Zoan types there are qualitative differences. The Devil Fruits I value are naturally the top-tier Mythical Zoans within the Zoan category." Kaidou laughed in response upon hearing this.
"What! Animal-type Mythical Zoan!" Although they had already suspected it, when Kaidou said it aloud, both King and Queen were still shocked.
"Boss Kaidou, I think this guy King here only needs an Ancient Zoan. Why don't you save that Mythical Zoan for me?" Queen said to Kaidou.
"BOOM—!"
The moment Queen finished speaking, he was immediately kicked flying by King beside him, crashing through the ship's hull and leaving a human-shaped hole.
"You bastard, I'll teach you a proper lesson." Queen's angry voice came from inside the ship.
"I'll eat whatever Devil Fruit Brother Kaidou gives me. While I don't necessarily insist on having it, it's not something a bastard like you can covet." King said directly to Queen, who was slowly climbing out of the ship's interior.
"Enough, King, Queen, stop." Kaidou immediately intervened upon seeing this.
Hearing Kaidou's words, King and Queen, who had been ready for a big fight, immediately stopped.
"King, Queen, you're both subordinates I value highly, so rest assured the Devil Fruits you consume will both be Animal-type Mythical Zoans."" Kaidou said to the two of them.
"Brother Kaidou, I won't let you down." Upon hearing this, King said to Kaidou with a moved expression.
"Thank you, Brother Kaidou." Queen also said to Kaidou with a happy expression.
Then he hesitated slightly before asking Kaidou: "But Brother Kaidou, Animal-type Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits are said to be even rarer than Logia-type Devil Fruits." Can we really find so many Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits?"
"Worororororo... Queen, you said it yourself - they're just 'said' to be rare. Don't worry, the number of Animal-type Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits I know about far exceeds your imagination." Kaidou laughed heartily upon hearing this.
When this setting first appeared in the original work, everyone thought Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits were truly rare. But since Mythical Zoans became the meta choice, even if they weren't exactly common, they were definitely no fewer than Logia-type Devil Fruits.
In the original work, there are currently only thirteen Logia Devil Fruits that have appeared: Smoke Fruit, Flame Fruit, Sand Fruit, Rumble Fruit, Ice Fruit, Dark Fruit, Glint Fruit, Magma Fruit, Swamp Fruit, Gas Fruit, Snow Fruit, Forest Fruit, and Coal Fruit.
As for the Mythical Zoan types, those that have appeared so far include: the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nika Model; the Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Phoenix Model; the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Daikokuten Model; the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Great Buddha Model; the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nine-Tailed Fox Model; the Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Yamata no Orochi Model; the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Kirin Model; the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon Model; the Horse-Horse Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Pegasus Model; the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Makami Model; the Bat-Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Vampire Model; the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Bake-Danuki Model; the Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nue Model; and the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Cerberus Model.
This doesn't even account for whether the questionable forms of the Five Elders are Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit abilities. If they are, then the number of Mythical Zoan types would far exceed that of Logia Devil Fruits.
"Is that so? Then, Big Brother Kaidou, what kind of Animal Series Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit have you prepared for me?" Upon hearing this, Queen stopped dwelling on other matters and immediately asked Kaidou excitedly.
"Wororororo... Don't worry, no matter what kind of Devil Fruit it is, as long as it's a Mythical Zoan, it's an extremely powerful existence. With proper development, you and King will definitely not be inferior to so-called Marine Admirals in the future," Kaidou stated directly.