At this moment, Kaido's icy words echoed throughout the entire port, startling all the surrounding subordinates.
They looked at each other, yet felt it was only natural.
After all, everyone in the Beasts Pirates had heard about Yamato's story; despite being Kaido's daughter, she constantly wished to kill him and become Oden, that Fool. It was already incredible that Kaido had tolerated her until now.
And at this moment, Yamato, who had been deprived of her freedom for so many years, harboring endless hatred in her heart, and had never regarded Kaido as her father, upon hearing Kaido personally sever their father-daughter relationship, her heart suddenly became flustered and uneasy, as if a huge void had appeared deep within her.
She bit her teeth, trembling, wanting to say something, but years of inner obsession had made it impossible for her to change.
Looking at her father, who stared at her with cold, merciless eyes, waiting for her decision, Yamato picked up the key on the ground with trembling hands, then, as if escaping, she pushed through the crowd and ran to the ship Kaido had already prepared for her.
It wasn't until the entire ship left Onigashima, sitting on the deck, her handcuffs and leg shackles removed, that Yamato looked at her newly freed hands, then at the increasingly distant Onigashima and Wano Country, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
And on Onigashima, looking at the increasingly small ship, Kaido, whose heart should have been unperturbed, still felt a ripple. He could sense that Kaido had deep expectations for his daughter. Even in the end, when he killed Orochi and wanted to turn Wano Country into New Onigashima, the choice for Shogun was still Yamato, but unfortunately...
She was completely broken!
"Why are you doing this, Big Brother? What exactly happened?"
King, who had appeared here at some unknown point, felt the change in his Big Brother's emotions and asked, unable to comprehend.
The changes Kaido Big Brother displayed today were simply too immense.
So immense that King felt a sense of unease.
Kaido did not answer, but instead asked,
"King, do you still remember the story about Joy Boy that you once told me?"
King was stunned, then nodded somewhat blankly.
Only then did Kaido turn his head and slowly say,
"If I told you that it's impossible for me to be Joy Boy, and even that I plan to kill Joy Boy, how would you choose?"
Kaido's sudden words made King freeze, his pupils contracting.
One must know that Joy Boy was the hero and savior who, according to the Lunarian legend, could save this world.
But now Kaido Big Brother actually wanted to kill Joy Boy.
At this moment, he could be certain that something had happened to Kaido Big Brother, and it was related to the legend of Joy Boy. His eyes flashed with endless confusion, but in the end, just like that day, he answered with resolute eyes,
"That kind of legend no longer matters to me, Kaido Big Brother. From the day you saved me, my life has been yours. Everything you wish to do is what I hope for."
Kaido was first stunned, then burst into wild laughter, his laughter echoing throughout the entire port.
"Worororo... King, having you as my brother is truly the luckiest thing that has happened in my life!"
King was somewhat surprised, but then looked at Kaido with concern and said,
"Me too, Kaido Big Brother!"
"Hmm!"
Only then did Kaido pat King's shoulder.
"Don't worry, don't be concerned about me. The reason I drove Yamato away is simply so she won't disrupt my upcoming plan."
"Plan!?"
"That's right, I'm tired of co-ruling Wano Country with that idiot Orochi. Next, our Beasts Pirates will completely occupy Wano Country, destroy the samurai who resist us, and turn Wano Country into New Onigashima..."
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How strong is the samurai force of Wano Country!?
One must know, this is an existence even the World Government fears.
Orochi even dared to defy the Celestial Dragons and the World Government because of it.
Although on the surface, the alliance between the Beasts Pirates and Black Charcoal Orochi has completely controlled this country, undercurrents suggest that the samurai forces left by Oden, who resist the Beasts Pirates and Black Charcoal Orochi, are still very powerful.
Not to mention Kin'emon and the others who haven't traveled through time yet, among the Nine Red Scabbards remaining in this era, Ashura Doji and Denjiro should not be underestimated.
Firstly, in terms of strength, both of them have mastered Ryou Haki and Oden Two-Sword Style.
Among them, Ashura Doji alone can defeat Jack with his personal strength, and Denjiro is also an existence who can confront Zoro, making them the absolute second-in-command of the Nine Red Scabbards.
Secondly, Ashura Doji also commands nearly three hundred rogue samurai, forming the Touyama Pirates. Denjiro is also not weak; he hides in the shadows as a yakuza boss and Orochi's subordinate, Kyoshiro, having a thorough understanding of Black Charcoal Orochi and even Onigashima's intelligence. He also secretly supports the resisting samurai forces under the identity of Ushimitsu Kozo.
In the storyline two years later, Momonosuke and Kin'emon, who traveled through time, were able to invade Onigashima and successfully restore the country; these two were definitely the greatest contributors.
Besides them, Wano Country also has the previous Shogun of Wano Country, Kozuki Sukiyaki, who is hidden under the name Tenguyama Hitetsu; the former Daimyo of Hakumai in Wano Country, now disguised as Tonoyasu: Shimotsuki Yasuie; and the former yakuza boss of Wano Country, Hana no Hyogoro, who has the title of Sword Master and strong rallying power.
If these people unite, they possess the power to awaken all the people of Wano Country to resist Black Charcoal Orochi and Kaido.
Not to mention, there are many hidden forces who have always believed in Kozuki Toki's prophecy, plus the Mink Tribe's Duke Dogstorm and Cat Viper, and Izo, who serves as the commander of the 14th division of the Whitebeard Pirates, and so on.
Each of these individuals has an extraordinary background and powerful forces behind them!
This is also why Kaido, even though he knows their current identities, cannot directly move against them.
Because if he were to truly act, although Kaido could suppress everything with his powerful personal strength, his subordinates could not, and the entire Wano Country would fall into complete chaos.
Therefore, the current Wano Country is merely a balance maintained by the two major villain forces, the Beasts Pirates and Black Charcoal Orochi. It only takes one point to break it, and that point is Momonosuke, who will travel through time two years later.
Kaido naturally would not sit idly by and let such a thing happen.
As a transmigrator, he naturally understands the importance of internal stability before external struggle. Compared to simply dealing with the Straw Hat Pirates, first securing his own territory is the most important, not to mention that the legendary Ancient Weapon Pluton is buried beneath Wano Country.
And to proactively break this balance and hold all the initiative in his own hands, Kozuki Hiyori, disguised as Komurasaki, is a very interesting point to break the deadlock...