Kozuki Hiyori ultimately chose to follow Caine.
“Following Lord Caine might allow me to uncover secrets of the Beasts Pirates.”
Kozuki Hiyori silently comforted herself.
Upon returning to Onigashima, Caine arranged for Kozuki Hiyori to be tutored by his maid, Konami, before he and Yamato went to the banquet hall to meet Kaido.
Upon learning of Orochi’s death, Kaido did not smile.
Quite the opposite.
“Waaah, waaah, waaah, Orochi! You were just killed like that!”
Kaido was in tears, constantly guzzling sake from his gourd.
As he cried, he suddenly flew into a rage: “This is all because you were too weak!”
King, sitting below, was unfazed; Mister Kaido was just such a ‘sentimental and righteous’ man.
After a good cry, having thoroughly bid farewell to Orochi, Kaido wiped away his tears and instantly switched to a smiling face: “Heh heh heh heh, Yamato, Caine, you two did well!”
Yamato laughed proudly: “Of course, Caine and my combination is invincible!”
Caine’s eyes widened, looking at Yamato in shock.
If you want to court death, don’t drag me into it.
The last person who said he was invincible had already given up thinking and was floating in outer space.
After completing the mission, Caine thought about it and decided he should still report his plan to Kaido.
As a subordinate, it’s important to report frequently and communicate often with your leader.
“Mister Kaido, regarding Wano Country’s future development…”
“Whatever!”
Kaido was uninterested, as if this topic was less appealing than the sake gourd in his hand: “I don’t care how this country turns out, it has nothing to do with me, you can mess around however you like. But there’s one thing…”
Saying that, Kaido’s tall figure leaned forward slightly, grinning menacingly: “The number of weapons you hand over to me each month, not a single one less!”
What a statement, treating human lives like grass.
It’s truly you, Mister Kaido.
Caine blinked, feeling quite pleased in his heart; who wouldn’t want a leader willing to delegate authority?
After bidding farewell to Kaido, Caine and Yamato headed to the left brain area of Onigashima.
To the west of the promenade managed by Black Maria, was the residential complex for the executives.
Caine and Yamato each had a floor exclusively for their own living quarters.
“Yamato, how about we go for a hot spring bath?”
Caine saw the sign for the Beasts Bathhouse not far away and suddenly remembered that he hadn’t experienced the special hot springs here during his days on Onigashima.
“Oh, yes, yes. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a hot spring bath,” Yamato nodded repeatedly.
The two changed direction and walked towards the Beasts Bathhouse, but soon heard a lewd male voice.
“Mwahahaha, beautiful lady, would you like to attend my personal concert?”
The corpulent Queen stood in front of a beautiful young woman like a ball of meat.
Beside him, a maid was trying to persuade Queen to give up: “Lord Queen, Kozuki Hiyori is Lord Caine’s personal maid. Shouldn’t you consult him for his opinion?”
“Caine? That brat? When I was working hard for Big Brother Kaido, he was still wearing open-crotch pants.”
Queen said with disdain: “When is it his turn to dictate to me!”
Kozuki Hiyori lowered her head in distress; both in terms of appearance and personal preference, she definitely leaned more towards Caine.
But if she refused him directly like this, she was worried about causing trouble for Caine.
She was well aware of Queen’s status and strength.
As early as ten years ago, when Kozuki Hiyori was still Kozuki Hiyori, she had witnessed his battles with the samurai.
Just as Kozuki Hiyori was in a dilemma, a gentle male voice spoke up.
“Mister Queen, please don’t harass my maid, okay?”
Queen turned around, saw it was Caine, and immediately roared: “Caine, brat, want to spar?”
Before Caine could reply, Yamato jumped out first, rolling up her sleeves, eager to fight: “Oh, yes, yes! Count me in.”
“No!” X2
Caine and Queen said in unison.
“Idiot!” Caine helplessly flicked Yamato’s head: “This is a battle between Queen and my maid, why are you getting involved?”
Queen, on the other hand, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Others might not know Yamato’s strength, but how could he not?
Although he was confident he could defeat Yamato or Caine one-on-one, it would be hard to say if they teamed up.
Caine was, after all, a major figure; he had watched his battle with Jack from beginning to end.
Beasts Duel Ring.
This was a venue specifically set up for pirates to settle personal grievances.
In the arena, Caine and Queen stood facing each other.
Kozuki Hiyori and Konami clasped their hands, their worried gaze Lock-On Caine.
Yamato sat cross-legged, propping her chin with one hand, anticipating the upcoming battle.
A group of pirate underlings who had rushed over upon hearing the news, held up various Queen support items, ready to cheer for Queen.
A pirate underling held a red flag in each hand, standing at the edge of the arena, shouting loudly: “Lord Caine VS Lord Queen, three, two, one! Begin!”
The red flags dropped simultaneously.
The battle was about to erupt!
“Bastard! Next time, put my name first!”
Queen vented his dissatisfaction verbally, but his body feigned a move, his right mechanical arm suddenly ignited, and he charged towards Caine.
“Wedding Banquet Hot Fist!”
The scorching mechanical claw, burned hot by the flames, went straight for Caine’s face.
Queen, who had watched Caine’s battle with Jack, deeply understood that the opponent’s Devil Berry was definitely a top Mythical Beast, and he had to strike first.
Facing this aggressive claw, Caine neither dodged nor avoided, merely crossing his hands to protect his face.
Queen rejoiced at the sight and immediately roared.
“Die, you bastard who dared to contend with me for Kozuki Hiyori!”
Bang!
A loud explosion.
Caine, who was solidly hit by the scorching mechanical claw, was directly sent flying backward, plowing a groove tens of meters long in the ground.
“Ooh!!! Lord Queen is awesome!”
“Oh!!! Lord Queen is so cool!”
Queen’s fan club cheered loudly when their idol landed a hit.
“Ow!”
Queen faced his fans, waving his arms in response, not forgetting to blow a kiss to Kozuki Hiyori.
“Hiss~”
Caine got up from the ground, rubbed his arms, and then tore off his burning sleeve.
“Again!” Caine clenched his fists and rushed towards Queen.
Still not transforming?
Queen frowned slightly, somewhat unsure of Caine’s intention. He looked left and right, but didn’t feel there was any danger that required him to avoid it.
While he was hesitating, Caine had already rushed in front of him.
“Normal Punch!”
Caine’s unadorned fist struck Queen’s abdomen.
The huge impact made Queen’s fat belly ripple, and the force of the punch made Queen’s ponytail dance wildly in the air.
“Ouch!” Queen’s eyes bulged, and he cried out exaggeratedly.
But the next second, Queen’s mouth curled into a mocking smile: “Just kidding, kid.”
The pitch black on his abdomen slowly receded.
Armament Haki, this part.
Nailed it!