War Is Imminent

On Onigashima.

"Mr. Kaido! That Black Winged Great Demon has actually led his men into Wano Country!"

One of the two remaining All-Stars, "Wildfire," strode toward Kaido, his tone filled with unspeakable rage.

"Yes, I saw it. Drake is actually a spy planted by Las Noches."

At this point, Kaido actually seemed much calmer, unlike when he was facing the Straw Hat Kid, he didn't show the same anger or indifference.

He calmly raised his gourd and drank the wine, watching the image projected by the Den Den Mushi.

"Shouldn't we prepare for battle first? After all, the opponent is one of the Western Emperors, the most vicious criminal in the world today!"

King was somewhat surprised, as Kaido was usually quite drunk at this time, but he still truthfully expressed his thoughts.

"Prepare? It's time to prepare. Call everyone from the Beasts Pirates back to Onigashima and settle things with Las Noches! Let's see who's truly the World's Strongest!"

"It not only distinguishes between high and low, but also determines life and death!"

Although Kaido didn't want to admit it, even that old woman had been defeated by the other party and become his subordinate, so he estimated that his chances of winning were not great.

He gulped down a mouthful of wine, then swung his spiked club and smashed the poor Den Den Mushi to pieces.

"Yes!"

Jin saw through his elder brother's thoughts, but still chose to obey his orders without hesitation.

"Jhin! Do you think I'll be Joy Boy?"

Just as King was about to leave to gather his subordinates, Kaido suddenly looked at him, turning his years of affirmation into a question.

"Mr. Kaido will definitely be Joy Boy!"

Jin smiled with relief, seemingly recalling their first encounter.

"They actually... declared war on Kaido!"

In Rasetsu Town, the people's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. In all these years, this was the first time they had ever seen someone so arrogant in Wano Country.

"Kaido is on Onigashima. I've already taken you there. I hope this won't involve Wano Country."

The Orochi said these words, but no one knew what it was really thinking.

"You've been babbling on and on since just now, you're really noisy."

Cifer calmly waved his hand, and an invisible wind blade flew out.

Before anyone could react, the Kurozumi Orochi had already been decapitated, its head flying high in the air, gushing blood.

"He actually..."

The crowd descended into chaos; no one could have imagined that the man before them would dare to kill the shogun of Wano Country in public.

"Chief Drake, why are you standing over there!"

Some sharp-eyed people noticed that Drake was standing behind Cifer and immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Do I need to think about it any further?"

Drake drew his double axes, and in the blink of an eye, the Beastmen guarding the vicinity were all killed.

"This..."

Orochi's men hesitated, blindly raising their guns but making no move.

In their view, their superiors were already dead, and they didn't know whether they should continue forward.

"Kill him."

"Simple."

As Cifer walked step by step toward the fence, Lucci had already reached out with both hands as he spoke.

"Don't come any closer!"

"We surrender!"

Various voices arose from among the gunmen, and for every step Cifer and the others took forward, they took a step back.

Even worse, some had already thrown their guns to the ground, but that still couldn't change the fact that Lucci was getting closer.

"Damn it... I'll fight you to the death!"

Gunshots rang out continuously, and bullets flew everywhere.

Hadley quickly hid behind Lucci. The bullets struck him, making a sound like metal clashing, but they only hit the surface of his body before falling away.

"It's a monster!"

As everyone screamed helplessly, Lucci's Shigan had already pierced them one by one.

Cifer grabbed the headless body from the ground and threw it forward, smashing through the fence and breaking the tall cross bar along with it. The Kanjuro fell to the ground and was caught by the crowd that had gathered around.

"Daddy~ Hahahaha~"

Toko rushed forward, laughing loudly, but with tears Rainland down her face, and threw herself into Kanjuro's arms.

"Cifer, what are you doing here fighting Kaido?"

Seeing that there were no more of Kaido and Orochi's henchmen present, and that the Den Den Mushi had closed its eyes, Zoro pushed through the crowded people to his side and looked up.

"I didn't like him, so I came."

Compared to Luffy, Cifer considers Zoro his friend more, it's just a pity that he didn't join his crew.

"Hey~ Isn't this Luffy's crewmate? Where's Luffy?"

The oblivious Ace only then realized that this was someone from his brother's ship, and quickly went up to ask.

"That idiot has already been arrested for causing trouble."

When Zoro mentioned his captain, he covered his forehead with a helpless expression, seemingly having a headache.

"However, now is probably a good time to go and rescue him. Cifer has declared war on Kaido, and I estimate that the Beasts Pirates will all gather together."

Sanji, dressed in a kimono, also came out at this moment, followed by Brulee, who was hiding behind him in fear.

"After all, it's a battle between the Western Emperors! It's a pity that my Old Man didn't come, otherwise Kaido would have been scared to death!"

Even at this point, Ace didn't forget to praise his own captain.

"I won't care what you want to do."

After patting Zoro on the shoulder, Cifer pushed through the crowd and came to the Kanjuro.

"I am Shimotsuki Yasui. Thank you for saving my life, sir!"

Upon seeing the visitor, the latter immediately knelt down and kowtowed deeply.

Although starting the war against Kaido ahead of schedule was not what the Kanjuro wanted, he felt only gratitude towards those who were willing to save him under these circumstances.

"From this day forward, Wano Country belongs to me, and you shall govern it."

Cifer pointed at the Kanjuro and, in a few words, decided on the future general of this country.

"Huh?! This is probably..."

The Kanjuro clearly hadn't considered this, regardless of whether the other side could actually defeat that monster Kaido.

In his heart, only the "Kozuki" clan was worthy to be the general of this country and to save it.

"I'm not discussing this with you."

Cifer thought the Kanjuro was good, but he wasn't indispensable to them.

In a country like Wano Country, where the monarchical lineage is severely brainwashed and supremacist, Cifer does not intend to completely abandon it like other countries.

On the other side.

Udon Prison at this time.

"See? This is our chance to escape!"

Will and Luffy watched Queen hurriedly leave after seeing the image projected by the Den Den Mushi, exchanged a glance, and simultaneously grinned slyly.

"But we all have collars around our necks; they'll explode if we leave here!"

A thin, short old man followed beside them, offering reminders.

"Watch us!"

The two worked together, Ryou wrapped around their hands. The collars around the necks of the three were removed at the same time and thrown into the air, creating a series of explosions.

"Those two bastards again, let's go!"

The guards swarmed forward, but were easily knocked to the ground and given the key to unlock the handcuffs and chains.

"Let's go! I'm going to defeat Kaido!"

Luffy knew he couldn't wait any longer; he had to go find Kaido now, or Cifer would beat him to it.

"Who cares about you? I'm going to challenge that man!"

Will twisted his body, as if warming up before a battle.

This time, he's going to move towards his goal!