The War Begins

"Anyone... please save me..."

Momonosuke's face was swollen from the beating, and he could barely speak, but he was still hoping that someone would come to save him.

"He..."

Seeing a child of only a few years old possibly die before her eyes, Shirahoshi still felt a pang of reluctance.

But after thinking about it, I realized it was Lord Cifer's decision, and no matter what happened, I would stand firmly behind him.

"Orochi, you seem to have misunderstood the situation. Regardless of whether I or he wins this war, you will be of no use to me!"

Kaido gave a disdainful laugh, saying that Orochi, like Oden, was hopelessly stupid.

"Damn it... I've helped you a lot over the years!"

The Orochi was somewhat embarrassed and angry. Although he had expected to receive a bad reception, he had not anticipated being humiliated like this.

"Fine, since we're already here, I might as well die here. We don't need you anymore anyway."

After Kaido spoke, many people below looked at the two with mocking or fierce eyes.

"Lord Orochi... what should we do..."

Kanjuro, standing behind him, felt that the two of them were like clowns in a circus, surrounded by a crowd and becoming the objects of their ridicule.

Like a sheep abandoned among wolves, it will be swarmed and killed by the Los Lobos if it makes the slightest move.

"Let me kill him!"

Many people below had already stood up; they all knew about Jack's death and Drake's betrayal.

There is a vacancy for one of the All-Stars and one of the Tobi Roppo, and everyone wants to take this opportunity to rise to the top.

"You..."

Orochi was frightened by the fierce gazes of the group and retreated repeatedly. Kanjuro, without realizing it, Momonosuke.

"Lord Orochi, don't panic, I'm here!"

Kanjuro drew his sword, which resembled a giant calligraphy brush, from his back and sent several people flying with a flick of his wrist. Then, with incredible speed, he drew a dragon shape on the ground.

A dragon's roar resounded, and the dragon shape on the ground actually rose into the air and transformed into a real dragon.

"Dragon, quickly take us away from here!"

Orochi and Kanjuro rode on the back of a dragon, attempting to escape Onigashima.

Suddenly, a giant spiked club came down and smashed the dragon that the painting had become, causing the three of them to fall to the ground again.

"As expected of Babanuki!"

The members of the Beasts Pirates began to cheer, shouting for the "West Ghost" who had made his move.

"Hateful..."

The Orochi, disregarding everything else, exuded an evil aura the moment it landed on the ground.

From the collar, one could see that it was constantly changing, and seven hideous snake-shaped heads grew out, while its hands and feet turned into claws like those of a wild beast.

"Is this... the legendary Yamata no Orochi? No wonder it didn't die even after Cifer cut off its head. But its appearance is truly hideous."

Despite saying this, Robin still ate the food in his bowl calmly and elegantly, his appetite completely unaffected by the ugly food.

"Zoan Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Yamata no Orochi Form. It's such a waste to feed such a good thing to a piece of trash like you!"

Kaido scoffed, seemingly regretting the loss of the fruit.

"Watch me... watch me eat you all!"

Orochi was somewhat ashamed by Kaido's words, but could only rage helplessly.

He never cultivated the fruit; for him, the only benefit it provided was an extra life.

"Kanjuro! Give the Momo back!"

Suddenly a sound came from outside, and Luffy, who had been impatiently waiting, rushed in shouting. Behind him were his companions and the members of the Scabbard Nine.

"Luffy! I'm here!"

With Kanjuro holding him in his arms Momonosuke finally saw hope and waved his hands and shouted.

"It's been a long time, Chief Ulquiorra."

Seeing that Luffy and his crew had already charged in, Kikoku, who was carrying Kiku on his shoulder, stopped hiding and slowly led his companions in.

He first looked up at Cifer and greeted him very politely. At this crucial moment, Luo didn't want to provoke Xihuang again.

"It seems the main characters are starting to arrive one after another."

Cifer rested his chin on his fist, watching these new generation kids.

"Me too!"

The wall shattered, and a huge rock flew in, crushing more than a dozen Gifters underneath. Will was over two meters tall, made a dazzling appearance.

"I'll deal with these annoying brats first, then I'll slowly fight you."

Kaido downed the wine in the jug in one gulp, then stood up and picked up the spiked club beside him.

"I don't want to kill you when you're exhausted."

When Cifer spoke, his tone was calm and even, but it sounded grating to Kaido's ears.

"Enough!"

The spiked club twisted and blasted towards Cifer.

"Clang!"

The Banlong was drawn from its sheath, blocking the spiked club, with wisps of black and red lightning flashing within it.

A series of powerful hurricanes began to sweep across the entire venue, Kaido's rampant domineering Haki brought an extreme sense of oppression to everyone.

Some of the weaker henchmen below began to foam at the mouth and faint, including some of the Gifters.

"Straw Hat Master, are you sure we want to get involved in the battle between those two Western Emperors?"

The two were clearly about to fight, and it would be troublesome if they rashly intervened and were attacked by the group.

"Cifer! I am the one who will defeat Kaido!"

Luffy didn't listen at all; he was only thinking about using the Ryou he had just learned in Udon to fight Kaido again.

"Black Winged Great Demon! I have arrived here, and I challenge you!"

Will raised his hands and waved them, trying to make the person in the attic see him.

"Kanjuro, hand over Lord Momonosuke at once!"

The Scabbard Nine had already drawn their weapons and turned them towards their former comrade.

"If you're so capable, then make your move against me!"

Kanjuro drew dozens of strokes, actually putting Oden's shell on himself. The eight people hated him, but they also stared at that face and fell into a daze for a moment.

"Oden..."

Kaido, who was engaged in combat with Cifer, seemed to be possessed by this sight.

He forcefully shook off the Banlong and leaped down from the attic. As he fell, blue scales began to grow on his body.

"Bang!"

Despite the negligible altitude, his landing stirred up billowing dust.

After the dust settled, Kaido, whose entire body was covered in scales and who was half-human and half-dragon, officially appeared before everyone.

"This must be a scam..."

Nami and Brulee were so frightened that they hugged each other. The oppressive feeling that Kaido brought in this form was far greater than when he was a dragon.

"Kaido, you..."

Luffy thought he was going to beat him up, so he covered his fists with Armament Haki to prepare for the battle.

"I hate pointless pretense the most. Why can't you just die peacefully?!"

"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"

To everyone's surprise, Kaido took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of "Oden".

The mask that Kanjuro was wearing reminded him of unpleasant memories: the unfair victory he had against Oden and the foolish face that died so gracefully.

"Wait... I..."

Kanjuro and Momonosuke both stared in disbelief at the enormous figure before them, with the latter's eyes widening in particular.

Kaido swung his spiked club, which was wrapped with powerful Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki's Haki like lightning, and slammed it into Kanjuro.

Along with Momonosuke, the two were blasted away by the first impact, leaving only a pool of blood.