"Hiyori is still too young. I'm afraid she can't shoulder such a heavy responsibility." Kozuki Toki rejected Joker without hesitation.
Joker narrowed his eyes, smiling. "Lady Toki, of course we won't send little Hiyori onto the battlefield right now. But she still needs to undergo some training."
"No matter what, she is now a banner for those in Wano Country who oppose Kaido. Even if she wants to give up, Kaido will never spare us."
"But... Hiyori is only an ordinary girl..."
"But she is also Brother Oden's descendant, isn't she?" Joker's expression gradually turned serious. Once he restrained his mad and chaotic side, the wisdom and decisiveness he revealed made everyone feel somewhat unaccustomed.
Joker was no mere lunatic. As someone who could almost be considered Batman's other side, he naturally possessed some of Batman's traits. Whether in strategy or temperament, he was unquestionably among the very finest in the world.
"But how could Hiyori possibly stand against the Beasts Pirates and Kaido by herself?" Kozuki Toki finally could not hold back any longer and spoke sorrowfully.
"Don't worry. You should have more faith in your daughter." Joker slowly reached into the pocket behind him. "Besides, we will do everything in our power to help her."
"Now, let me give her the power to fight Kaido."
As he spoke, Joker slowly grasped an ordinary apple in the pocket behind him and slightly closed his eyes.
Aboard Thundercloud Zeus, Doflamingo brought Shinobu and the Oniwabanshu to where Kozuki Castle had once stood. Looking at the enormous crater stretching for more than ten kilometers across the ground, Shinobu finally broke down and cried, clutching her head.
"Waaah! Lord Oden, I've failed you! The Kozuki clan is finished!!!"
Still crying, Shinobu landed and began searching for stones, directing the Oniwabanshu to