Surveillance

"Why did this happen..."

Back at the villa, Kozuki Hiyori, unusually, didn't do any exercise. Instead, she buried herself in her bed and covered her head with a pillow.

Even so, last night's experience is still vivid in my mind. Why was my mother there too?

Thinking about what happened yesterday, Kozuki Hiyori felt like she had a fever and even felt like she was about to collapse.

"It must be Kotoamatsukami! It must have been Vegapunk who used Kotoamatsukami to do it!"

Gritting her teeth, Kozuki Hiyori could only keep hypnotizing herself. However Kozuki Hiyori, who was also under the influence of Kotoamatsukami, knew very well that although her subconscious had been altered, her personality would not be changed.

Vegapunk's twisted sense of humor wasn't quite that obvious...

"Hiyori, your big sister has come to see you!"

Hearing the noise at the door, Kozuki Hiyori gritted her teeth in anger. "Get out!! I don't want to see you again, you bastard!"

Stussy's voice carried a hint of amusement:

"Oh dear, some people get all tough when they put on clothes. I remember last night when some people couldn't take it anymore, they even asked me for help. What did they call me then? Sister Stussy? Hmm, maybe I'm mistaken. It wasn't you they asked for help, but Lady Toki?"

"Damn it!!! You wicked woman!!"

Kozuki Hiyori's eyes were watery, and her face was flushed with anger, but she ultimately couldn't bring herself to tell any dirty jokes to Stussy, the old driver.

Upon opening her bedroom door, Kozuki Hiyori saw Stussy sitting in the living room, smiling and fiddling with a warrant. When he saw her, he stretched out his arms as if to hug her.

Kozuki Hiyori instinctively wanted to dodge, but looking at Stussy's radiant smile, she felt inexplicably uneasy, only to be hugged tightly by Stussy.

Feeling the friction between them, Kozuki Hiyori's face immediately turned red, reminding her of Stussy's madness last night.

Seeing Stussy licking her lips, Kozuki Hiyori a little confused. This woman... seemed a bit strange?

Having forcefully broken free from Stussy's embrace, Kozuki Hiyori's face fell again, and she coldly said:

"What do you want from me this time? I've already done as you asked. Do you still intend to threaten me with the people of Wano Country?"

"Xiao Hiyori is so cold!"

Stussy wore a sad expression, watching Kozuki Hiyori remain unmoved, and finally sighed:

"Well, if that's the case, then let's just return the order that sent Hiyori to Wano Country this time!"

"Honestly, I thought Hiyori would miss her hometown, which is why I specifically asked Vegapunk for a transfer order... But now it seems Hiyori should just stay at home!"

"Wait! Hold on!"

Hearing Stussy's words and seeing Stussy about to turn and leave, even though Kozuki Hiyori knew very well that this woman was doing it on purpose, she couldn't help but take the bait and called out to Stussy.

After hesitating for a while, Kozuki Hiyori finally spoke:

"Um... Miss Stussy, I... I just said it in anger, please don't take offense..."

Stussy looked at the apologizing Kozuki Hiyori with satisfaction, nodded smugly, and casually tossed out the warrant in his hand. The warrant transformed into a square metal block in mid-air.

Kozuki Hiyori and took the metal block. The entire metal block turned into a puddle of liquid, which merged into her palm, forming a diamond-shaped mark.

Subsequently, Kozuki Hiyori felt as if she could communicate directly with Stussy telepathically, and as long as she focused her attention on the diamond-shaped mark, she could feel that she could issue commands to many ports.

"Going to Wano Country isn't just a trip. This key will allow you to temporarily command tens of thousands of combat robots. We'll need your help when we fight the Beasts Pirates!"

Upon hearing Stussy's words, Kozuki Hiyori's face lit up with excitement, and she nodded eagerly.

"Don't worry! I've been looking forward to the battle against the Beasts Pirates for a long time!"

Having long awaited this battle, Kozuki Hiyori soon boarded the Floating Battleship on the Dream Star, which was specially prepared for combat.

The four Floating Battleship didn't look very big, and seemed no different from ordinary large pirate ships, but each warship had an expanded space where 10,000 ordinary combat robots were in hibernation.

The Floating Battleship can connect to the teleportation system inside the Dream Star and be directly teleported to the target's airspace without needing to fly in space or the atmosphere.

However, once on the Floating Battleship, Kozuki Hiyori had no interest in looking at this warship that represented the highest technology in the Pirate World. Instead, she timidly hid away.

"Why is Mother here too?!"

With a slightly embarrassed and annoyed Kozuki Hiyori grabbed Vegapunk by the collar and asked.

Vegapunk rolled his eyes:

"It was her own request! You're the one who cut in line!"

"My mother has no fighting ability! How can you take her to such a dangerous place?"

"I don't think Wano Country in any danger. You're just shy, aren't you?"

Vegapunk looked at Kozuki Hiyori and said thoughtfully.

Kozuki Hiyori gritted her teeth and turned to look at Stussy next to Vegapunk:

"You must have done this on purpose, right? You knew Mother was here too!"

"Hehe, Xiao Hiyori and you are still so cute. Do I really need to say something so obvious?"

"That despicable, wicked woman!"

Despite feeling somewhat embarrassed, Kozuki Hiyori awkwardly stayed on the ship.

Kozuki Toki's strength was mediocre, and he didn't even have Dual-Color Haki. Even though Kozuki Hiyori was trying to hide, she didn't notice her daughter's existence at all. Instead, she acted completely naturally. Even at night, she shyly went to serve Vegapunk, Kozuki Hiyori, who was secretly observing, grit her teeth in anger.

The preparations for the battle took about one or two days, but the speed at which the Floating Battleship traveled to Wano Country was only a moment. In a very short time, they were teleported to the skies above Wano Country and hidden away.

Kaido is very irritable lately.

I don't know what's wrong or what the reason is, but I'm just restless. It's like there's a dark eye in the sky watching me all the time. Even when I'm eating, sleeping, showering, or going to the toilet, I can't escape that feeling of being monitored.

He searched the entire Wano Country but couldn't find the source of the surveillance he was being monitored. However, Kaido didn't take it as his imagination. As a seasoned pirate who had even Awakening his Observation Haki and could foresee the Future Sight, Kaido always trusted his intuition.

"Devil Fruit User! It must be Devil Fruit User!"

While drinking his wine, Kaido said indignantly:

"I wonder which bastard is watching me like that. I hope I don't get a chance, or I'll crush all his balls!"

"Opportunity! Thunder Bagua! Admit defeat, brother, I will save Wano Country!"

A jet-black Spiked Club came crashing down on Kaido's head. Frustrated Kaido swung back and pulled out an even larger Spiked Club, slamming it down in the same way.

The same moves, when they collided, caused the "petite" Spiked Club to bounce back and smash into the pink "little" dragon's mask, before crashing into the cave wall with a loud bang.

A moment later, the pink "little" dragon, covered in blood, fell to the ground, leaving a human-shaped dent in the wall.

"Damn Yamato! Can't you just give me a break?!"

Kaido roared angrily. His daughter was a troublesome and money-losing thing. Kaido even wondered if he had damaged her brain, that she would actually worship a super idiot like Kozuki Oden.

Damn it, I wouldn't say anything if you just went to admire Roger. He was the Pirate King, after all!

What's the point of worshipping Kozuki Oden? Are you worshipping his bizarrely illogical thought process?

To this day, Kaido still believes that his daughter's peculiar thought process must be due to her cult of Kozuki Oden, which she has been infected by.

Of course, in the eyes of Kaido Kozuki Oden, it's probably because Yamato has a similar thought process to Kozuki Oden that she admires him.

"That damned muscle Masira... As expected, my current strength is still insufficient. Liberating Wano Country is still a long and arduous task!"

The pink dragon-man who fell to the ground had his mask shatter into several pieces with a crack, revealing a pink dragon head that was quite similar to Kaido's half-beast form, except that it was entirely pink and looked rather cute.

In this world, Yamato did not get to eat the Mythical Zoan: Great Serpent Wolf Fruit, but instead received the Azure Dragon Fruit copied by Kaido. However, it is clear that either fruit was specially prepared for her by Kaido.

Otherwise, given Kaido's high regard for Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, it would be truly strange if young Yamato could easily obtain such Devil Fruit.

"Yamato, you're not young anymore!"

Kaido slowly stood up. The frustration he had been under for no reason lately was completely triggered by his stupid daughter's blow. As he stood up, a terrifying aura surged and filled the entire room.

"I'll ask you one more time: are you willing to give up your damned Kozuki Oden game and help me conquer the world!"

The terrifying aura almost shattered the wooden room. However, Yamato, who had been beaten by her Pops since childhood and was almost completely used to Kaido's aura Yamato, simply picked at her ears. She gradually changed back from her dragon-man form and transformed back into a white-haired beauty with a height of over two meters, an explosive figure, and horns on her forehead.

"No matter how many times you ask me, my answer will be the same: I will save Wano Country from your hands! And I will set sail again to live a life like Kozuki Oden!"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Kaido's face, which was originally pitch black, suddenly broke into a smile. This expression of anger turned into laughter, which seemed to cause Yamato to misunderstand something.

"Good? Pops, do you understand me now?! Then hurry up and take Wano Country..."

"I understand you, you son of a bitch! I'd rather give birth to a piece of char siu than to you!!!"

Boom!! With a loud bang, a huge hole was blasted open at the temple of the skull, Yamato was blasted out of the Skull Palace on Onigashima. He flew through the air while coughing up blood, and finally crashed into the ground, creating a large crater.

Still not satisfied, Kaido leaped out Yamato began slamming Yamato, who had crashed to the ground, into the ground repeatedly.

"How could I have given birth to such an idiot like you?!"

"Are you out of your mind? You actually idolize that idiot Kozuki Oden!"

"He's an idiot, and are you an idiot too? How did I end up with an idiot?!"

A black arm blocked Kaido's Spiked Club, and with a loud crash, it actually caught Kaido's Spiked Club:

"Sir, if you keep hitting him, you'll really kill Yamato Master Yamato."

A cold voice rang out, Kaido finally came to his senses. Looking at Yamato, who was covered in blood and nearly Yamato from being beaten, he snorted and put away his Spiked Club.

This is only because Yamato ate the Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit. If it were the old Mythical Zoan: Great Serpent Wolf Fruit, his brains might have been smashed out by now.

"Alright, Jin, take this girl to get some treatment! Once her injuries stabilize, lock her up!"

Dressed in a black leather jacket, with flames burning behind him, Jin nodded slightly, reached out and scooped up Yamato. He was about to leave, but seeing the anxiety on his boss's face, he frowned and asked:

"Kaido, can you still feel that sense of being watched?"

"The feeling of being watched has always been there, and it's only gotten stronger. It's gotten to the point where I've lost my appetite for drinking! I was planning to rob a few countries, but now I'm stuck in my old lair!"

"I better not find that monitor, or I'll shove his head up my ass!"

Jin's face was obscured by his leather jacket, making it difficult to see clearly, but a sense of worry was evident in his eyes.

The Four Emperors of the sea are generally only responsible for fighting and holding banquets. Those who are truly in charge are basically the First Mate, and King is no exception.

As the de facto leader and coordinator of the entire Beasts Pirates, and Kaido's loyal subordinate, King is extremely wary of this mysterious monitor. In fact, the entire Beasts Pirates has been holed up on Onigashima for some time now, in order to guard against the monitor's attacks.

Being able to remotely monitor Kaido without Kaido noticing doesn't necessarily demonstrate the monitor's strength, but someone who can make Kaido and uneasy is definitely not someone to be trifled with!

Lions are not wary of foxes and lynxes. To make a lion wary, one would need to be at least on par with wolves or cheetahs. Similarly, to make Kaido wary, one would need to be at least a top-tier silver-level fighter on the high seas.

Being watched by such a person day and night would put even the Beasts Pirates under some pressure.