After a long while!
Luo Han ignored Kaido and the others' reactions. Looking at the girl before him, a trace of complexity flashed through his eyes as he said, "You were the one who crushed the ring."
"Ah!"
Kashi froze for a moment. Only after her eyes regained focus did she recall Luo Han's question, and she hurriedly nodded. "I crushed it."
Then Kashi looked at Luo Han with delight. "Are you the hope my mother spoke of—the one who will save Wano Country?"
Luo Han fell silent. Looking at the eager, expectant gaze in the girl's eyes, he did not know how to answer for a moment.
From the prophecy Olvia had learned after reaching Final Island...
Luo Han knew that among the Clan of D members who would become enemies to him and Elles in the future, one of the other greatest forces came from Wano Country.
So!
Strictly speaking, Wano Country was actually Luo Han's enemy.
He was not Wano Country's hope for salvation.
In fact, if not for his agreement with Tian Yue Shi, Wano Country would have long fallen under Luo Han's rule. How could Kaido have had a place there?
After all, when he first began, the future headquarters Luo Han had chosen was Wano Country.
It was only because of his agreement with Tian Yue Shi that Luo Han had ultimately chosen the current Ark Island as Eternal City's headquarters.
At that thought, Luo Han suddenly froze.
"Ha..."
Luo Han sighed. "Toki must have understood it long ago too, right?"
"Without that agreement, Wano Country could never have escaped my grasp."
"Even with the agreement, she still didn't think it was enough insurance!"
"Otherwise, she wouldn't have done something so utterly heartless to me."
At that moment, as he looked into Kashi's crystal-clear