After witnessing Phantom's strength, Kaido no longer had any doubts about the World Government's sincerity.
By then, the World Government's aid had arrived, and their ally Golden Lion had reached Onigashima at the same time. Kaido's forces had fully assembled.
With everyone present, Kaido, the leader of the anti-Garen alliance, prepared to convene a full war council to discuss matters related to fighting Garen.
Kaido, Phantom, Golden Lion, and the Beasts Pirates' three All-Stars were already on Onigashima. The only one left was another of Kaido's "allies," Wano Country's shogun, Kurozumi Orochi.
Nominally speaking:
Kurozumi Orochi was Wano Country's legitimate ruler. Kaido could only be considered a foreign officer stationed at the military base on Onigashima, Wano Country, while the Beasts Pirates were foreign troops providing protection for Wano Country. The two sides were equal allies.
But anyone who was not blind could see that Kaido was Wano Country's true ruler, while Kurozumi Orochi, who had risen to power under Kaido's protection, was really nothing more than a lackey of the Beasts Pirates.
The Beasts Pirates' underlings raped, pillaged, and ran rampant throughout Wano Country, while this Shogun Kurozumi simply pretended not to see any of it.
Thus, upon receiving Kaido's summons, Kurozumi Orochi eagerly set out by ship from the Flower Capital, the capital city, accompanied by several hundred elite samurai under his command. He arrived at Onigashima, where Kaido's lair was located, that very day.
Garen did not know much about Shogun Kurozumi Orochi. He only vaguely knew that the man was a greedy, brutal, and wicked ruler—the sort of human demon who would not need makeup to play an evil spirit.
Yet after seeing Kurozumi Orochi in person, Garen found that the Wano Country shogun was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
"Lord Kaido!"
The moment