After the super Dragon Form that had stirred the winds and clouds vanished, the sky returned to peace.
That Dragon Form did not appear again. Though it looked spectacular, its destructive power against a single target was not necessarily much greater.
After Garen had enjoyed himself enough in Dragon Form, he slammed the battered Kaido back into the sea, then used the sea's power to suppress him and beat him down for a long time.
It had to be said that Kaido was absurdly tough. Even under such overwhelming force, he could stubbornly recover again and again before Garen.
However, now that he was at death's door,
Kaido, having accepted reality, actually resented his own vitality for being too strong. He could not even die quickly.
High above the ground, Dragon, Sabo, Zephyr, Enel, and the others quietly awaited the outcome of the battle.
But the battlefield on the seabed was separated from them by distant layers of seawater and clouds. Other than the wind, all was silent, and it was impossible to tell how far the final battle below had progressed.
A long time later
Dragon, Sabo, and the others had stared at the boundless sea of clouds below for several hours, until their eyes had begun to ache.
"Um."
Amid the silence, Enel's somewhat solemn voice sounded beside them.
"Lord Garen has been down there for so long."
"Is it really okay for us to just wait around?"
"Then?"
Sabo and the other Revolutionary Army officers asked back with serious expressions.
Enel yawned boredly and asked,
"Anyone want to play Fight the Landlord?"
"..."
The Revolutionary Army comrades exchanged looks and answered,
"Let's play a round."
A very, very long time later
The sun hanging high in the sky had unknowingly drifted toward the western horizon.
The red