There was a common understanding among people in this world: the power of a team was indispensable.
Even the monsters known as Sea Emperors were not merely powerful because of their own extraordinary strength, but because they all possessed formidable crews. A lone fighter with no subordinates could hardly be called an emperor.
But even so, the emperors' overwhelming individual strength remained the most crucial factor.
In this world, numbers were never the most important thing. The strong were.
The Beasts Pirates were one of the mightiest pirate forces on these seas. The three monsters known as the Calamities struck fear into countless people throughout the New World.
But even so, everyone knew that Kaido was the sole core of this pirate crew.
Without Kaido, without the existence of that emperor, this pirate crew would be nothing more than one among countless mediocre contenders on the seas.
Beasts Kaido alone could probably match more than half the strength of his entire pirate crew. The same was true for Charlotte Linlin and Whitebeard.
Therefore, Bright's existence was of utmost importance to Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, who wanted to avenge Oden Kozuki and liberate Wano Country.
Oden Kozuki, who had once been able to stand against Kaido, had long since died. And Straw Hat, their junior brother, was still just a snot-nosed brat.
If they wanted to contend with Kaido, then naturally they could only rely on Bright.
Thus, the negotiations that followed became quite easy.
Both sides had already reached an agreement on launching a joint attack against the Beasts Pirates.
The cat and dog wanted Bright to help them fight Kaido, and Bright wanted the same.
Kaido was indeed a very powerful opponent, and the pirate crew under his command was equally formidable.
But if Bright wanted to obtain Pluto, he