"Mr. Kaido!"
The Beasts Pirates' base, Onigashima—the island the people of this country fearfully called the place where demons dwelled—had now been rebuilt after its previous destruction.
A man wrapped head to toe in black leather, wearing a mask, strode quickly to the room of this country's true ruler, Beasts Kaido.
He knocked on the door and said in a low voice, "Someone spotted a large force advancing toward Habu Port."
"It seems to be the people we've been searching for."
Heavy footsteps sounded from behind the door, and then the door was violently torn away as a monster poked his head out.
"Worororororo! Isn't that interesting?"
The drowsiness of drunkenness still lingered on Kaido's face, but his cruel smile was already unmistakable. "The rats we've been looking for all this time are finally coming out on their own!"
Playing hide-and-seek with those bastards had been unbearably irritating.
But now, they seemed to be taking the initiative to launch an attack.
"They have always avoided confronting us directly, choosing instead to hide and build up their strength. If they are trying to attack us now, they must have something to rely on!"
The Beasts Pirates' second-in-command, King of Calamity, was not as excited as Kaido. Instead, he said somewhat worriedly, "Those people have always been connected to that bastard Bright. Mr. Kaido, could it be that Bright has arrived?"
"So what if that bastard Bright has come?!"
Kaido suddenly roared, "Do you think I'm supposed to tuck my tail and run away now?"
King fell silent.
That was right. Were they supposed to flee just from hearing Bright's name, without even seeing him?
How could that be possible? If they did that, then Mr. Kaido would no longer be Mr. Kaido.
And Wano Country was special.
This country was where