The Selfish Sun

There's no room to maneuver, is there? I didn't expect to encounter something like this on my second day in this world. This is troublesome.

Understanding the meaning behind the other party's words, Ra felt a bit cornered.

The other party clearly had no intention of backing down, and Ra didn't want to choose any of the three options presented.

Join them?

Looking at the situation, they probably weren't a legitimate organization, and what use would inviting three clearly underage children be?

Besides human trafficking, she couldn't think of any other reason.

Refuse them?

Honestly, her intuition told her she couldn't win against them.

No matter how powerful the Phantom God was, Ra, having only been born for a day, couldn't fully utilize their power. Moreover, she had to consider Oshi and Obe's safety...

For now, I'll just play along and then make a plan...

"Ra-nee, what did that big guy say?" Oshi quietly tugged on Ra's sleeve, interrupting her thoughts.

"He said we either join his organization or fight him here."

"You can't agree to that, Big Sister!" Obe urgently stopped her.

"This guy is clearly not a good person. Once we're in his territory, it'll be harder to resist! If we combine our strength now, we might be able to win."

"Yeah! Ra-nee, we can't give the initiative to the enemy!" Oshi sided with Obe.

"Hey! What are you three whispering about? Choose now, are you joining me or dying here!" Kaido, who couldn't understand Chinese, impatiently urged them on.

"Ra (Big) nee, let's go for it!" Without Ra needing to translate, Oshi and Obe sensed the other party's impatience.

Ra didn't respond, only carefully looking at Oshi and Obe's faces.

Though their small faces were still childish, they now appeared firm and resolute. Undoubtedly, they had made their decision.

But Ra also knew that with the strength Oshi and Obe could currently muster, joining the fight wouldn't increase their chances of winning; instead, it might divide her attention.

Given the strength of that dragon-man opposite them, even though the physical durability of Oshi and Obe had reached an unprecedented level, they were still highly likely to be fatally injured by his attacks.

The silence was brief. Ra's tightly furrowed brow relaxed, and she seemed to have made up her mind. After nodding at the two of them, she turned to Kaido and said:

"My, sisters, let go. I, with you, fight. Alone."

The two youngsters, who hadn't understood what Ra said, stepped forward and stood by her side.

"Fight me alone?! Uro ro ro ro ro~ What amusing brats, so that aura I felt back then was indeed you!"

Kaido burst into laughter upon hearing this, and an overwhelming aura surged from him, transforming into a tangible pressure that even scattered the clouds above.

Conqueror's Haki – the most dominant aura that only kings, who stand above countless mortals, can nurture, erupted from Kaido at that moment!

In Ra's eyes, he seemed to transform into a dragon devouring the world, roaring ferociously at them!

"Fine! Then as you wish! Don't disappoint me, brat!"

"Wh-what was that?! This... my head, my head feels so dizzy."

The sudden impact of Conqueror's Haki made Oshi and Obe unsteady. Their souls, having recently experienced separation, were still unstable. After swaying for a moment, they couldn't hold on and fainted.

But in Kaido's eyes, this scene was evaluated differently.

These brats are indeed not simple!

Under his full, unreserved release of Conqueror's Haki, two little kids who could barely speak properly didn't faint immediately. This completely exceeded his expectations.

Normally, Kaido's Haki could directly stun even some lower-ranking Marine officers. As for eight or nine-year-old girls like Oshi and Obe, he could probably scare them to death with just a glance.

Kaido shifted his gaze back to Ra, standing in front of the two. Except for her brilliant golden hair being blown about, she showed no other change. She didn't even blink, as if his Haki had no effect on her at all.

Seeing her calm expression, Kaido's eyes gleamed even brighter. His gaze towards the other two, who had fainted on the ground, became more fervent.

If his body's instincts hadn't sensed a tangible threat from this golden-haired child before him, he would have already bundled all three of them up and taken them away, without wasting breath on intimidation.

He didn't care if a forcibly plucked melon was sweet or not; as long as it quenched his thirst, it was enough. His pirate crew was severely short of people right now.

Slightly stepping forward to block Kaido's view, Ra pointed behind herself and said: "Island's south side, fight, I and you."

After speaking, she glanced at the unconscious Oshi and Obe on the ground. Kaido's Haki attack had actually saved her the trouble of knocking them out herself.

With a wave of her hand, she condensed a circular flame barrier around the two, isolating them from everything outside. Ra gestured for Kaido to follow her.

Kaido glanced at the golden barrier, asked no further questions, and directly followed Ra's small retreating figure.

On the south side of the nameless island, two figures, one large and one small, stood facing each other.

"Brat, what's your name?" Kaido didn't rush to attack but first asked for her name.

"Ra."

Ra replied calmly, her voice devoid of any inflection, but the divine power within her had already begun to boil, ready to be unleashed. She was prepared to strike at any moment.

His entire demeanor has changed! This brat! Kaido keenly sensed Ra's transformation and felt a sense of awe.

"My name is Kaido! The man who will overturn this world! I'll give you one more chance, join me!"

[Hmm? Overturn the world...]

The information revealed in Kaido's words was somewhat unexpected for Ra.

[It seems my previous guess was wrong. Although the person opposite me doesn't look like a good person, it's unlikely they're some petty criminal kidnapping children and trafficking people. And the name Kaido...]

Her aura wouldn't lie, and lies couldn't fool Ra now. The Conqueror's Haki that Kaido had just exuded was definitely not something a small-time thief who abducted children would possess.

[An ambitious person, perhaps...]

"Alright, if you can defeat me."

With newfound confidence, Ra, who had relaxed a bit, regained her smile and returned Kaido's earlier words to him.

After roughly confirming that the other party was likely interested in her power rather than something else, Ra abandoned the idea of a mutual kill and opted to temporarily join forces with him.

What she needed to do now was to display her strength to increase the importance of herself and the others in Kaido's eyes. Of course, if she had the chance to kill him during the fight, she wouldn't hesitate.

Even though she knew Kaido wasn't a good person, Ra didn't have any rigid sense of justice that would prevent her from associating with evil even if her own family were all dead.

For now, Oshi and Obe were her top priority.

As an outsider, and having only been here for a short day, Ra couldn't establish a sense of belonging to the world beneath her feet. The detachment brought by her divinity also made it difficult for her to feel a sense of belonging to a strange world.

In fact, if she hadn't sensed that Kaido was overwhelmingly strong, Ra would have killed him without hesitation the moment he threatened Oshi and the others, just as she had killed those two chicken-like creatures without any mercy.

As expected, once emotions develop, even the sun becomes selfish