In the royal city,
Just like last time, Senga suddenly appeared in the main hall.
"Lord Senga!"
Upon seeing Senga, Vivi excitedly tried to rush forward, but was held back tightly by Cobra, who scolded her.
"Vivi! Don't be rude!"
After saying that, Cobra pulled Vivi down to kneel and bow deeply to Senga.
Before the true king, these so-called kings are no different from ordinary people; they still have to kneel.
Vivi struggled not to kneel, not because she disrespected Senga, but because she felt that kneeling would create an insurmountable chasm between her and Senga.
Fortunately, Senga didn't intend for the father and daughter to actually kneel down; he didn't really like people kneeling down to him all the time.
With a casual wave of his hand, an invisible force lifted the father and daughter up.
Senga waved his hand and said,
"Alright, you don't need to kneel down when you see me anymore."
Before Cobra could speak, Vivi shouted,
"Lord Senga is the best!"
After saying that, Vivi broke free from Cobra's hand and ran over. She took Senga's arm and leaned against him.
This bold move made Cobra's eyelids twitch. As a king, no matter how humble he was, he couldn't help but have some concept of hierarchy. He was genuinely afraid that Vivi's actions would offend Senga.
Senga naturally wouldn't dislike Vivi; who would refuse the advances of a beautiful girl?
He flicked Vivi's long blue hair and said with a smile,
"You're getting more and more beautiful. I look forward to the day you become queen."
Vivi rubbed her head against Senga's arm and mumbled something.
"I don't want to be a queen..."
"Huh? Your father only has you as his child. If you don't become queen, who will?"
"Then let him have another one! I think..."
Two blushes suddenly appeared on Vivi's face, and she pursed her lips and remained silent.
Senga asked curiously,
"What you up to?"
"I won't tell you, but I'll definitely work hard towards this goal!"
"Alright, then I'll wait and see!"
"Um!"
Vivi clenched her fist, her face filled with determination.
Cobra seemed to have guessed Vivi's thoughts; his lips twitched, and he thought to himself,
"That's quite an ambitious goal!"
Senga chatted with Vivi for a while, then finally remembered that there was a king and father standing there watching the two of them expectantly.
He looked at Cobra and asked,
Do you know why the Rocks Pirates came this time?
When it came to serious matters, Cobra's expression immediately turned serious. He nodded and said in a deep voice,
"Your Majesty, they sent people here before, saying they wanted to see the Poneglyph. I told them that they were gone. This time they seem to be trying to forcibly take the Poneglyph."
"I see, so it seems that Rocks has his eye on Pluton..."
"Pluton!? Lord Senga, are you referring to that Ancient Weapon?"
"Hmm, Rocks really hasn't given up his ambitions. He wants to conquer the world with an outdated weapon? Heh."
Senga smiled dismissively. "Don't even mention Pluton, so what if it was Imu's Heavenly King? It was still destroyed by him."
Moreover, he also knew the whereabouts of Pluton, who was most likely in Wano Country.
It's quite a coincidence that Rocks was going to Wano Country to find Kaido.
Of course, Rocks certainly didn't know where Pluton was, otherwise he wouldn't have sent Aramaki to Alabasta to retrieve the Poneglyph.
His purpose in seeking out Kaido was obvious: to recruit his former subordinate. After all, he once had a whole ship full of SSRs, but Senga wiped them all out, leaving Kaido as the sole survivor.
However, given Kaido's personality, he probably won't give a damn about his former captain.
If the negotiations break down, he'll probably have to give Rocks a taste of his own Thunder Bagua.
At this time, Onigashima,
"Thunder Bagua!!!"
Rocks, draped in Blackbeard's pelt, blocked Kaido's spiked club with one arm and said in a deep voice,
"Kaido, what do you mean by this? Is this how you treat your former captain?"
Kaido grinned and said,
"My captain? You mean Rocks? No way, he doesn't look like you!"
As he spoke, the muscles on his arms bulged, and Inazuma of red and black lightning erupted from his spiked club, Rocks' feet to sink directly into the ground.
Rocks was finally enraged. He roared and sent Kaido flying.
Kaido landed back on the ground, and with a thought, entered a semi-Dragon Flower state. His expression became serious, and he said...
"I don't care if you're Rocks or Teach, don't even think about getting me to go out and mess around with you!"
Rocks raised an eyebrow, placed his hand on the ground, and said,
"You think I'm just messing around? Looks like you've forgotten who you used to be!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Onigashima instantly turned into a swamp, and Kaido's body began to sink. He frowned, and an aura burst forth from his body, trying to push away the disgusting mud.
However, the swamp was too deep, and the gale generated by his aura alone was far from enough. Kaido had no choice but to completely Zoan transformation, becoming a huge blue dragon that soared into the sky.
Seeing this, Rocks stopped using his abilities. After all, there were more than just the Beasts Pirates on Onigashima; his own subordinates were also there, and he had worked hard to recruit them.
The world is not what it used to be; fewer and fewer people want to be pirates. It was not easy for him to recruit these subordinates, and he couldn't let them go to waste.
He looked up at Kaido, who was perched high in the sky, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Kaido, do you think I can't do anything to you just because you're flying in the sky?"
After saying that, to Kaido's astonishment, blue flames erupted from his body, and he instantly transformed into a large blue bird, soaring straight towards Kaido in the sky.
Kaido and exclaimed in surprise.
"This is the power of the Phoenix Fruit!? You killed Marco?"
"Hehehe, I didn't kill him, he's inside me!"
"I understand, this is the power of your Munch-Munch Fruit, isn't it?"
"That's right, Marco is really stupid. He's still thinking about Newgate even though he's dead. I have no choice but to ask him to go into my stomach and reflect on his actions."
At this point, a ruthless glint flashed in Rocks' bird-like eyes as he stared at Kaido and said,
"You're the same. Since you're so ungrateful, the Azure Dragon Fruit is a waste on you. Now I'm taking it back!"
"Disgusting! Get out of my territory!!"