The forces of the Four Emperor Kaido and Blackbeard had gathered in one place: a lonely, deserted island at sea. The island was only a little over two hundred meters in diameter—calling it an island was almost an exaggeration. Yet on this tiny patch of land, more than ten thousand people had assembled. Pirates of all sizes, long renowned throughout the New World, had appeared here.
Kaido had once had three most capable subordinates, known as the Three Disasters. Unfortunately, Drought Jack had overestimated himself and gone to look after his business partner, Doflamingo. Arrogant Jack had not taken the Marine Admiral Aokiji, who was escorting Doflamingo, seriously at all. He had charged in with a fleet, only for Aokiji to freeze the sea, freeze Jack, and toss him into the ocean.
Now, Kaido had only two Disasters by his side. Though his lineup had shrunk considerably, he still had more than a hundred Zoan Devil Fruit users and pirates with bounties exceeding one hundred million. Thus, despite suffering tremendous losses after his crushing defeat at Ronglin's hands, Kaido did not look as miserable as one might have imagined.
Blackbeard, meanwhile, had his head wrapped in bandages. In his direct confrontation with Momousagi, he had failed to land a single blow on the agile woman, only to be struck in the forehead by her delicate fist coated in Armament Haki. Since Blackbeard took double the damage, the blow left him utterly dazed. After his subordinates desperately rescued him, they encountered Hawkins during their retreat. Without a word, Fujitora activated his Devil Fruit and dropped a massive iron wheel the size of a millstone onto Blackbeard's forehead. The pirates were furious enough to die, and some even wondered whether Fujitora, that blind man, was really blind.
Blackbeard's morale had plummeted. He