No one had expected that Gear Fourth, which had previously defeated Doflamingo, Bullet, and Katakuri so overwhelmingly, would prove so utterly vulnerable before Kaido.
A single Thunder Bagua sent Luffy flying more than ten kilometers away.
He then crashed through a towering mountain.
Finally, after deflating, he flew back and landed on the ground behind Kaido.
The whole process somewhat resembled Fuji Shusuke's "White Whale Counter."
Now fully awake, Kaido tightly gripped his purple lightning-wreathed spiked club, turned around, and coldly looked at the unconscious Luffy.
"What kind of king did you say you were going to become?"
"Brat."
"..."
Garp, Zephyr, Aramaki, and the others were left speechless at the sight.
Bullet's expression was especially awful.
Gear Fourth had defeated him so decisively, yet it was completely useless against Kaido.
Was that right?
Was that reasonable?
"Wororororo~~"
Kaido alone wore a radiant smile, his huge mouth stretched so wide it nearly reached behind his ears.
"Did you see that?!"
"This brat still has a long way to go before he can challenge me!"
Shiki looked utterly baffled. "That shouldn't be possible."
Aramaki jumped out again, dancing with delight.
"First Gear defeated Crocodile, Second Gear defeated Zephyr, Third Gear defeated Shiki, and Fourth Gear defeated Bullet!"
"If Luffy defeats Kaido next, doesn't that mean he'll have to pull out a Fifth Gear?"
"Hahahaha, this is way too funny!"
Hearing that, Zephyr, Shiki, and Bullet exchanged looks, unable to refute him.
Zephyr was the most embarrassed of them all.
At that moment, he suddenly wished Crocodile were here.
"Fifth Gear?"
"How could there be that many tricks? Worororo~" Kaido threw back his head in laughter, tears spraying from his eyes.
"The best outcome for that kid Luffy now is escaping Wano Island!"
Sure enough.
The severely injured and unconscious Luffy was